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Consultation on proposed
domains and measures of
national well-being:
responses received
June 2012
Office for National Statistics
Consultation on proposed domains and measures of national well-being: responses received
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Contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………………….. 5
Section 1: Summary of responses…...………………………………………... 7
Section 2: Detailed responses…………………………………………………. 33 Office for National Statistics
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1. Introduction
On 31st October 2011, the Office for National Statistics issued a public consultation document
containing initial proposals for domains and headline measures of national well-being. The
domains and measures were developed in response to the national debate on ‘What matters to
you?’ (which took place between November 2010 and April 2011), existing research and
international initiatives. The aim of the consultation was to gather feedback on whether the
domains and measures proposed reflected the broad scope of well-being, were easy to understand
and whether respondents thought that there should be additions or changes. The consultation
closed on 23rd January 2012.
This document contains summary information and detailed responses received by the ONS as part
of the consultation. A detailed response to the consultation and revised suite of domains and
measures will be published by the ONS in July 2012.
2. Background
Initial findings from the consultation were published on 28th February 2012, in a paper entitled,
‘Initial findings from the consultation on proposed domains and measures of national well-being’.
Within that paper a commitment was made to publish individual responses.
This document includes responses made directly via online data collection tool, Survey Monkey,
and those made via a Word based consultation response template. Responses made via the Word
template were transferred by ONS to Survey Monkey for ease of analysis. A small number of
responses were received in other formats, for example links to reports, blogs, emails, but these are
not reported here.
Section 1 provides summary information for each question and is based on all responses received.
Section 2 provides detailed text responses to questions where more information was asked for.
This section includes only those responses from those who agreed they would be happy for ONS
to publish them. Of the 1740 who responded to the consultation using Survey Monkey or Word
template, 622 agreed for their responses to be made public.
For further information about this publication please email [email protected].
Please note:
The views contained within this document are solely those expressed by respondents to
the consultation and do not in any way represent the views of the ONS.
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Section 1: Summary of responses
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Proposed domains and headline indicators for
measuring national well-being consultation
1. Do you think the proposed domains present a complete picture of well-being?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
36.7%
615
No
63.3%
1,060
answered question
1,675
skipped question
65
2. If not, what would you do differently?
Response
Count
1,082
answered question
1,082
skipped question
658
3. Do you think the scope of each of the proposed domains is correct?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
47.9%
680
No
52.1%
741
answered question
1,421
skipped question
319
8
4. If not, please give details.
Response
Count
757
answered question
757
skipped question
983
5. Are there any areas where the proposed domains should be merged or divided
further?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
44.2%
557
No
55.8%
702
answered question
1,259
skipped question
481
6. If yes, please give details.
Response
Count
642
answered question
642
skipped question
1,098
7. Are the names chosen for the proposed domains easy to understand?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
81.3%
1,072
No
18.7%
246
answered question
1,318
skipped question
422
9
8. If not, please give details.
Response
Count
299
answered question
299
skipped question
1,441
9. Do you think that the proposed domains adequately reflect the responses to the
national debate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
25.7%
345
No
35.5%
477
Don't know
38.8%
522
answered question
1,344
skipped question
396
10.
Domain: Individual well-being
Measure: Life satisfaction
Are there any variants on the measure suggested which would be more appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
35.9%
375
No
64.1%
669
answered question
1,044
skipped question
696
10
11. Please give details.
Response
Count
381
answered question
381
skipped question
1,359
12.
Domain: Our relationships
Measure: Satisfaction with your spouse/partner
Measure: Satisfaction with your social life
Measure: Percentage of people who trust other people in their neighbourhood
Measure: Percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood
Should any of the measures be removed?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
18.1%
174
No
81.9%
785
answered question
959
skipped question
781
Response
Count
201
answered question
201
skipped question
1,539
11
14. Are there measures which should be added?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
54.9%
514
No
45.1%
422
answered question
936
skipped question
804
15. If yes please give details. If an alternative measure is suggested , which measure
might be removed, to keep the total number the same?
Response
Count
523
answered question
523
skipped question
1,217
16. Are there any variants on the measures suggested which would be more
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
29.2%
246
No
70.8%
597
answered question
843
skipped question
897
12
Response
Count
253
answered question
253
skipped question
1,487
18. If only one or two measures should be used which ones should be chosen?
Response
Count
597
answered question
597
skipped question
1,143
19.
Domain: Health
Measure: Healthy life expectancy
Measure: People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability
Measure: Satisfaction with your health
Measure: GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental well-being?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
16.5%
144
No
83.5%
728
answered question
872
skipped question
868
13
Response
Count
171
answered question
171
skipped question
1,569
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
33.9%
273
No
66.1%
533
answered question
806
skipped question
934
Response
Count
288
answered question
288
skipped question
1,452
14
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
21.1%
160
No
78.9%
600
answered question
760
skipped question
980
Response
Count
171
answered question
171
skipped question
1,569
Response
Count
483
answered question
483
skipped question
1,257
15
26.
Domain: What we do
Measure: Proportion of working age population in employment/unemployment/inactivity
Measure: Proportion of working age population in employment working long hours
Measure: Satisfaction with your job (if employed)
Measure: Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have
Measure: Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
15.1%
124
No
84.9%
695
answered question
819
skipped question
921
Response
Count
143
answered question
143
skipped question
1,597
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
52.3%
428
No
47.7%
391
answered question
819
skipped question
921
16
Response
Count
444
answered question
444
skipped question
1,296
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
31.4%
232
No
68.6%
506
answered question
738
skipped question
1,002
Response
Count
240
answered question
240
skipped question
1,500
17
32. If only one or two measures should be used (for each domain), which ones should be
chosen?
Response
Count
469
answered question
469
skipped question
1,271
33.
Domain: Where we live
Measure: Crime rate per capita
Measure: Fear of violent crime
Measure: Measure of access to and quality of the local environment
Measure: Percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where people from
different backgrounds get on well together
Measure: Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
17.1%
132
No
82.9%
640
answered question
772
skipped question
968
Response
Count
145
answered question
145
skipped question
1,595
18
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
38.9%
291
No
61.1%
458
answered question
749
skipped question
991
Response
Count
306
answered question
306
skipped question
1,434
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
27.7%
188
No
72.3%
490
answered question
678
skipped question
1,062
19
Response
Count
206
answered question
206
skipped question
1,534
Response
Count
418
answered question
418
skipped question
1,322
40.
Domain: Personal finance
Measure: Percentage of individuals in households below 60 per cent of median income
Measure: Household wealth
Measure: Satisfaction with the income of your household
Measure: Percentage of households which are entirely workless
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
12.8%
94
No
87.2%
641
answered question
735
skipped question
1,005
20
Response
Count
110
answered question
110
skipped question
1,630
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
29.2%
208
No
70.8%
504
answered question
712
skipped question
1,028
43. If yes please give details. If an alternative measure is suggested, which measure
Response
Count
217
answered question
217
skipped question
1,523
21
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
17.5%
111
No
82.5%
524
answered question
635
skipped question
1,105
Response
Count
117
answered question
117
skipped question
1,623
Response
Count
380
answered question
380
skipped question
1,360
22
47.
Domain: Education and skills
Measure: Human capital
Measure: Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Measure: Percentage of the population with different levels of qualification
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
18.3%
129
No
81.7%
574
answered question
703
skipped question
1,037
Response
Count
156
answered question
156
skipped question
1,584
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
45.7%
312
No
54.3%
370
answered question
682
skipped question
1,058
23
50. If yes please give details. If an alternative measure is suggested, which measure
Response
Count
320
answered question
320
skipped question
1,420
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
22.9%
142
No
77.1%
477
answered question
619
skipped question
1,121
Response
Count
150
answered question
150
skipped question
1,590
Response
Count
340
answered question
340
skipped question
1,400
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54.
Domain: The economy
Measure: Gross Disposable Household Income per capita indexed to 2001 = 100
Measure: Net National Income indexed to 2001=100
Measure: Total net worth of all sectors of the economy
Measure: Research and Development expenditure indexed to 2003=100
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
10.5%
69
No
89.5%
586
answered question
655
skipped question
1,085
Response
Count
88
answered question
88
skipped question
1,652
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
19.3%
117
No
80.7%
488
answered question
605
skipped question
1,135
25
Response
Count
132
answered question
132
skipped question
1,608
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
13.6%
80
No
86.4%
510
answered question
590
skipped question
1,150
Response
Count
84
answered question
84
skipped question
1,656
Response
Count
291
answered question
291
skipped question
1,449
26
61.
Domain: Governance
Measure: Percentage of registered voters who voted
Measure: Percentage who trust in Parliament a lot or a fair amount
Measure: Percentage who trust in their local council a lot or a fair amount
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
5.9%
40
No
94.1%
637
answered question
677
skipped question
1,063
Response
Count
53
answered question
53
skipped question
1,687
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
34.2%
221
No
65.8%
425
answered question
646
skipped question
1,094
27
Response
Count
231
answered question
231
skipped question
1,509
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
17.1%
100
No
82.9%
486
answered question
586
skipped question
1,154
Response
Count
109
answered question
109
skipped question
1,631
Response
Count
315
answered question
315
skipped question
1,425
28
68.
Domain: The natural environment
Measure: Green house gas emissions
Measure: Air pollutants
Measure: The extent of protected areas
Measure: Percentage of electricity generation by renewable means
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
10.5%
73
No
89.5%
619
answered question
692
skipped question
1,048
Response
Count
88
answered question
88
skipped question
1,652
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
47.0%
320
No
53.0%
361
answered question
681
skipped question
1,059
29
Response
Count
338
answered question
338
skipped question
1,402
appropriate?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
19.9%
117
No
80.1%
472
answered question
589
skipped question
1,151
Response
Count
131
answered question
131
skipped question
1,609
Response
Count
317
answered question
317
skipped question
1,423
30
75. Is the number of measures about right?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
67.7%
544
No
32.3%
259
answered question
803
skipped question
937
Response
Count
322
answered question
322
skipped question
1,418
77. Is the balance between objective and subjective measures about right?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
70.8%
537
No
29.2%
222
answered question
759
skipped question
981
Response
Count
281
answered question
281
skipped question
1,459
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Section 2: Detailed responses 33
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No. The domains are far too coarse to pick up on the different facets of
people’s lives. The term What we do (for example) seems to carry the
implication that it relates to paid employment whereas people’s lives may be
split into several different domains of activity including: paid employment,
family life, sport and recreation, charitable / community work, continuing
education and so on. There is a need to sub-divide recreation or leisure
from charitable/community and voluntary work as there is a real distinction
between aspects connected with family life (holidays, child-rearing etc), the
more passive recreational activities (visiting the countryside, leisure
shopping, visiting visitor attractions, museums, historic sites, competitive
sport etc) and those activities which are voluntary and non-income-related
but involve a measure of active work, a commitment of time and/or money
and the acquisition and transmission of new skills and abilities. In the latter
category it is important to include people’s commitment to, and work for,
charitable institutions, arts, environmental and cultural bodies and groups.
Participation in continuing education may also be included here as many
people undertake evening classes, open university or distance learning
degrees or diplomas purely out of interest in the subjects offered and these
may have no immediate practical applicability to their working lives. They
may be deemed important precisely because they have no link to everyday
work and life. Such activities might be covered under Education and skills
but it is important to sub-divide this domain into work-related and interestrelated domains as the two may cover quite different areas and require
different levels and types of input and organisation by the institutions
providing them. Clearly there is a danger of atomisation in the domains but
equally it is important to register the great diversity of activities which people
engage in and the levels of commitment and involvement that they bring to
them. Statistics already exist covering such activities as they relate to the
historic environment (gathered by English Heritage n the form of the annual
Heritage Counts survey and by the DCMS in the ongoing Taking Part survey
and these should be included in the final statistical evaluation of levels of
well-being. Similar surveys no doubt exist pertaining to other areas of
cultural activity and should also form part of the measures used to assess
the importance of the various domains.
Feb 1, 2012 10:47 AM
2
Seems like a reasonably comprehensive framework. Useful comparators
include the outcome factors identified by the Equality and Human Rights
Commission. Also the Young Foundation work on local wellbeing and
resilience.
Feb 1, 2012 10:38 AM
3
Where we live’ should be removed, and ‘natural environment’ should be
expanded to be ‘environment’ – this would allow recognition of the
importance of places we visit frequently or which are important as ideas to
be included. ‘How we move from place to place’ should be included in the
“Factors directly affecting individual well-being”
Feb 1, 2012 9:54 AM
4
The domains proposed in the consultation document represent a good range
but are not complete/comprehensive. The Equality Measurement
Framework (EMF) has been developed by a research team at CASE (LSE)
in partnership with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and
provides a basis for evaluating and comparing the position of individuals and
population sub-groups across a comprehensive range of domains. For
further details, see Alkire et al (2009) (full reference below and Executive
Summary attached to this consultation response) and Vizard and Burchardt
(2011) (full reference below and attached). The domains for the EMF were
derived systematically from the international human rights framework and
refined through deliberative consultation with 200 members of the general
Feb 1, 2012 9:40 AM
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public, including individuals and groups at particular risk of disadvantage.
The EMF domains overlap with the well-being domains proposed by ONS
but the following domains are missing: Life (a prerequisite for well-being),
Physical security (i.e. personal safety; only partially covered by ‘Where we
live’), Legal security (including access to justice), and Identity, expression
and self-respect. For more detailed definitions of these domains, please see
Alkire et al, 2009; Vizard and Burchardt, 2011. As well as providing a more
complete/comprehensive list of domains than those currently being
proposed, the EMF includes a list of indicators and measures for each
domain that have been identified and agreed through a specialist
consultation process. Although there are some overlaps with the measures
proposed in the consultation document, there are also some important
alternative measures and some additional measures. For a full list, see EMF
Executive Summary (attached and also available at
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/key-projects/equality-measurementframework/). Burchardt T and Vizard P (2011) “Operationalizing the
Capability Approach as a Basis for Equality and Human Rights Monitoring in
Twenty-first-century Britain' Journal of Human Development and Capabilities,
Vol 12 (1) pp.91-119 Alkire S., Bastagli F., Burchardt T., Clark D., Holder
H.,Ibrahim S., Munoz M., Terrazas P., Tsang T. and Vizard P (2009),
Developing the Equality Measurement Framework: Selecting the Indicators,
Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Report 31. Available at
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/key-projects/equality-measurementframework/.
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We very much approve of exploring a wide range of different dimensions of
life and feel that the list is really broad and inclusive. However, we do still
feel that unless the core aspects of subjective wellbeing (positive affect,
negative affect, eudemonic perspectives on worth and value, function etc.)
are properly assessed, then the quality and scope of domain measurement
is irrelevant. We would still like to see inclusion of the short WEMWBS.
Using this short measure would provide comparability with Scotland’s own
National SWB indicator, it has been tested to ensure meaningful factors are
represented, it would help avoid the conflation of drivers / measures of
wellbeing, and would address the concern that psychological wellbeing isn’t
currently captured. The SWEMWBS is also widely used on a number of
British social surveys.
Feb 1, 2012 9:30 AM
6
Separate paper sent in to respond to consultation. This has been analysed
separately by Jen Beaumont of ONS
Feb 1, 2012 9:21 AM
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We are broadly in agreement with the proposed domains and structure of the
overall framework. In particular, we think it is right and important that the
framework places individual well-being right at its centre. However, we
believe that there are some improvements to the conceptual clarity of the
framework which will considerably improve its usefulness to policy-makers.
First we will highlight the problems we see with the current model and
second we will argue why making a few changes to the framework (see
version proposed below) would be better. We feel that there are two main
problems with the current model: 1)The current division between the middle
oval (drivers) and outer oval (context) is not conceptually clear. For example,
it is not clear why the Where we live domain is in the middle oval, but
Economy in the outer oval. And the Where we live (driver domain) includes
crime levels, but the Economy (context domain) includes unemployment
levels. It is not clear how these distinctions are being made, and leaves
questions about whether e.g. unemployment fits in What we do or Economy?
One answer might be that it depends if you are talking about an individual’s
Feb 1, 2012 8:36 AM
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employment status or the country’s unemployment rate, but in fact it is
probably not helpful to have a conceptual framework which separates these
two obviously related constructs. It seems there is unlikely to be a
meaningful split is there likely to be in terms of the kinds of policies that focus
on the outer oval and those that focus on the middle oval. 2)In addition the
model doesn’t currently recognise the special role that the environment has
as the ultimate source of all resources for human life and activities, now and
into the future. Many of the measures currently within the Natural
environment domain (such as GHGs or % of electricity generated by
renewable means) are not in fact drivers of well-being now but of well-being
in the future. The drivers of well-being in the future should be presented
separately from those domains which are drivers of well-being now. We
therefore propose the following changes: •The Governance and Economy
domains are moved from the outer oval to the middle oval, leaving the
Environment alone in the outer oval. •The outer oval is renamed
Environmental limits, maintaining a focus on sustainability and impacts on
future generations, whilst moving the more immediate Quality-of-Lifeaffecting aspects of the environment (such as access to green space) to
domains in the middle oval. •Create a number of distinct domains within the
Environmental limits oval, such as Consumption, Emissions/Climate change
and Biodiversity.
The diagram above is an example of how the framework
could look. It addresses the two concerns described above: 1)If the
economy and governance domains are moved up into the middle oval, this
leaves the outer oval purely for long-term environmental issues, recognising
the prominence that should be given to the environment as the source of
(and limit to) future well-being. Splitting between environmental limits on the
one hand and drivers of current well-being on the other, provides a far more
useful conceptual split, as it allows one to recognise the tension between the
two. It also recognises the unique, non-fungible value of the environment.
This unique value of the environment is consistent with models of progress
that have already been produced. For example, the Social Impact Task
Force (SITF) model includes all stocks of capital in the outer sphere .
Environmental limits would be the most important limiting stock, but other
measures of stock, for example national debt, are also included. This is also
consistent with the Stiglitz Commission’s report (where environmental limits
were one of three areas tackled), the European Statistical System
Committee (ESSC) Sponsorship Group (which divides the issues into three
domains, one of which being the environment), the OECD’s Framework for
Measuring Progress (where the environment counts for one of the two main
meta-domains, equivalent to the ovals in the ONS framework), and the more
theoretical work of experts such Herman Daly and Robert Prescott-Allen, as
well as nef’s own model of progress, presented in Measuring our progress .
2)The proposed framework would therefore provide a clear conceptual
distinction between all three levels of the diagram which could be explained
in simple terms: Individual well-being is the final outcome domain – the goal
that policy-makers are aiming to improve; Drivers of individual well-being
describes the domains of human activity and processes that can increase or
decrease individual well-being; and Environmental limits (to well-being)
include the domains which provide the raw environmental resources that the
drivers of well-being use to create individual well-being. Since these are nonfungible resources, this level should be framed in terms of limits. Having a
clear framework and headline indicators is especially pertinent when it
comes to ensuring that what is measured affects policy. Our view on this is
informed by lessons learned from the lack of cross-government impact of
Defra’s SD indicators. If the National Well-being measures are to be taken
seriously and have a real impact on policy-making, then they need to be
clear, there should not be too many, and have headlines. Our proposed
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framework lends itself to a small set of headline indicators which will help
engage the public and senior policy-makers The indicators which would be
included in this headline set are: a)A measure of Individual well-being b)A
measure of Environmental limits (likely to be an emissions or a consumption
measure) c)A selection of 5-10 headlines from the drivers of individual well
being meta-domain, which could be decided based on other responses to
the consultation or on the measures that have the strongest associations
with individual well-being, revealed by analysis of the IHS data. We would
imagine that at least one more ‘traditional’ economic measure, such as
disposable household income or unemployment rate, be among these. d)A
measure of inequality of well-being (because equality and fairness were
given great prominence by the public in the consultation)
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1.Do you think the proposed domains present a complete picture of well
being? If not, what would you do differently? The domains would be more
complete if they included tests of psychological resources such as resilience,
as these have been shown to be particularly relevant for wellbeing and,
importantly, to be mutable, as explained below: The definition of well-being
provided in the Foresight Mental Capital Project (2008) is: “Well-being is a
dynamic state in which the individual is able to develop their potential, work
productively and creatively, build strong and positive relationships with
others, and contribute to their community. It is enhanced when an individual
is able to fulfil their personal and social goals and achieve a sense of
purpose in society”(p 45.) As described in Figure 1 below, good feelings
and positive functioning (psychological and social) result from the interaction
between external conditions (e.g. work, home, physical health), which
provide challenges and opportunities, and the relatively stable psychological
resources in the person (e.g. optimism, self-esteem, resilience).
Psychological resources either support or detract from the fulfillment of
needs, which relate to good functioning and positive feelings. In turn, good
functioning enables individuals to cope with external conditions and positive
feelings increase psychological resources (Foresight Mental Capital Project,
2008). An extensive body of research supports the idea of a correlation
between income inequality and relative deprivation, and poor mental health
outcomes at the community level. Nonetheless, there are psychological
resources which are particularly relevant for well-being and which can be
developed through training are: •Resilience •Optimism •Self-esteem
Additionally, at work, people can develop resilience through problem-solving,
innovation and taking responsibility for their own and their co-workers health,
well-being and safety. Jenkins, Meltzer, Jones, Brugha, et al (2008), note
that psychological factors, which contribute to poor mental health, are poorly
developed coping skills and low self-esteem.
Figure 1: Well-being
dynamic process, Foresight Mental Capital Project (2008, p 62)
Jan 31, 2012 3:18 PM
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The domains included in the chapter 'Key findings and indicators'– subchapter 'Multi-dimensional measures of Quality of Life) of the ESS (European
Statistical System) Sponsorship Group (SPG) report are also listed in the
ONS discussion paper, however under somewhat different domain
headings. The framework as put forward in this discussion paper (under
figure 1), shows an even wider approach of 'well being' including the 'more
contextual domains'. We suggest that the Eurostat input to the ONS work
on domains and headline indicators comes mainly in the form of the SPG
recommendations and the ESS actions resulting from it (see report
attached). We would suggest to ONS that in addition to developing national
needs, ONS would try as far as is possible to take the emerging European
framework into consideration.
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No. The currently-proposed domains do not appear to form the
comprehensive set of categories that is being sought. They seem to take no
direct account of faith/religion, unless it will be measured explicitly
somewhere in the measures relating to ‘Our relationships’ (in line with Table
A1 of the discussion paper), which does not currently appear to be the case.
This aspect of well-being is of great importance to many religious faiths, with
respected researchers such as Derek Bok (in ‘The Politics of Happiness’)
recognising that belief in God appears to confer some additional benefits in
terms of health and well-being, over and above the benefits of being in
community which religion provides. The National Statistician’s Reflections
(page 6) say that there were “considerably more contributions concerning
belief or religion, in particular Christianity, than we had expected” and Table
A2 of the discussion paper shows that none of the proposed domains or
measures currently include Joseph Stiglitz’s suggestion for including a
measure of religious engagement. The fact that the National Statistician
observed more contributions concerning belief or religion than expected
seems to tie in with our perception is that the pivotal role played by churches
in community life in the more rural areas of the UK (which seems to some
extent to have informed the Prime Minister’s own thinking on the Big Society)
is often not recognised by many people in the larger urban areas, such as
London. It is stated on page 10 of the ‘Findings from the National Wellbeing Debate’ by Joanne Evans that the categories of “What things in life
matter to you?” was extended in a second iteration of the questionnaire to
cover ‘cultural activities, caring and religion or spirituality’ in the light of
feedback from earlier participants in the debate - and that 29% of
respondents said that spirituality or religion did matter to them (shown in
Table 2). In addition, Table 4 on page 13 shows that 32% of respondents
believed that spirituality or religion should be reflected in measures of
national well-being, but these findings doesn’t seem to have resulted in any
measures of religion or spirituality being among any of the 35+ proposed
measures within the ten proposed domains. I suggest either that a
question (or category within an existing question, if relevant) about religious
identity is included within one of the ‘Our relationships’ measures or one
about religious engagement is included in one of ‘What we do’ measures. In
the absence of the Citizenship Survey, data would presumably need to be
collected using the ONS Integrated Household Survey or the British
Household Panel Survey.
Jan 31, 2012 2:36 PM
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The domains look appropriate but there needs to be more emphasis on the
regional and local level dimension (LSOA or ward) using objective measures.
Data is obviously harder to obtain at this level, but the local and
neighbourhood level is, in our view, where the real benefit in well-being
measures lies. It is not clear how you are dealing with the cross cutting
theme of equality and fairness in these measures.
Jan 31, 2012 2:10 PM
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We think that these proposed domains are incomplete and do not yet reflect
the substantial contribution made by our sectors (arts, culture, media,
heritage and sport) to both individual and national wellbeing. This view is
mirrored by the significant number of people in our sectors who have
contacted us about this consultation. The benefits of engagement in culture
and sport are well chronicled and summarised in the table below . Clearly
many of these benefits, both at the individual and wider community level, are
closely linked to wellbeing. . Individual engagerCommunityNational
Achievement Bequest value Citizenship Continuity with the past
Community cohesion International reputation Creativity Community identity
National pride Diversion Creativity Enjoyment Employment Escape
Existence value Expression Innovation Health Option to use Income
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Productivity Inspiration Reduced crime Knowledge of culture Shared
experience Self-esteem Social capital Self-identity Skills/competency
Solace/consolation
There is a growing, and increasingly robust,
evidence base on the measurable impact that our sectors have on wellbeing.
At the forefront of this is the Culture and Sport Evidence Programme (CASE)
which has conducted analysis to quantify the value of engagement in culture
and sport in terms of improvements in subjective wellbeing as well at longer
term societal benefits. This and other research has demonstrated not only
that these impacts exist but, crucially, that wellbeing resulting from
engagement in DCMS sectors can be meaningfully quantified. For example,
the CASE analysis suggests that doing sport at least once a week increases
subjective wellbeing by approximately one third the amount achieved by
avoiding health problems or one half the amount achieved by being
employed (compared with being unemployed) . With regard to the arts,
attending live arts events regularly is associated with a rise in an individual’s
subjective wellbeing score of about 0.2%. This can be compared with the
loss of wellbeing associated with unemployment, which is about 0.8%.
DCMS notes that the under the proposed list of domains our areas of interest
would sit principally within the ‘what we do’ domain. However, we would
argue that as it stands this domain focuses principally on work/life balance at
the expense of capturing the wellbeing derived from leisure activities
including engaging with culture and sport. We would also question the
assumption that working longer hours is necessarily detrimental to wellbeing
because individuals to have less time to pursue enjoyable leisure activities.
Analysis conducted by DCMS has shown that this relationship may be more
complex as, for example, working longer hour may increase an individual’s
ability to fund leisure pursuits. We would argue, therefore, that any
suggested measure should capture an individuals’ capacity to enjoy their
leisure and not just whether they have time. To give greater visibility to the
important contribution of our sectors to wellbeing our preferred approach
would be to divide the ‘what we do’ domain in two, creating a new domain to
cover non-work related activities, many of which fall within the DCMs remit.
However, we also acknowledge that DCMS areas of interest cut across a
number of the proposed domains and that we could also add measures
relating to culture and sport within the majority of them. To summarise: 1)
We consider that the proposed domains and measure need to give greater
weight to the importance of our sectors in contributing to wellbeing; 2)The
‘what we do ‘ domain is incomplete and underpinned by assumptions which
we would challenge; 3)We suggest separating the ‘what we do’ domains into
two domains: ‘work’ and ‘leisure’.
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No. We understand that Arts and Culture are to be covered under the ‘What
We Do’ domain. This domain appears to focus on work and work-life
balance / amount of work or leisure time but does not look at the ‘quality’ of
that leisure time. The positive impact of engagement with arts and culture is
well documented both in terms of qualitative evaluation of arts projects and
numerous surveys of public attitudes towards arts and culture. Additionally,
access to arts and culture significantly feeds into the domains of Health and
Where We Live. The high levels of participation in dance in Scotland for
instance (19% of the adult population) are a major factor in public health and
perceptions of where people live are positively affected by the accessibility of
opportunities for cultural engagement, which in turn contribute towards
community cohesion.
Jan 31, 2012 1:59 PM
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No. What we do, needs to include Culture as well as Leisure. Culture
including the Arts, (in all its forms from grassroots community arts activity to
seeing a theatre performance or music concert) The Arts can have a positive
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impact on well-being and needs to be measured along side general leisure
time. A leisure centre is a sports facility at its core and does not offer arts or
cultural pursuits.
15
As noted in the discussion paper1, wellbeing is a concept that means
different things to different people. It is therefore difficult to define, which
makes measuring it highly problematic. In addition, wellbeing is often
confused or used interchangeably with happiness, as some of the responses
to the national wellbeing debate have shown.2 Happiness3 is an emotion,
whereas wellbeing is a state of being. This is an important distinction which
can be very helpful in moving towards measuring wellbeing. The huge
number of responses to the national debate demonstrated the support for
and importance not only of monitoring wellbeing, but also of ensuring that
public policy is more focussed on the wellbeing of people. Trying to take into
account such numerous and varied responses while developing something
as complex and potentially contentious as a wellbeing indicator set will be
extremely difficult. The framework presented in the ONS discussion paper
(figure 1) clearly recognises the fact that individual wellbeing is determined
by proximal and distal factors, termed 'domains', and that 'cutting across
these domains are issues of equality and fairness…and…sustainability over
time', we feel that this framework would be strengthened further by a clearer
and more unifying conceptual structure. We would therefore advocate taking
a needs-based approach to wellbeing, whereby wellbeing can be defined as
the satisfaction of human needs - needs which must be met in order for us to
be capable of functioning4 well. This type of approach allows us to
understand more about peoples' responses to the national debate and about
what factors really contribute to wellbeing. For example, Findings from the
National Well-being Debate,2 discussions with young people showed that
they felt that technology ('mobile phones, ipods, social networking sites') are
very important to their wellbeing. However, it is highly likely that it is not
technology as such that is important but the fact that this technology allows
them to meet some of their human needs, such as participation,
belongingness, peer esteem and therefore self-esteem. Understanding what
people are saying in more fundamental terms is essential for shaping
effective policy. Furthermore, it is essential that this indicator set informs
policy, which is something that may not have been fully considered by the
ONS: Table 7 of Findings from the National Well-being Debate, shows the
options given for respondents to the question 'What should measures of
national well-being be used for?' to select from, which only include
measuring, monitoring and comparison. However, as many of the
respondents who selected 'other' point out, it should guide or help policy
development. To this end, we feel that the ONS' framework should take
account of the scale at which a particular factor operates. For example, the
domain 'our relationships' includes measures relating to family and
community. In terms of developing policy or effecting interventions, this is an
important distinction, which would allow a policy or intervention to be clearly
focussed on addressing real needs. The nested approach shown in Figure 1
of the discussion paper makes a great deal of sense, as self-reported
wellbeing should in theory be a reflection of the contextual conditions.
Therefore linking the contextual conditions to self-reported wellbeing should
provide a good basis for policy development. While the measures within the
domains have been arrived at by means of asking people directly what
matters to them, the nest circles themselves are very broad and their titles
are not tightly defined - would it be more useful, in policy terms, to have more
of these arenas that are better defined? This could allow for more targeted
interventions or policy revisions, but may not necessarily entail a great many
more indicators. For example: Delineating the arenas more clearly shows the
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relationship of each tier of wellbeing to the others. So individual wellbeing
ultimately depends on the wellbeing of the ecosphere, but is more directly
affected by family wellbeing. It also shows the dependence of each level of
wellbeing on the others. For example, it is unlikely that a family living in a
community with low wellbeing will have a high level of wellbeing. Looking at
the indicators in this way could allow policy-makers to understand more
clearly where and how change is required. One problem with basing an
indicator set on what people feel underpins their wellbeing is that it is likely
that most people will focus on the most immediate factors such as health,
thus potentially creating a bias in the indicator set towards the most proximal
causes of wellbeing. In terms of policy this could lead to short-term policies,
or in the worst case interventions with unintended impacts. For example, in
the past, certain dietary health concerns have been addressed through an
untargeted promotion of fish. In environmental terms, this is somewhat shortsighted in that seeking this widespread increase fish consumption could
have detrimental impacts on the local and global environment, ultimately
food security and therefore human wellbeing. One weakness of nested
models such as that proposed in the discussion paper is ensuring that the
linkages between elements (domains) in each arena are recognized. For
example, the natural environment / ecosphere, is the ultimate determinant of
human wellbeing because it ensures our survival. However some elements
of the environment could be considered distal (such as biogeochemical
cycles) while others are much more proximal with an immediate impact on
human wellbeing (such as air quality). It is important that a set of national
indicators recognises the proximal, distal and ultimate factors of wellbeing as
well as the linkages between them. Delineating the arenas more clearly
could also provide a more balanced insight into the state of each of the
domains that underpin individual wellbeing. This would allow policymakers to
more accurately understand at what scale wellbeing is affected and to act
accordingly. Furthermore, the distinction between the proposed outer
arenas, Factors directly affecting individual wellbeing and More contextual
domains seems fairly arbitrary. For example, emissions of particulate matter
(PM10) is considered to be in a More contextual domain, but it is in actual
fact a strong proximal determinant of respiratory health, so rather than being
more contextual, it is actually a direct determinant of wellbeing. The
proposed model also depicts equality / fairness and sustainability issues over
time and it is acknowledged in the text that are to be measured with
appropriate indicators and analyses. Some further clarity on this would be
useful. In summary, while the proposed model is good, it lacks clarity and
could perhaps be improved by: defining arenas to take account of the scale
at which the various factors underpinning wellbeing operate; ensuring that
the domains take account of proximal, distal and ultimate causes of
wellbeing; clarifying how equity and sustainability will be assessed, as these
are crucial factors underpinning many aspects of well-being
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No. The picture given is lacking a cultural perspective. The Concert
Promoters Association supports the view that all demographics of the public
believed the arts and entertainments helped to enrich people’s experience of
life. The CPA also maintains the view that entertainments and arts
engagement is seen to have wider outcomes such as creating links between
communities and encouraging people to feel a sense of pride and belonging
in their local area. Plus, there is a deep pride in Britain’s success in exporting
it’s arts and entertainment products across the world.
Jan 31, 2012 1:28 PM
17
Engagement with cultural activity has proven links to increased well-being.
Everyday through our work at music outreach charity, Live Music Now, we
see the benefits that taking part in live music sessions bring to a wide range
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of service users. As ‘Culture’ touches on several of the proposed domains
outlined in this paper, ie What we do, Where we live, perhaps there needs to
be a separate ‘Culture, Media, Sport’ domain? If not then this needs to
factor as a headline in the scope of the “What we do’ domain.
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community cohesion.
Jan 31, 2012 1:18 PM
19
We feel that one area which needs to be strengthened or developed in the
“What we do” domain is the role of culture. An appreciative, respectful and
joyous tone in areas such as media, the arts and community celebrations
allows room for artistic, creative and entrepreneurial expression, creating
more wellbeing than a judgemental, dismissive and cynical tone in public life,
media and culture.
Jan 31, 2012 1:09 PM
20
While the two frameworks have been designed for different purposes, it is
useful to compare the number and content of the proposed domains to those
that are used in the EHRC’s Equality Measurement Framework (EMF). Using
the work of Amartya Sen, the latter seeks to capture those ‘capabilities’
which are seen necessary for individuals to flourish and live lives that they
have reason to value. It is possible to make reasonably strong connections
between the six ONS domains which cover ‘Factors directly affecting
individual well-being’ and seven out of the ten EMF domains (Life, Health,
Education and Learning, Legal Security, Standard of Living, Productive and
Valued Activities and Individual, Family and Social Life). However, there is
less in the ONS approach which compares directly to the EMF’s Physical
Security, Identity, Expression and Self-Respect and Participation, Identity
and Voice domains (although there are elements of the latter in the ONS
‘governance’ domain). To the extent that the extra EMF domains capture
areas that can be expected to impact on individual well-being, and are
measurable, their omission makes the ONS approach incomplete. In terms
of the ONS domains which relate to ‘more contextual’ factors (the economy,
governance, and the natural environment) there is no explicit inclusion of
more social factors relating to inequality and perceptions of fairness. Given
the inherently comparative nature of much of the literature on well-being (i.e.,
the tendency of people to base their evaluations of their own lives in relation
to how other people’s lives are perceived to be going and how fair any such
differences are), this omission is unhelpful. Likewise, there might be a case
for including measures of expectations about people’s future circumstances,
as a feeling that one’s life is progressing or that the prospects for one’s
children are likely to be better than one’s own, seems important for
understanding individual well-being. Finally, the chosen ONS domains all
focus on outcomes. There is less on the processes by which they emerge
and the degree of personal autonomy involved. In particular, we might want
to supplement outcomes data in order to know how satisfied people are with
the range of options (both formal and substantive) that are available to them.
The Life Opportunity Survey may provide examples of the kind of questions
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which could be used to measure this. Whether such ‘autonomy’ data should
form a new (perhaps ‘contextual’ domain), or be added to the existing ones,
may be worth considering once the suggested ONS framework is in use.
21
Yes, subject to my responses to other questions.
Jan 31, 2012 12:59 PM
22
No. The picture given is lacking a cultural perspective. Extensive, robust
work has been undertaken in recent years by the Department of Culture
Media and Sport on the impact of cultural engagement on well-being as part
of the CASE programme . This built on Arts Council England’s public value
exercise, The Arts Debate (2006/07) , which was one of the largest
qualitative studies ever undertaken in the arts. This clearly articulated how
across all demographics the public believed the arts helped to enrich
people’s experience of life and how arts engagement is seen to have wider
outcomes such as creating links between communities and encouraging
people to feel a sense of pride and belonging in their local area.
Jan 31, 2012 12:49 PM
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A greater focus on individual opinion otherwise the measures are a pre
defined and people have to fit in with them. The measures are very
responsive – especially as they use existing data whereas there is a need to
use them to shape what we want our nation to be. Include Domains and
measures which look at complex activities which affect multiple domains:
arts, creativity , culture improve personal and audience wellbeing, can be the
mechanism that helps and individual create and maintain mental wellbeing,
recovery from mental and physical illness or cope with long term conditions.
Arts and culture can also proved steps/routes to literacy, training, education,
employment, volunteering and can be a career in its own right (and so
makes a contribution to economic growth) and have been shown to create
social inclusiveness in communities.* (* happy to provide evidence if required
) Has the DCMs been involved in developing these domains? They are not
listed How will and ‘absences’ of opportunity be flagged up? i.e. due to
reliance on service industries there are few apprenticeships available how
will the measure influence local decisions (policy, commissioning,
interventions) on how gaps in current support /provision be bridged to help
people who score low? (i.e. address inequalities (raise or change personal
aspirations? Remove any idea of happiness being well- being
Jan 31, 2012 12:46 PM
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Architecture Centre Network welcomes the ONS consultation on the
proposed domains and headline indicators for measuring national wellbeing
and its appreciation of contributory subjective and contextual factors. We are
especially pleased to see the recognition in particular of ‘where we live’ as a
direct factor in individual wellbeing. However, arts and culture are not
explicitly mentioned in the ONS’s current proposals, despite the national
debate raising them as such, and Architecture Centre Network advocates for
a reconsideration of the ONS’s categorisation. There are several indicators
of wellbeing that it believes the ONS has not given sufficient weight to, not
least the omission of an explicit linkage between arts and culture and
wellbeing and the omission of DCMS from its referencing in its discussion
paper as also reported in the arts media.
Jan 31, 2012 12:41 PM
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The way the diagram and discussion is laid out, individual subjective
wellbeing (SWB) is the ultimate outcome of a causal model which has
various proximate and distal factors. Based on our experience with the LIFE
project at Participle involving individuals and families in chronic crisis, we can
affirm that many of these proximate and distal factors are recognizable as
causal factors to SWB. However, two important causal factors/domains are
missing from the current ONS model. The first is ‘a sense of self-respect/
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self-worth’. Such a sense of self-worth is not something can be easily
subsumed under good physical and mental functioning. Having a low sense
of self-respect or self-worth is not the same as having a mental illness. Selfworth is something that is jointly produced between the individual and the
surrounding social environment. A domain needs to be included which
captures whether there is a supportive environment for all citizens to have a
sense of self-worth/respect. And increasing or strengthening a sense of selfworth often leads to improvements in a variety of other domains identified in
the ONS model. The second causal factor/domain of SWB is a ‘sense of
security’. We have found that individuals in chronic crisis often feel insecure
about the various domains of life-- housing, relationships, finance, health,
employment, and so forth. This is not just in their minds, but based on their
own experience and rhetoric in their environment. High anxiety about the
instability/impermanence of achievements in various life domains
significantly affects the types of decisions individuals take, and their sense of
wellbeing. Decisions which are future-orientated are often too risky thus,
individuals become more present-orientated in their lives which has negative
effects on various life domains. A domain must capture the causes of
insecurity/security in various life domains for citizens; that is does not appear
as an important concern for majority of people may reflect that they do have
both a subject sense of security as well as material determinants of security.
Finally, given that well-being, particularly subjective well-being can be so
diversely imagined, it is important that there is some avenue for citizens to
express some causal determinant/domain of well-being that is not captured
by the ONS model. For example, access to a cell-phone or the internet has
become an important determinant of wellbeing. The ONS measurement
framework needs to have a mechanism that allows for information for new
determinants as well as alternative conceptions of wellbeing. At Participle,
we make sure that aside from various life domains that have been identified
as being important to a good life, we ensure that individuals and families are
able to self-identify domains that are not already captured.
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No – the domains should include a measurement of engagement in arts,
culture and heritage. This engagement cuts across many of the domains, in
particular Individual well-being, What we do, Where we live, and Education
and skills. The work of the Happy Museums initiative sets out many of the
ways museums contribute to well-being on a local and national level. Many
museums, such as NMS, already work with communities and other
audiences (including schools, families and adults) to contribute to quality of
life. Thus, this needs to be reflected at a high level in the domains.
Jan 31, 2012 12:22 PM
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Overall, yes they do but only if used in conjunction with other objective
measure of health – this was alluded to under the healthy life expectancy
description. Availability of data is also a constraint. We’re interested in using
these measure on a local authority/health authority level for which very little
of this data is available. At most it’s available at a regional level and as
mentioned in the consultation some of the national surveys may not be
continued (e.g. Citizenship survey). Some of the measures are similar to that
measured by the Place Survey which was required for local authorities e.g.
% who are very/fairly satisfied with local area. However if the aim is to
provide a rich source of robust information nationally to compare with other
countries, to provide this below regional level would have resource
implications.
Jan 31, 2012 12:11 PM
28
The domains are probably right
Jan 31, 2012 11:49 AM
29
I think the communal layer is missing, as a key component in wellbeing, in
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between the individual and the nation. Local communities and communities
of interest are surely vital to people’s wellbeing – they foster identity, trust,
sense of place, sense of community, and other intrinsically collective
components in wellbeing. Seeing the sense of community as only a factor in
individual wellbeing understates its significance. The national context affects
us all but is mediated through smaller collective groupings and identities.
The character and strength (in lots of ways, not just “cohesion”) of
communities is part of the infrastructure in which we live our lives – the
human and social environment, which should have equal emphasis in the
domains with the natural and economic environments which are already
represented.
30
"What We Do" we do is rather all-embracing and I would suggest separating
out work, leisure, domestic work. Job quality is especially important for wellbeing, and if subsumed under a large umbrella there is a risk its importance
will be missed or underestimated. Work is so central to all people’s lives at
some stage. More should be made of people’s sexual and personal
relationships.
Jan 31, 2012 11:39 AM
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The domains seek to measure ‘national well-being’ largely in terms of
individual well-being and rely too heavily on subjective indicators. As such
there is insufficient coverage of objective living standards and economic
security. We suggest a new domain on ‘living standards’ that goes beyond
the proposed ‘personal finance’ and ‘what we do’ domains. Living standards
should include measures of income, income inequality (eg ratio of top to
bottom quintiles/deciles), income poverty, deprivation, wealth, debt,
employment rates, unemployment rates, long-term unemployment, quality of
employment and affordability of housing. The concept of ‘national wellbeing’ suggests that some attempt should be made to assess the condition
of the corporate entity in terms of social cohesion/division, political
participation and national identity in the sense of belonging. This is touched
in in the proposed domains of ‘Governance’ (trust in democratic institutions),
‘Where we live’ (community cohesion) and ‘Our relationships’ (belonging to
local neighbourhood). We suggest a new domain on ‘social and political
cohesion’ that should include a measure of the ethnic and religious diversity
of the population (nationally and regionally), a measure of how socially
representative elected bodies are (local, regional, national,) by gender,
ethnic and religious background, measures of income poverty for each
equality dimension, the rate of unemployment for 16-24 year olds and
measures of income shares – e.g. share of income held by the top 10% and
bottom 10%. (See Jenson, J. (2010) Defining and Measuring Social
Cohesion, Commonwealth Secretariat and UNRISD; Michalos, A. et al
(2011) The Canadian Index of Wellbeing. Technical Paper 1.0
http://ciw.ca/reports/en/Reports%20and%20FAQs/Canadian_Index_of_Well
being-TechnicalPaper-FINAL.pdf
Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM
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There seems to be a rapid jump from the individual to the national/global,
despite the questions about ‘where we live’. The domains are potentially
comprehensive, but at a very broad-brush level; but it is difficult to see what
conclusions might be drawn from answers to the measure of satisfaction
about ‘where we live’ without further information on what factors are relevant
– will that be done?
Jan 31, 2012 11:17 AM
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Whilst the domains discussed do explore a number of elements of wellbeing,
they do not give an opportunity to measure some of the aspects of wellbeing
associated with the Christian tradition. In the Christian tradition the
fundamental nature of human wellbeing is discovered in relationship to God.
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Furthermore, the ways in which religious traditions understand human wellbeing (for example, the somewhat counter-cultural emphasis on self-sacrifice
which is deep within the Christian tradition and appears in other forms in
other world faiths) do not always lend themselves to an approach to wellbeing based on a crude cost-benefit calculation for the individual, or an
approach focussed on individual satisfaction and self-interest. Because we
are all moral beings, whose identities are formed in part through our
membership of communities ranging from the family, through numerous
associations, to the State, establishing the principles of well-being must
involve the ethical dimensions which tell us what it means to be a “good
human being”. These ethical considerations – the questions of how we ought
to live rather than merely how we live in practice – are central to
understanding human well-being since it is often in the gap between
aspiration and actuality that people discover the things that matter most to
them. Measuring well-being must therefore include consideration of how
people aspire to live, how those aspirations are formed and the communities
through which people learn to be moral human beings. This is, for Christians,
much more than the abstract notion of “spirituality” and more also than
adherence to an ethical code of conduct. Well-being, for Christians, involves
living their lives in the knowledge that the world-as-it-is is not God’s final
word and that God is bringing all things to their true fulfilment in himself.
What this means in practice is that Christians discover their own well-being
in the pursuit of the well-being of others within an understanding of the
purposes of humanity which flows from the teachings of the Bible and the life
of the church through the ages. For this reason, well-being, in Christian
understandings, is to be discovered only within the life of a community
whose purposes extend beyond its own interests. The life of the community
is crucial in forming an understanding of what it means to live well, informed
by a long historical perspective on the nature of the good. In short, the
pursuit of well-being makes real sense, not only in a community of the
present moment, but in the context of shared histories which allow human
well-being to be explored against widely different cultural and temporal
assumptions. Fundamental to this journey is the prevalence of hope despite
struggle and hardship. These domains, therefore, miss key elements
fundamental to wellbeing in the Christian tradition of other-centred interest,
aspiration to the moral good, and hope of things to come; with a wider
perspective of the wellbeing of the community, not just the individual.
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being? If not, what would you do differently? In the face of suggestive
evidence from behavioural economics that individuals may lack coherent
and/or stable preferences, there has been an upsurge of interest in the use
of happiness data to provide a normative underpinning for economic policy.
Typically, large scale survey (panel) data on individual’s self-reported
subjective well-being (SWB) is regressed on a number of independent
variables of interest. A number of such studies have provided evidence that
well-being self-reports are correlated with physically objective measures,
health measures, longevity, and other measures of well being based on
quality of life indicators. However, the potential use of such data on its own
as a normative underpinning for policy raises a number of problems that
need to be addressed. What is the link between SWB data and economic
welfare? Even admitting that the traditional measure of income per capita is
not a full measure of well-being, why should SWB data be used to provide a
normative underpinning for economic policy? A key point to address is the
skeptic's claim that any empirical subjective well-being (SWB) on its own is
bound to lack normative significance. Classical welfare economics relies on
the use of choice data (eg. estimated demand functions) to construct
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relevant welfare metrics (eg. estimated consumer surplus) to derive
implications for economic policy (eg. determination of competition policy).
Such an exercise is based on the idea that choices reveal (coherent)
preferences and thus preference satisfaction is the relevant normative
standard. Such an exercise is consistent with the hedonic interpretation of
preferences underpinning SWB data as long as choice data is in accord with
self-reported well-being. However, choice data and happiness data could be
mutually incompatible i.e. situations where individuals are explicitly not
choosing to maximize happiness. For example, Lowenstein and Ubel (2008)
provide evidence to show that a person may choose to undergo a costly
operation (eg. in terms of years of life) to restore a key aspect of bodily
function (eg bowel function as in a colostomy) but it could be the difference
in reported happiness between the two health outcomes is too small to justify
the intervention in the first place. Another example could be one where a
person is willing to trade off current reported happiness to ensure that her/his
child is able to succeed in a sports or music or school. In such cases there
may be potential conflict between preference satisfaction and reported
happiness. Which normative position should the policy-maker adopt? Will the
choice be determined by what is politically convenient or should we require
the policy-maker to provide a deeper normative justification? And how should
happiness data be interpreted once people become aware of such conflict
and the potential use of such data for policy purposes? For these reasons,
to arrive at a more complete picture of well-being, SWB data must be
supplemented by relevant choice data. On the face of it, it isn’t clear that
choice data is in any of the proposed domains and including such data is
essential in order to assess the use of SWB data in determining well-being
and impacting on policy. The problem of aggregating reported SWB across
individuals The extreme version of the “hedonometric” claim is that not only
is SWB relevant; in fact, only the mean of all individuals’ SWB reports
matters and so any other measure can be safely disregarded. The first
problem relates to aggregating preferences. To begin with one has to
assume that the self-reports carry a cardinal value and are comparable
across individuals. A practical problem with this is that an increase in the
averages can mask changes in distribution of reported SWB i.e. a decrease
in the reported SWB of a group of people that is more than compensated by
an increase of the reported SWB of other groups. Nevertheless, a more
subtle use of SWB measures that could be relevant for policy
recommendations would be as follows. Rather than base social welfare
judgments on individuals' reported preferences, could we not use average or
aggregate SWB measures instead? Then one might say that policy A has
better effects for individual i than does policy B, and so gives a higher level
of i's welfare, if and only if the change from B to A would increase the
estimated SWB, not necessarily of i personally in a world of unreliable
reports, but of most people sufficiently like i for the comparison of SWB
measures to be deemed relevant. Temporal dimensions to well being
Individuals may voluntary accept periods of low well being in order to fulfill
their future aspirations. It is not clear how this is reflected in the well being
self-report, and it is even less clear how this is reflected in a measure that
aggregates across subjects. Moreover, if reference points adjust to the
current state of the individual, it isn’t evident how one might relate preference
satisfaction and reported SWB even in the long-run (Dalton and Ghosal
(2011a,b)). Such concerns may be reinforced by the view that individuals’
expressions of their own subjective well-being constitute no more than what
William Shakespeare chose to describe life itself: “a tale, told by an idiot, full
of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” (Macbeth Act 5, scene 5) (Hammond,
Liberini and Proto (2011)). Raising aspirations and reported SWB If an
economy provides more social mobility and increase people expectations
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and aspirations, it may result in a decrease of well being self-report in
aggregate since Individuals start to compare themselves with models more
difficult to emulate or targets more difficult to reach. But is mobility and
raising aspirations a bad feature of an economy? In fact, raising aspirations
can be a route out of poverty traps (Dalton, Ghosal and Mani (2011)). How
should one evaluate SWB data when preference satisfaction is in direct
conflict with reported SWB? The effect of externalities such as status
concerns and income comparison Moreover, phenomenon like envy due to
income comparison will also strongly affect individual self-reported SWB. Is it
ethically acceptable that a policy is driven by envy? Priming, framing and
interpretation in the collection of SWB data. Another concern is how different
individuals respond to SWB questions. There is widespread concern among
psychologists that the order of questions, transient mood or outside
environmental effects which should not matter (such as the current weather
or finding a penny on the floor) might have a short-run impact on reports that
might bias survey responses (though economists are perhaps less
concerned by this issue, see Sgroi et al, (2010)). The law of large numbers
can help but if the bias is systematic and one-sided this may not be the case
(a survey on a single hot day may result in higher reports than the same
survey on a single cold day a year earlier). Framing (how questions are
presented) may matter. Interpreting the nature of the question is also an
issue. For example, I might sacrifice my own SWB to help a family member
increase theirs, but is that not then indirectly also increasing my own SWB?
Some might include the SWB of family members in their own self-report and
others might not. Again, this might average out but only if the generated bias
is not one-sided. Conclusions These issues mean that while subjective wellbeing data may have a useful role to play in providing a normative guide to
policy, extreme care should be taken in how to use and understand such
data. While it may be the case that policy-makers prefer a single unidimensional scale or a simple recommendation (to tell them whether a policy
is “good” or “bad” for welfare) this reliance on simplicity may mask important
complexities and can lead to incorrect decisions. If we do conclude that it is
important to supplement objective data (such as income or life expectancy)
with subjective data it should be done in as transparent a manner as
possible. The key feature would be to allow clarity in what is influencing
policy and what assumptions are being made. This would be lost when
constructing some form of “overall” measure that merges objective and
subjective data – take for instance the case where one measure results in a
big positive gain but another in a big negative gain and they net out invisibly
in the overall measure suggesting that a policy has a neutral effect on wellbeing – this might be very misleading if one of the two measures turns out to
be inappropriate for a particular policy question. What might make sense is
to consider different measures, such as SWB and quality of life measures
alongside traditional economic measures, in different ways in different
situations rather than attempting to construct a fix-all solution for all policy.
SWB data might be used to supplement choice data especially where there
are concerns that choice data may be limited (for instance through credit
constraints or short-termism). Institutional design may incorporate SWB data
in a thorough cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and more generally CBA can and
most probably should include SWB data where possible as part of the
decision-process. Environmental concerns which may be hard to measure
using traditional economic data may also usefully be addressed using SWB
data. However, in all such cases, there is a strong case for supplementing
SWB data with relevant choice data. The bottom line is that one simple
aggregated measure is likely to mask complex interactions, assumptions and
concerns and it may be better to make use of SWB to supplement traditional
measures, and not to either replace them or to be merged with them in a
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composite measure. References Dalton, P. and S. Ghosal (2011a),
“Decisions with Endogeneous Frames”, Social Choice and Welfare (refereed
symposium volume “Reconciling Behavioral and Normative Economics”, (ed.
M. Fleurbay, B. McQuillian and R. Sugden)), DOI 10.1007/s00355-011-06235. Dalton, P. and S. Ghosal (2011b), “Behavioral Decisions and Welfare”,
CAGE working paper. Dalton, P., S. Ghosal and A. Mani (2011), “Poverty
and Aspirations Failure”, CAGE working paper. Hammond, P.J., F. Liberini
and E. Proto, (2011), “Individual Welfare and Subjective Well-Being:
Commentary Inspired by Sacks, Stevenson and Wolfers”, University of
Warwick, mimeo. Lowenstein, G. and P.A. Ubel (2008), “Hedonic adaptation
and the role of decision and experienced utility in public policy”, Journal of
Public Economics, 92:1795-1810 Sgroi, D., E. Proto, A. Oswald and A.
Dobson, (2010), “Priming and the Reliability of Subjective Well-being
Measures”, Warwick Economic Research Papers No. 935.
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No the proposed domains lack a cultural perspective and acknowledgement
of the central role that the arts and culture play in peoples lives and the
contribution that they make to well being. The DCMS has undertaken
significant and robust research through its CASE programme on the impact
of cultural engagement on well being. This programme has built on Arts
Council Englands major public value exercise, The Arts Debate, undertaken
in 2006/7. The Arts Debate revealed how people across all areas of society
value the arts as part of a fundamental capacity for life, how the arts enrich
peoples experience of life and how the arts can contribute to community
cohesion and a sense of local pride and belonging. Recent research, for
example, from Liverpool Arts Regeneration Consortium (LARC), Telling
Stories, the Arts and Wellbeing in North Liverpool shows clearly the
contribution the arts makes to the five areas of well-being (as defined by
Liverpools 2010 Year of Health and Wellbeing,) - Connect, Be Active, Take
Notice, Keep Learning and Give. Participation in art is participation in life.
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-Beyond instrumentality: The domains provide an accurate enough selection
of dimensions of human wellbeing but they are arranged in a way which
instrumentalizes all dimensions to individual subjective wellbeing. We
suggest keeping the 10 domains but as separate components. -Equality:
there seems to be no dimension which captures how society is doing beyond
individuals. Is there going to be a measure of (in)equality? Like difference
between top and average earnings? (cf. the Report of the High Pay
Commission) -Agency: of the 10 dimensions, none captures people’s sense
of what they can do and act for change. Given that a sense of agency is
central to wellbeing, we suggest adding a dimension on agency. -The
questions asked seemed appropriate and combine objective and subjective
measures but figure 1 suggests that the focus is on individual assessment of
people’s situation.
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The Theatres Trust does not agree that the proposed domains represent a
complete picture of well-being. Your own research identified that cultural
activities were important to people’s well-being. We consider that it is
therefore important to establish domains that can measure cultural activities.
In the ‘Where we live’ Domain there is no measure that indicates the
satisfaction with access to cultural, arts and specifically theatre and
performing arts facilities. This could be provided through inclusion of SIC
codes relating to the provision of cultural facilities and measuring ‘Assets of
Community Value’ registered with a Local Authority’. The Localism Act 2011
provides for the creation of a list of land and buildings that ‘furthers the social
well-being or social interests of the local community’. The Act states that
‘Social interests’ include ‘cultural interests’. We recommend that the
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development of the ‘Measure of access to and quality of the local
environment’ should also include working with the Communities and Local
Government to gather information on Local Authorities asset registers as
well as DEFRA. In the ‘Our relationships’ Domain there is no measure that
indicates the contribution that culture, the arts and theatre make to
‘satisfaction with your social life’, in relation to ‘sense of community’
connections and relationships. In the ‘What we do’ Domain there is no
measure that indicates the impact of different forms of cultural and arts
engagement. The DCMS’s CASE work and its annually published ‘Taking
Part Survey’ would/could provide evidence for ‘Our relationships’ and ‘What
we do’. In the Government’s own recently published ‘Measuring National
Well-being – Measuring what matters: National Statistician's reflections on
the National Debate on Measuring National Well-being’, it identified the
importance of work/life balance, stating ‘The ‘Taking Part’ survey (by the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport) showed links between partaking in
cultural and sporting activities and improving well-being’. 2.
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No – the domains should include a measurement of cultural engagement,
which is a crucial element of individual, community and national well-being.
Arts, culture and heritage have a profound contribution to make in terms of
well-being and we would urge that they are included in the headline
measures. The DCMS Taking Part household survey demonstrates the
huge public appetite for culture – 72% of adults in England visited a heritage
site in the last year, 47% visited a museum or gallery and 39% used a
library. In 2010-11 over 26 million UK residents visited national museums
and galleries.
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One key domain seems to be missing, which is self-efficacy or ability to
control or influence one’s life and environment. Although we understand the
intention that domains should be mutually exclusive, they should not be so
pragmatic as to exclude things that really matter. The ability to make a
difference is also fundamental to the Big Society movement. Throughout
the other domains and headline measures we feel that there is a gap in
terms of the less tangible elements of well-being related to creativity and a
cultural life. Which we cover below.
Jan 31, 2012 9:12 AM
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Yes, however the balance between the proposed domains when forming an
overall measure need further consideration.
Jan 31, 2012 9:04 AM
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No, and there are two substantive areas I would wish to have considered.
Firstly, the proposed domains do not appear to fully represent the interplay
between the individual and community well being as articulated through the
first consultation. The focus of the domains is very clearly put onto the
individual, with community represented only through its relationship with
individual well being. The structure put in place for measuring national well
being will have long consequences as datasets become embedded and
policy develops in relation to the domains. I ask therefore that there be
consideration of how the domains and measures capture community well
being as well as individual well-being. Measures that could potentially relate
to community well-being are already included under the ‘our relationships’,
‘what we do’ and ‘where we live’ domains, but are framed in relation to
individual well-being. This structure implies a straightforward, linear
relationship between individual and community well-being, where individual
well being can be simply translated into a measure of national well being. As
the project to measure national well-being develops, this could well lose the
potential for significant insights into the relationship between the two. To
give a practical example from the arts sector, there is a great deal of
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difference between a community where individual volunteering and
participation is made easy through a tradition of local arts groups, with clear
routes to join and embedded skills and knowledge within the local
environment, and one where the starting point for an individual is to form a
group from scratch. Research carried out by the Voluntary Arts England, and
presented in their publication Our Creative Talent: the voluntary and amateur
arts in England (prepared for the DMCS and Arts Council England) points
the way at how this difference could be captured in a straightforward
measure relating to the density of arts groups sustained within a locality.
