1 Introduction
2 Thai Economy and Development
3 Thai Conceptual Framework for Personal Wellbeing
4 Methodology
4.1 Study Design
4.2 Data Analysis
5 Results
5.1 Descriptive Statistics of the Cohort Members
Demographic, socioeconomic, geographic characteristics | N | % | Satisfaction in ‘Life as a Whole’ | PWI score | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | ||||
Overall | 87,134 | 100.0 | 75.7 | ±17.3 | 70.0 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 39,482 | 45.3 | 75.0 | ±17.7 | 70.4 |
Female | 47,642 | 54.7 | 76.3 | ±16.9 | 69.7 |
Age | |||||
20–29 | 44,207 | 50.7 | 74.4 | ±17.6 | 68.3 |
30–39 | 27,309 | 31.4 | 76.1 | ±17.0 | 70.9 |
40–49 | 10,948 | 12.6 | 78.8 | ±16.2 | 74.0 |
≥=50 | 2,150 | 2.5 | 80.6 | ±15.8 | 75.9 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 36,727 | 41.6 | 77.7 | ±16.1 | 72.1 |
Single | 47,843 | 54.2 | 74.2 | ±17.9 | 68.5 |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 3,648 | 4.1 | 72.2 | ±19.4 | 68.1 |
Income/month (Baht) | |||||
<7,000 | 35,632 | 41.9 | 73.8 | ±18.8 | 67.8 |
7,001–10,000 | 19,796 | 23.3 | 75.6 | ±16.4 | 70.0 |
10,001–20,000 | 20,564 | 24.2 | 77.5 | ±15.4 | 72.2 |
20,001+ | 8,952 | 10.5 | 79.6 | ±14.3 | 74.0 |
Education | |||||
Junior/high school | 42,448 | 48.9 | 74.9 | ±18.4 | 68.7 |
Diploma | 23,462 | 27.0 | 76.2 | ±16.5 | 70.5 |
Bachelor degree/above | 20,981 | 24.2 | 76.7 | ±15.6 | 71.5 |
Household assets | |||||
Low (0–30,000 Baht) | 35,182 | 40.6 | 73.9 | ±18.2 | 69.5 |
Medium (30,001–60,000 Baht) | 26,596 | 30.7 | 76.3 | ±16.7 | 70.1 |
High (60,001+ Baht) | 24,903 | 28.7 | 77.7 | ±16.3 | 71.0 |
Residence | |||||
Bangkok | 14,862 | 17.2 | 73.8 | ±17.6 | 67.5 |
Urban not Bangkok | 31,775 | 36.7 | 75.5 | ±17.2 | 69.6 |
Rural | 39,957 | 46.1 | 76.6 | ±17.2 | 71.3 |
5.2 Mean Scores of ‘Satisfaction in Life as a Whole’ by Cohort Characteristics
5.3 Personal Wellbeing Scores by Cohort Characteristics
5.4 Cohort’s Characteristics and Personal Wellbeing Domains
Demographic, socioeconomic, geographic characteristics
| Standard of living | Personal health | Achievement in life | Personal relationship | Personal safety | Sense of community | Future security | Spiritualy/Religion | ||||||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Overall | 67.6 | ±19.8 | 72.2 | ±19.0 | 65.6 | ±20.6 | 72.4 | ±17.8 | 71.8 | ±19.5 | 65.8 | ±22.2 | 68.1 | ±22.4 | 76.5 | ±19.1 |
Sex | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 67.0 | ±20.5 | 73.7 | ±18.6 | 65.4 | ±21.5 | 71.8 | ±17.9 | 72.2 | ±20.0 | 67.3 | ±22.4 | 69.1 | ±23.0 | 76.8 | ±19.7 |
