"經濟成長顯示中國不滿"

根據美國一項研究，中國在過去20年的經濟成長整體而言和下降的滿意度成比例，特別是對社會上最貧窮的成員來說。

此研究的作者理查伊斯特林表示「很多人相信隨著經濟成長，福利也會逐漸增加，而成長越快人民就越滿意。可能沒有其他國家比中國還更適合以這樣的期望進行實驗了。」

在1990年，收入最高的階層中百分之六十八的人和那些收入最低的百分之六十五的人回報高滿意度。在2010年，收入最低的階層只有百分之四十二回報對生活有高滿意度，而那些自認對生活滿意的富有中國人滿意度則上升了大約三個百分比。

調查並未記錄滿意度下降的原因，但眾所皆知「收入增加所引起的更多抱負削弱了因收入增加本身而提高的生活滿意度，」研究如此說道。它補充表示其他原因可能包括「家庭生活和能夠支撐這個家的一份穩定工作的需求，另外還有健康、朋友和親戚等因素。」

(Local)Economic Growth Shows Unhappiness in China

According to a US study, Chinas economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, particularly among the poorest members of society.

Lead author Richard Easterlin said that there are many who believe that well-being is increased by economic growth, and that the faster the growth, the happier people are. There could hardly be a better country than China to test these expectations.

In 1990, 68 percent of those in the wealthiest income bracket and 65 percent of those in the poorest reported high levels of satisfaction. Only 42 percent of Chinese people in the lowest income bracket reported high levels of life satisfaction in 2010, while the wealthiest Chinese that said they were satisfied with their lives grew about 3 percentage points.

The surveys did not document the reasons for the decline, but it is well known that growth in aspirations induced by rising income undercuts the increase in life satisfaction related to rising income itself, said the study. Other reasons may include home life and the need for a secure job to support it, health, friends and relatives, it added.

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