Study Shu & Zhu (2009): study CN 2006

Public

20-69 aged, general public, China, 2006

Sample

Respondents

N = 2000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Material life sphere

Our Classification

Distribution

a:      M=0.42,  48.8% satisfied,  16.3% dissatisfied
b:      M=0.26,  32.1% satisfied,  12.6% dissatisfied
c:      M=0.04,  25.8% satisfied,  21.6% dissatisfied

Average   M=0.24

Operationalization

Self report on three questions: How satisfied are you with ...
a your housing
b your standard of living
c your household income.
Rated:
-2 very dissatisfied
-1 somewhat dissatisfied
0 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
+1 somewhat satisfied
+2 very satisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness