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Correlational findings

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
Interview: face-to-face
Additionally self-completion questionnaires were used.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age
Our Classification
Distribution
Males: M=43.3 SD=17.5; Females: M=43.8 SD=17.8
Related specification variables
Operationalization
a: Age in years
b: Age squared/100

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = -.05 p < .01 AGE IN YEARS
Males
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = -.03 p < .01 Females O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = +.00 p < .01 AG SQUARED/100
Males
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = +.00 p < .01 Females

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