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. 2009 Nov 28;98(2):201–215. doi: 10.1007/s11205-009-9542-6

Table 2.

Personal Wellbeing Domains by cohort member characteristics

Demographic, socioeconomic, geographic characteristics Standard of living Personal health Achievement in life Personal relationship Personal safety Sense of community Future security Spiritualy/Religion
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