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.

Object Details

• Language: Deutsch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3443

Classification and Topics

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

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Song, Lina ; Appleton, Simon
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34904
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2008041625
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET