Written Project Assignment. Mathematics & Economics Statistics Project

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The life satisfaction of children is known to have significant effects on their personal and professional achievements; thus, understanding the factors that affect the satisfaction domains are important in improving an individual's well-being. This paper aims to study the perceived satisfaction levels of children in England. The dataset of Main, Bradshaw & Rees (2016) of the Children's Society from their study Children's Worlds Survey: England, 2013-2014 was used for analysis. Specifically, the 8 to 9-year-old age group (N= 906, boys=433, girls=472) dataset was used to analyze the perceived satisfaction levels of children. Using the Chi-Square test for Independence, it was determined that satisfaction is dependent on the child's positive personal relationship with other people including family, friends, and other acquaintances (X2 (12) = 154.56, p < 0.05.). Additionally, the gender of the child significantly affects their subjective satisfaction on personal relationships (X2 (12, boys) = 75.67, p < 0.05; X2 (12, girls) = 86.94, p < 0.05).
Introduction
Different investigations show that the subjective perception of children’s life satisfaction has long term effects on their personal and professional achievements (Angeles, 2009, p. 524). Therefore, the identification and understanding of the factors associated with children's perception of satisfaction are important to create and develop assessment strategies in improving their overall well-being (Holder & Weninger, 2015, p. 81).
Although multidimensional factors affect the overall well-being of children (Statham & Chase, 2010, p. 3), the personal relationships (family, friends, and other relationships) that directly affect the child's perception of satisfaction, should be further studied since these factors generally influence children's subjective perception of happiness. To elaborate on personal relationships, the family factors include the child's satisfaction with the people they live with; all the other people in their family; and their family life. The friend factor includes the child's satisfaction with personal friends. The other relationship factors include the child's satisfaction with the people in their area; children outdoors in their area; and classmates (Main, Bradshaw & Rees, 2016).
This paper aims to study the perceived satisfaction levels of children in England. Specifically, the paper aims to answer the question, are the children's subjective satisfaction related to or dependent on personal relationships (family, friends and other relationships)? Additionally, the paper also aims to answer the question, are the children's gender significantly affect their satisfaction with personal relationships?
Literature Review
In the study of Statham & Chase (2010), the researchers studied childhood wellbeing to assess and provide a conceptual approach on how childhood wellbeing can be understood in the UK. The researchers compared different published works and reports about children's wellbeing to generate general conclusions based on the international analysis. According to...