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Studies

Knight & Gunatilaka (2011): study CN 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Knight, J.B.; Gunatilaka, R.
Title:
Does Economic Growth Raise Happiness in China?
Source:
Oxford Development Studies, 2011, Vol. 39, 1 - 24

Investigation

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

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

On the whole, do you feel happy nowadays?
0  very unhappy
1  unhappy
2  so-so
3  happy
4  very happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ae
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Unweighed mean computed by WDH-team from mean urban happiness (M=2,48) and mean rural happiness (M=2,68). Rural-urban migrants: M=2.37
Page in publication:
4,11,15,16
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.67 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender