Little Emperors: Behavioral Impacts of China's One-Child Policy (ICPSR 34521)

Version Date: Jan 18, 2013

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Principal Investigator(s):
Lisa Cameron, Monash University; Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne; Lata Gangadharan, Monash University; Xin Meng, Australian National University

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34521.v1

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Summary

This study explores the behavioral impact of the One Child Policy in China. Using experimental data it examines whether the One Child Policy affected altruism, trust, trust-worthiness, risk-taking, and competitiveness in individuals. Survey data on personality traits and demographics of the sample are included.

Citation

Cameron, Lisa, Erkal, Nisvan, Gangadharan, Lata, and Meng, Xin. Little Emperors: Behavioral Impacts of China’s One-Child Policy. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-01-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34521.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

city

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2010-03-10 -- 2010-03-27

Date of Collection

2010-03-10 -- 2010-03-27

Data Collection Notes

  1. The zipped package contains Stata and Word files, which provide data, tables, and figures used in the publication.

  2. These data are part of ICPSR's Publication-Related Archive and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.

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Sample

Random sample of Beijing population born in 1975, 1978, 1980, and 1983, with parents who had urban hukou at the time of the respondents birth. Subjects were recruited by a private survey company using their regular subject-recruitment network, by approaching people on the streets of Beijing, and by posting an advertisement on their website, and on notice boards and street lamp posts across Beijing.

Universe

Population of Beijing.

Unit(s) of Observation

individual

Data Type(s)

Response Rates

100 percent

Presence of Common Scales

Dictator games, trust games, risk games, and competition games were conducted. The Big-5 personality traits was also used.

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Original Release Date

2013-01-18

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Cameron, Lisa, Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan, and Xin Meng. Little Emperors: Behavioral Impacts of China's One-Child Policy. ICPSR34521-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-01-18. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34521.v1
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Notes

  • These data are flagged as replication datasets and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.