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Studies

Stillman & Liang (2010): study AU 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Stillman, S.; Liang, Y.
Title:
Does Homeownership Improve Personal Wellbeing?
Source:
Melbourne Institute, Research Paper, HILDA Survey, 2010, 1 - 31, Melbourne, Australia

Investigation

Public
15+ aged general public, Australia, followed 8 years 2001-2009
Survey name
AU-HILDA combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 778666
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?
Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are.
0  totally dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 totally satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
7
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.80 7.80
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Home ownership