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Correlational findings

Study Smyth et al. (2008): study CN 2003

Public
18+ aged, general public, urban areas, China, 2003
Sample
Respondents
N = 8890
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Respondents were interviewed in person in shopping centers

Correlate

Authors's Label
Congestion
Our Classification
Distribution
Mean=2.08; SD=1.85
Min. = .05; Max. =11.8
Operationalization
Total passenger traffic (vehicles) per capita in 2003 in the city where the respondent lives.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e OPRC = -.05 p < .001 OPRC(-.0547) controled for:
- Environmental surroundings
  - pollution
  - disaster
  - parks
- Personal characteristics
  - gender
  - age
  - marital status
  - education
  - occupation
  - unemployed
  - income
- Environment attitudes
  - environment awareness
- Attitudes on other socio-economic and political issues
  - pro-market
  - income inequality
  - social protection
  - national reunification
  - SARS