* 38 1 2014 1 Vol. 38 No. 1 January 2014 63 Population Research 35 100872 An Exploration of Family Happiness Development Index Tao Tao Yang Fan Zhang Huanjun Zhao Menghan Abstract Utilizing data collected in the survey of China s Family Happiness Development Index by Renmin University of China and China Population Welfare Foundation this article explores the factors affecting the happiness of China s families. There are four dimensions of the factors affecting family happiness income and housing estate are the most important factors in economic dimension physical and mental health is the foundation of a happy family higher education better relationship and more leisure will increase the happiness level better social security and social network will secure the family happiness. Differing from the existing Happiness Indexes which evaluate happiness from individual level or regional level this article focuses on family as the study object to construct the Family Happiness Index to evaluate the capability of becoming happier instead of assessing the status of happiness. Based on the four dimensions including economics health civilization and society this index consists of 35 indicators with a combination of subjective and objective factors. Keywords Family Happiness Happiness Development Happiness Index Authors Tao Tao is Assistant Professor Yang Fan is Assistant Professor Zhang Huanjun is PhD Candidate and Zhao Menghan is PhD Candidate Center for Population and Development Studies Renmin University of China. Email taotao@ nsrcruc. org *
64 38 1-2 2. 1 Easterlin 2011 1994 2011 2. 2 2. 3 GNH Gross National Happiness 2008
1 65 2002 2012 2. 4 Warner R. Wilson 1967 2008 L. C. Solmon C. L. Fagnano 2006 S 2006 2007 2004 2007 2011 GHN 3 3. 1 3. 1. 1 VS. 3. 7
66 38 3. 1. 2 VS. 3. 2 2012 9604 2372 9604 22347 1 6 4 5 1 16 600 9600 12 650 4 4 120 1 9147 / 8759 3002 420 138 881
1 67 10000 36% 2 /3 4 4 4. 1 4. 1. 1 6 4. 47 34% 1 ~ 10 5. 65 5. 96 4. 79 24% Figure 1 1 Perception of Income Equality among People with Different Happiness Level
68 38 28. 44% 20% 45. 78% 1 Table 1 1 Correlation between Happiness Level and Perception of Social Equality % % % % 2. 36 0. 57 0. 65 1. 23 34. 66 25. 91 13. 70 27. 10 3. 00 43. 22 38. 05 40. 55 19. 26 24. 79 33. 72 24. 23 5. 54 5. 52 13. 89 6. 88 1 1 /3 3 40% 4. 1. 2 76. 1% 3. 0% 84. 2% 1. 4% 4. 2 4. 2. 1 52. 8% 45. 4% 9. 7% 13. 7% 25% 60%
1 69 62. 9% 4. 2. 2 1 /3 66% 4. 3 31. 6% 44. 0% 11. 3% 1. 7% WHO 84. 1% 77. 4% 0. 6% 4. 5% 0. 4% 1. 2% 0. 2% 1. 8% 4. 4 4. 4. 1 2
70 38 1 /5 1 /4 30% 60% 1. 2% 3 /4 Figure 2 2 Different Happiness Level among People with Different Marital Status 4. 4. 2 3 1 /4 2 1. 73%
1 71 Figure 3 3 Correlation between Happiness Level and the Relationship with Parents-in-law Table 2 2 Correlation between Happiness Level of Unmarried Children and Their Relationship with Parents % % % % % 75. 09 23. 19 1. 73 0. 00 0. 00 29. 65 64. 40 5. 28 0. 60 0. 09 15. 43 51. 23 27. 78 4. 32 1. 23 44. 35 47. 48 7. 06 0. 89 0. 21 4. 4. 3 57% 90% 16. 31% 36. 6% 13. 8% 28. 51% 4
72 38 Figure 4 4 Correlation between Happiness Level of Unmarried Children and Their Degree of Satisfaction with Education 4. 4. 4 5%
1 73 5 GHN OECD 1 2 1972 4 9 72 GNH 2009 GNP GDP 2011 OECD OECD 11 25 The World Values Survey 3
74 38 HDI RCDI GDP 0 1 0. 8 0. 5 HDI HDI 15 3 2012 Table 3 3 Index of Family Happiness Development in China S ES SS HS CS ES1 ES2 ES3 ES4 ES5 SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 HS1 HS2 HS3 CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6
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