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Correlational findings

Study Brown et al. (2015a): study ZZ OECD member states 2011

Public
+18 aged, metropolitan areas in 5 OECD nations, 2011
Survey name
INT-OECD household survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 1964
Non Response
>25%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
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Correlate

Authors's Label
gender
Our Classification
Distribution
1: 51%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: male
0: female

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = -.00 ns OPRC (-.00312) controled for:
- Social Economic Status (SES)
  - age
  - education (years post secundary)
  - married
  - children
  - health (medical conditions)
  - home ownner
  - unemployed
- country level effects (fixed)
- city level effects (random)
  - home size (m2)
  - income (log)
O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = +.00 ns OPRC (+.00207) additionally controlled for:
- Local characteristics
  - land use diversity (index)
  - green space fraction within 5 km)
  - distance to core (clostest quartile)
  ORPC smaller of controled only for these variables separately
O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = + ns OPRC (+.00241) if additionally controled for:
- regional characteristics
  - population density (1000 people per km2)
  - centralization
  - density of roads
  OPRC lower if controled for centralization only
O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = +/- France      OPRC = -.06
Japan       OPRC = -.06
Nerherlands OPRC = +.08
Spain       OPRC = -.04
Swerden     OPRC = +.21