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
- Level of education
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- a) 34%, b) 11%, c) 9%, d) 18%, e) 8%, f) 18%, g) 2%
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Self-report on single question:
What qualifications have you completed?
1) no qualifications (reference)
2) year 12 only
3) certificate level 1 or 2
4) certificate level 3 or 4
5) a diploma
6) a degree
Observed Relation with Happiness
Males
Males
Males
Males
Males
OPRC's controlled for:
- neighbourhood fixed effects (unobserved characteristics of the neighbourhood)
- age and age squared
- number of children
- marital status
- number of parents
- being an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
- immigrant status
- English speaking ability
- health
- 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