TY  - JOUR
T1  - Quality of Life Attributes and Life Satisfaction among Homestay Operators in Malaysia
AU - Yusof, Yusnita AU - Mat, Nik Hazimah Nik AU - Salleh, Hayatul Safrah AU - Mohamed, Wan Norhayati 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 18
SP  - 4372
EP  - 4377
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2016.4372.4377
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.4372.4377
KW  - Community based tourism
KW  -homestay program
KW  -quality of life
KW  -life satisfaction
KW  -Malaysia
AB  - Poor communities are still high among societies in Malaysia, especially those in rural areas due to the failure of development strategies Tourism has been used as a tool to improve the economy and well-being of local communities and the optimal quality of life among communities is what most government wish to achieve. Homestay program has been introduced to local and rural communities to get involved in tourism and monitored closely by Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. The objective of the study is to determine quality of life attributes that influence the perceived life satisfaction of homestay operators in Malaysia. A questionnaire administered through survey was used to collect data from a total of 356 homestay operators throughout Malaysia using multistage cluster sampling method. The result of the research shows that quality of life attributes moderately influenced the homestay operators’ life satisfaction. Governments are urged to approach the subjective assessment of quality of life such as life satisfaction indicator in determining the wellbeing of the people.
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