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Table 1 Surveys on happiness in China

From: Surveying happiness in China: comparing measures of subjective well-being

Name (English/Chinese)

Year

N

Type

Host

Countries

Design

Sampling

Asiabarometer (AB)/亚洲指标调查数据库

2006

2000

academic

University of Niigata Prefecture

cross-natl

face-to-face interviews

national

Blessed Happiness (BH)/中国公众幸福感受调查问卷

2016

2627

academic

Georgetown University

China

face-to-face interviews

national

China Health and Nutrition Survey CHNS)/中国健康和营养调查

2011

26,000

academic

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

China

not found

national

Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS)/中国综合社会调查

2003–2007, 2010–2019

5894

academic

Renmin Unviersity and the Hong Kong Unviersity of Science and Technology

China

not found

urban-only (2003); national (2012)

Pew Global Attitudes Project (Pew)/佩尤全球态度调查

2002, 2005, 2007, 2010

approx. 2000–3500

public opinion

Pew Research Center

cross-natl

face-to-face interviews

urban-only

Spiritual Life Study of Chinese Residents (SL)/消费、幸福感及社会意见调查

2007

7021

academic

Association of Religion Data Archives

China

face-to-face interviews

national

World Vaues Survey (WVS)/世界价值观调查

1990, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2012

approx. 1000–2500

academic

Research Center for Contemporary ChinaPeking University

cross-natl

face-to-face interviews

national