Study Ambrey (2016): study AU 2001
- Public
- 15+ aged, general public, Australia, 2001 - 2013
- Survey name
- AU-HILDA combined waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 6082
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Local greenspace
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
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Mean: 20.1 ha; sd 27,6 ha.
(Residents per ha: 61,0; sd 62,9) - Operationalization
- Green hectares per capita. Amount of local greenspace, includes public parks, community gardens, cemeteries, sports fields, national parks and wilderness areas
Observed Relation with Happiness
- individual characteristics
- physical exercise as recommended(MET)and
interaction effect exercise and greenspace
per capita
- age
- gender
- ethnicity
- marital status
- parenting
- health
- education
- employment status
- manual work
- income
- social desirability, vulnerability to
- free time
- social interaction
- personality traits
- years at current address
- years interviewed
- Environmental characteristics
- proximity to lake,river,coastline
- SEIFA2011-index
More greenspace reduces likelihood of low life-satisfaction. No significant association in higher quartiles with higher levels of life-satisfaction.
No (synergistic) effect of green space and physical activity (interaction effect not significant.)