| Publication |
| Author(s) | Gao, S.; Meng, X. |
| Title | The Impact of Government Size on Chinese Elders' Life Satisfaction: 1998-2008 |
| Source | Filomena Maggino, Ed.: "Social Indicators Research Series 57, A New Research Agenda for Impovements in Quality of Life", Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, Swiss, 2015, 135 - 161 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15904-1_7 |
| Investigation |
| Public | 65+ aged, China, followed 10 years, 1998-2008 |
| Collect period | 1998-2008 |
| Last assesment | 2008 |
| | T1:1998; T2:2000; T3:2002; T4:2005; T5:2008. |
| Survey name | CN-Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity |
| | waves 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 70.000 interviews. |
| Sample | Probability multistage stratified area sample |
| | Deceased respondents were replaced by new participants. |
| Respondents N = | 50674 |
| | 6,773 individuals in T1, 8,210 in T2, 12,103 in T3, 11,693 in T4, 11,895 in T5. |
| Non Response | not reported |
| | N = 50674 actual observations. |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| | N = observarions, not respondents!
Many (most?) respondents participated 5 times! |
| General remarks | High economic development. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question:
How do you rate your life at present?
1 bad or very bad
2 fair
3 good
4 very good |
| Classification | O-QOL-c-sq-v-4-b |
| Author's label | Life satisfaction |
| Page in publication | 138 |
| Remarks | T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
%, All 1998 2000 2002 2005 2008
1: 5.02 2,62 3,83 5,82 5,77 5,65
2. 30.29 21,92 27.00 32.63 32.40 32.83
3. 47.83 55.39 46.55 46.50 46.31 47.31
4. 16.86 20.07 22.61 15.05 15.52 14.22
Mean 2,93 2,88 2,71 2,72 2,70
SD 0,72 0,80 0,79 0,80 0,78
Mean all waves aggregated: 2,77; SD: 0,79
High level of economic growth in this period. |
Finding used in
nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| ADL-score (Physical limitations) | H14ac01 | Degree of restriction |
| Age (groups) | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
| Capital Formation Rate | R04aa02a | Economic growth/decline in region |
| Chronic conditions score | H14ab02d | Chronic illness |
| Education | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
| Etnicity (Han = 1) | E04ab03e | Ethnic status in China |
| Frequency visits by child or sibling | S06ab | Current contacts |
| Government medical expenses | R04ab06a | Social security in region |
| Government Size | R09ab03b | Size of government in region |
| Household income | I01ab03 | Household income |
| Living arrangement, alone, with spouse, child, both, or others | H20ab | Current household-composition |
| Living arrangement, alone, with spouse, child, both, or others | I02ab | Current living in an institution or not, also classified as above ↑ |
| Living arrangement, alone, with spouse, child, both, or others | H20ac | Household members, also classified as above ↑ |
| Living arrangement, alone, with spouse, child, both, or others | H20ab01 | Living alone or not, also classified as above ↑ |
| Living arrangement, alone, with spouse, child, both, or others | H20ab02 | Living with children, also classified as above ↑ |
| Living arrangement, alone, with spouse, child, both, or others | H20ab03 | Number of persons in household, also classified as above ↑ |
| Male | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
| Previous Happiness | H04ab01b | Past happiness ( 1 to 10 years ago) |
| Real GDP per capita | R04ab01b | GDP in region |
| Urban (residence) | H22ab | Current dwelling |
| Urban (residence) | L13ab02b | Rural vs urban dwelling, also classified as above ↑ |
| White Collar (= 1) | O01aa01 | Earlier occupation |