Liang & Wang (2014): study CN 2005

Publication

Author(s):

Liang, Y.; Wang, P.

Title:

Influence of Prudential Value on the Subjective Well-Being of Chinese Urban-Rural Residents

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 2014, Vol. 118, No. 3, 1249 - 1267

Investigation

Public

18-70 aged general public, China, 2005

Survey name

CN-GSS

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 10372

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

In general, how happy would you say you are.....?
1  very unhappy
2
3
4
5  very happy

Labels of other response options not reported

Classification:

O-HL-g-sq-v-5-a

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

1253

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 1.4%,   2: 7.7%,   3: 45.1%,   4: 40.1%,   5: 5.7%   (total 100%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

3.41 -

SD:

0.77 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Place of residence Rural dwelling (vs urban) Remote region Region in China
Remoteness of region Gender Current gender Age Current age (in years) Ethnicity Ethnic status in China
Ethnic minority Member communist party Member of ruling party Phone Telephone Weekly working hours Work hours