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Studies

Easterlin et al. (2012): study CN 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Easterlin, R.A.; Morgan, R.; Switek, M.; Wang, F.
Title:
China's Life Satisfaction, 1990 - 2010.
Source:
PNAS, 2012, Vol. 109, 9775 - 9780

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, China, 2004
Survey name
CN-Gallup Poll of China
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 3500
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way things are going in your life?
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLC-c-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
lifesatisfaction
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.67 -
SD:
- -