Although this kind of data (not just for arts, but all community activity) is not
currently collected in a robust and systematic way, I suggest that the design
of this programme needs to allow for measures relating to community well
being to be recognised as important even where there are no extant
datasets, so that there is an impetus to develop them. Secondly, and in
relation to our own sector specifically, the domains lack a cultural
perspective. The Arts Council Arts Debate in 2006/7 demonstrated the
strong role that the arts play in well-being, again both individual and
community well-being. The DCMS CASE programme has been working
over an extended period to study the impact of cultural engagement on wellbeing, and has developed thinking on subjective well being measures in
relation to culture, as well as building on the large scale surveys, Taking Part
and Active People. Although this work might require further development, we
would want to see culture far more explicitly included, both in relation to
cultural engagement, and the cultural environment.
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No, there is no reference to creativity and culture. I can see such a
measure of well-being could fall under a number of the proposed domains:
our relationships – as part of the community; health – benefits gained from
taking part; what we do – in terms of leisure activity; where we live – cultural
impact on neighbourhood cohesion; and education and skills. Alternatively
creativity and culture could be a more contextual domain – reflecting the civic
society we live. The positive impact of engagement with culture is well
documented both in terms of qualitative evaluation of arts projects and
numerous surveys of public attitudes towards culture.
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A.Responses from the South West Observatory (SWO) network suggest
that the proposed domains go some way towards presenting a rounded
picture of wellbeing, balancing the objective and subjective factors which
influence it. B.However, there are important omissions in the scope of two
domains – ‘What we do’ and ‘Where we live’. Specifically, the domain ‘What
we do’ appears too focused on paid work and insufficiently focused on
leisure activities; in our response we suggest this domain would be better
split to look at both elements. C. The ‘Where we live’ domain currently
includes two crime measures but no measures for housing quality or
satisfaction with the historic environment which should be addressed. In their
current form, we feel these domains do not present a full picture of either
issue.
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A group of students – this exercise was discussed as part of a course
entitled ‘Health and Wellness across the Lifespan’
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The domains are relevant to a picture of well-being, but it is not clear what
underlying theory or model is guiding this exercise. The diagram given in the
background paper places individual well-being at the centre and surrounds it
by what could be seen as immediate determinants and then wider
influencing factors, but this is not explicitly elaborated. Also the two ‘axes’
given vertically and horizontally are difficult to make sense of. A domain that
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appears to be missing is the sense that people have of their relative
positions in the society. Given the work of Marmot on the prevalence of
social gradients in health and the debates surrounding Wilkinson and
Pickett’s work on social inequalities in relation to health and wellbeing, some
measure of individuals’ perceptions of inequalities and fairness in society
could be valuable. Do people feel that they are justly rewarded for the
contributions they make to society? Do people feel that some sections of
society received rewards out of proportion to their contributions?
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being? If not, what would you do differently? The progress made with the
National Wellbeing Measure (NWM) to date has been very positive, and the
proposed domains represent an excellent coverage of issues affecting
individual wellbeing. The RSPB welcomes the rigorous academic approach
taken, and the acknowledgement of the natural environment as a key driver
of wellbeing. However we believe that the conceptual model illustrating the
drivers of individual wellbeing (figure 1 in the discussion document) could be
improved to better reflect the different temporal aspects of wellbeing related
to environmental concerns. As noted in the main recommendations of the
recent ‘Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic
Performance and Social Progress’, it is necessary to distinguish between
“current well-being and an assessment of sustainability”. More recently, a
follow up report from the European Statistical System noted that we “need to
more effectively measure our environment and its capacity to remain
available to future generations. This includes on the one hand, the presentoriented elements, that is, the well-being enjoyed by present generations
from current environmental resources and services and on the other hand,
the future-oriented aspects, that is, how are we preserving the natural capital
that future generations will inherit from us”. As noted in the discussion
document, it will be necessary to consider how the NWM will fit in with
DEFRA’s sustainable development indicators. One way to make the
processes more joined-up would be to better account for sustainability issues
within the NWM. The RSPB believes that it is necessary to separately
reflect both the impacts of the environment upon our current wellbeing, and
the sustainability of our current levels of wellbeing through two separate
domains within the NWM. Given the risks posed by environmental limits,
such as climate change, peak resources, and irreversible damage to
ecosystems, it is essential that staying within environmental limits be seen as
the major foundation upon which our wellbeing (and our existence) depends
going into the future. In terms of the conceptual model (Figure 1 in the
discussion document), this would best be represented by an overarching
“Distance from environmental limits” ‘contextual domain’, within which the
other contextual domains and factors sit. In terms of current wellbeing,
there is a wealth of evidence illustrating the benefits delivered by nature,
through the full range of ecosystem services (ES), from aesthetic enjoyment
of a landscape, to the provision of genetic resources for biochemical
innovation. A comprehensive evaluation of the diversity and extent of these
ES can be found in the recent UK National Ecosystem Assessment,
commissioned by DEFRA and launched in 2011. In addition to these core
ES, the substantial benefits offered to health and education from engaging
with the natural world have also been acknowledged in major public
documents, such as the recent Health White Paper. Therefore it is also
appropriate that the natural environment be represented by a “Benefits from
nature” domain within the ‘factors directly affecting individual wellbeing’.
The proposed changes would leave an overall picture of wellbeing similar to
that reflected in Figure 1 below. As well as endorsing the acknowledged
need to for the ONS to communicate with DEFRA over the construction of
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the measures, and the output from the process, the RSPB further proposes
that the ONS makes efforts to integrate these processes with other’s ongoing
across UK governments. These processes include the update of the
environmental accounts, and the newly created natural capital committee,
the Welsh Sustainable Development Indicators, and ‘Scotland Performs’
Scottish National Performance Framework. Cohesion in this area will be
necessary to ensure the completeness, relevance, and longevity of the
NWM.
1.Do you think the proposed domains present a complete
picture of well-being? If not, what would you do differently? The progress
made with the National Wellbeing Measure (NWM) to date has been very
positive, and the proposed domains represent an excellent coverage of
issues affecting individual wellbeing. The RSPB welcomes the rigorous
academic approach taken, and the acknowledgement of the natural
environment as a key driver of wellbeing. However we believe that the
conceptual model illustrating the drivers of individual wellbeing (figure 1 in
the discussion document) could be improved to better reflect the different
temporal aspects of wellbeing related to environmental concerns. As noted
in the main recommendations of the recent ‘Report by the Commission on
the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress’, it is
necessary to distinguish between “current well-being and an assessment of
sustainability”. More recently, a follow up report from the European
Statistical System noted that we “need to more effectively measure our
environment and its capacity to remain available to future generations. This
includes on the one hand, the present-oriented elements, that is, the wellbeing enjoyed by present generations from current environmental resources
and services and on the other hand, the future-oriented aspects, that is, how
are we preserving the natural capital that future generations will inherit from
us”. As noted in the discussion document, it will be necessary to consider
how the NWM will fit in with DEFRA’s sustainable development indicators.
One way to make the processes more joined-up would be to better account
for sustainability issues within the NWM. The RSPB believes that it is
necessary to separately reflect both the impacts of the environment upon our
current wellbeing, and the sustainability of our current levels of wellbeing
through two separate domains within the NWM. Given the risks posed by
environmental limits, such as climate change, peak resources, and
irreversible damage to ecosystems, it is essential that staying within
environmental limits be seen as the major foundation upon which our
wellbeing (and our existence) depends going into the future. In terms of the
conceptual model (Figure 1 in the discussion document), this would best be
represented by an overarching “Distance from environmental limits”
‘contextual domain’, within which the other contextual domains and factors
sit. In terms of current wellbeing, there is a wealth of evidence illustrating
the benefits delivered by nature, through the full range of ecosystem services
(ES), from aesthetic enjoyment of a landscape, to the provision of genetic
resources for biochemical innovation. A comprehensive evaluation of the
diversity and extent of these ES can be found in the recent UK National
Ecosystem Assessment, commissioned by DEFRA and launched in 2011. In
addition to these core ES, the substantial benefits offered to health and
education from engaging with the natural world have also been
acknowledged in major public documents, such as the recent Health White
Paper. Therefore it is also appropriate that the natural environment be
represented by a “Benefits from nature” domain within the ‘factors directly
affecting individual wellbeing’. The proposed changes would leave an
overall picture of wellbeing similar to that reflected in Figure 1 below. As well
as endorsing the acknowledged need to for the ONS to communicate with
DEFRA over the construction of the measures, and the output from the
process, the RSPB further proposes that the ONS makes efforts to integrate
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these processes with other’s ongoing across UK governments. These
processes include the update of the environmental accounts, and the newly
created natural capital committee, the Welsh Sustainable Development
Indicators, and ‘Scotland Performs’ Scottish National Performance
Framework. Cohesion in this area will be necessary to ensure the
completeness, relevance, and longevity of the NWM.
Figure 1:
National Well-being Framework
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being? If not, what would you do differently? This is a consultation response
from Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland. Friends of the
Earth welcomes the consultation and the ongoing development of a set of
indicators that, it is to be hoped, provide a genuine alternative to the
dominance of GDP as a measure of prosperity. The failings of GDP as a
suitable way to measure the real environmental, social and economic wealth
of individuals or a constituency as a whole have been widely documented
and we will not dwell at length on its many flaws here. As a starting point
however, Friends of the Earth endorses the long-established pillars of
sustainable development as adopted within the UK Government’s 2005
Sustainable Development Strategy: •Providing prosperity and opportunities
for all •Ensuring a strong, healthy and just society •Living within
environmental limits One of the many failings of GDP is its inability to reflect
impacts on future generations, nor distribution within current generations. A
sustainable economy must not just improve the well-being of those alive
today but guard against the eradication of those not yet alive; a major way to
do this is to ensure that the underlying asset base – captured by
“environmental limits” – is not eroded. We argue that a stable environment is
the bedrock upon which our social and economic capital rests. We do not
believe any society can be considered to be ‘well-off’ if it is, in natural capital
terms, living on ‘borrowed time’: any more than a society riddled with
unsustainable debt could be considered to be genuinely well-off. We would
propose an extension to the hierarchy of the proposed National Well-being
Framework (NWF) to reflect this. Currently ONS proposes three ‘contextual
domains’ of Governance, Economy and the Natural Environment. We believe
that ‘environmental limits’ should be moved to a new, outermost ‘ring’ on the
NWF, to reflect its pivotal importance in underpinning all forms of capital for
current and future generations. It is not appropriate to compare – as the
current setup of the NWF implies – Governance and Economy as being
‘equal’ in importance to the preservation of environmental limits; structurally
it is more coherent to see them as functions of a sustainable natural capital
base. The proposed set of indicators certainly represent a big step forward,
but for us they do not go far enough in terms of capturing the
intragenerational aspects of well-being. Nor do they adequately capture the
impact of the domestic pursuit of ‘well-being’ on people of other nations. If
the indicators are to be of maximum relevance in policy and political terms,
they require principles of fairness and the respect of environmental limits to
be hardwired into the national consensus of well-being. Below we set out
our proposals for changes to: •Natural environment indicators – to ensure
that they more accurately capture both our stocks of natural capital and a
‘footprint’ approach towards respecting environmental limits, and •Economic
indicators – to propose amendments to the assessment of economic wellbeing to capture include the economic and intrinsic value of the underlying
asset base. An overarching point we wish to make is to highlight the
proximity of this exercise to the ongoing revision of the sustainable
development indicators by Defra. This process is referred to in the
discussion document, but no real sense is given of the join-up between the
two. We support the existing sustainable development indicators both in
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principle and in practice. Our concern is that we may end up with two sets of
indicators – the revised Defra SD indicators and the ONS’s well-being
indicators – which overlap, measure different things, and duplicate effort.
This could be confusing for policy makers and the public. Every attempt
should be made to incorporate the revisions of the SD set into the ONS
process and vice versa; indeed, we would urge very close working between
both parties. After all, the real mark of success of indicators such as these
is how seriously they are taken by the public and by decision makers. It is
welcome that the ONS are mounting these indicators precisely to give them
the neutrality and centrality within policy debate that they need to have to be
taken seriously. An unsettled question, though, is how these indicators will
actually be used. Friends of the Earth would hope to see decisions taken by,
for example, HM Treasury that explicitly target improvements in the
measurement of well-being set out in the ONS / SD indicators. This is the
main reason that we are so keen to ensure accurate measurement of interand intragenerational well-being and full accounting for underlying asset
stocks within this exercise.
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In order to help understand different aspects of national wellbeing we would
support the inclusion of a domain related to cultural opportunity. Access to
and participation in arts and culture offers enriching, life-affirming, community
and social opportunities – essential to a dynamic and vibrant community.
Participating in the arts in ways such as singing, painting, craft-making or
playing music makes a hugely valuable contribution to someone’s personal
sense of their wellbeing and identity. Attendance at the theatre, art galleries,
museums or at festivals for example, can encourage people to see the world
differently; it can be enlightening, educational, challenging and pleasurable.
Inclusion of cultural opportunity gives breadth to the meaning of what it is to
be ‘well’. Mark Williamson from Action from Happiness says ‘by choosing to
live in a way that prioritises the things that really matter we can create a vital
shift in societal values. So let's stop aiming for lives filled with riches and
focus instead on helping people lead richer lives.”
Jan 30, 2012 11:42 AM
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Not sure that the balance is quite right within each domain – the descriptors
of the domains give a broader impression of them than the actual
measurable indicators used. In some domains it might be necessary to have
more open questions?
Jan 30, 2012 11:35 AM
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We welcome all ten domains included in your consultation document as
being important to wellbeing. We do not suggest adding any additional
domains.
Jan 30, 2012 10:57 AM
51
We would propose expanding the ‘Health’ domain to ‘Health and Social
Care’ to more adequately represent the importance of social care to many
people’s lives, especially older people. Today older people account for 17%
of the population and of that nearly 40% of older people require some form
of social care support while 60% of older people say they have a long term
condition that could require social care support . By 2032, the Office for
National Statistics estimates that nearly one in four people in the UK will be
over 65. In May 2011, the OECD forecast that due to demographic
pressures with low birth rates and rising life expectancy, the UK will be
‘forced to spend an extra £80 billion a year’ on older people’s care, pensions
and the NHS . In regards to wellbeing, the forthcoming 2012 Health and
Social Care White Paper aims to address the concerns of numerous reports
including a Law Commission paper on Social Care , and the findings of the
Commission on the Funding of Care and Support aka the ‘Dilnot
Commission’ into poor experiences of social care, the end result of which is
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poor wellbeing and a lack of dignity.
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As far as I can see at a cursory read through of the discussion paper, the
proposed domains cover a range of issues. I’m not entirely sure they
present a complete picture of well-being, and would like to reserve
judgement on that, and perhaps feedback in more detail in the near future.
Jan 30, 2012 10:39 AM
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The Crafts Council welcomes the ONS initiative to examine the wider nonfinancial impacts which contribute to objective and subjective well-being. A
wealth of research demonstrates the contribution of culture to well-being,
notably the DCMS Culture and Sport Evidence Programme, and the Crafts
Council has undertaken specific research to investigate this in the context of
contemporary craft – looking at how and why a career in craft can provide
job satisfaction, how participation in craft as a leisure activity can improve
physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, and what is distinctive about craft
as a source of wellbeing both in leisure and in our working lives. Broadly, we
agree with the proposed domains. However, as our research indicates, craft
and participation in other cultural and creative activities has the potential to
contribute to a number of well-being issues covered by the domains. As such
we believe that additional measures on participation in cultural and creative
activities should be included in the survey. The examples we set out below
are specific to craft but have wider significance for other cultural activities.
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being? If not, what would you do differently? We welcome this initiative from
the ONS. WWF has long argued that GDP is not a sufficient measure of
national wellbeing. A broader set of indicators that take into account key
environmental and social issues is required and the framework proposed is
an important step forward. Crucially, indicators should not just monitor how
we are doing, they should inform political objectives and policy making. The
UK’s wellbeing indicators framework should reflect a high-level commitment
to sustainable development. This means that the pursuit of wellbeing for
people in the UK now should not be at the expense of the wellbeing of
people in other countries or future generations. This principle of inter- and
intra-generational equity should be at the heart of UK framework. Overall
the framework proposed is skewed in favour of current wellbeing, with only 5
out of 38 indicators measuring environment/sustainability issues. The impact
of unsustainable resource consumption and environmental degradation on
future generations and people in other countries will not be adequately
monitored by the proposed framework . Moreover, given that ‘present and
future conditions of the environment’ was identified as one of the five key
aspects of wellbeing in the national debate (see analysis by the National
Statistician), environmental measures are under-represented even in terms
of people’s current wellbeing. We therefore recommend more
comprehensive inclusion of environmental and resource use indicators to
ensure policy is oriented towards sustainable development. Overall we
strongly favour a restructure of the framework to reflect the fundamental
importance of the ecological foundations of human wellbeing: a stable
climate, healthy functioning ecosystems and a sustainable supply of natural
resources. The ONS framework should be reconfigured as follows:
Jan 30, 2012 10:19 AM
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The proposed domains do not present a complete picture of well-being. A
measure which portrays the role of the arts, heritage and culture in improving
well-being should be included. Research by the DCMS as part of the CASE
programme presents robust work on the relationship between cultural
engagement and well-being. The DCMS Taking Part Survey demonstrates
the link between taking part in cultural and sporting activities and improving
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well- being. Similarly, in 2006 Arts Council England (ACE) led a debate on
the public perception of the value of the arts . The research demonstrates
the perceived contributions made by cultural activities to community
belonging and civic pride
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We think that the proposed domains do not go far enough to recognise ‘what
we do’ and ‘where we live’, nor reflect the contribution that arts and culture
can make to both individual and national wellbeing in these respects. Your
published analysis of the answers from the first consultation found that:
‘.....what is important is how we spend our time, including the balance we
achieve between our work and home lives, the time we spend outdoors (and
the availability of green spaces for us to use) and the extent to which we
participate in cultural or creative activities.’ However, the current proposal
does not suggest any measures which take into account cultural
participation. Arts Council England are a partner in the Culture and Sport
Evidence programme (CASE) which has previously undertaken research into
the value and impact of engagement in culture. The research established a
statistically significant relationship between sports and arts engagement and
increased subjective well-being. Other research by CASE and others also
demonstrates that arts and culture contributes to longer term societal
benefits (many of which are factors described in ONS’ discussion papers as
being an ‘objective’ measure of well-being, such as educational attainment,
health and building family and community connections). A principle source
of data for research in this area is the Taking Part survey which captures
individuals’ levels of participation in culture and sport, the benefits they
derive from it, and the barriers and enablers (economic, physical, social and
psychological) to engagement. The Taking Part survey measures a wide
variety of activities which fall within the concept of ‘leisure’. The survey also
asks a standard wellbeing question: how happy would you say you are?
Jan 30, 2012 9:33 AM
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The domains seem to be a mixed bag of inputs and outputs. Individual wellbeing is probably the ultimate output. Finance, Education/skills, and the
Contextual are inputs: objective measures of these in particular have no
intrinsic value in themselves but may have instrumental value.
Relationships, Health, What we do, and Where we live probably have
aspects of inputs and outputs. The output aspect of these should already be
captured by individual well-being. What is unclear is the objective of the
“factors” domains. Are they there to explain variation in subjective well-being
(SWB)? Or to model and predict SWB where SWB data are missing? Or
would there be trade-offs between SWB and “factors”, if analysts believe the
individual has got their own SWB “wrong”, and if so, why bother with asking
SWB? The paper states that Figure 1 shows that “equality, fairness and
sustainability issues are part of national well-being measures”, yet it is not
clear if or how they are incorporated, or if it is appropriate to do so. The
figure itself is unclear. Why is Governance placed to the left of (indicating
less sustainability issues than) the Economy? What does the vertical axis
mean (which way is more or less fairness)?
Jan 30, 2012 9:00 AM
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Keep Britain Tidy believes there is a need to develop a broader theme to
cover the area of equality. This could be measured by asking if people feel
they have an equal opportunity in life to achieve their ambitions (as a
subjective measure) and a broader objective measure of their perception of
social mobility of society as a whole.
Jan 30, 2012 7:42 AM
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Yes, subject to response to question 7 below
Jan 27, 2012 5:37 PM
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There is a need for some measures to weight the relative importance to
Jan 27, 2012 5:25 PM
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individuals of the different domains (see suggestion below). Without this, the
significance of the data gathered from the existing measures may not be
clear (satisfaction or dissatisfaction within a particular domain is less
significant if a subject does not consider it important). It would also be
desirable to have greater clarity about how the various domain and
contextual measures are considered to be relevant to well-being, and thus
how the data gathered will be used. A measure might be relevant to wellbeing in various different ways: -it could be a proxy or indicator of overall
well-being -it could measure a component (or a typical component) of
overall well-being -it could track a factor which has an established
correlation with (some aspect of) well-being -it could track a factor which
might correlate with well-being (so the data would establish whether such a
correlation exists)
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The indicator set is fairly comprehensive but relies heavily on a few sources
(eg. British Panel Household Survey) and it would be worth reflecting upon
how representative these survey samples are of the general population.
With regards to refelecting the National Debate - broadly yes. However, the
future conditions of the environment part seems to be too heavily focused on
the climate change agenda and does not sufficiently reflect the views from
respondents who most frequently raised the availability of green space.
Equally, the effect of involvement in cultural and creative activities does not
get a mention in these domains/measures. ‘Our relationships’ is a key
domain for measuring wellbeing. We now have strong evidence that good
social networks significantly reduce mortality and morbidity (Holt-Lundstat et
al,
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316 ).
We would question why the economy is still the contextual domain for UK's
wellbeing. There is no evidence to suggest that income is related to
wellbeing, rather it is the inequalities experienced relating to income that
contribute to poor wellbeing. Indeed the report from the Stiglitz commission,
quoted in the consultation document, demonstrated the lack of relationship
between income and wellbeing. Using this indicator set, how the wellbeing
of particular groups will be examined? eg. children, older people, BME
groups etc.? From the consultation paper there is no sense of if this indicator
set has been equality impact assessed. There is no measure to represent
spirituality. This is difficult to quantify but could be acknowledged under 'Our
relationships'. We would be interested in how many of these measures
could be broken down to a more local level, and assist/create a framework
for Health and Welbeing Boards to put together their outcomes/indicators for
their Health and Wellbeing Strategies.
Jan 27, 2012 5:05 PM
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Although not a complete picture the domains are likely to cover the most
important drivers of well-being. Other factors are likely to have a small
impact individually so the effort involved in trying to incorporate them will not
be worthwhile in terms of improving accuracy to any substantial degree.
Jan 27, 2012 3:57 PM
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The domains seem to cover a broad range of elements. Clearly, the
weightings are likely to be different for different individuals and communities.
The domains cover both eudaimonic and hedonic elements. It would be
useful, at least for some purposes, to distinguish such elements, as there are
few people for whom an increase in the percentage of electricity derived from
renewable sources leads to significant increase in a feeling of contentment.
It also needs to be recognized that it may be contentious to include this at all.
Housing quality, culture and activities in leisure time other than volunteering
could also be usefully included.
Jan 27, 2012 3:07 PM
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From the perspective of an organisation representing women with mental
health needs, the domains appear to be a good picture of well-being.
However, we are concerned that the measurements the ONS proposes will
not create a full picture or may not provide adequate data for an analysis of
gender and wellbeing.
Jan 27, 2012 2:52 PM
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‘Where we live’ should be removed, and ‘natural environment’ should be
expanded to be ‘environment’ – this would allow recognition of the
importance of places we visit frequently or which are important as ideas to
be included. ‘How we move from place to place’ should be included in the
“Factors directly affecting individual well-being”
Jan 27, 2012 2:10 PM
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The concept of a ‘domain’ should be clarified from the outset of the
discussion paper on domains and measures. Also, it would be interesting to
see if there are some intersections emerging from some ‘domains’ of the
Venn diagram (Figure 1. on page 2). For instance, from a sociological or
social welfare perspective, there is an interplay between the issues of
housing, health and education. These three issues are interwoven and they
are not mutually exclusive. All of them are equally vital for the (fundamental)
social needs of citizens and (child) poverty in the UK today. Lack of any one
of the issues will have an adverse effect on two other issues and may lead to
social problems including (child) poverty. Braham and Sherham state ‘Free
education provided by the state would banish ignorance and also deliver
equal opportunity. It was hoped that providing adequate and affordable
housing would eliminate squalor and want, and also reduce diseases
associated with overcrowding and lack of facilities’.
Jan 23, 2012 11:19 PM
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Not with the way that the domains are then defined. 'What we do' seems
more to be about 'how we do' with regards to work/life balance rather than
what people actually do that brings them happiness. I am particularly
involved with arts and crafts activity and know that such activity brings much
joy and happiness to many people on a regular basis as a participant. But
also those who organise the activity can often get great enjoyment from
helping others have the opportunity to have fun - particularly when they are
doing it on a voluntary basis and this is the reward rather than money! One
of my particular interests is dance (which I enjoy much more than going to a
gym as a form of exercise). I quote "There are short-cuts to happiness, and
dancing is one of them" ~Vicki Baum Also I would draw your attention to an
article on the Guardian website some time ago: Real living: Love changes
everything Several 'experts' claim they've found the secret of happiness.
The answer is blindingly simple, says Hester Lacey
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/real-living-love-changes-everything1177478.html “Professor Michael Argyle of Oxford University has been
studying happiness for the past 15 years, and last week he published his
latest findings. It seems that, erm, soap operas are one of the secrets: soap
fans are quantifiably happier than the rest of us. Professor Argyle has
devised his own measuring system, a detailed questionnaire called the
Oxford Happiness Inventory and, apart from regular visits to the merry
worlds of Albert Square and Brookside Close, in analysing thousands of
responses he has found that marriage or a close relationship, a stable circle
of good friends, manageable ambitions, congenial workmates and enjoyable
leisure activities are the key factors. Money and possessions do not make a
great deal of difference, except to the very poor.” and so the article goes on ending... "So there we are. Happiness is out there, albeit contentment rather
than permanent ecstasy and whether it is attainable through EastEnders,
workshop seminars, meditation or therapy is a matter of opinion. Michael
Argyle's own personal recipe? "I have a secret weapon in the happiness
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stakes," he writes. "It is Scottish country dancing, and I have been doing it
every Wednesday for years." The upshot is that dancing in this article and in
a number of polls since is often found to be one of the top ways of being
happy! Therefore it is very important that we actually look at what people do particularly in the cultural sphere as I think we will find this is one of the best
measures of people's happiness and wellbeing across the country.
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There is no mention of culture and the arts which are important areas by
which well-being can be maintained
Jan 23, 2012 10:17 PM
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Use a different evidenced based framework which is more comprehensive
and identifies underpinning 4 protective characteristics for mental well-being
(resilience/community assets; inclusion; control; and participation) ie. A
dynamic model of mental well-being for assessing mental well-being impact
(Lynne Friedli, 2009) cited in Mental Well-being Impact Assessment toolkit
2011 (pg 16).
Jan 23, 2012 10:13 PM
70
I think the category of "what we do" and what it is supposed to encompass is
too broad and this will mean that a lot of information that should fall into this
category will get lost when people are looking to gather information for
research.
Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM
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There should be a category for Cultural Engagement
Jan 23, 2012 5:47 PM
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Measuring National Well-being – Proposed domains and headline indicators
CONSULTATION RESPONSE FROM THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND
The Heritage Lottery Fund is pleased to make a response to the latest ONS
consultation on measuring well-being. We have the following points to make
about the selection of domains and measures. 1.We agree with the central
role that individual well-being plays in the framework, and welcome the
decision to use people’s assessment of their own well-being as the
predominant measure. 2.Given this centrality, we would like to stress that it
will be essential to have a survey sample that is large enough for statistically
robust comparisons to be made across different groups in society, so that
changes in the cross-cutting issue of equality and fairness can be clearly
tracked and unambiguously reported. 3.The other cross-cutting issue in the
framework is the one of ‘sustainability’. So far as we can see, this issue has
not been clearly defined in the consultation document so far, with no
proposed indicators at this stage. We think it’s essential that the relationship
between this cross-cutting theme and the main domains is clearly laid out. It
may be useful here to return to Defra’s influential 2005 sustainable
development strategy, which included the guiding principle ”living within
environmental limits”. In time, it seems to us, measures will need to be put in
place – beyond the current one on carbon emissions – that establish these
limits and indicate when and where they are being breached. The ONS
consultation response planned for Spring 2012 could usefully outline how
this part of the framework will be developed. 4.The framework then
proposes six domains that “directly affect” individual well-being. We can see
that the difficulty here is to assemble domains that are mutually exclusive
and reflect the feedback received through the consultation. It does seem
sensible to have a relatively small set of these, and six feels about right. The
danger is that important factors affecting well-being are then relegated to
being ‘indirect’ and will only matter in the framework to the extent that they
can be shown to have a causal relationship with one of the six ‘direct’
domains. At the moment heritage, and more broadly culture, is in this
position of being treated as ‘indirect’. If there are only to be six ‘direct’
domains, we think this is probably acceptable – but only if there is a more
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explicit reference to culture and heritage in the set of measures included
under several of the six ‘direct’ domains. 5.Our reason for saying this is
because there is a growing body of evidence that backs up the intuitive
relationship between cultural participation and well-being – and we referred
to our own research in this area in response to the first consultation Similarly
there is some evidence that it is not just the quality of the local environment
that has an influence on people’s quality of life but, within that, the condition
of the local historic environment . The same goes for the quality and
condition of local parks and green spaces, where the evidence of links to
quality of life and well-being are very strong . Again we have our own
evidence in this area . Finally, the links between well-being and time spent in
the natural environment is extremely strong , and some place should be
found within the domains to include a measure on the time people are able
to spend in the countryside. 6.For these reasons we propose: - a)A
measure of cultural participation should be included under the domain of
‘what we do’. Data for this measure could be based on the existing DCMS
Taking Part survey, although revisions to the questionnaire may be
necessary to reflect participation in culture that is not State sponsored. An
alternative, or additional, measure may be to come up with a subjective
question that asks people about their satisfaction with the amount of cultural
activity they are able to enjoy. b)A measure of access to the countryside /
natural environment should be included under the domain of ‘what we do’.
This data is already available, for England, through Natural England’s “Visits
to the Natural Environment” survey. 7.We note that ONS isworking with
Defra to develop a measure of access and quality of the local environment”.
We propose that ways should be found to incorporate historic buildings and
local parks and green spaces in this measure of local environmental quality –
although we also recognize that this is an area where the heritage sector
needs to continue to investigate and demonstrate how maintenance and
management of the historic environment, including historic parks, is a causal
factor behind the overall levels of satisfaction that people have with their
local areas. 8.If these changes can be made, we think the framework then
provides a real opportunity for a greater national policy focus on culture,
heritage and the built and natural environment. 9.Going beyond the explicit
references to culture and heritage in the domain measures, we think it will be
possible for the sector to establish and evidence causal links to other
measures in the framework, such as the measures of social capital included
under ‘our relationships’, as well as those for health and mental well-being.
Again we would like to highlight our own work in this last area, which
established a link between volunteering and indicators such as concentration
and absorption that are closely associated with mental well-being . 10.
Finally, we have some comments about the contextual indicators, which –
though tangential to our main remit – may be of use:- a.On’ the economy’,
gross disposable household income per capita looks to fit rather better under
the domain of ‘personal finance’ where it can sit alongside ‘household
wealth’ and ‘satisfaction with your household income’. This then leaves the
measure of ‘research & development’ and the potential inclusion of one on
‘productivity’. Both of these, to us, are better thought of as explanatory,
causal factors behind the creation of new national income and net national
wealth rather than as exogenous contextual measures. b.That would lead
to a contextual domain that would describe changes in two national ‘stocks’ –
the first being the monetized income and wealth of the country under
‘economy’, and the second the capital stock residing in the ‘natural
environment’. c.We think that this latter domain needs further thought and
development – especially in the light of the comment made at the top of this
response about environmental limits. It seems to us that this is a part of the
framework where it would be well worth looking again at the work carried out
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by Defra for the UK sustainable development strategy. Relevant indicators
included in the 2005 set of SD measures, which could be considered for
inclusion in the ONS well-being set (in addition to greenhouse gas
emissions, air pollution, renewable energy and protected areas) are: - •
Resource use (domestic material consumption) •Water resource use (total
abstractions from non-tidal surface and ground water sources) •Waste
arisings and methods of disposal •Bird populations (farmland, woodland,
coastal and wintering wetland) •Biodiversity (status of priority species and
habitats) •Land use (area used for agriculture, woodland, water/river and
urban) •Fish stocks •River quality
73
I would include the impact of the creative arts. There is extensive - and
growing - research showing just how much participation in creative arts
enhances well being.
Jan 23, 2012 4:54 PM
74
I think Art and Culture should be included.
Jan 23, 2012 4:39 PM
75
I think there needs to be something more specific about culture, including the
arts and heritage. This should include both the availability of professional
arts and museums, and community activities such as local orchestras, choirs
and ensembles, folk and jazz clubs, amateur dramatic organisations and
youth provision for the arts. Research over the past few years have shown
how important these things are to people's health, community wellbeing and
personal development (including enhancing their learning). This should be
recognised.
Jan 23, 2012 4:36 PM
76
I was concerned that there was no direct reference to cultural activities in
general unless they are supposed to fit in towhat we do?
Jan 23, 2012 4:17 PM
77
The notion of quantitative measures of wellbeing is excruciating to me and I
shudder at how this could be used or rather misused by government
departments prone to such things. I believe that the idea is primarily to
measure something in order to limit it so that it can be offset by ludicrous
mechanical calculations elsewhere. We have already seen how a
department like the DfT can compute massive and idiotic economic benefits
from their schemes and they have been exploring how to compute landscape
and habitat value, in order purely to write it off. This landscape is worth
£100M; accumulated savings of 1 microsecond for 10 million motorists over
60 years are worth £1B, ergo build a road and wipe out the landscape. That
is what this sort of exercise is about. But I suppose I have to go along with
this nonsense otherwise you'll just see what you want to see.
Jan 23, 2012 3:59 PM
78
The role of art and culture and their potential impact on well-being are
missing.
Jan 23, 2012 3:57 PM
79
Include Culture, heritage and the arts - access to and participation in Sport
and leisure - access to and participation in and possibly Spirituality. I think
that "What we do" and "where we live" are far too generic and don't
acknowledge or invite responses about people's individual and community
heritage and history and what that means to them. "Natural environment"
should also be "natural and built environment" giving participants the
opportunity to reflect on their contribution to and knowledge of major issues
such as sustainability and not just treat the natural environment as
something separate to the individual.
Jan 23, 2012 3:54 PM
80
I think "cultural life" deserves to be a heading of its own, though this may not
be the most useful heading to use for it. Something is needed to bring
together leisure activities, culture, the arts, religious activity and personal
Jan 23, 2012 3:51 PM
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development.
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Arts
Jan 23, 2012 3:37 PM
82
Add something about culture - this could include the arts, public events.
Jan 23, 2012 2:55 PM
83
The arts - music, visual art, drama, etc - in whatever way presented (amateur
or professional, audience or participating) should be included. These
contribute huge amounts to people's sense of well-being
Jan 23, 2012 2:25 PM
84
Add categories to reflect the contribution to well-being of arts and culture
Jan 23, 2012 1:36 PM
85
The Arts and Culture should be included
Jan 23, 2012 12:58 PM
86
We welcome the introduction of a standard set of measures for wellbeing.
We strongly support the inclusion of measures of health, local and natural
environment along with other domains.
Jan 23, 2012 12:56 PM
87
You MUST add arts and culture - wellbeing isn't all about where we live and
what we live with, but HOW we live, how we grow, how we develop.
Wellbeing is not a fixed point; it changes as we age and our interests shift,
so we move towards different criteria and activities.
Jan 23, 2012 12:08 PM
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include in what we do, not just the work life balance but the importance of
being involved in community and voluntary groups including the arts.
Creative and arts activity to general feelings of well being, the physical act its
self of making things. This may also apply to being involved in a whole range
of activities, sports etc.
Jan 23, 2012 12:05 PM
89
There should be sections on Engagement with Cultural Activity, Engagement
with your Local Community, and Engagement with Physical Activity (unless
these are subsumed under What We Do)
Jan 23, 2012 11:58 AM
90
Arts and Creativity should be recognized.
Jan 23, 2012 11:33 AM
91
I would have a domain for arts and creativity.
Jan 23, 2012 11:08 AM
92
Explore engagement in cultural/political activities - I am particularly
interested in participation in and attendance of the arts but think sport is also
worth exploring. For some these activities will include religious engagement.
Jan 23, 2012 11:06 AM
93
Include a category for mental health and also focus on arts and their
important part in well-being.
Jan 23, 2012 11:05 AM
94
There is probably no such thing as a complete picture of wellbeing
Jan 23, 2012 10:34 AM
95
Arts and culture must feature. Both participatory and as
consumers/audience. This is particularly important in relation to mental
health and well being, raising confidence and self-esteem amongst all age
groups and meeting needs of most disadvantaged and at risk of isolation
from community, traing, education and employability.
Jan 23, 2012 10:26 AM
96
include access to cultural and arts activity
Jan 23, 2012 10:22 AM
97
There is no consideration of the impact of culture (including arts and
heritage) on society. Culture defines both localism and nationalism, it
identifies who we are as individuals and who were are collectively. The
DCMS * and Arts Councils have provided robust, quality data to support the
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articulation that arts/culture help to enrich people's experience of life and
ultimately contribute to a sense of place. * Taking Part Survey and CASE for
instance.
98
There needs to be mention of the role of the arts and creativity. Access to
these is an essential component of life and as such should be reflected in
any measure of national well-being
Jan 23, 2012 10:09 AM
99
No, I work in Arts and Well-being in a participatory arts organization which
facilitates arts programmes for people who may be experiencing mental
health issues. You need to add Arts as an indicator.
Jan 23, 2012 9:49 AM
100
I would include factors that don't blame an individual for their unhappiness.
For example, why not include external reasons, such as the effect of mass
media, technological poverty, or anything else that requires a deeper
understanding of the world other than knee-jerk ideas that target the
individual as being to blame.
Jan 23, 2012 9:38 AM
101
The proposals make no explicit mention of the arts or creativity, suggesting
that cultural activity could be excluded from the picture. I would include any
activity which generates a sense of wellbeing through artistic and creative
endeavour.
Jan 23, 2012 9:05 AM
102
Domains surprisingly Ignore participation in cultural life including visiting
museums
Jan 23, 2012 8:50 AM
103
While difficult to include everything given the reasons you discuss, the
factors directly affecting individual well-being is very important to include and
are to some extent covered. There will be a need to ensure that when
considering individual well-being in “Our relationships” that the importance of
community is included and understood by respondents given the broad
definition of what community constitutes. If not yet undertaken will these
domains and indicators be subject to an equalities impact assessment?
Jan 23, 2012 8:50 AM
104
I think an important element may be slipping between the cracks of
relationships and governance and this is a feeling of being heard and taken
seriously, i.e. an ability to have an impact on others and see the effect. This
comes in small ways and large ways. For instance I have a family man
perspective: I give and give and few have time to look after me, but I am
listened to and I can see the benefits to others I bring and their appreciation
and that makes a huge difference to my happiness. In a broader context,
there are all sorts of issues around and we alsometimes want to be a part of
the solution and have voice affirmation and feedback. Withiout this society
cannnot be happy.
Jan 23, 2012 8:48 AM
105
There is no mention of the arts in any shape or form or the importance of
culture. All of the arts are essential to people's well-being, and their culture
and belief system is the core of their identity, both as an individual and as a
social group
Jan 23, 2012 8:31 AM
106
add arts and culture
Jan 23, 2012 8:25 AM
107
Trust & honesty
Jan 22, 2012 11:41 PM
108
Two elements seem to missing: measurement of optimism versus pessimism
and also measurement of motivation and self-efficacy. Without those
elements the well-being index is useful for academic research, but not as
useful for policy interventions.
Jan 22, 2012 10:14 PM
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Access to culture
Jan 22, 2012 10:13 PM
110
They need to take account of the influence that creativity, and access to arts
and culture, have on personal and community well-being
Jan 22, 2012 9:42 PM
111
I would include a question related to the the arts and creativity
Jan 22, 2012 9:29 PM
112
Whilst broadly understandable it is difficult to appreciate what will or will not
be included in the sub-domains. The most notable exclusions seem to be
around "leisure time" and "culture" which whilst overlapping with each other
are very significant areas in people lives which I do not feel are adequately
covered by the generic "What we do" domain. Specifically in relation to the
cross-cutting nature of culture with: education & learning; work; personal and
social growth; contribution to health; aesthetics and of course the secondary
economy in the immediate and long terms I feel that culture and art demand
that consideration be given to the addition of another domain to capture and
place emphasis on this complex and rich area of or lives.
Jan 22, 2012 9:24 PM
113
I would include a reference to the cultural sector. The arts and creative
activities have a hugely positive impact on well-being. Humans are creative
beings - and to omit creativity means to ignore what makes us who we are,
what drives us forward and what helps us find meaning and purpose in our
lives.
Jan 22, 2012 8:08 PM
114
I believe that creativity in all it's various aspects should be included. We use
our creativity in producing theatre, film, TV, writing books and papers,
artworks and illustration, the creative industries, fashion, design, furniture,
textiles etc. We use creativity in many aspects of our lives, from cooking,
gardening, designing our homes to coming up with new ideas in out work.
Our health and wellbeing benefits enormously from active or passive
involvement in the arts and creativity. Likewise the role of sport and exercise
should be included.
Jan 22, 2012 7:31 PM
115
I think that in the "contextual domains" there should be included an additional
subject relating to the general feeling of the nation as perceived in social
terms ie items of national debate, general feelings, big issues affecting
others and level of grievencies being aired in both the media and those
encountered by the individual from their own experiences. I think that the
"well being" of an individual is very much controlled by those around them.
It's all very well having a good job and life style, but not if the general feeling
in the country and of friends does not also reflect that of the individual.
Jan 22, 2012 6:00 PM
116
Needs to have some measure of involvement in workplace: degree of worker
participation in goal-setting. Lacks real measurement of access to arts be it
culturally diverse broadcasting, live theatre or opportunities to participate in
arts.
Jan 22, 2012 5:10 PM
117
Add 1.National prestige 2. Quality and cost of health and education
services 3. Quality and cost of public transport and and other public services
4. Quality and cost of recreation and entertainment
Jan 22, 2012 4:36 PM
118
Cultural Activities are of utmost importance, both passive (theatre going),
and active, (singing and playing in Folk Clubs and singing and playing an
instrument as holistic therapy)
Jan 22, 2012 12:28 PM
119
The 'Where we live' domain includes access to green spaces with trees.
Section 2 is the most relvant place for this.
Jan 22, 2012 10:58 AM
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Culture and Creativity
Jan 22, 2012 10:02 AM
121
They present an incomplete picture by not acknowledging the impact of
culture and the arts on well-being either explicitly, or implicitly in the other
domains, apart from tangential references to 'leisure activities' (what we do)
and 'access to facilities' (where we live). This is a significant omission from a
set of indicators that will be used to measure national well-being. Cultural
activity is a key influence on personal and community well-being and should
be included. Has the substantive data used in the DCMS' 'Taking Part'
survey been taken into account?
Jan 21, 2012 6:32 PM
122
Although there may be some overlap with proposed domains, I think there
should be additional areas of focus on: - Arts, culture and heritage Spirituality, religion, contemplation and meaning-making - Social justice and
equity
Jan 21, 2012 6:09 PM
123
I appreciate the difficulty in quantifying subjective data but my experience
from working in the developing world and counselling work in the UK
suggests that some measure of 'hope' might be of use - asking if the present
is better than the past and do they hope for a better future. People will
tolerate much if they feel there is hope for a better future. Can data be linked
to a person's background culture, faith (no faith) or ethnicity?
Jan 21, 2012 5:47 PM
124
Access to green treed places and more emphasis on the culture and the arts
and museums and galleries please.
Jan 21, 2012 4:49 PM
125
I would introduce a domain for the expression of arts and creative
involvements, as i have never known any human being who has not valued
these aspects of their lives as being equally importantly to any of the others.
Jan 21, 2012 4:06 PM
126
Personal creativity and participation in creative activities
Jan 21, 2012 3:28 PM
127
But the measures within them are limited and will not in some cases support
policy and planning for improvement. They also ignore elements that
contribute to well-being in particular culture/heritage and sport
Jan 21, 2012 1:03 PM
128
may be, but not necessarily, covered by other domains, but should not get
lost in them ..subjective confidence of the ability to change things, have an
effect, to have some control over own life, and wider community
Jan 21, 2012 12:19 PM
129
Include more arts. theatre, creating theatre, cinema, dance, exhibitions...
Jan 21, 2012 9:00 AM
130
Needs to be Expanded to capture positive influences on wellbeing - music,
theatre, reading, drawing, painting cooking gardening ....
Jan 21, 2012 12:12 AM
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Culture & Creativity
Jan 20, 2012 11:50 PM
132
Arts and creativity have been shown to have a dramatic impact on wellbeing
and should be a domain. There is a strong body of evidence to support this.
For example see the work of Prof. Pierre Luigi Sacco. It needs its own
domain as it is so important to so many people. Also Physical environment
needs to be included, as natural environment is very specific
Jan 20, 2012 8:36 PM
133
What about culture and the arts? for example: listening to music, watching
TV, going to festivals and concerts, singing in a rock choir, going to
museums, visiting a National Trust house or borrowing books from public
libraries. These are things things improve our wellbeing.
Jan 20, 2012 8:29 PM
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134
I would add Culture as being a key domain - this could be Cultural Activity or
Cultural Experience or Cultural Engagement.
Jan 20, 2012 6:35 PM
135
The arts and culture hardly features. Culture is embedded in many of the
proposed domains but there is no mention of it anywhere except in 'what we
do', The role of arts and culture in individual and community wellbeing is
becoming more and more obvious. If you are producing something for the
future, how can you not include it. I think it should have its own domain because it comes into so many of the others.
Jan 20, 2012 6:27 PM
136
What we do depends on what's available, so natural environment is one
factor but what about resources we have produced as places to go whether
these are cultural or arts based, sports facilities, gyms etc And wghat people
need to access work or support them at home in terms of personal care or
access issues eg langauge
Jan 20, 2012 6:09 PM
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community cohesion.
Jan 20, 2012 4:41 PM
138
Participation in or attendance at cultural activity is not mentioned and needs
to be. We know intuitively and there is significant evidence to show that
participation and attendance are important generators of well-being.
Jan 20, 2012 4:18 PM
139
Arts and culture should be included. Much existing research exists to
demonstrate that participation and engagement with cultural activity enriches
the experiences of individuals, brings communities together and helps define
and develop a sense of nationhood. In Scotland, dance in particular enjoys
a very high level of participation (19% of the adult population) and makes a
very positive contribution to physical fitness and improved public health as
well as providing enjoyment and social interaction.
Jan 20, 2012 4:14 PM
140
No, as there is no mention of arts and culture within these domains. Cultural
engagement impacts positively on an individual's health and wellbeing and
should be separated from the 'What we do' domain, which makes no
distinction between work and leisure time.
Jan 20, 2012 3:55 PM
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community cohesion.
Jan 20, 2012 3:36 PM
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142
There is no mention of the built environment, which is also hugely important.
The domain which covers the natural environment should also include the
built environment. The domain which covers our dwelling should also cover
our place of work, and all the other areas we inhabit or which affect us such
as civic buildings, schools, hospitals, infrastructure etc.
Jan 20, 2012 3:27 PM
143
Leisure and arts added
Jan 20, 2012 3:09 PM
144
Add creativity and / or culture. Huge evidence to show the enormous positive
impact that both being creative and enjoying cultural activities has on
wellbeing and health
Jan 20, 2012 2:30 PM
145
Arts, creativity and cultural activity have a tremendous influence on wellbeing and there should be recognition of the positive contribution that
involvement in the arts or creative activity, or access to the country's cultural
or heitage infrastructure can make to individual wellbeing
Jan 20, 2012 1:31 PM
146
I would add two more domains: Culture and Sport. The Culture comprises
the arts, cultural events for both enjoyment and participation, and engaging
with our unique and rich heritage. Sport comprises watching, following, and
participating. To me these two domains are as important as the economy
and the natural environment. The domain "What we do" arguably includes
some aspects of culture or sport under "leisure", but I strongly believe these
are worthy domains in their own right.
Jan 20, 2012 11:33 AM
147
I would avoid using the term 'Individual wellbeing' as it immediately distracts
us from the corporate/communal aspect of well-being. I would prefer a
stance which is neutral, or favours consideration of group/community
wellbeing. Simply 'Wellbeing' would do. Following this through, it would be
important not to prioritise individual wellbeing measures (e.g. personal life
satisfaction, personal finance etc) over community ones (where I live, what
my local community offers/lacks). I believe people should be able to choose
to respond to any wellbeing questionnaire/survey as self- or other-centredly
as they themselves decide, rather than having the relationship of their
wellbeing to that of their neighbourhood determined by the survey itself.
Finally, perhaps a section or level about community/neighbourhood may
need to be introduced between individual and general (ie national) aspects of
wellbeing. A measure of 'What my neighbourhood/local community
offers/provides/lacks' might be relevant. Particularly, I would like to see some
recognition of the role that 'third spaces' provide - those features of our life
that are neither private life nor work life, but shared, such as parks, art
installations, concerts, etc
Jan 20, 2012 10:40 AM
148
There does not appear to be anything about the arts and culture within any
of the domains, the arts have a massive impact on peoples health and well
being and there is lots of evidence to support this.
Jan 20, 2012 10:26 AM
149
You should include the Heritage and Museum sector more distinctly. They
play an integral part in the well-being of the majority of peoples lives and are
also a significant economic driver in the tourism industry. They deserve to be
viewed as more than an occasional detour, for many people they are far
more than this!
Jan 20, 2012 10:22 AM
150
It is quite clear from the material contained in the book, 'The spirit Level', that
the key metric for all forms of well-being is the dispersion of incomes variously termed 'income Inequality', 'Income equality', etc. Both e UN and,
the world Bank and the CIA use the GINI coefficient as a measure of this key
metric - it would be helpful to use both the metric used in 'The Spirit Level'
Jan 20, 2012 10:20 AM
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and the GINI coefficient - on national (England/Scotland/Wales/Northern
Ireland), corporate, county/metropolitan jurisdiction and UK levels (ie crosssectionally and longdidudinally) as policy-guides. it may be that there is UN,
Commonwealth and EU statistical comparison data available, too.
151
Add culture and the arts
Jan 20, 2012 9:52 AM
152
Because of their direct impact on wellbeing and on the economy, the
indicators should include 'Culture and Sport' either separately or under a
more general 'Leisure activities' heading. 'Governance' is civil service speak
- what does it mean? 'The Economy' is too broad and should be 'Personal
employment' or 'Employment & Workplace'
Jan 20, 2012 8:36 AM
153
As well as simply "What we do", something on ease of access to leisure and
cultural facilities.
Jan 20, 2012 8:00 AM
154
I think there needs to be a separate domain for the arts - such activities have
an enormous impact on well-being.
Jan 20, 2012 7:02 AM
155
Include arts and culture
Jan 19, 2012 10:09 PM
156
Add something that feeds the soul - cultural development? Intellectual
stimulation?
Jan 19, 2012 9:40 PM
157
I would include a section on culture! Seems very strange to leave it out
when surely engaging with culture (in any of its many forms) contributes
positively to your well being?
Jan 19, 2012 8:42 PM
158
The picture given is lacking a cultural perspective. Extensive, robust work
has been undertaken in recent years by the Department of Culture Media
and Sport on the impact of cultural engagement on well-being as part of the
CASE programme[1]. This built on Arts Council England’s public value
exercise, The Arts Debate (2006/07)[2], which was one of the largest
qualitative studies ever undertaken in the arts. This clearly articulated how
across all demographics the public believed the arts helped to enrich
people’s experience of life and how arts engagement is seen to have wider
outcomes such as creating links between communities and encouraging
people to feel a sense of pride and belonging in their local area.
Jan 19, 2012 8:23 PM
159
refer specifically to sport, arts and culture, rather than assume it is
encompassed in "what we do"
Jan 19, 2012 6:07 PM
160
Creativity - the arts, our heritage, music, crafts, painting, singing and all such
activities that enhance wellbeing and have healing capacity.
Jan 19, 2012 5:57 PM
161
There is no real understanding of the role culture plays in the lives of children
and adults. It should have its own domain
Jan 19, 2012 5:54 PM
162
Disapointed to see that culture in its broadest sense, including heritage is not
identified as a key indicator. All the research about community engagement
shows that people are happiest where they have a sense of their own history
and heritage and participate in cultural activities. Arts and Culture have been
acknowledged as a key indicator for economic ansd social regeneration for
this very reason for over 30 years. DCMS taking part survey recentlyshowed
over 72% of adults visitoing a heritage site and 47% visiting museums and
galleruies
Jan 19, 2012 5:23 PM
163
Add music, and creatiove stimulus, arts and culture
Jan 19, 2012 4:16 PM
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164
Add section on Arts, Crafts, and also Participatory activities such as Music
making and Singing in groups and Community choirs.
Jan 19, 2012 3:32 PM
165
The suggested titles are misleading, although the scope descriptions help. I
don't get a sense of a broadening of perspective as I look down the list.
Perhaps focus on the individual first, then the family & home, then the
street/area/community/ town moving up to broarder social, economic,
political and environmental issues?
Jan 19, 2012 3:18 PM
166
Include references to culture and sport.
Jan 19, 2012 3:02 PM
167
We note from the discussion paper that 'ONS have initiated a workstream to
look at measures of children’s and young people’s well-being'. We welcome
this initiative and suggest that childhood and the attitudes of adults to
children are in themselves important measures of the nation's well-being.
Childhood should, in our opinion, be one of the domains used to evaluate the
well-being of adults.
Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM
168
As well as the above, I would also include arts and culture as an indicator of
wellbeing, as there is much documentary evidence (ie DCMS Taking Part
study)
Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM
169
'What we do' contains too many different things: work, leisure, cultural
activities, community involvement. These need to be assessed separately,
because they are probably the most important factors in individual fulfilment
and self-respect.
Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM
170
Well-being is both a personal and global (not just a national) issue and, as
such, not one for any state to measure, enforce or regulate. It is for the state
to ensure national and personal security and to uphold a fair and effective
legal system. And by building (not burning) bridges with other countries and
with other cultures within our shores so that we can learn from and share our
rich individual experiences unimpeded. Beyond this, life-long education and
good health are the key foundations for well-being and these should be lef by
politicians for experienced professionals in these areas to lead. True wellbeing cannot be summed up in a white paper. A 'complete' picture of wellbeing is impossible by definition. The human experience does, and should,
explore the full spectrum of colours. Government should keep well out of the
way. Well-being is something you inspire and nurture. Therefore, my
proposal is that politicians look within themselves to foster their own deeper
well-being first. In doing so, their public lives might inspire others to do the
same. The keys here are in dissolving personal barriers to creativity, selfdiscovery and self-expression.
Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM
171
I believe it is essential that Culture is represented as a domain. There is
huge amounts of evidence to suggest that culture and access to culture has
a significant role to play in maintaining and improving well-being. Access to
culture, including the arts and heritage, provides opportunties for intellectual
stimulation (formal, informal and lifelong learning), socialising, physical and
psychological enhancement through activities such as volunteering and
heritage walks (such as those offered by several Local Authority Museums,
e.g. Hackney Council). These address all 5 of NEF's 5 Ways to Welbeing.
Museums and Galleries are ideally placed to act as services where wellbeing
is at the forefront of their activity and many museums are already adapting
their access programmes in recognition of the important contribution they
can make to enhancing well-being. In short we should be encouraging active
participation in cultural activities and supporting cultural organisations in their
evolution as well-being generators as a way to enhance individual well-
Jan 19, 2012 12:33 PM
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being; any measure for national well-being should, logically, capture this.
172
Cultural life (or the cultural environment) is too importnat an aspect of wellbeing to miss out. It is the glue connecting important aspects of our
relationships, what we do (leisure) and education and skills. No aspect of
well-being stands alone, and culture is not MORE important the the chosen
domains, but it is TOO important to be left out.
Jan 19, 2012 11:36 AM
173
The domains present a rather passive and privatised view of well-being - in
other words, its rather narrow. There are two main concerns: - Some areas
which would appear to be important for individual well-being seem to be
ignored: do you consider yourself to be fairly treated; can you express your
identifty; do you believe that your life, or those of your children are likely to
improve; how much control do you have of your life and community? - Some
important areas don't really seem to feature: the balance of work within the
household; satisfaction with public services; the quality of your dwelling; how
secure you feel (i.e., in terms of your legal and economic situation) etc
Jan 19, 2012 11:16 AM
174
What may fall between "what we do" and "where we live" is the issue of
whether people have access to the cultural/sporting/leisure facilities and
environment they need to enable them to live a healthy, fulfilled lifestyle.
Jan 19, 2012 10:52 AM
175
I would add a domain of cultural environment: how you relate to the place
you live in. the people you are with and your understanding of and contact
with the history and art of the country as well as locality is immensely
influencial in how secure and connected you feel as a citizen. It's not just
about street lighting and policing or even community engagement.
Intellectual invovemnet plays an equally large role in this. Surveys will not
pick up on this unless there is a domain which addresses the understanding
and affinity with a sense of place. In my opinion this is one important aspect
which can prevent unrest and detachment in our very transient and complex
society.
Jan 19, 2012 10:23 AM
176
I think there should be a very specific measure of a person's cultural
environmnt a swell as the natural one. Arts activities and the cultural in-put to
a person's life is more than simply a 'leisure activity' and should not be
underestimated as extremely potent sources of well being, individual
expression, community focus, personal satisfaction and national pride.
Jan 19, 2012 10:07 AM
177
Include reference to cultural life - arts, heritage, museums, entertainment,
sport, etc. These all play a huge part in the well being of many people's lives.
Jan 19, 2012 9:55 AM
178
There is no mention of the arts (music, music therapy, drama, art therapy
and music for wellbeing, singing for health and so on. This is an enormpous
gap in the headings - must be remedied...
Jan 19, 2012 6:40 AM
179
I cant believe the the arts, creativity, culture, community are not included
Jan 19, 2012 12:35 AM
180
The domains are lacking vital areas including family, culture, arts,
entertainment
Jan 19, 2012 12:06 AM
181
Engagement in cultural and artisitic activities and events
Jan 18, 2012 11:42 PM
182
There is no mention of being involved with the arts, culture or sport. These
should be mentioned, either individually or collectively.
Jan 18, 2012 10:43 PM
183
There needs to be something regarding culture and creativity; ONLY
THROUGH ACCESS TO CREATIVITY WILL WE PROGRESS
Jan 18, 2012 10:21 PM
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These categories make no mention of the crucial role that exposure and
involvement in arts and culture, in the widest sense, play in the formation of
people's well being and happiness. At so many levels participation in and
enjoyment of theatre, art, museums, cinema, and a whole range of different
cultural activities are key to adding to people's lives and providing something
which is not necessarily dependent on money, position or health. I strongly
feel that there should be a cAtegory to recognise the importance of cultural
and artistic engagement as a contribution to happiness and well being.
Jan 18, 2012 9:13 PM
185
A most importnat area thta has been omitted is that of the cultural
environment. It is a clear and obvious complement to the natural
environment, and encompesses, for example, heritage and the arts. Such
areas enable people to take pride in, enjoy, and / or participate in humangenerated activities of a beneficial nature, as a complement to natural
environment benefits. You might also wish to consider whetehr sport and
physical activity, if not included with health indicators, are not also clear
factors which engender well being.
Jan 18, 2012 8:05 PM
186
Culture, Arts.
Jan 18, 2012 7:50 PM
187
Should include participation in /access to culture, heritage and the arts
Jan 18, 2012 7:15 PM
188
1) Change 'Education' for learning - much wider, much more proactive,
involves many areas. People tend to see 'education' as formal, and as done
to them; 2) Include a domain: 'Our ideas and feelings, and expressing
ourselves'; 3) Include a domain: 'How we live' (referring to patterns of living,
scope and freedom of lifestyle, and the impacts of inequality of status (e.g. in
the domestic environment, or in society as a whole), as well as the impacts
of prejudice and threat, vs freedom and security.
Jan 18, 2012 6:25 PM
189
Inclusion of categories such as or covering the same content as: Access to
Creative Outlets/ Creativity (Practical Participation and as an audience)
Cultural Understanding (i.e. Knowledge of how we have came to live in our
current culture and understanding of elements of this culture that are
important to us and to our future.)
Jan 18, 2012 6:20 PM
190
Add "Engagement in Arts and Cultural Activity"
Jan 18, 2012 6:02 PM
191
They do not encompass: - -the developmental aspects of individual wellbeing
including arguably the most important determinant - psychological wellbeing
(including resilience an ability to cope but also much more than this). -the
interaction between personal wellbeing and what are here described as 'the
factors affecting individual wellbeing' This understanding matters not just for
interpretation and analysis of the data but also for the impression the survey
gives members of the public
Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM
192
There is no mention in these proposed domains of the importance of arts,
culture and heritage in well-being. The arts culture and heritage are integral
to the well-being of all individuals and community groups.
Jan 18, 2012 5:05 PM
193
WHERE WE LIVE SHOULD INCLUDE 'ACCESS TO GREEN SPACES
WITH TREES'.
Jan 18, 2012 5:03 PM
194
I wonder about the issues of personal agency, control and capability as
factors that affect individual wellbeing. I wonder where they would sit within
your impressive model.
