Local Community Views on Happiness

ABSTRACT:This studyaimed to interpret the views on happiness of local people as the members of the Banjar DanginPeken, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia. This researchused qualitative method, with the codingprocessusingNvivo 11 Plus. Moreover, thesnowballsamplingmethodwasimplementedwhichstartedfrom one key informant, namelyKelian as the leader of Banjar DanginPeken. The local people'sview on happinesswasinterpretedthrough five aspects namely: health, gratitude, leadership, choice, and social relations. The conclusion obtainedfromthisstudyrevealedthat the happiness of the local community in Banjar DanginPekenwas communal in nature. KEYWORDS: Happiness, Views, Community, NVivo, Banjar