102 survey
relationships, at 68.7 per- finds that a clear picture does
cent. There is also consider- not emerge. The difference be-
able happiness with the city’s tween the highest scoring group
medical facilities, which get (Matriculation) and the lowest
a shot in the arm with a satis- scoring group (Tertiary/Degree
faction level of 66.2 percent. holders) was only 2.4 percent.
The feeling of security The reason for this could
in society also seems to be be that the impact of educa-
satisfying people, as it stood tion on PWI is possibly re-
at 65.2 percent. On the oth- lated to the fact that people
er hand, people’s indvidual with higher qualifications are
achievements in life and fu- in a better position to take
ture security are areas of con- advantage of the economic
cern, standing at 59 percent opportunities currently avail-
and 60.3 percent, respectively. able in Macau. Lower edu-
Also, people rate their satis- cated people are less likely to
faction with their standard of access better jobs and might
living at 61.7 percent and with even see their real purchasing
their community connected- power reduced due to infla-
ness at 62.3 percent. tionary effects.
The report suggests that
Education = satisfaction one way of mitigating this is
for the local public entities to
Another important aspect focus their efforts on improv-
of the latest study is that more ing the living conditions of the
educated people reported con- least educated groups, as this
More educated
people reported
considerably higher
level of satisfaction
with their lives
siderably higher levels of sat- could have the most impact on
isfaction with their lives and the overall life satisfaction of
with life in Macau as opposed the city’s population.
to the less educated.
Women on top
The researchers found Money matters
that tertiary and degree level
I
n any survey, job satisfaction is an important measure of
people’s general satisfaction with life and how well the economy
citizens tend to consistently People’s income or earn-
is performing - and it seems the fairer sex derive more happiness
report higher levels of PWI ing capacity is generally as-
at work than their male counterparts.
than people with a lower level sociated with the general
Taking into account the current economic difficulties that
of education. The difference satisfaction of life and in the Macau is facing, the job satisfaction level of the population
in average PWI between hold- report, income had a notice- becomes all the more vital as a criteria for assessing the level of
ers of a tertiary or degree level able effect on people’s indi-
well being in the sar.
of education and those lower vidual life satisfaction levels.
down the scale is nearly 7 per- However, it had a mod-
Job jumpers
cent, the report reveals. erate effect on people’s sat-
How happy people are in their work is also a relevant indicator
The report also explores isfaction with overall life in
due to its relationship with the overall subjective well being and,
the effect of education on sat- Macau. Also, and as reported
at the organisational level, with absenteeism and the speed with
isfaction with life in Macau, in previous studies in Macau
which people jump from job to job.
as measured by the NWI, and and elsewhere in Asia, the
february 2009
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