Subjective Well-Being of Older Rural Muslim Community in Malaysia

Wan Ibrahim W.a, Zainab I, Asyraf H.A.r and Fadzli A

International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2012, vol. 2, issue 3, 330-335

Abstract: While research on subjective well-being has been well developed and documented in developed countries, the nature of subjective well-being of this category of population is still relatively unexamined in Malaysia. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the level of subjective well-being of the older population in rural Muslim community in Kelantan, Malaysia. The design used in this study was a combination of the sociological method of face-to-face interviews, and the anthropological method of participant-observation. A total of 214 older population were selected as respondents using simple random sampling technique from sampling frame. Major data for the quantitative analysis are derived from face-to-face interviews, while data for the qualitative analysis are derived from unstructured interviews, information from key informants, and field observation. Results show that the majority of the respondents have a moderate level of subjective well-being. Their subjective well-being also differs according to their profiles.

Keywords: Elderly; Older population; Population aging; Demographic changes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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