Insights into Chinese Cultural Practices and Happiness Factors

In a study conducted by Becky Hsu focusing on social contact variables and religious activities among individuals in China, it was found that behavioral questions play a significant role in understanding how people make sense of their lives. Family lineage activities and filial piety are deeply rooted in Chinese traditions related to life, death, the supernatural, and the afterlife. The survey delved into various aspects including social contact, money, and family lineage to explore happiness levels in China. The research sheds light on the importance of relationships, cultural practices, and spiritual beliefs in shaping overall well-being and contentment within the Chinese population.

• Chinese culture
• Social contact
• Religious activities
• Happiness factors
• Cultural practices

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1. 1 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Social Contact Variables and Religious Activity: Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Lived Religion in East Asia Survey Research and the Study of Religion in East Asia Pew Research Center, October 11, 2017 Becky Yang Hsu Department of Sociology, Georgetown University

2. 2 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Core Message To understand how people in China deal with life, death, the supernatural, and the afterlife, it is necessary to ask questions about behavior, social contact, and family lineage activities.

3. 3 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Argument 1. Behavioral questions can tap into what people do to make sense of and organize important parts of their lives. 2. Filial piety and family lineage activities have traditionally been very important to notions about life, death, the supernatural, and the afterlife in China.

4. 4 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Backdrop: Happiness in China 1. Ethnographic project (3 years), team 2. New questionnaire 3. Social contact, money, family lineage 4. Nationally representative survey n = 2,561 Completed February 2016 by Horizon

5. 5 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Social Contact S1. S1. Who did you have dinner with last night? Family Romantic partner Co-worker Friends Business partners/clients Alone /

6. 6 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Social Contact S5. S6. 24 S8. S9. S5. Who are you living with? S6. Who did you send the most WeChat messages to in the past 24 hours? S8. Who did you see in person yesterday? S9. Who did you have contact with yesterday?

7. 7 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Money N4. N5. N6. N4. Who did you give money to last month? Giving money means you give someone money as a gift or red envelope, excluding business money transfer or loaning money to someone. N5. Who did you give money to most recently? N6. How much money did you give last time?

8. 8 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Family Lineage Tomb Sweeping Day Mid lunar July Winter Solstice New Year Chinese New Year s Eve Death anniversaries First day of a lunar month Once a month Dragon Boat Festival Moon Festival Double Ninth Festival Other K1. On what occasions did you worship the ancestors in the past year, including burning spirit money, offering food, alcohol, and fruit, burning incense, or pray?

9. 9 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Family Lineage K6. K7. K8. K6. How many times did you go tomb sweeping last year, including burning spirit money, serving alcohol, food and fruits to the dead, burning incense and prayer? K7. When you went to visit graves during the last year, did you do so with your family? K8. When you went tomb sweeping, did you go back to your hometown?

10. 10 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Argument (recap) 1. Behavioral questions can tap into what people do to make sense of and organize important parts of their lives. 2. Filial piety and family lineage activities have traditionally been very important to notions about life, death, the supernatural, and the afterlife in China.

11. 11 Becky Hsu / Blessed Happiness Survey 2016 Core Message To understand how people in China deal with life, death, the supernatural, and the afterlife, it is necessary to ask questions about behavior, social contact, and family lineage activities.