农村冲突对农民生活满意度的影响

利用在湖北和湖南两省收集到的数据,实证考察了农村冲突对农民生活满意度的影响,发现农村冲突显著降低了在家农民的生活满意度,但在控制住人力资本、农地分配、非农就业和基础设施的作用之后,这种影响在通常的统计水平不再显著。认为农村冲突的福利影响可以通过调控这些因素加以控制,农地冲突对农民工的生活满意度没有显著影响,非农地冲突显著降低了农民工的生活满意度,即使在控制职业、家庭特征和民生工程的影响之后仍然如此,表明非农地冲突对农民工福利具有显著的负面影响。     

Life-Satisfaction and Preference Drift

In this paper an empirical model is presented thataccounts for adaptation behavior in self-reports onlife-satisfaction. The model is used to determinepreference drift – adaptation to income levels – inlife-satisfaction. With preference drift, the effectof income on life satisfaction varies with the levelof life satisfaction. It is found that preferencedrift mainly occurs among individuals with a highlevel of life-satisfaction.     

Sympathy and the Value of Health: The Spill-over Effects of Migraine on Household Well-being

In this paper a model of life satisfactionmeasurement is formulated to calculatehappiness interdependencies. The model isapplied to estimate the spill-over effects ofmigraine headache on well-being. It is foundthat women are more compassionate thanmen. The results also show that ignoringhappiness interdependencies of migraineheadache underestimates the effects of migraineheadache on well-being.     

Opportunity for Adult Bonding/Meaningful Neighborhood Roles and Life-Satisfaction among USA Middle School Students

This study investigated the relationship between adolescent life- satisfaction and bonding to adults/developing meaningful roles in the neighborhood within a pilot study of slightly modified version of the CDC Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (MSYRBS) in a southern state in the USA. Overall, 43% of students reported that they were satisfied with their lives overall, and 34% reported that they experienced positive adult relationships and meaningful roles in their neighborhoods. After adjusting for socioeconomic status and family structure, differential associations were found between adolescent life satisfaction and bonding to adults/developing meaningful roles. Opportunities for adult bonding and meaningful roles in the neighborhood related to increased life satisfaction more strongly for Caucasian students than African-American students. Post-Hoc analyses suggest that the explanation for these differential relationships may involve socioeconomic status. *This research was conducted via the South Carolina Middle School Youth Risk Behaviour Survey funded by the CDC/Legacy Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control, Columbia, South Carolina.     

民生工程建设与农民工生活满意度

文章利用2012年1月在湖北和湖南两省收集到的数据,实证研究了教育、社保、治安、医疗和基础设施五个方面的民生工程建设对农民工生活满意度的影响。结果表明,晚上外出安全感、农村新型合作医疗报销率和农户距水泥公路的距离对农民工的生活满意度影响显著,表明公共投入应优先向这些领域倾斜;而加入农村新型合作医疗、社保和子女在城市公立学校就读对提升当前农民工的生活满意度作用不明显,迫切需要完善相关制度和采取配套措施。