Jan 18, 2012 4:52 PM
195
Include cultural/creative activity as a domain
Jan 18, 2012 4:49 PM
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Need some open ended domain like "Where am I going?" which gives
people the venue to express where they are headed individually, and what
they may think about the future and their involvement in it. Right now, the
survey is closed and leaves those discussions up to the panel.
Jan 18, 2012 4:03 PM
197
Include more specific leisure activities: visiting/ participation in arts, culture,
music, sport - essential to any measurement of wellbeing.
Jan 18, 2012 3:53 PM
198
For me, arts and culture play as important a factor in my personal wellbeing
as for example is the natural environment. With which justifcation is the latter
mentioned but the former not? I also think that all categories are strongly
interlinked with the 'individual wellbeing' and 'our relationships' categories
which should be integrated into the categories that influeces those two main
factos rather than be kept separately.
Jan 18, 2012 2:45 PM
199
What we do seems to have very little concept of arts and culture, which for
many people are a vital part of weell-being and social happiness
Jan 18, 2012 2:39 PM
200
there is a lack of inclusion of the impact of cultural or creative involvement on
well being. Undersatanding of our cultural heritage and involvement in our
present communities through creative engagement (the arts) is integral to
our sence of self and therefore our wellbeing
Jan 18, 2012 2:15 PM
201
There are many aspects covered by the domain, but there is also a large
gaping hole. Why is there no reference to the arts? Sections such as
Education and Skills are well meaning, and correct, but achievement can
mean so much more than formal skills and qualifications - the arts can
provide a great sense of achievement, particularly those acts activities that
are engaging and participatory. Indeed, the Relationships section of the
domain can draw direct benefits from the arts. We run a long-standing (over
16 years) participatory arts group for adults with mental health problems and
learning disabilities - social interaction, a sense of belong, community, well
being, health, and friendships are all key to the lives of those we work with.
Jan 18, 2012 2:08 PM
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Participation in creative, arts based activities should be included
Jan 18, 2012 2:01 PM
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Where is Culture, Art, Film, Theatre, Museums?
Jan 18, 2012 1:44 PM
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Add a cultural aspect (relating to arts/music/cultural/heritage engagement)
Jan 18, 2012 1:21 PM
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Include a domain that covered the impact of the arts and creative activity and
also cultural/social heritage and environment
Jan 18, 2012 1:03 PM
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add in the arts-being creative and accessing arts (theatre, art, music, dance,
film, literature) add in sport-taking part in physical activity and watching sport.
Jan 18, 2012 1:01 PM
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It is incredible that there is no mention of Art, culture, music, dance, literature
- these have such a massive influence on people's well being as outlined in
the report by Francois Matarasso. There are numerous reports backing the
positive impact of arts and culture yet again it is ignored.
Jan 18, 2012 12:57 PM
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A measure of people's access to and engagement with culture, arts, heritage
and sport.
Jan 18, 2012 12:50 PM
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Arts and Cultural experiences
Jan 18, 2012 12:27 PM
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Lack of a cultural engagement domain. The Arts Council England have
undertaken extensive studies into measuring the impact of cultural
Jan 18, 2012 12:27 PM
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engagement on well being. The outcome was the public believed the arts
helped to enrich people’s experience of life and how arts engagement is
seen to have wider outcomes such as creating links between communities
and encouraging people to feel a sense of pride and belonging in their local
area.
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Include cultural engagement/ participation as an indicator
Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM
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There needs to be a domain that reflect peoples needs for culture and
creativity to be part of their lives. From young people who are engaged by a
wide variety of creative work which forms the major focal point of their lives,
to older people who will judge where they will live by the creative and cultural
opportunities that are available.
Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM
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use separate domains explicitely for quality of life indicators to emphasise
their importance and for depth/breadth of social enagagement (including the
arts and volunteering), known to be important protective mental health
factors
Jan 18, 2012 12:20 PM
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I think it is essential that we have a section on culture/the arts.. like
education, the good we get from art is not only what we learn from it but what
we become because of it. The Arts Council and DCMS have done a great
deal of work on cultural engagement, it would be folly not to include it here.
Jan 18, 2012 12:00 PM
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It is essential to include the benefits of Arts and Culture in any picture of wellbeing
Jan 18, 2012 11:34 AM
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it is a general expectation that cultural opportunities will be available in 'good'
societies and it is accepted that there are direct and indirect benefits. A
headline domain on culture should be included.
Jan 18, 2012 11:22 AM
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There should be a separate domain that addresses cultural and social
participation, be that watching sports, music, film etc. Or talking part in these
leisure and cultural activities. "What we do" is to vague a domain which
covers too many topics.
Jan 18, 2012 11:03 AM
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What about the Arts/Culture and engagement with our heritage that gives us
feel good and a sense of identity in England and the UK? I run community
choirs and singing workshops in arts centres, hospitals, mental health
settings, etc and I know (see Stephen Clift's (Canterbury University)
research on this) that people's well being and health is profoundly affected
by the work I and others like me do! This is one of the Arts - people work with
people and for people in the arts and well being and sharing arts keeps
people out of expensive hospital care - see Germany's Singing Hospital
propgrammes. If you ignore the impact of the Arts on peoples well being, we
will decline in health. Creativity and sharing creates positive uplifted
communities and the arts can break barriers see my own 'Building Bridges
Choir' at Dartington with Zimbabwean Chartwell Dutiro. We sing songs from
our ancestors in Zimbabwe and in England ( my folk song research) and
then create new songs combining both. We all feel good doing it. We create
understading of each others culture. The Arts are critical to well being please
add them to complete the picture of well being.
Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM
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I would add a domain for cultural well-being, where the role of culture and
cultural activities would be included.
Jan 18, 2012 10:57 AM
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PARTIALLY - it does not cover in depth the value of cultural aspects of
community living, be that street dance/opera/art galleries. The 'Arts and
Jan 18, 2012 10:56 AM
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Culture' play such a good feeling approach to those who involve themselves
with it, and break down preconceptions and barriers to a very wide range of
people who self perceive themselves as not being included within the
general community. You want to talk about well-being, think of it as giving a
smile factor on participation! you can then do a like-art scale with smiley
faces.
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I would include leisure and culture as a seperate issue, not simply add it into
the 'what we do' catagory
Jan 18, 2012 10:15 AM
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'Participation in arts and culture' should be separated out as an indicator. If
Early Man saw value in cave painting and if story-telling and music were
highly-prized in ancient times, why are the many forms of self-expression
today not a crucial part of our identity and happiness? Music and dance are
central to my being, linking me to others in my community. Essential
indicator!!
Jan 18, 2012 10:14 AM
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The arts and creativity have a massive impact on wellbeing. Empirical data
has shown, for example, the positive impact of group chorale singing.
Jan 18, 2012 10:03 AM
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Include all arts pursuits - music, theatre, dance, visual arts, etc.
Jan 18, 2012 9:47 AM
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Include scope for Cultural Activity to be considered
Jan 18, 2012 9:45 AM
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You need to have something in there about access to nature, national parks,
green spaces etc. and I don't think 'the natural environment' will quite cover
it.
Jan 18, 2012 9:34 AM
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Culture, creativity, the arts and heritage are key determinants of our
wellbeing that need to be explicitly recognised. Not recognising these risks
will make any tool for measurement completely redundant.
Jan 18, 2012 9:14 AM
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'What we do is quite 'functional' and places uncreative parameters on
responses. It refers to leisure time and volunteering with nothing about
creativity, arts and culture, connectivity through such engagement
Jan 18, 2012 6:31 AM
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Access to art and arts, from a comprehensive range of providers at all levels,
local, national, amateur and highly professional, and within the financial
reach of all people. Access to cultural pastimes, reflecting both creative and
contempary work and new work representing traditional art forms and
historical relevant pursuits, giving people the opportunity to understand their
history and culture
Jan 17, 2012 10:32 PM
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All depends on the content of the domains
Jan 17, 2012 8:24 PM
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There is no specific reference to the spiritual aspects of our existence and
well being.
Jan 17, 2012 8:13 PM
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Include participation in arts and culture
Jan 17, 2012 4:28 PM
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There is a huge amount of evidence that involvement in creative and cultural
activity, specifically within the domain of the arts contributes to levels of wellbeing and fulfillment. One very specific example of this is the Sing for your
Life Project http://www.singforyourlife.org.uk/news/2011-singing-helps-thoseaffected-by-dementia
Jan 17, 2012 3:48 PM
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I believe and know that Culture and the Arts is instrumental for an individual's
health and wellbeing. It should be an option introduced to every member of
Jan 17, 2012 3:01 PM
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our society, as the effects are both insurmountable and economical.
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There are two big gaps: that of creativity and of the arts. Psychologist of
happiness and founder of the Positive psychology movement Mihalyi
Csikszentmihalyi, after 30 years oif research on happiness says that
creativity 'is a central source of meaning in our lives'. In my experience of 40
years teaching in classroom and university I can confidently say that when
children and adults find the area of life that they can best be creative within,
that is where they are most engaged and most happy. Creativity can happen
in any realm of activity, it exists at trhe cuirtring edge of all subjects and
interactions and it is a unique aspect of human being. Creativity is in no way
confined to the arts. The arts however are also glaringly missing from thse
domains. Millions of people find their greatest life satisfaction within the arts:
choirs, painting groups, dance, drama, poetry and writing groups are
flouyrsihing all over the country. Ourgreatest contributions to worlds culture
have been in tyhe arts of architecture, music, peotry and painting and yet
none of these are speciafically mentioned. The arts need a specific category
because they are more than just pastimes or hobbies each of them creates
meaning (often in non verbal ways which therefore include many many cross
cultural possibilities
Jan 17, 2012 2:42 PM
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Creativity, Culture and the Arts
Jan 17, 2012 2:19 PM
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Add culture and sport
Jan 17, 2012 1:08 PM
238
I would add one further category which I would provisionally call 'National
Pride' to assess people's perceptions of the country they live in, in
comparison to others; a sort of 'feel good' factor. This could reflect a whole
range of considerations such as the country's standing in the world in terms
of political influence, business leadership and success, sporting
achievement, the arts, the overall standard of living etc but I would use these
as examples without being too prescriptive. I think it would be very revealing
to measure which events have the greatest influence on the way in which
people gain or lack a feeling of well-being from how they see the country's
standing internationally.
Jan 17, 2012 1:01 PM
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I would include a domain for Culture - our access to culture in all its forms is
vital for our wellbeing
Jan 17, 2012 12:58 PM
240
Where are the arts? I assume they are subsumed in "personal well-being"
but I would rather see them as a separate domain given their importance to
confront not only society but ourselves with critical reflection. Also, the
Media (and the ability to access it) might need a domain of its own.
Jan 17, 2012 11:55 AM
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Arts and culture has been embedded in the individual activities. Whilst on
one level it is a leisure activity, national and individual perception of arts and
culture can have a profound effect on well-being. I feel that you should look
at upgrading the inclusion of arts, culture and heritage and placing it into the
contextual domains as it cross cuts being involved in cultural community,
participation, education and skills. Where it is placed is invisible and
undermines its importnace in this debate.
Jan 17, 2012 10:51 AM
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Culture the arts and creativity are essential to well being
Jan 17, 2012 10:30 AM
243
The indicator set is fairly comprehensive but relies heavily on a few sources
(eg. British Panel Household Survey) and it would be worth reflecting upon
how representative these survey samples are of the general population.
‘Our relationships’ is a key domain for measuring wellbeing. We now have
Jan 17, 2012 10:16 AM
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strong evidence that good social networks significantly reduce mortality and
morbidity (Holt-Lundstat et al,
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316 ).
Using this indicator set, how the wellbeing of particular groups will be
examined? eg. children, older people, BME groups etc.? From the
consultation paper there is no sense of if this indicator set has been equality
impact assessed. We would be interested in how many of these measures
could be broken down to a more local level, and assist/create a framework
for Health and Welbeing Boards to put together their outcomes/indicators for
their Health and Wellbeing Strategies.
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Look at how people feel about what they do, how people feel about their
personal health, how people feel about their relationships. If people feel
good, then what they do, where they live become non-problems. Getting to
feel good because of what you do, or where you live, or what relationships
you have is putting the cart before the horse.
Jan 17, 2012 8:34 AM
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relationship with culture, media, sport, arts, heritage etc is a major domain,
and activity in that respect functions as a virtual and critical barometer of
societal and individual well being. important to have this as a domain
[perhaps ;culture'] and to unearth or devise metrics which can map this
Jan 17, 2012 12:11 AM
246
I would have Learning ( Education/Training/Personal Development) as a
domain rather than Education and skills/ I would also add Happiness as a
domain.
Jan 16, 2012 11:39 PM
247
There must be domain for creativity and the arts, which includes those
engaged professionally but also the many people who participate in their
spare time.
Jan 16, 2012 11:09 PM
248
Not take a quantitative questionnaire as a valid indicator of well-being. But
given that you're doing that, yes, they're reasonably comprehensive,
depending on how broadly each domain is interpreted and assessed.
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
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The domains are a little sterile and lack some texture and may be low in
sensory and emotional gratification. I would like to see the creative arts
mentioned specifically. We use art and creativity as a therapy for those who
lack well-being and have some fantastic results. The setting we live in is also
crucial and particularly the history and heritage play a major part in
grounding individuals. Much of what we do about 'place' depends on that
timeline so that we know who went before and what we have inherited.
Jan 16, 2012 9:18 PM
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As overarching domains, yes, they do. However, once you drill down to look
at the actual areas of life that each domain is looking at, they are limited.
'Education and Skills' is too narrow to stand on its own as a domain. It is also
currently defined as an individual's worth to the economy, which has nothing
to do with wellbeing. A much better and more rounded domain would
include education and skills, but encompass a range of opportunities for
personal growth and fulfilment, including creative and cultural opportunities,
opportunities to be physically, mentally and socially active as well as
opportunities to learn skills, acquire knowledge, stretch oneself and grow as
an individual. This domain could be called something like 'learning,
development and personal growth' or 'personal opportunity and fulfilment'.
One of the ways to measure this would be through the DCMS 'Taking Part'
survey, though this in itself needs updating and improving to take in the
quality side of people's experiences -ie. not just that they do something but
that they do something which makes them feel good
Jan 16, 2012 7:46 PM
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include creative activity
Jan 16, 2012 7:42 PM
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Add arts and culture as an option.
Jan 16, 2012 7:28 PM
253
Given the research gathered together in The Spirit Level I'd suggest that a
measure of inequality is aextremely important for how well we feel at being
part of our society
Jan 16, 2012 5:40 PM
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Access to the arts and culture should be included. Any indicators of wellbeing should ultimately be drawn along the lines of Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs, with creativity at the higher level of "self-actualisation".
Jan 16, 2012 4:32 PM
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The performing arts are misrepresented or missing completely from this
selection. The difference between art and entertainment is that art provides
an intellectual engagement with life, environment and the society around us,
both locally nationally and on a global scale. Art provides questions about
meaning and provokes questions about the individual and critical for
realisation and well being. This is quite apart from the health and social
benefits of active engagement in the arts and the cultural worth of what is
produced. I am a dancer and have taught, made work and performed for 7
years now - since graduating. I have worked on nearly every level - from
grass roots - deprived boys groups in South Shields, to touring internationally
and representing Britain around the world. I firmly believe in the wider
resonance of the arts and cannot stress how important britains cultural
legacy is.
Jan 16, 2012 4:00 PM
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There is no domain dealing with Creativity and the Intellect. This is not the
same as Education. An active engagement with Creativity and Imaginative
and Intelligent Thinking is an integral part of what it means to be human.
Jan 16, 2012 3:45 PM
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Cultural activity - arts, crafts, literature, performance, cooking, sport, design,
language
Jan 16, 2012 3:13 PM
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Add Arts/Culture/Society
Jan 16, 2012 3:03 PM
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Add arts & creativity as a direct influence on supporting wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 2:54 PM
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"What we do" suggests employment: there is another very important area for
well-being, i.e. what we choose to do out of work. This involves many areas
of leisure, the arts, participation through volunteering etc. etc.. There is a
strong research case that these areas should be included in any study of
well-being.
Jan 16, 2012 2:10 PM
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Arts and/or Creativity
Jan 16, 2012 2:05 PM
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Add a domain for culture and creativity
Jan 16, 2012 2:05 PM
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add culture and the arts
Jan 16, 2012 1:52 PM
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The arts and creativity are key to peoples emotional well being. The arts and
creativity are a vital part of my own well being. I also work with very
vulnerable families, disabled people and older adults through creative
movement - this brings a huge sense of emotional well being. If the proposed
domains do not include the arts then it is definately missing an essential
element.
Jan 16, 2012 1:41 PM
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No inclusion of access to the arts, culture or heritage, either as participant or
audience/recipient
Jan 16, 2012 11:48 AM
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Hobbies, Interests, Arts and Cultural Activities
Jan 16, 2012 11:21 AM
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Arts and Cultural engagement needs to be included. A person with no
exposure/involvement in any kind of cultural activity cannot fully enjoy life.
Arts are used as a tool to heal, to express and to explore, to ignore these is
definitely not a good sign
Jan 16, 2012 11:00 AM
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Cultural and Creative actvities, participation in community or peer
celebrations are widely proven to impact on a person's well being - how can
this not be included? Equally sense of place and how people interact with
their surroundings is in part reliant on the cultural and artistic influence on a
space. Art adds such value to people's lives and would be a glaring mistake
to omit this recognition.
Jan 16, 2012 10:49 AM
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No mention of cultural engagement, participation or expression - do the Arts
not count in our well being?
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 AM
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Include cultural activity as a point to measure
Jan 16, 2012 9:31 AM
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There is no specific mention under any of the proposed domains of culture
which we now know is a key contributor to many people's wellbeing and can
often be a low cost / high value way of increasing personal wellbeing.
Jan 16, 2012 9:30 AM
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There is no provision for assessing how individual wellbeing is affected by
factors related to other family members or anyone to whom one has very
close ties. For example if your spouse/partner has a serious illness and you
are a carer this directly affects your wellbeing.
Jan 15, 2012 8:04 PM
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Please also include the arts and culture as a domain rather than asuming its
included within other domains
Jan 15, 2012 5:29 PM
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I believe it is wrong to put governance, economy and natural environment as
contextual domains becuause they influence well-being just as directly as the
others. the natural environment plus the access to good public space is of
paramount importance to people's well-being and sense of belonging and
social interaction also, governance and involvement in politics, being able to
make decision about what affects one's life, the sense of control... all of that
is shown to contribute to well-being quite directly (I think Richard Layard
(2009) refers to some studies and research about that)
Jan 15, 2012 12:12 PM
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I would cosinder very seriously the role of cultural access and participation.
Check out the following paper:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/k767g81271745q83/
Jan 14, 2012 4:41 PM
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Explicit reference to the arts and the importance of cultural engagement
Jan 14, 2012 10:50 AM
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Include the domain - Social Justice.
Jan 13, 2012 11:24 PM
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What inspires us What motivates us What brings us together What makes us
feel... All significant... and broad enough to encompass the values and
individuality of everyone. Hopes, dreams and aspirations, creativity,
challenge and innovation. None are suggested or implied in the proposed
domains... the arts/ creative sector would as a domain be a start... but infact
it's broader... sport, heritage, faith etc... inspire and transform. The proposed
domains attempt to define function of human existence rather than our well
being
Jan 13, 2012 10:26 PM
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World/foreign Events (political & cultural - positive and negative)
Jan 13, 2012 9:58 PM
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There does seem to quite a range of topics though, so to present the whole
picture might be complicated.
Jan 13, 2012 3:04 PM
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Well-being is achieved through social engagement. Therefore there is a
domain missing about lifestyle, which should include measures of
engagement in leisure activities such as cultural provision and sports.
Jan 13, 2012 2:10 PM
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I feel there should be more on our recreation and our our chances to be
creative.
Jan 13, 2012 12:03 PM
283
Focus on arts, culture, personal interests, sense of community, responsibility
for others totally missing!
Jan 13, 2012 11:44 AM
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Interest in and tolerant and accepting attitudes towards people unlike
ourselves. To include different ethnic groups, people from other parts of the
UK as well as the world, lesbian gay bisexual intersex and transgender,
diverse ages. Cultural activities are important to this as they bring people
together and should imclude culinary arts as well as visual, and music and
dance. This increases well-being whereas fear of the unknown and
suspicion of neighbours or people in nearby areas can lead to dissatisfaction
and also to people fearing to go out after dark.
Jan 13, 2012 11:09 AM
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PERSONAL SUPPORT is a key factor, whether care at home, counselling,
advice, company, ....someone to go to when things go wrong or are tough.
this support can be provided by government or third sector agencies or
family and friends. think it needs separating out
Jan 13, 2012 10:48 AM
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add: how we spend our leisure time
Jan 13, 2012 10:27 AM
287
"Individual well-being" conflates two notions. On the chart is says "people's
own assessment of their own well-being". If this is really what the domain
represents then the domain should be called "self assessed well-being" or
"perceived well-being". As the proposed measures are currently biased to
only assessing life "satisfaction" then the domain should perhaps just be
called "Individual life satisfaction" until such time as the other measures are
in place. I would be happier to see the domain split in two. "Individual life
satisfaction" and "Individual positive experience". The latter is a measure or
the percentage of time people spend doing things they previously indicated
they enjoy or consider pleasurable. Basically people could spend most of
their time laughing and being merry but if you ask them if they are satisfied
they will compare themselves to others who are richer, thinner, healthier and
declare that they are dissatisfied with their lot.
Jan 13, 2012 10:12 AM
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Access to the arts
Jan 13, 2012 10:07 AM
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Experience of cultural life should be included - access to arts both passive
and as a participant etc both for personal development and pleasure. This
should state that it includes things like cinema, flower arranging, cultural
festivals as well as theatre, galleries etc.
Jan 13, 2012 9:26 AM
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leisure interests - included - along with 'What we believe in' (which is not
necessarily just religion, but could be causes we are active with)
Jan 13, 2012 9:02 AM
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Add in cultural experiences
Jan 13, 2012 8:54 AM
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I would cover the ability to express oneself or creativity (closely linked,
sometimes the same thing but sometimes not). The ability to relax follows
shortly after (again, similar but not the same) and finally but not at all least,
Jan 13, 2012 1:12 AM
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the ability to emotionally connect with people, eg talking, listening, learning,
feeling appreciated, loved and accepted. Again, similar to the above but not
the same. These things matter a great deal to me. Another which I'd like to
have but isn't always possible is the ability to learn, develop and grow both
intellectually and emotionally.
293
Include culture and the arts. They are essential to everyones well-being in
many different ways, both from individual and community points of view.
Jan 13, 2012 12:18 AM
294
Add ability to influence or control events, plan for for the future, fair access to
a range of opportunities and exposure to new experiences and ideas, for
one's self and ones dependents. Also, security of home/tenure.
Jan 12, 2012 10:24 PM
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You need to measure objective factors at the national level: equality (Gini
coefficient):incidences of suicide, depression, other mental illnesses;
unemployment; durability of relationships; teenage pregnancies; etc. These
would give you an objective measure of the level of national contentment, far
more valuable than the subjective things you're looking at. And cheaper too,
as the figures are already available. You just need to factor them in to GDP
with suitable weightings. This would give you a valid measure over time and,
if you could get international standardisation, international comparisons.
Jan 12, 2012 4:50 PM
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Our engagement with creativity and expressions of being human.
Jan 12, 2012 4:17 PM
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Add a domain reflecting people's sense of safety and security, similar to that
which forms part of the Equality Measurement Framework. This is different
from safety in environmental terms and it would help identify the extent to
which fear undermines well-being of people are discriminated against. Add a
domain about civic engagement refelcting people's feeling that they are able
to influence decisions that affect them if they want to. 'Who we are?' Ensure
that included in the measurement are data that identify people who share the
'protected characteristics' as defined within the Equality Act 2010 so that
important infromation can be disaggregated to show differential responses
by equality groups. Make sure that 'What we Do' includes voluntary and
community activity, which is a rich source of many people's sense of value
and well-being. This is distinct from leisure as many people work hard to
generate well-being for others.
Jan 12, 2012 1:45 PM
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Needs to be more specific recognition of the contribution that involvement in
the arts or creative activity or access to the country’s cultural or heritage
infrastructure can make to individual wellbeing. Re. education - needs to be
discussion of how individuals learn, and how arts and heritage sector and
approaches can help in accessing literature, sciences and humanities
subjects. A domain on internet and computer useage might be significant already there are studies showing that people's brains and attention spans
are being 'rewired' due to computer overuse ... this has to be examined in
relation to 'happiness'.
Jan 12, 2012 12:15 PM
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taking part in creative activities
Jan 12, 2012 10:43 AM
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Cultural life should be included as a domain
Jan 12, 2012 9:31 AM
301
I feel there should be more emphasis on the arts and their proven link to
wellbeing.
Jan 12, 2012 9:07 AM
302
add arts and culture in its own right and also as part of some of the
aforementioned areas
Jan 11, 2012 8:19 PM
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I would add : Involvement in the arts and culture
Jan 11, 2012 7:55 PM
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We generally agree with the proposed domains with regards to adults. We
are very pleased that you have identified children and young people as a
sub-group and look forward to seeing the measures you propose to cover
them. If possible we would like to be involved in forming the measures for
children and young people’s wellbeing. We work with a national group of
young people who have mental health difficulties. We could consult with
them on the measures you are proposing.
Jan 11, 2012 4:19 PM
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should have a domain that covers cultural life
Jan 11, 2012 4:13 PM
306
Cannot separate health and wellbeing! Essential aspects like creativity and
spirituality are missing but without seeing what topics like environment
comprise, hard to give detail
Jan 11, 2012 4:11 PM
307
Add in cultural pursuits, such as musical and dramatic activities
Jan 11, 2012 3:10 PM
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measure involvement in the arts and culture
Jan 11, 2012 2:50 PM
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Why is there no category for eith sport or participation of the arts???
Jan 11, 2012 1:53 PM
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I would include a domain for [Creative participation and expression]
Jan 11, 2012 1:23 PM
311
Very good coverage, however well-being is a process as well as a state
Haworth, J.T. and Hart,G (2007, 2012) Well-being:Individual, Community
and Social Perspectives. Routledge p19
Jan 11, 2012 11:50 AM
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include arts, culture and sport more specifically than just vaguely including
them in "what we do"
Jan 11, 2012 11:44 AM
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The areas outlined do not seem to indicate growth or even decline: they are
all static. For example, "health" means very different things to people at
different ages, and to their friends and families, not to mention others who
come into contact with them. There appears to be no place for culture or the
arts, or for growth in individuals. The historical perspective also seems to be
missing. After all, most of us like to leave our mark in the world. So I would
suggest looking at some of the sociological data for those countries known to
be happy ones, such as our Scandinavian neighbours, and using the data
from such societies to develop ways of measuring culture in the wider sense
over time.
Jan 11, 2012 11:27 AM
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Culture was once defined as 'everything we do that we don't have to do'.
Cultural activity in its widest sense, whether encompassing the arts and
heritage, or sport or religion, is crucial to an individual's wellbeinf and sense
of an identity, and also to the health and cohesion of the community in which
they love and work.
Jan 11, 2012 11:12 AM
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Given the type of measures proposed (macro rather than micro), it is unlikely
that a 'complete picture of wellbeing' can be achieved - is this not a little
over-ambitious?
Jan 10, 2012 5:22 PM
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Are people free to practice their faith? Is there a place close to hand where
they may worship?
Jan 10, 2012 4:45 PM
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I feel strongly that participation in the arts or creative activities should be
included in this as distinct from the generic 'leisure activities' coming under
'What we do'. Participation in the arts has been shown to have a significant
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and specific impact on wellbeing beyond what the general description of
'leisure activities' encompasses. Ideally this would have a domain of its own
but otherwise it could be listed within 'What we do' as volunteering has been.
This information is already available through DCMS's 'Taking Part' survey. I
would also argue that access to arts and cultural heritage should be included
in the the more contextual domains alongside natural environment - the
provision of arts and culture can have an impact equally as significant as
natural environment.
318
The idea of being effective citizens, with good understanding of, and
involvement in, community and political processes, seems to be
underemphaised, falling between the two categories of Education and
Governance.
Jan 10, 2012 2:06 PM
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Employment?
Jan 10, 2012 1:58 PM
320
The Arts have not been mentioned, which have implications for everyone
including mental health and well being, physical balance, a sence of
belonging, relaxation, visual harmony, development of language skills, fine
motor skills, and assist in the development of mathematics. Art is the basis of
all learning, and mental stability and healing and should never be
dissregarded by people who do not know what the implications of a what a
world without Art would look like, sound like or feel like.
Jan 10, 2012 1:08 PM
321
I would add a domain which takes account of people's spiritual lives. No
where under the present domain headings is this indicated. It is
demonstrated more & more frequesntly that having awareness & paying
attention to one's spiritual wellbeing enhances life. Meditation, for example,
is known to increase the ability to cope with chronic pain. Quakers are
known to live active & contributory lives, longer than those who live a purely
secular life.
Jan 10, 2012 12:19 PM
322
There is no domain covering arts and culture which I think would be an
essential tool to measure well being.
Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM
323
Add 6th sense
Jan 10, 2012 11:21 AM
324
Add the Arts
Jan 10, 2012 11:11 AM
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1. Personal creativity - exposure to creative life and imagination ; and being
able to explore or express ones own creativity. 2. Sense of control over the
things that affect our life - eg taking active part in community or politics,
having a say, being able to contribute and have opinions listened to (also in
work environment). Not feeling powerless or ignored.
Jan 10, 2012 11:07 AM
326
There's not any mention of how one relaxes - I'd keep 'What I do' for work
and have separate section for recreation, and have sections for arts, sport,
religion, etc. The things that make one happy are essential to life. No survey
would be complete without them.
Jan 9, 2012 9:04 PM
327
For me, Individual Well-Being is directly affected by the quality of my natural
environment - without easy access to green spaces, woodlands, wildlife and
water, good quality air to breath without strong odours from factories,
pollution or similar, then my well-being is greatly reduced.
Jan 9, 2012 8:10 PM
328
Where are the arts??? I can't believe that a measure of national well-being
doesn't include one of the most vital aspects of it. Music, theatre, books, art,
cinema, television... Absolutely ridiculous.
Jan 9, 2012 7:51 PM
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There is no mention of exposure to the arts and culture. Exposure to works
of art, such as pieces of music, representational art, dance, literature, and so
on, can directly impact on individuals' well-being, providing a psychological
boost and encouraging intellectual and emotional engagement. Furthermore,
participation in the creation of works of art, whether in a local orchestra or
community art class, can boost social inclusion, which in turn affects feelings
of well-being. The arts and culture should be included as one of the
'domains' which affect national well-being.
Jan 9, 2012 7:37 PM
330
Very good coverage, but not sure Stiglitz Domain Political voice and
governance democratic participation is adequately covered
Jan 9, 2012 7:21 PM
331
I think that involvement in the arts and taking part in cultural activities should
be included as a domain
Jan 9, 2012 5:04 PM
332
Creativity and artistic pursuits I would say are integral to well being. I teach
children and young people from inner London And the effect of artistic
activities has been astonishing to me from the start. It is a chance for
everyone to recognise how unique and valuable their voice is and can
develop confidence in this. More than this though, there is something about
the nature of art and creation that brings out the strength, focus and
peacefulness in each child or young person I work with. I think that having
the space to develop and use your creative potential is essential to well
being and a great source of joy. This can be art, music, dance, drama and
other crafts, the more tried the better.
Jan 9, 2012 4:53 PM
333
If creativity is not being considered as part of the picture towards well being,
this leaves a vital part of our expression and humanity out.
Jan 9, 2012 4:47 PM
334
Cultural activities, the arts, crafts - as particpant, audience member, creator all have a huge impact on well-being
Jan 9, 2012 4:46 PM
335
There are two aspects of well-being which do not seem to be covered (they
are inherent in a couple of the proposed domains but are not specifically
identified) - individual creativity (the extent to which an individual makes
things) and a richer appreciation of what others have made and achieved in
creative fields (loosely, "culture"). There is a heavy emphasis on work and
economic measure - yet no investigation in to how creative occupations rank
in contributing to well-being or on what creative activities contribute outside
of work.
Jan 9, 2012 4:19 PM
336
All measures of national wellbeing are spurious and should be regarded as
pseudo-science on a par with psychometrics and Tarot reading. They waste
public money and distract the media, public debate and political action away
from real and serious issues. Engaging with this pseudo-science plays into
the hands of political parties who would rather discuss nonsense than make
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:03 PM
337
No mention of sport or culture
Jan 9, 2012 4:00 PM
338
On behalf of the Natural History Museum, we are delighted that natural
environment is an indicator, but would go further and include engagement in
the natural environment, for example conservation volunteering. We know
from our increasing visitor numbers that the public's interest in this area is
growing. We are, however, concerned that culture does not appear as an
inidcator. We are aware that cultural value is difficult to measure, but we do
believe that it feeds into a sense of national identity and well-being. We
would also urge you to consider using the international definition of culture
Jan 9, 2012 2:01 PM
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which includes science as well as the arts. The DCMS Taking Part Survey
would be a useful tool to help develop an appopriate indicator.
339
I think they should explicitly identify the importance of cultural activity to our
well-being.
Jan 9, 2012 12:53 PM
340
From the National debate: faith, security, respect, choice, control, freedom
and purpose are missing. It's not suitable to measure children as well as
adults.
Jan 9, 2012 11:22 AM
341
More emphasis should be placed on ENSURING everyone has access to
wild places with trees.
Jan 9, 2012 11:03 AM
342
Cultural activity is vital to well-being. In particular participatory arts activity
has the ability to hugely impact on individual well-being. Whilst artistic and
cultural activity can be said to contribute to each of the proposed domains,
it's effect on well being is significant enough for it to be included as a domain
in it's own right. The conservative government must not be allowed to
relegate cultural activity to an incidental pastime.
Jan 9, 2012 10:59 AM
343
Add culture as a vital element/area of enquiry, as it is often as influential on
wellbeing as education or the environment, being 'things we do'. Participation
& experience of creativity and the arts has a proven track record of making
significant impact on improving life chances, choice, confidence,
communication, social cohesion and much more aspects of wellbeing. It's a
notable ommission from the list, considering the value government
acknowledges in cultural activities and endeavour. John Holden of Demos
notes this clearly here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionalsnetwork/culture-professionals-blog/2012/jan/03/arts-heritage-wellbeingcultural-policy?CMP=
Jan 9, 2012 10:47 AM
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arts and culture
Jan 9, 2012 9:23 AM
345
It misses out the arts. You can't have any sort of well-being without access
and participation in the arts.
Jan 8, 2012 7:07 PM
346
What about the arts? What about creativity? What create a greater sense of
well-being than inspired art, writing, music, etc? Children and adults alike
need art (of all kinds) in their lives. Creativity is at the very centre of what it
means to be human, and the products of creativity touch us more deeply
than anything barring love, which, unlike art, a Government can neither
provide nor facilitate ... except through inspiring us to love with art!
Jan 8, 2012 5:47 PM
347
I think there needs to be a separation between what we do in terms of work
and what we do in terms of leisure. Access to leisure activities which are
diverse and affordable play a key role in the wellbeing of many people. The
separation is also important as the drivers which influence work opportunities
are fundementally different to those that influence leisure opportunities.
Specifically access to sport and artistic opportunities, both participation and
observation are key.
Jan 8, 2012 4:33 PM
348
There is no mention of engagement with creativity - either as participant or
observer/audience.
Jan 8, 2012 4:27 PM
349
address the many studies prooving that arts and culture adn engagement
with activities in this sector have a positi ve effect on wellbeing, both
individual and local
Jan 8, 2012 3:50 PM
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350
I think Culture which is so important to well being should have a domain.
Jan 8, 2012 11:56 AM
351
It's unclear where creativity activity is acknowledged. With the opposite of
'play' being depression I think it is important to recognise the contribution that
all forms of art make to our individual and collective well-being as well as to
having a sense of purpose beyond financial reward. Similarly, having
opportunities for all to explore cultural and heritage infrastructure gives us a
sense of place and collective understanding.
Jan 8, 2012 10:36 AM
352
Add in a category about having good things to do in spare time. For
example, I spent my teens in the 80s as a Doctor Who fan. Since Doctor
Who came back in 2005, it has given me enormous pleasure. If it stopped
again, that would have a genuine impact on my lifestyle, like it would be for
other people if the team they support stopped playing football, if their
favourite radio station closed down or if the newspaper they read stopped
coming out.
Jan 7, 2012 12:32 PM
353
I'm not sure how the level of engagement of individuals in communities will
be captured. Also, how our ideas about religion, arts, politics, popular media
and society will be represented. How about another domain called 'What we
believe in'
Jan 7, 2012 11:02 AM
354
Participation in Sport/Exercise Engagement with The Arts These might well
come under the current 'What we do' Domain, but so would going to the pub
and watching TV, things which wouldn't increase well-being in my opinion.
Jan 6, 2012 6:52 PM
355
Add arts and creative industries
Jan 6, 2012 6:10 PM
356
The Arts.
Jan 6, 2012 6:02 PM
357
Pretty good, but they do not seem to cover availability of and participation in
the arts, no matter whthere that be the ability to buy books, availablty of
libraries, theatres, concert halls, etc.
Jan 6, 2012 5:43 PM
358
Creativity. Participation and appreciation of the Arts. These are different to
leisure activities.
Jan 6, 2012 5:38 PM
359
I'm really looking for some reference to art, sport and culture. I'm assuming
this may come under "What we do", but I don't believe there is a sufficient
prompt here.
Jan 6, 2012 5:23 PM
360
Cultural activity is hugely important to general well-being of the population
Jan 6, 2012 5:07 PM
361
the ‘where we live’ section needs to more strongly reflect the emphasis on
‘access to green space’ which emerged from the initial consultation.
Jan 6, 2012 5:05 PM
362
what about levels of equality?
Jan 5, 2012 1:26 PM
363
There should be a domain for "Our beliefs and values".
Jan 4, 2012 2:58 PM
364
Leisure and access to 'leisure' related activities, facilities and
opportunities.Without any access to any meaningful group/social activities
locally..many people are left with 2 options:the tv and the pub. To stimulate
new learning, maintain health and fitness, stimulate friendships and social
co-hesion and mental well-being...we are nothing without opportunities to be
creative; productive;social and active. A community is built from 'communal'
interests and activities-without which we become isolated, uninformed, unhealthy and often this can lead to depression and increased reliance on
Jan 3, 2012 4:06 PM
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drugs[whether medication or recreational including alcohol]. Ignore 'leisure,
arts and sport' at your peril.
365
include access to green spaces with trees.
Jan 3, 2012 9:46 AM
366
I would have a separate focus on well-being at work, rather than
incorporating this domain in "What We Do". This is because job quality is
especially important for well-being, and its effect risks being lost. The large
majority of adults of working age are working (or looking for work), and
almost everybody works at some point.
Dec 29, 2011 10:02 AM
367
Include green spaces with trees
Dec 28, 2011 9:58 AM
368
the arts
Dec 22, 2011 1:04 PM
369
Include green spaces with trees as a specific measure for wellbeing - this
was demonstrated by a clear number in recent consultations and reports as
key contributor to their quality of life and should be added in here more
explicitly.
Dec 21, 2011 6:13 PM
370
Raise the profile of Heritage within the 'Where we live' and 'What we do'
domains. This is an increasingly important aspect of measuring wellbeing as
the average age of the population increases and as the profile of the
community becomes more racially diverse. As people get older, their interest
in their past tends to increase as it gives them a sense of 'grounding' in a
world that changes at an ever increasing rate. As such, it will become an
increasing measure of individual wellbeing in the future and needs to be
adequately incorporated now.
Dec 21, 2011 4:32 PM
371
How we have fun
Dec 20, 2011 11:27 AM
372
What we do is too broad - it needs breaking up into work & leisure
Dec 20, 2011 11:04 AM
373
Access to culture and leisure
Dec 20, 2011 10:38 AM
374
I would look at activity, particularly in terms of arts culture and sport
Dec 20, 2011 9:40 AM
375
Add Culture, Heritage and Arts
Dec 19, 2011 2:26 PM
376
It appears that there is an attempt to dowplay "environmental" well being and
just interpret it as the "natural environment". Freedom from environmental
threat, from pollution, from overcrowding and lack of green spaces and
amenity could be excluded fro, the measures of happiness if a strict
interpretation of nature is applied.
Dec 19, 2011 10:14 AM
377
It would be useful to have as a contextual domain the cultural environment in
which we live, as well as natural environment. By cultural environment I
mean customs, traditions, arts activity, religious or other belief systems.
Dec 16, 2011 9:22 PM
378
The "What We Do" section measures only the satisfaction people have with
the AMOUNT of leisure time, not their satisfaction with the QUALITY of
leisure available to them. I would particularly like to see sub-measures
looking at people's satisfaction with access to recreational and cultural
activities of appropriate quality. Likewise, the "Where we Live" section is
apparently focussed on crime and race-relations, and does not ask questions
about access to shops, public transport, leisure facilities etc. This
utilitarianism seems strangely at odds with the whole purpose of the survey.
I would ideally like to see a separate domains focussed on cultural and
Dec 16, 2011 6:01 PM
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recreational facilities and opportunities, given the considerable research
which demonstrates how important these issues are to people's well-being.
379
The role of culture is not mentioned in terms of individual identity, well-being
and activities and at a wider social level in shaping how communities work
and connect. Culture has an impact on how we respond to the natural
environment and the environment is actively shaped by decisions that have a
cultural dimension.
Dec 16, 2011 11:03 AM
380
The domains need to include culture and the arts
Dec 15, 2011 5:55 PM
381
I would like this to reflect on our place in our communities + how we interact
with our neighbours. This is vital to well-being
Dec 15, 2011 3:17 PM
382
Questions should be asked about politics and politicians. Many feel
unrepresented by governments and we need to find out why. This has an
impact on happiness Also questions ought to be asked about how much
they are influenced by the media
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
383
Emphasis on cultural provision - local theatres, cinemas, participation in the
arts at all levels, high-quality public service broadcasting, quality arts
experiences, lack of distortion from the needs of funders (advertisers,
product placement etc)
Dec 14, 2011 1:41 PM
384
Include a personal fulfilment / personal development section
Dec 12, 2011 9:25 PM
385
Personally, I know that my well being has dramatically increased through
finding faith, and yet, this is not covered here
Dec 12, 2011 11:00 AM
386
I think it would be good to include pet ownership - there are many scientific
studies looking at the benefits of pet ownership human health and it would
be good to see the influence (by cat, by dog, by other) on well-being
Dec 9, 2011 10:51 AM
387
Include a domain with specific reference to wider cultural, artistic and
spiritual activities and values. All the proposed domains are restricted very
much to quantative physical aspects of life. By ignoring the arts and culture
the proposed measure will be incomplete and very unbalanced.
Dec 8, 2011 6:43 PM
388
I have a concern that participation in 'the arts' is not being addressed. See
under What we do.
Dec 8, 2011 12:26 PM
389
They should include participation in arts and cultural activity - a general
heading 'What we do' makes you think instantly of work domain - leisure
domain should be discrete.
Dec 7, 2011 10:39 AM
390
There is nothing here on leisure time, arts, culture, heritage, hobbies. These
are absolutely essential and vital. What we do in our spare time, with
friends, family, or on our own, family and life events and celebrations. I just
can't believe that these are not represented in any way.
Dec 6, 2011 4:34 PM
391
'What we do' does not represent the role of arts and culture in our lives 'leisure' is not always considered the same as arts and culture by the general
public. This is an opportunity to really evaluate the role of culture in our lives
and it is being sidestepped.
Dec 6, 2011 3:19 PM
392
I think you need to include arts, media and sport as part of the picture for
well-being. I find that these are an essential part of my own self well being.
Dec 6, 2011 12:11 PM
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393
There is no mention of the arts, heritage or culture. All significant players in
national well being. More people attend museums than they do football
matches and the sense of local pride and identity empowered by local
heritage is very significant.
Dec 6, 2011 12:03 PM
394
There is no account being made of engagement with learning organisations
in leisure-time. There are 80 million person/hours per annum spent in
science museums and science centres alone, to saany nothing of museums,
historic houses, art galleries and the like. All of these add to fulfilment and
achievement. There has to be some means of capturing this.
Dec 6, 2011 10:54 AM
395
Include some measure of transport - the availability, price, functionality and
reliability of public transportation systems, the state of roads and cycle and
foot-paths, costs of transport and time required. In our highly mobile society
the ability to get from A to B in a stress-free and not financially ruinous form
is a major aspect of wellbeing.
Dec 5, 2011 9:45 PM
396
More about fulfilment, as defined by an individual, albeit formed by social
environment and about the constraints on achieving fulfilment, whether in
relationships, employment, financial, environment, mobility etc. Overall, for
policy purposes, how will we define the limits to growth? Q1: On a scale of 1
to 10, do you feel able to fulfil your goals in life? Q2: What are the principal
constraints on your achieving fulfilment? Q3: For others in society, what is
the greatest constraint that our country needs to address?
Dec 4, 2011 6:46 PM
397
Social justice should be included
Dec 3, 2011 12:17 PM
398
The structure of the domains seems wrong. It lacks a coherent basis and
structure of what makes us human and clearly being able to see the detail
and summary of well being. I would suggest an entirely different model
based on the World Health Organisations definition of Health and the three
component parts: Physical, Mental and Social well being. The model would
in similarity to the model proposed have different levels including individual,
interpersonal, community and national. The first level should be Individual
Well being with components of Physical, social, mental (each can then have
further subsets). The Second level is Interpersonal well being Well being with
the same dividing components; physical, social and mental with relevant
subcategories. Then Community well being level and National well being
level - again broken between physical, mental and social components.
Within each level - Individual, Interpersonal, community and national and
their three component parts of physical, mental and social can be further
detailed by subcategories where necessary thus creating a clear and
structure for overall well being. The key thing is that all three elements of
health and well being; physical, mental and social are the core elements at
each level of well being. For example in the community level the physical
component may be influenced by transport or access to housing, cultural
heritage, access to open spaces etc, this would be very different when for
example comparing the physical component at the individual level. The
current framework has no overall coherent structure that would enable a
simple and complex analysis in equal measures.
Dec 2, 2011 11:01 PM
399
Is "security" contained in "governance"? I am happy when I know my home
is secure and when Britain is protected from cyber or terrorist threats.
Dec 1, 2011 12:04 PM
400
include ways to measure a sense of belonging
Nov 27, 2011 4:13 PM
401
Community interaction/participation (voluntary, religious or otherwise) plays a
large part in being contented and happy and should be separated from
Nov 26, 2011 2:06 PM
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Relationships.
402
A measure of psychological ans spiritual wellbeing is required, either
combined or preferably separately
Nov 21, 2011 10:16 PM
403
I would distinguish between what we do for ourselves and for our family and
friends and what we do for the community and other people. But maybe that
will be clear when I get to the "What we do" section.
Nov 20, 2011 7:50 PM
404
No reference is currently made to the extent to which people can control their
lives, a function of the extent of their political freedom.
Nov 20, 2011 6:19 PM
405
Individuals to comment what well-being is to them - from a blank sheet - then
to group the themes at a national level
Nov 18, 2011 9:37 AM
406
There's no reference to Spirituality, whatever form that should take for
people.
Nov 17, 2011 10:23 AM
407
I would suggest that we do not attempt to measure well-being in anyway by
looking at deficit measurements such as GDS but to use a validated wellbeing measure such as WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being
Scale)
Nov 16, 2011 10:55 AM
408
Include religious commitment, which in my case has made a tremendous
difference to my well-being.
Nov 14, 2011 5:56 PM
409
I think one of the most important elements is about how much power we feel
we have to make things different - about how much control we have over our
own destiny: genuine power to make genuine choices. That's partly power of
influence and partly self-determination.
Nov 13, 2011 1:51 PM
410
In some regards, the domains are quite comprehensive but the domains
have missed the single most important aspect of well-being: spiritual life.
Without any aspect of this being explicitly mentioned, I believe the entire
"National well-being" project is doomed to failure, will actually be humanistic
and also discriminatory against those who believe faith in God is important
(which is a large minority of society).
Nov 12, 2011 9:38 PM
411
a) A theme around 'Acceptance' - are beliefs and practices accepted and
supported? b) A theme around perception of 'Differential' - are the levels of
wealth/health/affluence all attainable?
Nov 12, 2011 10:41 AM
412
There is nothing to reflect that I can see, external factors. This would include
perception of society, the media ( which I think is particularly important,
social pressures confirm, self image in the wider context and how confidence
to inegrate is affected, anti-social behaviour etc. Some of these concepts will
be reflected by imediate impacts like in the relationships domain, but do not
reflect the wider pressures 'society' presents.
Nov 11, 2011 1:14 PM
413
There is no mention of spirituality or faith which can have an enormous
impact on one's well being. Also the strong values or sense of purpose which
can be ideological can impact on the quality of life or well being. The
domains are also presented in quite an individualistic way rather than being
community or shared - possibility of the responses being quite ego based
rather than community based.
Nov 11, 2011 12:06 PM
414
Although the domains are fairly comprehensive, the individual measures for
'our relationships' and 'what we do' have poor content validity.
Nov 11, 2011 10:50 AM
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415
I would add the domain 'values' as thst will affect the way one feels about a
given situation
Nov 10, 2011 12:09 PM
416
I would add a domain concerning "personal world-view" as world-view is a
filter through which we discern and interpret all that happens to us and
around us and thus is a determinator of how we percieve our well-being. To
ignore this aspect of life is to fail to try and answer why and how people
interpret what happens around them as they do.
Nov 10, 2011 10:34 AM
417
Spiritual awareness and well being
Nov 9, 2011 5:42 PM
418
There needs to be a domain concerned with the future. Satisfaction with
current quality of life indicators may not produce wellbeing if there is
significant anxiety about the future.
Nov 9, 2011 5:16 PM
419
Whole thing is a gimmick. You already know people who are in poverty and
have e.g. mental health difficulties, but are cutting their services and
benefits.
Nov 9, 2011 4:11 PM
420
It is excellent but one omission is the requirement for a domain on personal
foundations. Most people have a religious foundation for basing their life
ethos, even if unacknowleged, and their foundational values reflect this.
Thus 70% of the UK population (last census) are Christian, even if they do
not "practise" - but their life ethos and values are based on this - eg don't kill
/ steal / be unfaithful / lie in court (Commandments numbers 6, 8, 7, 10
respectively). You should add "Foundations for your behaviour / Your
religious or non-religious base / How you base your actions in your private,
professional and community living etc etc
Nov 9, 2011 1:24 PM
421
I would ask people about their faith/ spirituality/ faith community as this can
have a huge impact on their general well-being!
Nov 9, 2011 1:06 PM
422
include networks that individuals have.l Friends, family, collegues,
neighbours etc...
Nov 9, 2011 12:51 PM
423
A reference to Spiritual well-being is essential - when working well, tends to
give a sense of identity, self-worth, value, confidence, dsesire to give to
others and to help others. When missing, tends to lead to breakdown in
relationshops due to a 'Me first' attitude.
Nov 9, 2011 11:34 AM
424
I feel, after 30 years of working in social work and health, that the domains
must include a spiritual dimension. To my mind it the one thing which
consisitently makes a difference even with all other factors being equal.
Interestingly it is the one service providers and researchers choose to avoid,
perhaps due to their own insecurity.
Nov 9, 2011 11:20 AM
425
They could do, providing some scoping issues within particular domains are
resolved.
Nov 9, 2011 10:57 AM
426
Add, sense of security
Nov 9, 2011 9:59 AM
427
Really surprised not to find anything that directly encompasses
faith/spirituality/religion
Nov 8, 2011 10:50 PM
428
An examination of the individual's sense of their spiritual aspects of being in
society and an exploration of what it means to be fully human eg sense of
faith, set of beliefs beliefs and belonging to community - be they religious,
altruistic, hedonistic. With that comes a degree of stability and integration -
Nov 8, 2011 9:03 PM
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how is this being measured within the proposed domains? .
429
soem questiosn about futre prosepects
Nov 8, 2011 7:26 PM
430
They miss religious belief - many surveys have shown this not only makes
for happiness, but also faster recovery from illness, longer lifespan and less
loneliness. In UK churches are the major player in providing clubs for all
ages - Scouts, lunch clubs, homeless clubs etc. Why was the religious
dimension completely missed? This is an actual question , not a rhetorical
one.
Nov 8, 2011 7:19 PM
431
I guess Governance relates to the way we are Governed, but I would like to
see an opportunity for the views of voters to be fed back to Government,
because Cameron has effectively shut down all direct communication with
himself, and his Cabinet.
Nov 8, 2011 7:14 PM
432
It does not include our spiritual life
Nov 8, 2011 6:57 PM
433
It is pretty much there. The thought and feeling is right but it is a tad jargony
for me. To get the feel just right, language has to be right too. Whilst it might
be the right thing to do, it could feel like a tick-box exercise.
Nov 8, 2011 5:43 PM
434
Equality needs to be made a key domain itself, as it factors in all aspects of
personal physical and mental well-being for everyone and therefore directly
affects more global concerns similarly
Nov 8, 2011 5:27 PM
435
There is no mention of spiritual/religious thoughts and beliefs, unless I've
missed something. If a person is not internally at ease with themselves and
their values and place in the universe then this can adversely affect
everything else.
Nov 8, 2011 4:17 PM
436
Think there is something about attitudes, culture and influences that is
important, - almost trying to capture cognitive processes. But probably very
difficult to capture
Nov 8, 2011 3:29 PM
437
I can't help but notice that 'Natural Environment' is last on the list - as usual!
Nov 8, 2011 1:52 PM
438
No as there is no reference to sprituality and faith - without a sense of place
and how an individual/community fit into the bigger picture - the sense of
awe and wonder, love etc
Nov 8, 2011 1:08 PM
439
We need to add the spiritual dimension to this - we are made up of body and
soul (and spirit). Faith is a vital component in the happiness/well-being of
people. As a Field Interviewer for ONS, the highest scores I get for
happiness from those I interview tend to be from Christians.
Nov 8, 2011 1:07 PM
440
Work-life balance is a huge aspect of well-being, and having it demoted to a
subsection of "What we do" is not good enough. "The natural environment"
is a very important category to have, but there does not seem to be enough
recognition of the importance of having a good relationship with the natural
environment. It is well known that having a strong connection with natural
elements of the environment is beneficial to vulnerable groups, children, and,
in fact, the whole population. This does not seem to be reflected strongly
enough - although the 'local environment' does feature, this does not quite
encapsulate the importance of building worthwhile ties between us and
nature. Why is "the economy" there? I thought the whole point of this was to
get away from GDP! I feel too as if somehow the idea of "knowledge" has
been missed. By this, I mean the knowledge of what to do if x happens - say
Nov 8, 2011 12:45 PM
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who should I turn to if my landlord is substandard? Where is my nearest
GUM clinic? When do I need to go to the dentist? How can I play a part in
local/national decision making? Do I feel poltically informed? That kind of
thing.
441
global perspective i.e. poverty, human rights, conflict
Nov 8, 2011 12:35 PM
442
I don't know whether it will be included under governance but support
received would be good, ie whether we receive all the support from official
agencies needed to give healthy living.
Nov 8, 2011 12:33 PM
443
It takes no account of 'motivation' (eg religious commitment and belonging)
as a vital factor in shaping perceptions or experiences of well-being. To
ignore religious or other motivating commitments is to collude in the myth of
neutrality and ignore a vital element of human being.
Nov 8, 2011 12:01 PM
444
We need to take into account the extent to which our actions today affect
future generations. These indicators are only focused on the present and
give a snapshot. There could also be a method to assess how our actions
today will affect future well-being.
Nov 8, 2011 11:52 AM
445
I feel that where you live is not a major indicator ae the remainder will create
well being wherever you live. Although the counter that if you are happy with
where you live the others may be below requirements and Well Being is still
achieved
Nov 8, 2011 11:50 AM
446
Questions are leaning toward government agenda
Nov 8, 2011 11:49 AM
447
There seems to be little mention of spiritual wellbeing. I understand this may
be included in the other domains such as health or what we do but I think for
those for whom spirituality is important it plays a much larger part in their
overall wellbeing than just being a sub-heading of another domain.
Nov 8, 2011 11:36 AM
448
I would analyse in more detail 'What we Do'. References in the discussion
paper to Leisure do not fully explore how people spend their time. If not in
paid work there are an infinite number of activities people may be involved
in.
Nov 8, 2011 11:29 AM
449
I think this covers a full picture
Nov 8, 2011 11:23 AM
450
What about spirituality?
Nov 8, 2011 11:21 AM
451
I think it's important to capture adequately how people feel. You're assuming
that the proposed domains add up to happiness if people are content or
happy within each one. But I also think that there could be an overarching,
subjective question about how happy or content people are to back up the
findings from the domains.
Nov 8, 2011 11:18 AM
452
Include belief systems - Faith & Philosophical outlook. Studies have shown
that those with a religious faith are happier, healthier & live longer.
Nov 8, 2011 11:14 AM
453
Satisfaction with the condition of the national infrastucture
Nov 8, 2011 11:12 AM
454
try to measure things like whether someone likes the area where they live
and whether they want to move elsewhere but cannot because of economic
considerations
Nov 8, 2011 11:11 AM
455
I think there should be a domain which covers international concerns. What
Nov 8, 2011 11:06 AM
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about public safety issues and community concerns. Are these covered in
"Where we live"?
456
Our ideas about all of the issues specified are coloured by our philosophical
perspective; you need to find out more about people's beliefs in order to be
able to to contextualise the data that we gather.
Nov 8, 2011 11:03 AM
457
Specifically, what we have to put into our bodies, e.g. food. Environmental
issues over which we have no control.
Nov 8, 2011 11:00 AM
458
Include a 'community' header (to cover community engagement, perceptions
of safety in the community, community support and so on). Not sure the
distinction betwen 'Individual well being' and 'health' is clear
Nov 8, 2011 10:53 AM
459
Spiritual well-being, although difficult to define, is also a hugely significant
factor.
Nov 8, 2011 10:51 AM
460
I think well being is also for many people having sense of something beyond
(something spiritual/hope). I'm also curious that there is no specific mention
of community - which is more than where I live or my relationships, it's about
living alongside those I wouldn't normally associate with and how that works.
That in turn affects my well being - the categories at present are quite
individualistic...
Nov 8, 2011 10:46 AM
461
Obviously it depends how the domains are interpreted - for example
provided employment is included in what we do' then it would not need a
separate domain. I also believe that spirituality should be included - however
this may be included in individual well being?
Nov 7, 2011 1:19 PM
462
there needs to be something about emotional and spiritual well being... given
the importance of this to so many people... See alsot Atherton, Baker, &
Reader's book on Christianity and the New Social order
Nov 7, 2011 10:03 AM
463
There is nothing mentioned about the spiritual dimension. This is a major
omission. A colleague and I have developed a holistic framework called the
Global Fitness Framework that we wonder whether would assist
Nov 7, 2011 9:52 AM
464
You have nothing about spirituality or transcendence or faith
Nov 7, 2011 8:16 AM
465
there needs to be a domain about spirituality/faith - both academically proven
to be determinent well-being factors
Nov 7, 2011 7:11 AM
466
I would like to add many things but in particular a sort of conflict index which
would encompass such factors as: how much we spend on wars, military
and detention; how many people die in acts of war, terrorism and crime; how
much destruction of assets is caused; how many convicted criminals we
have etc.
Nov 4, 2011 10:49 AM
467
Ask about the effect of the dominance of mass-media and modern
technology on our every day life and inter-personal relationships.
Nov 2, 2011 5:53 PM
468
As a working parent, choices affecting my children (including childcare, time
pressures, provision of education and other services) also affect my personal
sense of wellbeing. Its difficult to separate my concern for my family from my
concern for myself. This is obviously not relevant to the whole population, but
parenthood takes over every decision and feeling you experience.
Nov 1, 2011 7:46 PM
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No. See above – there needs to be greater subtlety and distinction within the
domains in order to adequately represent the importance people attach to
the numerous potential sub-domains. There are also cross-connections
between domains; Health and What we do, for example might be linked in
situations where people with physical or mental health problems and
disabilities are able to participate in activities in, for example, a museumbased project or a community archaeology project through HLF funding or
because such participation has been deliberately written into a project design
(as is now common). Provision for such participation varies across the
country depending on levels of investment, the understanding of the
importance of such inter-related activities by local authority and central
government providers and the ability of local organisations to respond
adequately to levels of local interest and demand. The descriptions of the
domains seem to reflect a rather limited conception of human life and the
diversity of activity and engagement that is possible in the UK today. The
approach taken in the survey seems to be a primarily utilitarian one and to
exclude much of what people find to be of value within their lives, specifically
in the area of the arts, culture and history or heritage and writing these
activities out of the scope of the survey will lead to a grossly inadequate
assessment of levels of well-being. To take one example; with reference to
education and skills, the phrase ‘the scope of this domain is the stock of
human capital in the labour market’ seems to demarcate a crudely
functionalist approach to education in that it excludes all aspects of
education other than one which sees human beings primarily as units of
production and consumption whose level of education needs to be geared
solely to their role in the economy. Without descending into mysticism or
romanticism, it is surely arguable that there is more to human life than this
and that any measure of well-being should be aiming to reflect this. Further
notes on the importance of education outside the narrow domain of
economic productivity will be found below.
