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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
Religion is important
Our Classification
Distribution
Male: M=4.2 SD=3.57; Female: M=5.2 SD=3.59
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
I am now going to ask you how important the following factors are to you in your life at the present time .. Religion:
1 Less important
:
10 More important

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = +.04 p < .01 MALES O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = +.03 p < .01 FEMALES

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
- level of education
- employment status
- household income
- house ownership
- frequency-preference of paying bills
- suspicious of interview questions
- others present during interview
- respondent was living with both parents  
  at age 14