Singaporeans a happy lot
By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia |
Posted: 24 August 2009
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans are generally a happy lot, especially when compared to people in countries such as China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan.
That's according to a 2006 study on the quality of life that covered seven East Asian economies.
Asked if they were happy, a whopping 70 per cent of Singaporeans said they were.
They ranked number one in the Happiness Index compared to people in other East Asian economies.
People in Vietnam were in second place, at 64 per cent, while the Japanese were third, at 54 per cent.
People in Taiwan were the least happy, with only some 30 per cent saying they were happy.
Happiness was measured according to respondents' perceptions of various areas such as standard of living, family life and their job.
76 per cent of Singaporeans were satisfied with their standard of living, up more than 20 percentage points compared to 10 years ago.
On family life, about 92 per cent expressed satisfaction compared to just about 80 per cent in 1996.
On the jobs front, about 70 per cent said they were satisfied with their jobs - up about 10 percentage points from 1996.
But as more Singaporeans are enjoying material comfort, they now want to see greater satisfaction in other intangible areas.
For example, Singaporeans rank the lowest when it comes to being satisfied with the right to criticise the government.
They are also at the bottom just before China, when it comes to being satisfied with the right to gather and demonstrate.
While Singaporeans are generally a happy lot, this survey was done in 2006, at a time when the world was very different.
Today, there is the onslaught of the global financial crisis and there have been some significant changes in the political landscape in Singapore.
[full report here]
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...000531/1/.html
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Latest 2009 is different!
base on this year July 2009 scoring for world happiness index singapore only score 48.2% out of 100%
Costa Rica is happiest country in the world with 76.1%
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Imelda do u like sucking old man lanjiao? Are u able to get him erected...do u know he will be dying this 7th MTH??
By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia |
Posted: 24 August 2009
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans are generally a happy lot, especially when compared to people in countries such as China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan.
That's according to a 2006 study on the quality of life that covered seven East Asian economies.
Asked if they were happy, a whopping 70 per cent of Singaporeans said they were.
They ranked number one in the Happiness Index compared to people in other East Asian economies.
People in Vietnam were in second place, at 64 per cent, while the Japanese were third, at 54 per cent.
People in Taiwan were the least happy, with only some 30 per cent saying they were happy.
Happiness was measured according to respondents' perceptions of various areas such as standard of living, family life and their job.
76 per cent of Singaporeans were satisfied with their standard of living, up more than 20 percentage points compared to 10 years ago.
On family life, about 92 per cent expressed satisfaction compared to just about 80 per cent in 1996.
On the jobs front, about 70 per cent said they were satisfied with their jobs - up about 10 percentage points from 1996.
But as more Singaporeans are enjoying material comfort, they now want to see greater satisfaction in other intangible areas.
For example, Singaporeans rank the lowest when it comes to being satisfied with the right to criticise the government.
They are also at the bottom just before China, when it comes to being satisfied with the right to gather and demonstrate.
While Singaporeans are generally a happy lot, this survey was done in 2006, at a time when the world was very different.
Today, there is the onslaught of the global financial crisis and there have been some significant changes in the political landscape in Singapore.
[full report here]
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...000531/1/.html
==============================================
Latest 2009 is different!
base on this year July 2009 scoring for world happiness index singapore only score 48.2% out of 100%
Costa Rica is happiest country in the world with 76.1%
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Imelda do u like sucking old man lanjiao? Are u able to get him erected...do u know he will be dying this 7th MTH??
