How's life? 2015 : measuring well-being / OECD.

Date:
[2015]
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Description

This is the third in a series of biannual reports measuring and comparing well-being across OECD countries. It examines quality of life and living conditions, using indicators in the areas of: income and wealth, jobs and earnings, housing conditions, health status, work-life balance, education and skills, social connections, civic engagement and governance, environmental quality, personal security, and subjective well-being. This 2015 edition also features sections on resources and capital for future well-being, well-being among children and young people, the impact of volunteering on well-being, regional well-being, and measurement issues.

Publication/Creation

Paris : OECD Publishing, [2015]

Physical description

263 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Notes

"This report was prepared by the Well-Being and Progress Unit of the OECD Statistics Directorate."--Page 3.

Contents

Reader's guide -- Executive summary -- 1. Well-being today and tomorrow: an overview -- 2. How's life? in figures -- 3. Resources for future well-being -- 4. How's life for children -- 5. The value of giving: volunteering and well-being -- 6. Going local: measuring well-being in regions.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

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    HN25 2015O68h
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ISBN

  • 9789264211018
  • 9264211012