Study Li et al. (2007): study CN Yunnan 2000

Public

60+aged, China, 2000

Survey name

CN-China Aged Population Survey 2000

Sample

Respondents

N = 995

Non Response

2.2%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Financial Strain

Our Classification

Distribution

Minority elders: 1: 6.4% 2: 29% 3: 51% 4: 13.8
Majority elders: 1: 12.4% 2: 46.4% 3: 32.9% 4: 8.3%

Operationalization

Self report on question of self rated financial strain:
1: having a surplus
2: just enough
3: rather difficult
4: very difficult

Observed Relation with Happiness