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Correlational findings

Study Gao & Meng (2015): study CN 1998

Public
65+ aged, China, followed 10 years, 1998-2008
Survey name
CN-Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity
Sample
Respondents
N = 50674
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
N = observarions, not respondents! Many (most?) respondents participated 5 times!

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household income
Our Classification
Distribution
50/50
Operationalization
0: below median in province
1: above median in province

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-c-sq-v-4-b DM = + Individual happiness by Household income.

1:Income above median      M = 2,83
0:Income below median      M = 2,61
-difference                   +0,22



1998-2008; respondents are 65 or older.