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Correlational findings

Study Cheng et al. (2013): study CN 2011

Public
Adult, general public, China, 2011
Survey name
CN-China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) 2011
Sample
Respondents
N = 5229
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Interview: telephone (CATI) & Interview: computer assisted (CAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Homeownership property status
Our Classification
Distribution
a. 70.44%; b. 15.37%; c. 7.21%
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:
What form of property is your home?
a. own partial homeownership property
b. own full homeownership property
c. own minor homeownership property

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.26 p < .01 Own partial homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.19 p < .01 Own full homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = -.13 ns Own minor homeownership properties

B’s controlled for
-Socioeconomic characteristics
-gender
-age
-schooling
-marital status
-household size
-rural hukou
-Party member
-social insurance
-income
-Homeownership
-homeownership O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.38 p < .01 Own partial homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.25 p < .01 Own full homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = -.18 p < .05 Own minor homeownership properties

B’s additionally controlled for
-property tenure
-property size
-number of homeownership O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.40 p < .01 Own partial homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.26 p < .01 Own full homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = -.17 p < .05 Own minor homeownership properties

B’s additionally controlled for:
-source of homeownership O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.39 p < .01 Own partial homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.24 p < .01 Own full homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = -.16 p < .05 Own minor homeownership properties

B’s additionally controlled for:
-Loan
-home loan
-type of home loan O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.38 p < .01 Own partial homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = +.25 p < .01 Own full homeownership properties O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-i b = -.15 p < .05 Own minor homeownership properties

B’s additionally controlled for:
-Perceive better local public safety
-Express lower risk aversion
-Expect
-better economy
-higher house price
-higher commodity price
-higher interest rate