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Correlational findings

Study Knight & Gunatilaka (2014): study CN 2002

Public
18+ aged, general public, China, 2002
Survey name
CH-SHP 2002
Sample
Respondents
N = 11228
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
widowed
Our Classification
Distribution
Mean rural: 0,02; urban: 0,03. (respondents)
Operationalization
Not widowed: 0
Widowed: 1

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ab b = -.40 p < .05 Rural

b controlled for:

-log of per capita household
-log of net wealth
-being in good health
-education in years
-house of permanent materials (rural only)
-log of village collective expenditure per capita (rural only)
-satisfied with primary school (rural only)
-satisfied with clinic (rural only)
-male
-age and age squared
-married
-divorced
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ab b = -.10 ns Urban

b additionally controlled for:

-House area per capita
-Currently laid of