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Studies

Jiang et al. (2012): study CN 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Jiang, S.; Lu, M.; Sato, H.
Title:
Identity, Inequality, and Happiness: Evidence from Urban China.
Source:
World Development, 2012, Vol. 40, 1190 - 1200

Investigation

Public
16+ aged general public, 26 cities, China, 2002
Survey name
CN-CHIP 2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 5630
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self-report on single question:

Generally speaking, how happy do you feel?
4 very happy
3 happy
2 so-so
1 not happy
0 not happy at all
Classification:
M-FH-g-sq-v-5-da
Author's label:
Subjective Happiness
Page in publication:
1192
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.45 -
SD:
0.85 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Between-Group (urban hukou vs rural hokou) income inequality