The Living Standards Measurement Survey – Tanzania: Subjective Welfare and Crime uses 8 items from the 2014-2015 Tanzania National Panel Survey, which is a nationally representative, multi-dimensional survey conducted across Tanzania to monitor poverty dynamics and study welfare transitions. This measure captures information on self-reported satisfaction with various components of life, including crime and safety. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located here.
Geographies Tested: Tanzania
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
Now we’d like to ask a few questions about your level of satisfaction with various components of your life. How satisfied or dissatisfied would you say you are with…?
Response Options:
Very satisfied - 1
Satisfied - 2
Somewhat satisfied - 3
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied - 4
Somewhat dissatisfied - 5
Dissatisfied - 6
Very dissatisfied - 7
Not applicable - 8
Not Applicable
Tanzania National Panel Survey 2014-2015. (2015). Household and Individual Questionnaire. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2862/related-materials
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