DETERMINANTS OF WELLBEING IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ; Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Article Details

DETERMINANTS OF WELLBEING IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

Authors:

Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ | Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Publisher:

Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Journal:

International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2014 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.47-57

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2014

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820045

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

1309-8063

Abstract:

 

Life evaluations capture a reflective assessment on a person’s life or some specific  aspects of it. Given the relative lack of empirical work on subjective wellbeing  (SWB) amongst residents in South African townships, this paper seeks to fill that  gap by exploring the determinants of SWB in a township of Kwakwatsi. This  study is based on household data collected through a survey to investigate the  factors that might affect wellbeing. A multiple regression model was used to  determine the impact of selected socio-economic variables on wellbeing. The  mean score for wellbeing was 12, indicating that on average people in the area are  substantially dissatisfied with their lives. The age, educational attainment,  employment status of the head, and the number of household members employed  were found to exert a positive impact on wellbeing, whereas household size was  negatively associated with wellbeing. Information provided through the study can  be used when planning interventions relating to low income residents.

Article Details

DETERMINANTS OF WELLBEING IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

Authors: Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ | Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Publisher: Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2014 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.47-57

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2014

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000820045

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 1309-8063

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Authors:

Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ | Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Publisher:

Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Journal:

International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2014 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.47-57

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2014

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820045

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

1309-8063