Feb 1, 2012 10:47 AM
2
The ‘what we do’ domain might usefully be extended to include unpaid
caring. The 2010 Triennial Review Report by the Equality and Human
Rights Commission found that one in four women and nearly one in five men
in their fifties are carers, while 175,000 people under 18 have caring
responsibilities. The 2011 JRF review of evidence on Poverty and Ethnicity
highlighted the changing ways in which families manage caring and earning
as being a stand out area for further investigation – especially pertinent
against the backdrop of an ageing population.
Feb 1, 2012 10:40 AM
3
The ‘what we do’ should include the gift of giving time to others
(volunteering), and ‘personal finance’ should include the gift of giving money
or goods to others (gifts, donations and bequests).
Feb 1, 2012 9:54 AM
4
Not entirely. Some suggestions below. Relationships: omits availability of
emotional support (ie the opposite of social isolation). This is not covered by
“social life”. This domain also does not capture discrimination faced by nonheterosexuals, and people of different religions, in forming and pursuing
relationships of their choice. Health: omits access to healthcare (and being
treated with dignity and respect in healthcare), also indicators of healthy
living, and vulnerability to accidents. What we do: focuses on relationship to
employment (except the last measure). But this omits the activities of
children, students, older people or full-time carers/parents. Indicators of
unpaid work should be included (this is not the same as the inverse of leisure
time). In relation to work, omissions include low pay, health and safety, and
experience of discrimination/harassment at work. Personal finance:
assuming that this is supposed to cover standard of living, quality of
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accommodation and access to care (childcare or social/informal care) are
important omissions. Education and skills: the bottom end of the distribution lacking basic literacy and numeracy skills - is not captured by the breakdown
by formal qualifications, and yet it is an important detractor from well-being.
This domain should also cover participation in lifelong learning and use of
ICT, especially the internet. Governance: this is mis-placed as a contextual
domain in our view. Having the opportunity to participate (whether or not one
chooses to do so) in key decisions affecting one’s life is an important
component of (objective) well-being. Seen in this light, this domain should
include indicators of being able to participate in other ways, for example
through civic organisations or protests of various kinds. The emphasis on
formal democratic institutions is too narrow.
5
The distinction between Natural environment and Where we live is, at the
moment, unclear – it doesn’t currently recognise the special role that the
environment has as the ultimate source of all resources and does not
distinguish between drivers of well-being in the future and drivers of wellbeing now. We would suggest that Natural environment becomes a measure
of sustainability, changing its name to Environmental limits, and that any
environmental factors which affect current well-being, such as air pollutants,
are moved into Where we live. There is a fundamental distinction between
environmental issues of limits/sustainability (such as GHGs) and
environmental issues that relate directly to present well-being (such as air
pollution). There will therefore be a clear conceptual distinction:
Environmental limits measures the potential for future well-being; Where we
live measures the local environmental factors which are drivers of current
well-being. In addition, the distinction between the Economy and What we
do domains is currently unclear. In the What we do domain, there is included
the measure Proportion of working age population in
employment/unemployment/inactivity, however, this may actually fit more
appropriately into the Economy domain. We recommend that both domains
remain in the Drivers of individual well-being oval but that there is a clear
conceptual distinction between them. Economy should be used to describe
objective measures and rates at the population level, whilst What we do
should include self-reported measures that are concerned with how we
experience our daily lives – this will therefore be a broader domain, as it
considers not only our work, but also our leisure time and unpaid work time.
Feb 1, 2012 8:36 AM
6
HSE evidence strongly supports the case for gathering evidence related to
psychosocial working conditions. The consultation paper rightly takes into
account the impact of unemployment and individual’s subjective job
satisfaction. However, work characteristics are also key factors in the mental
health of employees. The Whitehall two study suggest improvements in
demand, support and control are strongly linked with in increases in
wellbeing. Whitehall II statisticians looked at a combination of Control,
Demand and Support each shifting in an improved direction by 0.5 of a S.D.
This would give the following: a decrease in psychiatric morbidity by 21%; a
decrease in poor mental health functioning by 28%; a decrease in poor
physical health by12%, and a decrease in rates of medically certified
absence by 7%. (This validates HSE’s stress management standards, which
can be accessed here: www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards.index.htm/
Secondary analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Study also shows that
rates of common mental disorders differ by occupation, even where
psychosocial work conditions are taken into account, with personal service,
elementary, administrative and secretarial occupations and skilled trades
being associated with higher levels of common mental disorders than
managerial and other senior occupations. The associations between
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psychosocial work characteristics and common mental disorders are not
explained by controlling for non-work stressors, such as recent life events,
low social support at home (Stansfield et al, 2010)
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1.Do you think the scope of each of the proposed domains is correct? If not,
please give details.
We suggest that broadening the scope of the two
following factors would be useful 1) "Our relationships" includes
relationships to their immediate family, their friends and the community
around them. Relationships to their colleagues (work environment) are
nevertheless also important in the context of the well-being. 2) "What we do"
includes work and leisure activities and the balance between them. In order
to have a global picture, other activities should be also considered, like
taking care of others (unpaid domestic work) and commuting, and the impact
of these activities on life satisfaction.
Jan 31, 2012 3:10 PM
8
Yes, subject to my point at Q1 above.
Jan 31, 2012 2:36 PM
9
The ‘Where we live ‘ domain needs to include indicators on housing and
transport. From the London Annual Survey, housing is identified as a major
issue in terms of affordability and quality. Therefore the inclusion of a
measure for housing to capture affordability (e.g. average income to house
price ratio?) and to measure overcrowding would be useful. Equally
transport is a major factor for well-being within London. Hence a measure of
access to the public transport network as well as length and overcrowding of
commute are suggested. These could be included within Where we live.
See for example questions q29 and q54 of the GLA Annual London Survey
http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Annual-London-Survey-Toplines2011_2.pdf
Jan 31, 2012 2:11 PM
10
As outlined above, we believe that What We Do, Health, and Where We Live
domains should all include measures of access to, satisfaction with and
engagement in culture.
Jan 31, 2012 2:00 PM
11
The scope in some of the domains could be more detailed or meaningful.
Where we live mentions an individual’s house but doesn’t mention design.
The impact of good / considered design (architecture and public realm
design)
Jan 31, 2012 1:54 PM
12
Please see response to question 1 above. There is some overlap between
some domains e.g. Where we live and The natural environment, as the two
are closely related. A clearer, scale-based model would help to ensure that
this indicator set has a clear rationale and informs policy. Individual wellbeing
: it is unclear what the final measure of subjective wellbeing (SWB) will be
and therefore it is difficult to comment on this. However, we do wish to note
that while it is very important to take account of self-reported wellbeing in an
indicator set such as the proposed, it could be counterbalanced with a more
objective measure, as it has been shown that SWB: can fluctuate with minor
life events; can be biased by language and culture; is dependent on
personality.5 Our relationships: this domain is an important one because our
relationships affect our functioning at all levels - physiological, reproductive,
psychological, social, spiritual. It is therefore to seek to understand and
measure what human needs are associated with our relationships and how
well these are satisfied. Health: the scoped of this domain is described as
being based on satisfaction with physical and mental health. While this is
adequate, some more objective considerations may also be appropriate.
This domain would be better renamed to reflect the emphasis on individual
health. Personal Finance: it is now widely acknowledged, based on a wealth
of evidence, that income disparity and other inequalities are highly
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detrimental to wellbeing6; in other words relative income is a more powerful
determinant of wellbeing than absolute income. We would strongly
recommend the scope of this domain be slightly expanded to include income
disparity. Education and Skills: we feel that the scope of this domain, as
described is somewhat limited, considering only the importance of learning
new things and satisfaction with the education system. The scope could be
expanded to include, for example the retention of traditional skills, retention
and passing of skills relating to fundamental human needs that are in decline
such as food recognition and preparation, skills relating to childcare, and
other skills which may be threatened by high labour mobility or other causes
of social dis-integration. The diversity of skills within a community is a
component of that community's resilience. The economy: the discussion
paper does not include an adequate description of the scope of this domain,
which should consider the resilience, sustainability and impact on wellbeing
of the economic system at a macro level as well as a means of assessing
the impact of economic policy at a more micro/local level. The measures
proposed for this domain reflect conventional ideas of economic success,
which have been shown by the national debate and other studies to be not
always synonymous with wellbeing7. This domain needs careful thought,
and we would suggest ONS consult relevant experts further. The natural
environment: SEPA welcomes the inclusion of this domain, as the
environment is the ultimate determinant of wellbeing (because without it we
could not survive). However, the purpose of this domain should be made
clear in order to ensure that the indicators are appropriate. The discussion
paper states that the intention of this domain is to 'reflect… some of the
concerns with the global environment which were expressed in responses to
the national debate'. While it does this to some extent, it is unclear whether
the aim of this domain is to provide information about the state of the (global)
environment as the 5 Van Hoorn, A. 2007: A Short Introduction to Subjective
Well-Being: its measurement, correlates and policy uses. 6 Wilkinson, R. and
Pickett, K. 2009: The Spirit Level: why equality is better for everyone, Allen
Lane, London. 7 Jackson, T 2009: Prosperity with Growth? The transition to
a sustainable economy, Sustainable Development Commission, London.
aspects of wellbeing. ultimate determinant of human wellbeing, or about
specific (more localized) aspects of environmental quality that that have a
more immediate or direct effect. In either case, the proposed indicators do
not give a comprehensive enough picture of the state of the environment or
of local environmental quality. Indicators of local environmental quality
should reflect that having clean good quality air, soils, water underpin
physiological health, and local access to places with trees, grass, water and
open space can reduce the psychological symptoms of stress and promote
recovery from mental fatigue. One key finding of the UK National Ecosystem
Assessment Report was that natural environments provide both direct and
indirect positive effects on mental and physical health (such as contact with
nature, physical activity, social engagement as well as scavenging of air
pollutants). Some of these measures could be reflected in the Where we live
domain, such as access to quality greenspace, people living in the ‘most
deprived’ 15% areas in the UK, and population within 500m of a derelict site.
It could be debated where these measures best fit, but the most important
thing is that they are represented somehow. Scotland’s Environment
provides helpful insight to other measures that could be considered for
Scotland at least, but most of these will be collected for the UK by various
means. In terms of the wider environment, the status of planetary systems8
underpins our ability to survive and thrive as individuals and societies. Such
systems as the climate system, the nitrogen cycle, the phosphorus cycle and
others affect our ability to grow crops, have enough fresh water and so on.
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There has been significant data collected on satisfaction with regional and
national facilities in England through BVPIs, the Place Survey, and PRS
demand information. We believe the Where we live domain should be
expanded to include measures around satisfaction with cultural and
entertainments provision. This data could be collected through the DCMS’s
Taking Part, the Sport England’s Active People surveys and the PRS.
Jan 31, 2012 1:33 PM
14
It is difficult to ignore the growing evidence base, which verifies the positive
impact participative arts can have on our health and wellbeing. It is
imperative that engagement with cultural activity headlines in the scope of
one of the domains at least. ‘
Jan 31, 2012 1:24 PM
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Jan 31, 2012 1:18 PM
16
We feel that individual wellbeing needs to include more explicit references to
a sense of purpose and contribution, which we know is very meaningful to
people, and a substantial aspect of what actually gives people a sense of
wellbeing, even in situations of considerable discomfort. There is little use
of negative measures of wellbeing. Crime and worklessness appear, but
there is nothing directly about civic unrest or terrorism, or the broader
societal changes that form a context for this work, such as the increasing use
of custodial sentences, alcohol and substance misuse, suicide and hate
crime.
Jan 31, 2012 1:09 PM
17
In general, the scope of each of the individual ‘direct’ domains looks
adequate. However, there are some instances where the measures included
do not clearly correspond to the intended scope of the domains. In other
cases, the boundaries between them can become a little blurred meaning
that some individual measures might be better redistributed to others in the
ONS framework. -The ‘what we do’ domain largely covers the balance
between paid work and leisure. Issues of domestic work and unpaid caring
do not seem to be included explicitly (i.e., to give a fuller view of ‘work-life
balance’ issues – caring time seems to be added to paid employment and
not made more obvious in calculating leisure time). A measure of job security
would be useful in the current economic environment (and going forward); The measure on volunteering in ‘what we do’ might better be moved to the
‘our relationships’ domain. This is because, at present, the rest of this
domain is largely concerned with wider social and community relationships
(and might be better named as such). The question in ‘where we live’ about
their local area being a good place to mix might move to this domain too. Likewise, the satisfaction with your spouse/partner’ question (assuming you
have one – note the large number of single person households) in the ‘our
relationships’ domain seems to be measuring a somewhat different attribute
of individual well-being (personal rather than wider social) and there is no
other measure of closer personal relationships (friends/family) included in the
ONS approach; -The ‘where we live’ domain does not include measures of
housing quality or adequacy or satisfaction with one’s own dwelling. In
general, it would be conceptually clearer if this domain focused on the
physical environment while the ‘our relationships’ domain focussed on the
social; -The question on the % households who are entirely workless might
better sit in the ‘what we do’ domain (i.e., we need to separate pensioneronly households from workless households containing people of working
age) rather than in the ‘personal finance’ domain. A question relating more
directly to the incidence of financial difficulty might be more useful that a
general question about overall satisfaction with household income (e.g., due
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to the potential problems of attitudes adjusting to circumstances).
18
No, 'culture and heritage' or the 'arts, culture and heritage' should be at least
included under both 'where we live' and 'what we do'.
Jan 31, 2012 1:00 PM
19
Historically there has been significant data collected on satisfaction with local
cultural and sporting facilities in England through BVPIs and the Place
Survey . We believe the Where we live domain should be expanded to
include measures around satisfaction with cultural provision. This data could
be collected through the DCMS’s Taking Part or the Sport England’s Active
People surveys.
Jan 31, 2012 12:49 PM
20
Within the domains: More measures health and wellbeing and especially
mental and psychological wellbeing that do not rely on prescribing short term
fixes e.g. via medication but look at longer term individual and social
solutions e.g. arts on prescription, wellbeing programmes in museums and
galleries (specific programmes of engagement as opposed to being an
arts/cultural audience and also mass participation in activities which have
been shown to improve wellbeing. More measures that reflect organisations
that permanently support community develop and social cohesion in a
geographical location (e.g. voluntary and charitable organisations in districts)
using the arts not just for mental wellbeing but to support people to transform
their lives and communities and find meaning and purpose in life. there are
a number of excellent examples of these in the North West – Start Salford,
start Manchester, Bluesci, Arts for Recovery (ARC) St Luke’s Art project. As
local governance is likely to make reference to a national wellbeing measure
if this is too simplified, rafts of local wellbeing support could be jeopardised (
i.e. if it is not worth measuring or is easy to measure then it won’t be funded)
Use existing measures about arts participation (as audiences) – Arts Council
England produces Take Part survey. There are also local surveys of arts
audience participation produced regionally (and regularly) which show levels
of engagement with museums, galleries, festivals and other cultural
activities. There is a huge potential to harness the wellbeing potential of
gallery and museum programmes – this is already happening in the North
West and it would be a relatively small step to start to collect wellbeing
measures linked to cultural attendance What about realistic expectations of
economic growth? The UK and global economic crisis is talked about as
short term, but if this is not the case then it is about long term adjustment of
what growth can be expected
Jan 31, 2012 12:47 PM
21
The synergistic link between the built environment (‘where we live’) needs
both understanding and emphasis in the domains. Arts and culture needs to
be included as separate and equal indices, not as optional and/or
recreational add on’s to ‘what we do’. Combined, the ascribed factors of
‘where we live’ and ‘what we do’ equate to our built environment and our
cultural ecology and it is imperative that culture is thus not viewed as an
addendum to our daily lives, participated in as recreational activity, but
viewed and valued as its very essence.
Jan 31, 2012 12:41 PM
22
In the domain of governance, there should be a more explicit identification of
the importance of the role of a free press. A free and trustworthy press can
be hugely important in times of crisis as well as in holding individuals and
institutions accountable. This has been shown in countries across the world
during periods of health crisis as well as during periods of political unrest. It
is as true and relevant for the UK. Regarding the ultimate SWB domain,
Kahneman and Deaton (2010) argue that SWB can and should be broken
down into emotional wellbeing (quality of daily experiences) versus life
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evaluation (thoughts about life on a longer time scale). These are two
different things; they can often go in different directions, and are correlated
with income. Daily life experiences stop being correlated with rising incomes
up to a point, but life evaluation is strongly correlated with income. It is
unclear if the SWB domain as it currently stands sufficiently differentiates
these two aspects, and if the measure for the domain differentiates between
these two aspects. This is an important distinction that must be recognized.
23
See above. The absence of any explicit reference to the contribution made
by engagement in arts, culture and heritage is disappointing. There are
several tangential or fleeting references (eg Where we live) but these do not
represent the fact that museums like ours are visited by large numbers of
visitors which reflect the diversity of our society. We would like to see more
specific citing of engagement in culture and heritage in - Individual wellbeing
(identitity, cohesion) - Health (eg contribution to mental health) - What we
do (museums as cultural resources) - Where we live (museums as centres
for community and leisure activities) - Education and skills (contribution to
formal and informal learning)
Jan 31, 2012 12:22 PM
24
The individual well-being domain should be expanded to include a few of
those currently being tested in the ONS Opinions survey such as ‘having
someone to confide in or ask for help’ (social isolation).
Jan 31, 2012 12:11 PM
25
I do not like the classification of domains as “directly affecting individual wellbeing” and “more contextual” because the amount that a domain affects an
individual’s well-being is dependent on how strongly that individual feels
about the issues in the domain.
Jan 31, 2012 12:01 PM
26
We don’t think the scope of the What we do and Education and skills are
broad enough – see below
Jan 31, 2012 11:50 AM
27
I suggest that there should be measures of unpaid group activity of different
kinds (caring for each other, helping neighbours and community members,
volunteering, community activism, community arts and sports). In line with
the above comment, this should if possible be part of a new “community”
domain. If not, then it might fit under “what we do”. I think it’s remarkable
that the arts and culture appear nowhere in the domains. The arts directly
affect the wellbeing of participants and audiences – they improve physical
and mental health, improve the physical environment, develop skills,
strengthen identity, foster self-expression and efficacy, and build a sense of
community. They help to present and interpret the national context at the
communal and individual level. Because they act within the individual and
on the community they are a uniquely powerful building block for wellbeing.
So I think the arts and culture should be featured prominently within the
“community” domain proposed above, or alternatively within the “what we do”
domain.
Jan 31, 2012 11:44 AM
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see previous question
Jan 31, 2012 11:39 AM
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Health – Should include rates of smoking, excessive alcohol consumption,
obesity and death rates from illicit drug use. (see Marmot Review) Our
relationships and Where we live – The perspective of children could be
included (see The Children’s Society (2012) The Good Childhood Report).
Personal Finance – This could include indicators on indebtedness and
keeping the home warm. Two variables in the FRS would cover this
(AdDbtB1 and Houshe1)
Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM
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It is very surprising that engagement in cultural activity (arts, sciences,
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heritage) is not specifically represented under any of the measures in the
factors affecting the individual domain, be that through direct
participation/doing or as an audience for events/ and venues. The national
‘Taking Part’ survey demonstrates how many people visit the national
museums and galleries alone (26 million in 2010/11); national museums and
galleries regularly feature in the top 10 of visitor attractions, and in reasons
cited by tourists for visiting Britain. Thus, as well as being sources of
education, inspiration and enjoyment, our culture and heritage are sources of
local, regional and national pride and are frequently associated with the
future success of individuals and the country. There does not seem to be any
place to capture the satisfaction derived from the esteem in which we
perceive ourselves to be held by others, though this high in relation to
culture, heritage and science (and other areas such as sport). Absence of
crime and fear of crime seems a very negative measure of how people feel
about where they live, and satisfaction is quite passive – should there be
some positively-phrased questions?
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The ‘relationships’ and ‘what we do’ domains in particular need a stronger
emphasis on the wellbeing of the community, not just the individual within it.
The Church of England has given a qualified but emphatic endorsement to
many of the principles which lie behind the government’s ‘Big Society’
agendas and it is worth exploring the relevance of the ONS study of wellbeing to that concept. At the heart of the Big Society is the awareness of the
critical importance of communities and intermediate institutions which are
bigger than the family but much smaller than the state. The conviction, that it
is in such communities and intermediate institutions (including faith
communities such as the church) that people come to learn how to promote
their own and each others’ flourishing, is informing key aspects of
government thinking and policy. It therefore becomes essential that attempts
to measure or evaluate well-being are designed with the experience and
perspective of such communities in mind. Our earlier paragraphs explore
why this is an essential condition of true well-being from the point of view of
the Christian tradition, but (as the very term Big Society implies) it is a
perception that will be widely shared by other faith communities and
numerous other bodies. This, in itself, contradicts the essentially
consumeristic approach which sees well-being only in terms of individual
satisfaction levels. In addition to studies considering the relationship
between religious belief and well-being, we would draw attention to the NEF
report “Five ways to well-being” that explore the impact of being connected,
being active, taking notice, learning and giving on well-being. Any attempt
to measure well-being needs to give consideration to these aspects and how
far the nation is exhibiting these behaviours. Measures such as social capital
and life satisfaction will go some way towards this.
Jan 31, 2012 10:42 AM
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see previous answe
Jan 31, 2012 10:13 AM
33
The “Where we live” domain should be expanded to include measures
related to satisfaction with cultural provision and the quality of the built
environment including art in the public realm. Measures could be developed
in consultation with the Design and Arts Councils and relevant data could be
collected through the DCMS’ Taking Part Survey.
Jan 31, 2012 10:03 AM
34
-In the ‘natural environment domain’: There are no indicators of sustainable
consumption and ecological footprints. Given that consumerism and
materialism are major causes of global warming, this should be reflected in
the dimensions of wellbeing. -In the ‘personal finance’ domain, there are no
indicators which capture the sense of job/income insecurity. We would
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suggest there is also a need for indicators of subjective
insecurity/precariousness. -In the ‘relationships’ domain: Eurostat has wellestablished indicators of social inclusion and exclusion but which do not
include relationships. The one proposed by ONS goes therefore beyond
Eurostat.
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As above we would suggest means that more consideration needs to be
given to the scope of the proposed domains to enable the impact of culture
and the arts to be recognised in ‘Where we live’, ‘Our relationships’ and
‘What we do’.
Jan 31, 2012 9:37 AM
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No – we believe the omission of arts, culture and heritage from the proposed
domains is a serious one. Whilst culture and heritage are mentioned in the
explanatory text for the proposed ‘Where we live’ domain, we believe that
they would be better categorised as part of ‘What we do’ (as noted in table
A1 on responses to the national debate, where arts, culture and heritage are
listed under ‘time use and individual activities’). This would reflect the
importance of cultural participation, which people may engage in
Jan 31, 2012 9:26 AM
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There are three domains where we feel there is a significant gap: We feel
that far more significance should be given to the content of our leisure
activities which are currently combined with work activity and given little
significance beyond work-life balance and the ‘amount’ of time spent on
leisure. The ability to be creative, active, engaged and part of an identifiable
culture are fundamental to personal and social well-being. There is no
recognition of the importance of engaging deeply with a leisure activity or a
lifelong interest – whether that is engagement with arts and culture, or a
passionate interest or involvement with sport or other recreational activity.
Where we live should include some reference to shared public or civic space
to mirror the importance of the natural environment which is captured.
Education and skills should include access to and take up of lifelong
learning, or learning for pleasure. These issues might be best served by a
separate domain on creative, cultural, and recreational life. A separate
domain would enable a proper focus on the full breadth and value of
participating in creativity, culture or recreation without risking overlapping
measures.
Jan 31, 2012 9:13 AM
38
Overall “yes”, however there is little on the content of subjective well being
(happiness).
Jan 31, 2012 9:04 AM
39
Following on from the response to question one, the concerns about the
single focus on individual well being as a proxy for national well being should
also be taken as applying to this question. We would also point to the work
presented in the Foresight Mental Capital and Well Being Project , to
suggest that the domains as they are currently set out do not fully cover the
relationship between what people do and their well-being. In particular, the
‘what we do’ domain only has two measures relating to non-work activities,
whereas the Foresight Mental Capital and Well Being Project points to five
different actions that have an impact on well-being: ‘connect’, ‘be active’,
‘take notice’, ‘keep learning’, and ‘give’. Whereas ‘connect’ and ‘give’ are
arguably covered by measures already listed (under relationships and
volunteering, although the volunteering measure does not fully cover the
range contained within ‘give’, as it implies more formal volunteering rather
than informal or casual support), there are no measures either existing or
planned within the domains, which cover physical, cultural, or life long
educational or learning activity. The Active People and Taking Part surveys
provide strong measures of physical and cultural activity, are considered
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robust, and have been in use over a period of time. Although the Taking Part
survey has a historical focus on funded arts activities, it does cover other
cultural areas and could be built on further. The ‘where we live’ domain does
not have any objective measures of access to facilities or services, and we
suggest that the measure of access to and quality of the local environment
should be mirrored by a measure of access to facilities and services that
enable physical, cultural, and learning activities (the ‘cultural’ environment).
As far as I am aware this kind of objective measure does not currently exist,
but, following the argument made in my first response, it would seem
appropriate to identify a measure of access to and quality of the ‘cultural’
environment as part of the long term programme to measure national well
being. The work currently being conducted by the DCMS CASE programme
could inform such a measure.
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As outlined above, I think that Our Relationships, Health, What We Do,
Where We Live and Education and Skills domains should all include
measures of access to, satisfaction with and engagement in culture.
Alternatively a separate Creativity and Culture contextual domain should be
included. The scope of the domains does not capture the effect of culture on
individual well-being. For example, I understand arts and culture is covered
under the What We Do domain, but this appears to focus on work and worklife balance / amount of work or leisure time but does not look at the quality
or impact of activities undertaken as part of that leisure time.
Jan 31, 2012 8:21 AM
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Where we live It is surprising that there is no mention of housing in the
domain looking at ‘where we live’. Homelessness, insecure, unfit,
overcrowded or inappropriate housing are acknowledged as factors that will
have an adverse impact on individual health and well-being.
Jan 31, 2012 8:13 AM
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A.Broadly, the proposed domains cover a wide range of issues and strike a
good balance between what matters and what can be measured. B.
However, there is concern that the scope for the domain ‘What we do’ is too
focussed on paid work and it is suggested (see 3) that this domain would be
better if divided further between work and leisure activities. As it stands
currently, there appears to be a lack of focus on ‘leisure’ as a stand-alone
dimension of wellbeing and the wide range of factors this might include.
Given the importance of active participation and engagement in arts, media,
cultural heritage and sport to an individual’s physical and emotional health,
more focus on these aspects should be given. C.The scope of the domain
‘Where we live’ must also incorporate housing issues, in particular quality but
also supply, affordability and security (in terms of security of tenure for
rents). The consultation paper states that the ONS has taken DEFRA advice
on this domain, which led one respondent to question why DCLG advice had
not been sought given housing and planning issues falls within its remit. D.
Given its importance, it is suggested that a measure of satisfaction in cultural
heritage should be included under ‘Where we live’.
Jan 31, 2012 7:57 AM
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BACP would suggest that the scope of the ‘what we do’ domain requires
further thinking; as it stands the questions are unsophisticated and too
sparse: a.‘Proportion of work age population in employment working long
hours’ – this measure doesn’t actually tell us whether people are happy with
their working hours and it doesn’t accurately measure subjective wellbeing.
b.‘Satisfaction with your job’- this again is not a suitable measure. BACP
would suggest that an appropriate measure such as ‘ASSET’ is required.
ASSET is a self-report survey instrument designed to assess perceptions
regarding stress, wellbeing and engagement at work and was founded by the
University of Lancaster, further information can be found on their website. c.
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‘Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have’ - shouldn’t we be
asking if work is spilling over into leisure time? What people’s work life
balance is like? A critical dimension missing in this domain is the
measurement of how people perceive their line manager and how they are
treated by them. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
(NICE) and the Foresight mental capital and wellbeing report show that line
management is a critical dimension in wellbeing. BACP would suggest that
the following areas are accurately measured within this domain: a)How line
management is perceived b)Work life balance c)What people think of the
working hours they work? d)Job satisfaction It would be quite easy to use
the existing measures, but they are not fit for purpose and are not measuring
an individual’s perception of wellbeing. The existing measures approximate
peoples wellbeing, but the problem is they are not telling is what their
wellbeing really is.
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Our Relationships We agree that this domain should consider the “extent
and type” of relationships between families, friends and community as
loneliness is an emotional response to the perception of a gap between the
quality and quantity of relationships an individual has, and those that they
want. This relevance of this domain scope for those aged over 65 is
confirmed by research by Professor Ann Bowling and the International
Longevity Centre, which found that engaging in a large number of social
activities, feeling supported and having good social relationships with family,
friends and neighbours were all main drivers for a high quality of life in older
age. What We Do In comparison to Our Relationships, we believe the scope
for the What We Do domain is too narrow as it largely omits the significant
proportion of the UK population who are retired; in 2010 this was 19.55%.
The ONS states their understanding of national wellbeing is to be
ascertained by measuring individual wellbeing but this is at risk if this domain
scope remains the same as it excludes nearly 20% of the UK population. We
will discuss how the measures in What We Do could be adapted to include
those who are retired in answer to Question 7. Education and Skills The
Education and Skills domain is similarly excluding of older adults as What
We Do. Educational qualifications are proposed as purely a measure of the
stock of human capital in the labour force, and its changes over time. Whilst
we support the monitoring of educational achievement, this measure may be
a poor proxy for human capital. It overlooks the benefits of lifelong learning,
that was identified by the New Economics Foundation in their Five Ways to
Well-being programme, and the skills and expertise of informal carers. Both
of these issues are particularly pertinent to the stock of human capital
represented by older adults. We will again return to this point as part of our
answer to Question 7.
Jan 30, 2012 2:30 PM
45
A case is made for individuals’ assessments of their wellbeing being central
to the set of indicators proposed. However, it is unclear whether ‘individual
well-being’ is the best label and if the scope is adequate. The example of
the measure specifically referred to in the consultation document is one of
self-rated ‘satisfaction’ with life, and while elsewhere in ONS reports there is
reference to ‘meaning and purpose’ in life and positive and negative
emotions, examples of how they would be assessed are not given in the
consultation document. The coverage of the ‘our relationships’ also appears
to be very narrow and further comments on this will be given below. With
many of the remaining domains the proposal appears to be to use existing
routinely measured indicators and so it is not clear that the proposed national
indicators would include anything particularly new. Given the centrality of
‘individual well-being’ shouldn’t there be more measures of this directly?
There is also need for conceptual clarification of the distinction between self-
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assessed ‘individual well-being’ and self-assessed ‘mental health’
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The 10 domains reflect a balanced and
comprehensive representation of the factors affecting well-being. However,
as noted above, the RSPB believes that the grouping together of current and
future drivers of wellbeing within the ‘natural environment’ domain risks an
unclear and incomplete reflection of environmental impacts. In terms of
the coverage within the natural environment domain, there are specific
omissions from both the current and future aspects (discussed further in
section B). The following suggested metrics outlines the proposed scope of
two environmental domains: “Distance from environmental limits”: 1.A
measure of key threatened biodiversity 2.A measure of total national GHG
emissions 3.A measure of the environmental footprint left by our
consumption The RSPB believes that a comprehensive account of
sustainability will need to include the threats of climate change, increased
consumption in the face of diminishing resources, and our protection of key
endangered species and habitats. “Benefits from nature”: 1.A measure of
the current overall health of the natural environment 2.A measure of the
extent and quality of protected areas 3.A measure of engagement with the
natural environment 4.A subjective measure of people’s perceptions of the
benefits they get from nature. We also believe that to accurately reflect the
current benefits delivered by nature, a focus on levels of engagement, as
well as a subjective measure (as included in other domains) are both
necessary to link the external state of nature with the actual benefits being
received.
Jan 30, 2012 1:57 PM
47
As discussed in #1 above, we propose moving the ‘natural environment’
indicators from their current, shared ‘contextual’ domain to a new,
overarching domain. This is to reflect the fundamental importance of
adhering to environmental limits as the bedrock for a secure and fair
economy and society which can deliver genuine well-being.
Jan 30, 2012 11:52 AM
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Following the earlier question, alternatively we would welcome cultural
opportunity being included within the scope of the ‘What we do’ domain.
Equally we would support the consideration of the inclusion of ‘culture’ as a
contextual domain.
Jan 30, 2012 11:42 AM
49
Culture and heritage is briefly in the scope of the domain on ‘where we live‘ –
but then not reflected in the measurable questions bit – cultural environment
can have positive impact in same way as green spaces. We also know that
public behaviours improve in well designed urban spaces – people feel safer.
Arts and culture then are also slightly namechecked as part of ‘what we do’ –
but needs to be highlighted more prominently – as does sports.
Jan 30, 2012 11:35 AM
50
The Personal finance domain is of particular interest to the Money Advice
Service, and it is this domain which will be the focus of our consultation
response. We agree that measures of personal wealth and income, as well
as their stability and distribution across the population, are all important.
However, our research and experience tell us that it is vital to also look at
how well people are able to manage their money and stay in control of their
finances, as this has shown to be an important determinant of psychological
wellbeing that cuts across income levels . Although of obvious interest to our
organisation, we firmly believe this also has wider implications for
government, financial service providers and regulators. With the push for
greater personal responsibility and choice in areas such as pensions and
personalisation of social care, there is both scope for improved feelings of
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control and wellbeing and a risk of increased levels of anxiety if people feel ill
equipped to assume these new opportunities and responsibilities. To identify
these dynamics we suggest it is important to monitor people’s ability to stay
in control of their money and financial responsibilities.
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As we’ve mentioned in the previous question, Independent Age believes that
the scope of the ‘Health’ domain needs to widen to include social care
needs. It is important to consider measures of unmet need for social care
support to complement the measure of ‘People not reporting a long term
limiting illness or disability’, particularly as long term disability or illnesses are
a potential indication for the need for care, especially among older people .
To this end, the addition of a measure based around the notional suggestion
from the key responses to the national debate on the ‘care and support of
the vulnerable in society’ could potentially be constructed to measure both
health and social care and widen the scope of the domain. We strongly
believe that the ‘What we Do’ domain does not contain measures that
capture the experiences of older people, either in work, education or
volunteering in later life. The recognition that people are leading longer
working lives was supported by the removal of the default retirement age in
late 2011 . It is widely recognised that people over 65 are working longer
and many older people are pursuing an active retirement , and that
remaining active is important to wellbeing. For example, as a founder of the
Campaign to End Loneliness, we surveyed over 1,500 adults aged over 40
last year. One question asked those who had reported feeling lonely in the
past to tell us how they had overcome this. Respondents identified
“developing hobbies and interests” as one of the top four activities to prevent
loneliness. Similarly, in a report we commissioned last year we recognised
that in 2010 a third of 65-74 year olds surveyed said they participated in
informal volunteering at least once a month. The impact of being a volunteer
on wellbeing cannot be underestimated, and has been linked to better health
in numerous studies and even “successful ageing” . To this end, we
strongly support a broader ‘What we Do’ domain that captures volunteering
as an activity, and the activities of older people. Additionally, the scope of
the ‘Where we Live’ domain should expand to include specific measures on
the suitability of and satisfaction with housing and its impact on health and
wellbeing as this does not seem to be mentioned in any of the other
domains. This is a significant omission. The impact of poor housing on
people’s well-being must be better recognised and evidenced, in particular,
on how it affects older and disabled people. Much of the evidence put to the
APPG on Housing and Care for Older People’s Living Well at Home inquiry
demonstrates the importance of good-quality housing and access to
appropriate aids and adaptations at home for older people in meeting their
individual health and wellbeing needs. Indeed, the Dilnot Commission on
Funding of Care and Support states: “The Commission understands the
critical role that housing provision plays in improving well-being and
delivering better outcomes for individuals. Being housed in suitable
accommodation can improve someone’s overall quality of life by offering
greater security, support and peace of mind. Specific support through aids,
adaptations and home modifications can help people remain at home and
manage needs better.”
Jan 30, 2012 10:49 AM
52
I would like to look in more detail at the spreadsheets provided, before
agreeing the scope of each domain is all encompassing, but again at a
cursory read through of the discussion paper they seem to cover a range of
issues. However, the scope of the “Governance” domain seems a little
scanty, and subjective measures are missing from the “Living Environment”
domain.
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53
The scope of specific domains should be increased to cover types of activity
and quality of experiences.
Jan 30, 2012 10:27 AM
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Natural Environment domain: We recommend
environment and sustainability issues are split across two domains: 1.Local
environmental access and quality issues should remain under ‘where we
live’, or placed in a new domain within drivers called ‘benefits from nature’, or
similar. This reflects the importance people attribute to environmental
conditions when asked about factors affecting their quality of life, as well as
extensive objective evidence of the individual health and wellbeing benefits
people derive from the natural world (e.g. UK National Ecosystem
Assessment). We would argue that a single measure for access to and
quality of the natural environment as proposed is inappropriate – these are
separate issues. ‘Air pollution’ and ‘Extent of protected areas’ indicators
could be moved from the Natural Environment contextual domain to this
section. Additional measures on levels of engagement with the natural
environment and a subjective measure of satisfaction with local
environmental quality would provide a more comprehensive picture. 2.A
new overarching domain called ‘Environmental sustainability of wellbeing’ (or
similar) should cover resource use, emissions and overall ecosystem health
indicators as set out in our response to question 7 below. This would reflect
a commitment to sustainable development and inter- and intra generational
equity as discussed under question 1. It is critical to monitor and address the
UK’s contribution to global climate change and environmental degradation,
which impacts on the wellbeing of future generations and people in other
countries. In a globalised economy in which the UK is increasingly
dependent on imported goods, we need to measure the demand on global
ecosystems from UK consumption as well as production. In addition, the
economy domain should incorporate an environment or sustainability
dimension. We recommend that the value of natural capital, assets and
liabilities is included in the ‘Total net worth of all sectors of the economy’
calculation. This would reflect the commitment by the Government to
integrate the value of nature in economic decision making, and could be
supported by data and evidence from the newly established Natural Capital
Committee.
Jan 30, 2012 10:20 AM
55
The ‘where we live’ and ‘what we do domains’ could be expanded to include
the arts and culture.
Jan 30, 2012 9:40 AM
56
The contribution that arts and culture has on wellbeing is broad and is
recognised across many of the suggested domains: arts and cultural
engagement is often shared and experienced alongside family and friends as
part of social activity, it can contribute to improved physical and mental
health and provide opportunities for education and learning. Overall, we
believe that participation in cultural activities would sit best in the ‘What we
do’ domain. Currently, this domain is focused on work, and satisfaction of
work/life balance, rather than understanding the capacity of people to
engage in ‘non-work’ activities such as engaging in arts and culture. In
addition to measuring attendance at/participation in culture and sport the
Taking Part survey also asks about a range of free-time activities that might
fall with the broader “leisure activity” category. The consultation asks for
specific comments around culture and heritage relating to the ‘Where we live’
domain. We agree that this domain would benefit from a measure which
considers the quality of the local environment, beyond the natural
environment, and which considers access to facilities required in leisure or
‘non work’ activities. The Taking Part survey asks people whether they feel
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that there are lots of opportunities for them to get involved in the arts. This
would make a good measure of satisfaction with the availability of local arts
provision. The introduction to the ‘education and skills’ domain cites the
importance of ‘learning new things’. The current measures relate to what is
learnt in a formal setting only. This domain could be expanded to what
people learn beyond this, through hobbies, or personal learning
activities/courses, such information might be captured through the Labour
Force Survey. ‘Our relationships’ is proposed as a central recognising the
importance of connections between friends and family. Cultural activity often
happens with family, friends and wider social networks. Taking Part asks
people whether they are members of groups or clubs dedicated to a variety
of social activities (such as hobbies and politics). In summary, we believe
that arts and culture measures would sit best in the ‘what we do’ domain,
which should be broadened to ensure that non-work related activities are
appropriately represented in the measures. However, since engagement in
arts and culture cut across a number of the proposed domains measures
relating to culture could equally contribute meaningfully to many of the other
domains.
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The 'Where we live' section needs to more strongly reflect the emphasis on
access to green space that emerged from the initial consultation. We believe
that a measure on 'access to green spaces with trees' would be the
appropriate measure here given the well established evidence base that
exists around trees and well being.
Jan 30, 2012 9:14 AM
58
The issue of equality and fairness, which is a cross-cutting issue, needs
further development. It is currently only addressed directly in the personal
finance domain. Why does inequality in Finance matter any more than
inequalities in Health, Relationships, What we do, or indeed SWB? Is it
assumed that all inequalities are unfair?
In the Personal Finance domain
it might be useful to see median disposable household income. Within
Governance is their opportunity for including something about the protection
of minorities. National well-being should not be able to show improvement if
it is at the expense of a minority group.
Jan 30, 2012 9:00 AM
59
Yes, GreenSpace supports the scope of each proposed domain.
GreenSpace would urge that specific indicators for the quality of the local
natural environment, parks, amenity spaces and other urban green
infrastructure, are developed, complementing built environment indicators.
We would emphasise that it is the combination of access and quality,
together with diversity of green space types and the opportunities they
provide (e.g. interaction with nature, food growing, sport, landscape beauty)
that makes the real difference to peoples’ lives. It is also the combination of
these factors that tends to be the discernable difference between
advantaged and disadvantaged communities. We are unable to comment
further on this specific aspect of the approach until the indicators have been
specified.
Jan 30, 2012 8:22 AM
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Natural England agrees that the domain ‘Where you live’ is a useful indicator
of well-being. In particular Natural England would emphasise the significance
of Accessible Natural Environment as a determinant of well-being. Having
nature close at hand has important benefits to individuals. Mitchell and
Popham (2008) showed that the differential levels of Accessible Natural
Environment had a correlative impact on life expectancy. Marmot (2010)
went further stating that “living close to areas of green space – parks,
woodland, and other open spaces – can improve health, regardless of social
class” (p80). The use of Accessible Natural Environment is associated with;
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decrease in health complaints, blood pressure and cholesterol; improved
mental health, reduced stress and improved emotional well-being (Pretty et
al. 2011 ; Dept of Health, 2009 ; Takano et al. 2002 ; De Vries et al. 2003 ).
Natural England also agrees that the domain natural environment is an
important contextual measure of well-being. The indirect ecosystem services
provided to communities by their natural environments are a significant
determinant of health and well-being (Barton & Grant, 2006) . These services
include not only the basic provisioning of things such as food and water but
also, for example, local climate regulation, air quality, and noise reduction
(Pretty et al, 2011)3.
61
The health domain is overly focussed on tackling the symptoms of poor
health rather than measures to prevent poor health in the first place. We
believe the measures should highlight preventative measures such as
physical activity etc.
Jan 30, 2012 7:42 AM
62
There appears to be possible overlap between What we do and Where we
live in terms of describing the quality of people’s non-work activities. This is
seen, for example, that in the main body of the document ‘culture and
heritage’ is mentioned in the preamble to the Where we live proposed
measures, whereas in table A1 ‘arts, culture and heritage’ is categorised
within What we do. This suggests more thought could be given to the best
way to categorise people’s non-work time, a key element of well-being.
Jan 27, 2012 5:38 PM
63
The topics as proposed in the Environmental Domain do not appear to
measure or indicate people’s wellbeing in direct connection with the
environment. Further thoughts on each are provided in Section B
Jan 27, 2012 5:17 PM
64
The ‘Health’ domain is disappointing. Measures include satisfaction with
health services and the GHQ12 which is a measure of common mental
disorders (ie. a focus on illness) rather than wellbeing. We suggest the
Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) as an alternative
here (this measure focuses on positive feelings and has been validated for
different cultures and down to age 13 years) or alongside the life satisfaction
scale under the domain ‘Individual Well-being’ We welcome the inclusion of
volunteering and work/life balance in ‘What we do’. However, this domain
could include something about involvement in arts/creative pursuits (eg.
music) as we know these are good for wellbeing.
Jan 27, 2012 5:05 PM
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The scope is largely acceptable. Under the 'where we live' domain there
might need to be additional measures of accessibility, for example access to
friends and family, goods and services within 5 minutes of where you live
and work (by walking/cycling, public transport or car), as well as virtual
access (i.e. broadband access at home). The latter can be especially
important in the remoter areas of Scotland.
Jan 27, 2012 3:59 PM
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Broadly, the domains cover a wide range and strike a sensible balance
between what matters and what can be measured. As mentioned above,
housing could usefully be added to ‘where we live’, and culture and leisure
activities (as well as quantity of leisure time) added to ‘what we do’. ‘The
weather’ is excluded from the natural environment, and from a policy
perspective this makes sense, as well as excluding the effect of a chaotic
system. However, the impact of a warm autumn or wet bank holiday on the
economy is well known, and has a clear effect on many people’s day to day
satisfaction; it also appears regularly in less serious ‘quality of life surveys’
(Halifax, for instance). Given that efforts to mitigate climate change are
included (electricity from renewable sources, for instance) it might be
interesting to include some measure of the impacts of climate change, such
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as extreme weather events.
67
The ability to disaggregate the statistics by sex should be included as one of
the criteria for the selection of measures.
Jan 27, 2012 2:55 PM
68
The ‘what we do’ should include the gift of giving time to others
(volunteering), and ‘personal finance’ should include the gift of giving money
or goods to others (gifts, donations and bequests).
Jan 27, 2012 2:10 PM
69
From my perspective, the scope of the proposed ‘domains’ including all the
proposed contextual ‘domains’ can be refined and elaborated. For instance,
‘Where we live’ could also reflect our (social) class status.
Jan 23, 2012 11:19 PM
70
As mentioned before - What We Do particularly needs to cover specifically
people's satisfaction with and participation in culture. The Health, and Where
We Live domains should also include measures of people's engagement with
arts and crafts activity.
Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM
71
Personal finance does not include financial security, eg. housing/home
ownership, affordable transport, availability of credit, affordable food. Need
to ensure population characteristics are collected in relation to responses to
surveys, eg. age, ethnicity, gender, disability, SES/class, sexuality, etc. as
important sub groups to identify. Focus in 'Individual' is too narrow as wellbeing is dependent on connections, so may be misleading to use this as a
domain.
Jan 23, 2012 10:21 PM
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They could have included artistic and cultural activity but do not
Jan 23, 2012 10:18 PM
73
No - see comment before, some seem very broad 'what we do' while others
are relatively specific such as "governance"
Jan 23, 2012 7:11 PM
74
Where we live should cover access to good quality open space.
Jan 23, 2012 6:06 PM
75
Generally, and again as far as is practicable, yes. Minor changes might
include: - Our relationships: to include relationships with managers and
colleagues at work - Our relationships: we would like to see added in
something which covers whether an individual is satisfied with the size of
his/her family, i.e. someone who wishes to become a parent or to have more
children than they currently have, either naturally or through adoption Where we live: an indication of satisfaction with housing is a crucial part of
where we live.
Jan 23, 2012 5:55 PM
76
The arts and culture are not mentioned enough
Jan 23, 2012 5:48 PM
77
The scope of the domains are mainly right bit there's a need to link some of
the domains. For example 'where we live' and 'natural environment' should
be linked in relation to environmental equality indicators. It's not clear at
present if this will happen.
Jan 23, 2012 5:28 PM
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It may be the intention to consider the creative arts in the 'what we do'
domain which mentions 'work/leisure' though this is not explicit. I think it runs
throughout other domains i.e. creative arts are not simply a 'leisure' activity,
but have significant therapeutic import, whether intended specifically to
enhance well being or achieving that anyway. Creative arts influence our
mental health, and where we live. Within education and skills domain, the
'stock of human capital' will include the humanising (and therefore support to
wellbeing) impact of creative arts.
Jan 23, 2012 5:16 PM
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see previous response
Jan 23, 2012 5:09 PM
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make sure that the 'Where we live' domain includes access to green spaces
with trees.
Jan 23, 2012 5:01 PM
81
Generally I think they are good, though my previous comments about arts
and heritage should be included in 'what we do' and 'where we live'. Actually
these should also include looking at sports and physical activity as well. I feel
that the 'natural environment' domain could include much more, especially
issues such as clean air, traffic and congestion, the impact of housing and
other development and the quality of local 'wild spaces' and nature reserves.
I think the RSPB has it right with their idea for a society for 'protection of
nothing very special' - e.g. the little green spaces, woodlands and general
leafiness which are constantly under threat but which aren't AONBs or
protected habitats.
Jan 23, 2012 4:41 PM
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It is important that under 'where you live' access to green space is
incorporated into the facilities available. In addition, the quality of local green
spaces will have an impact on the extent to which it has a negative/positive
impact on well being.
Jan 23, 2012 4:27 PM
83
I think that under the headings "what we do" and "where we live" there is a
gap -or a possible gap bec\use in non work time things such as museums /
arts and archaeology/heritage seeem to fit into both-or neither- surely
happiness and well being etc relate to outside work feelings?
Jan 23, 2012 4:20 PM
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Nothing very objectionable in the words here despite my doubts as to their
quantifiability. Nothing about fairness here. Considering how significant this
is as a political issue currently (we're more of a them and us society now
than we have been in a long time) I'm surprised you don't mention it.
Jan 23, 2012 4:07 PM
85
There needs to be more thought given in 'what we do' to people's non-work
and leisure time - a key elemnet of well-being
Jan 23, 2012 3:59 PM
86
The Barbican Centre feels that specifics around arts and culture (and indeed
sport) are missing from Leisure and that in general Leisure is possibly too
broad a category to make sense at the moment.
Jan 23, 2012 3:57 PM
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"Where we live" should ideally include measures of how long it takes to get
to undisturbed open space, whether this can be done on foot or requires
public transport, and the availability of parks, gardens and trees within
walking distance.
Jan 23, 2012 3:55 PM
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no, as above. The arts, culture and sport should be assessed separately, not
just lumped together. This should be measured in accordance with existing
surveys conducted by UK councils on participation and access to the arts.
Jan 23, 2012 3:55 PM
89
In the main the scope of each domain seems to cover the main areas.
However, for the domain Our relationships, if people are working,
relationships with colleagues could impact upon well-being.
Jan 23, 2012 3:29 PM
90
The health and wellbeing impact of creative and cultural activity appears not
to have been included at all - this perhaps could be reflected in What we Do.
Access to creative activity is proven to have a dramatic impact on wellbeing
and is measured by the DCMS so it seems strange not to be directly
included.
Jan 23, 2012 3:27 PM
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Within education and skills there ought to be some mention of skills and
Jan 23, 2012 2:58 PM
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learning undertaken without an economic purpose in mind.
92
As in my previous comment, you've missed out a hugely important part of life
- the arts
Jan 23, 2012 2:26 PM
93
The scope needs to be broadened to include arts and culture
Jan 23, 2012 1:37 PM
94
We are broadly supportive of the scope of the proposed domains. We would
be happy to contribute further to scope and measures around both health
and sustainability.
Jan 23, 2012 12:56 PM
95
I think under 'What we do', 'Where we live' and 'Education and skills' there
should be a greater focus on access to cultural and creative activities.
Jan 23, 2012 12:21 PM
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what we do is very, very broad - you bundle together work and elsiure, which
is never a good idea! Also, you cannot separate finance from work, so why
does't work have it s own domain, and lesure a separate one? One would
hope that in a wellbeing society, most people work to live, not the other way
around.
Jan 23, 2012 12:11 PM
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broadly in agreement with the scope, although we would wish to suggest
some additions, under What we do there seems to be a gp in relation to the
lifestyle choices that individuals make/ have available to them. We welcome
the inclusion of volunteering but is there another measure that would include
the level of active lifestyles (eg level of exercise taken such as found in the
Sport England Survey) or - at the other end of the scale - levels of alcohol or
other substances taken. This is not captured in the Health domain and yet
has a big impact both on health and the economy at an individual and macro
level. Under Where we live we would suggest ability to include objective
measures such as distance to key facilities (general store, post office, library,
public transport) - of especial value for rural areas. also would support a
measure of average salary for the area to average house price as test of
affordability under personal finance we would welcome a measure of levels
of debt/ debt tolerance under the economy economic structure wpould be of
interest - balance between private/ public sector ; level of entrepreneurship
(new business start ups); company size/ structure (eg lost of SMEs or
dominated by large employers.etc..)
Jan 23, 2012 12:11 PM
98
Personal involvement in community and voluntary groups should be
extended in terms of well being in the what we do domain. In particular
involvement in creative and arts activities, involvement in the arts and
cultural activities should be included by name.
Jan 23, 2012 12:08 PM
99
See previous comment re Cultural Activity and Physical Activity which need
clearly defining within What We Do or putting in a new domain. Education
and Skills domain is far too narrowly defined. Neither of these should be
confined to their value in the labour market. Education and skills contribute
to well being in so many other ways (e g think of how children's development
is influenced by their parents' education and skills, quite separately from their
work).
Jan 23, 2012 12:03 PM
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The 'What We Do' measure feels limited in relation to measuring people's
well-being through leisure, in that it only asks about the amount of leisure
time people have, not about their satisfaction with the range / quality /
accessibility of leisure opportunities and facilities available to them. This
would provide a more meaningful measure in relation to the impact of
cultural and sporting opportunities and provide a more useful tool in relation
to planning cultural provision to meet local needs. Similarly the 'Where we
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live' domain could be extended to ask about access to cultural and sporting
facilities, not just genric 'access tio and quality of local environment'.
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What we do needs to reflect more what people are engaged in in leisure time
as well as in work. Being engaged in cultural activities and engagement with
the arts is proven to help people's wellbeing
Jan 23, 2012 11:38 AM
102
Where is the exploration of the Arts and other cultural engagement? Political
engagement? Community engagement and collective well being?
Jan 23, 2012 11:06 AM
103
The environment domain should focus on immediate local environmental
issues, such as noise. Longer term issues such as climate change are
better placed in within a sustainable development context.
Jan 23, 2012 10:41 AM
104
'What we do' and 'Where we live' need to incorporate evidence base for
specific 'participatory arts based leisure activities' including community
festivals and group art classes (eg. Arts on Prescription) and specisific
elements of our physical environment that affect well-being such as the
inclusion of public art and community cultural events and festivals.
Jan 23, 2012 10:32 AM
105
The Where We Live domain should include measures around satisfaction
with cultural provision. If left out we could see a seriously negative impact on
local cultural provision with the new planning policy framework. Future data
on cultural provision could be collected through the DCMS's Taking Part
Survey or the Sport England's Active People survey.
Jan 23, 2012 10:18 AM
106
See previous response
Jan 23, 2012 10:09 AM
107
There is no information to propose the scope planning to be included!
Jan 23, 2012 9:52 AM
108
No - please see my earlier answer. The arts are an integral part of health
and well-being
Jan 23, 2012 9:50 AM
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See previous answer.
Jan 23, 2012 9:38 AM
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It is felt that more explanation needs to accompany the scopes for
Governance, Economy and Natural Environment as public understanding of
the terminology may be poor.
Jan 23, 2012 9:38 AM
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engagement with cultural activity was recognised as an influencer on the
Department of Culture Media and Sport’s robust research on arts attendance
and participation gathered through its ‘Taking Part’ survey. Although DCMS
contributed to the debate, and organisations including the Museums
Assocation and Arts Council England proposed the use of Taking Part data
as a measure for arts participation, there is no mention of this in the
consultation.
Jan 23, 2012 9:11 AM
112
Some confusion between What we do and Where we live as culture and
heritage is mentioned in both- this could lead to either double counting or
ignoring this important aspect completely!
Jan 23, 2012 8:52 AM
113
Our relationships omits our charitable and spiritual relationships. Again,
"giving" relationshipss are important for happiness.
Jan 23, 2012 8:52 AM
114
The ‘Health’ domain could be improved (or used with the GHQ12) by using
the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) (this measure
focuses on positive feelings and has been validated for different cultures and
down to age 13 years) or alongside the life satisfaction scale under the
Jan 23, 2012 8:50 AM
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domain ‘Individual Well-being’. We welcome the inclusion of volunteering
and work/life balance in ‘What we do’. However, this domain could include
something about involvement in arts/creative pursuits (e.g. music) as we
know these are good for wellbeing.
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There is no indication of 'scope' - for example, does 'relationships' include
friendships, social group, memberships. If not, then where do they belong?
Each domain needs more definition and 'opportunities for participation in the
arts' and 'recognition of culture and belief' added.
Jan 23, 2012 8:31 AM
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The Natural environment domain needs to include peoples access to this
invaluable resource
Jan 23, 2012 8:27 AM
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The scope of each domain is broadly right as it covers, personal, social and
structural & design factors that behaviour change theory deems essential for
effective policy interventions.
Jan 22, 2012 10:15 PM
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Access to cultural experience
Jan 22, 2012 10:13 PM
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Jan 22, 2012 9:42 PM
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Broadly yes, but please see previous answer about a new domain - or at
least clarifying and making explicit the cross-cutting nature and inclusion of
art and culture in many of the other domains.
Jan 22, 2012 9:25 PM
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I would at least include the arts in one of the domains. - And please not just
as leisure activity (i.e. something disposable) - for that belittles the
importance of creativity in our lives. Also missing is any reference to
spirituality. Finally, the NHS has begun to recognize the importance of
spirituality in healthcare, and the British Psychological Society has a
specialist section which researches and promotes spiritual perspectives and
approaches to education, healthcare, therapeutic interventions, etc.
People can be well educated, have good relationships, no financial worries,
live in a nice place - and yet they can be unhappy, unfulfilled and thus
unwell. Both creative and spiritual approaches give a more profound
connection with the world and a deeper sense of purpose.
Jan 22, 2012 8:16 PM
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"What we do" and "Where we live" does not cover where we have to work
and live and the consequences of the trouble and cost (and possibly time) in
travelling to the place of work. One of the big factors in peoples well being is
surely the level/cost of commuting. They may have a good job and live in a
nice area but have to travel 4Hrs+ a day to achieve that. There needs to be a
domain dealing with the social environment, unemployment, lack of job
opportunities, rising crime, peoples attitudes to one ie manners and antisocial attitudes. Also levels of crime/lack of security in general. These all add
to individual well-being.
Jan 22, 2012 6:11 PM
123
Need to have measure of access to life-long learning. Who funds, who
provides time, are employers actually engaged or is it a sham.
Jan 22, 2012 5:12 PM
124
When one adds in 'Cultural Activities' there is a considerable crossover into
many of the other domains. To put it another way, Cultural Avtivities
contribute positively to many of the other domains.
Jan 22, 2012 12:28 PM
125
The 'Where we live' domain includes access to green spaces with trees.
Section 2 is the most relvant place for this.
Jan 22, 2012 10:59 AM
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Should included the impact of involvement in the Arts and creativity and its
impact on emotional well being
Jan 22, 2012 10:03 AM
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On the whole, yes, apart from the lack of reference to cultural impact. The
arts, for example, has a influence on well-being in almost every domain area.
I would like to see more acknowledgement of the value of community wellbeing as well as individual and national. The 'where we live' domain doesn't
quite do it. A sense of communal pride, identity, shared interest and
ambition is vital.
Jan 21, 2012 6:47 PM
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I feel that the description of the scope of the "Education and skills" domain
as being "the stock of human capital in the labour market" is unpleasantly
utilitarian. I suspect this attitude of treating people as "capital" has a lot to do
with why we have problems with our wellbeing in the first place. I believe
education has a value in itself, as a way of enriching and evolving the human
spirit, which may or may not have any bearing on its value to the labour
market. We should be educated in order to have an enjoyable and fulfilling
leisure-life, as well as to have a productive work-life. Similarly, I believe that
"skills" are part of our human cultural heritage which I would like to see
understood and managed as a "commons" more than as a market. I think
the scope of the "Natural environment" domain is too much focused on
damage and disaster. In terms of wellbeing, I think global environmental
issues are perhaps less relevant than people's day-to-day, practical
relationships with the environment around them, such as food growing /
community gardening and local conservation and environmental restoration
projects. Those aspects might be considered under the "Where we live"
domain, but I don't think they should be viewed as separate from wider
environmental issues.
Jan 21, 2012 6:24 PM
129
'Where we live' domain should include access to green spaces with trees.
Section 2 is the most relevant place for this.
Jan 21, 2012 4:55 PM
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Arts and culture, access to outdoor green trees spaces
Jan 21, 2012 4:50 PM
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No, there is a need to better address ‘inner wellbeing’ as well.
Jan 21, 2012 1:59 PM
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There are inevitable overlaps between what do and where live. What is
offered locally can determine what we do in particular around leisure time.
Some expansion of definition needed
Jan 21, 2012 1:07 PM
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where is culture, the arts, sport and communal activity? to be valued and
value self expression to have access to life enhancing experiences and to
feel pride in national and international sharing
Jan 21, 2012 12:22 PM
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More arts coverage.
Jan 21, 2012 9:00 AM
135
The relationship between domains may be the key to health & wellbeing - Is
this being captured?
Jan 21, 2012 12:12 AM
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The 'what we do' one needs more headings as it covers the most important
aspects of our wellbeing. Just to define it as work or leisure does not include
creative and cultural activity. What we do by ourselves and what we do with
others. The difference between doing a theatre performance or watching
TV.
Jan 20, 2012 8:36 PM
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Scope in other areas seems ok but what about the arts? Could we really be
happy if we were never to hear music again? or see a film? Or go to a gallery
and see wonderful art?
Jan 20, 2012 8:36 PM
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Need more information, and need to add Culture.
