International Journal of Business and Social Science

ISSN 2219-1933 (Print), 2219-6021 (Online) DOI: 10.30845/ijbss

Reflections of Socio-Economic Structure on Life Satisfaction: An Application of Tr-41 Bursa Sub-Region (Including Bursa-Bilecik-Eskişehir)
Seda TEKELİ, Güler GÜNSOY

Abstract
Today, almost all societies in the world have the same main objective of achieving a more developed socio-economic structure and a further increased life satisfaction level since the development level of any country or any region directly affects the life satisfaction level of that country or region. Life satisfaction, also explained generally as how much of an enjoyment a person gets from his or her life, is shaped by the socio-economic development level of the country or region. The purpose of this study is to investigate the socio-economic structure and find out the level of life satisfaction in TR41 Bursa-Sub region including Bursa, Bilecik and Eskişehir, which is of major importance for Turkey. This study aims to emphasize the fact that life satisfaction is not only about individual characteristics, but is also about the development level of the country or the region the individual lived in.

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