On 28 February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Measuring National Well-being Programme published
three releases (see links below).
Initial findings from the consultation on proposed domains and measures of
national well-being
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well-being/summary-of-responses-to-the-measuring-national-well-being-consultation/initial-findings-from-the-consultation-on-proposed-domains-and-measures-of-national-well-being.html
Analysis of experimental subjective well-being data from the Annual
Population Survey, April to September 2011
http://ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-subjective-wellbeing-in-the-uk/analysis-of-experimental-subjective-well-being-data-from-the-annual-population-survey–april—september-2011/index.html
Our Relationships Article
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well-being/our-relationships/artourrelationships.html
National well-being is far broader than just being happy. National
well-being includes not only the quality of our lives, of which happiness
is a part, but also the country’s economic performance and environmental
and sustainability issues.
ONS has published a range of work in the last year to contribute to this,
including the publication of the environmental accounts, analyses of
household economic well-being and estimates of human capital. Measures of
well-being will complement well established economic measures such as GDP
by providing a more complete picture of how society is progressing.
