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Correlational findings

Study Shields et al. (2009): study AU 2001

Public
15+ aged general public, Australia, 2001
Survey name
AU-HILDA 2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 13903
Non Response
34%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Additionally self-completion questionnaires were used.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Lone parent
Our Classification
Distribution
Males: .9%; Females: .6%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
1: Single parent with children
0: Single without children

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = -.10 ns MALES O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = -.22 p < .01 FEMALES

OPRC's controlled for:
- neighbourhood fixed effects (unobserved characteristics of the neighbourhood)
- age and age squared
- number of children
- number of adults in household
- being an Aborginal/Torres Strait Islander
- being an immigrant
- English speaking ability
- health
- education
- employment status
- household income
- house ownership
- religion
- frequency-preference of paying bills
- suspicious of interview questions
- others present during interview
- respondent was living with both parents  
  at age 14