Explaining the subjective well-being of urban and rural Chinese: Income, personal concerns, and societal evaluations

Social Science Research

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 126-140

  Han, Chunping ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Contextualization; Income; Personal concerns; Societal evaluations; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017330469     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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