Life satisfaction and the economic and social characteristics of neighbourhoods

被引：156
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作者：
Shields, Michael A. [1 ]
Price, Stephen Wheatley [2 ]
Wooden, Mark [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Melbourne, Dept Econ, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia
[2] Univ Leicester, Dept Econ, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England
[3] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Inst Appl Econ & Social Res, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia
来源：
JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS | 2009年 / 22卷 / 02期
基金：
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词：
Life satisfaction; Neighbourhood effects; HILDA Survey; MENTAL-HEALTH; HAPPINESS; DETERMINANTS; POVERTY; CONTEXT;
D O I：
10.1007/s00148-007-0146-7
中图分类号：
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
This paper uses data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to investigate the association between neighbourhood effects and life satisfaction. We find that neighbourhood measures of social support and interaction and the absence of socio-economic deprivation are positively and significantly correlated with individual life satisfaction. Neighbourhood fixed effects, however, explain only an additional 1.5 to 2.5% of the variance in life satisfaction over the 14% explained by individual characteristics.
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页码：421 / 443
页数：23
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