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Studies

Knight & Gunatilaka (2014): study CN 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Knight, J.B.; Gunatilaka, R.
Title:
Subjective Well-being and Social Evaluation in a Poor Country.
Source:
CSAE Working Paper, 2014, No.9, Oxford, UK

Investigation

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

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How happy do you feel about your life as a whole these days?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  so-so
2  not happy
1  not at all happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ab
Author's label:
Subejective well-being
Remarks:
urban mean: 2,5
rural mean: 2,7
Page in publication:
8
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.67 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding urban vs rural