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Correlational findings

Study Knight & Gunatilaka (2011): study CN 2002

Public
Adults, China, 2002
Survey name
CN-CHIP 2002
Sample
Respondents
N = 8872
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Duration of urban residence in years
Our Classification
Remarks
Only rural-urban migrants Measure not reported
Distribution
M=7.51; M squared= 84.83
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Duration of URBAN residence in years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ae b = +.01 p < .10 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ae b = -.00 p < .10 Duration squared

b's controlled for:
- basic variables:
  - gender
  - marital status
  - health
- conventional economic variables
  - log of p.c. household income
  - net wealth
  - working hours (100's per year)
- comparison variables
  - expected income change over next 5 years
  - log of average p.c. urban income in city
- harshness of life variables
  - living with family members
  - number of family members/friends in city
  - child still in village
  - no heating
  
b's not significantly affected by additional control for:
  - job satisfaction
  - discrimination index
  - easiness/difficulty of finding a job