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Measuring Subjective Well-Being and its Potential Role in Policy: Perspectives from the UK Office for National Statistics

Authors: Stephen Hicks, Lucy Tinkler, Paul Allin

Published in: Social Indicators Research | Issue 1/2013

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Measures of subjective well-being are one component of the measurement of the quality of life and progress of a nation. The Office for National Statistics approach, as part of the Measuring National Well-being programme, has been to include such measures alongside more objective measures in order to gain a full picture of “how things are going” and to better inform public policy. These estimates are considered experimental and further testing and development is underway. However, it is argued that subjective well-being measures have a potential role in the policy process and this article considers how they could be used in policy making within the UK.

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Title: Measuring Subjective Well-Being and its Potential Role in Policy: Perspectives from the UK Office for National Statistics
Authors: Stephen Hicks
Lucy Tinkler
Paul Allin
Publication date: 01-10-2013
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Social Indicators Research / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-013-0384-x

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