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This study was conducted to examine the degree of subjective health status and happiness and its related factors among adolescents in multi-cultural family environments. Data were extracted from the Eighth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2012. Participants of the study included 550 adolescents. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson's correlation, one-way ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 20.0. The mean scores of subjective health status and happiness of participants were 3.81(SD=0.89) and 3.60(SD=0.89), respectively. The subjective health status was positively correlated with degree of subjective happiness. The factors that affected subjective health status included subjective happiness, muscle strength activity, moderate physical activity, satisfaction of sleep, stress, and economic status while those that affected subjective happiness were subjective health status, satisfaction of sleep, economic status, stress, and depression. To improve the subjective health status and happiness of adolescents from multi-cultural families in Korea, it is need to develop differentiated programs according to economic status, physical activity, sleep, and emotional factors such as stress and depression.