Crime and happiness amongst heads of households in Malawi

Davies, Simon; Hinks, Timothy

Abstract

This paper uses 2005 Malawian data to investigate the link between crime and happiness in Malawi. Detailed descriptive statistics reveal that crime is a gendered issue and econometric analyses show that males and females respond differently to different crime variables. In particular, for males being attacked has a negative impact on happiness and neighbourhood crime rates have a U-shaped effect on happiness with happiness at its lowest when 11. 2% of respondents in a neighbourhood reported being a victim. For females only a subjective feeling of insecurity impacts negatively on happiness. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Nov 15, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 15, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Happiness Studies
• Print ISSN: 1389-4978
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-7780
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 457-476
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7
• Keywords: crime, happiness, subjective wellbeing, quality of life, Malawi, Africa
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1003120
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7
• Additional Information: Additional Information : The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.
• Contract Date: Nov 15, 2016