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Gandelman & Piani (2013): study UY 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Gandelman, N.; Piani, G.
Title:
Quality of Life Satisfaction among Workers and Non-Workers in Uruguay.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2013, Vol. 111, 97 - 115

Investigation

Public
Working aged (18-64) Uruguay, 2013
Survey name
INT-ISSP 2007
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1437
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Lead item not reported
1  not happy at all
2  somewhat unhappy
3  somewhat happy
4  very happy
Classification:
O-H?-?-sq-v-4-da
Author's label:
Satisfaction w Life as a whole/Happiness
Page in publication:
106
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.4%,   2: 14.8%,   3: 52.4%,   4: 30.4%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.11 6.59
SD:
0.73 2.02

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding workers and non-workers Current employment status age Current age (in years) gender Sex: male (vs female) with partner, non-married Living as married married Formally-married vs living-as-married widow Widowed (vs all other marital states) family size Family size education (years) Years schooling body mass index Body Mass Index (BMI) leisure (hours) Leisure time household income (in logs) Household income capital city City of residence is a capital