Study Fischer et al. (2015a): study AU 1995
- Public
- 14 year olds, Australia, followed to age 21, 1995-2002
- Survey name
- AU_MUSP
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 7223
- Non Response
- 1.1%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
self-completing questionnaires at age 14 and 21 follow ups
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Age onset alcohol problems (effect of earlier happiness)
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assesed retrospectively at age 21 (T2) using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Module alcohol disorders (Andrews & Peters 2003)
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Self report on single question:
How old they were when the first experienced alcohol dependence and/or abuse symptoms ?
1: Never (reference)
2: 18 years or more
3: 16-17 years
4: 15 years or less
Observed Relation with Happiness
The less happy at age 14, the greater chance of running into alcohol problems at a younger age.
- 18 years or more OR = 1.02 CI95[0.74,1.40]
- 16-17 years OR = 1.88 CI95[1.19,2.69]
- 15 years or less OR = 1.94 CI95[1.02,3.69]
- 18 years or more OR = 1.18 CI95[0.61,2.27]
- 16-17 years OR = 3.16 CI95[1.54,6.52]
- 15 years or less OR = 3.55 CI95[1.34,9.37]
- 18 years or more OR = 0.93 CI95[0.67,1.30]
- 16-17 years OR = 1.24 CI95[0.79,1.94]
- 15 years or less OR = 1.04 CI95[0.54,1.92]
- 18 years or more OR = 1.16 CI95[0.72,1.85]
- 16-17 years OR = 2.00 CI95[1.14,3.51]
- 15 years or less OR = 2.96 CI95[1.46,6.02]
ORs denote positive correlations with UNhappiness. The standarde notation in the WDH is from less to more happiness and hence the direction of correlation is noted above as negative (-)
Ors similsr when controled for T2:
- gender
- employment
- on welfare
- in school
- education
- living arrangement
- has boy/girl friend