Life satisfaction in urban China: components and determinants

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Survey data from urban China in 2002 show levels of life satisfaction to be low, but not exceptionally so, by international comparison. Many of the determinants of life satisfaction in urban China appear comparable to those for people in other countries. These include, inter alia, unemployment, income, marriage, sex, health and age. Communist Party membership and political participation raise life satisfaction. People appear fairly satisfied with economic growth and low inflation, and this contributes to their overall life satisfaction. There is dissatisfaction over pollution, but this - like job insecurity - does not appear to impact on life satisfaction.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Deutsch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3443

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; General Welfare; Well-Being
• Thema: Life satisfaction ; happiness ; economic growth ; unemployment ; China ; Lebenszufriedenheit ; Lebensstandard ; Stadtsoziologie ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Arbeitslosigkeit ; China

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Song, Lina ; Appleton, Simon
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2008

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34904
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2008041625
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