| Study | Gschwandtner et al. (2015): study GB 2012 |
| Title | On the Relationship between Lifestyle and Happiness in the UK. |
| Source | Paper for 89th Annual Conference of AES, 2015, 1 - 33, Warwick, England |
| URL | http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/agsaesc15/204199.htm |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public UK, 2012 |
| Sample | Probability multistage stratified area sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 31946 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Job status |
| Page in Source | 12, 14 |
| Our classification | Full-time vs part-time |
| Operationalization | a: full-time employed (reference) b: part-time employed c: unemployed d. retired e: family care f: in education g: sick/disabled |
| Observed distribution | a: males 53%, females 31% b: males 7%, females 20% c: males 7%, females 5% d: males 23%, females 23% e: males 1%, females 12% f: males 5%, females 5% g: males 4%, females 3% |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e | b=-/+ s | Part-time employed (vs full-time employed) - males -.03 (ns) - females +.09 (01) |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e | b=- p < .01 | Unemployed (vs full-time employed) - males -.61 (01) - females -.39 (01) |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e | b=+ s | Retired (vs full-time employed) - males +.10 (01) - females +.27 (01) |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e | b-fix=- | Family care (vs full-time employed) - males -.47 (01) - females -.04 (ns) |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e | b=+ s | In education (vs full-time employed) - males +.23 (01) - females +.14 (05) |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e | b-fix=- | Sick/disabled (vs full-time employed) - males -1.3 (01) - females -1.4 (01) b's controled for: - age - socio-economic backgroud (parents education) - own education - marital status - age of youngest child - ethnicity - region - health behavior - daily consumption of fruits and vegetables - days walk - sporting |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e | Selfreport 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 |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| b | REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Theoretical range: unlimited Meaning: b > 0 A higher correlate level corresponds with a higher happiness rating on average. B < 0 A higher correlate level corresponds with a lower happiness rating on average. B = 0 Not any correlation with the relevant correlate. |
| b-fix | REGRESSION COEFICIENT in fixed effects analysis Type: test statistic WDH symbol: b-fix Primary correlate level: metric Secondary correlate level: nonmetric Happiness level: metric Theoretical range: unlimited Meaning: Variant of usual (non-standardized) regression coefficient (b), which controls for the secondary variables, by focusing on differences from a fixed level, such as the mean in a category. Aims to reduce the residual variance and to improve the precision of the regression coefficient. References: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_effects_model Non-technical text: http://www.jblumenstock.com/files/courses/econ174/FEModels.pdf |