Study Knies et al. (2014): study GB 2009
- Public
- 16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2009/2010
- Survey name
- UK-Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 32025
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- First-Generation migrants
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- 1a) 1.077; 1b) 222; 1c) 867; 1d) 487; 1e) 380; 1f) 360; 1g) 782; 0) 24.611
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Self-report on two questions:
a) What is your country of birth? If non-British:
b) What is your ethnicity?
1: Non-British ethnicity and first-generation migrant
a) Other 'White' background
b) Mixed background (e.g., White and Asian)
c) Indian
d) Pakistani
e) Bangladeshi
f) Carribean
g) African
h) Other
0: British ethnicity and non-migrant
Observed Relation with Happiness
Mixed ethnicity B=-.09 (ns)
Indian B=-.08 (ns)
Pakistani B=-.40 (01)
Bangladeshi B=-.48 (01)
Carribean B=-.42 (01)
African B=-.15 (05)
Other B=-.30 (01)
No controls
Mixed ethnicity B=-.13 (ns)
Indian B=-.21 (01)
Pakistani B=-.41 (01)
Bangladeshi B=-.43 (01)
Carribean B=-.30 (01)
African B=-.14 (10)
Other B=-.37 (01)
B controlled for:
- gender
- age and age squared
- education
- marital status
- number of children
- employment status
- household income
- housing
- health
- religion
- length of stay
- urban/rural residence
Mixed ethnicity B=-.12 (ns)
Indian B=-.17 (05)
Pakistani B=-.34 (01)
Bangladeshi B=-.36 (01)
Carribean B=-.26 (01)
African B=-.10 (ns)
Other B=-.35 (01)
B additionally controlled for:
- Neighbourhoud characteristics:
a) Economic status of neighbourhood
b) MOSAIC-typology of the neighbourhood
Mixed ethnicity B=-.08 (ns)
Indian B=-.10 (ns)
Pakistani B=+.05 (ns)
Bangladeshi B=-.44 (10)
Carribean B=-.36 (05)
African B=-.24 (10)
Other B=-.32 (01)
B additionally controlled for:
- Ethnic diversity in neighbourhood