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Numerous studies have found that immigrants to Canada are less satisfied with life than comparable Canadian-born individuals. Yet recent data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) suggest that this immigrant satisfaction gap may be disappearing. This article traces the evolution of the immigrant–Canadian born life satisfaction gap from 2009 to 2018 and explores two competing explanations for the declining gap: improved immigrant outcomes and changes to the CCHS design introduced in 2015–2016. The article finds little evidence for the improved outcomes explanation. Indeed, the immigrant satisfaction gap is somewhat illusory—the more substantial gap is between the life satisfaction of White individuals and that of members of certain racialized groups, regardless of immigration status. The 2015–2016 CCHS redesign, however, may be a plausible explanation for the increase in reported life satisfaction. This article provides more evidence that researchers using life satisfaction measures need to be cautious when survey designs change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Previous research has extensively examined the association between income and subjective well-being, but few studies have made a distinction between individual income and household income. China offers an interesting case to study this topic due to its rapid economic and demographic changes. By analyzing data from 12,484 men and 13,828 women aged 15 to 64 based on the nationally representative China Family Panel Studies, the current study estimated the independent effects of individual and household income on self-reported level of life satisfaction. The study further examined whether the relationship differed across gender and education groups. The results suggested that overall, both individual income and household income contributed independently to life satisfaction, but household income appeared to be more influential than individual income. The study further revealed interesting differences between men and women in that individual income showed greater impact on life satisfaction among Chinese men than women. A further stratification by educational status showed that such difference was mainly among the less-educated men and women, but not among those who were well-educated. The findings suggest the greater importance of family factor than individual factor on Chinese people's subjective well-being. The study also highlights the important role of education in reducing gender disparity in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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