Abstract

This article presents the case for the significance of two neglected domains of sociological enquiry: housing tenure and subjective wellbeing. Our empirical focus is on the relationship between housing tenure and subjective wellbeing in two case-study countries, Austria and the UK, using multivariate modelling of European SILC data to investigate potential associations between tenure and individual wellbeing survey items. Our case-studies are chosen for their distinctive welfare regime characteristics and contrasting housing tenure structures. This framework allows normative as well as empirical analysis. Our results show statistically significant relations between housing tenure and overall satisfaction with life (evaluative wellbeing) but are less significant for our hedonic wellbeing items. Compared to private renters, we find higher levels of life satisfaction amongst owner-occupiers in both Austria and the UK.

摘要

本文提出了两个被忽视的社会学研究领域的重要性的案例：住房使用权和主观幸福感。我们的经验侧重于两个案例研究国家（奥地利和英国）的住房使用权与主观幸福感之间的关系，使用欧洲SILC数据的多元模型来研究使用权与个人幸福感调查项目之间的潜在关联。选择我们的案例研究是因为它们具有独特的福利制度特征和对比鲜明的住房使用期限结构。该框架允许进行规范和实证分析。我们的结果显示，房屋使用年限与整体生活满意度（评估性幸福感）之间的统计意义显着，但对于我们的享乐性幸福感而言则不那么重要。与私人租户相比，