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Measurement of Quality of Life and Well‐Being in F rance: The Drivers of Subjective Well‐Being
Author(s) -
Tavernier JeanLuc,
Cuneo Philippe,
Plateau Claire
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
review of income and wealth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1475-4991
pISSN - 0034-6586
DOI - 10.1111/roiw.12157
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , well being , quality (philosophy) , quality of life (healthcare) , life satisfaction , psychology , public economics , marketing , business , computer science , economics , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology , psychotherapist , programming language
Ever since the publication of the S tiglitz R eport, F rance has been heavily involved in the measurement of well‐being. The French Statistical Institute ( INSEE ) has expanded the scope of its existing surveys. It has also launched an innovative experimental survey which, drawing upon a single statistical source, aims for the first time to explore the different dimensions of both objective and subjective quality of life, as highlighted in the S tiglitz R eport. It allows us to study, at the individual level, correlations between these dimensions and the accumulation of deprivations. It has enabled us to better understand the links between determinants generally referred to as objective dimensions of quality of life (such as health or education) and subjective well‐being. This information is of paramount importance for policy makers who cannot act directly on the level of people's satisfaction but can only act upon the levers of objective dimensions. This paper presents the main findings of the experimental survey.