Wealth Inequality as a Predictor of Subjective Health, Happiness and Life Satisfaction among Nepalese Women

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归属学者：

贺知菲 ; 邹东升

归属院系：

政治与公共管理学院

作者：

He, Zhifei ; Cheng, Zhaohui ; Bishwajit, Ghose ; Zou, Dongsheng

摘要：

Socioeconomic status has shown to be associated with subjective health, well-being, satisfaction with overall life and estimation of happiness. The body of research concerning the question of whether higher economic status leads to better health and well-being are mostly from developed countries. The present study was therefore conducted among women in Nepal with an aim to investigate whether household wealth status is associated with satisfaction about (1) self-reported health, (2) happiness, and (3) life overall. Methods: Subjects were 5226 Nepalese women aged between 15 and 24 years. Cross-sectional data were extracted from round 5 of the Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (NMICS), conducted in 2014, and analyzed using chi-square tests of association, bivariate and multivariable regression methods. Results: Wealth status was significantly associated with satisfaction about health, estimation of happiness and satisfaction. Compared with women in the poorest households, the odds of positive estimation about overall happiness were respectively 30% higher for poorer (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.653-3.190), 80% higher for middle (p = 0.001; 95% CI = 1.294-2.522), 64% higher for richer (p = 0.006; 95% CI = 1.155-2.326), and 40% higher for richest households. The odds of reporting satisfaction about life were respectively 97% higher for poorer (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.680-2.317), 41% higher for middle (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.165-1.715), 62% higher for richer (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.313-2.003), and 31% higher for richest households (p = 0.043; 95% CI = 1.008-1.700). Conclusion: Our results conclude that women in households with lower wealth status report poorer subjective health, quality of life and happiness. However, the findings need to be interpreted in light of the existing sociocultural conditions mediating the role of household wealth status on women's lives.

语种：

英文

出版日期：

2018-12

学科：

环境科学与工程; 公共卫生与预防医学

收录：

SSCI; SCI(E)

提交日期：

2019-02-19

引用参考：

He, Zhifei; Cheng, Zhaohui; Bishwajit, Ghose; Zou, Dongsheng. Wealth Inequality as a Predictor of Subjective Health, Happiness and Life Satisfaction among Nepalese Women[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,2018(12):.

  • dc.title
  • Wealth Inequality as a Predictor of Subjective Health, Happiness and Life Satisfaction among Nepalese Women
  • dc.contributor.author
  • He, Zhifei; Cheng, Zhaohui; Bishwajit, Ghose; Zou, Dongsheng
  • dc.contributor.affiliation
  • Southwest Univ Polit Sci & Law, Sch Polit & Publ Adm, Chongqing 401120, Peoples R China;Chongqing Hlth Informat Ctr, Chongqing 401120, Peoples R China;Univ Ottawa, Sch Int Dev & Global Studies, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada;
  • dc.contributor.corresponding
  • Zou, DS (reprint author), Southwest Univ Polit Sci & Law, Sch Polit & Publ Adm, Chongqing 401120, Peoples R China.
  • dc.publisher
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
  • dc.identifier.year
  • 2018
  • dc.identifier.issue
  • 12
  • dc.identifier.volume
  • 15
  • dc.date.issued
  • 2018-12
  • dc.language.iso
  • 英文
  • dc.subject
  • household wealth status; happiness; inequality; life satisfaction; self-reported health; subjective well-being
  • dc.description.abstract
  • Socioeconomic status has shown to be associated with subjective health, well-being, satisfaction with overall life and estimation of happiness. The body of research concerning the question of whether higher economic status leads to better health and well-being are mostly from developed countries. The present study was therefore conducted among women in Nepal with an aim to investigate whether household wealth status is associated with satisfaction about (1) self-reported health, (2) happiness, and (3) life overall. Methods: Subjects were 5226 Nepalese women aged between 15 and 24 years. Cross-sectional data were extracted from round 5 of the Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (NMICS), conducted in 2014, and analyzed using chi-square tests of association, bivariate and multivariable regression methods. Results: Wealth status was significantly associated with satisfaction about health, estimation of happiness and satisfaction. Compared with women in the poorest households, the odds of positive estimation about overall happiness were respectively 30% higher for poorer (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.653-3.190), 80% higher for middle (p = 0.001; 95% CI = 1.294-2.522), 64% higher for richer (p = 0.006; 95% CI = 1.155-2.326), and 40% higher for richest households. The odds of reporting satisfaction about life were respectively 97% higher for poorer (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.680-2.317), 41% higher for middle (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.165-1.715), 62% higher for richer (p < 0.0001; 95% CI = 1.313-2.003), and 31% higher for richest households (p = 0.043; 95% CI = 1.008-1.700). Conclusion: Our results conclude that women in households with lower wealth status report poorer subjective health, quality of life and happiness. However, the findings need to be interpreted in light of the existing sociocultural conditions mediating the role of household wealth status on women's lives.
  • dc.identifier.issn
  • 1660-4601
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