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Correlational findings

Study Fleming et al. (2016): study NZ 2008

Public
15+ aged, general public, New Zealand, 2008 - 2012
Survey name
NZ-GSS1
Sample
Respondents
N = 22727
Non Response
3006
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Residents were randomly selected to answer the household and personal questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Fear of crime
Our Classification
Distribution
32,5% reported 3 or 4 (very ) unsafe.
Operationalization
How safe do you feel walking alone at night in your neighbourhood? How safe do you feel walking alone during the day in your neighbourhood?
1 very safe
2 safe
3 unsafe
4=very unsafe

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-g OLRC = -.11 p < .01 Individual happiness by feeling (very)unsafe

OLRC controlled for:
- individual characteristics
  - experienced violent or non-violent crime
  - demographic characteristics
  - civic life and social connectness
- neighbourhood characteristics
  - greenspace access and quality
  - other neighbourhood characteristics.