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Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study

The paper aims to examine the status of income poverty and compare it with the well-being level between different groups among vulnerable households. Vulnerable households for this study were households that consists at least one of the following criteria: income poor, elderly person, single mothers...

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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/76754/1/MACFEA16-6.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.767542020-02-05T09:05:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76754/ Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study Ahmad, Nor Fairani Paim, Laily The paper aims to examine the status of income poverty and compare it with the well-being level between different groups among vulnerable households. Vulnerable households for this study were households that consists 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 281 households were selected. Descriptive statistics such as mean, ANOVA, correlation tests were applied in data analysis. Findings indicate significant differences in household per capita income among income poverty status groups. Also, show differences in well-being among different status of income poverty, in which the differences were between hardcore and non-poor, poor and non-poor, and potential and non-poor, whereby the non-poor had the highest mean. Results also indicate that mean well-being for poor and potential poor groups were much lower than the hardcore poor group. Finally, results reveal a positive but small relationship between household per capita income and well-being among vulnerable households. Findings from this study provide evidences and enhance understanding in income poverty, well-being and correlates of both especially among vulnerable households. Persatuan Ekonomi Pengguna dan Keluarga Malaysia (MACFEA) 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76754/1/MACFEA16-6.pdf Ahmad, Nor Fairani and Paim, Laily (2012) Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study. In: Seminar Kebangsaan MACFEA ke 16 'Kelestarian dan Kualiti Hidup', 10-11 Jul. 2012, Palm Garden Hotel Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 171-180).
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description The paper aims to examine the status of income poverty and compare it with the well-being level between different groups among vulnerable households. Vulnerable households for this study were households that consists 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 281 households were selected. Descriptive statistics such as mean, ANOVA, correlation tests were applied in data analysis. Findings indicate significant differences in household per capita income among income poverty status groups. Also, show differences in well-being among different status of income poverty, in which the differences were between hardcore and non-poor, poor and non-poor, and potential and non-poor, whereby the non-poor had the highest mean. Results also indicate that mean well-being for poor and potential poor groups were much lower than the hardcore poor group. Finally, results reveal a positive but small relationship between household per capita income and well-being among vulnerable households. Findings from this study provide evidences and enhance understanding in income poverty, well-being and correlates of both especially among vulnerable households.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ahmad, Nor Fairani
Paim, Laily
spellingShingle Ahmad, Nor Fairani
Paim, Laily
Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study
author_facet Ahmad, Nor Fairani
Paim, Laily
author_sort Ahmad, Nor Fairani
title Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study
title_short Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study
title_full Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study
title_fullStr Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in Malaysia: a comparative study
title_sort income poverty status and well-being of the vulnerable households in malaysia: a comparative study
publisher Persatuan Ekonomi Pengguna dan Keluarga Malaysia (MACFEA)
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76754/1/MACFEA16-6.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76754/
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