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Studies

Easterlin et al. (2012): study CN 2007 /1

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
Adults, age range not reported, general public, China, 2007
Survey name
CN-Horizon Research Consultancy Group
Sample
Sampling not reported
Respondents
N = 3500
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, are you satisfied with your current life?
5  very satisfied
4  fairly satisfied
3  average
2  fairly dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-w
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.35 -
SD:
- -