Better Life Index 2017
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Your Better Life Index aims to involve citizens in the debate on measuring the well-being of societies, and to empower them to become more informed and engaged in the policy-making process that shapes all our lives. Each of the 11 topics of the Index is currently based on one to three indicators. Within each topic, the indicators are averaged with equal weights. The indicators have been chosen on the basis of a number of statistical criteria such as relevance (face-validity, depth, policy relevance) and data quality (predictive validity, coverage, timeliness, cross-country comparability etc.) and in consultation with OECD member countries. These indicators are good measures of the concepts of well-being, in particular in the context of a country comparative exercise. Other indicators will gradually be added to each topic.

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Bibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Better Life Index 2017, OECD Social and Welfare Statistics. UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/sws/2017-05

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8th June 2017

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Annually

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Cross-national; National
(OECD) and non-OECD countries

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Better Life Index 2017Abstract

Your Better Life Index aims to involve citizens in the debate on measuring the well-being of societies, and to empower them to become more informed and engaged in the policy-making process that shapes all our lives. Each of the 11 topics of the Index is currently based on one to three indicators. Within each topic, the indicators are averaged with equal weights. The indicators have been chosen on the basis of a number of statistical criteria such as relevance (face-validity, depth, policy relevance) and data quality (predictive validity, coverage, timeliness, cross-country comparability etc.) and in consultation with OECD member countries. These indicators are good measures of the concepts of well-being, in particular in the context of a country comparative exercise. Other indicators will gradually be added to each topic.

Contact person/organisation

Get in touchhttp://ukdataservice.ac.uk/help/get-in-touch.aspxDirect source

Bibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Better Life Index 2017, OECD Social and Welfare Statistics. UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/sws/2017-05

Source Periodicity

Yearly

Periodicity

Annual

Date last updated

8th June 2017

Link to Release calendar

Annually

Geographic coverage

Cross-national; National
(OECD) and non-OECD countries

List of OECD Member Countireshttp://www.oecd.org/about/membersandpartners/list-oecd-member-countries.htmClassification(s) used

Definitions and metadatahttp://www.oecd.org/statistics/OECD-Better-Life-Index-2017-definitions.pdfRecommended uses and limitations

Guide to OECD Social and Welfare Statisticshttp://ukdataservice.ac.uk/use-data/guides/dataset/social-welfare.aspxQuality comments

Create your better life indexhttp://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/Other comments

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Terms and Conditionshttp://ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/conditions.aspx