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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
Voted in last general election
Our Classification
Distribution
1: 79,2%
Operationalization
0: did not vote
1: did vote

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-g OLRC = +.12 p < .01 OLRC controlled for:
- individual characteristics
  - experienced violent or non-violent crime
  - demographic characteristics
  - other variables related to civic life
    and social connectedness
- neighbourhood characteristics
  - greenspace access and quality
  - other neighbourhood characteristics