Jan 20, 2012 6:35 PM
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Arts, culture and heritage only appears in What we do. This is a simplistic
interpretation of the value of the arts. Arts and culture have an effect on
wellbeing in many of the other domains too
Jan 20, 2012 6:28 PM
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see previous comment
Jan 20, 2012 6:09 PM
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Jan 20, 2012 4:42 PM
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There should be a greater emphasis, or at least acknowledgement of the
part culture can play in an individual's well being. Bristol City Council's arts
strategy states the following: Artistic and cultural activity is key to expressing
personal and social identity and the strengthening of local communities
where: - the arts are at the heart of all flourishing communities. - cultural
diversity and community pride can be celebrated through arts activity. improved environments in city neighbourhoods and a greater sense of
ownership of regeneration can be encouraged through community arts
activity and public art projects with a high level of participation and
consultation.
Jan 20, 2012 4:41 PM
143
See my answer to the previous question - arts activity needs to feature
somewhere within the scope of the proposed domains or form another one
completely.
Jan 20, 2012 4:19 PM
144
What We Do, Where We Live and Health should be expanded to include
measures for satisfaction of cultural provision.
Jan 20, 2012 4:16 PM
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I believe the many of the domains should have measures of access and
engagement to arts and culture within them.
Jan 20, 2012 4:01 PM
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Jan 20, 2012 3:36 PM
147
The scope should include our place of work, and all the other areas we
inhabit or which affect us such as civic buildings, schools, hospitals,
infrastructure etc.
Jan 20, 2012 3:27 PM
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each sector is not equally weighted
Jan 20, 2012 3:09 PM
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the positive effects of taking part in or having access to arts and cultural
activities on all areas of wellbing eg health, education, is not recognised
strongly enough
Jan 20, 2012 1:35 PM
150
As explained above, I think it is not clear where communal/shared
experience at a local level fits in the proposed domains. A level between
personal and national concerns? Also, care needs to be taken with
phenomena that may have a well-being value in different domains:
principally the arts. Are these a matter of individual life satisfaction, or of
maintaining health (especially mental health), or part of our community
provision (venues, opportunities to partake or receive), or part of financial
security (having the means to afford them)?
Jan 20, 2012 10:43 AM
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Education and skills is a joke, as you define it. You make no allowance for
acquisition of knowledge or the part that knowledge has in maintaining
Jan 20, 2012 10:28 AM
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mental health and emotional well-being. The other domains are equally
wispy in their descriptions. This indicates to me that the ONS does not really
believe that National Well-being can be measured as easily as some
politicians believe!
152
We would suggest the 'what we do' domain includes the arts and culture as
part of the leisure activities, and that we break down what type of leisure
activity people are involved in, during their spare time?
Jan 20, 2012 10:27 AM
153
See my earlier answer on the ordinate metric for well-being of income
in/equality
Jan 20, 2012 10:22 AM
154
Add culture and the arts
Jan 20, 2012 9:52 AM
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The natural environment should include our emotional response to wildlife
and countryside: for mant people this is a crucial factor in well-being. Also,
education should be about our cultural well-being and engagement in the
arts and the environment.
Jan 20, 2012 8:53 AM
156
'What we do' is meaningless. As previous comment 'Culture and Sport'
should be specifically included
Jan 20, 2012 8:36 AM
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broadly, except there is nothing about arts and culture
Jan 19, 2012 10:10 PM
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None of them allow for creative or intellectual stimulation.
Jan 19, 2012 9:42 PM
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Please see previous comment re absence of culture
Jan 19, 2012 8:44 PM
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Historically there has been significant data collected on satisfaction with local
cultural and sporting facilities in England through BVPIs[3] and the Place
Survey[4]. We believe the Where we live domain should be expanded to
include measures around satisfaction with cultural provision. This data could
be collected through the DCMS’s Taking Part[5] or the Sport England’s
Active People[6] surveys.
Jan 19, 2012 8:23 PM
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The waht we do domain should include particpation in and enjoyment of
culture - this is a fundamental apsect of heatlh individuals and healthy
societies basck to the earleist humans. Culture provides a way of reflecting
on the world and our relationship to it.
Jan 19, 2012 7:44 PM
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more specific domains would require more specific scoping
Jan 19, 2012 6:08 PM
163
The well-being of all citizens from cradle to grave is dependent on a cultured
society and the opportunity for individual expression, via the arts. This is not
given enough understanding on mention in the propsed domains
Jan 19, 2012 5:59 PM
164
No it needs to adequately reflect the importance of peoples participation in
cultural activities in their widest sense. The participatory nature of culture
might also suggest that , "where we live" is only part of the story and that the
activity should be adequately reflecte in the "What we Do"
Jan 19, 2012 5:26 PM
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as previous
Jan 19, 2012 4:16 PM
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I would like to see a more explicit expression of the sense of the importance
and value placed on culture, heritage and sport, as distinct from the simple
inclusion of 'leisure activities' in the 'What we do' domain - culture is equally
about who we are as a society, and underpins what we value in our
communities.
Jan 19, 2012 3:19 PM
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The "What We Do" section should contain an explicit reference to time spent
on cultural and leisure activities.
Jan 19, 2012 3:03 PM
168
There has been significant data collected on satisfaction with local cultural
and sporting facilities in England through BVPIs and the Place Survey . We
believe the Where we live domain should be expanded to include measures
around satisfaction with cultural provision. This data could be collected
through the DCMS’s Taking Part or the Sport England’s Active People
surveys.
Jan 19, 2012 2:13 PM
169
The answer here is the same as the previous one - the portmanteau 'what
we do' needs unpacking.
Jan 19, 2012 2:09 PM
170
Provided that those responding think laterally and answer subjectively and
honestly.
Jan 19, 2012 1:43 PM
171
Cultural activities are relevant to several of the proposed domains (Iniividual
well-being, Relationships, Health, What we do, Where we live, Education
and skills, The economy, The natural environment) in that participating in
cultural activities can enhance individuals knowledge and perceptrions of
these aspects of their lives. Breaking 'What we do' into more meaningful
domains, such as Work, Leisure, Culture, would be enormously helpful given
the importance of the link between 'what we do with our time' and mental and
physical health and well-being.
Jan 19, 2012 12:41 PM
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With reference to my previous answer, I would say that an additional domain
for cultural life is required. If this was not felt to be viable, then arguably the
scope of another domain e.g. what we do, or education & skills, could be
altered to better articulate the significance of cultural activity... but this would
be a second-best option in my view.
Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM
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In terms of the domains that are proposed, the scope is broadly fair. I have
answered 'no' to this question as a follow-on to my response to the previous
one. That the proposed domains are insufficient to cover the whole of what
contstitutes well-being. A few minor points. Perhaps the question on
volunteering might better fit in the 'relationships' domain. This would make
the 'what we do' domain more focussed on work and leisure and allow a little
more space to consider the balance of work and care/unpaid work. There is
no obvious subjective measure in the 'education and skills' domain. There is
nothing on the quality or adequacy of your home in 'where we live'. A little
more on the quality of employment (e.g., in relation to qualifications) and
satisfaction with hours of work (e.g., not just about working long hours) in
'what we do'
Jan 19, 2012 11:25 AM
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Note my first observation - I am unsure that there is a clear assessment of
whether the physical and community infrastructure is available - so no
judgement of whether disatisfaction is related to lack of facilities or lack of
motivation.
Jan 19, 2012 10:57 AM
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see previous comment: The cultural wellbeing of a society needs to be
represented.
Jan 19, 2012 10:24 AM
176
The Arts are not specifically mentioned but should be. Their influence could
be included in many of the exsisting domains (mental health, environment,
education, leisure activity...) but precisely because they are important to
society in so many ways they should have a domain of their own.
Jan 19, 2012 10:09 AM
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I believe more consideration should be given to our cultural lives, lifelong
Jan 19, 2012 9:55 AM
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learning and aspirations.
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"The economy is an important contextual measure for national well-being.
The scope of this domain is intended to be measures of economic output
and stock." Your description completlely lacks any hint of attention to
'fairness' and 'equality' that you mention in your document...'output' and
'stock' have nothing to do with fairness and equality in outr system. The
economy is not just about 'output' of individuals but about distribution of
wealth, the use of money that is invested, pay differentials - all of these
thinsg (and many other asoects of 'fairness' in the economy) are causing an
enormnous amount opf public concern - and you seem to have weighted
your decsriptor in favour of the 'unfairness' that exists in the system ... so will
(as often happens) only get the answers that certain groups of people want!!
Jan 19, 2012 6:46 AM
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They are limiting - limited in scope - and make no reference or space for
issues fundamental to human existence. Family and culture, arts, sports are
central to every society so to exclude these areas is inadequate and will not
produce a true reflection of what 'well being' means
Jan 19, 2012 12:10 AM
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Our engagement in our local community, crossing boundaries and
connecting with national and international communities
Jan 18, 2012 11:43 PM
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Not enough scope in what we do and education and skills should have more
about lifelong learning.
Jan 18, 2012 10:52 PM
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It gives little credence to culture and creativity
Jan 18, 2012 10:22 PM
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In addition to my earlier comments; artistic and cultural engagement does
not just affect individuals, but improve the well being of whole communities. I
therefore feel that even if it were to be argued that artistic and cultural
engagement were covered under Individual well being the scope of their
contribution would be woefully underrepresented.
Jan 18, 2012 9:15 PM
184
Is not the total of national well being the sum of each of the individual wellbeing factors? If that is the case, then the factors given for individuals should
each contribute to individual well being, rather than that being a category in
its own right.
Jan 18, 2012 8:06 PM
185
Culture
Jan 18, 2012 7:52 PM
186
No, as said before, should be more focus in how culture, heritage and the
arts contribute to wellbeing
Jan 18, 2012 7:16 PM
187
The domains focus largely on the concrete, and the external (institutions,
things people cannot easily control) and offer little space for the internal
world of the individual; and they seem to miss out all issues of identity
entirely. The Education domain is rather labour market focussed, whereas
the main well-being related benefit derived from 'learning' is personal growth
and development, understanding the self and the world, creating a personal,
resilient pathway through life: very pertinent to well-being.
Jan 18, 2012 6:26 PM
188
Individual wellbeing does not cover psychological wellbeing. Psychological
wellbeing is the key to improvement in the nattion's wellbeing. The question
on close relationships excludes a very high proportion of the population who
do not have a partner. The wording of the question does not address
relationship quality. Could be entirely satisfied with your partner because he
earns a lot of money. The other questions in this section do not address
relationship quality only perceptions of the neighborhood and should be
Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM
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covered in the where we live domain
189
Again, the cultural and historical environment should be as equally important
as the natural environment and should be included as an essential domain in
its own right.
Jan 18, 2012 5:06 PM
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GOOD QUALITY LOCAL GREEN SPACES WITH TREES DETERMINES
HOW HAPPY PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE.
Jan 18, 2012 5:06 PM
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Don't know
Jan 18, 2012 4:49 PM
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I think it is close, but needs this input period with adjustment.
Jan 18, 2012 4:04 PM
193
'What we do' 'Aims to include work and leisure activities and the balance
between them...' does not go far enough
Jan 18, 2012 3:57 PM
194
I think the 'What we do' category is too broad in this context and I think there
should be a distinction made between work on one and leisure time on the
other hand: work life balance is importnat, but so is how satisfied the
individual is with the work environment they are in and how they fill their
leisure time - surely, there is a difference if somebody has a hobby or takes
part in cultural activities as compared to wathching television all day?
Jan 18, 2012 2:50 PM
195
Again, what we do pays lip service to arts, culture and sport: this probably
needs it's own domain
Jan 18, 2012 2:40 PM
196
Largely yes, but as stated in my previous answer, the omission of the
engagement in participatory arts and cultural activities is a major mistake. An
individual's health and happiness can be greatly enriched by creative,
expressive arts - where participants face no rights or wrongs, no restrictions
or limitations on self expression.
Jan 18, 2012 2:11 PM
197
Engagement and participation are not covered by the scope of the current
domains. These are very important factors for wellbeing in relation to your
local community and interests/pursuits like creative, arts based acitvities.
These activities often reduce isolation and increase a sense of belonging
which are crucial to emotional and social wellbeing.
Jan 18, 2012 2:04 PM
198
The domains in themselves seem comprehensive, but none see, to
adequatlely reflect the impact of engagement with Cultural, heritage and
sporting activities, which it has been proven are hugely influential to people's
well being. It is not clear in which domain culture/heritage should be best
reflected, it is mentioned in passing. "What we do" might be the most
appropriate domain. At the moment these aspects do not come through
strongly enough and are completely absent as measures, thus excluding all
these important well being contributers.
Jan 18, 2012 1:49 PM
199
You need to include the fact that Wellbeing is enhanced by interacting with
art and museums etc
Jan 18, 2012 1:45 PM
200
You are missing Creativity and the Arts in the document
Jan 18, 2012 1:26 PM
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because they are missing some key elements which contribute to well being.
Jan 18, 2012 1:01 PM
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No. See previous.
Jan 18, 2012 12:57 PM
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Where we live domain should be expanded to include measures around
satisfaction with cultural provision.
Jan 18, 2012 12:28 PM
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Nothing in about arts and culture
Jan 18, 2012 12:27 PM
205
If there is no specific domain for the arts,creativity and culture then they need
to be within one of the others.
Jan 18, 2012 12:25 PM
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see previous answer
Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM
207
There needs to be more explicit emphasis on measuring the impact of
resource changes to arts, sport and leasure activity participation
Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM
208
Include provision of and proximity to cultural and sports facilities in 'where we
live' section
Jan 18, 2012 12:01 PM
209
If culture is alluded to anywhere it is in relation to 'what we do'. This is
misleading as there are benefits for non-users of cultural opportunities being
available. 'Taking Part' and 'Active People' should not be dismissed as
providing a reliable indicator of people's satisfaction with their social context
Jan 18, 2012 11:26 AM
210
Domain for "what we do" is too vague and covers a lot of different yet inter
related areas. Work wise what we do could recognize the importance of Paid
work, voluntary work, Care work, and raising and looking after family of all
generations and abilities.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
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Specifically need to add the Arts
Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM
212
partially - As previous comment
Jan 18, 2012 10:56 AM
213
I think overall understanding of the scope of the proposed domains is
important and should be a consideration when completing the survey.
Jan 18, 2012 10:23 AM
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The scope is too material and boringly functional - finance, jobs, governance
etc. Obviously designed by technocrats. Maslow talked about meeting the
basic needs of human existence first and foremost but did indicate that these
were but the foundation blocks for life. Our mental and spiritual life is what
makes everything worthwhile. The absence of the religious dimension (as
well as the arts) is staggeringly stupid, if you want international indicators.
Only the Western world has such a minimalist view of the human experience.
Jan 18, 2012 10:14 AM
215
As with previous question, there is nothing that particularly mentions the
contribution the arts make to well-being.
Jan 18, 2012 9:48 AM
216
What We Do - it is wrong to conflate work AND leisure activities. Both are
important and after home, health and family are the most important surely.
Also 'What We Do' - the phrasing is very partonising, it's the language of the
infant class.
Jan 18, 2012 9:47 AM
217
As before, I think it needs to be quite specific about access to green spaces,
woodland, parks, national parks etc.
Jan 18, 2012 9:34 AM
218
The domains are unequal in scope, there is too much potential for 'over-lap'
and therefore incoherence. For instance 'personal finance' and 'the natural
environment' are very specific whereas 'where we live' and 'what we do' have
an unmanageable breadth that tries to cover too many bases. Somewhere
within here is the available cultural offer; which should hold the same, if not
greater, significance as 'the natural environment'.
Jan 18, 2012 9:21 AM
219
The scope of the what we do domain is far too limited and is actually
counter-creative in its rigidity and therefore 'prescribing' a non cretive limited
Jan 18, 2012 6:32 AM
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response from people
220
I think it needs to be broader and more creative in its scope, i think as it
stands it is too narrow and prescriptive
Jan 17, 2012 10:33 PM
221
Under "What we do" there needs to be far more attention to quality both of
work and leisure time. Opportunity to excercise creativity of all kinds in work
(problem solving, creative thinking etc.) and day to day life tasks (cooking,
creating comfortable homes etc) and in leisure (music, other arts, crafts etc)
is central to wellbeing. In your summary of consultation teenagers interest in
music is mentioned. There is much evidence that creative engagment in
music making contributes far more to wellbeing than just passive
consumption. Same applies to leisure - quality of what is done is central.
Spending leisure time consuming TV and computer games may be
detrimental to wellbeing where as actively singing or playing music almost
always makes a very positive contribution to wellbeing. Education - the
information in the consulation document seems to be very focused on
education as a contributor to economic wellbeing, but learning, in its
broadest sense, life long, makes a major contribution to well-being including
health and wellbeing into old age, and to wellbeing for people who have to
deal with challenging circumstances. I am in the process of learning to play
the Tuba at the age of 50 and it contributes hugely to my sense of wellbeing.
Both learning and leisure.
Jan 17, 2012 8:27 PM
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There is no reference to the spiritual aspects of well being
Jan 17, 2012 8:14 PM
223
Personal weightings need to be taken into account - different people will
value each domain differently. As an example: my health has diminished
dramatically due to a virus some years ago. Does this matter to me? In my
case I recognize that there is not a lot I can do about it, so adjust my lifestyle
and expectations accordingly. I would now put a low weighting on this as
other things are of more import, whist I suspect my sister would put a very
high weighting on it.
Jan 17, 2012 5:56 PM
224
'What we do' is vague. I think 'recreation/cultrual activities' would be better
Jan 17, 2012 5:08 PM
225
As above
Jan 17, 2012 4:28 PM
226
Under education and skills: "stock of human capital in the labour market with
some more information about levels of educational achievement and skills".
This seems to be quite a quantitative approach to measuring the education
dimension
Jan 17, 2012 3:52 PM
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apart from the suggested additional domain on the previous page
Jan 17, 2012 3:01 PM
228
they need to include creativity and the arts as central sources of well-being
and resilience
Jan 17, 2012 2:42 PM
229
Cultural engagement
Jan 17, 2012 2:20 PM
230
I feel that the "What we do" section covers too great an area and I would
separate work and leisure activities. For some people, career ambitions and
work success is the major yardstick by which they measure their success.
For others, it is leisure, family and social considerations. I feel they both
merit a section in their own right. Yes, there is also the issue of work-life
balance but, whilst almost everyone instinctively would say that they would
like more leisure time, I think that, if designed effectively, you would get very
different perspectives on this from those that are primarily work oriented and
Jan 17, 2012 1:13 PM
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those that are primarily family and leisure oriented.
231
Add culture and sport as measurables
Jan 17, 2012 1:08 PM
232
For the scope of Culture: Access to the arts and culture has been shown to
affect our health and wellbeing on both physical and a psychological levels
by numerous studies. (See www.cultureandwellbeing.org.uk)
Jan 17, 2012 1:00 PM
233
There appears to be possible overlap between What we do and Where we
live in terms of describing the quality of people’s non-work activities. This is
seen, for example, that in the main body of the document ‘culture and
heritage’ is mentioned in the preamble to the Where we live proposed
measures, whereas in table A1 ‘arts, culture and heritage’ is categorised
within What we do. This suggests more thought could be given to the best
way to categorise people’s non-work time, a key element of well-being.
Jan 17, 2012 12:02 PM
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Apart from how arts, culture and heritage is defined, it seems reasonable.
But you haven't really allowed a measure for cultural community and how
arts and culture play a role in creating cohesiveness. Isolation would have a
huge negative impact in well-being and arts and culture is a tried and tested
indicator of mitigation.
Jan 17, 2012 10:54 AM
235
cultural activity was recognised as an influencer on personal wellbeing, but
there is currently no proposal to include measures of this in compiling the
key indicators of wellbeing in Britain.
Jan 17, 2012 10:32 AM
236
The ‘Health’ domain is disappointing. Measures include satisfaction with
health services and the GHQ12 which is a measure of common mental
disorders (ie. a focus on illness) rather than wellbeing. We suggest the
Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) as an alternative
here (this measure focuses on positive feelings and has been validated for
different cultures and down to age 13 years) or alongside the life satisfaction
scale under the domain ‘Individual Well-being’ We welcome the inclusion of
volunteering and work/life balance in ‘What we do’. However, this domain
could include something about involvement in arts/creative pursuits (eg.
music) as we know these are good for wellbeing. I am also not sure what
the "satisfaction with mental well-being" question actually tells us?
Jan 17, 2012 10:17 AM
237
Well-being is just that - a way of being, not of doing or having.
Jan 17, 2012 8:35 AM
238
'what we do' presumably subsumes 'engagement with culture'. however;
relationship with culture offers a rick mine of data about well being which
needs its own domain
Jan 17, 2012 12:14 AM
239
Please see my previous answer. What we do outside our working hours
makes a vital contribution to personal well-being and the life of the local
community.
Jan 16, 2012 11:10 PM
240
As previous, I would add the Arts and Creativity in what we do and History
and Heritage in where we live
Jan 16, 2012 9:18 PM
241
The scope of each domain is fine in terms of the ambition of the broad range
of things covered. However this is not followed through in the proposed focus
and proposed measures for each domain. In some cases the focus and
measures are narrowly targeted on just one area of each broad domain.
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
242
needs to include specific reference to creative and artistic expression and
involvement
Jan 16, 2012 7:43 PM
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Must include arts and cultural activities somewhere.
Jan 16, 2012 7:29 PM
244
There needs to be reference to creativity. Cutlure is not just a "leisure
activity" but a mechanism for exploring one's own creativity and one's place
in society.
Jan 16, 2012 4:58 PM
245
Creativity as a domain is central to the fulfilling a life that contains
happiness, wellbeing and fullfillmentwhether through personal relationships,
work and proffessional skills, lleisuer and interests. Without it as a
component national wellbeing cannot be accurately measured.
Jan 16, 2012 3:45 PM
246
I would imagine that without its own domain, cultural activity will be
shoehorned into or split between the domains - 'What we do' and 'Education
and skills'. Ultimately culture helps us identify our place and meaning in the
universe. New domain: 'Who we are?'. Aristotle said 'We are what we do
repeatedly'.
Jan 16, 2012 3:16 PM
247
Include the arts & creativity
Jan 16, 2012 2:55 PM
248
1. Uneasy mix of perception data and absolute measures - more important to
determine whether people FEEL safe than to include info about the crime
rate - unless this is a way of identifying areas for action i.e. getting across the
story of crime reduction so that this is reflected in perceptions? Similarly, is
there an assumption that poor = unhappy? Not sure why issues of net
economic worth are included unless it's to demonstrate that e.g. innovation
makes people feel better? Or if it doesn't then we need to do something
about it? Ditto pollutants/emissions - are we looking for correlations? 2.
Should include more about social capital - not just feeling of belonging, and
volunteering. 3. What about spiritual wellbeing? 4. Instead of just 'what we
do', what about 'what we could do' - i.e. access to and satisfaction with
cultural/sporting/artistic activities - all of which have been shown to have a
positive impact on feelings of wellbeing. 5. It would be useful to get some
idea of direction of travel - do people feel more positive than say 5 years
ago? Do they think things will get better for them? are they hopeful for the
future? how positive do they feel about their children's future?
Jan 16, 2012 2:32 PM
249
See previous comment.
Jan 16, 2012 2:11 PM
250
It's not specifically mentioned but I believe education should include
numeracy and literacy rather than just educational level acheived.
Jan 16, 2012 2:06 PM
251
Add a domain for culture and creativity
Jan 16, 2012 2:05 PM
252
arts need to be added
Jan 16, 2012 1:53 PM
253
The domains of "Health" and "Wellbeing" should include art and creativity.
These are especially important in the field of mental wellbeing, where
creativity is often used as a therapeutic aid to recovery. By reducing or
eradicating arts programmes, we are denying people the chance to access
the means of recovery. However, this can be achieved by using local
providers and particularly the voluntary sector rather than the monolithic
national or regional providers that have existed in the past. In this way,
investment can be linked much more closely to outcomes.
Jan 16, 2012 11:38 AM
254
All the mentioned ones are fine, yet the fact that arts and culture are not
included means the scope cannot be classed as correct
Jan 16, 2012 11:02 AM
255
See answer to previous quesiton - where is art and creativity and culture -
Jan 16, 2012 10:50 AM
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huge influences on our mental and physical wellbeing
256
The Natural Environment should include our daily access and locality to
nature - ie living near a wood, park or canal - and how important this is to us
Jan 16, 2012 10:04 AM
257
No - I feel that there should be explicit mention of "Culture" in the widest
sense in at least one of the proposed domans.
Jan 16, 2012 9:32 AM
258
See previous questions and other detailed answers
Jan 15, 2012 8:04 PM
259
what we do - it's not only about work-life balance, it is as much about
people's satisfaction in their job, how much control they have over what they
do, how creative they are allowed to be, or whether they're just given orders
and not respected as fully active and creative agents. where we live - it's on
only about safe, clean and pleasant environments, but about public and free
spaces too, places that people can easily access personal finance - i think
adding poverty and inequality as part of this does not give nearly enough
attention to these issues, as it relegates them under the topic of personal
finance education and skills - it's scope seems to just fall under the domain
of employability; yet the value of education is well beyond that, I think it
especially links to a critical ability to not be manipulated and fully participate
in the making of society through social spaces and political processes
Jan 15, 2012 12:18 PM
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I haven't been able to check these as the web link doesn't appear to be
working
Jan 14, 2012 10:50 AM
261
Proposed Domain 'What We Do' does not identify carers or volunteers.
Proposed Domain 'Health' does nor identify members and former members
of the armed forces within the measure of people not reporting a long-term
illness or disability.
Jan 13, 2012 11:30 PM
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Arts Communities Celebration Sport/ activity Faith Inspiration
Jan 13, 2012 10:26 PM
263
Rather than reflect the work/life balence in the What we do domain, a list of
arts, crafts and sport should be included and questions should focus on the
effect that participating in these activites have on a person's sense of
wellbeing and their physical health,
Jan 13, 2012 3:53 PM
264
The last three categories: Governance, the economy and the natural
environment do seem to be much wider than well-being at the individual
level. I wonder whether they are unhelpfully wide-ranging?
Jan 13, 2012 3:08 PM
265
Most of the domains have a good scope but I think there needs to me some
measure of our scope for creativity and our chances of getting involved. My
contact with the arts is an essential part of my well-being as I'm sure it is for
others and there doesn't seem to be any particular reference to it.
Jan 13, 2012 12:18 PM
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None of them mention the importance of diversity and acceptance of
diversity. Also the mention of wealth and equality needs to be expanded.
There is a wealth of evidence on the importance of income and to a lesser
extent for income equality for well-being. I agree that the environment is
important and there is plenty of research evidence on this - that the ability to
walk somewhere pleasant increases people's mental well-being for example
and
Jan 13, 2012 11:17 AM
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more detail needed
Jan 13, 2012 10:49 AM
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'what we do' is too vague. do you mean housework, paid employment
Jan 13, 2012 10:29 AM
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outside the home, attending or participating in cultural events...what? more
than one catch-all domain here surely.
269
See my answer to previous point on Individual well-being needing to be split.
Jan 13, 2012 10:13 AM
270
Largely. But there seems to be a gap in measuring how the attitudes of
others (through prejudice, marginalisation, exclusion) and the impact on
feelings of self-worth etc can be expressed in these domains. Think about
the riots and what, if anything, was being expressed about how people feel
about themselves and how the rest of society views them and therefore the
impact on their behaviours.
Jan 13, 2012 9:32 AM
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in 'what we do' - access to cultural activities should be included
Jan 13, 2012 9:02 AM
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Doesn't cover enough, as previously explained.
Jan 13, 2012 1:12 AM
273
Again, needs to include cultural activities
Jan 13, 2012 12:19 AM
274
It is not clear how the proposed domains address questions of fairness and
privilege.
Jan 12, 2012 10:24 PM
275
Too much focus on economic jargon and measurement rather than an
insight into humanity and creativity and how this informs participation in
democracy [which is being undermined every day by jargon and limited
intellectual investment] This is a cause of stress to many, many citizens.
Jan 12, 2012 4:22 PM
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I would like to see some way of finding out whether different groups in
society are able to use their education and skills to full potential, and whether
they have been able to develop their full potential.
Jan 12, 2012 1:45 PM
277
(see previous question comments) - there needs to be discussion of why
individuals do not achieve in education; what problems there might be with
teaching methods and curriculum focus ... these questions need to be asked
of NEETs. How can 'vocational' skills be encouraged through the arts and
cultural sector?
Jan 12, 2012 12:15 PM
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no emphasis on taking part in creative activities such a painting and drawing
and the enhancements to health and well being that they provide.
Jan 12, 2012 10:45 AM
279
participation in and experiencing the arts should be included in a number of
these
Jan 11, 2012 8:19 PM
280
I think that involvement in the arts and culture is more than just 'what we do'
it is about 'how we see and understand each other' so important indicators of
our cohesiveness as a society
Jan 11, 2012 7:57 PM
281
We believe that the concept of agency and being empowered should be
included within on the domains, possibly within the Individual wellbeing
domain.
Jan 11, 2012 4:20 PM
282
Economic factors are meaningless without associated attitudes around
competitive hierarchies of individual 'success'.
Jan 11, 2012 4:16 PM
283
titles are general. Each shd be be defined
Jan 11, 2012 4:14 PM
284
see previous question
Jan 11, 2012 2:50 PM
285
Individual well-being may require a negotiated overarching settlement
Jan 11, 2012 11:59 AM
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between different groups. Governance should include the voice of citizens,
not just those on the electoral register (Steglitze Domains) What we do
should include a measure of enjoyment
286
See previous answer: the domain, "What we do", needs to be broken down
to include arts, culture and sport.
Jan 11, 2012 11:45 AM
287
Surely the working environment and the environment of human endeavour,
such as education, sports, literature, music, drama, scientific research and
applied technology, should all be included!
Jan 11, 2012 11:27 AM
288
By referring only to 'leisure' in the domain 'what we do', this hugely
undervalues the crucial importance of those activities which we can choose
to undertake--not just cultural activities referred to in the previous question,
but also volunteering. It's also not clear that any of the domains would
sufficiently capture the role of carers, which we know represent a huge
proportion of the community, and which role can be utterlt critical--positively
and negatively--in defining wellbeing
Jan 11, 2012 11:16 AM
289
There does not seem to be any recognition that there is a spiritual aspect to
peoples' lives. Spiritual wellbeing is as important as physical and
psychological well being in the holistic evaluation of a person's contentment.
Jan 10, 2012 4:47 PM
290
If arts and culture were not given its own domain, it should be included within
'What we do'.
Jan 10, 2012 2:57 PM
291
I wonder if there needs to be a spiritual / mental aspect to the individual well
being.
Jan 10, 2012 2:34 PM
292
Education & Skills are not just about being fit for the labour market. there's a
whole area that seems to be missing here, about moral, spiritual and social
awareness. The following sums it up (from Layard "Happiness" 2005 who
calls it “Education of the spirit” : cf. Daniel Goleman “Emotional intelligence”.
Intensive effort is needed to change youth culture to “encourage more
wholesome attitudes and more robust and virtuous characters”. ·
Understanding and managing your feelings ·Loving and serving others ·The
appreciation of beauty ·Causes and cures of illness, including mental illness,
drugs and alcohol ·Love, family and parenting ·Work and money ·
Understanding the media and preserving your own values ·Understanding
others and how to socialise ·Political participation ·Philosophical and
religious ideas.
Jan 10, 2012 2:09 PM
293
No a greater in depth study of each of the categorise is required, including
looking at the whole picture of our evolution.
Jan 10, 2012 1:10 PM
294
Where does community feature?
Jan 10, 2012 12:20 PM
295
By not including how arts and culture effect peoples well being and how arts
and crafts in particular are used to promote health and mental well being
within lots of communities, the scope is limited.
Jan 10, 2012 11:24 AM
296
Sense of participation in group activities doesn't really come through arts/sports/adult education course for enjoyment/challenge rather than
qualifications
Jan 10, 2012 11:13 AM
297
The "where we live" domain should specifically reference "access to green
areas with trees".
Jan 9, 2012 9:55 PM
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298
See the previous question - 'What I do' could be wider.
Jan 9, 2012 9:04 PM
299
As before re personal beliefs.
Jan 9, 2012 8:53 PM
300
Individual well being - should include more about the quality of the natural
environment, access to wild/natural areas, freedom from stress about climate
change and the natural disasters it will bring because these are being fully
addressed at all levels. Health - again a mention and inclusion of the
importance of the natural environment (clean air to breath, access to green
spaces and woodlands, access to outdoor spaces to exercise, safe places to
walk and cycle) should be included. Education and skills - should have an
underpinning of sustainability, understanding of ecosystems and the
interlinked nature of everything on this planet. The Natural Environment - yes
have it as a seperate domain, but should be totally interlinked with all the
other domains as without it there is NO well being
Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM
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Jan 9, 2012 7:51 PM
302
None of the domains mention anything about interaction with or consumption
of cultural activities
Jan 9, 2012 5:06 PM
303
If individual counsellors and tutors were approached, I am certain that they
would expand the scope.
Jan 9, 2012 4:48 PM
304
See previous comment
Jan 9, 2012 4:46 PM
305
As previous question - the areas of creativity and culture have already been
proved to be vital to well-being and need to be included
Jan 9, 2012 4:19 PM
306
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:03 PM
307
Headings should either include sport and cultural activity separately or listed
under recreation.
Jan 9, 2012 4:01 PM
308
We think that an engagement in/with the natural environment would be an
interesting indicator considering the public interest in this area, ie the largest
membership organisations in the UK are to do with the natural environment the RSPB and the National Trust. This may also provide a useful contribution
to the national volunteering figure as well as an indication of scientific
literacy.
Jan 9, 2012 2:04 PM
309
The scope needs to be expanded to explicitly acknowledge and identify the
significance of our cultural identity and to highlight the diversity of cultural
identities that are all represented in the UK today - all of which are valid and
impinge directly on our individual and collective experience of life. Cultural
activity embraces the values we share and the intangible and physical
heritage we have inherited as individuals and as communities. It also
includes activities through which we express our culture such as
reading/using libraries/ the many different types of arts and creative activity/
visiting parks/ gardening/ and so on.
Jan 9, 2012 1:10 PM
310
I think a smaller list can be achieved ...
Jan 9, 2012 11:24 AM
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In relationships 'the community around them' needs to be very clearly
defined to include communities such as communities of people with mental
health issues, disabilities and so on.
Jan 9, 2012 11:03 AM
312
'What we do' & 'Education & Skills' might include passing mentions of the
value of culture, but it has much higher value and impact than 'leisure
activities' on wellbeing
Jan 9, 2012 10:49 AM
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Too narrow.
Jan 8, 2012 7:08 PM
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Jan 8, 2012 4:33 PM
315
There is no mention of spirituality anywhere
Jan 8, 2012 4:28 PM
316
No once again it is the arts which can play such a major role in well-being
which is not mentioned.
Jan 8, 2012 11:57 AM
317
The Natural Environment: Use a scientifc-based framework, such as The
Natural Step (see
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B5NiTN0chj0) to
work to systematically reduce our impact on the 9 planetary boundaries (see
www.nature.com/news/specials/planetaryboundaries/index.html)
Jan 8, 2012 10:40 AM
318
I think 'Economy' needs to be thought of in a wider context, when cash is
tight people work for food or favours, which isn't measured in pounds and
pence but is still a vital part of the economy.
Jan 6, 2012 6:55 PM
319
To include arts and creative industries
Jan 6, 2012 6:10 PM
320
No mention at all of spiritual life, inparticular what the arts contributes.
Jan 6, 2012 6:02 PM
321
Jan 6, 2012 5:43 PM
322
What We Do is too wide a category. Creation and artistic appreciation and
Spiritual pursuits are very different to Leisure activities or participation in
physical activities.
Jan 6, 2012 5:40 PM
323
I'm concerned that there is no specific reference to creativity and the arts.
Specifically I'd like to be prompted to consider (and for the ONS to
specifically strive to measure) the effect of creative activity, engagement in
music-making, theatre, visual arts etc., both as a participant and an audience
member in promoting well-being.
Jan 6, 2012 5:23 PM
324
Again I believe that cultural activity plays a huge part in national well-being
Jan 6, 2012 5:08 PM
325
Given the well-established evidence base that exists around trees and well
being, it would be appropriate to include green spaces with trees as as more
specific inclusion.
Jan 6, 2012 5:06 PM
326
really hard to say from the level of detail given
Jan 5, 2012 1:27 PM
327
To treat each in isolation is foolish, this undertaking is futile in it's current
form.
Jan 3, 2012 4:07 PM
328
Jan 3, 2012 9:46 AM
329
There should be more about the look and perception of where people live. I
agree that crime is an important factor but it should be more than just serious
Dec 29, 2011 6:06 PM
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crime. Low level crime such as littering or vandalism also affect one's well
being. Under the environment there should be a criterion on biodiversity as
well as the other points.
330
I think under individual wellbeing needs to include something around being in
control of your own life / able to make life choices. This in part might come
under health, but it is more about social well being than physical wellbeing.
Dec 28, 2011 3:44 PM
331
See previous responce
Dec 28, 2011 9:59 AM
332
I do not see how the area of spirituality is covered within the relationships
domain - although I have no solutions!
Dec 22, 2011 12:11 PM
333
green spaces with trees were part of the initial survey and were shown to be
important - scope of 'Where we live' should include this
Dec 21, 2011 6:14 PM
334
Dec 21, 2011 4:32 PM
335
Governance should include aspects of participation in the running of our
society
Dec 20, 2011 11:06 AM
336
more depth is needed around some - individual well being and what we do.
The what we do title is misleading - needs to encompass access to
opportunities. Individual well being - feel the words 'life worthwhile' is too
strong and could have an influence on peoples repsonses
Dec 20, 2011 10:44 AM
337
Needs to be more specific
Dec 20, 2011 9:40 AM
338
Arts, culture and heritage which are not listed cannot be lumped into our
leisure activities ; they are a deeper part of our national psyche; they are
what we are at our core,and define our attitudes and beliefs
Dec 19, 2011 2:30 PM
339
See previous response
Dec 19, 2011 10:14 AM
340
'What we do' is a great chance to look at the wider pleasures or otherwise of
things that we do, rather than just seeing it as work-leisure balance, but how
the things we do in both leisure time and work time give us satisfaction or
otherwise. I'm not sure that the education section is right either. Are you
looking at whether the greater amount of qualifications give us more
satisfaction? It's a bit of an odd one to look into the area of life long learning,
which may not be about qualifications. It seems rather too narrow.
Dec 16, 2011 9:22 PM
341
See answer to previous question
Dec 16, 2011 6:01 PM
342
Broadly yes, but see previous comment for concerns absence of culture.
Dec 16, 2011 11:04 AM
343
Taking part in culture and teh arts is an important element of wellbeing
Dec 15, 2011 5:56 PM
344
Personal finance - should also capture measures of 'security' and 'stability',
although a person's current income may be sufficient if they fear redundancy
or other significant reductions in their personal finance then this will affect
Dec 15, 2011 4:27 PM
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their well being. Equality of income should also be captured, there is
substantial evidence to show that inequality in this area impacts well being e.g research of Michael Marmott and Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett's
Status Syndrome. Natural Environment - must capture extent to which
pollution and other environmental factors such as flooding, impact well being.
Health domain should also include a measure of access to fresh fruit and
vegetables
345
No, again it needs to be broader. These proposed domains come across as
aout 'self' not about our place within society and community. This must be
written in, in tablets of stone, otherwise it is open to too much misinterprtation
Dec 15, 2011 3:18 PM
346
We should be asked on how we feel about society as a whole. I live in a
nice community and in a nice property bu I am generally sad because of how
i know others to be living and I feel for them. To ask questions in isolation
won't give a full picture
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
347
There needs to be more on participation both in cultural and civic life
Dec 14, 2011 1:41 PM
348
if where we live takes into account aggressive crime rates in an area
Dec 14, 2011 11:34 AM
349
Faith / religion is not given any scope
Dec 12, 2011 11:00 AM
350
Further to previous comments it may be that pet ownership fits within the
domain of individual well-being (relationships)
Dec 9, 2011 10:51 AM
351
As previously, need to include reference to the arts, culture and spiritual
values and activities. This could go under "What we do" but would probably
be better placed in a separate domain on its own.
Dec 8, 2011 6:44 PM
352
As above - the work and leisure should be separated, because as one
domain people will concentrate mainly on their feelings about work.
Dec 7, 2011 10:41 AM
353
Far too prescriptive and not enough room for flexibility and showing the
broad depth and scope of human nature.
Dec 6, 2011 4:35 PM
354
As mentioned before, there is no mention directly of arts and culture - glairng
in its omission and undoubtedly one of the biggest providers of individual
well-being.
Dec 6, 2011 3:20 PM
355
Individual well being and health should both include the arts, heritage and
culture which play a significant part.
Dec 6, 2011 12:04 PM
356
As above, it needs to pay more attention to people's needs. Maslow's (1944)
hierarchy would be a healthy starting point
Dec 6, 2011 10:56 AM
357
The domain 'economy' does not have a scope that affects an individual's
well-being: individuals are affected by whether they have work (domain:
What we do) and whether they get paid enough (domain: Personal finance),
hence the scope of the economy section affects only a small minority of
shareholders and executives whose personal well-being is directly affected
by the economy. The natural environment has a poorly defined scope, and
the natural environment is such a vast field that it is difficult to evaluate in a
single domain. It would be useful to split the natural environment into two for the local/regional scale (e.g. the natural world in the place where
individuals live, whether they can experience nature, whether they have a
forest to walk through, whether they can watch wildlife in natural
Dec 5, 2011 9:51 PM
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surroundings etc.), and at the global scale (climate change, food security,
global circulation patterns that affect weather situations etc.).
358
More on perceptions of limits for self and others. How close are we to getting
to an optimum in each domain? Under "Our relationships" there could be a
measure of sense of identity. In a changing society of multiple identities,
being satisfied with one's sense of identity and multiple identities (religious,
racial, national, gender etc) both single and double (e.g. biracial or
binational) is a key issue for a society at ease with itself.
Dec 4, 2011 6:57 PM
359
Please refer to previous response
Dec 2, 2011 11:01 PM
360
I think it would be useful to include spiritual wellbeing in the health section as
this can be a good indicator of how people are feeling. It goes wider than
mental wellbeing and is an important part of many people's lives whatever
denomination. In addition, part of wellbeing is feeling you have some control
about decisions or at least have a say or are listened to - would this be in the
governance domain?
Dec 2, 2011 11:20 AM
361
Dec 1, 2011 12:04 PM
362
What We Do: There has been data put forward over the years that suggests
that involvement in faith based activities increases well being, the greater the
involvement the greater the sense of well being. The questions in this
section would not necessarily capture whether a person was active in a faith
(of any description - not just Christianity). It would seem an omission not to
check whether this was true on a national survery of this size. The
volunteering question may catch some of this information but not
necessarily. I realise that this may be thought of as politically incorrect in a
secular society but I think it is an important question that proves or disproves
the place of faith in terms of well-being. If you do not want to put this
specifically then a question that says something like "What activities do you
undertake contribute to your sense of well-being" will be more likely to bring
out the information if having an active faith is the thing that makes the
difference much better than your question on volunteering
Nov 30, 2011 2:52 PM
363
well-being is a sense of belonging i.e.feeling included,valued,listened to and
should therefore be an aspect of all domains.
Nov 27, 2011 4:13 PM
364
I would tinker with the 'natural environment' one slightly. Contact with the
natural environment is of immense importance for my wellbeing, but I would
phrase it as 'Biodiversity and the Natural Environment'. This might sound a
tautology, but you can have a green space with little wildlife - to me it is the
abundance and richness of natural wildlife within our natural environment
that really enriches my experience of the world.
Nov 25, 2011 8:50 AM
365
The scope of personal finance does not indicate any awareness of debt and
how that causes many of the problems in the other domains. It only covers,
income, stability, poverty and equality, not debt which is far worse than
simply having little money to spend.
Nov 22, 2011 10:19 PM
366
Maybe my previous answer belongs here.
Nov 20, 2011 7:51 PM
367
The 'Where we live' section seems oddly sparse, since for most people
satisfaction with their local area encompasses far more than just crime,
community cohesion and the environment. How about the quality of the
housing stock or, more broadly, people's perception of their ability to
influence the direction of their community?
Nov 20, 2011 6:21 PM
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368
Relationships 1. Needs to include a question on the presence or absence of
children 2. Needs gender / age / disability / ethnic disaggregation in fuller
analysis to understand equality links to wellbeing 3. Needs to include 'global
connection' question e.g. family overseas 4. 'Faith / belief system' measure is
missing and needs testing for significance to wellbeing (it's more than feeling
part of a neighbourhood) 'What we do' 1. needs to incorporate a reference
to 'home working / house keeping / caring' voluntary role of parents / adult
carers who stay at home but are working to provide a good home for the
family. This possibly comes under the voluntary question?
http://www.aviva.co.uk/media-centre/story/6344/ten-times-more-stay-athome-dads-than-10-years-ago/ Economy Needs to capture
entrepreneurship and emerging industry - perhaps proportion of SMEs
WHere we live: Needs a transport measure - this very significant to access
to work, amenities etc http://www.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/2010-britishsocial-attitudes-survey-attitudes-to-transport Natural Environment Needs
'Ecological Footprint' for fuller scope of land use impact and 'Biodiversity'
measures - including 'change in endangered species', 'extent / change of
key habitats' (forest, coastal, marine, freshwater, mountains, grasslands)
see: http://www.bipindicators.net/indicators Governance Needs Gender /
BME measures to look at equality issues
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
369
Keep it open to allow people to express what they feel the definition is - it
may change over time and wellbeing may evolve...
Nov 18, 2011 9:38 AM
370
Yes - the domains are comprehensive, as long as we are careful in
measuring subjective well-being
Nov 16, 2011 10:57 AM
371
Within the limitations I've just described.
Nov 13, 2011 1:52 PM
372
See answer to previous question esp. regarding "Individual well-being" but
also other domains suffer from, if I may respectfully say so, a narrow-minded
and humanistic world view? For example, on personal finance, the
description is all about "how much I've got and how I feel about it". But I
believe, an aspect of Personal Finance should be 'how much do I give away'
regardless of income. I have known unemployment, plenty and everything
inbetween and regardless of my situation, my actual well-being is strongly
indicated by how much I give, especially around money, but also time etc. I
can't really articulate it all in these little boxes on my computer screen - either
you are going to read it and ignore people of faith or you're going to want to
recognise that the secular and humanistic world view is not the only view in
our liberal society. I would be happy to supply information in other formats if
you wish.
Nov 12, 2011 9:44 PM
373
Belief systems totally missing from all domains - please consider as rither a
separate domain or transparently included where most appropriate.
Nov 12, 2011 10:44 AM
374
natural environment should include the level of people's engagement with
activities which seek to improve the environment. Also the number of
businesses and corporations which are actively addressing their
environmantal impact and seeking to reduce it. Health should include
whether people have sufficient freedom to decide how they want to look after
themselves What we do should include volunteering and also unpaid caring
Education should include those no longer in work who seek to continue to
learn for pure pleasure e,g, U3A . Open University and local classes. and
whether this is easy or they are prevented from doing so because of cost
The economy should look at just how stable it is, and how sustainable
economic activities are.
Nov 11, 2011 6:19 PM
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375
On quick inspection the ones that are there seem comprehensive, though it
depends on how each is reflected in the final analisys.
Nov 11, 2011 1:15 PM
376
Relationships should be split - possibly into close relationships and social
relationships. Understanding and happiness with family circumstances is a
huge part of well being. Terms like happiness and love also impact on well
being - incorporating some way of gathering the qualitative impact of these is
vital. The domain Health - implies sickness in many people's minds - would
be good to have a separate way of expressing positive mental health rather
than an implied absence of illness. Also relationship with God or with
existence is important to many.
Nov 11, 2011 12:11 PM
377
The scope of 'our relationships' is rather limited. Satisfaction with
spouse/partner implies long-term partner (of whatever kind) and given that it
is long-term and represents an 'official face' to the world, it is likely to be
reported as satisfactory by definition. Satisfaction is too vague a concept - it
could simply mean 'the best in my circumstances'. People have other
significant intimate relationships and these are not tapped at all. How is
someone without a long-term partner supposed to reply, as the question is
not applicable. There should be a question "If not in a LT relationship, how
satisfied are you with other close/intimate relationships (this could, in any
case, be a supplementary question to the first. With regard to the "What we
do" domain, Satisfaction with AMOUNT of leisure time says absolutely
nothing about QUALITY of leisure or perceived OPPORTUNITY for spending
leisure as desired. An unemployed or retired person may have a lot of leisure
time but spend it in bed or in front of the TV.
Nov 11, 2011 11:03 AM
378
As long as you include one on 'values'.
Nov 10, 2011 12:09 PM
379
Not sure what is meant by this question?
Nov 9, 2011 9:57 PM
380
The What We Do domain as currently defined fails adequately to include the
experience of children and young people because it excludes the experience
of compulsory schooling.
Nov 9, 2011 5:19 PM
381
As above.
Nov 9, 2011 4:11 PM
382
Yes but only part of the wider story - see previous comment.
Nov 9, 2011 11:21 AM
383
I have some concerns, summarised in the following points: •In “our
relationships” – with the community: there could be something included
about how the media (all various forms, individually and collectively)
influence the setting of our sense of well-being and the goals we might be
seeking. •regarding the scope of domains: 1. In natural environment,
weather should be distinguished from climate (change) 2. “where we live”
might overlap in participants’ minds with “natural environment” – that need
not be a problem, if it is recognised 3. In Annex table A1, I see
“sustainability” is used in relation to economic and employment matters, but
not environmental, where I certainly see it being relevant.
Nov 9, 2011 11:01 AM
384
Doesn't mention security of where one lives, if a 6-month lease with a high
rent this is very different from a home with affordable rent without a lease
running out, same with very high mortgage payments versus a home one
has inherited and owns.
Nov 9, 2011 10:01 AM
385
In the Where We Live category I would like to see a strong reference to
community; people nowadays seem to be very self centred and care very
little about community. This is especially evident if you walk down a busy
Nov 8, 2011 9:20 PM
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street in London, people will barge into you as if you are an inconvenience.
386
Misses totally the religious dimension. We are spiritual beings, not jiust
hedonistic automatons.
Nov 8, 2011 7:20 PM
387
As indicated previously, as broad headings they are fine, but how do the
voters feed back the detail.
Nov 8, 2011 7:16 PM
388
Nov 8, 2011 6:57 PM
389
there are no references in any of the domains to examining and supporting
the growth of inter-personal support networks, or of the recognition and
protection of diversity, which is essential to achieving equality
Nov 8, 2011 5:34 PM
390
The scope has to be limited by the very nature of this exercise, so I can't
answer yes. However it may be enough to give some sort of numbers to
work with.
Nov 8, 2011 4:18 PM
391
But...shame environment is at the bottom and not the top as without a
healthy environment we will not be healthy or happy! access to nature is very
important for health, well being and happiness.
Nov 8, 2011 3:17 PM
392
not sure of the scope
Nov 8, 2011 2:11 PM
393
The Personal Finance domain should include a measure of pension build-up
to cover the long-term future.
Nov 8, 2011 1:25 PM
394
As previous answer - where is spirituality or faith
Nov 8, 2011 1:09 PM
395
Broadly OK but no reference to spirituality and faith
Nov 8, 2011 1:08 PM
396
My sense is that a feeling of financial security is important to most people,
probably more so than than income or wealth - although I accept that these
measures heavily influence our sense of security.
Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM
397
The natural environment has a much more direct impact on our levels of
wellbeing than the chart suggests. For fear of overcomplicating things,
perhaps three levels of domain could be used? I admit that I am unable to
suggest the details of this, but it could be along the lines of (i) things that
directly affect me in particular and my daily life (ii) important issues which
directly concern me, but not on a daily basis (iii) contextual issues.
Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM
398
walking in green spaces and footpaths
Nov 8, 2011 12:35 PM
399
The headings don't really say what will be included within them so this is a
difficult one to answer, however on the surface they look pretty
comprehensive
Nov 8, 2011 12:33 PM
400
See implications of previous remarks.
Nov 8, 2011 12:02 PM
401
The extent to which our well-being is achieved at the expense of not only the
natural environment in the UK but also globally should be assessed.
Nov 8, 2011 11:54 AM
402
Again, spiritual health should be given it's own domain. I would also think
about factors outside of a persons immediate circle of relationships. For
example; do tragedies in other countries or places such as famine or natural
disasters have an impact on how people feel?
Nov 8, 2011 11:38 AM
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403
Nov 8, 2011 11:29 AM
404
See previous answer. Does Governance include all local, national and
international government?
Nov 8, 2011 11:06 AM
405
With reservations in prev answer
Nov 8, 2011 10:58 AM
406
Nov 7, 2011 1:19 PM
407
more holistic
Nov 7, 2011 9:52 AM
408
would like to see a philanthropic/altruistic dynamic re' what we do' - giving to
others is good and again academically proven to help well-being would
prefer it if the 'labour market' term was removed from the education domain.
Education is not just to get a (better) job it is to support a whole host of
aspirational considerations think the 'economic' domain needs to embrace
sustainable approaches - not just bottom-line narratives
Nov 7, 2011 7:15 AM
409
I can't see that the equality indicators are comparative, i.e. does it attempt to
measure the gap between the best and the worst, or as it's often stated the
gap between the richest and the poorest? Because the bigger this gap
(irrespective of how wealthy the poorest are), the less stable society is - see
this talk by Richard Wilkinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7LzE3u7Bw. I also hope that the
domains look at the global situation and not just our country, because the
global situation affects well-being.
Nov 4, 2011 10:59 AM
410
Effect and impact of mass-media and modern technology on our every day
life, inter-personal reletionships and felt prospects for future.
Nov 2, 2011 5:55 PM
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1
Yes. Some of these have been mentioned above but include: What we do:
As outlined above, this should be sub-divided so as to reflect the diversity of
activities in which people participate: paid employment, active
charitable/community work, environmental work (encompassing the natural
and historic environments), sport and passive recreation etc. Education and
skills: Should be sub-divided in order to recognise the fact that education can
relate not only to self-motivated or employer-motivated efforts aimed at
increasing and individual’s employability or income but can also be a means
of enhancing life experiences, of mitigating the negative effects of aging (by
increasing social contact, maintaining levels of physical and mental activity
and promoting mental stimulation for example) and of gaining access to
areas of interest which may have been closed off earlier in life due to
hardship, limited educational opportunities or geographical isolation. Recent
moves in the field of continuing education have tended to over-emphasise
vocational aspects at the expense of the non-vocational aspects – and it is
often the latter that contribute more to feelings of well-being than do purely
vocational courses. This is, of course, particularly the case where active
retired or older people are involved. As it stands, the domain seems to be
overly concerned with education as training for the workplace. Any teacher
or lecturer and most students (of whatever age) will tell you that this is only
one, and often not the most significant of the benefits conferred by education
and participation in the educational process. The natural environment:
Important as this domain is, it needs to be balanced by an equally explicit
commitment to the cultural environment which might be defined as including
heritage (which may be local, regional, national and international in scale),
the arts and cultural activities in the widest sense. As noted above, statistics
related to participation in these areas are available from a number of
organisations both governmental and non-governmental and should be
included as a central part of the survey.
Feb 1, 2012 10:47 AM
2
No strong view
Feb 1, 2012 10:40 AM
3
See above
Feb 1, 2012 9:41 AM
4
No further comments on this.
Feb 1, 2012 8:36 AM
5
HSE evidence supports the case for job characteristics being explored. It
would be appropriate to do this in a subdivision of the ‘What we do’ category’
Jan 31, 2012 3:19 PM
6
No., unless a further division of domains is needed for faith/religion to be
included.
Jan 31, 2012 2:37 PM
7
What are the weights given to each of the domains? How will this influence
the overall result? Figure 1 and the text seem to imply that greater weight will
be applied to the darker blue areas i.e. individual well-being and factors
directly affecting individual well-being. The consultation document states that
“ The overall effect of these different factors varies for different individuals”.’
How will this be dealt with?
Jan 31, 2012 2:13 PM
8
We would suggest that the wellbeing associated with leisure activities may
be on a par with ‘the natural environment’. One possibility would be to merge
‘the natural environment’ with ‘where we live’ to create space for a ‘leisure’
domain
Jan 31, 2012 2:07 PM
9
Whilst the structure and rationale for the proposed domains seems generally
well-thought out, the proposal to capture all data on work and leisure within a
single domain does not appear adequate. The measures currently are very
biased towards work rather than leisure and focus on time spent rather than
Jan 31, 2012 2:00 PM
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quality of experience or perceived outcomes of leisure activities. We believe
the model would be improved if there were two separate domains for what
we do at work and what we do in our free time.
10
There is a link between What we do / Education and skills / Governance.
Cultural activity (Arts, leisure, heritage) Culture related to the original
meaning of “cultivation”(learning and development) and including integral
patterns of human knowledge, belief and behaviour and culture as a set of
shared values
Jan 31, 2012 1:54 PM
11
Please see response to question 1 above.
Jan 31, 2012 1:35 PM
12
The Concert Promoters Association supports the view that the structure and
rationale for the proposed domains seems generally well-thought out, the
proposal to capture all data on work and leisure within a single domain does
not appear adequate. The measures currently are very biased towards work
rather than leisure and focus on time spent rather than quality of experience
or perceived outcomes of leisure activities. Studies (such as DCMS’s Taking
Part Survey) show that whilst lack of available time (30%) is cited as one of
the major barriers to arts attendance by infrequent attenders, a stronger local
offer (19%), more attractive pricing (18%) and more events about subjects of
interest (10%) are also significant factors (all figures quoted from Arts
Council England’s analysis of Taking Part data published in Informing
Change (2007)) We believe the model would be improved if there were two
separate domains for what we do at work and what we do in our free time.
Jan 31, 2012 1:34 PM
13
No comment
Jan 31, 2012 1:24 PM
14
Jan 31, 2012 1:18 PM
15
Equality is mentioned in the context of personal finance but we see this as a
much broader concept that embraces equality of opportunity and not just
equality of income. People often feel that ‘those people over there’ have it as
good or better than us, even when the group they are considering suffer
discrimination in many ways. If we are to build on the work that has been
done already to create a society that is characterised by fairness, then we
should explicitly refer to diversity. Every community should welcome citizens
of every type, including groups that were excluded in the past such as
disabled people, those with mental health issues and older people. Whilst
this may take some citizens out of their comfort zone, it will ultimately
improve our wellbeing as a society. Two measures are suggested in “Our
Relationships” that attend to the quality of relationships with neighbours. This
ignores the strength of relationships formed in communities of interest rather
than the neighbourhood as a community of geography. For many people,
especially those living in urban settings, those who exercise their
geographical mobility and move with jobs, those who have particular
interests and those who use the new social media, the community of interest
is far more significant than the neighbourhood.
Jan 31, 2012 1:10 PM
16
On the basis of the above comments, there might be an argument for an
additional domain which looks specifically at household and family life
issues. Likewise, as argued above, there may be a case for making the
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conceptual distinction between the ‘relationships’ and ‘where we live
domains’ somewhat clearer. The significance of personal relationship issues
on well-being are well known (e.g., Oswald’s calculation of the monetary
value of a happy marriage). Likewise, based on our response to question 1,
there may be a case (depending on data availability) for adding domains
which relate to the three EMF domains that do not have analogous domains
in the ONS framework.
17
No, subject to my responses to other questions.
Jan 31, 2012 1:00 PM
18
quality of experience or perceived outcomes of leisure activities. Studies
(such as DCMS’s Taking Part Survey) show that whilst lack of available time
(30%) is cited as one of the major barriers to arts attendance by infrequent
attenders, a stronger local offer (19%), more attractive pricing (18%) and
more events about subjects of interest (10%) are also significant factors (all
figures quoted from Arts Council England’s analysis of Taking Part data
published in Informing Change (2007)) . We believe the model would be
improved if there were two separate domains for what we do at work and
what we do in our free time.
Jan 31, 2012 12:49 PM
19
Divide health and wellbeing further in terms of mental wellbeing and public
health
Jan 31, 2012 12:47 PM
20
The built environment (‘where we live’) is not just a matter of individual
wellbeing, but of community wellbeing and this needs to be understood by
policymakers. Positive feelings of belonging to our neighbourhoods as a
community and as a member of that community are encouraged by
participation in placemaking. A key factor in achieving economic and civil
wellbeing is unlocking creativity in placemaking, and developing urban
environments that are both inspiring and interesting. The inclusion of arts
and culture in an understanding and measuring of wellbeing offers a way to
integrate thinking about the interconnectedness between people and their
built environment phenomenological and experiential aspects of ‘where we
live’.
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
21
As stated in Question 1, we believe that a sense of self-worth and a feeling
of security are two important causal factors and components of SWB. While
they could be understood as only mental feelings, there are indeed many
factors in the social environment that contribute to the mental experience.
So, we suggest including two domains that capture the ‘social bases’ of selfrespect/worth and security
Jan 31, 2012 12:38 PM
22
No – assuming more specific mentions of art and cultural engagement.
Jan 31, 2012 12:22 PM
23
The proposed “contextual domains” are mainly national in scope; they should
be divided to include local scopes as well. For example, “Local government”,
“Local economy” and “local environment” could be added alongside
“Governance”, “The economy” and “The natural environment”.
Jan 31, 2012 12:01 PM
24
“What we do”, by including “work and leisure” seems to encompass
everything we do all our lives. The scope is vast. I suggest separating work
and leisure from each other. “Work” could then include both the financial
and non-financial elements affecting wellbeing – positives such as income,
pride, social networks, and negatives such as very low wages, poor
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conditions, workplace stress. “Leisure” could then focus on the things
mentioned above - communal activity, caring, volunteering, activism, sports,
arts and cultural activity etc. This would be another way to allow the
communal layer to figure more prominently. “Personal Finance” might be
reduced in scope if employment income is included in a “work” domain – but
people’s sense of control over their finances is affected by financial
education as well as income level, so I’d suggest this is included (control
over one’s life being an important factor for wellbeing).
