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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
Lived with both parents aged 14
Our Classification
Distribution
1: 85%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
Were you living with both your ‘own’ mother and father around the time you were 14 years old?
1: Yes
0: No

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = +.10 p < .05 MALES O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = +.07 p < .05 FEMALES

OPRC's controlled for:
- neighbourhood fixed effects (unobserved characteristics of the neighbourhood)
- age and age squared
- number of children
- marital status
- number of parents
- being an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
- immigrant status
- English speaking ability
- health
- level of education
- employment status
- household income
- house ownership
- religion
- frequency-preference of paying bills
- suspicion of interview questions
- others present during interview