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

Health condition

Our Classification

Distribution

a) 1%, b) 16%, c) 7%, d) 76%

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Self-report on two questions:
Do you have any long-term health condition, impairment or disability that restricts you in your everyday activities, and has lasted or is likely to last, for 6 months or more?
1: Yes
0: No (reference)

[Does your condition / Do your conditions] limit the type of work or the amount of work you can do?
1: Yes (named  'moderate long-term health condition')
2. No (named  'slight long-term health condition')
3.Can do nothing (named 'severe long-term health condition')

Categories:
1: Long-term health condition
  a) severe long-term health condition
  b) moderate long-term health condition
  c) slight long-term health condition
0: no long-term health condition

Observed Relation with Happiness