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Correlational findings

Study Gilbert et al. (2016): study GB Scotland 2009

Public
16+ aged, general public, Scotland, 2009
Survey name
UK-Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)
Sample
Respondents
N = 2148
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
income
Our Classification
Distribution
Bottom quartile
In remote rural areas, M = 0.195, SE = 0.036
In accesible rural areas, M =  0.226, SE = 0.028
In non-rural areas, M = 0.255, SE = 0.012

Quartile 2
1 Remote rural areas, Mean = 0.283, St .Error = 0.045
2 Accesible rural areas, Mean =  0.246, St .Error = 0.028
3 Non-Rural areas, Mean = 0.244, St .Error = 0.012

Quartile 3
1 Remote rural areas, Mean = 0.239, St .Error = 0.044
2 Accesible rural areas, Mean =  0.273, St .Error = 0.028
3 Non-Rural areas, Mean = 0.245, St .Error = 0.012

Top quartile
1 Remote rural areas, Mean = 0.283, St .Error = 0.044
2 Accesible rural areas, Mean =  0.255, St .Error = 0.027
3 Non-Rural areas, Mean = 0.255, St .Error = 0.012
Operationalization
Income quartile
4  top
3 3rd
2 2nd
1 bottom quartile (reference category)

1 quartile 2

2 quartile 3

3 top quartile

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e OLRC = -.09 ns Income quartile 2   (vs bottom) O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e OLRC = -.06 ns Income quartile 3   (vs bottom) O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e OLRC = +.19 ns Income top quartile (vs bottom)

OLRCs controlled for:
-Environmental characteristics
- remote rural area
- accesible rural areas
-Individual characteristics
- age, age squared
- male
- education
- employment status
- marital status
- number of children under 16
- health last 12 months excellent/good
- financial position worse than last year
- meet friends and family once/twice a week
- talk to neighbour once/twice a week
- attend local group once a month
- play sport/exercise once a month
- religious service/meetings once a month