International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Preet Gill, Dr. Manju Mehta, Aysha Be and Raveena Rani

abstract
College is seen as a critical point in one's life. Due to the increase in the workload and the observable increase in the competition amongst the youth, the health and fitness of oneself is put as a secondary priority amongst them. The purpose of the study was to assess the lifestyle of college girls of urban and rural respondents of Hisar district of Haryana. Lifestyle was assessed by using Fantastic Lifestyle Checklist. For this total subject of 120 female students, among them 60 from the urban area and 60 from the rural area of same district were selected from the various departments of the two colleges. The data reveals that both urban (65.0%) and rural (66.7%) respondents have a predominantly positive perception of their lifestyles, with a majority rating it as “very good”. A slightly higher percentage of (35.0%) urban report as “good” lifestyle compared to rural respondents (28.3%). However, rural areas have a small percentage (5.0%) of people who perceive their lifestyle as “excellent”, which is not reported in urban areas. Efforts to improve lifestyle satisfaction could focus on addressing the specific needs that differentiate those with a good lifestyle from those with a very good or excellent lifestyle.