The Office for National Statistics Experience of Collecting and  Measuring Subjective Well-Being

Lucy  Tinkler

doi:https://doi.org/10.59170/stattrans-2015-020

The Office for National Statistics Experience of Collecting and Measuring Subjective Well-Being

Lucy Tinkler Office for National Statistics. Statistics in Transition new series, vol. 16, 2015, 3, pages: 373-396 Published online: 1 September 2015 https://doi.org/10.59170/stattrans-2015-020

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ABSTRACT

The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) started measuring subjective wellbeing 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 engagement has been key to the development of the ONS subjective well-being statistics.

KEYWORDS

subjective well-being, the Office for National Statistics, evaluative, eudemonic, experience, affect, user engagement.

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