The Sociological Study of the Relationship between Social happiness and Life Expectancy Among Citizens of Guivi City in 2017
Subject Areas : Social Science QuarterlyMohammad Rahimi 1 , layla Rostami 2
1 - Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal Branch, Khlkhal, Iran
2 - Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal Branch, Khlkhal, Iran.
Keywords: Life expectancy, socio- economic status, Social happiness, Guivi city,
Abstract :
This research was conducted with the aim to sociologically study the relationship between social happiness and the level of life expectancy among citizens of Kivi. What is important in this research, is to give importance to life expectancy and its indexes. The theoretical framework and analytical pattern were represented using the theories of such theoricians as Kent, Zimel, Morton, and Parsons. This research was conducted using survey method, and questionnaire having face validity and structural validity. Its reliability was 93% (Cronbach Alpha). Its statistic universe consisted of 7500 individuals of Kivi citizens from among which 365 individuals were selected using Cookran's formula employing random, cluster sampling proportionate to the size as the research sample. Two descriptive and perceptive techniques were used along with SPSS software in order to analyze data. After setting matrix table, data were set into one- dimensional and two- dimensional tables. Research results indicated that the life expectancy is average (3.67) in residents in Kivi, and there is a meaningful relationship between social happiness and life expectancy and its dimensions the results obtained from regression showed that independent variables, explain totally 0.46 percent of changes in the dependent variable.
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