Thursday, June 12, 2008

Singaporeans are happy?

On a CNA tickertape, I saw a news snippet that exclaims that most Singaporeans are "happy". On a scale of 1 to 10, Singaporeans rate themselves 6.6 on average (out of 10) in a survey done by some Japanese Pharma. company.

I have a question.

If 1 is not happy and 10 is very happy. That means 5 is neutral. Therefore, a rating of 6.6 should mean that Singaporeans are somewhere between feeling neutral and a little bit happy isn't it? If that is the case, that means the survey conclusion should be: "Singaporeans are a-little-bit happy only " and not "Singaporeans are generally happy", right?

Also hor, no one survey me leh. What are the profiles of the 750 people surveyed? What is the measurement of the happiness factor based on? Never say leh. I wonder if they got interview the old auntie who collect cans or the blind uncle who sells tissue or not.

The article also say people working in the airline, automobile and transportation sectors are the happiest people.

This one interesting. Maybe the survey only interview airline pilots, Porsche salesman and taxi drivers (Taxi drivers is because they finally get to drive new cars instead of the boring Toyota Crown which have been around since Policemen wore shorts.)

Latest: I also found a survey (http://www.happyplanetindex.org/map.htm) that concludes that Singapore is ranked 131 out of 178 in terms of happiness but that was dated 2006. So that means Singaporeans must have become happier in the past 2 years ah.

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From CNA:

A survey shows Singaporeans are generally happy, scoring 6.6 on an index of 1 to 10.

43.5 percent of 750 Singaporeans surveyed said family was the most important contributor to overall happiness, followed by friends and good health.

On jobs, the survey showed that those in the airline, automobile and transportation sectors are the happiest people in Singapore, while those in the arts and entertainment scene scored the lowest on the SOYJOY Index.

The survey, conducted via face-to-face random interviews, also found that Singaporeans are generally cheered up by simple things like eating good food, playing with kids, and listening to music.

The findings of the survey, conducted by a Japanese pharmaceutical company, were released on Wednesday.

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