Gschwandtner et al. (2015): study GB 2012

Publication

Author(s):

Gschwandtner, A.; Jewell, S.; Kambhampati, U

Title:

On the Relationship between Lifestyle and Happiness in the UK.

Source:

Paper for 89th Annual Conference of AES, 2015, 1 - 33, Warwick, England

Investigation

Public

16+ aged, general public UK, 2012

Survey name

UK-BHPS combined waves

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 31946

Non Response

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Interviews and self completion form

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

Page in publication:

11

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10

Mean:

5.21 7.02

SD:

145.00 241.67

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Marital status Living alone or not
Married (vs never married)
Never married (vs cohabiting) Education Level of school-education
Vocational education Ethnicity Ethnic status in the UK (Britain) Age of youngest child Age of children
Living with children Job status Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Unfit for work
Unemployed involuntary
Full-time vs part-time
Current status: retired or not Household income Household income Single parent family Single parent Sports activity Active involvement in sports Days walk 30 mins per week Active involvement in sports
Sporting Parents occupation Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young)
No living parents Average daily portions of fruits and vegetables What one eats
Healthy eating Male/female Sex: male (vs female) Life style Current life-style
Summed socio-demographic + life style Ease of access to sports facilities Access to sports facilities
Sports facilities in vicinity
Build environment Smoking Development of stimulant use
Use of tobacco