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Correlational findings

Study Burton & Phipps (2010): study CA 2002

Public
12+ aged general public, Canada 2002-2008
Survey name
CA-Canadian Community Health Survey: combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
interviews with children aged 12-17 were carried out in such a way that parents could not see the childs response

Correlate

Authors's Label
Ethnicity in Canada
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
a: White (Reference)
b: East Asian
c: South or West Asian
d: Black
e: Other non-white

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OLRC = EAST ASIAN           (vs White) O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -,16 ns 12-17 aged immigrant girls O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.12 bs 12-17 aged immigrant boys O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.24 p < .01 30-64 aged mothers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.16 p < .01 30-64 aged fathers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k = SOUTH or WEST ASIAN  (vs white) O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.16 ns 12-17 aged immigrant girls O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -,12 ns 12-17 aged immigrant boys O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.24 p < .01 30-64 aged immigrant mothers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.16 p < .01 30-64 aged immigrant fathers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k = BLACK                (vs White) O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.20 ns 12-17 aged immigrant girls O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = +.14 ns 12-17 aged immigrant boys O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.02 ns 30-64 aged immigrant mothers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = +.02 ns 30-64 aged immigrant fathers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k = OTHER NON-WHITE      (vs White) O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.10 ns 12-17 aged immigrant girls O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.06 ns 12-17 aged immigrant boys O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.07 ns 30-64 aged immigrant mothers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = -.02 ns 30-64 aged immigrant fathers

OPRCs controled for:
- Householdcharacteristics
  - lone parent
  - number of children under 12
  - number of other household members
  - real equivalewnt household income
- Region of residence in Canada
- rural residence
- Health
- Home language not English or French