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Studies

Gilbert et al. (2016): study GB Scotland 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Gilbert, A.; Colley, K.; Roberts, D.
Title:
Are Rural Residents Happier? A Quantitative Analysis of subjective Wellbeing in Scotland
Source:
Journal of Rural Studies, 2016, Vol. 44, 37 - 45

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Scotland, 2009
Survey name
UK-Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2148
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How dissatisfied or satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1  not satisfied at all
2
3
4
5
6
7  completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e
Author's label:
life satisfaction (hedonic)
Remarks:
No descriptive statistics are provided for the happiness measure of the study.
Page in publication:
38

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding remote rural Rural dwelling (vs urban)
Remoteness
accesible rural Rural dwelling (vs urban)
Remoteness
age Current age (in years) male Sexe: male (vs female) income Current income level (unspecified) education Level of school-education
Vocational education
unemployed Unemployed involuntary retired Current status: retired or not married, cohabiting, civil partnership Married (vs never married) divorced, separated Never married (vs divorced) widowed Never married (vs widowed) number of children under 16 Children in the household health last 12 months Global health self-rating financial position worse than last year Change to better or worse meet friends and family Contacts with relatives
Current contacts with friends
Socializing
talk to neighbours Social contacts in vicinity
Socializing
attend local group Social contacts in vicinity
Current participation in voluntary associations
Socializing
play sport/exercise Sporting
Involvement in sports
religious service/meetings Participation in church