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Studies

Graham & Pettinato (2001a): study BO 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Graham, C.; Pettinato, S.
Title:
Frustrated Achievers: Winners, Losers, and Subjective Well-Being in New Market Economies.
Source:
Brookings Institution, Center on Social and Economic Dynamics Working Paper Series no.21, 2001, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Bolivia, 2000
Survey name
Latinobarometro 2000
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, would you say that you are satisfied with your life? Would you say that you are …
4  very satisfied
3  quite satisfied
2  satisfied
1  not very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-b
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 39.81%,   2: 39.26%,   3: 12.04%,   4: 8.43%   (total 99.54%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.89 5.86
SD:
0.92 1.97