Table 2 Influence of demographic characteristics of participants on subjective well-being
Subjective well-being (Malaysian) | Subjective well-being (Indian) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | SD | F | N | Mean | SD | F | |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 160 | 7.55 | 2.10 | 6.95* | 220 | 14.39 | 5.98 | 19.84** |
Female | 240 | 4.02 | 0.84 | 180 | 07.11 | 3.44 | ||
Religiosity | ||||||||
Religious | 286 | 8.17 | 2.96 | 17.14** | 270 | 15.05 | 2.96 | 21.02** |
Non-Religious | 114 | 5.08 | 1.18 | 130 | 9.78 | 3.25 | ||
Socio-economic status | ||||||||
Belong to Wealthier Family | 230 | 8.98 | 2.45 | 19.25** | 267 | 18.05 | 6.20 | 07.97** |
Belong to Poor Family | 170 | 5.25 | 1.98 | 133 | 06.45 | 2.05 | ||