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Studies

Smyth et al. (2008): study CN 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Smyth, R.; Mishra, V.; Qian, X.
Title:
The Environment and Well-being in Urban China.
Source:
Ecological Economics, 2008, Vol.68, 547 - 555

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, urban areas, China, 2003
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 8890
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Respondents were interviewed in person in shopping centers

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

'How satisfied are you with your life now?'
5  very satisfied
2  satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e
Author's label:
subjective wellbeing
Page in publication:
549
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.6%,   2: 13.4%,   3: 41.9%,   4: 39.3%,   5: 2.8%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.26 6.13
SD:
0.82 2.22

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Pollution