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A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds

The paper aims to examine the strata (rural and urban), type of household (able-bodied and vulnerable), ethnic and gender differences in well-being among Malaysian households. Vulnerable households in this study were households that had at least one of the following criteria: income poor, elderly pe...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Nor Fairani, Paim, Laily
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Persatuan Ekonomi Pengguna dan Keluarga Malaysia (MACFEA) 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76751/1/MACFEA16-4.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.767512020-02-05T09:00:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76751/ A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds Ahmad, Nor Fairani Paim, Laily The paper aims to examine the strata (rural and urban), type of household (able-bodied and vulnerable), ethnic and gender differences in well-being among Malaysian households. Vulnerable households in this study were households that had at least one of the following criteria: income poor, elderly person, single mothers and/or disabled person. Data was taken from the Official Poverty Line Survey conducted in four Malaysian cities representing each region in Peninsular Malaysia. Using convenient sampling method, a total 516 households were interviewed face-to-face. Descriptive statistics such as mean, t-test and ANOVA test analyses were applied to examine the group differences between variables. The findings indicate strata and ethnic differences in well-being, in which urban and Malay ethnic households had higher level of well-being than rural, Indian and Chinese households. The results also revealed that among the three dimensions of well-being, Malay ethnic households had highest level of internal satisfaction than Indian and Chinese households; urban and Malay households had higher level of external satisfaction than rural, Chinese and Indian households; and finally, able-bodied households had higher level of economic status satisfaction than vulnerable households. Persatuan Ekonomi Pengguna dan Keluarga Malaysia (MACFEA) 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76751/1/MACFEA16-4.pdf Ahmad, Nor Fairani and Paim, Laily (2012) A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds. In: Seminar Kebangsaan MACFEA ke 16 'Kelestarian dan Kualiti Hidup', 10-11 Jul. 2012, Palm Garden Hotel Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 127-134).
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description The paper aims to examine the strata (rural and urban), type of household (able-bodied and vulnerable), ethnic and gender differences in well-being among Malaysian households. Vulnerable households in this study were households that had at least one of the following criteria: income poor, elderly person, single mothers and/or disabled person. Data was taken from the Official Poverty Line Survey conducted in four Malaysian cities representing each region in Peninsular Malaysia. Using convenient sampling method, a total 516 households were interviewed face-to-face. Descriptive statistics such as mean, t-test and ANOVA test analyses were applied to examine the group differences between variables. The findings indicate strata and ethnic differences in well-being, in which urban and Malay ethnic households had higher level of well-being than rural, Indian and Chinese households. The results also revealed that among the three dimensions of well-being, Malay ethnic households had highest level of internal satisfaction than Indian and Chinese households; urban and Malay households had higher level of external satisfaction than rural, Chinese and Indian households; and finally, able-bodied households had higher level of economic status satisfaction than vulnerable households.
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author Ahmad, Nor Fairani
Paim, Laily
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Paim, Laily
A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds
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Paim, Laily
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title A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds
title_short A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds
title_full A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds
title_fullStr A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study inwell-being among Malaysianhouseholds
title_sort comparative study inwell-being among malaysianhouseholds
publisher Persatuan Ekonomi Pengguna dan Keluarga Malaysia (MACFEA)
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76751/1/MACFEA16-4.pdf
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