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Studies

Fleming et al. (2016): study NZ 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Fleming, C.M.; Ambrey, C.L.; Manning, M.
Title:
Crime, Greenspace and Life Satisfaction: An Evaluation of the New Zealand Experience.
Source:
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016, Vol. 149, 1 - 10

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, New Zealand, 2008 - 2012
Survey name
NZ-GSS1
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 22727
Non Response
3006
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Residents were randomly selected to answer the household and personal questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? On the whole, would you say you are.....?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-g
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
4
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.08 -
SD:
0.85 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Fear of crime