TITLE:
The Impact of Income Inequality and the Use of Information Media on Happiness
AUTHORS:
Zhiying Li, Zhouliang Xie
KEYWORDS:
Income Inequality, Information Medium, Happiness
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.8 No.2,
February
26,
2020
ABSTRACT: Based on
the 2015 China General Society Survey (CGSS 2015), the Order Logit model is used to study the
impact of income inequality and the use of information media on the subjective
well-being of Chinese residents. The study finds that income inequality significantly reduced
residents’ subjective well-being; the use of information media has a
significant positive impact on residents’ subjective well-being and cushions
the negative impact of income inequality on happiness; compared with rural
residents, income inequality has a greater impact on urban residents’
happiness; the use of information media has a more significant impact on the
well-being of rural residents, and its buffering effect is also more pronounced
among rural residents.