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Impact of education on Chinese urban and rural subjective well-being

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  • Jin, Yuchang
  • Li, Zinan
  • An, Junxiu

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Based on data from the 2005 and the 2015 Chinese General Social Surveys (CGSS) survey, this paper compared and analyzed the influence of education on urban–rural subjective well-being (SWB), from which the following were found: (1) over the decade, SWB increased significantly, with the higher the education, the higher the SWB; however, there was a greater SWB increase over the ten years in residents with lower education levels; (2) while there was a significant positive relationship found between education level and SWB, the positive effect was weakening; (3) the influence of education level on urban and rural SWB was significantly different.

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  • Jin, Yuchang & Li, Zinan & An, Junxiu, 2020. "Impact of education on Chinese urban and rural subjective well-being," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:119:y:2020:i:c:s0190740920311403
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105505
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