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Correlational findings

Study Stillman & Liang (2010): study AU 2001

Public
15+ aged general public, Australia, followed 8 years 2001-2009
Survey name
AU-HILDA combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 778666
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Home ownership
Our Classification
Distribution
All: 72%; Stable singles: 50%; Stable couples: 80%.
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: own house
0: other

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d b = +.21 p < .01 STABLE SINGLES O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.01 ns b's controled for
- gender
- age, age squared
- education
- year of observation
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.00 ns b-fix additional controled for:
- location
- number of people in the household
- employment and household income
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d b = +.26 p < .01 STABLE COUPLES O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.08 p < .01 b's controled for
- gender
- age, age squared
- education
- year of observation

b-fix unaffected by additional control for:
- location
- number of people in the household
- employment and household income