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Studies

Fleming et al. (2016): study NZ 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Fleming, C.M.; Ambrey, C.L.; Manning, M.
Title:
Crime, Greenspace and Life Satisfaction: An Evaluation of the New Zealand Experience.
Source:
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016, Vol. 149, 1 - 10

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, New Zealand, 2008 - 2012
Survey name
NZ-GSS1
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 22727
Non Response
3006
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Residents were randomly selected to answer the household and personal questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? On the whole, would you say you are.....?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-g
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
4
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.08 -
SD:
0.85 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Fear of crime Perceived safety in vicinity Experienced a violent crime Change:in victimization
Victim of crime
Experienced a non-violent crime Change:in victimization
Victim of crime
Access to greenspace Local nature
Build environment
Satisfied with greenspace Attitudes to quality of local environment Age Current age (in years) Male Sexe: male (vs female) Ethnicity Ethnic status in New Zealand Having one or more children CHILDREN: HAVING (parental status) Lone (single) parent Single parent Having a partner Married state (compared to non-married states) Education Level of school-education Unemployed Unemployed involuntary Working part-time Full-time vs part-time Not in labourforce Moved out of workforce Home-ownership House owned or rented Satisfied with free time Leisure aspirations Subjective availability of social support Current resources
SOCIAL SUPPORT: RECEIVED
Perceived availability of social support
Satisfaction with amount of contact with family Contacts with relatives
Satisfaction with intimate bonds
Feeling not isolated from others Frequency of intimate contacts
Satisfaction with intimate bonds
Feeling lonely (vs not)
Satisfaction with socializing
Voted in last general election Voting Did voluntary work Voluntary work, helping people Feel to belong to nation (NZ) Identification with nation Feel they can express identity Current absence of restrictions (social freedom) Living too far from work Distance to work Living too far from amenities, work excluded Build environment
Availability of amenities in vicinity
Subjective noise problems Attitudes to quality of local environment Air pollution Region in New Zealand
Satisfaction with living conditions in nation
Satisfaction with access to facilities Satisfaction with amenities in vicinity
Build environment
Satisfaction with quality of facilities Satisfaction with amenities in vicinity
Build environment
Access to public transport Satisfaction with local transport
Build environment
Satisfaction with public transport Satisfaction with local transport
Build environment
Satisfaction with council services Satisfaction with local services
Build environment
Satisfaction with local politics
Public goods and services in vicinity
Access to water bodies Satisfaction with local recreation
Build environment
Satisfaction with state of water bodies Attitude to local natural environment