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Correlational findings

Study Shucksmith et al. (2006): study ZZ EU 25 2003

Public
18+ aged, general public, EU nations, 2003
Survey name
EU-EQLS 2003
Sample
Respondents
N = 26000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
The EQSL 2003 uses face-to-face interviews (in people´s homes) for data collection.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Rural residence
Our Classification
Remarks
Specified by type of nation a) EU12, high income: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom b) EU7, intermediate income: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain c) EU6: low income: Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia d) ACC3, EU candidates: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self estimate of the area where one lives as either
1 rural
0 urban

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-c-sq-n-10-b DM = +0.1 EU12
Rural:         7.3
Urban:         7.2
- difference: +0.1
O-SLu-c-sq-n-10-b DM = -0.3 EU7
Rural:         6.8
Urban:         7.1
- difference: -0.3
O-SLu-c-sq-n-10-b DM = -0.2 EU6
Rural:       5.9
Urban:       6.1
difference: -0.2
O-SLu-c-sq-n-10-b DM = -0.1 EU25
Rural:       7.0
Urban:       7.1
difference: -0.1
O-SLu-c-sq-n-10-b DM = -0.1 ACC3
Rural:       7.0
Urban:       7.1
difference: -0.1
O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b DM = +0.2 EU12
Rural:       7.7
Urban:       7.5
difference: +0.2
O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b DM = -0.2 EU7
Rural:       7.4
Urban:       7.6
difference: -0.2
O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b DM = -0.2 EU6
Rural:       6.7
Urban:       6.9
difference: -0.2
O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b DM = 0.0 EU25
Rural:      7.5
Urban:      7.5
difference: 0.0
O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b DM = -0.4 ACC3
Rural:       6.3
Urban:       6.7
difference: -0.4