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Correlational findings

Study Luttmer (2005): study US 1987

Public
19+ aged couples, United States, followed 6 years, 1987-1994
Survey name
US-NSFH combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 8944
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
fraction 'black' in neighbourhood
Our Classification
Operationalization
The percentage of black people livinig in the same region/neighbourhood (PUMA)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b Beta = -.20 ns Beta controlled for:
- Income relative to neighborhood
- Household income
- Value of home
- Renter
- Usual working hours
- Employment status
- Gender
- Age
- Race
- Years of education
- Household size