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Studies

Wang et al. (2013): study CN 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Wang, H.; Cheng, Z.; Smyth, R.
Title:
Happiness and Job Satisfaction in Urban China: A Comparative Study of Two Generations of Migrants and Urban Locals.
Source:
Discussion Paper No. 08-13, 2013, Monash University, Department of Economics, USA

Investigation

Public
19+ aged, general public, China, 2008
Survey name
CN-GSS
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 5395
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

Generally speaking, how do you personally feel about your life?
1 very unhappy
2 unhappy
3 so-so
4 happy
5 very happy
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-5-h
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Own computation
Page in publication:
2
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.70 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Migrants