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Studies

Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study NI 1999

Publication

Author(s):
Latin American Public Opinion Project,
Title:
The Americas Barometer
Source:
Latin American Public Opinion Project, VanderBilt University Detroit, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Nicaragua, 1999
Survey name
LAPOP 1999
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2443
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

In general, to what extend are you satisfied with your life? Would you say you are..
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-dc
Remarks:
The labels of the answers given by the webpage are different from those appear in the questionnaire (e.g. "very trusty" instead of "very satisfied" and so on).
Survey called "Encuesta de Opinión Pública" conducted by University of Pittsburgh.
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 4.42%,   2: 15.64%,   3: 42.53%,   4: 37.41%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.13 7.11
SD:
0.83 2.15