Study Jiang et al. (2012): study CN 2002

Public

16+ aged general public, 26 cities, China, 2002

Survey name

CN-CHIP 2002

Sample

Respondents

N = 5630

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Gini-coefficient

Our Classification

Remarks

Difference between income inequality in current city of residence and place of registration (hukou), which is typically a rural area for migrants

Distribution

M=0.35 SD=0.03 Range= 0.29-0.41

Operationalization

Overall income inequality as distinct from identity-related inequality (hukou status) in the city is calculated:
1 indicates perfect inequality;
0 indicates perfect equality

For urban residents: Income includes wages, bonuses, allowances, subsidies for minimum living standards, living hardship subsidies
from the work unit, second-job and sideline income, and the monetary value of income in kind.
For rural-urban migrants: Income includes wages, revenues from family production,
income from assets, cash gifts, and other income.

Observed Relation with Happiness