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datestamp: 2021-06-24 14:08:58
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Korpela, Anton
creators_id: S3643654
creators_email: korpela.anton@gmail.com
title: The influence of socio-economic factors on the relationship between proximity to amenities and happiness in Groningen
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Geographical factors can have an effect on an individual’s happiness with spatial inequalities being one of them. Spatial inequalities as a result of the proximity and accessibility of amenities there can have an effect on happiness. This thesis tries to answer the question “To what extent do socio-economic factors affect individual happiness with respect to proximity to amenities in Groningen?”. By bringing socio-economic factors into the analysis of proximity to amenities and happiness this research uses quantitative methods of statistical analysis through the use of multiple linear regression. The main results indicate that there is no statistical significance of the relationship between socio-economic factors and happiness and proximity, however if the model could be made significant by controlling for all the possible variables and increasing the sample size, whether or not a student in Groningen is employed might have an effect on their happiness. Therefore, even if the results indicated that occupation might increase happiness of individuals and that proximity to amenities does influence happiness, nothing can be definitively concluded based on insignificant results. Further qualitative research could be conducted to support the quantitative results to provide deeper insight into “why” individuals rate their happiness in relation to their proximity.
date: 2021
pages: 32
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Ballas, D.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: D.Ballas@rug.nl
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keywords_local: happiness
keywords_local: amenities
keywords_local: socio-economic factors
keywords_local: Groningen
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-06-23
citation:   Korpela, Anton  (2021) The influence of socio-economic factors on the relationship between proximity to amenities and happiness in Groningen.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3491/1/Anton-Bachelor%27s%20Thesis.pdf