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Correlational findings

Study Kolosnitsyna et al. (2014): study RU 2009

Public
55+ aged, Russia, 2009 - 2012
Survey name
RU-RLMS combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 5920
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Type of settlement
Our Classification
Remarks
Reverse coded in publication, Order changed by WDH team and hence sign of correlation. Elderly Russians live happier in the country than in a city
Distribution
Mean = 0.67, SD = 0.47, Min=0, Max=1
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Living in
1: a village
0: a city

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h r = +.04 O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = +.12 p < .01 Pooled regression model
All
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = +.12 p < .01 Women O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = +.13 p < .05 Men

All coefficients controlled for:
- Age
- Age^2
- Sex
- Health status
- Health index
- Smoking
- Education
- Income(ln)
- Job
- Social status
- Marital status
- Children
- Year

Simmilar results obtained:
- Linear regression with random/fixed effects
- Ordered logit regression
- Panel logistic regression with random/fixed effects