TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Song, Lina
AU  - Appleton, Simon
        TI  - Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
        PY  - 2008/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3443
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3443
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - economic growth
KW  - happiness
KW  - life satisfaction
KW  - unemployment
KW  - China
        ER  -