TMOP4 2 2 A111KONV2012 0069 UrbanRural Differences in

TÁMOP-4. 2. 2. A-11/1/KONV-2012 -0069 Urban-Rural Differences in Neighbourhood Satisfaction, Trust, Happiness and Subjective Well-Being: Results of a Survey in Hungary Tamás Dusek Széchenyi István University, Győr November 27 -29. 2014. Kolozsvár

Urban-rural: traditional distinction Neighbourhood: definitional problems Happiness

Previous research on happiness What is the connection between various observable characteristics of people and their happiness? Gender: women are happier than men Age: younger adults are the happiest Settlement type: in cities people are happier than in villages Money makes happier (non-linear connection) Family status Education Intelligence

Happiness and age 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 95 97

Happiness and settlement size • Scores are highest: in bigger towns, moderate in Budapest and smaller towns, lowest in villages Differences according to the • age • gender

Trust in … family members friends colleges employees Science neighbours countrymen Other people in own settlement Bp 8, 91 8, 09 7, 13 7, 09 7, 11 6, 19 6, 17 Town 9, 28 8, 46 7, 61 7, 19 7, 02 6, 8 6, 47 Small town 9, 05 8, 45 7, 33 7, 00 7, 02 6, 94 6, 58 5, 97 6, 28 6, 42 6, 56 police Education institutions of law government Market local government health inst Church civil societies political system banks 6, 09 5, 71 6, 08 5, 14 5, 81 5, 69 5, 00 4, 71 5, 51 5, 19 5, 03 6, 5 6, 01 5, 86 5, 17 5, 75 5, 94 5, 76 5, 43 5, 64 5, 24 4, 95 6, 12 6, 10 6, 08 5, 22 5, 95 5, 67 5, 77 5, 65 5, 43 5, 10 4, 57 5, 99 5, 86 5, 60 4, 84 5, 23 6, 03 5, 61 5, 50 5, 71 4, 84 4, 42 Village 8, 96 8, 31 7, 65 7, 21 6, 72 7, 07 6, 33

The picture is more complex according to the • Age • Gender Personal conflicts: • Highest in Budapest, lowest in villages Neighbourhood satisfaction: • Highest in small towns, lowest in Budapest

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