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Studies

Cheng et al. (2016): study CN 2011

Publication

Author(s):
Cheng, Z.; King, S.; Smyth, R.
Title:
Housing Property Rights and Subjective Wellbeing in Urban China.
Source:
European Journal of Political Economy, 2016, Vol. 45, 160 - 174

Investigation

Public
Adults, urban areas, age range not reported, China, 2011
Survey name
CN-China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) 2011
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 5229
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1  very dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4  satisfied
5  very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-r
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
6-7
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.9%,   2: 4.7%,   3: 31.1%,   4: 47.8%,   5: 15.4%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.72 7.21
SD:
0.81 2.03

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Homeowners vs. non-homeowners