Female | 68.2 | ±19.2 | 71.0 | ±19.1 | 65.8 | ±19.9 | 72.9 | ±17.6 | 71.5 | ±19.1 | 64.6 | ±21.9 | 67.3 | ±21.8 | 76.3 | ±18.5 |
Age | ||||||||||||||||
20–29 | 65.5 | ±19.7 | 71.5 | ±19.3 | 62.6 | ±20.7 | 72.3 | ±18.1 | 70.3 | ±19.9 | 63.8 | ±22.6 | 64.7 | ±22.6 | 75.5 | ±19.3 |
30–39 | 68.8 | ±19.6 | 72.5 | ±18.7 | 67.4 | ±20.1 | 72.1 | ±17.4 | 72.6 | ±19.2 | 66.7 | ±21.8 | 70.3 | ±21.8 | 77.0 | ±18.9 |
40–49 | 72.7 | ±19.5 | 74.0 | ±18.1 | 72.1 | ±19.2 | 73.2 | ±16.9 | 74.8 | ±18.6 | 71.0 | ±20.5 | 75.4 | ±20.3 | 79.0 | ±18.4 |
>=50 | 75.3 | ±19.0 | 75.4 | ±17.8 | 75.0 | ±19.0 | 73.6 | ±17.2 | 75.9 | ±18.6 | 73.0 | ±19.8 | 78.2 | ±19.2 | 80.9 | ±17.8 |
Marital status | ||||||||||||||||
Married | 70.2 | ±19.1 | 73.3 | ±18.3 | 69.3 | ±19.3 | 72.9 | ±17.0 | 73.3 | ±18.9 | 67.9 | ±21.4 | 72.9 | ±20.7 | 77.2 | ±18.5 |
Single | 65.7 | ±20.1 | 71.4 | ±19.4 | 62.9 | ±21.1 | 72.0 | ±18.2 | 70.7 | ±19.8 | 64.2 | ±22.6 | 64.7 | ±22.9 | 76.0 | ±19.5 |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 64.3 | ±22.3 | 71.0 | ±19.9 | 62.9 | ±22.7 | 70.9 | ±18.4 | 70.1 | ±20.4 | 64.5 | ±23.1 | 65.2 | ±25.1 | 76.0 | ±20.4 |
Income/month (Baht) | ||||||||||||||||
<7,000 | 64.4 | ±20.9 | 71.5 | ±19.8 | 60.3 | ±21.8 | 71.5 | ±18.9 | 70.8 | ±20.5 | 65.3 | ±23.0 | 62.3 | ±23.7 | 76.0 | ±18.5 |
7,001–10,000 | 67.3 | ±18.7 | 72.3 | ±18.5 | 66.6 | ±19.1 | 72.8 | ±17.2 | 70.9 | ±19.2 | 65.0 | ±21.7 | 69.6 | ±21.1 | 76.5 | ±19.9 |
10,001–20,000 | 70.7 | ±18.2 | 72.9 | ±18.1 | 70.5 | ±17.9 | 73.1 | ±16.5 | 73.1 | ±18.4 | 66.9 | ±21.2 | 74.0 | ±19.5 | 76.7 | ±18.4 |
20,001+ | 74.9 | ±17.1 | 73.7 | ±17.6 | 74.7 | ±16.7 | 73.5 | ±16.3 | 74.5 | ±17.6 | 67.3 | ±21.0 | 76.1 | ±18.2 | 77.3 | ±18.4 |
Education | ||||||||||||||||
Junior/high school | 64.4 | ±20.4 | 72.1 | ±19.4 | 62.6 | ±21.3 | 72.0 | ±18.2 | 70.5 | ±20.2 | 66.2 | ±22.1 | 64.9 | ±23.3 | 76.9 | ±19.2 |
Diploma | 68.2 | ±19.4 | 72.2 | ±18.5 | 66.6 | ±20.0 | 72.4 | ±17.6 | 72.1 | ±19.4 | 65.8 | ±22.5 | 69.2 | ±21.9 | 76.6 | ±19.0 |
Bachelor degree/above | 71.7 | ±18.6 | 72.4 | ±18.8 | 68.9 | ±19.7 | 73.0 | ±17.4 | 73.3 | ±18.6 | 65.5 | ±21.8 | 71.7 | ±21.0 | 75.9 | ±19.1 |
Household assets | ||||||||||||||||
Low | 66.5 | ±20.8 | 72.5 | ±19.5 | 63.5 | ±21.8 | 71.9 | ±18.7 | 71.6 | ±20.4 | 66.1 | ±22.8 | 66.6 | ±23.4 | 76.9 | ±19.6 |
Medium | 67.6 | ±19.1 | 72.2 | ±18.7 | 66.2 | ±19.5 | 73.2 | ±17.0 | 71.5 | ±19.0 | 65.6 | ±21.6 | 68.6 | ±21.6 | 76.1 | ±18.5 |
