How's life? Measuring well-being.

Institution	OECD
Titel	How's life? Measuring well-being. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Wie geht's? Messung des Wohlbefindens.
Quelle	(2011), 286 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
ISSN	2308-9679
ISBN	978-92-64-12116-4
DOI	10.1787/9789264121164-en
Schlagwörter	Soziale Situation; Kognitive Kompetenz; Zufriedenheit; Soziale Beziehung; Soziale Wahrnehmung; Gesundheitszustand; Determinante; Messung; Einkommensunterschied; Lebensqualität; Soziale Sicherung; Soziales Netzwerk; Gleichgewicht; Umwelt; Einkommenshöhe; Lebensstandard; Vermögen (Wirtsch); Berufsausbildung; Arbeit; Ehrenamtliche Arbeit; Qualifikation; Wohnsituation; Internationaler Vergleich; Freizeit; Lebensweise; Qualität; OECD (Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung); Verwaltung
Abstract	Every person aspires to a good life. But what does 'a good or a better life' mean? This report looks at the most important aspects that shape people's lives and well-being: income, jobs, housing, health, work and life-balance, education, social connections, civic engagement and governance, environment, personal security and subjective well-being. It paints a comprehensive picture of well-being in OECD countries and other major economies, by looking at people's material living conditions and quality of life across the population. The report responds to the needs of citizens for better information on well-being and of policy makers to give a more accurate picture of societal progress. The report finds that well-being has increased on average over the past fifteen years: people are richer and more likely to be employed; they enjoy better housing conditions and are exposed to lower air pollution; they live longer and are more educated; they are also exposed to fewer crimes. But differences across countries are large. Furthermore, some groups of the population, particularly less educated and low-income people, tend to fare systematically worse in all dimensions of well-being considered in this report: for instance they live shorter lives and report greater health problems; their children obtain worse school results; they participate less in political activities; they can rely on lower social networks in case of needs; they are more exposed to crime and pollution; they tend to be less satisfied with their life as a whole than more educated and higher-income people. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2016/2