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Studies

Jiang et al. (2012): study CN 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Jiang, S.; Lu, M.; Sato, H.
Title:
Identity, Inequality, and Happiness: Evidence from Urban China.
Source:
World Development, 2012, Vol. 40, 1190 - 1200

Investigation

Public
16+ aged general public, 26 cities, China, 2002
Survey name
CN-CHIP 2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 5630
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self-report on single question:

Generally speaking, how happy do you feel?
4 very happy
3 happy
2 so-so
1 not happy
0 not happy at all
Classification:
M-FH-g-sq-v-5-da
Author's label:
Subjective Happiness
Page in publication:
1192
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.45 -
SD:
0.85 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Between-Group (urban hukou vs rural hokou) income inequality Ethnic status in China
Inequalitty of incomes in vicinity
Gini-coefficient Inequalitty of incomes in vicinity Hukou status Rural upbringing
Ethnic status in China
Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Married Married (vs never married) Divorced Never married (vs divorced) Widowed Never married (vs widowed) Years of schooling completed Years schooling Health Self-perceived health Communist Party Member Membership of political organizations Unemployed Unemployed involuntary Log household income per capita Household income Income expectations Income expectations Square meters of housing per capita Surface of house Education ratio Social homogeneity in vicinity GDP per capita/10^4 GDP in region Population growth Change of city size Living in big city Size of urban setting Region in China Region in China Change in social status Integration in new community
Actual mobility (assessed by follow-up)
Ethnic status in China
Migrants vs urbans Ever moved or not