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Correlational findings

Study Biddle (2014): study AU 2008

Public
15+ aged indigious people, Australia 2008
Survey name
AU-NATSISS
Sample
Respondents
N = 7717
Non Response
346
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age
Our Classification
Remarks
Comparison data base case Australian taken from HILDA 2008
Distribution
Female: 0.568
aged 15-24: 0.250; aged 25-34: 0.231; aged 55+: 0.162; aged 15-24, female: 0.138; aged 25-34, female: 0.139; aged 55+, female: 0.093
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Base case Australian
  - male
  - aged 35-54
  - lives in non-remote Australia
  - is married
  - lives in a couple family without children
  - Indigenous Australians only in household
  - speaks English at home
  - no residual change previous 5 years
  - employed full-time outside CDEP scheme
  - has completed Year 12
  - does not have a qualification
  - assesses one's own health very good
  - not victim of violence last 12 months
  - not arrested in the last 5 years
  - Lives in a house meets occupancy standard

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HP-cm-sq-v-6-b b = -.02 ns Probability of being very happy in comparison to the base case Australian.

- Indigous, Female
O-HP-cm-sq-v-6-b b = +.06 p < .01 - Indigous Male, Aged 15-24 O-HP-cm-sq-v-6-b b = +.05 p < .05 - Indigous Male, 25-34 O-HP-cm-sq-v-6-b b = +.03 ns - Indigous Male, Aged 55+ O-HP-cm-sq-v-6-b b = -.01 ns - Indigous Female, Aged 15-24 O-HP-cm-sq-v-6-b b = -.03 ns - Indigous Female, Aged 25-34 O-HP-cm-sq-v-6-b b = +.02 ns - Indigous Female, Aged 55+

b values controled for:
- Personal characteristics:
  - Age
  - Gender
  - Family Status
  - Employment
  - Education
- Environmental characteristics:
  - Lives in remote Australia
  - non-Indigenous person living in
  - Main language spoken at home is not English
  - Changed residence in the previous 5 Years
  - Victim of violence in previous 12 months
  - Arrested in previous 5 years
  - Lives in a house below standard