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 Ownership of current dwelling Age Current age (in years) Employed Current employment status Real Log Hhold Income Household income Inner/Outer regional Current life-events (past few years)
Change in residence Age of children Age of children Singles/couples Recent entering of marriage
Married (vs never married) Summed determinants Summed life-appraisals + personality + social ties