Malaysia Happiness Index at happy level with a score of 6.48 in 2021
Jul 23, 2022
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 23: The performance of the Malaysia Happiness Index (MHI) score in 2021 was at a happy level with a score of 6.48, official findings showed on Friday.
Analysis by component showed that the highest index score recorded was the family component which was 7.23, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in its first-ever MHI.
This was followed by the religion and spiritual component (7.21) and health (6.75).
Other components, namely the time use component recorded a score of 6.72, social participation (6.46), housing and environment (6.39), working life (6.31), education (6.30), public safety (6.28), culture (6.20), emotional experience (6.15), communication facilities (6.14) and income (6.04).
Overall, all the 13 components were at a happy level between a score of 6.04 to 7.23.
It was found that the happiness index scores for all ethnic groups were at a happy level with a score value between 6.28 to 6.50.
The highest index score for Bumiputera was the religion and spiritual component which was 7.33.
Meanwhile, the highest index score for the Chinese and Indians was the family component which recorded a score of 7.32 and 7.15, respectively.
The happiness index score by age group showed that all age groups were at a happy level and the highest index score was for the age group 55 to 59 years (6.51).
"Overall, Malaysians are at a happy level despite the country facing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis in 2021," said the DOSM.
The survey has 73 indicators covered under the 13 components of MHI namely family, housing and environment, social participation, health, communication facilities, education, working life, income, public safety, time use, religion and spiritual, culture and emotional experience.
The level of Malaysia's happiness was categorized into five scores, where the value of 0.00 - 2.00 is very unhappy; 2.01 - 4.00 unhappy; 4.01 - 6.00 moderately happy; 6.01 - 8.00 happy and 8.01 - 10.00 very happy.
Source: Xinhua
