Table 1.

Descriptive data of the cohort members, ‘life satisfaction as a whole’ and PWI scores

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