Compendium of OECD Well-being Indicators
Author: OECD
Date: 2011
Abstract: How should one measure well-being? Money is not everything. There are many more features that shape people‟s lives. How comfortable is their housing? How clean and safe is their local environment? Are they able to participate in political and social activities? Do public institutions respond to their demands? To what extent do people benefit from quality health care and education services? What is the value of services produced by households for their own use, such as the care that they provide to their children and the elderly? All things considered, are people satisfied with their life in general? In recent years, concerns have emerged regarding the fact that macro-economic statistics did not portray the right image of what ordinary people perceived about the state of their own lives. Addressing these concerns is crucial, not just for the credibility and accountability of public policies, but for the very functioning of our democracies. The OECD is preparing an important new contribution to this debate, with the publication of a set of well-being indicators for developed and selected emerging economies. A new report, entitled “How’s Life?”, to be released in October 2011 will look at such issues as people’s health, their education and competencies, the quality of their daily work activities, the state of their local environment, their personal security, the richness of their community ties, and whether people are satisfied with their lives. This Compendium is a preview of this report. The ultimate objective of this work is not just measurement per se, but to strengthen the evidence-base for policy making. Better measures of well-being can improve our understanding of the factors driving societal progress. Better assessments of countries‟ comparative performance in various fields can lead to better strategies to tackle deficiencies.
Tags: Data source - national, Happiness, Indicator planning, Indicator selection, Subjective wellbeing, Wellbeing,
Link to Resource: https://www.oecd.org/std/47917288.pdf
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Date: 2011
Abstract: How should one measure well-being? Money is not everything. There are many more features that shape people‟s lives. How comfortable is their housing? How clean and safe is their local environment? Are they able to participate in political and social activities? Do public institutions respond to their demands? To what extent do people benefit from quality health care and education services? What is the value of services produced by households for their own use, such as the care that they provide to their children and the elderly? All things considered, are people satisfied with their life in general? In recent years, concerns have emerged regarding the fact that macro-economic statistics did not portray the right image of what ordinary people perceived about the state of their own lives. Addressing these concerns is crucial, not just for the credibility and accountability of public policies, but for the very functioning of our democracies. The OECD is preparing an important new contribution to this debate, with the publication of a set of well-being indicators for developed and selected emerging economies. A new report, entitled “How’s Life?”, to be released in October 2011 will look at such issues as people’s health, their education and competencies, the quality of their daily work activities, the state of their local environment, their personal security, the richness of their community ties, and whether people are satisfied with their lives. This Compendium is a preview of this report. The ultimate objective of this work is not just measurement per se, but to strengthen the evidence-base for policy making. Better measures of well-being can improve our understanding of the factors driving societal progress. Better assessments of countries‟ comparative performance in various fields can lead to better strategies to tackle deficiencies.
Tags: Data source - national, Happiness, Indicator planning, Indicator selection, Subjective wellbeing, Wellbeing,
Link to Resource: https://www.oecd.org/std/47917288.pdf
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