Research paper | 01-November-2017
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) started measuring subjective well- being in 2011 as part of the ONS Measuring National Well-being programme. The aim of the Measuring National Well-being programme is to measure the quality of life and progress of the UK. This article explores the development of the ONS subjective well-being measures, data collection methods, data presentational considerations, overview of findings, and latest developments. It discusses the way in which user
Lucy Tinkler
Statistics in Transition New Series, Volume 16 , ISSUE 3, 373–396
Article | 13-December-2019
Włodzimierz Okrasa,
Dominik Rozkrut
Statistics in Transition New Series, Volume 20 , ISSUE 4, 167–179
Research paper | 01-November-2017
About a year ago, in recognition of the importance of measuring subjective well-being in surveys and the challenges it presents, Statistics in Transition new series (SiT) announced a plan to publish an issue containing a collection of papers on statistically relevant aspects of research on subjective well-being. This thematic issue of SiT is the result of that plan. It contains a set of original papers especially produced for this occasion that present some recent advances in surveybased
Graham Kalton,
Christopher Mackie,
Wlodzimierz Okrasa
Statistics in Transition New Series, Volume 16 , ISSUE 3, 329–332
Research paper | 31-October-2017
multidimensionality. The role of national statistics offices in measuring subjective well-being and deriving official statistics is considered next. We conclude by discussing how different characteristics of well-being constructs shape their applicability to policy. The overarching conclusion is that–while methodological limitations are present and a number of fundamental research challenges remain–understanding of how to collect and interpret data on subjective well-being has made enormous strides in the last
Christopher Mackie,
Conal Smith
Statistics in Transition New Series, Volume 16 , ISSUE 3, 335–372