Study Shields et al. (2009): study AU 2001
- Public
- 15+ aged general public, Australia, 2001
- Survey name
- AU-HILDA 2001
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 13903
- Non Response
- 34%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Additionally self-completion questionnaires were used.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Log annual household income
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Section G in personal questionnaire of HILDA
- Distribution
- Male: M= 7.6 SD= 4.90; Female: M=7.26 SD= 4.95
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Multiple questions on personal income accumulated to log annual household income
Observed Relation with Happiness
OPRC's controlled for:
- age and age squared
- marital status
- number of children
- number of adults in household
- being an Aborginal/Torres Strait Islander
- being an immigrant
- English speaking ability
- health
- education
- employment status
- household income
- house ownership
- religion
- frequency-preference of paying bills
- suspicious of interview questions
- others present during interview
- respondent was living with both parents
at age 14
OPRC's additionally controlled for:
- neighbourhood fixed effects (unobserved characteristics of the neighbourhood)
OPRC's additionally controlled for:
- state/territory of residence
- remoteness of place of residence
- neighbourhood characteristics
a) unemployment rate
b) rate of single parents
c) rate of immigrants from non-English
speaking countries
d) rate of home owners
e) rate of employees working in a
professional occupation
f) aged 65 years and over
g) social interaction and social support
h) local disamenity
i) insecurity in the neighbourhood
- duration of living in residential area
OPRC's additionally controlled for:
- relative income
instead of:
- duration of living in residence