Brown & Gray (2014): study AU 2002

Publication

Author(s):

Brown, S.; Gray, D.

Title:

Household Finances and Well-Being: An Empirical Analysis of Comparison Effects.

Source:

SERPS, 2014, No. 2014015, 1 - 39, Sheffield, UK.

Investigation

Public

16-93 aged general public, Australia, 2002, 2006, 2010

Survey name

AU-HILDA combined waves

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 27530

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:

28

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.90 7.90

SD:

1.45 1.45

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Ln(Household Income) Household income Ln(Net Wealth) Total wealth Ln(Total Assets) Savings Ln(Total Debt) = Ln(Secured Debt) + Ln(Unsecured Debt) Debts Age Young versus old Education Level of school-education
Vocational education ln(Household size) Number of persons in household Marital status Married (vs never married)
Married (vs widowed)
Married (vs divorced) Employment status Current employment status
Unemployed involuntary
Current status: retired or not
Not in labor force Self-reported health status Self-perceived health