SATISFACTION WITH LIFE AMONG GENERAL POPULATION OF PUNJAB. PAKISTAN

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the satisfaction with life of general population of Punjab. Pakistan. METHODS: The study was designed as a cross sectional, online survey. Satisfaction with life was assessed by using Ed diener Satisfaction with Life Scale. Descriptive analysis was used to elaborate people’s...

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Published inValue in health Vol. 20; no. 5; p. A58
Main Authors Akram, A, Fayyaz, F, Hamid, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lawrenceville Elsevier Science Ltd 01.05.2017
Subjects
Demography
Life satisfaction
Living conditions
Locality
Polls & surveys
Quality of life
Rural communities
Statistical analysis
Punjab Pakistan
Pakistan
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Summary:OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the satisfaction with life of general population of Punjab. Pakistan. METHODS: The study was designed as a cross sectional, online survey. Satisfaction with life was assessed by using Ed diener Satisfaction with Life Scale. Descriptive analysis was used to elaborate people’s demographic characteristics while inferential statistics were applied to report the association among study variables. Po0.05 was taken as significant. RESULTS: A total of 960 participants responded to the survey. The cohort was equally distributed in terms of gender and was dominated by participants of 20-25 (44.5%) years old. Seven hundred and twenty (75.0%) were unmarried and 392 (40.8%) had graduate level of education. Overall 682 (71.0.5%) participants reported satisfaction with their lives. Two hundred and fifty-six (26.7%) participants were dissatisfied from their lives respectively. People in urban locality have positive trend of satisfaction when compared with the rural ones. No significant association was reported among other study variables. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides baseline assessment for the Satisfaction with life of general population of Punjab, Pakistan. The study revealed the impact of the following conditions on the various satisfaction with life domains measured: Education, work, personal income & Locality. Overall the percentage of study correspondents who are satisfied with their life (71.05%) is more as compared to the percentage of dissatisfied people. satisfaction with life could be further improved if better job and education opportunities are provided.
ISSN:1098-3015
1524-4733
DOI:10.1016/j.jval.2017.05.005