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

Public life sphere

Our Classification

Distribution

a:           M= 0.12,  31.3% satisfied,  21.6% dissatisfied
b:           M=-0.06,  25.3% satisfied,  29.5% dissatisfied
c:           M=-0.18,  18.1% satisfied,  29.5% dissatisfied
d:           M=-0.49,  13.6% satisfied,  48.8% dissatisfied

Average        M=-0.15

Operationalization

Self report on four questions: How satisfied are you with ...
a the condition of the environment
b public safety
c the democratic system
d social welfare system
Rated:
-2 very dissatisfied
-1 somewhat dissatisfied
0 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
+1 somewhat satisfied
+2 very satisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness