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11-19-2008, 04:30 PM
A study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reveals that Dominicans are the least satisfied with their lives compared to other Latin American citizens. Only Haitians as less satisfied, according to analysis carried out for the 2008 Development in the Americas - Beyond Facts: Understanding Quality of Life report. The study revealed that Costa Ricans are the most satisfied with their lives.
The study, released today, reports that people in countries that have experienced fast economic growth in recent years, such as the DR, are less satisfied with their lives than people in nations with slower growth rates.
The study, an unprecedented look into people's perceptions in the region, uses data from the Gallup World Poll and information commissioned by the IDB to complement the survey. Citizens of Latin American and the Caribbean were asked how they perceived key aspects of their lives, including the quality of education, healthcare, housing and employment, providing some surprising and occasionally counter-intuitive responses.
"Governments that focus their policies exclusively on growth are bound to lose support in the long run if they do not respond to the higher expectations that accompany growth in areas ranging from education and health to income distribution," explains Eduardo Lora, the IDB's chief economist and coordinator of the study. "The difficulty lies in responding to these demands without killing growth."
Life satisfaction in Latin America and the Caribbean was calculated using data from the Gallup 2007 World Poll. Participants in the poll were asked to rate their life satisfaction from zero to ten, with zero being the lowest rating possible.
Gallup surveyed more than 40,000 people in 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between November 2005 and December 2007. The margin of error of the poll varies for each country and ranges from 3.1 percent to 5.1 percent.
For fuller details, see: www.iadb.org/NEWS/detail.cfm?id=4859 (http://www.iadb.org/NEWS/detail.cfm?id=4859)
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The study, released today, reports that people in countries that have experienced fast economic growth in recent years, such as the DR, are less satisfied with their lives than people in nations with slower growth rates.
The study, an unprecedented look into people's perceptions in the region, uses data from the Gallup World Poll and information commissioned by the IDB to complement the survey. Citizens of Latin American and the Caribbean were asked how they perceived key aspects of their lives, including the quality of education, healthcare, housing and employment, providing some surprising and occasionally counter-intuitive responses.
"Governments that focus their policies exclusively on growth are bound to lose support in the long run if they do not respond to the higher expectations that accompany growth in areas ranging from education and health to income distribution," explains Eduardo Lora, the IDB's chief economist and coordinator of the study. "The difficulty lies in responding to these demands without killing growth."
Life satisfaction in Latin America and the Caribbean was calculated using data from the Gallup 2007 World Poll. Participants in the poll were asked to rate their life satisfaction from zero to ten, with zero being the lowest rating possible.
Gallup surveyed more than 40,000 people in 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between November 2005 and December 2007. The margin of error of the poll varies for each country and ranges from 3.1 percent to 5.1 percent.
For fuller details, see: www.iadb.org/NEWS/detail.cfm?id=4859 (http://www.iadb.org/NEWS/detail.cfm?id=4859)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)