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Correlational findings

Study Biddle (2014): study AU 2008 /1

Public
15+ aged general public Australia 2008
Survey name
AU-HILDA 2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 11082
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Employment
Our Classification
Distribution
not in the labour force: 0.315; unemployed: 0.031; occupation neither as manager nor professional: 0.414; works part-time: 0.207
Operationalization
1 Employment
   a) Not in the labour force
   b) Unemployed
   c) Occupation neither as manager nor professional
   d) Works-part time

0 Base case Australian
  - male
  - aged 35-54
  - born in Australia
  - married
  - living in a couple family without children or dependents
  - has completed Year 12
  - no post-school qualification
  - employed full-time manager or professional
  - rates own health as good, very good or excellent

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = 0.12 p < .01 Probability of being very happy in comparison to the base case Australian
- Not in the labour force
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = +.04 ns - Unemployed O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = +.01 ns - Occupation neither as manager nor professional O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = +.05 p < .01 - Works part-time

b controled for:
- Indigenous
- Age
- Gender
- Foreign born
- Family status
- Education
- Health