中国转型期收入与幸福的实证研究

An Empirical Study on the Relation between Happiness and Income during Transitional Times

改革开放30年,人均收入在巨幅增加的同时,人们的幸福程度究竟有着怎样的变化?本文在回顾相关理论文献的基础上,利用世界价值观幸福数据库和其他幸福调查,对中国1990-2006年转型期间幸福感的状况及其变化作了定量分析,发现1995年、2001年及2006年收入与幸福呈正向关系,而1990年的数据则表明收入与幸福呈负向关系。这种异常现象的根源在于,收入尽管是幸福的重要影响因素,但并非唯一。因此,提高国民幸福程度不能仅关注收入的增长,还必须考虑其他多种因素。

After 30 years of reform and opening-up, how is Chinese people＇s happy level changed while per capita national income has increased rapidly？ Based on the review of related literatures, using World Value Survey Database and other happiness survey data, this paper carries on the quantitative analysis to the change of happiness during transitional times from 1990 to 2006. It is found that happiness has positive correlation with income in 1995,2001 and 2006 but in 1990 has negative correlation. This abnormal result comes from that income is only one of factors influencing happiness. Therefore, it＇ s necessary to consider other kinds of factors besides income in order to promote national happiness.