Knies, Gundi, Nandi, Alita and Platt, Lucinda 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400
(2014)
Life satisfaction, ethnicity and neighbourhoods: is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction?
CReAM discussion paper series (CDP 07/14).
Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), London, UK.
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Abstract
Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of minorities and matched small area characteristics, we explore differences in life satisfaction for ethnic groups living in UK. We test the hypothesis that minorities will be less satisfied, which will in part be explained by less favourable individual and area contexts, but that living in areas with a larger proportion of own ethnic group promotes well-being. We find that satisfaction is lower among minorities, ceteris paribus, but area concentration is associated with higher life satisfaction for certain groups. We discuss the implications of our findings.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.cream-migration.org/index.php |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
| JEL classification: | I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Living Standards; Quality of Life; Happiness J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2014 16:53 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2024 07:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55669 |
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