| 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 |
| Last assesment | 2001 |
| Survey name | AU-National Social Scien |
| | Assumed is that with 'International Social Science Surveys/Australia' in the text of the publication is meant Australian 'National Social Science Survey' |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| | Sample drawn from electoral roll |
| Respondents N = | 26009 |
| | Analysis with geographical data only with recent surveys leaving 8616 cases. |
| Non Response | 35-40% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | Preliminary letter announcing the survey, followed by the posted questionnaire and if necessary 4 follow-up maillings. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Charity work | show | Charity |
| Charity work | show | Current support behavior, also classified as above ↑ |
| Charity work | show | Voluntary work, helping people, also classified as above ↑ |
| Church attendance (ln) | show | Participation in church |
| Divorced | show | Divorced or separated |
| Earnings | show | Personal income |
| Education | show | Years schooling |
| Family income (ln) | show | Current income level (unspecified) |
| Family size | show | Family composition |
| Family size | show | Number of persons in household, also classified as above ↑ |
| Father's status | show | Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young) |
| Hours worked | show | Hours work |
| Labour force participation | show | Current employment status |
| Male | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Married | show | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| Married | show | Remarried, also classified as above ↑ |
| Married | show | Vs co-habiting, also classified as above ↑ |
| Migrant | show | Ever migrated or not |
| Number of offspring | show | Number of children |
| Number of siblings | show | Number of siblings |
| Occupational status | show | 'Objective' socio-economic status |
| Parent divorced | show | Number of parents (broken home) |
| Parent's education | show | Parents education |
| Quality of marriage | show | Satisfaction with marriage |
| Religious denomination | show | Religious (vs not) |
| Spouse in labour force | show | Employment of spouse |
| Spouse in labour force | show | Part-time working of house-wives, also classified as above ↑ |
| Spouse in labour force | show | Work conditions of spouse, also classified as above ↑ |
| Unemployment | show | Unemployed involuntary |