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Correlational findings

Study Appleton & Song (2008): study CN 2002

Public
Adults, general public, urban areas, China, 2002
Survey name
CN-CHIP 2002
Sample
Respondents
N = 6977
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with income
Our Classification
Distribution
a) M=2.94, b) M=3.07, c) M=3.20
Operationalization
Self-report on three questions:
How satisfied are you with:
a) Current household income?
b) Income compared with the people you know?
c) Income compared with what you earned before?
Scaled:
1 very dissatisfied
:
5 very satisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-n b = +.08 p < .01 SATISFACTION WITH CURRENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-n b = +.08 p < .01 SATISFACTION WITH INCOME COMPARED WITH THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-n b = +.16 p < .01 SATISFACTION WITH INCOME COMPARED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE EARNED BEFORE

B's controlled for satisfaction with:
- Occupation and social status
- Opportunities and social mobility
- Welfare provision
- Government policies and environment
- Family and social connections