About half the people in an online survey said their happiness is related to decisions made by government officials.?The officials, especially cities' chief officials, can exert great influence on municipal construction, which can affect local people's life and feelings about happiness, according to the joint survey by Xiaokang Magazine, Tsinghua University and sina.com.

The survey of 10,000 netizens from 100 cities also found that Beijing residents see marriage as the most important factor in happiness.