Study Oswald & Powdthavee (2007): study GB 1999
- Public
- 16-65 aged, United Kingdom, 1999 -2004
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 28418
- Non Response
- n.a.
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Home ownership
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Owner of home:
1: Yes
2: No
Observed Relation with Happiness
- death of intimitate in previous year
- gender
- age
- household income (per household member)
- marital status
- occupation (employed, retired, homemaker, student)
- education
- household size
- childeren (number, age)
Alternative measurement of control variable income does not make a difference
- household income one year ago
- household income and mean income
Stronger when income is measured using:
- observation of payslip and house prices
Weaker when income is measured using:
- log personal income