25
See answer to question 1
Jan 31, 2012 11:39 AM
26
Health – Should include rates of smoking, excessive alcohol consumption,
obesity and death rates from illicit drug use. (see Marmot Review) Our
relationships and Where we live – The perspective of children could be
included (see The Children’s Society (2012) The Good Childhood Report).
Personal Finance – This could include indicators on indebtedness and
keeping the home warm. Two variables in the FRS would cover this
(AdDbtB1 and Houshe1)
Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM
27
See answer to 1: ‘where we live’ could be sub-divided into at least two
sections: locality (e.g. neighbourhood, town) and something bigger (region,
nation), or more?
Jan 31, 2012 11:17 AM
28
No, except widening the scope as above.
Jan 31, 2012 10:42 AM
29
Culture and leisure The proposed collation of work and leisure within a single
domain does not seem useful. The measures currently are biased towards
work and those for leisure focus on time spent rather than the quality and
content of the individual experience. We believe that the model would be
stronger if there were separate domains for What we do and What we do in
our leisure time 4.
Jan 31, 2012 10:04 AM
30
In addition to geographical segregation of data, the wellbeing measures
should be segregated in terms of gender, racial/ethnic origin.
Jan 31, 2012 9:51 AM
31
No. The proposal to capture all data on work and leisure within a single
domain is not adequate. The measures currently focus only on the ‘What we
do’ - time spent in leisure, rather than the availability of leisure activities, the
social benefits from those activities, and the quality and outcomes of
experiences. 5.
Jan 31, 2012 9:40 AM
32
No – assuming culture is included in the ‘What we do’ domain as proposed
above.
Jan 31, 2012 9:26 AM
33
we believe that an additional domain should be added on creative, cultural
and recreational life.
Jan 31, 2012 9:13 AM
34
Other than expressed in the responses to questions 1 and 2, in relation to
the difference between individual and community well-being, and the ‘what
we do’ domain in relation, no.
Jan 31, 2012 8:28 AM
35
quality of experience or perceived outcomes of leisure activities. I think the
model would be improved if there were two separate domains for what we do
at work and what we do in our leisure time.
Jan 31, 2012 8:21 AM
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36
A.The domain ‘What we do’ would be better if split into two domains: one
focusing on ‘Work’; and the other on ‘Leisure’. B.In addition to factors
suggested under the current ‘What we do’ domain, a domain focussing
specifically on work should include in its scope access to sustainable,
rewarding and properly-paid employment. C.A new domain focusing on
leisure could include in is scope engagement in cultural and sports activities,
including physical activity. This domain could also include volunteering
(currently covered in ‘What we do’) and other measures to capture how
active individuals are in their communities.
Jan 31, 2012 7:57 AM
37
Yes, see response to previous question
Jan 30, 2012 3:24 PM
38
Could there be a case for regarding the measures of mental wellbeing as
core to the assessment of individual wellbeing?
Jan 30, 2012 2:21 PM
39
As explained above, the RSPB proposes that the ‘natural environment’
domain be divided into two, one concerning “Distance from environment
limits” and one concerning “Benefits from nature”. Suggestions on the
composite measures are detailed fully in section B.
Jan 30, 2012 1:57 PM
40
See 1 & 2 above
Jan 30, 2012 11:52 AM
41
As above
Jan 30, 2012 11:42 AM
42
I think that would be difficult – but more thought to the measurable questions
in each domain differentiating different aspects.
Jan 30, 2012 11:36 AM
43
No, subject to the inclusion of measures referring to cultural participation
under the proposed domains.
Jan 30, 2012 10:28 AM
44
see answer to previous question
Jan 30, 2012 10:20 AM
45
We would suggest that the domains include the quality, provision and
experience of using leisure time. The inclusion of arts attendance, provision
and experience combines objective and subjective measures and we believe
that this should be included in the ‘what we do in our free time’ domain.
Jan 30, 2012 9:40 AM
46
Given the analysis of the first consultation responses, we believe that the
natural environment domain could be merged with the ‘where we live’
domain, which in turn could be broadened to include aspects of the natural,
social and cultural environment.
Jan 30, 2012 9:34 AM
47
No view
Jan 30, 2012 9:14 AM
48
There may be some double-counting: eg. active engagement with
neighbourhood networks can overlap with Relationships, What we do, and
Where we live.
Jan 30, 2012 9:00 AM
49
No, the separation between proposed domains seems about right. However
we’re not sure if the stated objective that the domains are mutually exclusive
is fully met. For instance, relationships particularly within families are often
eroded by economic concerns or by issues with ‘where we live’. Health is
affected by access to good quality green spaces and similarly this may
impact on ‘what we do’; there is a close relationship between ‘what we do’
and ‘where we live’ and this has a knock on effect for the ‘health’ of an
individual.
Jan 30, 2012 8:22 AM
50
No, subject to response to question 2
Jan 27, 2012 5:38 PM
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51
•“What we do” could be split up into “Work” and “Leisure” so as not to lose
important information through the aggregation of work-based and leisurebased measures. •Time balance could be a separate domain (i.e., not just
measures of work-life balance as a part of “What we do”, but also measures
of the balance between other important values, such as relationships,
enjoyment, learning, etc.)
Jan 27, 2012 5:25 PM
52
‘Where we live’ could be amalgamated with 'Our relationships'. ‘Where we
live’ could also include something about satisfaction with parks/open spaces.
Jan 27, 2012 5:05 PM
53
Yes, the 'natural environment' domain could be split into two: 'natural
environment', and 'sustainability'. The former would cover the environment
that people come into contact in their daily lives (greenspace, air pollution,
scenery and wildlife); the second would cover wider environmental issues,
i.e. the contextual aspects that are only indirectly experienced by people or
that have global impacts (GHG emissions and renewable electricity
generation).
Jan 27, 2012 4:05 PM
54
A broad division between eudaimonic and hedonic would be useful, as well
as an overall index.
Jan 27, 2012 3:46 PM
55
From sociological or social welfare perspectives, it seems some of the
proposed ‘domains’ (‘Health’, ‘Where we live’ and ‘Education and Skills’)
could be considered to interact with one another (see the answer for
question 1.). On the contrary, I also have reservations because from a
psychological point of view there are various dimensions to the meaning of
well-being.
Jan 23, 2012 11:20 PM
56
I think we should separate out work and leisure time as the motivations and
satisfaction levels can be vastly different. There are many people who are
able to work in a less than satisfying job because they have another outlet in
their leisure time that they know their paid work is helping provide resources
for. Also this would be an important place to capture what people do on an
‘amateur’ basis or ‘for the love of it’ as if people don’t enjoy it - they won’t do
it. Whilst this in some cases overlaps with volunteering with regards to
people who organise cultural activities, it is distinct enough to specify cultural
activity as a particular area of leisure time that is vital to many people’s
wellbeing. I have heard many people say about how the 2 hours of choir
rehearsal or dance class or quilting a week keeps them sane!
Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM
57
Breadth of 'what we do' is very narrow and does not sufficiently cover roles
other than employment/unemployment status. Suggest this is broadened to
include 'meaningful activity', ie. making a positive contribution to society (eg.
parent, carer, volunteer, peer mentor, community leader/resident, etc). 'Our
relationships' should also include with neighbourhoods and civil society.
Jan 23, 2012 10:27 PM
58
The nature of the skills taught in education should be itemised as key skills in
this area are at present devalued.
Jan 23, 2012 10:20 PM
59
What we do needs dividing - occasional leisure pursuits are very different
activities in terms of the impacts they have on a person compared to
sustained areas of committed activity, for example if someone regularly
volunteers for a youth project.
Jan 23, 2012 7:12 PM
60
Add a section for Arts & Culture
Jan 23, 2012 5:48 PM
61
No. The overlaps should be recognised within domains.
Jan 23, 2012 5:30 PM
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62
I would want to see a separate domain for Influence/impact of the Creative
Arts on Wellbeing
Jan 23, 2012 5:18 PM
63
So long as the measures included under the domains can be expanded to
include culture and heritage
Jan 23, 2012 5:10 PM
64
see above for my comment
Jan 23, 2012 4:21 PM
65
The Barbican Centre, as mentioned earlier, feels that more weight should be
given to Arts and Culture. This could be a subdivision of What we do
Jan 23, 2012 3:58 PM
66
as above
Jan 23, 2012 3:56 PM
67
I would divide "individual well-being" as indicated in the first answer.
Jan 23, 2012 3:55 PM
68
Although the domain of health mentions that it would contain subjective and
objective measures of physical and mental health. When people see the
word health there is still an overwhelming tendency for people to simply
connect it to physical health. Obviously if physical health is poor this
undoubtedly impacts on people’s overall well-being. However, feelings of
self-esteem are vital to well-being and can be directly impacted by and
impact upon the domains of relationships, where you live, finance, education
etc. Although feelings of self-esteem would be covered within the domain of
individual well-being. It is important to cover this in other areas.
Jan 23, 2012 3:35 PM
69
I think there is the need to delineate within "what we do". Bracketing together
work and leisure is a blunt tool and wil not work for most people. Further
leisure activities need to clearly reflect the leisure activities which are
accessible and available to individuals. Finally, as mentioned above creative and cultural activity should be included
Jan 23, 2012 3:27 PM
70
I think 'Education and skills' could be further divided. I think that access to an
education that allows us to enter the sector we wish/do the work we want to
do is one thing, and an education which not only gives us the knowledge to
lead mentally fulfilling lives and allows us to gain satisfaction through
intellectual engagement with our surroundings is another. 'What we do'
could be further divided - work and leisure should be separate domains.
Jan 23, 2012 12:41 PM
71
see previous answer - you MUST split work and leisure to enphasis the
important of work/life balance, if this nation is to be happier, healthier and
inspired, and not work-obsessed drones!
Jan 23, 2012 12:12 PM
72
See earlier comment - Engagement with Cultural Activity and Engagement
with Physical Activity should be clear subsections of What we Do, or
separate sections. Education and Skills needs expansion. Transport needs
discussing, either in the Environment section or elsewhere - wellbeing is
greatly affected by use of transport (cars increase autonomy and possibilities
- walking is better for health - public transport is more sociable - etc).
Jan 23, 2012 12:05 PM
73
As previous comment divide what we do between employment/ school and
leisure activities
Jan 23, 2012 11:39 AM
74
Community should made a domain seperate from Relationships
Jan 23, 2012 11:36 AM
75
In answering yes or no to this you get stuck - I do think there should be new
categories but I don't think they should be merged. I am worried that the
suggestions I have made will be seen to be the domain of personal wellbeing
but not be seen in a wider social context - I think categories such as cultural
Jan 23, 2012 11:10 AM
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participation need to be seen separately in order to determine where people
derive their wellbeing. There isn't much here about community or collective
engagement - there is an individual focus
76
Separate mental health.
Jan 23, 2012 11:05 AM
77
'What we do' must include consultation from DCMS and their CASE study as
well as Arts Council's 'Taking Part' surveys. Leisure Activities as a catch all
phrase does not give focus to the 'participatory' and shared experience that
participation and sharing of cultural/arts activities provides. 'Where we Live'
must seek input from RSPH, WHO and The KIing's Fund about findings
relating to environment and its' impact on health and well-being.
Jan 23, 2012 10:36 AM
78
The proposed measures appear too work focused and we feel that there
should be some measures on leisure (arts, cultural activites and sports)
activities. The proposal to capture all data on work and leisure within a
single domain doesn't appear to be adequate. We would propose that there
are 2 separate domains a) work and b) what we do in our leisure time.
Jan 23, 2012 10:23 AM
79
Relationships. especially when it comes to accessibility.
Jan 23, 2012 9:52 AM
80
As I said previously, it is not just the individual that is to blame. However, I
cannot see the interested parties wanting to research their own faults - that
would be too real. But just in case you really are interested in why people are
unhappy - I would say that rather than starting with a prescribed set of goals,
the research should look at the underlying problems with the structure and
direction of society at large and how this affect people's chances. For
example, why should I pay 8000% interest to borrow money on the street
when I have none but Casino capitalists who have squandered the futures of
every single working class person in this and other EU countries get to
borrow money at less than 0% so they can gamble away our futures and
drive up the price of commodities around the world? Or maybe how mass
media brainwashing has confused the minds of the young and made them
believe they can all be famous and never have to work or learn a skill.
Neglect of the individual's true needs is the real problem, along with a
succession of greedy, neo-liberal facists-in-the-making has stripped away
our national identity and left us with mush for brains and no hope of
achieving a level of self-esteem high enough to follow our true interests.
Jan 23, 2012 9:47 AM
81
I think that Individual well-being and Education and skills should have art and
creativity included.
Jan 23, 2012 9:16 AM
82
But see response to question 2
Jan 23, 2012 8:53 AM
83
Instead of “natural environment” include access to open space, green areas
in the “Where we live” domain.
Jan 23, 2012 8:51 AM
84
see previous response
Jan 23, 2012 8:31 AM
85
Our relationships is an area that could also cover a recognition of what social
networks we inhabit. Good relationships benefit from strong social networks.
Christakis and Fowler set this out in their book Connected.
http://connectedthebook.com/ Whilst most people have good social
networks, the research seems to indicate that a minority are likely to in effect
have 'toxic' ones from a health and well-being perspective. It is therefore
disappointing that your three domains do not make reference to this. There
are now translatable interventions that can map and address social networks
that are being pioneered by the RSA and collaborators in their Connected
Jan 22, 2012 10:15 PM
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Communities Project: http://www.thersa.org/projects/connected-communities
86
Arts should be included
Jan 22, 2012 10:14 PM
87
Please see previous answer - I would argue that art and culture are not
conflated with leisure and sport in any further separation due to the
qualitative differences between these areas especially in their contribution
and ability to nurture imagination, innovation and creativity which are the for
runners of innovation and invention. Moreover, and more specifically I
believe that the arts provide a opportunities to encourage an appreciation of
the world in richer and more diverse ways leading to an improved sense of
perspective about self and others.
Jan 22, 2012 9:50 PM
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Jan 22, 2012 9:42 PM
89
I would include a question related to the the arts and creativity
Jan 22, 2012 9:30 PM
90
As explained before, I would explicitly feature creativity and spirituality in
these domains.
Jan 22, 2012 8:16 PM
91
As mentioned above - around What we do/where we do it as opposed to
where we live. Education and skills, is not the real issue, it is where are the
jobs for graduates and those with high skills when there are no jobs or
opportunities.
Jan 22, 2012 6:16 PM
92
Natural Environement could be subdivided into: - Local environment (to
cover green spaces, local pollutants, local biodiversity) - Global environment
(to cover our impact overseas, ecological footprint and greenhouse gas
emissions)
Jan 22, 2012 4:52 PM
93
To add a separate domain for 'Cultural Activities'
Jan 22, 2012 12:28 PM
94
A section on Arts to be included
Jan 22, 2012 10:03 AM
95
If you're looking for a nice round 10, please find a way to merge the financial
domains to make way for a cultural measure!
Jan 21, 2012 6:51 PM
96
I would merge the following domains: - Individual wellbeing + Health [I
believe our physical health cannot be properly understood in isolation from
our psychological wellbeing] - Where we live + The natural environment
[these are local and global aspects of the same thing] - Personal finance +
The economy [again, micro and macro should be considered in relationship]
I would consider dividing the Education and Skills domain into two or three
areas: - Scientific and abstract reasoning capability - Technical and practical
capability - Artistic, cultural and creative capability
Jan 21, 2012 6:33 PM
97
i think 'where we live' needs to be subdivided into overall satisfaction with the
area where we live, and the scope for informal or formal community
involvement that it offers
Jan 21, 2012 6:28 PM
98
The 'where we live' section must include parks and public green space
generally.
Jan 21, 2012 4:56 PM
99
every domain that is mentioned can be oinked with creativity, though the
domain of what we do' most obviously invites the addition of 'creatively' to
become 'what we do creatively'
Jan 21, 2012 4:08 PM
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100
see previous
Jan 21, 2012 12:22 PM
101
What we do needs scope to capture the Arts, Heritage, Creativity +
dialogue/relationship between domains important too
Jan 21, 2012 12:14 AM
102
It is naive and outdated to assume that our environment today is only
natural. Our environment is both natural and man-made, and this is called
culture. Culture involves creativity, entertainment, the arts, but also things
such as equality, tolerance and understanding of otherness. Thus the
environment should be divided into a) Natural and b) Culture & Creativity.
Alternatively, Creativity can be a separate category - but the environment still
must be natural and man-made/acquired.
Jan 20, 2012 11:55 PM
103
Arts and creativity should have subdivisions about participating in activities
and listening/watching/reading Physical environment should include the
natural environment, local environment, and outside leisure and parks
spaces
Jan 20, 2012 8:38 PM
104
Arts and culture should be added as another domain
Jan 20, 2012 8:36 PM
105
Jan 20, 2012 6:10 PM
106
What We Do Leisure activities should be separated from Work activities and, whilst there is value in considering work-life balance, considerable
knowledge could also be gained from more in depth analysis of paricipation
levels in the different types of leisure activities.
Jan 20, 2012 4:46 PM
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Jan 20, 2012 4:43 PM
108
ork and leisure time are different yet What We Do conflates them. This I think
is problematic.
Jan 20, 2012 4:20 PM
109
Capturing all data on work and leisure within a single domain does not
appear adequate. The proposed measures are weighted towards work. The
measures proposed are solely on time spent and do not reflect the quality of
the experience or engagement.
Jan 20, 2012 4:20 PM
110
The What we do domain should be divided into work and lesiure time, with
measure to indicate the quality of leisure time and how individuals spend
their leisure time.
Jan 20, 2012 4:02 PM
111
Jan 20, 2012 3:37 PM
112
Merge governence and the economy, wht we do seperated into work and
leisure activities.
Jan 20, 2012 3:10 PM
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113
As said earlier I would add the domains "Culture" and "Sport". These are
partly included in the leisure component of "What we do", as well as in
"Relationships"
Jan 20, 2012 11:34 AM
114
Some division or reorganisation to balance the possible importance of
individual/communal well being to people, especially at local level.
Recognition that leisure can be productive or creative (ie make a contribution
to local/personal well being) not only through volunteering (included) but also
through participation in e.g. local amateur arts productions (theatre, dance,
music). These may generate more wellbeing than that 'consumed' by the
direct participants using their 'leisure' time - e.g. for audiences, venues etc.
Jan 20, 2012 10:47 AM
115
Health needs to divided into physical, mental and emotional domains. What
we do and Education and Skills also need to be sub-divided.
Jan 20, 2012 10:31 AM
116
The 'What we do' domain needs to have more emphasis on leisure activities,
not just how satisfied people are with the amount of time people spend on
leisure but what type of activities they are involved in and the arts and culture
need to be included within this breakdown of activity type.
Jan 20, 2012 10:27 AM
117
'What we do' needs to divided. Suggest 'Culture & Sport', 'Family', 'Holidays
& Travel'
Jan 20, 2012 8:36 AM
118
The arts - singing, dancing, theatre, cinema, painting, craft etc...
Jan 20, 2012 7:03 AM
119
Combining work and leisure in "what we do" is likely to give a very bland
response.
Jan 19, 2012 9:43 PM
120
published in Informing Change (2007))[7]. We believe the model would be
Jan 19, 2012 8:23 PM
121
"what we do" should be replaced or enlarged with specific elements,
including sport, arts and cultural acitivities.
Jan 19, 2012 6:11 PM
122
See previous answer
Jan 19, 2012 6:00 PM
123
Culture for all ages should be flagged up as important and effecting wellbeing
Jan 19, 2012 5:59 PM
124
No , bu Culture needs to be included.
Jan 19, 2012 5:26 PM
125
Would rather see a matrix of domains, connecting themes with scales of
experience, eg the individual, the family, the community, the
twon/district/borough, county, region through to a national view.
Jan 19, 2012 3:21 PM
126
The "What We Do" section should not only contain the work:life balance
ratio, but also examine what kinds of activities are undertaken during leisure
Jan 19, 2012 3:05 PM
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time, so that time spent on activities such as culture and sport is captured
(as opposed to time spent alone / on routine daily activities).
127
published in Informing Change (2007)). We believe the model would be
Jan 19, 2012 2:14 PM
128
The answer is the same again - sort out 'what we do' into categories. I can't
see how 'education' differs as a category, getting its own domain, from, say,
'employment', which is crammed in with leisure, entertainment, cultural
practice community involvement.
Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM
129
We recommend that the Where we Live section requires some analysis of
social infrastructure and cultural/leisure opportunities
Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM
130
See previous. I suggest 'What we do' is too large as a domain and should be
divided, to include Work, Leisure, Culture.
Jan 19, 2012 12:42 PM
131
See previous answers.
Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM
132
'What we do' might profitably be split between a work/leisure domain and
work-life balance domain (i.e., division of work in the family, unpaid work,
looking after sick/old relatives and neigbours etc). If this became a seperate
domain about ones family life, the quality of the dwelling might be added. Of
the contextual domains, there is very little about the percieved fairness of
society. I would add an additional contextual domain here.
Jan 19, 2012 11:31 AM
133
You could merge cultural and natural environment into a sense of place
Jan 19, 2012 10:25 AM
134
'Education' needs to be divided between schooling and then life long learning
- two very different realms. A further domain should be developed for the arts
content of a person's life.
Jan 19, 2012 10:11 AM
135
There should be a cultural section.
Jan 19, 2012 9:56 AM
136
'Relationships' are key to a persons wellbeing yet the term is very broad and
needs to be broken down: family, friends, parent-child, support networks,
partner, personal social skills, social life, hobbies etc
Jan 19, 2012 9:04 AM
137
I would hope that 'personal finance' - and the economy will be very much
linked and not separated as often happens. A move towards more equality
and fairness in society can only be achieved when we start 'putting together'
the demands of economic output for society and the individual
postions/hierarchies within that economy - so that poverty is seen in the
context of the way our economic system drives people and not as some
people's inability to achieve financial success.
Jan 19, 2012 6:49 AM
138
No - just added to
Jan 19, 2012 12:11 AM
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As previously stated. There should also be a question about social status
and how well you feel society supports you
Jan 18, 2012 10:55 PM
140
Culture and creativity needs to have its own section, otherwise it merely sits
within 'What We Do' along with shopping and going to the pub. This
situation devalues it to a point where culturer and creativity might be seen as
expendable 'icing on the cake' rather than a fundamental reason for existing.
Jan 18, 2012 10:27 PM
141
Please see my answers to the previous two questions. I strongly feel that
there should be a separate category to cover artistic and cultural activity and
heritage.
Jan 18, 2012 9:16 PM
142
Yes, individual well-being should be the sum of all the other individualrelated factors, with the inclusion of an additional factor, previous noted, for
cultural well being. You will ten clealy differentiate between individual factors
and national factors such as the economy and democracy.
Jan 18, 2012 8:07 PM
143
Please see previous answers, about additional areas to be included.
Jan 18, 2012 6:27 PM
144
What we do is too general and should be divided into work, recreation,
general living activities etc. A thorough analysis of each area is vital in our
well being. Although an understanding of work - life - recreation balance is
vital.
Jan 18, 2012 6:24 PM
145
Specific area needed for "Engagement in Arts and Cultural Activity"
Jan 18, 2012 6:04 PM
146
Individual wellbeing should be expanded to include psychological as well as
subjective wellbeing. Need a new question on relationships along the lines
of Number of mutually satisfying/ emotionally supportive relationships;
Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM
147
Personal finance and the economy could be merged. By dividing them, one
does feel perhaps that there is a disconnect in the way that the Govt. is
thinking about personal wealth and national wealth, as well as the impact
individually and on a community level of the management (or
mismanagement) of economical issues.
Jan 18, 2012 5:08 PM
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WHERE WE LIVE DOMAIN SHOULD INCLUDE ACCESS TO GREEN
SPACES WITH TREES
Jan 18, 2012 5:08 PM
149
See note on the issues of control, personal agency and capability. These
are important to individual wellbeing.
Jan 18, 2012 4:52 PM
150
there would apear to be a great deal of scope for overlap between many of
the domains
Jan 18, 2012 4:49 PM
151
I am sure, but until the data is collected and that becomes more obvious, I
would move forward with it.
Jan 18, 2012 4:05 PM
152
Subdivide 'What we do' into Work and Leisure Maybe merge 'Governance'
and 'The Economy' - from an individual viewpoint these are very similar
concepts
Jan 18, 2012 4:01 PM
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Yes, as detailed in the previous section - I also think more emphasis should
be put on arts, culutre and heritage -as well as sport and recreation - as a
factor to significantly enhace wellbeing.
Jan 18, 2012 2:51 PM
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Again, with reference to the arts - perhaps an additional domain should be
created - or either the Education and Skills section, or the Health domain,
Jan 18, 2012 2:12 PM
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could be elaborated upon to focus on the importance of creativity
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I think 'health' could be divided further to address mental and physical health
Jan 18, 2012 2:05 PM
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The Arts are not explored and valued
Jan 18, 2012 1:27 PM
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Possibly 'Health' could be divided to create a new domain of 'Food &
Nutrition'
Jan 18, 2012 1:07 PM
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dividing well-being into spiritual, creative, physical well being
Jan 18, 2012 1:02 PM
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Relationships should be divided into family and friendships and
romantic/marriage as these are totally different. WHAT WE DO: This should
be career AND hobbies. WHERE WE LIVE: Should be split into our house
and our local area.
Jan 18, 2012 1:01 PM
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The measures currently appear to be very biased towards work rather than
leisure and focus on time spent rather than quality of experience or
perceived outcomes of leisure activities. I believe the model would be
Jan 18, 2012 12:29 PM
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The arts, including participation and audience attendence in art, music,
theatre, especially where there is personal contact and engagement, needs
recognition as evidence demonstrates arts participation contribution to health
& well being
Jan 18, 2012 12:25 PM
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see previous answer
Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM
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The measures currently are very biased towards work rather than
leisure/culture/sport and focus on time spent rather than quality of
experience or perceived outcomes of these activities.
Jan 18, 2012 12:03 PM
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The 'what we do' domain should have a section separate from leisure
activities for involvement in and appreciation of the Arts and celebration of
the nation's culture.
Jan 18, 2012 11:37 AM
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What we do, should separate out work from cultural and leisure activities.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
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Identify the Arts as a domain
Jan 18, 2012 11:03 AM
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Yes specifically name and involve art galleries, museums, places of culture,
and not just mainstream allow for wider cultural and religious areas for
involvement, eg paris islamic arts centre.
Jan 18, 2012 10:58 AM
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There should be an area which includes media. This could be within what we
do or education and skills
Jan 18, 2012 10:31 AM
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Personal finance could be subsumed under The Economy - as 'The nation's
economy and how it affects me'. Likewise 'Where we live' could be merged
with the 'Natural Environment'. This would free some space for arts and
religion. Individual well-being is a catch-all, rather aimless domain with no
clear direction. So how do you feel today? OK . . .
Jan 18, 2012 10:18 AM
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As with previous questions, a specific criteria should be added for the arts
and the contribution they make to well-being.
Jan 18, 2012 9:49 AM
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What We Do - work and leisure activities should be separated into two areas.
Jan 18, 2012 9:48 AM
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Please be more specific about green spaces, parks, national parks, woods
and forests, and common land.
Jan 18, 2012 9:35 AM
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'Where we live' and 'what we do' strikes me as a bit 'lazy'; representing 'the
bits left over' when all other domains had been identified. Cultural offer, arts
and creative interventions,museums and heritage, access to gardens and
green space, access to media and the web, access to work, access to
transport (etc etc) all need prominent profiles.
Jan 18, 2012 9:26 AM
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the what we do domain needs to be divided further and to include measures
of engagement in community arts and cultural endeavour and be able to
capture the wellbeing contribution of such participation both for individuals
and groups and the potential sense of purpose, meaning and relational
improvements therein
Jan 18, 2012 6:34 AM
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Not sure.
Jan 17, 2012 8:27 PM
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Make reference to the spiritual aspects of well being
Jan 17, 2012 8:15 PM
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As previous page. The impact of cultrual (arts/creative) activity should not be
underestimated.
Jan 17, 2012 5:09 PM
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Health is probably the clearest domain in which to place participation in arts
and culture, which are proven to be crucial to wellbeing ie mental, emotional
and, indeed, physical health.
Jan 17, 2012 4:30 PM
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Yes, work and leisure in 'What we do' as outlined in my answer to the
previous question.
Jan 17, 2012 1:15 PM
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In What we do - measure culture and sport
Jan 17, 2012 1:09 PM
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Arts, Culture and Heritage should be upgraded and defined by its own
domain with sub-definitions of participation and taking part as measures,
Jan 17, 2012 10:55 AM
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There should be a provision fro Cultural activities and the arts in health
Jan 17, 2012 10:33 AM
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There is nothing that speaks about emotional well-being. Some people have
a great sense of well-being and the proposed domains do not contribute
towards it but their satisfaction level will show highly because they already
have well-being. It's all about cause and effect.
Jan 17, 2012 8:38 AM
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'what we do' needs to have extracted from it the domain 'culture' which
needs to be stand alone
Jan 17, 2012 12:16 AM
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If possible i would merge on a very personal level rather than a sytemic view
of society overall
Jan 16, 2012 11:40 PM
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The 'Education and Skills' domain as currently proposed is very narrow
indeed and barely merits being a domain on its own. One option would be to
merge 'Education and Skills' under 'What we do'. The 'human capital' terms
in which is is described would fit better under the contextual domain 'The
Economy'. However, I would argue that the best solution would be to
broaden the 'Education and Skills' domain into something more rounded and
more accurately reflective of wellbeing 'drivers'. See later answers.
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
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individual well-being
Jan 16, 2012 7:43 PM
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In What We Do, there should be reference to creativity and participation in
Jan 16, 2012 4:59 PM
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arts and culture. This would also allow for cross-reference to the Taking Part
survey.
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To tie onto my earlier point, the arts should have their own domain, and not
included in a wider group
Jan 16, 2012 4:01 PM
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As given in response to previous question. Cultural activity needs better
definition
Jan 16, 2012 3:17 PM
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Include culture in what we do, health and where we live
Jan 16, 2012 2:56 PM
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see previous response - points raised might mean merging or subdividing
domains
Jan 16, 2012 2:32 PM
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Personal finance - household income is not a relevant factor for a large
number of people aged 18-30years who live in shared properties. The
income in these instances is not combined and personal finances are entirely
separate. 'Household incomes' can be highly misleading in respect to these
individuals. They are often also unknown as individuals do not necessarily
know what their housemates; this will give inaccurate results. Where we live
- should include, if possible, how many employment opportunities exist. This
can then be compared to the employment figures.
Jan 16, 2012 2:15 PM
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See previous comment.
Jan 16, 2012 2:11 PM
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What You Do should be divided into work and leisure
Jan 16, 2012 2:06 PM
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"What we do" need to includes the arts and creativity.
Jan 16, 2012 1:42 PM
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what we do- work and leisure both deserve categories, as both form a huge
part of a person's sense of identity, and therefore their wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 11:50 AM
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Health and wellbeing are so closely linked it is difficult to see how they can
be divided. There is a clear relationship between physical, mental and
emotional health which could be overlooked if we do not take an holistic
approach. Wellbeing is not all about just being well; it is about understanding
how the different facets of our lives interact, and the relationships between
them. Small changes in one area (say, diet or activity) can influence mental
ability and emotional stability, and vice versa.
Jan 16, 2012 11:41 AM
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What we Do - Arts and Cultural activities
Jan 16, 2012 11:22 AM
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The creative influence is completley ignored
Jan 16, 2012 10:51 AM
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I think there proposed domains are suitable but feel the detail of content for
each is weak and needs furthe work / expansion to reflect more clearly the
way that people live their lives.
Jan 16, 2012 9:33 AM
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Leisure time
Jan 16, 2012 9:32 AM
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See previous answers
Jan 15, 2012 8:04 PM
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Arts and culture could become a separate domain
Jan 15, 2012 5:31 PM
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personal finance should be further divided in personal income and how that
affects people, and have poverty and inequality as a separate domain.
Jan 15, 2012 12:19 PM
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The relationships area should take a more detailed account fo social capital
Jan 14, 2012 4:43 PM
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in ita various forms
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Within the measures, there is no mention of accountability or accessibility,
nor are the views of senior citizens discernible.
Jan 13, 2012 11:40 PM
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Highlighted in Q 1 & 2 more needs to be considered... outcome
measurement may be more challenging, but this is not a basis not to include,
or aspire to capture what really affects individual/ community or national wellbeing
Jan 13, 2012 10:28 PM
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It could be appropriate to divide the what we do into main forms of activity
relating to sports, arts and crafts, audio, visual and IT. domestic tasks, etc
Jan 13, 2012 3:57 PM
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What we do. I feel that there should be a domain specifically looking at our
participation in arts and culture as a measure of our well being.
Jan 13, 2012 12:22 PM
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Too much focus on the economy - not enough focus on more holistic factors
Jan 13, 2012 11:44 AM
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all need subdividing
Jan 13, 2012 10:49 AM
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see my previous amswer
Jan 13, 2012 10:30 AM
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Individual well-being. See answer to first question.
Jan 13, 2012 10:15 AM
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Just needs more rather then expansion on what is already there, there are
complete areas which are not covered.
Jan 13, 2012 1:13 AM
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'What we do' does not sufficiently cover the cultural aspects of peoples wellbeing, and therefore a very important area is being 'boxed' into a broader
category that it will ultimately, be forgotten about when considered against
other aspects of this category
Jan 13, 2012 12:20 AM
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What we do - working life should be separated from other aspects of life.
Within the latter some distinction should be made between leisure and
unpaid labour, domestic work, volunteering or caring of any sort.
Jan 12, 2012 10:26 PM
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It is very hard to remember, at this stage, what your proposed domains are.
Jan 12, 2012 4:51 PM
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Please see previous comments
Jan 12, 2012 4:22 PM
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It may be worthwhile consulting with the architects of the Equality
Measurement Framework on some of these details.
Jan 12, 2012 1:45 PM
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Education: divided into subsections of specific 'learning experiences';
'teaching methods'; 'curriculum' What we do: a subsection on cultural and
heritage experiences and access (including museums, galleries, film, art,
dance, theatre etc) An extra category for computer, internet and 'new
technology' useage and experience.
Jan 12, 2012 12:19 PM
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include taking part in creative activities
Jan 12, 2012 10:45 AM
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What we do - I feel there should be sub categories to this. In particular
relation to the arts as and area for active participation/leisure in this country,
but also how this links to our mental health and wellbeing.
Jan 12, 2012 9:09 AM
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So yes 'What we do' should be further divided as I have suggested in the
above
Jan 11, 2012 7:58 PM
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Economy need subsuming under environment to have any significance.
Community, essential to security, belonging and identity is totally missing!
Jan 11, 2012 4:16 PM
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Public facilities shd also be added
Jan 11, 2012 4:14 PM
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what we do - what addtional acitivities make our lives worth living!
Jan 11, 2012 2:51 PM
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Participation in the Arts and Sport need their own categories
Jan 11, 2012 1:53 PM
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As before: "What we do" needs to be divided further.
Jan 11, 2012 11:46 AM
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"What we do" is much too vague, and could usefully be combined, as
suggested above, under an overall heading of human endeavour, taking in
education, the arts and where we live. (Education is falsely assessed, in my
view, just from the viewpoint of current marketable skills.)
Jan 11, 2012 11:30 AM
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following my previous comments, 'what we do' needs to be borken down into
distinct areas
Jan 11, 2012 11:16 AM
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'what we do' is extraordinarily broad and, in many ways defines so much of
who we are. While the measures need to be high level, further consideration
eeds to be given to breaking this into smaller parts.
Jan 10, 2012 5:28 PM
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As the whole exercise seems to be centred on material things the concept of
well being is so flawed that the outcome will be also badly flawed. There is a
need to scrap it and start again with an acknowledgement that there are
other values than material which often are stronger indicators of well being
than the physical environment or the material wealth of the person.
Jan 10, 2012 4:49 PM
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In the education / skills domain could it be divided in to practical skills and
cultural? I mention this because often a person who is materially poor may
have a high level of well being because of their appreciation of art (in its
broadest sense) whereas a materially well off person may feel dissatisfied
because they have a shallow appreciation of value.
Jan 10, 2012 2:39 PM
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All the proposed domains deal with our physical needs, but not neccesarily
our mental health well being.
Jan 10, 2012 1:13 PM
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As previously mentioned.
Jan 10, 2012 12:21 PM
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Not within these previous categories. The Arts/Course for enjoyment should
be separate headings because they are so crucial.
Jan 10, 2012 11:15 AM
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Work and leisure could be separated to reflect the importance of each.
Natural environment should include people's access to nature/natural
environment.
Jan 10, 2012 11:11 AM
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Yes, see my answer to question one.
Jan 9, 2012 9:04 PM
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Re education and skills- could be expanded to include learning for pleasure
and interest not just in relation to labour market.
Jan 9, 2012 8:56 PM
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As in previous comment - link the issues of the natural environment in to all
other domains AND have it as a seperate domain to underline the
importance of this and the dependence we all have on the physical and
biological ecosystems that support this planet. Also the duty upon people
living now to ensure that future well-being and the well-being of others on the
planet are not compromised by the percieved requirements of people in the
Jan 9, 2012 8:20 PM
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UK
242
Some division to allow for art and creation. This is essential and I would also
say addressing mental health is important and don'T know whether this is
included in health as it is sometimes separate. Mindfulness and being taught
how to use this for our well being is something I wish was in our education
system.
Jan 9, 2012 4:56 PM
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Individual creativity should be included in "individual well-being" and
relationship with cultural activities should be included in "what we do",
"where we live" and "education and training".
Jan 9, 2012 4:19 PM
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any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:03 PM
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Wellbeing in Sexual Health and Mental Health issue
Jan 9, 2012 3:15 PM
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Inclusion of a cultural indicator is needed.
Jan 9, 2012 2:04 PM
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I think each domain should explicitly respond to the cultural aspect. So for
example the economy section should explicitly include the cultural [or
creative] economy as a specific.
Jan 9, 2012 1:12 PM
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... by making education and skills part of what we do (since children go to
school and developing skills through training is employment based); by
considering personal finance and economy together and enviroment and
where we live together.
Jan 9, 2012 11:26 AM
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'The natural environment' MUST be subdivided to reflect each type of
habitat- urban, wetland, upland, farmland, woodland, etc. To lump all wild
places under one category is ridiculous.
Jan 9, 2012 11:04 AM
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Not divided, but a separate heading that encompasses culture would be
helpful - asking about creativity, different sectors (eg media, music,
performance, community creativity, crafts, theatre, film) and levels of
appreciation/involvement and influence on wellbeing
Jan 9, 2012 10:50 AM
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what we do - there should be an arts an culture section divided from this time spent engaging with the arts, theatre, cinena, art, museums and
galleries etc, the cost, the importance of free public museums and galleries
etc etc
Jan 9, 2012 9:26 AM
252
Some aspect of the arts could and should be incorporated into all the
proposed domains, but particularly in the 'what we do' section which is
woefully vague and needs subdividing into music, theatre, visual arts, etc.
Jan 8, 2012 7:10 PM
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What we do split by work related and non work related,
Jan 8, 2012 4:34 PM
254
Individual well-being is too woolly in this context. Finding the point of
contentment is important and is a mix of external and internal factors. What
is it that provides solace, stimulation, consolation, challenge?
Jan 8, 2012 4:33 PM
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divided further - too broad brushed with topics
Jan 8, 2012 3:50 PM
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Culture and the ARTS must be included!
Jan 8, 2012 11:58 AM
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It would be good to visually show that they are interdependent and that
approaches to well-being are diverse. Does 'Individual Well-being' cover the
ability to bring about sustainable change for oneself, for others, groups and
organisations? (see example http://www.futureconversations.com/sustainability-intelligence)
Jan 8, 2012 10:47 AM
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Possibly, but it depends on the operationalisation of individual responses
within each area and whether or not they can be aggregates
Jan 7, 2012 11:03 AM
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As mentioned earlier I think 'What we do' needs to be split to allow for
separate domains for Sport and Artistic enjoyment. I also think Education
and Skills should be split as too much emphasis has been put on Education
in the last 15 - 20 years and not enough on Skills, thus employers are getting
applications from Graduates who know everything about a job except how to
do it.
Jan 6, 2012 7:02 PM
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Clearly acknowledgement of the arts is essential, but neither in a 'merged' or
'divided' category
Jan 6, 2012 6:04 PM
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Except as indicated previously
Jan 6, 2012 5:43 PM
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What We Do to be divided into Leisure (Consumption/Watching); Artistic
Creation; Participating in sport; Spiritual activities.
Jan 6, 2012 5:42 PM
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Yes! What we do probably needs to be split into 'work' and 'recreation'
Jan 6, 2012 5:23 PM
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What we do should be divided in two: 1. Work 2. Leisure
Jan 4, 2012 3:00 PM
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All of them....everything is interlocked, for example you cannot study
'personal finance' without including 'governence'.......
Jan 3, 2012 4:08 PM
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See 1 above.
Dec 29, 2011 10:03 AM
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what we do
Dec 22, 2011 1:06 PM
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Dec 21, 2011 4:32 PM
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As before - what we do should be divided into work and leisure activities
Dec 20, 2011 11:07 AM
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The governance domain feels redundant. What we do should be divided
further - clear distinction needs to be made between work and leisure.
Dec 20, 2011 10:44 AM
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Possibly, to achieve the clarity of the importance of the wider view of the
environment.
Dec 19, 2011 10:15 AM
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Natural environment is divided into natural environment and cultural
environment as separate domains preferably
Dec 16, 2011 9:23 PM
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See answer to previous question - if a separate cultural/recreational domain
Dec 16, 2011 6:02 PM
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is not created, the others need to be sub-divided to ensure representation of
these areas of activity.
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Culture should be a component of well being, where we live, what we do,
education and skills and natural environment.
Dec 16, 2011 11:05 AM
275
In work-life balance the questions need to be asked as to whether people
can afford it and how much do they depend on credit for leisure time
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
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The natural environment and where you live could be merged. Taking into
account the distance and accessibility natural environments are to where an
individual lives.
Dec 14, 2011 11:36 AM
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As above, by analysing the effect of owning a dog, cat or other pet on wellbein.
Dec 9, 2011 10:51 AM
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See previous comments.
Dec 8, 2011 6:44 PM
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as above, work and leisure should be divided.
Dec 7, 2011 10:41 AM
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Too few domains in the first place. People are far more complex and
interesting than this. Please, please add in stuff on creativity, arts, dance,
music, theatre, local history, cultural events, participating, being in the
audience and so on.
Dec 6, 2011 4:36 PM
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'What we do' is too broad to encompass participatory arts activities.
Dec 6, 2011 3:21 PM
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As said I think certain areas on what we do should be separated to highlight
the special nature of Sport and Arts
Dec 6, 2011 12:15 PM
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Given the points I have made above, I believe a review of the whole basis on
which this has been put together needs a rethink. Where is the baseline
evidence, for example? What assumptions are being made about social
interaction and the social capital this generates? In terms of well-being,
social interaction is everything. Every time a library closes or a youth club or
a day-care centre, there is a new threat to well-being. How will the Office of
National Statistics address this?
Dec 6, 2011 11:01 AM
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The natural environment should be divided into two sections, a local
component and a global component (I elaborated on that in response to the
previous question).
Dec 5, 2011 9:52 PM
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Volunteering - see previous comments about faith based activity
Nov 30, 2011 2:52 PM
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Health. Physical and Mental Health should be divided
Nov 30, 2011 1:33 PM
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As stated in my first answer
Nov 26, 2011 2:07 PM
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Individual wellbeing should offer an opportunity to comment on working
hours/stress
Nov 21, 2011 10:18 PM
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SDee my previous point.
Nov 20, 2011 7:51 PM
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The less boxes to complete the better - letting the individual define what
wellbeing is...Maslow heirarchy and other theory can provide foundation however if we really want to collect what people think....as an open question
and let them tell you without labels/boxes to fit into. "What is Wellbeing to
you?" How is your Wellbeing currently? What is good? What would you
Nov 18, 2011 9:40 AM
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improve? Much more time consuming - though will develop a more accurate
reflection.
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Perhaps 'relationships' could be split into 'family' and 'others'
Nov 17, 2011 10:23 AM
292
Include a validated measurement for subjective well-being - this will enable
closer monitroing and alignment with outcome measures for evaluating wellbeing interventions
Nov 16, 2011 10:58 AM
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i think it shoould include how optimistic people are at any given time
Nov 13, 2011 4:03 PM
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To include how much power we feel we have to influence each of these
domains.
Nov 13, 2011 1:54 PM
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see previous answer
Nov 11, 2011 12:11 PM
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sub-sets and use of neutral examples could aid understanding and
conceptualiation around the issue
Nov 10, 2011 10:19 AM
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not sure
Nov 9, 2011 9:58 PM
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It may be that the answer to the problem mentioned in the answer to the
previous question is to subdivide the domain between adults and children.
Nov 9, 2011 5:22 PM
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What we do? 1. for financial necessity 2. for pleasure/leisure 3. to help
others etc
Nov 9, 2011 4:16 PM
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need to look in more detail and poverty, inequality of weelath and health
inequalities. No point in just finding things out - it is the government's duty to
tackle these difficulties.
Nov 9, 2011 4:11 PM
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as outlined above, spirituality and faith communities do need to be taken into
account. This could be done under the scope of community, but may be
better done as a seperate one.
Nov 9, 2011 1:08 PM
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as previously stated looking at an individuals well being and breaking this
down to health, relationships, hobbies/ activities/ social time, exercise, belief
inself.
Nov 9, 2011 12:53 PM
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Health should look at physical and mental health. As a HR professional I
believe that sick days especially those caused by stress can be an indicator
of how well we are coping at work.
Nov 9, 2011 12:43 PM
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Only in that I think under What We Do should include something about
purpose and meaning, as well as just activity. Volunteering doesn't quite
cover that.
Nov 9, 2011 12:33 PM
305
Relationships would be a good place to ask about faith communities which
would also reveal interesting new data. (Try reading "The happiest people on
earth" by Demos Shekarion.)
Nov 9, 2011 11:25 AM
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see previous comments
Nov 9, 2011 11:02 AM
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There needs to be some division that takes account of spiritual well-being.
Nov 8, 2011 10:54 PM
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I think where you are in live - age and experience, will have a bearing on
how the domains will record the individual's sense of well-being and this has
to be taken into account. Satisfaction, or dissatisfaction tends to peak in the
Nov 8, 2011 9:05 PM
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early/mid years and then taper off.
309
I would like to see sub-divisions of some the domains to give voters a more
in depth say, rather than just bland wide areas.
Nov 8, 2011 7:20 PM
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Health should be sub divided into physical, mental and older persons and
children
Nov 8, 2011 6:30 PM
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Perhaps The economy could be sub-divided into a Local Economy too; as
the Euro- and Global economies collapse and economies evolve into local
versions
Nov 8, 2011 5:48 PM
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A separate domain needs to be created for Equality as stated in answer to
Question 1.
Nov 8, 2011 5:35 PM
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Not sure about this. I think this will become more evident later on in the
exercise
Nov 8, 2011 4:19 PM
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maybe attitudes, etc could be in individual wellbeing
Nov 8, 2011 3:31 PM
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Where does food come into it? Eg access to locally grown affordable
seasonal food? Very important for health, well being, environmental, access
to nature etc Also fuel for heating, cooking, hot water. Impacts on economics
but also environment....
Nov 8, 2011 3:20 PM
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I'm assuming that you've looked at any correlations between domains
(granny and egg sucking time, I suppose!)?
Nov 8, 2011 1:53 PM
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Local accountability should be included in Local relationship
Nov 8, 2011 1:10 PM
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Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM
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environment into local, national and global
Nov 8, 2011 12:36 PM
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this question needs more time than just a quick answere
Nov 8, 2011 11:50 AM
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In relationships I do not believe that many peoples primary relationships are
with their neighbourhood any more, although this may be important to some,
but rather that people are part of 'communities' of interest which are often not
geographically bound but are focussed around a hobby or belief. I would
think peoples involvement in and satisfaction with relationships within these
groups is much more important to them than their local neighbourhood.
Nov 8, 2011 11:43 AM
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Yes. What we Do could be broken down further, perhaps by recording a
sample of daily activity in different age groups.
Nov 8, 2011 11:30 AM
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Religious belief can not just be subsumed under the heading of 'individuakl
well-being' as a subjective impression, as Faith also operates in the work-aday life of individuals, groups & organisations in Society providing
Community cohesion & welfare services.
Nov 8, 2011 11:18 AM
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I wonder whether health and individual well being should be one domain
Nov 8, 2011 11:06 AM
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Yes, as mentioned earlier.
Nov 8, 2011 11:01 AM
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see first answer
Nov 8, 2011 10:58 AM
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Individual well-being should note spiritual well-being
Nov 8, 2011 10:51 AM
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Perhaps employment and spirituality require separate domains?
Nov 7, 2011 1:19 PM
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other than considerations of the spiritaul aspect previously mentioned
Nov 7, 2011 7:16 AM
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They seem a bit generic, but on the other hand they are comprehensive in
defining the role of several components of well being.
Nov 2, 2011 10:34 PM
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You haven't measured work life balance
Nov 1, 2011 6:36 PM
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Environment
Nov 1, 2011 12:44 PM
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The names chosen are easy to understand, but, as outlined above, lack the
subtlety required to capture the essence of well-being which, it can be
argued, involves a greater range and diversity of activities than is
acknowledged within the domains as defined and presented
Feb 1, 2012 10:48 AM
2
Where we live’ sounds too much like ‘home’ and not enough like ‘work’ and
‘play’
Feb 1, 2012 9:54 AM
3
Generally yes, but with two exceptions. ‘What we do’ is misleading since it
basically does not address the circumstances of children, students, older
people or full-time carers/parents – which together account for a significant
proportion of the population. ‘Personal finance’ also gives the wrong
impression – it’s not personal (it’s household), and it’s not about bank
accounts and insurance. ‘Standard of living’ or ‘Poverty’ would be better
descriptors.
Feb 1, 2012 9:41 AM
4
As explained above, we recommend that the Natural environment domain
name is changed to Environmental limits and treated as a meta-domain (the
outer oval in the framework diagram). Natural environment fails to capture
the fact that these are limited resources, and they should be described as
such. In addition, changing this name makes the distinction between how the
environment can affect current well-being (e.g. through air pollutants) and
how it can affect future well-being (i.e. captured via the proposed domains
(e.g. emissions, consumption, biodiversity that are included within the
Environmental limits oval) much clearer.
Feb 1, 2012 8:37 AM
5
‘Governance’ as a title is not that clear. Confidence and trust in local and
national government may be better? The relationship between well-being
and Governance is not clear cut. For example higher voter turnout does not
necessarily mean people are satisfied or happy, people are perhaps more
likely to participate if they are unhappy about a particular proposal rather
than champion something that they strongly believe in? As noted, the
Citizenship survey has been cancelled so how do you intend to measure %
who trust in their local council?
Jan 31, 2012 2:14 PM
6
They are easy to understand.
Jan 31, 2012 2:00 PM
7
Yes, but the subtext is too simplistic.
Jan 31, 2012 1:54 PM
8
Apart from individual wellbeing, the domain names are not very clear. As
discussed in our response to question 1, the domain names are very broad
and poorly defined.
Jan 31, 2012 1:36 PM
9
Jan 31, 2012 1:34 PM
10
Jan 31, 2012 1:19 PM
11
We especially welcome the question in “Where we live” on whether people
from different backgrounds get on well together.
Jan 31, 2012 1:10 PM
12
Yes (though ‘Governance’ may not be intuitive to more general users).
Given our response to questions 2 and 3 we would suggest that, if amended
in the way we propose, the ‘our relationships’ domain be re-named ‘social
and community life’.
Jan 31, 2012 1:00 PM
13
Jan 31, 2012 12:49 PM
14
The names do not sound as if they have equal weight as some are more
Jan 31, 2012 12:47 PM
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corporate names e.g. governance and some are descriptive but more vague
– e.g. what we do
15
The domain ‘what we do’ could have two different meanings. It could refer to
employment/ other work or social role we have. It could also refer to our
choices we make (behaviours). What we do/how we act in light of the state
of our various domains. The discussion and measures clearly focus on
employment so the domain name may be better articulated as ‘work and
occupation’
Jan 31, 2012 12:38 PM
16
I think the language of “What We Do” and “Where we Live” is if anything too
easy, in the sense that it makes the titles sound so all encompassing and
maybe vague.
Jan 31, 2012 11:44 AM
17
See answer to question 1
Jan 31, 2012 11:41 AM
18
A mixture of populist (What we do) and sophisticated (Governance) names
are used. Since both need to be defined and explained, it may be more
appropriate to use depersonalised descriptors: Living standards, Personal
relationships, Neighbourhood and so on.
Jan 31, 2012 11:26 AM
19
‘More contextual domains’ is not especially clear –‘more’ could mean
additional (to what?) and could safely be omitted. Or call it ‘the bigger
picture’ – equally vague, but widely understood instinctually.
Jan 31, 2012 11:18 AM
20
The Theatres Trust considers that the proposed domains are easy to
understand.
Jan 31, 2012 9:40 AM
21
In the main, the names are easy to understand. ‘What we do’ is too generic
currently encompassing a huge range of activity from paid work, volunteering
and leisure activity – our suggested changes would address that. ‘The
natural environment’ doesn’t fully describe the impacts of climate change
and resource scarcity on our wellbeing which might affect us in myriad ways
beyond the impact on our immediate natural environment. For example
scarcity of food or other resources might arise globally but impact locally.
This domain should better reflect the importance of the relationship between
our activities as individuals and society and the natural environment. ‘Our
relationship with the natural environment’ would better sum this up.
Jan 31, 2012 9:14 AM
22
The “What we do" domain might more helpfully be entitled "Work and
leisure”
Jan 31, 2012 8:13 AM
23
A.The suggested names are all easy to understand subject to addressing
some issues about scope
Jan 31, 2012 7:58 AM
24
Yes, they seem straightforward
Jan 30, 2012 2:21 PM
25
Yes. However, as noted above when dealing with environmental concerns,
we believe it would be necessary to name the domain that deals with the
sustainability of our current activities as “distance from environmental limits”,
or “sustainability and environmental limits”.
Jan 30, 2012 1:58 PM
26
Yes, subject to the above caveats.
Jan 30, 2012 11:52 AM
27
The descriptions of the domains are needed to unpick their meaning. They
do this well and the measures being used bring this to life further.
Jan 30, 2012 11:42 AM
28
Our interactions with consumers suggest that the term ‘finance’ suggests
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something removed from their everyday life compared to the notion of
‘money’ which is intrinsic. Given this and the research cited in point 2 we
would suggest that ‘Personal Finance’ is renamed along the lines of ‘Our
Money’.
29
Although we working in Local and Central Government would readily
understand “Governance” as a concept, perhaps “democratic engagement”
or “public engagement” may be more meaningful to a wider audience.
Jan 30, 2012 10:40 AM
30
We recommend renaming ‘Natural Environment’ by creating a new
overarching domain called ‘environmental sustainability of wellbeing’, or
similar. Otherwise the domain names are fine.
Jan 30, 2012 10:21 AM
31
Yes, they are easy to understand
Jan 30, 2012 9:41 AM
32
Governance might be a bit difficult to understand for the general public.
Suggest ‘democracy’ or ‘Having a voice’ as an alternative.
Jan 27, 2012 5:05 PM
33
The names are easily understood by those involved in this area, but might
need modification if they are to gain more traction with the general public.
However, as it is the headline 'national well-being' indicator that is likely to be
more widely reported, the domain names are of less consequence.
Jan 27, 2012 4:07 PM
34
The domain names are mostly clear. The only name we are concerned about
is ‘governance’ which we believe would be clearer and more appropriately
named as ‘democracy’.
Jan 27, 2012 2:56 PM
35
Where we live’ sounds too much like ‘home’ and not enough like ‘work’ and
‘play’
Jan 27, 2012 2:10 PM
36
The names chosen for the proposed domains are possibly easy to
comprehend. However, some concepts within the contexts need to be
clarified and defined properly for the wider public. For example, ‘poverty’,
‘work-life balance’ and other concepts.
Jan 23, 2012 11:22 PM
37
They seem clear enough to me.
Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM
38
By using the headings from from the wider determinants model (Friedli,
2009) this would provide evidence based headings, which are more
comprehensive. 'The natural environment' in the context domains, ignores
the evidence of access to green spaces / public spaces on individual and
community level.
Jan 23, 2012 10:32 PM
39
Some are personalised - what we do, where we live - and some are very
impersonal - governance and education and skills for example. I think the
most coherent way for people to understand them would be to personalise
them all to an individual - so "where I live" "my education and skills" "my
views about the environment"
Jan 23, 2012 7:41 PM
40
They lack consistency of style. No specific need to change but the domains
could possibly be styled as either ‘Our relationships, Our health, Our work
and leisure…’ or ‘Who we see, How we feel, What we do, Where we live…’
Jan 23, 2012 5:56 PM
41
but again more thought about where the matters that concern me should be
highlighted
Jan 23, 2012 4:22 PM
42
Generally, yes however "What we do" and "where we live" are misleading
and are far too general. This should really be divided into specific areas of
Jan 23, 2012 3:57 PM
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activity etc.
43
The names of the proposed domains are descriptive of what they cover and
are easy to understand. Perhaps using a term other than governance might
make it more accessible for people, i.e. ‘The political environment’.
Jan 23, 2012 3:35 PM
44
I think Governance means very different things in different contexts
Jan 23, 2012 3:28 PM
45
The plain English terms and phrases suggested are generally good - the only
one we would query is Governance. Given the measures, could it be called
something like "trust in democratic process "
Jan 23, 2012 12:15 PM
46
Governance seems very strong, but politics is probably too emotive, so a
rethink here might be in order
Jan 23, 2012 12:14 PM
47
What we do, might be better as How we spend our time. Health - suggests
medical health rather than being inclusive of diet and exercise, metal well
being, alternative routes to health and well being. Healthy living or Holistic
Health might be better.
Jan 23, 2012 12:10 PM
48
Few people understand the word Governance. What We Do is too broad.
Jan 23, 2012 12:06 PM
49
I wonder what "Individual Well-Being" domain means to people. Maybe there
is a subjective understanding of this for every individual.
Jan 23, 2012 11:55 AM
50
I think both Governance and The Natural Environment don't adequately
explain their intentions, plus Health is a very broad category so should
perhaps be extended - as it is it seems like it will be translated to relate to
medical care rather than wider subjective measures of mental and physical
well being.
Jan 23, 2012 11:11 AM
51
Governance may not be a familiar term/concept for lay people. I wonder
also where the negative impact of stigma and discrimination on basis of
race, gender, physical and mental disability and mental health sits within
these categories.
Jan 23, 2012 10:41 AM
52
Vague, misleading and reductionist.
Jan 23, 2012 9:47 AM
53
Similar to the point made earlier, it is felt that the terms Governance,
Economy and Natural Envirnment needs better explanation. For example
could Economy be confused with Personal Finance by respondents.
Jan 23, 2012 9:42 AM
54
With regard to the contextual domains – the natural environment may not be
understood or be a concern for respondents, especially those whose “natural
environment” i.e. Where they live is not ideal, desirable or deprived. Clarity
needed when defining Where we live - community
Jan 23, 2012 8:53 AM
55
Firstly all the headings are personal until the last three - so difficult transition;
I am not sure what Governance means and it has no context. Well being
needs a definition especially since it is separate from health.
Jan 23, 2012 8:33 AM
56
The names perhaps underplay the 'social' elements of well-being that I
describe in earlier answers.
Jan 22, 2012 10:15 PM
57
I dont understand how they relate to ordinary people
Jan 22, 2012 10:15 PM
58
Yes, but I believe that further differentiation is required. see previous
answers.
Jan 22, 2012 9:50 PM
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59
I am not sure that a large percentage of the population would understand the
word "Governance", I tried it out on some youths on the train last week and
they thought it meant "The Government"
Jan 22, 2012 6:19 PM
60
BUT it does depend who is being required to understand them.
Jan 22, 2012 12:29 PM
61
Names of the domains themselves are fine but the use of the term 'domain'
may be confusing to those not versed in statistical methods
Jan 21, 2012 5:50 PM
62
"where we live" may be clearer if divided into home & neighbourhood.
Jan 21, 2012 4:57 PM
63
not all of them will be understandable to the majority of people Governance,
The economy, and The natural environment, will pose issues of
understanding and interpretation for many of whom i am aware
Jan 21, 2012 4:10 PM
64
'What we do' instinctively suggests your job, so perhaps sets up a distinction
between employment and unemployment, with default connotations that one
is better than another. Perhaps naming it 'How we spend our time' would
step away from this reflex response and show well-being as distinct from
'doing' anything employment-wise.
Jan 21, 2012 3:41 PM
65
would be better as phrases...
Jan 21, 2012 12:25 PM
66
It doens't include arts... what we do is not sufficient...
Jan 21, 2012 9:01 AM
67
They reflect governmental departmental thinking not the way we live. The
emphasis is therefore wrong, not paying enough attention to what we do with
our time
Jan 20, 2012 8:39 PM
68
Our relationships is ambiguous - are these personal, commercial,
governmental etc?
