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Objective approaches to investigating and measuring quality of life and well-being

In: Handbook of Quality of Life Research

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  • Robert J. Stimson

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The chapter discusses how researchers have investigated quality of life (QOL)/well-being taking an objective approach. Secondary data are used from sources such as the census and other official statistical collections and attributes relating to individuals and households and which relate to the situational/environmental context in which people live. The chapter discusses the social indicators movement and the development of territorial social indicators from the 1960s that provide objective measures of QOL/well-being. Measurement and modelling approaches used are discussed, and some empirical examples are provided. Finally, policy implications are discussed.

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  • Robert J. Stimson, 2024. "Objective approaches to investigating and measuring quality of life and well-being," Chapters, in: Robert W. Marans & Robert J. Stimson & Noah J. Webster (ed.), Handbook of Quality of Life Research, chapter 5, pages 61-78, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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