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Studies

Knight & Gunatilaka (2018): study CN 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Knight, J.B.; Gunatilaka, R.
Title:
Rural-Urban Migration and Happiness in China.
Source:
World Happiness Report 2018, Chapter 4, 67 - 88

Investigation

Public
Working aged: rural , rural-urban migrants urban born, China, 2003
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 1850
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:
Happiness
Remarks:
rural living M = 2.7
urban born/living M = 2.5
rural-urban migrants M = 2.4
Page in publication:
70

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding rural urban residence