Jan 20, 2012 6:36 PM
69
eg what we do does this mean work, leisure and what about people who
want to work or take part in activities but cannot because the resources are
not available?
Jan 20, 2012 6:11 PM
70
Jan 20, 2012 3:37 PM
71
What we do need clarifying, leisure activities or work related?
Jan 20, 2012 3:11 PM
72
'Individual wellbeing' sounds like health at the moment - a better title would
be 'Individual Happiness'
Jan 20, 2012 2:33 PM
73
'What we do' is too vague. What does 'Governance' mean? 'The economy' is
too wide. 'The Natural Environment' is not a term that is commonly
understood.
Jan 20, 2012 8:38 AM
74
I'm not sure about the 'individual wellbeing' one, and how this is separate
from the other domains.
Jan 19, 2012 9:33 PM
75
Jan 19, 2012 8:23 PM
76
too generalised
Jan 19, 2012 6:11 PM
77
They are actually but it might be useful to give ideas of what is included (like
an alternative title to a play or book) so that people don't skip over a
catergory in which they might find something of value. Like - the arts,
heritage etc.
Jan 19, 2012 6:03 PM
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78
Mixed - 'Individual well-being', 'Our realtionships, 'What we do' - seem at
odds with 'Health', 'personal finance', 'The economy' etc.
Jan 19, 2012 3:23 PM
79
Although no doubt there will be debate about whether "where we live" is that
which you can walk to, drive to etc.
Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM
80
Since how we spend our time has a huge impact on the rest of the domains,
I suggest 'What we do' is far too generic.
Jan 19, 2012 12:44 PM
81
No because they do not give adiquate indication of all they contain
Jan 19, 2012 10:12 AM
82
They are too limited and limiting in concept - so hard to understand how the
entirety of what enduces well-being. What about spirituality, for example?
Jan 19, 2012 12:13 AM
83
Some suggest things affecting the individual, while others suggest categories
affecting communities or the nation, while not being easy to decide the logic
for the difference.
Jan 18, 2012 9:18 PM
84
Given the described intent of the "What we do" category, it might be better
titled "Work-life balance". That is surely a very understandable and potent
factor for well being
Jan 18, 2012 8:09 PM
85
'The economy' and 'Governance' are very oblique, when compared to 'where
we live' etc. I also feel 'Education and skills' is misleading, and very narrow.
Jan 18, 2012 6:28 PM
86
the names are easy to understand but some do not reflect the questions - eg
individual wellbeing, relationships and some are only peripherally relevant to
wellbeing (ie the economic indicators) and are very well monitored and
measured already
Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM
87
ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT NEEDS TO
BE DEVELOPED FURTHER TO INCLUDE ACCESS TO LOCAL GREEN
AREAS WITH TREES
Jan 18, 2012 5:11 PM
88
'Where we live' and 'What we do' are quite ambiguous. For instance, I would
expect to find reference to the importance of the build environment
(safeguarding heritage, etc.) within this umbrella and I do not, and I do not
see protecting intangible heritage in 'What we do'.
Jan 18, 2012 5:09 PM
89
Some seem to be more specific than others - giving some headlines a
broader and more ambiguous scope.
Jan 18, 2012 2:05 PM
90
I think that more information is required to be clear whether other elements
are included e.g. pets-would they come under natural environment or
relationships?
Jan 18, 2012 1:03 PM
91
No, is it global economy or just national economy.
Jan 18, 2012 1:02 PM
92
What we do could be confused with just 'what we do for a living'. It needs to
be more about who we are in our peronsal lives and how we forge
community. I think two separate domains may be required.
Jan 18, 2012 11:39 AM
93
"What we do" to vague and to open to different interpretations.
"Governance," probably language not common with people of less educated
background. I had to check this one myself, its not a phrase I would use in
everyday speech.
Jan 18, 2012 11:09 AM
94
With the exception of the vague 'Individual well-being' element.
Jan 18, 2012 10:19 AM
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95
See earlier comment on 'What We Do' - patronising language of the infant
class, then 'Governance' - lthis is language on a different level.
Jan 18, 2012 9:49 AM
96
Use layman's terms. Keep to plain English or the whole proposal won't
'speak' to the people you're trying to communicate with.
Jan 18, 2012 9:35 AM
97
The language is easy to understand, but so much is lost within ambiguity of
'What we do' and 'Where we live' etc.
Jan 18, 2012 9:28 AM
98
the what we do is easy to mis-understand in that it is entirely functional in its
'naming; and therefore tends to exclude attention paid to cultural and cretive
wellbeing by delimiting this to a focus upon 'leisure' and 'volunteering'
Jan 18, 2012 6:36 AM
99
As previous page
Jan 17, 2012 5:10 PM
100
In general the domain names are easy to understand but I would question
'governance' which is not a commonly used term across the population as a
whole. Might 'rights, freedoms and values' be better? The area covering 'the
UK's interaction with other countries' could then figure under the 'National
pride' category suggested earlier.
Jan 17, 2012 2:29 PM
101
Governance is a bit vague and potentially complicated for people with
several layers of government eg Westminster, Scotland, local authority, etc.
Surely the economy and personal finance are inter-related? Similary there is
crossover between activities and health.
Jan 17, 2012 1:11 PM
102
You have over-simplified them so they have become meaningless.
Jan 17, 2012 10:55 AM
103
We need a new domain or a sub division with Arts/ culture
Jan 17, 2012 10:34 AM
104
The term governancesuggest more to do woith the structures of government
than the impact on well-being which has more to do with people feeling some
sense of control i.e. that they can influence the decisions that affect their
lives. A measure that is more framed around do you feel you have
opportunities to influence decisions would be preferable for example the old
PSA target "% of people who feel they can influence decisions in their
locality" would be useful.
Jan 17, 2012 10:23 AM
105
'what we do'
Jan 17, 2012 12:17 AM
106
They need further explanation and details as guides
Jan 16, 2012 11:41 PM
107
'What we do' is misleading as a domain title. As currently proposed (ie.
looking at the measures proposed under it), this domain is concerned with
how our time is divided between work, life and leisure - not the content or
nature of each of these activities as 'What we do' would suggest. A more
accurate title would be 'How our time is spent'
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
108
They each need ashort sentence describing their parameters.
Jan 16, 2012 3:46 PM
109
Unclear, as some are similar - giving examples of each may help.
Jan 16, 2012 3:03 PM
110
they are all very open titles which is good but I feel they need to be
presented alongside sub-headings outline what is meant in this context by
each title.
Jan 16, 2012 9:34 AM
111
Within the domain 'The Natural Environment' the connection between local
and global environment is unclear.
Jan 13, 2012 11:44 PM
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112
Personal finance seems a bit too akin to banking terminology. Might it be
better renamed Living standards and inequality or something along these
lines. I am not clear whether 'Governance' is going to be easy to
understand. How about "Democracy and Government"?
Jan 13, 2012 3:12 PM
113
Yes, although the last three feel more abstract in their connection to wellbeing. The survey gives very limited opportunities for people to vocalise (and
prioritise) the things they actually feel impact upon their well-being.
Jan 13, 2012 11:44 AM
114
Most are but what does 'governance' mean to people. Most will think of 'the
government' and not other institutions like the NHS or local government
especially as there is no explicit mention of these in this domain. How people
think and feel about their local health service and council is important to wellbeing, whether they perceive that they have any influence on these for
example. I would expect variables showing low levels of well-being to have
at least a geographical correlation with low voting levels in local elections. In
fact I'll eat this keyboard if anyone finds convincing evidence to the contrary.
Jan 13, 2012 11:22 AM
115
yes, but without subdivision means different things to different people
Jan 13, 2012 10:49 AM
116
ditto
Jan 13, 2012 10:30 AM
117
Individual well-being: See previous answers.
Jan 13, 2012 10:16 AM
118
to a point
Jan 13, 2012 9:03 AM
119
They are a bit vague in some cases - makes answering the previous
questions without having sight of all of the questions in this survey in
advance.
Jan 12, 2012 10:27 PM
120
"The scope of this domain is the stock of human capital in the labour market"
is this a way to discuss your fellow human beings? Until those in power stop
these attempts dehumanise us as citizens with such reductive language of
19th Century industrialisation, you will never ever reach the very people with
whom you wish to engage.
Jan 12, 2012 4:27 PM
121
taking part in creative activities still not included
Jan 12, 2012 10:46 AM
122
But still stuck in v limited modernist valuing NOT holistic or ecological as is
urgently needed to reflect personal realities
Jan 11, 2012 4:17 PM
123
As per answer above
Jan 11, 2012 4:14 PM
124
Need clarification
Jan 11, 2012 2:51 PM
125
More specific descriptions are required.
Jan 11, 2012 11:47 AM
126
Not by someone who has a less materialistic perspective on life than the
people who have devised the domains and the definitions.
Jan 10, 2012 4:51 PM
127
Governance may not be for some
Jan 10, 2012 1:59 PM
128
Depends on what you are trying to achieve, as people are not robots.
Jan 10, 2012 1:14 PM
129
Yes, as far as they go.
Jan 10, 2012 12:21 PM
130
Not really, no. 'What I do' doesn't sound as if it includes recreation.
Jan 9, 2012 9:04 PM
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any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:04 PM
132
Although I am not sure if I understand ' Governance '
Jan 9, 2012 3:17 PM
133
Some of the names are personal - others are not e.g. what we do v
Governance. Could they all be made personal so the connection when read
is more likely to be made between 'me and my actions/concerns' rather than
the impersonal / another report.... Governance is particularly 'distant' and not
a word used much in regular conversation. Maybe 'Our democracy' would
be better and give proper prominence to one of the defining tenets of our
society.....it would still 'fit well with the scope of the domain as you define it.
Jan 9, 2012 1:21 PM
134
the names are bland, generic and non- specific.
Jan 9, 2012 11:05 AM
135
Some are clear and others are more vague
Jan 8, 2012 4:33 PM
136
Our Relationships - I would say that trusting Governance / institutions could
also come into this ...as suggested by Occupy London and the London Riots
Jan 8, 2012 10:50 AM
137
For the main part, yes, but please see my answers to earlier questions
Jan 6, 2012 5:23 PM
138
although there is not enough emphasis on 'nature' or being near nature in
the 'environment' section
Jan 6, 2012 5:07 PM
139
""what we do" domain should be "what we do in our daily lives"
Jan 3, 2012 10:40 PM
140
Not sure about "Governance", although it is accurate it is not widely
understood. Also "where we live" has a national geographical connotation
rather than the local environment connotation that is intended. Howabout
something like "Our neighbourhoods"?
Dec 22, 2011 12:11 PM
141
governance is a strange term
Dec 20, 2011 11:27 AM
142
Governance is a rather technical term and could be simplified; I'm never very
sure what it means and I've got a post grad degree
Dec 20, 2011 11:07 AM
143
governance
Dec 20, 2011 10:45 AM
144
"What We Do" is too broad and means very little. "Our Work and Our
Leisure" or something of that sort might be clearer.
Dec 16, 2011 6:04 PM
145
People may struggle with the title of governance
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
146
Almost insultingly so. No polysyllables here!
Dec 8, 2011 6:44 PM
147
Mainly, apart from the one described above
Dec 7, 2011 10:42 AM
148
No. What does what we do mean? What work we do, what we do at home,
what occupies us if we are not in work? Its wafty.
Dec 6, 2011 4:37 PM
149
'What we do' could mean work.
Dec 6, 2011 3:21 PM
150
Better if they stated the area of well-being that is under scrutiny. These
Dec 6, 2011 11:04 AM
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headings seem likely to appeal to a bureaucratic mind-set; not one that will
address solutions
151
please refer to answer to the first question
Dec 2, 2011 11:02 PM
152
'what we do' is a bit woolly and people may be confused by that name. 'Work
life balance' or similar would perhaps be a clearer title. The same goes for
'governance', a name that would not be understood by a proportion of the
public. It could be mistaken for government or another similar name.
Dec 2, 2011 11:22 AM
153
Not keen on "governance". Especially because I think it has a wider political
context.
Nov 13, 2011 1:55 PM
154
Change the word 'governance' to a better one!
Nov 11, 2011 3:45 PM
155
Relationships is too broad. Very individualistic frame to the whole document
Health as a term although easy to understand carries with it the label of
illness.
Nov 11, 2011 12:12 PM
156
Governance not clear to me personally
Nov 11, 2011 9:36 AM
157
Governance is not a term used in everyday speech by the general public
Nov 9, 2011 4:18 PM
158
no one will knwo what governamnce means
Nov 9, 2011 4:11 PM
159
What does governance mean in the context of well-being? I don't see the
obvious link between natural environment as an indicator. Is this quality and
availability of green space for leisure and areas of outstanding natural beauty
etc.. This could be a little clearer.
Nov 9, 2011 12:45 PM
160
but see previous comments
Nov 9, 2011 11:02 AM
161
"Governance" is the only that might seem a little difficult / nebulous
Nov 8, 2011 10:55 PM
162
'Governance' is a slightly esoteric term and might be explained more simoply
as 'power & accountability'
Nov 8, 2011 5:46 PM
163
there is nothing about perception, fear and worry
Nov 8, 2011 2:11 PM
164
Governance is not very clear. My initial thought was that you were talking
about how I governed myself. A simple use of something like the state of the
Governement might be better.
Nov 8, 2011 1:33 PM
165
As long as you read the descriptions. I suggest that "Work/Life balance"
feature more prominently.
Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM
166
Not sure exactly what governance is. Is it how goverment run or how
agencies support us?
Nov 8, 2011 12:34 PM
167
more time is needed to answere question
Nov 8, 2011 11:51 AM
168
Governance may present some difficulties in deciding between Government
and Governance
Nov 8, 2011 11:51 AM
169
Governance is to me a little vague. Does "where we live" cover our homes
as well as the community and town where we live?
Nov 8, 2011 11:08 AM
170
see first answer
Nov 8, 2011 10:59 AM
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Governance
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1
Satisfaction with mental well-being is tautological and conceptually unclear,
and should therefore be removed completely. The other measures of
individual well-being (worthwhile activities, positive and negative feelings)
that have been included in the IHS should be included in the Individual wellbeing domain alongside the life satisfaction measure. All four measures
should be equally weighted. Otherwise, in effect, the other three measures
are rendered obsolete. As our dynamic model of well-being shows, it is
important to reflect emotional well-being and eudaimonic well-being as well
as overall satisfaction with life in conceptualising and measuring well-being.
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner should be removed as satisfaction with
one’s partner seems to fall outside the remit of government intervention and
is therefore of little use to policy-makers. In addition it may be argued that
the use of the word ‘satisfaction’ is not appropriate in this context. Individual
well-being: This should be a composite, based on all four questions,
weighted equally. On the question of a composite indicator of individual wellbeing, we note that a) a single measure will be essential for cost-benefit
analysis and for use by politicians and that therefore b) the decision not to
have a composite measure is in effect a decision to weight the results 100%
life satisfaction and 0% the other three; given that there are considerable
misgivings about using the life satisfaction measure on its own , this is the
least controversial solution. We are aware that the four questions do not
measure a single 'construct' (unlike the SWEMWBS seven) but do not see
that for practical as opposed to conceptual and academic purposes this is
decisive.
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
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The four experimental questions do not fully capture the well-being state.
Well-being will have a trait component, but the questions on 'happiness' and
'anxiety' may not be the best ones to use. It would be appropriate to add
more (perhaps replacing if necessary) on individual needs and wants
because (as we know from the recent literature) these are critical in the
context of goal attainment. Unless this is properly measured correlations
between expressed 'well-being' state and proposed determinants will be
meaningless.
Jan 31, 2012 3:20 PM
3
Some of the measures used take too long for results to be published and so
do not fit well in terms of timescales forward planning and setting of budgets
e.g. for the proposed local authority health and wellbeing boards
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
4
Individual domain: add one about social isolation as stated in q 2. If only
one/two measures should be used - Individual domain: satisfaction with life +
one about social isolation as stated in q 2.
Jan 31, 2012 12:15 PM
5
I think there should be a measure added to reflect engagement with culture
and satisfaction with local cultural provision within each domain.
Jan 31, 2012 8:22 AM
6
More attention should be given to using suitably detailed and new measures
of individual well-being as this is surely central to this whole exercise?
Shouldn’t this be given more priority over and above the factors that are
thought to ‘directly affect well-being?’ There is a sense in which the quality
of our relationships is what constitutes our ‘social wellbeing’, rather than it
being a determinant of our overall ‘individual well-being.’ It is quite possible
to imagine an individual having very supportive family relationships and
friendships, good housing, a good job etc., but still have difficulties with their
‘mental well-being.’ As noted above, other publications from the ONS refer
to measures of ‘meaning and purpose’ and ‘positive and negative’ emotions.
This is an area that should be addressed, but a clear justification is needed
for the specific measures used. Data have been reported for example on
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how ‘happy’ and ‘anxious’ individuals felt ‘yesterday.’ Such data could be of
value – but why ‘happy’ and ‘anxious’ as opposed to any of a large number
of other positive and negative emotions that could be enquired about?
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In their own response to this consultation, the Campaign to End Loneliness
is calling for a distinct older people’s reference group on well being and as a
founder member of the Campaign, we support this position. We agree that
the MNW programme would benefit from recognising different life stages and
should have a distinct reference group that focuses on children’s and young
people’s wellbeing. We strongly believe, however, that the domains and
measures need to better represent the needs of older people as more people
in the UK are aged 60 and above than are under 18 . An older person’s
wellbeing reference group should be established as well to ensure the views
of this largest cohort of the population are fully included. This could involve:
•Appropriate and full representation by older people on the reference group
•Consulting older people directly through older people’s forums to determine
what measures and domains best reflect wellbeing after retirement •Future
feedback to recognise and acknowledge changes made as a result of the
consultation.
Jan 30, 2012 10:53 AM
8
Crafts Council research indicates the distinctive contribution of craft to
individual wellbeing – providing opportunities for satisfying work and a
balanced approach to life; creating routes into employment for young people
from disadvantaged backgrounds; alleviating the symptoms of physical and
mental disorders and stress, and helping people to build strong relationships.
Below we indicate how participation in cultural and creative activities,
specifically craft, can contribute to well-being and where these factors might
be better integrated under selected domains through additional measures in
the survey:
Jan 30, 2012 10:30 AM
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7.Are there any measures which should be added? If yes, please give
details. If an alternative measure is suggested, which measure might be
removed, to keep the total number the same? Under the new domain called
‘Environmental sustainability of wellbeing’, we recommend inclusion of the
following indicators: Greenhouse gas emissions – as per the ONS proposal,
but from a consumption as well as a territorial perspective. Data for the UK’s
Carbon Footprint (of consumption) are already monitored by Defra, see:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/environment/green-economy/scptb01ems/. It is important to monitor the two perspectives in parallel, to get a
comprehensive picture of the contribution of the UK economy to global
climate change. For example, territorial emissions have declined by around
20% since 1990, while our carbon footprint has risen by 20% over the same
period, due mainly to the emissions embedded in imports, upon which we
increasingly depend. Biodiversity – as a proxy indicator for overall UK
ecosystem health, and viewing conservation of biodiversity as an insurance
measure to bolster ecosystem resilience, we would recommend monitoring
priority species and habitats, indicators 3 and 4 on the UK Biodiversity
indicators list: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4233. Land footprint – this
measures the area of land required to produce the agricultural and forestry
products consumed in the UK. This is an important indicator of the extent of
the UK’s demand on global ecosystems. Data and methodology have been
developed by Sustainable Europe Research Institute, and comparisons
between nations and regions are possible:
http://www.foeeurope.org/publications/2011/Europe_Global_Land_Demand
_Oct11.pdf % electricity generation by renewable means – as per the ONS
proposal, though it is essential that strong sustainability criteria is applied to
biomass sources. Water footprint – freshwater is a critical resource.
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Although the impact of water consumption depends on local scarcity issues,
a headline indicator of UK’s demand on freshwater supplies would highlight
the importance of minimising our impact in this area. Water footprints can be
compared within and between nations and robust data and methodology are
available, see:
http://www.waterfootprint.org/downloads/TheWaterFootprintAssessmentMa
nual.pdf Alignment with EC’s resource efficiency roadmap In September
2011, the European Commission published a Resource Efficiency Roadmap,
which will inform policy making at EU level. The roadmap includes a set of
indicators similar to those listed above. In particular, indicators for carbon,
land and water are proposed from both a territorial and consumption
perspective. See:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/resource_efficiency/pdf/working_paper_part
2.pdf By adopting the above indicators, the UK approach will align with and
support this important EU agenda. The Roadmap includes a headline
indicator of Resource Productivity, which measures material intensity of
economic output. WWF believes this is an inadequate headline indicator
because it only measures relative decoupling of resource use and economic
growth. Given that current levels of resource use in the UK and more widely
across the EU are unsustainable, we need to achieve significant reductions
in resource use in absolute terms. Which measures might be removed? As
per our response to questions 6 and 11, we feel the number of subjective
measures is too high, and some could be removed to make way for the
additional environment/sustainability measures we propose (carbon footprint,
land footprint, water footprint).
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We believe that there should be measures added for access to cultural
activities, participation and engagement with culture and satisfaction with
cultural provisions. The Taking Part survey provides an extensive set of data
on these issues and would provide an objective measure of wellbeing.
Quality of experience is also important, aas we know that significant
research exists which demonstrates that engaging in the arts can improve
wellbeing.
Jan 30, 2012 9:42 AM
11
Various measures from the Citizenship Survey are suggested in the
consultation, but the survey was discontinued in 2011. As discussed above,
we believe that some culture measures would be essential to give a
complete and more in depth understanding and assessment of wellbeing.
We would welcome further discussion between ourselves and the DCMS
with ONS to explore the options of using cultural measures of wellbeing.
Some of the questions that used to be asked in the Citizenship Survey now
feature in the Taking Part survey– such as those around volunteering, trust
etc. Specific examples include questions about belonging (Taking Part asks
people how strongly they belong to their local area, and to Britain) and
volunteering (Taking Part asks people if they have undertaken any voluntary
work in the last year). Taking Part is therefore an obvious replacement for
the Citizenship Survey in a number of places, and the existing presence of a
standard wellbeing question (how happy would you say you are?) suggests
that a number of measures within the survey could then be correlated
against each other.
Jan 30, 2012 9:35 AM
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8.Are there any variants on the measures suggested which would be more
appropriate? If yes, please give details. There are two areas that are in
need of further development: Access to and quality of, the local environment
The measure on 'access to and quality of, the local environment' needs to be
developed further. Firstly to reflect the emphasis placed on green spaces
close to where they live by the public in the initial consultation and secondly,
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to reflect the types of green spaces which are most popular and which
evidence shows are likely to deliver the most benefits. We believe that the
best way government can do this is through the development of a specific
indicator on 'access to green spaces with trees.' This is consistent with the
Public Health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People which highlights
the Government's campaign to increase tree planting being driven by the fact
that 'increased tree cover would help to improve residents' quality of life and
reduce the negative effects of deprivation, including health inequalities'.
Enhancing public health is one of the biggest challenges facing modern
society. Easily accessible woods close to where people live provide
measurable benefits in terms of: •Encouraging people to take exercise •
Helping reduce the mental stresses of modern society •Improving air quality
•Reducing respiratory diseases Each of the above makes a positive
contribution to people's quality of life and therefore happiness. Action on this
measure can also be guided by existing work on measuring woodland
access in the form of the Woodland Trust's Woodland Access Standard. The
Standard, which is based on wide ranging research and surveys of public
opinion, aspires: •That no person should live more than 500m from at least
one area of accessible woodland of no less than 2ha in size. •That there
should be at least one area of accessible woodland of no less than 20ha
within 4km (8km roundtrip) of people's homes Given the popularity of
walking - as shown in other recent surveys of well-being such as that carried
out by PruHealth - and the popularity of walking in an attractive environment
in particular, the case is further strengthened. Increasing the number of
accessible green spaces with trees will also deliver a wide range of other
benefits to society such as increased biodiversity and the creation of more
attractive places within which to live, work and spend leisure time. Evidence
also clearly shows that trees play an important role in a number of other key
areas impacting on future community well-being such as mitigation of the
'urban heat island effect' through providing shade from direct solar radiation
and reducing ambient air temperature through evaporative cooling. Another
example is surface water flooding where preliminary results from Manchester
University indicate that tree canopies can reduce surface water runoff by as
much as 60% compared with asphalt. As the Government has noted in
promoting its own 'Big Tree Plant' project, the role of trees in improving the
quality of life in communities encompasses: 'attracting wildlife, changing
colours throughout the seasons, and creating shade and shelter. They shield
houses from traffic noise, can help save energy, and reduce the risk of
flooding.' Whilst a range of different types of greenspace is valuable, treed
green spaces are of particular value. In addition to the health benefits, in
urban areas their visual prominence can create a balance between the built
and natural environment. They cost little to maintain, can absorb large
numbers of visitors and offer visitors an inspiring experience of contact with
nature which reflects the wishes expressed in the initial consultation
responses. Indeed, research carried out for the Woodland Trust last year,
Trees or Turf, found that various types of wooded green space can be
considerably cheaper to maintain than all types of grassland. Extent of
Protected Areas There is a need to elaborate further on the 'extent of
protected areas' measure in the natural environment section. At present this
lacks detail and if only confined to those areas which currently enjoy national
designations it is unlikely to properly reflect either the breadth of key habitats
(for example 85% of our ancient woodland heritage lacks a national
designation) or therefore their importance to communities . It would be more
effective and consistent with the Government's 'Biodiversity 2020' strategy if
the measure adopted was instead 'extent of semi natural habitat'. This would
sit well with the Government's ongoing work on the condition of priority
habitats and take account of the failings of present designations to truly
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13
Household wealth/income (under Finance and Economy) should be adjusted
for household size and composition.
Jan 30, 2012 9:00 AM
14
GreenSpace is particularly interested in the measures around local
environment, quality and access to local green spaces. We would emphasise
that it is the combination of these factors (access and quality) together with
diversity of green space types and the opportunities they provide (e.g.
interaction with nature, food growing, sport, landscape beauty) that makes
the real difference to peoples’ lives. It is also the combination of these factors
that tends to be the discernable difference between advantaged and
disadvantaged communities. We are unable to comment further on this
specific aspect of the approach until the indicators have been specified.
Jan 30, 2012 8:24 AM
15
We feel that there is scope to develop and bring together a number of the
measures which are contained within the governance and what we do
domains. The first of which focuses on the subjective views of individuals on
the governance of other people rather than their own civic participation
through measures such as percentage of people who are: registered to vote;
trust Parliament and trust their local council. The latter focuses on the
percentage of people who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year.
Bringing together some of these measures could usefully result in a single
measure which would reflect levels of civic engagement in the UK either
through volunteering, through civic engagement through local democratic
structures such as parish councils or through broader community groups.
This would also provide a more broader measure of civic engagement along
the lines of the Government’s policy theme of the Big Society.
Jan 30, 2012 7:44 AM
16
Life satisfaction measures could be supplemented, or replaced, with more
relevant measures of well-being, such as the Cantril “ladder of life” scale or
aggregate life evaluation measures. Measure to be added: - In terms of
“Individual well-being” life satisfaction measures could be supplemented (or
replaced) by more relevant measures of well-being, such as the Cantril
“ladder of life” scale or aggregate life evaluation measures - Measures of the
subjective importance of each domain to overall well-being could be added
to each domain. This would have to be for all domains. For instance, a
subject may rate “What we do” as being very important to her overall wellbeing (8/10, say) and “Education and skills” as being not very important to
her overall well-being (3/10, say). Such ratings would enable domains to be
(subjectively) weighted in order to produce an overall (subjective) well-being
score.
The problem with life satisfaction is that it consists not just in
people’s judgements of how well they are doing, but also in their judgements
of whether they are satisfied or not with how well they are doing. Thus, I
could judge that I am doing badly, for example, yet judge to be satisfied with
doing badly nonetheless (perhaps because I have done worse in the past,
say, or know others who are doing worse than myself). In short, rather than
being a measure of how good our lives are, life satisfaction is a measure of
whether our lives are “good enough”. Judgements about what is “good
enough” are conditioned by norms and expectations, and by other factors not
relevant to well-being. In contrast, measures such as the Cantril “ladder of
life” scale or aggregate life evaluation measures drop the satisfaction
judgement. The Cantril “ladder of life” scale asks people to rate their lives
from the worst or best possible life for them. Even better, aggregate life
evaluation measures ask people about the most important values in their
lives and how strongly they would like to see them improved.
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Individual well-being: uses life satisfaction scale that is not the 0-10 scale
used in other surveys. Suggest amending so that it is comparable with
national survey data eg. data from DEFRA. Similarly, the satisfaction with
people’s own health is a different question asked to that which is in the
Health Survey for England. Would be good to use this opportunity to agree a
standard question asked for these measures so that there is some
consistency across surveys.
Jan 27, 2012 5:13 PM
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They appear to, yes. It will be important to derive measures around equality
from the final datasets.
Jan 27, 2012 3:48 PM
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Individual wellbeing- add a measure of lack of wellbeing (for example
number of people sectioned under the Mental Health Act in one year).
Economy- add a measure of economic equality, to reflect the role of
economic equality in supporting inclusion, participation, cohesion and,
ultimately, national wellbeing. Governance- add a measure of the
representativeness of national governance structures such as number of
women MPs, number of ethnic minority MPs, number of disabled MPs etc
which would indicate the inclusiveness and representativeness of
governance structures Where we live- add a measure of people’s access to
supportive local services. This will indicate the extent of safety nets in place
for people when their wellbeing is threatened.
Jan 27, 2012 2:57 PM
20
The measures for ‘where we live’ suggests we all live and work and conduct
our leisure activities in the same place. Measures should be changed so
that there is a better balance between which places are taked about (or
averages taken for workplaces, homes, and places of leisure. Satisfaction
with your job should be expanded to include unpaid (volunteering) work and
home-making Measure of access to and quality of the local environment
should also be developed with advice from English Heritage and comparable
national bodies Extent of protected areas should be expanded to include
historic areas (e.g. conservation areas, historic buildings, ancient
monuments, parks and gardens, and ‘locally listed’ historic assets).
Jan 27, 2012 2:11 PM
21
Warrick and Edinburgh Mental Well-being Score (WEMWBS) 7 item
validated tool as used in the North West Well-being Survey 2009. Accept
that Life Satisfaction is also a suitable validated tool.
Jan 23, 2012 10:36 PM
22
Too vague
Jan 23, 2012 10:25 PM
23
There are important links between health and opportunties to see/use open
space. These should be incorporated. Why is it just % undertaking
volunteering and not about satisfaction of volunteering? Support open space
criteria in the where we live category - must include a qualitative approach
and not just use proximity data. Natural environment is very important at a
neighburhood level, so SBIs and local designations are as important as e.g.
SACs and SSSIs. It is not just protected areas.
Jan 23, 2012 7:50 PM
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In What we do there are no measures in relation to people's satisfaction with
how they spend their leisure time. For example there is evidence that
involvement in arts activity can substantially raise wellbeing of an individual,
this is not going to be captured anywhere. Also where does the research
from the New Economic Foundation about the 5 steps to wellbeing fit in?
Again this should be in this domain.
Jan 23, 2012 7:47 PM
25
Again, arts and culture need to be included somehow
Jan 23, 2012 7:04 PM
26
the word satisfaction is unsatisfying as a keyword
Jan 23, 2012 5:50 PM
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We welcome that 'Where we live' includes the measure of access to and
quality of environment. However It's difficult to answer this question in a way
that improves the measure with a fully informed answer when the ONS &
Defra are still working to develop this measure. But we welcome the fact
that the measure will be developed.
Jan 23, 2012 5:39 PM
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Engagement with the arts and culture
Jan 23, 2012 5:24 PM
29
I think that the way in which they are measured should in general be more
specific
Jan 23, 2012 4:27 PM
30
It's got to be multi-valued than this if it is to mean anything. The measure of
'Satisfaction about life overall' seems only to allow responses on an absurd
linear scale from Completely satisfied to Completely dissatisfied. Such
pigeon holes seem to have nothing to do with lives. Life can have moments
of great happiness in a general humdrum existence and the greatest
happiness could be simultaneously associated with the greatest sadness the growing up of a child, the realisation in joy that joy has an end - 'Margaret
are you grieving, over golden grove unleaving?' It's multi-valued,
contradictory, perverse, dreadful and splendid this life thing - who could
possibly think it could be put on a line from good to bad?
Jan 23, 2012 4:26 PM
31
This seems too broad to be informative.
Jan 23, 2012 3:59 PM
32
Good health and quality of life
Jan 23, 2012 3:41 PM
33
What we do: The measures regqarding leisure time, asks people if they are
satisfied with the proportion of leisure time that they have, but doesn't ask if
they find leisure time satisfying. Could sources be found to identify: How
satisfying local cultural facilites e.g libraries, art galleries, etc are? How
easy is it to access this type of facility? If they use these facilities?
Satisfaction with neighbourhood facilities. The survey seems to miss out the
artisitic and spiritual/religious elements of life where satisfaction from reading
and personal inspiration might come in - facilities such as libraries, leisure
centres, museums and galleries would contribute to this.
Jan 23, 2012 3:41 PM
34
The grant and pursuit of regard (a source of well-being)
Jan 23, 2012 1:39 PM
35
This doesn't seem distinguished enough from the rest of the domains - does
not seem to be much point to it. Maybe a measure of happiness - day to day
and overall. Do you see your life getting better or worse?
Jan 23, 2012 12:41 PM
36
It needs a time element - e g satisfaction with life 5 years ago, now and what
does the respondent expect in 5 years' time? - in other words do they
subjectively feel things are getting better or worse for them?
Jan 23, 2012 12:08 PM
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1. Life fulfilment. 2. Sense of wholeness. 3. The discrepancy between What
one wants to be/do with What they actually are/do. 4. Freedom and
supportive opportunities for one to express oneself and be creative.
Jan 23, 2012 12:02 PM
38
I don't feel that asking people to give a number from one to ten in an
effective way of measuring satisfaction
Jan 23, 2012 11:50 AM
39
I'm not sure there is enough break down of areas here
Jan 23, 2012 11:16 AM
40
Can't open the wider measures document, so can't comment.
Jan 23, 2012 11:14 AM
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Measure: How many arts activities do you take part in or see?
Jan 23, 2012 9:54 AM
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Accessibility and individual well being will have a finance factor!
Jan 23, 2012 9:53 AM
43
Domain: Individual well-being needs to take into account the fact that we live
in an interdependent society and therefore cannot be reduced to a
quantitative, textual analysis. Life Satisfaction: cannot be quantified. We can
only measure satisfaction by what it produces - i.e. less crime. Someone
might say they are satisfied and then cut their wrists the next day when they
are made redundant and realise that their consumer-economy schooling was
useless, for example. Too reductionist and totally the wrong angle.
Jan 23, 2012 9:52 AM
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The DCMS’s robust research on arts attendance and participation gathered
through its ‘Taking Part’ survey. Although DCMS contributed to the debate,
and organisations including the Museums Assocation and Arts Council
England proposed the use of Taking Part data as a measure for arts
participation, there is no mention of this in the consultation.
Jan 23, 2012 9:21 AM
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national survey data e.g. data from DEFRA. Similarly, the satisfaction with
consistency across surveys. We are unsure has to how green energies links
to mental wellbeing. There is some evidence to suggest a link relating to
flood risk, but we are not aware of any evidence to link wellbeing with
protected areas etc. The evidence (eg. Department of Health ‘Confident
Communities, Brighter Futures’ 2010) suggests access to green space and
whether it is used by those groups at risk of low wellbeing is more relevant
here. Individual wellbeing: life satisfaction, WEMWEBS
Jan 23, 2012 9:10 AM
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Satisfaction with one's life is a very passive response - it indicates inertia and
possibly a feeling that this is what I have to put up with. Measure: Do you
find your life exciting and fulfilling in i.every way ii. some ways iii. few ways
iv not at all - then find out why people feel like this.
Jan 23, 2012 8:42 AM
47
I would have preferred the format in the following sections to comment on
this. Instead we will cover this and other domains in more detail in the next
section. Elements of that will be relevant to other domains too.
Jan 22, 2012 10:33 PM
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Do you have access to a full range of cultural and arts services and
opportunities? Do you consider that the arts contribute to the satisfaction you
have in your life?
Jan 22, 2012 9:52 PM
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Jan 22, 2012 9:43 PM
50
Sense of purpose Sense of control over one's life
Jan 22, 2012 8:19 PM
51
Seems very woolly, easy to manipulate and difficult to tie down.
Jan 22, 2012 5:18 PM
52
Health and happiness of family, friends and community
Jan 22, 2012 4:39 PM
53
Can I highlight the 'National Statistician’s Reflections on the National Debate
on Measuring National Well-being' which clearly showed that access to
"good quality local green spaces" was one of the most important factors in
determining how happy people feel about where they live. Additionally, the
Government's public health white paper ‘healthy lives, healthy people’ (2010)
recognised the importance of the quality of the environment within which
Jan 22, 2012 11:02 AM
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people live to their physical and mental health.
54
See my previous comment re assessing a person's idea of hope for the
future
Jan 21, 2012 7:58 PM
55
The (one) measure doesn't appear to do justice to the proposed scope of the
domain. Lacks rigour. Data 'may' be used...; and why just 10-15 year olds?
the arts and culture have a major impact on life satisfaction...
Jan 21, 2012 7:08 PM
56
'National Statistician’s Reflections on the National Debate on Measuring
National Well-being' clearly showed that access to "good quality local green
spaces" was one of the most important factors in determining how happy
people feel about where they live. So this should be included. Additionally,
the Government's public health white paper ‘healthy lives, healthy people’
(2010) recognised the importance of the quality of the environment within
which people live to their physical and mental health.
Jan 21, 2012 4:59 PM
57
What gives meaning and purpose to your life?
Jan 21, 2012 4:13 PM
58
'Satisfaction' has a consumerist connotation and implies a meeting of
expectations. 'Self-contentedness' is more self-contained so perhaps a less
loaded question about what someone has/has not and whether this is a
disappointment.
Jan 21, 2012 3:53 PM
59
I feel there should be another measure perhaps called “lifelong personal and
spiritual development” that takes into account the inner wellbeing of the
individual.
Jan 21, 2012 2:46 PM
60
this is technocratic jargon referring to further technocratic jargon, so it is
difficult to intervene on this question - even for highly literate people. Life
Satisfaciton measures should include how confident and poweful people feel
about being able to express themselves through cultural activities
Jan 21, 2012 12:31 PM
61
Balance rounded personality, able to deal with a range of issues
Jan 21, 2012 12:19 AM
62
The domain Individual well-being is too generic to measure, and must be
broken down into elements.
Jan 20, 2012 11:57 PM
63
The measure is an interim one. In the longer term a measure that
encompasses our satisfaction with the quality of our active life, our home life,
and our work life should be developed.
Jan 20, 2012 8:46 PM
64
Participation in the arts have long been proven as a factor in mental
wellbeing, extensive work by the Dept of Health has shown evidence of this .
A variant which considers how local cultural/leisure provision impacts upon
wellbeing may be appropriate here.
Jan 20, 2012 5:09 PM
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In the Where We Live domain the questions are pretty negative. There
should be questions that ask if the places give delight, a sense of well-being,
a sense of calm etc. Similarly in the Natural Environment domain the
questions should also ask if they provide places for socialising, delight, a
sense of well-being, a sense of rest etc.
Jan 20, 2012 3:31 PM
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assess, evaluate, reflect upon.
Jan 20, 2012 3:13 PM
67
Again, no mention of creativity - this needs to be included somehow
Jan 20, 2012 2:34 PM
68
Not sure any single measure will do justice to a human life. But what about
Jan 20, 2012 10:50 AM
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the value, rather than satisfaction of life, or the fact that our own satisfaction
depends crucially on how we are valued by others? No answers, only
questions.
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In comparison it seems poorly thought out, but that could be because the
others are over complex. International comparators should be used to more
global sense for this domain.
Jan 20, 2012 10:38 AM
70
A question of each participant as to what they consider the income ratio in
the UK should be. (I have used this social-determination of income as a
route to discovering attitudes to well-ness.)
Jan 20, 2012 10:24 AM
71
The natural environment domain should surely include a measure of people's
access to green spaces and the countryside. Education needs a measure of
cultural engagement.
Jan 20, 2012 8:58 AM
72
Quality should be added - you can be satisfied with your lot because you are
not depressed or suffering but really you want more than satisfaction.
Jan 20, 2012 7:05 AM
73
I don't understand the question.
Jan 19, 2012 9:45 PM
74
Eg: Life Satisfaction including intrinsic and intangible matters such as what
we do in/with our free time and the effects these activities have on us.
Jan 19, 2012 6:05 PM
75
Include children
Jan 19, 2012 6:00 PM
76
Lack of inclusion ofcultural statistics on participationa , provision and
enjoyment
Jan 19, 2012 5:28 PM
77
How is this measured? 'Are you happy?' - Yes / no / sometimes / never
/always. Not very empirical ...
Jan 19, 2012 4:00 PM
78
This measure could usefully include questions relating to the individual's own
childhood and to the well-being of children in their household and/or
community.
Jan 19, 2012 2:28 PM
79
This is presumably self-assessed? How happy are you?
Jan 19, 2012 2:13 PM
80
There should be an indication of a person's opportunity to express their own
personality through arts activities
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
81
% of people very or fairly satisfied with their local area: this is quite
meaningless and will produce feel good data which does not accurately
reflect healthy and cohesive commnities. neither can volunteering as this is
not accessible to all dependend on circumstance. % of people engaged in or
visiting local museum visits, art gallery community centres, sports events,
theatre would give a measure of how involved the community is and
whether it has adequate local facilities.
Jan 19, 2012 10:48 AM
82
I think happiness is diffeent to satsfaction and I would rate my happiness
higher than my life satisfaction, therefore this may be antoher element to
include
Jan 19, 2012 9:06 AM
83
"What we do" should give people a chance to say whether they are satisfied
with their level of access to leisure pursuits. For deaf and hard of hearing
people who need captioning in order to access arts and culture, lack of
provision means that they feel excluded from cultural pursuits which are
available to everyone else.
Jan 19, 2012 8:44 AM
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The arts and health - as mentioned previously ... and as an essential part of
our culture and wellbeing ... both spiritually and physically IMPORTANT TO
OUR WELL BEING AND THERE IS NO MENTION OF THEM IN YOUR
DOMAINS... MUSIC, DRAMA, ART, CRAFTS... all have a major impact on
the wellbeing of the nation ... particularly ACTIVE involvement in local arts
groups dedicated to wellbeing matters e.g. the 'Silver Singers' or
'Music4Wellbeing'...
Jan 19, 2012 6:53 AM
85
Life expereinces
Jan 19, 2012 1:16 AM
86
Participation in the arts
Jan 19, 2012 12:37 AM
87
A life worth living
Jan 19, 2012 12:14 AM
88
What about life skills and abilities that are learnt through life experiences that
cannot be quantified in a 'qualification'. People have value even if they are
'uneducated'.
Jan 18, 2012 11:49 PM
89
All of the measures that I can see based on a 'tabloid' approach to wellbeing
- i.e. do you have enough money; what is the crime like in your area, do you
work long hours... These miss out completely questions about how satisfied
one might be in terms of intellectual, vocational and spiritual development
Jan 18, 2012 10:34 PM
90
This is difficult for me to answer, as I don't know where to look for other
measures. The New Economics Foundation has interesting ideas.
Jan 18, 2012 6:36 PM
91
Life satisfaction is not an adequate measure of wellbeing because it does not
address psychological wellbeing. There are a number of potential candidate
questions which could capture this, Since this is the new interest area and
the one that sparked off the whole initiative, to adopt a highly debatable
measure siimply because there is plenty of data about is a bad idea. This is
the area where a recognisably new measure is needed to signify that this
initiative really is different
Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM
92
Perhaps additional data could be incorporated to ensure that this is a fair
measure. I have concerns, thinking about the suggested data that
marginalised citizens (such as new citizens) will be further excluded as they
are not included representatively within this dataset.
Jan 18, 2012 5:12 PM
93
Again would this include work on control, agency and capability?
Jan 18, 2012 4:54 PM
94
Drop the "Policy Relevant " requirement. That is like trying to force the
square peg in the round hole.
Jan 18, 2012 4:21 PM
95
live links not working so can't give an opinion on measures
Jan 18, 2012 4:03 PM
96
Self confidence or the belief that one can achieve anything one wants to.
Jan 18, 2012 2:09 PM
97
The arts. It adds to an individuals well being and should be specifically stated
Jan 18, 2012 1:28 PM
98
'Relationships' could include relationships at work with colleagues. 'Health'
could include Exercise and Keep fit opportunities/access. 'Where we Live'
could include access to the natural environment - parks, rivers etc.
Jan 18, 2012 1:20 PM
99
self esteem confidence creativity
Jan 18, 2012 1:05 PM
100
Mutliple measuring tools should be used and aggregated as none are
infallible whether deemed rigorous or not.
Jan 18, 2012 12:28 PM
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Happiness or contentment? I know these are a bit fluffy. In our western
consumer society we are very rarely satisfied, and always hungry for more!
Jan 18, 2012 11:14 AM
102
Why are the measures so economically focussed? What about feeling good
about life and the measure is - creative activity I have engaged in.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
103
Life satisfaction only allows us to see the hedonic component of wb. The
eudaimonic component is missing, leaving this domain only half-measured. I
suggest you include measures of personal growth, life meaning and selfactualization in the individual wb component.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
104
I dont know. As opposed to giving overall statistical answer maybe a
regional breakdown may help.
Jan 18, 2012 11:00 AM
105
This is a hugely subjective domain, focused on people's perception of
themselves, presumably over time. The precise wording of questions asked
would be critical. Some people have measurable achievements (awards,
money, security) but are strangely unhappy, whereas other people have less
'outward' success but are more cheerful. Could be a really vacuous domain.
Jan 18, 2012 10:53 AM
106
The Environment suggestions are wholly leading and seem to be based on
percived public understanding of environmental issues rather than on recent
scientific study. Following these measres wont give an accurate measure of
understanding or actual data. There definitely needs to be a media section to
give an accurate understaning of where people gain knowledge.
Jan 18, 2012 10:41 AM
107
Add various criteria that reflect what gives epople pleasure - their personal
pursuits, again including the arts.
Jan 18, 2012 9:51 AM
108
again these very narrow and 'woolly' terms, they mean very little but are
mere soundbites, they do not allow people to articulate real feelings or
responses to a very complex range of experiences
Jan 17, 2012 10:37 PM
109
don't really know.
Jan 17, 2012 8:30 PM
110
Introduce an element which relates to prospects for the future
Jan 17, 2012 8:17 PM
111
life staisfaction may be comparttmentalised thus life may be good at work but
not good at home or visa versa Life satisfaction may be contingent on certain
things and thus changing from day to day
Jan 17, 2012 2:45 PM
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Personal resilience
Jan 17, 2012 2:21 PM
113
Need to be careful of language as it will be largely new to people and they
may not understand what you are trying to capture.
Jan 17, 2012 1:13 PM
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Sense of belonging to a community
Jan 17, 2012 1:01 PM
115
I think the term 'measurement' is already problematic here. Life satisfaction
is something elusive, qualitative and holistic. Also, it constantly changes.
What was luxury 40 years ago (e.g. meat) is a 'right' nowadays. I guess
social scientist, philosophers and qualitative research are needed here. This
domain is about interpretation and whether things matter, not measurement.
Jan 17, 2012 12:00 PM
116
The absence of any measure that assesses public engagement with the arts
and culture as part of a more general index on personal wellbeing needs to
be addresses in the measures either on its own or as part of a subdivision on
Health
Jan 17, 2012 10:36 AM
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national survey data eg. data from DEFRA. Similarly, the satisfaction with
consistency across surveys.
Jan 17, 2012 10:26 AM
118
Sense of own personal power to directly affect individual well-being
Jan 17, 2012 8:40 AM
119
life dissatisfaction
Jan 17, 2012 12:20 AM
120
Maybe on seperate domain or measure such as happiness/ contentment/
Jan 16, 2012 11:43 PM
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self expression and creativity activity
Jan 16, 2012 7:44 PM
122
Feeling valued and of value
Jan 16, 2012 3:47 PM
123
For those where data is available for England but not other parts of the UK, it
sometimes unclear whether you will be collecting data for those other parts.
Without doing so it seems as though there is little to compare under some
headings.
Jan 16, 2012 3:20 PM
124
Life expectancy?
Jan 16, 2012 3:18 PM
125
Experience of - good or bad Increased life satisfaction.
Jan 16, 2012 3:06 PM
126
Include cultural activity
Jan 16, 2012 2:57 PM
127
See previous response about hope for the future
Jan 16, 2012 2:34 PM
128
Flourishing and resilience should be added
Jan 16, 2012 2:07 PM
129
personal achievement
Jan 16, 2012 1:56 PM
130
Some people might argue that dissatisfaction with their lives is what drives
them to seek improvement! Perhaps a better description might be
"Confidence in one's own ability to manage one's life"; this takes account of
the fact that none of us remains unaffected by adversity, but that we have
the tools and techniques to find solutions.
Jan 16, 2012 11:44 AM
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Arts and Cultural Activities
Jan 16, 2012 11:23 AM
132
More measures specific to volunteering, and a measure for % of people not
registered to vote
Jan 16, 2012 11:08 AM
133
intrinsically linked to your life satisfaciton will be the influence of culture time sepnt in lesuire or recreation, visiting new places, traveling etc.
Jan 16, 2012 10:53 AM
134
How do you propose the quanitifcation of "life satisfaction"? What does "life
satisfaction" actually mean in real terms?
Jan 16, 2012 9:41 AM
135
Include the effects of cultural participation, with special attention toward
active participation
Jan 14, 2012 4:44 PM
136
% who feel they have time, resources and networks to develop their personal
talents
Jan 14, 2012 10:59 AM
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happiness, good health
Jan 13, 2012 9:20 PM
138
Relationships - focus should not just be on neighbourhood but on sense of
community and should look more at isolation Individual well-being should
have more focus on psychological well-being (such as Carol Ryff's measure
USA) - individuals fears/anxieties/confidence What we do - no mention of
cultural activities/hobbies/interests where we live - too much focus on crime
rates not enough focus on perception - what it looks like/feels like - isolation,
local parks etc. Household income - just seems to be based on actual
economic income. What about carers/responsibilities etc. Also income
compared to peers/perception of income Education skills - focussed on
formal education what about informal groups/learning Economy - what about
pressure to spend/perception of what we need to be happy Govenance degree to which we feel we can imapct our local community? Trust in
national corporations? Natural Environment - too focussed on global issues what about local environment too? Up-keep of local areas?
Jan 13, 2012 11:45 AM
139
I can't see what it's for as it doesn't say any more than 'individual well-being'.
Jan 13, 2012 11:24 AM
140
Individual well being is far more than and different from life satisfaction - in
fact life satisfaction is a whole category in itself. wellbeing covers health,
wealth, emotional wellbeing, etc
Jan 13, 2012 10:52 AM
141
I don't understand this question, so how can I respond?
Jan 13, 2012 10:31 AM
142
I think I put it all in my answer to the very first question. This domain should
be split between "satisfaction" measures and "experiential" measures. With
only the life satisfaction measure in place the domain should be called life
satisfaction!
Jan 13, 2012 10:18 AM
143
Maybe life satisfaction and feelings of belonging to society (described in a
less clumsy way)
Jan 13, 2012 9:36 AM
144
plain English in the above question would have been useful - variants on the
measure suggested.... ??? i looked at the attachment and again the
'description' given against 'life satisfaction' was totally useless, full of
meaningless words
Jan 13, 2012 9:07 AM
145
It needs more to be explained, life satisfaction is too vague a statement and
there are too many parts left to be guessed, eg if one person had not been
able to find what they wanted to wear in the Topshop sale but another
person could have found themselves in a dead end job and having spent
£50K on their degree courses, were unable to find themselves work, may
feel despairing about this and have low self esteem, feel gutted and even
close to suicide after a few years, they may both select the same degree of
"No" for the question of are you satisfied with your lot, yet I'd place bets on
the first person being able to say they were more then OK after a day or so
or talking with their friend, the second person I'd doubt this would be the
case for. It needs to be broken down into areas such as being able to
create, being able to express, feeling valued, feeling loved, feeling able to
connect to people, feeling able to grow and develop as a person across
different levels etc.
Jan 13, 2012 1:19 AM
146
Those with dependents (children or others) should be able to give some
account of the actual and perceived well-being of those people.
Jan 12, 2012 10:29 PM
147
Too vague
Jan 12, 2012 4:52 PM
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I am sceptical how a national 'survey' of this kind can measure something
which is so subjective. Also, I don't think it will offer and honest or accurate
picture as not everyone feels able to 'admit' to unhappiness (whatever that
may mean).
Jan 12, 2012 12:21 PM
149
measure the savings in anti-depressants used by those taking part in
creative activities.
Jan 12, 2012 10:49 AM
150
Add in cultural pursuits such as musical and dramatic activities
Jan 11, 2012 3:12 PM
151
Involvement in art /culture and how that actively influences well being
Jan 11, 2012 2:54 PM
152
Well-being should include a measure of enjoyment. See 'What we do'
Jan 11, 2012 12:05 PM
153
"No man is an island." Attempting to measure individuals as non-social is
doomed to failure.
Jan 11, 2012 11:32 AM
154
The ability and freedom to exercise one's religious faith is essential for many
people when they consider their well-being. The purely materialistic content
denies the identity of the human being as both a spiritual and material whole.
Jan 10, 2012 4:56 PM
155
life satisfaction should include the Arts as a whole.
Jan 10, 2012 1:15 PM
156
I suppose they do as far as they go. I do not think that this is at all
satisfactory. It's all based on the past. No way of knowing where people are
at NOW. Things are shifting in our society, but no where is this reflected.
Jan 10, 2012 12:25 PM
157
not sure what but what if you are happy with only certain bits of your life - will
that be catered for in the questions?
Jan 10, 2012 11:26 AM
158
well-being takes into account so many different things.
Jan 10, 2012 11:22 AM
159
There is a negativity about many of the domains ie fear of crime and the
assumption that someone with a long-term disability or illness automatically
has a poorer quality of life. That should not be a given. Measuring quality of
life in terms of household income says it all really about how self-indulgent
and smug our society has become.
Jan 10, 2012 11:19 AM
160
As it stands, the measure seems to be more of an aggregate / average of all
the other domains. In which case, it might be clearer to have "overall life
satisfaction".
Jan 9, 2012 10:07 PM
161
I don't know what the questions on the BHP Survey were so am unable to
answer the question.
Jan 9, 2012 9:07 PM
162
Access to wildlife, green spaces, woodlands and other natural areas
Jan 9, 2012 8:24 PM
163
Life satisfaction and happiness are outcome measures. A key driver of wellbeing, linking personal and situational factors is enjoyment. A question on
this could be included in the Domain 'What we do' see later Ref Haworth,
J.T. (1997) Work, Leisure and Well-Being. Rouitledge.
Jan 9, 2012 7:28 PM
164
Possibly, you may only end up measuring dissatisfaction with this measure
which is only an attitude and will not give a whole picture of well being. A lot
of people may say they are dissatisfied with their life but there is a big
difference to a day to day annoyance and a deep depression, where
sometimes there is nothing you can actually see to be dissatisfied with. I
would measure how engaged do you feel in your life and to the world around
Jan 9, 2012 5:01 PM
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you. Well being is being engaged.
165
I think personal fulfillment (eg. life satisfaction) is vital in order to be self
assured and content in life.
Jan 9, 2012 4:50 PM
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any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:04 PM
167
Sexuality should be part of wellbeing and health
Jan 9, 2012 3:22 PM
168
Provided the other aspects of subjective and psychological well-being are
covered in more detailed analyses, this headline measure is suitable.
Jan 9, 2012 1:00 PM
169
life satisfaction is different for each individual, surely we need to know what
this means for the individual to understand their answer?
Jan 9, 2012 9:28 AM
170
You have to do better with Individual Well-Being! What makes us happy and
contented must surely be useful in this context. I understand the difficulty of
gathering statistical evidence but copping out is not good enough!
Jan 8, 2012 4:37 PM
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Little about what you do with your leisure time and the opportunities you
have to access interests. e.g. theatres, cultural events and sporting pursuits.
Jan 8, 2012 4:36 PM
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the above example is bizarre again to b road brushed
Jan 8, 2012 3:51 PM
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CULTURE AND THE ARTS NEED TO BE INCLUDED
Jan 8, 2012 11:59 AM
174
so long is this covers finding and having a socially positive purpose in life
and feeling as if i have a voice in society
Jan 8, 2012 11:03 AM
175
The 'measure' won't open on a blackberry, so I cannot read it
Jan 7, 2012 12:36 PM
176
More clarification on the value of the arts
Jan 6, 2012 6:30 PM
177
See previous comments
Jan 6, 2012 5:44 PM
178
Measure:physical and mental health.An individual may feel fairly satisfied
with life in general, but if they are on medication for severe depression or are
terminally ill from smoking related cancer, then their answer is not
realistic.....or relevant
Jan 3, 2012 4:11 PM
179
The 'Measure of access to and quality of the local environment' needs to be
assessed by data from a wider source than just Defra as it is unlikely to
include any aspect of Heritage involvement/influence, which is an oversight.
Dec 21, 2011 4:42 PM
180
New economics foundation have a simple but effective survey around well
being. It encompasses lots of things that make us human and feel good.
Dec 20, 2011 10:47 AM
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Wider family life rather than just spouse/partner
Dec 19, 2011 2:33 PM
182
Freedom from hardship and poverty could be included as a measure.
Dec 19, 2011 10:16 AM
183
Although I think using the measure of the British Household Panel Survey is
a good one, I'm less keen on the question asked, which won't elicit a lot of
Dec 16, 2011 9:23 PM
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information. If there was scope to conduct further qualitative research with
this I think it'll work.
184
Time spent in creating, making, participating in cultural activities
Dec 16, 2011 11:08 AM
185
Should include opportunities to engage with culture and the arts
Dec 15, 2011 5:57 PM
186
Asking the question differently - what makes your life satisfactory + why
Dec 15, 2011 3:20 PM
187
You have to bear in mind that people prefer to be seen as positive rather
than negative because it is seen as a nicer trait just as it's better to be seen
as an extrovert than it is an introvert. The measure has to take into account
that individuals will want to portray themselves in the best light. Status
syndrome
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
188
I think it would be good to include pet ownership - there are many scientific
studies looking at the benefits of pet ownership human health and it would
be good to see the influence (by cat, by dog, by other) on well-being
Dec 9, 2011 10:51 AM
189
Page 29 of the consultation document does actually contain a reference to
the arts, culture and heritage, as well as spirituality etc, as it's included in the
Key responses under Time Use and Individual Activities. This needs to be
incorporated fully in the domains and measures.
Dec 8, 2011 6:48 PM
190
Is this life over all, or happy with family and personal pursuits but unhappy at
work/college? Again, this is all too simplistic for the complexity that is being
human. Makes me feel like I am reading about robots or people produced
on a production line.
Dec 6, 2011 4:40 PM
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How much do you get out? How often do you meet friends and family? How
often do you visit a museum, science centre, art gallery or visitor
destination? How often do you spend time learning - other than watching
television? How often do you take part in a community project? How well do
you relate to your neighbours?
Dec 6, 2011 11:33 AM
192
Expectations of future wellbeing as these affect perceptions on current
wellbeing. This is where to add a measure of expectation of fulfilment.
Dec 4, 2011 6:59 PM
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please refer to answer for the first question
Dec 2, 2011 11:03 PM
194
see previous comments on what we do
Nov 30, 2011 2:53 PM
195
sense of belonging
Nov 27, 2011 4:14 PM
196
It's impossible to say, considering the relevant lifestyle questions that are
referred to on several occasions are never actually given in the paper.
Nov 20, 2011 6:26 PM
197
I strongly feel that these domains will dove-tail people and that a more
appropiate data set would be qualititative with open questions. The data
analysis including domain merging rather than at the initial stage of asking
questions. This response applies throughout.
Nov 18, 2011 9:42 AM
198
WHO quality of life measure - this would mean that UK could easily be
compared with other countries
Nov 16, 2011 9:27 PM
199
Use Warwick-edinburgh Mental well-beng Scale
Nov 16, 2011 10:59 AM
200
I don't know the details of the Life Satisfaction survey. It might be a good
Nov 12, 2011 9:50 PM
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measure but I wonder if it suffers from the same deficiencies as I mentioned
earlier in this survey.
201
Let's have the word contentment. Are people generally content with their
overall situation. Satisfaction sounds more like how you feel about some
item you have just purchased. Happy would not be right as no-one is happy
all the time. Contentment indicates not always wanting MORE !!!
Nov 11, 2011 6:26 PM
202
They are fairly comprehensive though I think there could be something to do
with perception of others in the community and how they interact, and
fairness in it's broader sense. Working with the public there is often a sense
of recentment that some in society are favoured more than others or visa
versa giving feelings of injustice or deliverbate segregation or discrimination
by society as a whole.
Nov 11, 2011 1:22 PM
203
There should be more emphasis on values people hold - especially spiritual
values rather than behavioural outcomes. There needs to be a more
qualitative approach. There needs to be a less 'ego - centric' styling of the
survey.
Nov 11, 2011 12:16 PM
204
see earlier reponsse
Nov 11, 2011 11:05 AM
205
individual well-being consists of more than life satisfaction
Nov 9, 2011 9:59 PM
206
pysical health, mental health, satisfaction/happiness
Nov 9, 2011 12:55 PM
207
No information given, so difficult to respond meaningfully.