High | 70.1 | ±18.4 | 71.6 | ±18.2 | 69.3 | ±18.7 | 72.4 | ±16.6 | 72.5 | ±18.2 | 65.4 | ±21.4 | 70.7 | ±20.8 | 76.2 | ±18.7 |
Residence | ||||||||||||||||
Bangkok | 65.9 | ±19.7 | 70.1 | ±19.3 | 63.9 | ±20.5 | 71.1 | ±18.1 | 69.2 | ±19.5 | 60.2 | ±22.7 | 65.3 | ±22.5 | 74.7 | ±19.8 |
Urban not Bangkok | 67.7 | ±19.8 | 71.9 | ±18.8 | 66.0 | ±20.4 | 72.2 | ±17.8 | 71.2 | ±19.5 | 63.8 | ±22.2 | 68.4 | ±22.3 | 75.7 | ±19.2 |
Rural | 68.2 | ±19.9 | 73.3 | ±18.8 | 66.0 | ±20.8 | 73.0 | ±17.6 | 73.2 | ±19.4 | 69.5 | ±21.3 | 69.0 | ±22.4 | 77.9 | ±18.7 |
5.4.1 Sex and Personal Wellbeing Domains
5.4.2 Age and Personal Wellbeing Domains
5.4.3 Marital Status and Personal Wellbeing Domains
5.4.4 Income and Personal Wellbeing Domains
5.4.5 Education and Personal Wellbeing Domains
5.4.6 Household Assets and Personal Wellbeing Domains
5.4.7 Residence and Personal Wellbeing Domains
5.5 Domain Inter-Correlations, Correlation and Multiple Regression of ‘Satisfaction with Life as a Whole’ on PWI Domains
5.5.1 Domain Inter-Correlations
Domains | Standard of living | Health | Achievement in life | Personal relationship | Personal safety | Sense of community | Future security | Spiritual/religion |
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Standard of living | 1.00 | |||||||
Personal health | 0.51 | 1.00 | ||||||
Achievement in life | 0.64 | 0.47 | 1.00 | |||||
Personal relationship | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 1.00 | ||||
Personal safety | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 1.00 | |||
Sense of community | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 1.00 | ||
Future security | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 1.00 | |
Spirituality/religion | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 1.00 |
5.5.2 Bivariate Correlation of Personal Wellbeing Domains to ‘Life as a Whole’
PWI domains | Correlation with ‘life as a whole’ | Regression: ‘life as a whole’ as dependent variable | |
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Coefficient | P values | ||
Life satisfaction | 1.00 | ||
Standard of living | 0.65 | 0.196 | 0.000 |
Personal health | 0.51 | 0.079 | 0.000 |
Achievement in life | 0.65 | 0.152 | 0.000 |
Personal relationship | 0.52 | 0.084 | 0.000 |
Personal safety | 0.51 | 0.058 | 0.000 |
Sense of community | 0.48 | 0.015 | 0.000 |
Future security | 0.66 | 0.171 | 0.000 |
Spirituality and religion | 0.49 | 0.146 | 0.000 |
R
2
| 0.619 | ||
Adjusted R
2
| 0.619 |