This paper analyzed the differences of the subjective evaluation
of life satisfaction between the urban and rural. We used five
variables of income, health, leisure, husband-wife relationship, and other
family relationship. In general, the respondent of the research feel a little
above average life satisfaction. They are less satisfied about income
and leisure, more satisfied about husband-wife and other family relationship,
and urban residents are more satisfied about health but rural
residents are not.
It seems to be interpreted that the reason of little difference between
urban and rural is that the rural residents do not feel the rough and objective
living condition of the rural area. Thus, even if the objective condition
of the rural area could not influence the subjective living condition.
To measure the relative influence of the five independent variables
to the dependent variable, subjective life satisfaction, we used multiple
regression analysis. In urban, the five independent variables affect to
the life satisfaction after the control of other variables. However, in rural
the four variables of income, health leisure, and other family relationship
except husband-wife relationship affect to the life satisfaction.
The importance of income for the life satisfaction from the many previous
works is reaffirmed by this study.