The influence of regional deprivation index on personal happiness using multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of the present study was to identify the factors that influence the happiness index of community residents, by considering personal and regional aspects, and to use as evidence of efforts for improvement of the happiness index.

Methods

The study was conducted based on information from 16,270 participants who met the data requirement among those who participated in the 2011 South Gyeongsang Community Health Survey. Of the factors that can influence the happiness index, socioeconomic characteristics, health behavior, morbidity, and healthcare use, social contact, and participation in social activities were classified as personal factors; for regional factors, data from the 2010 census were used to extrapolate the regional deprivation indices at the sub

SUBMITTER: Kim KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4835710 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature