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Direct linkAhn, Sang-Hoon; Choi, Young Jun; Kim, Young-Mi – Social Indicators Research, 2012
In line with the economic crisis and rapid socio-demographic changes, the interest in "social" and "well-being" indicators has been revived. Social indicator movements of the 1960s resulted in the establishment of social indicator statistical frameworks; that legacy has remained intact in many national governments and…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Social Indicators, Social Change, Measurement
Watson, Alan E. – Social Indicators Research, 2013
A societal decision to protect over 9 million acres of land and water for its wilderness character in the early 1960s reflected US wealth in natural resources, pride in the nation's cultural history and our commitment to the well-being of future generations to both experience wild nature and enjoy benefits flowing from these natural ecosystems.…
Descriptors: Well Being, Ecology, Environmental Education, Natural Resources
Thomas, G. Dale; Jesse, Neal G. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
This paper examines the question of how social well-being, or quality of life, in Northern Ireland has changed through time from 1958 to 1998. After reviewing major economic trends and governmental policy affecting the region, we develop an overall measure of quality of life based on previous research into social well-being in Northern Ireland. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict, Quality of Life, Test Construction
Davis, Peter; McPherson, Mervyl; Wheldon, Mark; von Randow, Martin – Social Indicators Research, 2012
We apply cohort techniques to monitor four indicators of socio-demographic risk crucial to family wellbeing; namely, income, employment, education, and housing. The data were derived from New Zealand's five-yearly Census for the period 1981-2006. This allowed us to track birth cohorts of mothers (and their families) over six successive New Zealand…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Mothers, Income, Ownership
Moller, Valerie; Radloff, Sarah – Social Indicators Research, 2013
It is commonly assumed that better living standards will boost subjective well-being. The post-apartheid South African government subscribes to this idea; its social policies aim to provide "a better life for all". Since the coming of democracy in 1994, the state has built over 3 million houses and supplied electricity and clean water to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Social Services, Social Change
Sicherl, Pavle – Social Indicators Research, 2007
The perceptions on well-being and societal progress are influenced also by the quantitative indicators and measures used in the measurement, presentation and semantics of discussing these issues. The article presents a novel generic statistical measure S-time-distance, with clear interpretability that delivers a broader concept to look at data, to…
Descriptors: Policy Analysis, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Social Change
