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Studies

Evans & Kelley (2002): study AU 1984

Publication

Author(s):
Evans, M.D.; Kelley, J.
Title:
Family and Community Influences on Life Satisfaction.
Source:
Report Melbourne Institute, 2002, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Australia, 1984-2001
Survey name
AU-National Social Sciences
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 26009
Non Response
35-40%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Preliminary letter announcing the survey, followed by the posted questionnaire and if necessary 4 follow-up maillings.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

"How satisfied do you feel about your life as a whole...?"
8  delighted
7  very pleased
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed feelings
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-v-8-b
Author's label:
Subjective well-being, life satisfaction
Remarks:
Distribution based on equal interval scoring
Page in publication:
20,23,24
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.4%,   2: 0.6%,   3: 1.5%,   4: 8.5%,   5: 22%,   6: 26.1%,   7: 28.2%,   8: 12.8%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 8 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.06 7.23
SD:
1.30 1.85

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Male Sexe: male (vs female) Migrant Ever migrated or not Parent's education Parents education Parent divorced Number of parents (broken home) Married Married state (compared to non-married states)
Remarried
Never married (vs cohabiting)
Divorced Divorced or separated Age Current age (in years) Church attendance (ln) Participation in church Religious denomination Religious (vs not) Education Years schooling Family income (ln) Current income level (unspecified) Quality of marriage Satisfaction with marriage Father's status Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young) Number of siblings Number of siblings Family size Number of persons in household
Family composition
Number of offspring Number of children Charity work Current social support provided
Charity
Voluntary work, helping people
Labour force participation Current employment status Spouse in labour force Part-time working of house-wives
Employment of spouse
Work conditions of spouse
Spouse part-time employed
Spouse not in labour force
Occupational status 'Objective' socio-economic status Earnings Personal income Unemployment Unemployed involuntary Hours worked Hours work