Author/Authors :
Zaimah, R Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Sarmila, MS Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Azima, AM Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Saad, Suhana Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Hussain, Mohd Yusof Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Lyndon, N Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia
Abstract :
Quality of Life (QOL) and well-being (WB) are practically interchangeable concepts but may be distinguished by the manner they are measured : the QOL normally objectively and the WB subjectively. Given this distinction this paper discusses the QOL and WB of married youths who worked in Malaysia’s public sectors. The QOL was measured in terms of monthly income, educational attainment, home ownership and capital ownership. The WB was measured by gauging the youths’ perception of the state of their own current financial situations. Results revealed that the respondents’ monthly incomes averaged RM2,840.00. The majority of them held a university degree yet only 40 per cent of them managed to own a house. With respect to capital ownership the majority of the respondents did have some savings including savings for emergencies. All in all, the married youths perceived their current financial state as moderately satisfactory.
Keywords :
financial products , financial satisfaction , home ownership , married youths , Quality of Life , wellbeing
