Assessment of perception of objective well being (OWB) by urban families belonging to expanding stage of family life cycle in Udaipur city.

The study was undertaken to assess the perception of objective well being (OWB) by urban families belonging to expanding stage of family life cycle in Udaipur city. The study was based on the sample of 400 respondents (200 husbands and 200 wives) belonging to middle socio- economic status selected purposively from Udaipur city. Data was collected through an objective well being scale developed by an investigator and was standardized by calculating validity and reliability of the scale. Percent distribution of urban respondents revealed that the majority (91%) of respondents had perceived a high level of objective well being. Only 9 per cent of total respondents had a moderate level of perception for objective well being, whereas none of the respondent identified in the present study that had a low level of perception for OWB.