TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Jenkins, Stephen P.
        TI  - Comparing Distributions of Ordinal Data
        PY  - 2020/Mar/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 13057
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp13057
        AB  - To compare distributions of ordinal data such as individuals' responses on Likert-type scale variables summarizing subjective well-being, we should not apply the toolbox of methods developed for cardinal variables such as income. Instead we should use an analogous toolbox which takes account of the ordinal nature of the responses. This paper reviews these methods and introduces a new Stata command ineqord for undertaking distributional comparisons. As the empirical illustrations demonstrate, ineqord can be used for dominance checks as well as for estimation of indices of polarization and inequality.
        KW  - inequality
KW  - ordinal data
KW  - subjective well-being
KW  - life satisfaction
KW  - Annual Population Survey
        ER  -