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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
age
Our Classification
Distribution
M= 44.24, SD: 13.29
Operationalization
age of respondent, in years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = - p < .01 OPRC (-.0537)in age and OPRC (+.00597)for age squared controled for:
- Social Economic Status (SES)
  - sex
  - education (years post secundary)
  - married
  - children
  - health (medical conditions)
  - home ownner
  - home size (m2)
  - income (log)
  - unemployed
- country level effects (fixed)
- city level effects (random) O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = - p < .01 OPRC (-.0536)  in age and (+.000594) for age-squared 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 varianles separately O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = - p < .01 OPRC (-.0538) if additionally controled for:
- regional characteristics
  - population density (1000 people per km2)
  - centralization
  - density of roads
  OPRC lower if controled for centralization only

age squared:
OPRC (+.000594) 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 varianles separately O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = -             age               age squared
France      OPRC = -.04         +.00
Japan       OPRC = -.09         +.00
Nerherlands OPRC = -.04         +.00
Spain       OPRC = -.08         +.00
Swerden     OPRC = -.02         +.00