Online survey data of public subjective well-being on high occupancy vehicle lane in China.
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SUBMITTER: Li S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5779536 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
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Online survey data of public subjective well-being on high occupancy vehicle lane in China.
Li Shunxi S Su Bowen B Sui Pang-Chieh PC Zhang Guofang G
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The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled "Out-of-home activities, daily travel, and SWB" (Ettema et al., 2010) [1]. The paper provides an online survey questionnaire and data about the public subjective well-being of high occupancy vehicle lanes in China. The survey data are made publicly available to extended analysis. ...[more]
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