Yasothon happiest province in Thailand

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Yasothon happiest province in Thailand

BANGKOK, 21 March 2014 (NNT) - The Department of Mental Health has conducted a survey on happiness and found that Yasothon is the happiest province in the country while Denmark is the happiest country in the world according to the United Nations.

Permanent Secretary for Public Health MD Narong Sahamethaphat said the UN declared 20 March as the International Day of Happiness to encourage the UN members worldwide to pay more attention to happiness. From 2012-2013, the UN had measured the happiness of people in 156 countries worldwide and found that the happiness score of Denmark was the highest while the score of Thailand ranked 36th among the 156 countries and 2nd in ASEAN.

The Mental Health Department’s latest survey showed that the northeastern province of Yasothon is the happiest, followed by Surin and Trang. The least happy province is Samut Songkhram, followed by Pattani and Sakaeo. The survey also found that happiness in the family is the most important determinant of overall happiness in life.

MD Narong added that the factors which contributed to Thai people’s happiness included good family relations, good health, regular exercise and religion. The Ministry of Public Health therefore sped its health service development with the goal to help Thai people enjoy good health until the age of 72.


-- NNT 2014-03-21

[arthurboy]

What happens once Thai people reach the age of 72?

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[uptheos]

What happens once Thai people reach the age of 72?

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Their hearts can't take any more happiness!

Edited March 21, 2014 by uptheos

[Tatsujin]

What happens once Thai people reach the age of 72?

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Their hearts can't take any more happiness!

They give up the will to live after waiting on their rice payments for so long.

[JoeThePoster]

What happens once Thai people reach the age of 72?

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Their hearts can't take any more happiness!

They give up the will to live after waiting on their rice payments for so long.

They can always move to Pattaya.

[chainarong]

Can anybody tune into the loony fringe, the other provinces would all be happy too, if they all got the decent pay packets each month and as pointed out, some even might get real happy, if their rice payments were paid. What happened to the promise of 20mill BHT on the 20th. .

[smedly]

some famous quotes

Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - but it ends much too soon.

[Yunla]

Yay for generalisation and over-simplification. We had a similar report in the UK where "Leeds women are the happiest in the country" a few years back. This was based on some genius looking at how many shopping centres there were, and doing some measly survey. Having grown up not far from there myself and having hundreds of friends there, I can confirm that there are some very unhappy women there. Happiness is a state of being and it travels with you in your heart, it is not always related to your surroundings. Although the location can affect you, some people remain happy in the worst places on Earth. It is also not related to wealth, I have a close friend here in Bangkok who is a street-sweeper working hard in the heat and pollution every day, they are always cheerful and joking and happy with their life. These surveys are a grand logic-fail.

[Robby nz]

They must have done their survey at the time of the rocket festival.

[geriatrickid]

All I'm going to say, is that something was lost in the translation.

Perhaps, the new Chevrolet showroom that opened in the province.

BTW, we've all seen the stats on Thailand's rank in respect to deaths due to road accidents sitting at 6th place, but Thailand also sits at 6th place for liver cancer and is 4th for deaths due to falls. So, mover over happiness ranking when we have cool stats like that.

[uptheos]

All I'm going to say, is that something was lost in the translation.

Perhaps, the new Chevrolet showroom that opened in the province.

BTW, we've all seen the stats on Thailand's rank in respect to deaths due to road accidents sitting at 6th place, but Thailand also sits at 6th place for liver cancer and is 4th for deaths due to falls. So, mover over happiness ranking when we have cool stats like that.

Is this the 'low balcony syndrome'?

[gordon from yasothon]

I'll be happy next month when I'm on holidays........

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[slipperylobster]

What happens once Thai people reach the age of 72?

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They get divorced and find young college aged gals to make them sad.

[ikke]

Can anybody tune into the loony fringe, the other provinces would all be happy too, if they all got the decent pay packets each month and as pointed out, some even might get real happy, if their rice payments were paid. What happened to the promise of 20mill BHT on the 20th. .

Always nice that even on Tv the "farang" anti Government protesters cant stop posting off topic !

[hanuman2543]

"..the factors which contributed to Thai people’s happiness included good family relations, good health, regular exercise and religion."

The researchers must live in a different Thailand than I do.

[SOTIRIOS]

.......I am not happy.....why did they only announce International Day of Happiness......1 day late???

[khunPer]

I'm happy for living in Thailand with a happy GF from Surin, but I'm also Danish

Edited March 21, 2014 by khunPer

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Thailand ranked 36th among world’s happy people
By English News



BANGKOK, March 21 – Thailand ranked 36th among the world’s happiest people, and second in Southeast Asia after Singapore, according to the United Nation’s 2012 survey index.

The UN announces the ranking on March 20 every year to mark the International Day of Happiness.

Thailand’s household happiness was reported in the 2012 survey at 7.17 from a possible total of 9 points.

The northeastern province of Yasothorn is champion among Thai provinces nationwide, receiving 8.35 points, followed by Surin, Trang, Nakhon Phanom and Pathum Thani.

People in the seaboard province of Samut Songkram are least happy.

Permanent Secretary for Public Health Narong Sahamethapat said the ranking was aimed at encouraging countries to concentrate on the people’s happiness and sustainable quality of life in their economic development.

According to the survey among 156 countries worldwide in 2010-2012, Denmark ranked first while Thailand was 36th worldwide and second in Southeast Asia after Singapore which ranked 30th.

Elements contributing to happiness include income, employment, good relationships and trusting people in a community, values inclined to happiness and religion, physical and mental health, family relationship, education, and equality among men and women and social status.

A joint survey by the National Statistics Office and the Mental Health Department in 2012 found Thailand's happiness level at 7.17 from 9 points among Thai people aged above 15, and family was the most significant factor contributing to happiness.

Ten provinces with the highest level of happiness were Yasothorn, 8.35 points, Surin, 8.03 points, Trang, 7.83 points, Nakhon Phanom, 7.96 points, Pathum Thani, 7.85 points, Yala, 7.83 points, Petchabun, 7.77 points, Nan, 7.77 points, Pichit, 7.75 points, and Chaiyaphum, 7.75 points.

Three provinces where people were least happy were Samut Songkram, 5.39 points, Pattani, 6.06 points and Sa Kaeo, 6.10 points.

Dr Narong said factors contributing to happiness among Thai people were family gatherings, good health, regular exercise, belief in religious teachings and meditation, sufficient income, stable jobs, being free of debt, and possessing land for farming. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-03-21

[Dap]

.......I am not happy.....why did they only announce International Day of Happiness......1 day late???

TIT ?

[arminbkk]

So where is it that people actually also look happy/happiest?

[smileplur]

Yala is on that list. Interesting ...

[robenroute]

Anyone a link to the whole/complete list?

Ta.