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Correlational findings

Study Ambrey & Fleming (2014a): study AU 2002

Public
20-59 aged general public, Australia, 2002-2011
Survey name
AU-HILDA combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 254727
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household income
Our Classification
Distribution
Mean: $38574
Operationalization
Natural log of household income

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OLRC = +.06 p < .05 yearly CHANGE in happiness by CHANGE in income

OLRC (5.28E-07) controlled for:
- age squared
- English speaking ability
- marital status
- lone parent
- number of children
- highest level of educational attainment
- self-employed
- employment status
- years at current adress
- life events
- state/territory dummies
- year dummies

Fixed effects ordered logit estimate