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

Health

Our Classification

Remarks

Recoded 'better than fair or poor'by WDH team, to fit classification. Sign of correlation reversed accordingly

Distribution

Self assessed health fair or poor: 0.171

Operationalization

1 Self-assessed health: better than fair or poor
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