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Factors affecting the quality of life among the rural community living along Pahang River and Muar River in Malaysia


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Md. Yassin, Sulaiman and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Othman, Mohd Shahwahid and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Ramli, Siti Aisyah (2011) Factors affecting the quality of life among the rural community living along Pahang River and Muar River in Malaysia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5 (8). pp. 868-875. ISSN 1991-8178

Abstract

The role of rivers in Malaysia in uplifting the socio-economic status of the rural community cannot be denied. With the ability to uplift the socio-economic status of the rural community, it is also expected that their quality of life can also be enhanced. This study intends to reveal the level of quality of life of the rural community living along two major rivers in Malaysia, Pahang River and Muar River and to investigate the factors affecting their quality of life. This is a quantitative study, where data were gained from 900 respondents from three main cities along Pahang River and Muar River namely Pekan, Bahau and Muar. Results gained have proved that the respondents studied have a moderate level of quality of life. However, further analysis have specifically proven that respondents studied have a high level of quality of life in the aspect of social involvement and relationship, home condition, safety at the areas and education. Analyses done have confirmed that there is a significant difference between quality of life and all of the independent variables studied. Using Pearson product-moment, this study managed to identify significant relationships that occur between quality of life and four independent variables studied.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Human Ecology
Institute for Social Science Studies
Publisher: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information
Keywords: Rural community; Rural development; Quality of life; Socio-demography factors
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 27 Feb 2014 05:19
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2018 00:50
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24364
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