ABSTRACT

The interaction between family structure and household well-being has received considerable attention in research over the past decades. Very few studies, however, go beyond linking marital component of family structure with household income. This paper uses cross-sectional and panel analytic techniques with data from National Income Dynamic Survey (NIDS) to investigate the effects of family structure on household well-being. Findings from this study show that intact married and cohabiting households have significant positive relationship with household reported well-being, and subjective wellbeing, respectively. Furthermore, extended households, households headed by females and grandparents, have significant negative relationship with household income and consumption. Lastly, bigger household size has significant negative relationship with household reported well-being. Based on the findings, policy towards economic empowerment for poorer households, enhancing income generating, and livelihood projects are recommended.

摘要

在过去的几十年中，家庭结构与家庭幸福感之间的相互作用在研究中受到了相当大的关注。然而，很少有研究超越家庭结构的婚姻组成部分与家庭收入之间的联系。本文使用横截面分析和面板分析技术以及来自全国收入动态调查 (NIDS) 的数据来调查家庭结构对家庭幸福感的影响。这项研究的结果表明，完整的已婚家庭和同居家庭分别与家庭报告的幸福感和主观幸福感有显着的正相关关系。此外，大家庭、以女性和祖父母为户主的家庭与家庭收入和消费有显着的负相关关系。最后，较大的家庭规模与家庭报告的幸福感显着负相关。根据调查结果，建议制定政策以增强贫困家庭的经济权能、增加收入和生计项目。