Corroborative Analysis and Empirical Validation

The standard practice of empirical validation requires at least one more piece of corroborative or reinforcing empirical evidence (International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, edited by Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes, 2001). To meet this request, the AsiaBarometer Survey asks the question about five top lifestyle priorities, country by country: “Of the following lifestyle aspects of life circumstances, please select five that are important to you.”