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

Nonmaterial life sphere

Our Classification

Distribution

a:      M=0.33,  39.4% satisfied,  14.9% dissatisfied
b:      M=0.12,  30.3% satisfied,  20.4% dissatisfied

Average     M=0.23

Operationalization

Self report on two questions: How satisfied are you with ...
a your spiritual life
b your leisure
Rated:
-2 very dissatisfied
-1 somewhat dissatisfied
0 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
+1 somewhat satisfied
+2 very satisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness