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
- Age
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- Males: M=43.3 SD=17.5; Females: M=43.8 SD=17.8
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- a: Age in years
b: Age squared/100
Observed Relation with Happiness
Males
Males
OPRC's controlled for:
- neighbourhood fixed effects (unobserved characteristics of the neighbourhood)
- 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