Nov 9, 2011 11:36 AM
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not sure if these will capture significant differences in health or work-life
balance. two factors whic occur are self employment not being captured
differently and chronic conditions which may add to the individuals sense of
well being rather than detract from it. During a recent GP interview i was
asked a set question in relation to my Diabetes (which is an asset for a good
lifestyle in my opinion) but he could not accept another answer on my
presenting problem, a back injury which was making life miserable. Just an
example of how specific questions can fail to capture the real data.
Nov 9, 2011 11:33 AM
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Opportunities to develop well-being
Nov 9, 2011 11:22 AM
210
For the Where We Live category I would like to see a further measure called
'Respect'. I.e. this would cover people and property and could be worded: Do
you feel the people where you live respect each other and other's property?
Nov 8, 2011 9:27 PM
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The question on health - asking "how satisfied are you with your health"
sounds odd. As though it's a commodity you can purchase, and over which
you have little control. People in poor health may have contributed not
inconsiderably to their own poor health - while others may have been
blighted by genetic or other factors which are indeed beyond their control.
Nov 8, 2011 9:09 PM
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Would it not be better to do somethign like the mass observation and let
peole tell ther own accounts
Nov 8, 2011 7:27 PM
213
how about altrism as giving happiness ( not simply voluteering, which is
covered).
Nov 8, 2011 7:22 PM
214
life purpose satisfaction
Nov 8, 2011 5:22 PM
215
Here again the spiritual/religious element should be involved in some way.
Nov 8, 2011 4:21 PM
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Too much about money! Money is not the main agenda that makes us
happy! What about local food or ability to grow your own? Access to Trees
and natural places?! Good to see renewable energy in there but not sure
what that means in terms of the survey - looks like the government just want
to know how much renewable energy is being generated not why it makes us
happy!?
Nov 8, 2011 3:30 PM
217
Maybe it depends on the sample size of the survey and how the participants
are chosen. It needs to be a large and representative sample.
Nov 8, 2011 1:40 PM
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Individual well-being for me addresses the why question, whereas other
domains are more about the what, how, who, where and when. Why does x
satisfy y depends on motivators, aspirations and fulfilment. Some motivators
are internal and some are external planted. Many questions could be asked
about how people feel about having to conform to social standards,
consumption standards. Not only would this kind of analysis measure
wellbeing, it would indicate where policy could intervene to say
regulate/deregulate marketing.
Nov 8, 2011 1:37 PM
219
Need to consider issues of Identity, Value and Purpose. These have the
following vital inter-relationships: sense of identity affects sense of security;
sense of value affects happiness; sense of purpose affects personal
motivation
Nov 8, 2011 1:11 PM
220
happiness
Nov 8, 2011 12:37 PM
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Where do children and young people fit in?
Nov 8, 2011 12:03 PM
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you need to understand these variants are not always answerable with just a
quick respnse
Nov 8, 2011 11:53 AM
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Community well-being
Nov 8, 2011 11:23 AM
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Under relationships - is there recognition of the needs/perceptions of
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender people - both in partnerships & feelings
of exclusion from wider Society ? Equally other groups may feel
unsupported/isolated such as Travellers or Asylum Seekers.
Nov 8, 2011 11:22 AM
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I think people in some areas are suffering from increased stress, cultural
change and pressure within areas where there has been the greatest influx
of immigration where there has been immigration among peoples which do
not want to integrate into broader society. I think the impact of this is very
specific as the pace of cultural change is almost unique in history to this
particular decade. Young people in particular seem to be struggling to find
any sort of identity, let alone a positive one.
Nov 8, 2011 11:21 AM
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Life satisfaction - should this be as much about happiness than satisfaction?
I might be well-educated, rich, etc etc but not very happy.
Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM
227
Questions should be asked about access to health and social care provision,
the quality and cost of it
Nov 8, 2011 11:13 AM
228
with reservation about perceived distinction bewtween this and 'health'
Nov 8, 2011 11:00 AM
229
You mention health in relation to an individual - however I think there are a
lot of carers out there, who's well being is affected by looking after
someone...
Nov 8, 2011 10:50 AM
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Contentment and sense of fulfilment might be a better expression
Nov 7, 2011 1:22 PM
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Fitness, measured in terms of strength, stamina and suplleness related to
physical, mental and spiritual
Nov 7, 2011 9:54 AM
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previous comments accepted
Nov 7, 2011 7:26 AM
233
Something more about family and the new form of coabitazione
Nov 1, 2011 6:40 PM
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1
The balance between subjective and objective measures is too strongly
weighted towards subjective measures in our view. Given the wellestablished problems of ‘conditioned expectations’ in many areas, this is
likely to produce an under-estimation of disadvantage and hardship in the
overall results. Among those which could be considered for removal, if
indicators need to be dropped are: Satisfaction with spouse/partner
Satisfaction with social life Trust other people in neighbourhood
Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM
2
There appears to be a fairly heavy reliance on measures from the
Citizenship Survey which has now been discontinued. Given that there is so
much evidence of the importance of social relationships for well-being (and
for other positive life outcomes) it is absolutely imperative that these
questions are included in alternative surveys, or replacement measures are
found. We would recommend that the ONS looks for alternative sources as
soon as possible, otherwise this is likely to become a serious problem.
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
3
We agree there needs a measure of home life but we don’t agree the
“satisfaction with your spouse/partner” necessarily captures this especially
given the growing trend in single person households.
Jan 31, 2012 2:30 PM
4
No. The many dimensions of human wellbeing has to be preserved despite
the pressures for practicality or from the economic tradition of producing a
single metric. This is an important opportunity to capture the multidimensional aspect of wellbeing and the constraints that individuals in
different social groups experience in different dimensions.
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
5
No. However, the weighting between the domains needs further
consideration. The relative absence of an operational definition (and
theoretical definition) of well being makes such weighting problematic.
Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM
6
C.Measures proposed under ‘Our Relationships’, ‘What we do’, ‘Where we
live’ and ‘Governance’ domains from the Citizenship Survey were cited as
very useful in informing this debate. Respondents were interested in how
ONS might collect data like this in the future given the Citizenship Survey
has been discontinued.
Jan 31, 2012 8:08 AM
7
It is not so much a matter of removing measures as understanding how the
wide range of subjective and objective measures will relate to one another
and how they will be used to provide a picture of national well-being. Selfassessed well-being and health provides individual level data, but a measure
such as ‘life expectancy’ operates on a population level. The measures of
‘trust’ appear problematic and too general to be meaningful. Does the
concept of a ‘neighbourhood’ mean very much to people, as opposed to
‘your immediate neighbours?’
Jan 30, 2012 2:25 PM
8
It is not clear what value there is in asking about Satisfaction with spouse in
the Relationships domain especially given the very high proportion
responding mostly or completely satisfied.
Jan 30, 2012 9:03 AM
9
Similar issues apply to satisfaction measures within individual domains –
again, judgements about what is “good enough” are conditioned by
expectations and other factors. Again, measures which ask individuals to
rate their experience by reference to relatively fixed points would be
preferable.
Jan 27, 2012 5:33 PM
10
Maybe the "Satisfaction with your social life" could be phrased differently as
"non-work life" to be clear that it contained more than just "socialising". For
example, certain sporting and musical activities are in fact rather solitary!
Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM
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but please change the word satisfaction
Jan 23, 2012 5:51 PM
12
The first two measures have the same problem as the question on individual
satisfaction - these relationships are multivalued - I wouldn't know how to
answer them menaingfully.
Jan 23, 2012 4:40 PM
13
Percentage of people who trust other people in their neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM
14
Spouse/partner.
Jan 23, 2012 3:40 PM
15
Trus other people - surely part of belonging measure? Very emotive
question...
Jan 23, 2012 12:16 PM
16
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner should at least be considered for
removal - a tricky one. Whilst it would clearly have an impact on individual
wellbeing there is not a great deal Government or indeed society can do
about it.
Jan 23, 2012 10:48 AM
17
Measure: Satisfaction with your spouse/partner
Jan 23, 2012 10:24 AM
18
All. Who can ever say they are satisfied? What does that term even mean?
Everyone has a different perception of satisfaction. Some might see it as
merely contentment whereas others may see it as sacrifice. People's notions
about their neighborhood are totally unrealistic and based on their own fears
and what they read or don't read, their mental health, experiences etc. This
statistic is totally meaningless.
Jan 23, 2012 9:58 AM
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national survey data e.g. data from DEFRA. Similarly, the satisfaction with
consistency across surveys. We are unsure has to how green energies links
to mental wellbeing. There is some evidence to suggest a link relating to
flood risk, but we are not aware of any evidence to link wellbeing with
protected areas etc. The evidence (eg. Department of Health ‘Confident
Communities, Brighter Futures’ 2010) suggests access to green space and
whether it is used by those groups at risk of low well-being is more relevant
here.
Jan 23, 2012 9:10 AM
20
Belonging strongly to the neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 8:50 AM
21
Not specifically. The number of indicators should not be restricted by an
arbitrary limit. The measurement of that should in the end be usefulness to
public policy. However see answer to Question 7.
Jan 22, 2012 10:34 PM
22
Percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly to the
neighbourhood. This measure is not meaningful to everyone in the day and
age of online communication. More important than local communities (or
equally important) are communities of interest which can consist of
individuals located anywhere around the world.
Jan 22, 2012 8:23 PM
23
Drop both 'Percentage of people' measures
Jan 22, 2012 4:48 PM
24
Satisfaction with spouse/partner Percentage of people who trust other
people in their neighbourhood
Jan 22, 2012 12:41 PM
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25
"Trust other people in your neighbourhood" sounds too vague. Respondents
could only give a meaningful answer if the question specifies which people
and in what circumstances you would trust them to do what.
Jan 21, 2012 6:50 PM
26
All of them should be reworded so as not to be so black and white
Jan 21, 2012 4:16 PM
27
Percentage of people who trust other people in their neighbourhood - invites
a divisive attitude, and would think responses to 'belong strongly to the
neighbourhood' measure could show how an individual feels in their broader
community and reflect the 'trust'/'safety' element sufficiently
Jan 21, 2012 4:12 PM
28
At a time of glabal citizenship and transient populations the intense focus on
'the neighbourhood' is absurd.
Jan 21, 2012 12:01 AM
29
...belong strongly to the neighbourhood, should be replaced with ....belong
strongly in a community.. to reflect the way we live, which is not geodemographically determined
Jan 20, 2012 8:51 PM
30
not sure
Jan 20, 2012 6:30 PM
31
satisfaction with your spouse/partner
Jan 20, 2012 1:56 PM
32
What if you are single? - a lot of people become happier after becoming
single.
Jan 19, 2012 9:35 PM
33
satisfaction with your spouse - it's meaningless
Jan 19, 2012 6:06 PM
34
'Satisfaction with your spouse/partner' leaves the way open to much
misinformation ... Also, could perhaps combine 'spouse/partner' and 'social
life' into a 'family & friends' measure? Don't really like 4th suggestion, either
the wording or it appearing within this domain - should be in 'Where we live'?
Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM
35
Satisfacton with your spouse/partner
Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM
36
percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly to the
neighbourhood
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
37
% of people who trust other people in the neighbourhood. This will not
answer the question whether a community is healthy
Jan 19, 2012 10:48 AM
38
I am not sure how people can comment for others. Asking people to guess a
percentage of people who trust others or who feel they belong strongly to a
community, is asking for peoples assumptoins rather than analysis of their
wellbeing. Coudl ask: do you trust other people in your neighbourhood and
do you feel you belong strongly to the neighbourhood
Jan 19, 2012 9:18 AM
39
Putting neighbourhood into relationship section is confusing. It should be
separate.
Jan 19, 2012 12:24 AM
40
'Trust'. How about adding, 'Do you think people trust you in your own
neighbourhood'? Relationships are a two way thing. Spouse or partner:
some people are happy to live on their own. Don't make this a specific
question. Perhaps are you happy living in company or on your own.
Jan 18, 2012 11:54 PM
41
Why are there yes, no measures about relationships with neighbours but not
the satisfaction measures?
Jan 18, 2012 9:21 PM
42
Could remove "percentage of people who feel that they belong to the
Jan 18, 2012 5:54 PM
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neigghbourhood" as it is very similar to the one above
43
Can't see how information about satisfaction with spouse/partner is likely to
be useful, and it seems intrusive.
Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM
44
Satisfaction with spouse/partner does not address the relationship quality
and excludes a high % of the population. The other questions are more
general social capital questions which are valid as such but should appear in
the 'where we live domain'.
Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM
45
Just social life satisfaction?
Jan 18, 2012 4:56 PM
46
Merge the last 2 measures on identifying with neighbourhood
Jan 18, 2012 4:06 PM
47
Satisfaction with social life - too vague, general. How does this reflect on the
gvt's responsibilities? Many people I suspect will think this a personal area
that is not gvt's responsibility. However, if this measure is expanded into
Cultural activities, there is more scope to encompass areas where gvt
intervention can make a difference.
Jan 18, 2012 11:58 AM
48
Percentage of people who trsut other people in their neighbourhood
Jan 18, 2012 11:42 AM
49
Good set of questions, universally applicable. The 'trust' and 'belong strongly'
to the neighbourhood are quite similar questions, nearly overlapping. I think
actual membership of any sub-group in your community is a definite indicator
of participation, rather than the nebulous word 'belonging'. See below
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
50
I dont know why the satisfaction with spouse/partner is included here. That
is personal choice and not an area the state should be directly involved with.
Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM
51
however trusting relationships are based on reality as well as perception and
therefore there should be a measure that also looks at whether ones trust is
reciprocated by the people in ones neighbourhood (you can say hello to your
neighbour and feel trusting toward them but if they feel mistrust, prejudice
and hatred toward you, it is going to have a direct impact upojn your
wellbeing whether or not you would like to belong strongly to that
neighbourhood
Jan 18, 2012 6:42 AM
52
But satisfaction seems such a meagre response. What about using the word
"happiness"?
Jan 17, 2012 11:00 AM
53
The neighbourhood measures because not everyone needs these for their
well-being and people who are happy alone need to have their voices heard
too.
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 AM
54
Remove: Satisfaction with your spouse/partner. It is difficult to see how this
measure can be policy-relevant. Therefore it's not a useful measure to
include within a limited set. Also, how would a single person or widow/er or
divorcee answer?
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
55
The third suggestion about trust implies a lack a social coherence, which
may indeed be present in some areas but to use the word trust, brings the
idea of mistrust and suspicion to the forefront of the mind. The issue should
be about strengthening communities and neighbourhoods, not dividing them
by mixed identities.
Jan 16, 2012 4:04 PM
56
Not sure of the point of satisfaction with spouse partner - so what? what
could be done to improve this other than personal initiatives (nothing to do
Jan 16, 2012 2:37 PM
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with government, unless we get a clearer picture of e.g. domestic abuse,
infidelity, whatever)
57
satisfaction with spouse/ partner
Jan 16, 2012 12:58 PM
58
Not everyone feels that belonging strongly to their neighbourhood is a
prerequisite for wellbeing! It might be better to say "...belong strongly to a
group with common interests or goals."
Jan 16, 2012 11:49 AM
59
Social Life - thats enjoying your leisrue and cultural time out of work isnt it?
Jan 16, 2012 10:55 AM
60
Measure: Percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly to the
neighbourhood - this could just be amalgamated with Percentage of people
who trust other people in their neighbourhood
Jan 16, 2012 10:12 AM
61
I would remove "satisfaction with spouse / partner"
Jan 16, 2012 9:44 AM
62
% of people who feel that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood. This
would not necessarily affect an individual's sense of wellbeing - some people
are more social than others
Jan 15, 2012 8:10 PM
63
feeling you belong to the neighbourhood implies that you trust other people
in the neighbourhood - is there some duplication here?
Jan 14, 2012 11:02 AM
64
The neighbourhood ones seem a bit misplaced here, and sit better in the
where we live section in my opinion.
Jan 13, 2012 3:17 PM
65
neighbourhood implies local neighbours what about a sense of community
found in local organisations/groups/culbs? Feel this would be more
approapriate.
Jan 13, 2012 11:45 AM
66
how do you propose to measure satisfaction?
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
67
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner & Satisfaction with your social life
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
68
will there be clarification of the term 'satisfaction'?
Jan 13, 2012 9:12 AM
69
n/a
Jan 13, 2012 1:25 AM
70
Huge assumption that people have a spouse/partner. Surely important or
significant people in one's everyday life can have an equally valid role. For
some that might be their sister?
Jan 12, 2012 1:59 PM
71
Satisfaction with your spouse or partner may not be the phrase used to
respondents but if it is it shouldn't be. It's a difficult one to phrase but
currently it's a deterrent to giving an accurate answer 'A satisfying
relationship with a spouse or intimate partner' might be an improvement.
Jan 12, 2012 1:57 PM
72
but also measure the percentage of people taking part in creative activities
both alone and as part of a group.
Jan 12, 2012 10:51 AM
73
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner. Merely asking the question will
interfere with the returns: it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, causing
dissatisfaction where none existed before.
Jan 11, 2012 11:37 AM
74
there is a huge assumption in the fourth measure. Many people--especially
if they do not have children or an extended family in the immediate area-may not need to feel they belong strongly to a neighbourhood--especially if
Jan 11, 2012 11:22 AM
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they commute to work, and undertake much of their leisure activity close to
their work, and not their home location. This could give a very misleading
picture.
75
Percentage of people who trust each other in a neighbourhood. This is so
subjective that any measure it produces will be spurious.
Jan 10, 2012 5:00 PM
76
Trusting other people - again a negative.
Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM
77
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:04 PM
78
This is a comment on your assumptions. It seems fundamental to me to
measure somewhere our wok relationships. These are a very dominant part
of many people's daily experience and have a huge impact on well being
overall. I also don't understand how you can ask about the spouse/partner
but not the wider family. This too seems absolutely fundamental. it does not
look from the summary of the scope of the domain as if the economy
measure will include this..... though I can't read the measures under
economy until I've filled in these earlier parts of the form!!
Jan 9, 2012 1:32 PM
79
Combine spouse/partner and social life into a single measure of satisfaction
with personal relationships since for some relationships with children/parents
are critical and others are single.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
80
Focus on spouse/partner is exclusive. Add 'other significant relationships' to
encompass imtimate friendships/family? Assumptions that partner=only
intimate relationship and/or 'social life' is adequate for others is problematic
when many have alternative/single/communcal lifestyles but significant
relationships that don't come under such a naroow definition
Jan 9, 2012 10:55 AM
81
'people who trust other people in their neighbourhood'. Everyone trusts some
people; everyone distrusts others. You can't generalise like this. It's
meaningless.
Jan 8, 2012 7:16 PM
82
perhaps the local relationships and personal relationships should be viewed
as differently
Jan 8, 2012 3:53 PM
83
I think in should be about the community which is a broader perspective
because of today's mobility and not just the neighbourhood.
Jan 8, 2012 12:04 PM
84
Trusting neighbours is a variable fraught with complexity. The answers may
well have far more to with the area (strong link with deprivation), bad
experiences or individual personalities, and tell us nothing at all about the
quality of the relationships in our lives.
Jan 8, 2012 11:45 AM
85
i would suggest that the trust and belonging are a product of our abilities to
communicate openly, honestly and compassionately. When there is change
in a neighbourhood we might not feel like we belong and yet it can bring
diversity, creativity and new growth. Belonging supports well-being on many
levels, not just belonging to a neighbourhood but also family, friends,
education, national, global...it is therefore a dynamic and changing
characteristic. In conclusion the word 'neighbourhood' feels restrictive
Jan 8, 2012 11:03 AM
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86
Belonging strongly to the neighbourhood is not an issue for millions of
people. Many of us positively choose to live in places in which one does not
know one's neighbours, etc. We like it that way. We see our friends when we
want to, without being bothered by strangers who just happen to live near us.
Jan 7, 2012 12:40 PM
87
None of your business re personal relationships. Also, many people lie on
this type of questionnaire purely because they feel any government
survey/census is either a waste of time, a waste of money or they just want
to 'screw' up the outcomes for the sheer pleasure of being able to.
Jan 3, 2012 4:15 PM
88
Not removed but modified - social live would need some clarification - people
may not feel they have much of a social life, but do have friends they talk to
and are part of their community.
Dec 28, 2011 3:50 PM
89
I wonder about "satisfaction" with relationships. Some evidence that just
having relationships is good for well-being, and could be a more objective
measure. Could one of first 2 questions be about extent of relationships, the
other about satisfaction?
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
90
There needs to be a measure that includes parent/child relationships
Dec 21, 2011 4:42 PM
91
I think the first two are much more important than the last two
Dec 20, 2011 11:30 AM
92
I think the word 'satisifcation' should be removed
Dec 20, 2011 10:49 AM
93
The last two. It's not an issue of trust and this can mislead.
Dec 15, 2011 3:32 PM
94
But you need to add more and give it more flexibility
Dec 6, 2011 4:41 PM
95
Satisfaction with spouse/partner is highly dependent on personal decisions
and should not affect any national statistics. The fact that some people make
poor choices in their personal life cannot be used as an indicator of national
well-being.
Dec 5, 2011 9:56 PM
96
I am not able to respond to each specific subquestion as I believe the overall
structure is flawed and thus each measure would need to be analysed
against a different structure, please refer to answer for question one of the
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
97
My only comment here is what if you don't have a spouse or partner?
Presumably part of this measure is people who have no close relationship.
Will there be a measure of the number of people you live with on a constant
basis?
Dec 2, 2011 11:54 AM
98
As before - open questions....
Nov 18, 2011 9:44 AM
99
but they are not comprehensive enough
Nov 16, 2011 11:00 AM
100
Satisfaction with spouse / partner is framed like a commodity - not a
relationship. There is no space for contribution and giving but it feels like a
product survey. 'Social life' is interpreted quite narrowly by people especially young people.
Nov 11, 2011 12:20 PM
101
The one on spouse/partner will not be useful because I am not sure many
will answer it and the repsonse will vary a lot from one day to another.
Nov 10, 2011 12:14 PM
102
% of people who trust other people in the neighbourhood
Nov 9, 2011 4:28 PM
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103
People will not be able to quantify these areas.
Nov 9, 2011 4:12 PM
104
satisfaction with your spouse/ partner
Nov 9, 2011 1:12 PM
105
Query satisfaction with spouse, it opens up a whole other area in my opinion.
Nov 9, 2011 8:38 AM
106
I think Trust is a very strong and personal concept. I personally trust very few
people in the local community.
Nov 8, 2011 9:37 PM
107
The "satisfaction with sociial life and with partner" invites a selfish way of
thinking, , which needs to be reworded.
Nov 8, 2011 7:28 PM
108
All ok
Nov 8, 2011 6:34 PM
109
number 4
Nov 8, 2011 5:24 PM
110
Trust people in their neighbourhood. Feeling that you belong shows you trust
your neighbourhood i'd say. Why not call it community rather than
neighbourhood? (Sounds American to me to call it neighbourhood!)
Nov 8, 2011 3:35 PM
111
Measures 3 and 4 can be combined so as not to put too much emphasis on
the local community.
Nov 8, 2011 1:50 PM
112
This presumes a relationship with a partner. There is no provision for the
increasing number of single people. Given the very fluid nature of modern
society I would expect the last two to be consitently low.
Nov 8, 2011 1:41 PM
113
A lot of people feel satisfied but a majority feel they don't belong strongly to
their community and are not involved.
Nov 8, 2011 1:15 PM
114
Well you are entering the area of sensitivity, I feel you are entering the field
of psychology,
Nov 8, 2011 11:57 AM
115
Belong strongly to their neighbourhood.
Nov 8, 2011 11:48 AM
116
Satisfaction with spouse/partner, really how can this be influenced
Nov 8, 2011 11:40 AM
117
No, but, for example, I live in London and feel happy with my relationships
but don't need to feel that i belong strongly to my neighbourhood.
Nov 8, 2011 11:22 AM
118
Measure: Satisfaction with your spouse/partner very personal and why would
the gov need to know? Measure: Percentage of people who trust other
people in their neighbourhood Far to watery, most people don,t know the
majority of people in their neighborhood and would be making an inaccurate
estimate.
Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM
119
satisfaction with spouse and social life, I feel this is intrusive
Nov 8, 2011 11:09 AM
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1
Add some measures included in the Equality Measurement Framework (see
references / attachments and qus 1 and 2 above). Also, give consideration
to coverage of the non-household population, many of whom may be at risk
of much lower well-being, eg prisoners, in hospitals and psychiatric
institutions, care homes, hostels. Measures that do not cover the nonhousehold population need to have ‘health warnings’ attached. Suggestions
for measures that could be removed have been given in qu 6 above.
Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM
2
As stated above, the reliance on measures from the Citizenship Survey
could undermine any National Well-being measure unless replacement
measures are found. We therefore recommend that the ONS looks for
alternative sources for measures of social relationships as soon as possible.
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
3
removed, to keep the total number the same? In the year of the Olympics
(and with a view to the Olympic legacy and Cultural Olympiad) we strongly
recommend adding measures from the outset that will specifically capture
the wellbeing associated with engaging in culture and sport. Taking Part
provides an ideal vehicle for doing this. Taking Part captures individuals’
levels of participation in culture and sport and the benefits they derive from it,
along with rich data on barriers and enablers (economic, physical, social and
psychological) to participation. As well as covering ‘what we do’, Taking Part
also collects data which applies to some of the other suggested domains.
Namely: Our relationships - who we do things with Health - levels of sports
participation and associated health effects Where we live •Where we
engage with culture and sport (see also the CASE local profiles tools which
provide data on ‘facilities’ by local area). •Views on local arts, heritage,
library, museum and sporting provision. •Community cohesion/belonging,
volunteering, public participation, social networks, trust Taking Part is a
rolling cross-sectional face-to-face survey of 10,000 (including both adults
and children) interviews per annum, now in its seventh year. It provides an
ideal vehicle for developing indicators relating to culture and sport for the
purposes of measuring wellbeing. We are also currently developing
questions and a sample to deliver longitudinal findings. We would be
happy to continue to liaise with ONS on how we can deliver data on
wellbeing and greatly welcome your suggestion of a workshop with DCMS in
late January.
Jan 31, 2012 2:08 PM
4
there is some value for adding a domain (and therefore measures)
concerning household and personal relationship issues. Some of these could
be taken from the current domains (e.g., the ‘satisfaction with
spouse/partner’ in the ‘our relationships’ domain’).
Jan 31, 2012 1:03 PM
5
Relationships: remove % of people who trust other people in their
neighbourhood.
Jan 31, 2012 12:15 PM
6
1.Include work in the “our relationships”. Relationships at work are crucial
for well-being as a source of feedback, support and friendship. Increasingly
work is done in teams and thus good or bad team morale will affect individual
well-being. There are also the issues of bullying, discrimination and other
forms of workplace aggression which research has shown conclusively
negative effect well-being with consequences for absence, performance and
other behaviours. Relationships with clients and Measures should
differentiate relationships with senior managers, immediate manager, coworkers, customers and other outsiders e.g. patients, suppliers, visitors in
hospitals.
Jan 31, 2012 11:50 AM
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7
In addition to widening the scope of the ‘relationships’ and ‘what we do’
measures to reflect a wider and less self-focussed definition of wellbeing.
Jan 31, 2012 10:43 AM
8
Measures should be added around engagement with the arts and
satisfaction with local and wider cultural provision - people engage with and
enjoy the arts both locally and nationally and via digital and broadcast media.
‘Objective’ data is already being collected on levels of attendance and
participation across the UK, and further work needs to be developed to
capture ‘subjective’ data that record individuals’ perceptions and quality of
experience.
Jan 31, 2012 10:05 AM
9
The Theatres Trust considers that the proposed domains are easy to
understand.
Jan 31, 2012 9:44 AM
10
As indicated in the responses above, measures on cultural engagement and
the cultural environment should be added. No measures should be removed.
Jan 31, 2012 8:49 AM
11
Our Relationships We strongly agree with the suggested inclusion of a
question on loneliness in the Our Relationships domain, to be taken from the
ONS Opinions Survey as loneliness poses a serious threat to our physical,
mental and emotional health. The effect of loneliness on mortality exceeds
the impact of well-known risk factors for mortality such as physical inactivity
and obesity, and is similar to the effect of cigarette smoking. Loneliness has
a negative impact on physical health. Lonely individuals are at higher risk of
hypertension , poor sleep , the onset of disability and poor self-rated
physical health . Loneliness is also detrimental to mental health. Lonely
individuals are more prone to depression , cognitive decline and dementia.
Socially isolated and lonely adults are more likely to undergo early admission
into residential or nursing care. We welcome the decision to keep the 2 trial
questions on loneliness in the ONS Opinions Survey subjective as
loneliness is an emotional response to the perception of a gap between
quality and quantity of relationships an individual has, and those that they
want. However if there can only be one question on loneliness, we would
support the ONS using “how lonely do you feel in your daily life?” than
“overall, how lonely did you feel yesterday?” as although loneliness can be
temporary, situational or chronic, it is the more persistent – rather than
transitional – feelings of loneliness that have the biggest impact on our
wellbeing, and the Question 7 in Table 6 captures this better.
Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM
12
More attention should be given to using suitably detailed and new measures
of individual well-being as this is surely central to this whole exercise?
Shouldn’t this be given more priority over and above the factors that are
thought to ‘directly affect well-being?’ There is a sense in which the quality
of our relationships is what constitutes our ‘social wellbeing’, rather than it
being a determinant of our overall ‘individual well-being.’ It is quite possible
to imagine an individual having very supportive family relationships and
friendships, good housing, a good job etc., but still have difficulties with their
‘mental well-being.’ As noted above, other publications from the ONS refer
to measures of ‘meaning and purpose’ and ‘positive and negative’ emotions.
This is an area that should be addressed, but a clear justification is needed
for the specific measures used. Data have been reported for example on
how ‘happy’ and ‘anxious’ individuals felt ‘yesterday.’ Such data could be of
value – but why ‘happy’ and ‘anxious’ as opposed to any of a large number
of other positive and negative emotions that could be enquired about?
Jan 30, 2012 2:25 PM
13
There could be a measure relating to participation or access to culture. This
has been measured in the recent past as part of the Taking Part survey
Jan 30, 2012 11:37 AM
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nationally, contributing to the now abolished Government National Indicator
11.
14
We strongly agree with the suggested inclusion of a measure on loneliness
in the Our Relationships domain, to be taken from the ONS Opinions Survey
as loneliness poses a serious threat to our physical, mental and emotional
health. Loneliness makes it harder to regulate behaviour and adversely
affects the immune and cardiovascular systems. Researchers rate
loneliness and social isolation as comparable to lifelong smoking when
seeking risk factors that indicate early mortality. A number of studies have
found links between loneliness and poor mental health, such as Burholt’s
research that found living alone and suffering from depression are strongly
related to loneliness for both men and women. Finally, chronic loneliness
may double the risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. We welcome the
decision to keep the 2 trial questions on loneliness in the ONS Opinions
Survey subjective as loneliness is an emotional response to the perception
of a gap between quality and quantity of relationships an individual has, and
those that they want.
Jan 30, 2012 10:53 AM
15
Our Relationships – a question on those who have friends/family that they
can rely on for support. Removing the question of satisfaction with spouse
and/or % who feel they belong strongly in a neighbourhood as the trust
question captures some aspects of this.
Jan 30, 2012 9:03 AM
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‘Our Relationships’ (1) In addition to ‘satisfaction with your spouse/partner,
we would like to see the addition of a measure around ‘relationships with
your children’. Many homes are single parent based and the current question
set perhaps discriminates against such households. Even where there are
two parents it is perhaps the quality of relationships with the children that
most impacts on the household. If only one question can be used to address
this issue then it should perhaps be worded ‘satisfaction with immediate
family members’. ‘Our Relationships’ (2) Should there be a measure (either
here or in ‘what we do’) addressing time spent socialising with immediate
family?
Jan 30, 2012 8:26 AM
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There could perhaps be more objective measures. There should be a
measure of people’s access to, participation in and/or quality of local culture,
arts, heritage, and possible sport and physical activity. This might derive
from Taking Part or Active People data. It could be as valuable in assessing
wellbeing as the measure being developed as a ‘measure of access to and
quality of the local environment’ within Where we live. However, people do
not participate in arts, culture, heritage and sport only locally so it may be
more appropriate to consider the measure within What we do, where it
would adding an objective quality dimension to the proposed ‘satisfaction
with the amount of leisure time you have’ measure. It also seems
unfortunate that there is no measure proposed of lifelong or informal
learning, nor of charitable giving. We do not feel it appropriate to propose
removing a measure. It is surely more important to present a full picture of
wellbeing than artificially restrict the number of measures.
Jan 27, 2012 5:40 PM
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WEMWBS 7 item tool.
Jan 23, 2012 10:45 PM
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Organizations belonged to
Jan 23, 2012 10:29 PM
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Maybe you could add "Satisfaction with sporting/creative/cultural life" (or
similar) as a measure. Then maybe wrap the "trust other people" measure
into "belong strongly to the neighbourhood" ...perhaps using the term "feeling
Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM
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Our relationships: it is inferred that a question about ‘having someone to
confide in or ask for help’ is being tested and will contribute to this domain
but I would support adding it (and possibly removing ‘Satisfaction with your
social life’). We would like to add a measure about wider family relationships
and not just spouse/partner. Household composition is varied and many
people rely on family relationships beyond that with a partner.
Jan 23, 2012 5:59 PM
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Engagement with ats and culture
Jan 23, 2012 5:26 PM
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Colleagues / work relationships could replace one of the neighbourhood
measures.
Jan 23, 2012 5:15 PM
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Although there is a section on job satisfaction, a major relationship in most
people's lives is that between a person and those he works with and for.
Jan 23, 2012 4:40 PM
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Satisfaction with Children? Parents? What do you consider to be your
family? Percentage of people who know other people in their neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
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There needs to be a measure related to people's engagement in and access
to arts and culture both locally, nationally and internationally. Life-long
learning, professional development, participation in volunteering and the
well-being benefits of charitable giving might also be usefully measured.
Jan 23, 2012 4:08 PM
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Satisfaction with family life Satisfaction with work relationships
Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM
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should focus on 'close relationships'
Jan 23, 2012 3:40 PM
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The relationship measures proposed are important but don’t include one very
key relationship: the parent-child relationship. A wealth of evidence shows
the positive impact to a child of a good parent-child relationship. Parent-child
relationship quality is associated with positive behaviour, self-esteem and
identity, cognitive development and educational outcome, social competence
and peer relationship, and general health. These benefits are likely to
directly affect children’s well-being as they give them helpful life skills and a
better quality of life. A poor parent-child relationship on the other hand, is
more likely to result in poor parenting, and this has a negative impact on the
child. For example, mental health problems are increasing among children,
and poor parenting has been cited as a significant contributing factor. It is
important for children to have a good relationship with their parents if their
parents separate as it is usually a difficult time of uncertainty and sadness.
“What matters for children’s well-being [after parental separation] is the
quality of the relationships they can maintain with both parents and the
quality of the relationships within the family.” The recent Good Child Report
2012 by the Children’s Society used the quality of family relationships as a
measure of children’s well-being. Children valued safety, security, and
stability within the family, for example “a stable family with parents or carers
who love and care for you”. A child is more likely to feel safe and secure in a
family if they have a good relationship with their parents. Parents have the
potential to teach their child unconditional love, feelings of safety, and to give
them good companionship, as well as helping them develop as people.
Therefore, when assessing the well-being of the nation through relationships,
this important relationship should not be ignored. The measure that might be
removed should be ‘percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly
to the neighbourhood’ as it is similar to the measure ‘percentage of people
who trust other people in their neighbourhood’. 1 Philippa, Parenting
Jan 23, 2012 3:27 PM
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Programmes Research Paper Produced on behalf of Care for the Family,
2009 2 2009 Good Childhood Inquiry report, cited in The Centre for Social
Justice, Mental Health: Poverty, Ethnicity and Family Breakdown, 2011 3
Walker, Berrett, Wilson, Yan-Shing Chang, Relationships Matter:
Understanding the Needs of Adults (Particularly Parents) Regarding
Relationship Support, Institute for Health and Society, Newcastle University,
2010
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Satisfaction with cultural life
Jan 23, 2012 2:28 PM
31
Community relationships (broader than just the people you know and trust in
a neighbourhood). Remove one of the latter two
Jan 23, 2012 1:42 PM
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Satisfaction with partner and wider family; rather than just partner.
Satisfaction with work colleagues. Beyond neighbourhood I think many
people belong to communities who might not be their immediate neighbours
but who they feel they belong to, trust, etc. Such as religious communities;
wider family network; work colleagues; sports groups. So these measures
might be limiting.
Jan 23, 2012 12:41 PM
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a measure to include the impact and importance of having a range of good
friends in your life. Friends who often play a key role and act as family for
many people.
Jan 23, 2012 12:14 PM
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Satisfaction with other family relationships - could be included in first
measure, with spouse/partner. Some people's lives are dominated by
difficult relationships with their children or other relations.
Jan 23, 2012 12:11 PM
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Satisfaction with your home life - distinct from spouse/partner.
Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM
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Wider family relationships are not covered - siblings, parents, children etc
Jan 23, 2012 11:16 AM
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A measure that relates to experience of stigma and/or discrimmination on
grounds of race,religion,physical and mental health
Jan 23, 2012 10:45 AM
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How about some qualitative research. Not everything can be explained by
numbers and usually numbers are just interpreted to mean anything the
interpretor wants. Qualitative data would balance this out - though I doubt
that's a concern for the government who only want to mislead everyone and
find a way to fool the public into thinking they actually give a damn about
working people's happiness.
Jan 23, 2012 9:58 AM
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Satisafcation with the wider comminuty Satisfaction with being accepted by
the wider community. - Based on gender, race, disability, etc.....
Jan 23, 2012 9:55 AM
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In relation to Satisfaction with spouse/partner - many individuals are outside
relationships an additional measure could include satisfaction with
community peer support/friendships. This may be covered in satisfaction with
your social life but thisis not explicit.
Jan 23, 2012 9:52 AM
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Not clear how personal finance will be used given the variation across the
board. Level of debt could be added if thinking about income and wealth. If
used should it be Personal finance and level of debt? Satisfaction with level
of income/ debt is surely a more subjective measure that could be used.
Jan 23, 2012 9:10 AM
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In the UK, work and personal social lives are often very distinct. I think a
work life is important to capture. As before, "spiritual and volunteer life". And
Jan 23, 2012 8:56 AM
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of course besides spouse /partner we have children and other relations...
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Do you feel strongly involved in your neighbourhood? (to replace the 4th)
Jan 23, 2012 8:50 AM
44
something about wider family relationships rather than just spouse. The two
measure son trust and belonging in the local community are similar and
might be combined.
Jan 23, 2012 8:32 AM
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Number of close friends / friends / aquantances Confidence to speak to a
stranger / to a small group / to a large group
Jan 22, 2012 11:52 PM
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In terms of additions within the Individual Well-being domain: a) A measure
of optimism b) Measures of motivation The current recession and the
decline in economic opportunities is having an impact on people's optimism.
For those with low optimism, levels of motivation may also decline. If the
National Well-being Indicators are to be useful in terms of identifying the
factors that can contribute to public policy in getting the UK out a prolonged
stagnating recession over the next decade, measurement of optimism is
arguably important to track against economic indicators to see whether
confidence is returning to the economy in order for more people to take
entrepreneurial risk to create the jobs and sustainable growth needed in the
coming years. Optimism and the motivation to act on it is also important
from a public health perspective. Even if a better future is often an illusion,
optimism has clear benefits in the present. Hope keeps our minds at ease,
lowers stress and improves physical health. Researchers studying heartdisease patients found that optimists were more likely than non-optimistic
patients to take vitamins, eat low-fat diets and exercise, thereby reducing
their overall coronary risk. A study of cancer patients revealed that
pessimistic patients under 60 were more likely to die within eight months
than non-pessimistic patients of the same initial health, status and age.
More on this agenda is addressed in Tali Sharot's book, The Optimism Bias:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Optimism-Bias-were-wiredbright/dp/1780332637/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327080946&sr=8-1 The
big opportunity for those working in public policy is therefore not to promote
the objective of 'happiness', which in every person, will always be impacted
by personal challenges such as divorce, redundancy and death through the
life cycle, but instead to utilise these measurements referred to above to
promote ways to achieve more 'optimism' (and thus motivation) in people as
an alternative approach to creating fleeting moments of 'happiness'. That is
what these indicators would really help us working in this field with. If one
did need to remove items to make way for the suggested items above, the
following are suggested: a) Long hours. The survey assumes this is a bad
thing for well-being, however for some people this is a motivator. b) Crime
per capita. This is an external challenge which differently affects people.
Indeed fear of crime (which is definitely worth keeping) does not go up with
crime and often is higher in low crime areas. However the number of
indicators should not be restricted by an arbitrary limit. The measurement of
that should in the end be usefulness to public policy.
Jan 22, 2012 10:34 PM
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Percentage of people who feel they have had a fulfilling life experience, such
as arts or sports. This reflects our relationship with our selves
Jan 22, 2012 10:19 PM
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Satisfaction with access to a full and imaginative range of arts and cultural
services and opportunities. Why can the model not be expanded upon - it
risks becoming oversimplified and constrained by limiting the number of
measure so tightly
Jan 22, 2012 9:53 PM
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Relationship with the world at large (sense of a deeper connection).
Remove 'percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly to the
neighbourhood'
Jan 22, 2012 8:23 PM
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Close friendships
Jan 22, 2012 7:34 PM
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Satisfaction with family and their circumstances. There seems to be no
references to family in this paper. It must be a strong influence to an
individual's well being to feel that their family are are receiving all they need
in education, health care, income, housing and security. Most of the reason
that individuals do certain jobs and struggle at times is to support their
families. This is far more important than neighbours (unless they are hard to
live with).
Jan 22, 2012 6:33 PM
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Degree of integration into neightbourhood, frequency of contact with
neighbours, level of contact (from waving as pass to social event) number of
neighbours have contact with.
Jan 22, 2012 5:24 PM
53
Health and happiness of friends and family Health and happiness of
community
Jan 22, 2012 4:48 PM
54
Percentage of people who contribute to the cultural life of their
neighbourhood
Jan 22, 2012 12:41 PM
55
I would suggest that 'Where we live' domain includes access to green
spaces with trees.
Jan 22, 2012 11:09 AM
56
Broaden satisfaction with spouse to the family as a whole, ie, including
relationships with children and parents and wider family. Relationships with
work colleagues play an important role.
Jan 22, 2012 10:06 AM
57
Satisfaction with your family life and intimate relationships [this could include
spouse / partner, so that could be removed] Satisfaction with your
community [this could include, but not be limited to, your social circle, so the
social life question could be removed]
Jan 21, 2012 6:50 PM
58
relationship with children and other family members
Jan 21, 2012 6:32 PM
59
Business/work interactions.
Jan 21, 2012 5:00 PM
60
Taking responsibility
Jan 21, 2012 4:16 PM
61
Add 'Contentedness with immediate and extended family relationships' and
remove 'trust other people in neighbourhood' measure
Jan 21, 2012 4:12 PM
62
But opportunity to anaylse satisfaction with social life with what leisure
opportunties are available. ie overlaps with what do and where live
Jan 21, 2012 1:19 PM
63
Arts and how participating and going to arts events greatly enhance our
lives.... we still remember the Greeks and Romans for their arts!
Jan 21, 2012 9:02 AM
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% of people who engage/belong to their neighbourhood
Jan 21, 2012 12:23 AM
65
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner should be replaced with Satisfaction
with your family. This includes single parents and single people might also
feel they belong to a family structure.
Jan 21, 2012 12:01 AM
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...belong strongly to the neighbourhood, should be replaced with ....belong
strongly in a community.. to reflect the way we live, which is not geodemographically determined
Jan 20, 2012 8:51 PM
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not sure
Jan 20, 2012 6:30 PM
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We believe there should be measures added around engagement with
culture and satisfaction with local cultural provision. Data is already being
collected in a robust way in Scotland around levels of attendance and
participation in culture and the Scottish Government recently added a new
Indicator for Cultural Engagement to their National Performance Framework.
Jan 20, 2012 4:49 PM
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Indicator for Cultural Engagement to their National Performance Framework
Jan 20, 2012 3:40 PM
70
Relationships at work, relationships with siblings, relationship with nation
(national identity).
Jan 20, 2012 3:19 PM
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Concrete measure of how many close friends someone has
Jan 20, 2012 2:35 PM
72
measurement of effect of involvement and access to arts, creative activities,
the cultural and heritage infrastructure has on individual wellbeing
Jan 20, 2012 1:56 PM
73
Percentage of people who feel they can influence how their neighbourhood
is run (at local and national levels). Omit 'trust other people'
Jan 20, 2012 10:55 AM
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Family relationships beyond spouse are often more important and many
people may not or may never have been in a long term spousal relationship.
Belong strongly to the neighbourhood can equally be covered by trust others
in their neighbourhood. If you do not trust your neighbours you will probably
not feel a strong sense of belonging.
Jan 20, 2012 10:44 AM
75
Remove spousal satisfaction (having a spouse is not a universal
experience). Add satisfaction with national decision formers and makers
(media, education system, politicians, religious leaders).
Jan 20, 2012 10:29 AM
76
You have not made mention of family and friends, particularly friends who,
sadly, often provide more comfort and communication in this world today.
Add it with spouse/partner - you are making assumptions that everyone has
a spouse or partner - with today's high divorce rates, particularly among
older people, this is not the case.
Jan 20, 2012 7:12 AM
77
satisfaction with work life
Jan 19, 2012 10:13 PM
78
Satisfaction with our working life
Jan 19, 2012 9:47 PM
79
Our relationships with ourselves and how we manage ourselves to maintain
equilibrium. Merge measures 3 and 4
Jan 19, 2012 6:10 PM
80
Where are children and young people - the unhappiest in Europe? Shouldn't
their well-being be included? Delete trust other people in their
neighbourhood. It is divisive
Jan 19, 2012 6:06 PM
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Something about family?; remove 4th measure.
Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM
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How about other Family, not just spouse.
Jan 19, 2012 3:36 PM
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Satisfaction with the world in which their children or grand-children are
growing up.
Jan 19, 2012 2:28 PM
84
What about children and parents?
Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM
85
I would bring in the question about volunteering here as it suggests a more
active form of support for ones local community. Percentage meeting
friends/relatives once a week from BHPS might help illuminate satisfaction
with social life and provide data on loneliness. The satisfaction with
spouse/partner question makes the assumption that you have one.
Occassional feeling that this is a little limited in georgaphical scope. Ease of
contact with friends/relatives living away from the immediate community
might be helpful.
Jan 19, 2012 11:46 AM
86
Satisfaction with work or voluntary colleagues should be
measured.'Percentage of people who feel they belong strongly to the
neighbourhood' can go. Its too difficlt to define 'stongly' anyway. Plus, there
are different definitions far a person's 'neighbourhood'.
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
87
% of people who know about the history of the neighbourhood
Jan 19, 2012 10:48 AM
88
satisfaction with your relationships with your family satisfaction with your
friendships satisfaction with your role as parent/child
Jan 19, 2012 9:18 AM
89
Satisfaction with a wider range of relationships - for family/parent/child/friend
etc. What about the rising percentage of society who are single? Whose
relationships that induce well-being maybe in other areas of life? Better to
have wider section and scope for relationships and a separate section for
community and neighbours
Jan 19, 2012 12:24 AM
90
There should be a measure about friends family and support networks. The
neighbourhood wording should be taken out as it sounds more about where
you live than who is important to you.
Jan 18, 2012 11:05 PM
91
Satisfaction with children's environment 3
Jan 18, 2012 7:58 PM
92
Measures of other familial relationships beyond spouse/partner - very
important. I don't believe you should cut others out.
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
93
Satisfaction of parental relationships. " sibling relationships " extended
family relationships " working relationships " close personal friendships "
some form of measure of 'social networking relationships' and their
importance to individuals measured against actual relationships with people.
Jan 18, 2012 6:31 PM
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Feelings of ownership and trust levels within the broader environment could
be considered. For instance, the neighborhood within which I live is very
different to the wider city, and yet this still has a significant impact on my
daily life, and is an important measure to be included. Trust in people in
neighborhood could be removed/merged with feeling strongly about
neighborhood in order to incorporate the wider environment.
Jan 18, 2012 5:18 PM
95
It is important to have a measure which addresses the extent to which
individuals experience mutally satisfying/ emotionally supportive personal
relationships. There are questions in the Whitehall Cohort Study which could
be used
Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM
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Something about cooperation / ability to cooperate / examples of cooperation
(working together, contributing to something meaningful)
Jan 18, 2012 4:56 PM
97
Feeling of connection with aquaintences or associates during an average
day.
Jan 18, 2012 4:31 PM
98
What about intergenerational family relations? with parents/ children?
Jan 18, 2012 4:06 PM
99
The measures don't include the wider family life of an individual. I would
remove the meaasure about trusting other people in their neighbourhood.
Jan 18, 2012 2:55 PM
100
family rather than just spouse
Jan 18, 2012 2:42 PM
101
Family relationships. These often have a very strong baring on wellbeing
Jan 18, 2012 2:12 PM
102
Satisfaction with relationships at work
Jan 18, 2012 1:22 PM
103
satisfaction with family members - instead of satisfaction with spouse/partner
Jan 18, 2012 1:09 PM
104
satisfaction with relatives
Jan 18, 2012 1:04 PM
105
Opportunities available to join groups
Jan 18, 2012 12:36 PM
106
culture and satisfaction with local cultural provision. ‘Objective’ data is
already being collected in a robust way in all four of the UK nations around
levels of attendance and participation. It may be preferable to gather more
‘subjective’ data for a measure that will also track perceived quality of
experience.
Jan 18, 2012 12:32 PM
107
Explicite measures on non-partner friendships & relationships and degree of
engagement with them
Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM
108
I think there should be measures added around cultural engagement and
satisfaction with local cultural provision. ‘Objective’ data is already being
collected in a robust way in all four of the UK nations around levels of
attendance and participation. It may be preferable to gather more
experience.
Jan 18, 2012 12:24 PM
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Sense of safety and support within the local community
Jan 18, 2012 11:42 AM
110
Satisfaction with Family life?
Jan 18, 2012 11:17 AM
111
Membership of any social group at all - from sports, arts, religion, hobby,
housing association, women's group, anything at all that indicates
commitment to the wider society
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
112
Satisfaction with our children/parents
Jan 18, 2012 10:03 AM
113
The important contribution that friends make to a sense of well-being.
Jan 18, 2012 9:53 AM
114
What about asking whether children have a good social life, such as outdoor
play, friends nearby or attendance at hobby clubs and extra-curricular
activities?
Jan 18, 2012 9:37 AM
115
satisfaction with work colleagues, wider family, services (such as GP)...etc.
Jan 18, 2012 9:33 AM
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however trusting relationships are based on reality as well as perception and
therefore there should be a measure that also looks at whether ones trust is
reciprocated by the people in ones neighbourhood (you can say hello to your
neighbour and feel trusting toward them but if they feel mistrust, prejudice
and hatred toward you, it is going to have a direct impact upojn your
wellbeing whether or not you would like to belong strongly to that
neighbourhood
Jan 18, 2012 6:42 AM
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satisfaction at work. measure 3, ''trust'' duplicates 4 to a degree
Jan 18, 2012 12:03 AM
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our relationship without our society as a whole,
Jan 17, 2012 10:40 PM
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Don't know
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
120
Satisfaction with your family relationships. Delete the question about trusting
people in the neighbourhood
Jan 17, 2012 8:20 PM
121
How does a single person answer the first question? How does an older
person whose spouse has died answer it?
Jan 17, 2012 6:08 PM
122
Engagement in community activities, particularly arts
Jan 17, 2012 4:32 PM
123
satisfaction with family life. Lose 'Trust others in neighbour hood - strong
sense of beloinging could presume this
Jan 17, 2012 3:59 PM
124
As previously mentioned on this survey.
Jan 17, 2012 3:05 PM
125
membership of a community
Jan 17, 2012 2:46 PM
126
I feel that people's relationships with their children are just as important as
that with their spouse/partner and their social life. This relationship also
becomes increasingly important as people age, especially for those who
separate from or lose their partners.
Jan 17, 2012 2:29 PM
127
Family in general and friends. Social life suggests going out, not specifically
if you have supportive friends
Jan 17, 2012 1:16 PM
128
Satisfaction with your family relationships (could replace spouse/partner) focussing on one person undermines the importance of the wider family.
Satisfaction with your working relationships. I can't see what this could
replace but given how much of our lives is about work, this is vital. It is also a
key part of economic success.
Jan 17, 2012 1:04 PM
129
Relationship with co-operations Relationship with the media Relationship
with the government
Jan 17, 2012 12:02 PM
130
Friendships transcend "social life". In some cases, friends are the primary
relationships. It appears that you are defining all people by being in spousal
relationships with a few parties that they go to. It is not meaningful if you are
not in a spousal relationship.
Jan 17, 2012 11:00 AM
131
Relationship with your children and parents. Both of these can be huge
stressors at differing points in a person's life, dramatically changing their
sense of well-being.
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 AM
132
percentage of people who feel they are listened to; percentage of people
who look forward to their day
Jan 17, 2012 12:24 AM
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Relationships in work I would also use community rather thann
neighbourhood
Jan 16, 2012 11:44 PM
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Measure: Satisfaction with your colleagues at work
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
135
Trust or satisfaction with local political leaders. Remove satisfaction with
partner - not much anyone else can do about that!
Jan 16, 2012 5:46 PM
136
% of our relationships with those in government % of our relationships with
banks
Jan 16, 2012 3:57 PM
137
Satisfied that ones children and their children have the fullest opportunity to
realise their happiness and wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 3:50 PM
138
Other relationships - extended family? Work colleagues?
Jan 16, 2012 3:07 PM
139
Participation with cultural activity & groups
Jan 16, 2012 2:58 PM
140
Satisfaction with other family members
Jan 16, 2012 2:14 PM
141
quality of meaningful 'work' with others / social interaction for the benefit of
others
Jan 16, 2012 1:59 PM
142
Relationship to wider family/children
Jan 16, 2012 1:45 PM
143
Percentage of people who participate in a non-work related activity, i.e.
culture and sport
Jan 16, 2012 12:58 PM
144
satisfaction with children or parents. Remove strong sense of belonging in a
neighbourhood- many people in the 21st century don't feel their community
to be geographical.
Jan 16, 2012 11:55 AM
145
We could add "Satisfaction with services provided by statutory bodies such
as the Police, Health Service, Councils etc."
Jan 16, 2012 11:49 AM
146
Satisfaction with your family
Jan 16, 2012 10:12 AM
147
Satisfaction with other close family members. Remove the final measure as
argued above.
Jan 15, 2012 8:10 PM
148
Realtionship with family
Jan 15, 2012 5:35 PM
149
relationships with family and work colleagues
Jan 14, 2012 8:58 PM
150
More detailed reference to the facilities, resources and networks needed to
provide a sense of personal fulfillment
Jan 14, 2012 11:02 AM
151
Satisfaction with your family life (balance of children/home/work) Satisfaction
with keeping up with friends
Jan 13, 2012 10:03 PM
152
I do think there should be a question regarding involvement in their local
community as this provides a wealth of well-being.
Jan 13, 2012 2:10 PM
153
Percentage of people who trust the immediate authorities. An extra
measure, not to replace one that is there.
Jan 13, 2012 12:34 PM
154
Finding out about wider family relations - parents, granparents. Finding out
Jan 13, 2012 11:45 AM
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about responsibility as carers. Feeling we have supportive friends?
Satisfaction with relationships with other family members eg children,
parents, siblings and wider family. This can be far more than 'social', can
include financial support for eg.
Jan 13, 2012 11:31 AM
156
add satisfaction with relationships with other family members; add people
who feel connected to others in their neighbourhood, add relationships with
local officials
Jan 13, 2012 10:57 AM
157
pay me for consultancy and I'll tell you.
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
158
Direct questions about what people would like. Instead of "how satisfied are
you with your partner" ask "How much would you like to separate from your
partner?". Instead of "how satisfied with your social life" ask "How much
would you like to make new friends or change the friends you have"
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
159
Presence of good relationships within families should be added If one had to
be removed for me it would be 'belonging strongly to the neighbourhood'.
Jan 13, 2012 9:42 AM
160
what about so many other relationships parents/children/friends/colleagues/pets - all important. why remove some
why not add more as they are of equal importance in affecting our general
happiness
Jan 13, 2012 9:12 AM
161
Measures on feeling appreciated by others- eg the community not just the
neighbourhood (such as commuters on a train, people on buses etc) not
feeling threatened by others (eg people on buses for example). I'd suggest
adding the ability to create and express oneself and be heard. Also the
ability to feel they have control on bettering their life and feeling things can
improve- hopefulness. The feeling of loneliness- this matters a great deal.
The feeling of being a part of a community- not always the one they live in
(eg orchestras, art school/colleges etc) and so on. The opportunity to be
heard and listened to and accepted. I am sure there are many more to add.
Jan 13, 2012 1:25 AM
162
Percentage of people who feel they have enough support Why the arbitrary
number limit on measures? Surely the quality and reliability of information is
more important?
Jan 12, 2012 10:35 PM
163
Trust in workmates. Trust in employers
Jan 12, 2012 4:54 PM
164
Trusting people in a neighbourhood seems far removed from something
which involves 'relationships'. Neighbourhood affiliations are covered in the
'belonging' question. Is there scope for people to inform the ONS which
relationships THEY think are important as opposed to those being
presumed?
Jan 12, 2012 1:59 PM
165
as above but why kep them the same total number. If a question is worth
asking then ask it.
Jan 12, 2012 10:51 AM
166
One of the questions about neighbourhood could be re-worded to ask is
people feel they interact with enough people in one day. You may find
people trust their neighbourhood, but feel isolated within it and don't actively
speak to anyone in their day to day life.
Jan 12, 2012 9:13 AM
167
Relationships with local authorities, police and other public bodies
Jan 11, 2012 4:16 PM
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Membership of musical or dramatic organisations
Jan 11, 2012 3:14 PM
169
The concept of "neighbourhood" is a difficult one, since it will always be
interpreted as geographic, related to people's homes, but they may have
more contact with others online or may work (and live) away from home most
of the time. This needs a rethink.
Jan 11, 2012 11:37 AM
170
something along the lines of: 'percentage of people who feel they are part of
a lively and supportive network' (which, these days, may well be virtual, not
physical)
Jan 11, 2012 11:22 AM
171
Are your free to practise your faith and have the oportunity to do so easily?
Jan 10, 2012 5:00 PM
172
Satisfaction with your living standards?
Jan 10, 2012 2:00 PM
173
The arts bring about a feeling of self and belonging to a certain
area/culture/neighbourhood.
Jan 10, 2012 1:22 PM
174
Satisfaction with family - children, siblings, relatives remove: Trust other
people in the neighbourhood
Jan 10, 2012 11:29 AM
175
satisfaction with family, children
Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM
176
Engagement in the arts Broaden the social life heading which is vague and
too broad/meaningless
Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM
177
Relationships with our children/ wider family.
Jan 10, 2012 11:16 AM
178
Satisfaction in your closest relationships Satisfaction with your colleagues at
work Satisfaction with your family Percentage of people who trust their
colleagues at work
Jan 9, 2012 9:14 PM
179
I don't think satisfaction with social life in any way covers the depth of our
relationships or the importance of having a network of people around you to
our well being. Remove the partner question since that is irrelevant to so
many people now. I'm not even sure that trust one should be in actually since
that is not related to relationships. It is important to feel secure in your basic
needs to achieve well being which included food, shelter and security but
that should be in a section like that. Asking things like do you feel your
relationships are a source of strength or Meaningful would be more relevant
to well being,or even do you feel that you have the right number of
relationships in your life? The number of people we need is actually quite low
if the relationships are strong and open. Do you feel accepted in your
relationships is a big indicator of how deep this 'social life' goes.
Jan 9, 2012 5:10 PM
180
Satisfaction of your self.
Jan 9, 2012 4:51 PM
181
Something about family relationships, as these can have a huge impact
Jan 9, 2012 4:49 PM
182
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:04 PM
183
Sexuality and well being in health
Jan 9, 2012 3:25 PM
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This is a comment on your assumptions. It seems fundamental to me to
measure somewhere our wok relationships. These are a very dominant part
of many people's daily experience and have a huge impact on well being
overall. I also don't understand how you can ask about the spouse/partner
but not the wider family. This too seems absolutely fundamental. it does not
look from the summary of the scope of the domain as if the economy
measure will include this..... though I can't read the measures until I've filled
in these earlier parts of the form!! I would adjust the spouse question to
include immediate family. I would merge the neighbourhood questions to
form a single measure in order to include the work relationships question.
Jan 9, 2012 1:32 PM
185
Objective measures of marriage and divorce rates. Number of children &
satisfaction with their well-being for parents.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
186
% of people who trust other people - replace with percentage of people who
feel part of the community
Jan 9, 2012 11:54 AM
187
work relationships, relationships related to non-geographical communities
such as mental health, disability,
Jan 9, 2012 11:08 AM
188
relationships with work colleagues, relationships with colleagues from
outside interests (voluntary groups)
Jan 9, 2012 11:07 AM
189
See above - add to apouse/partner - maybe 'other significant/intimate
relationships' or similar to be more inclusive
Jan 9, 2012 10:55 AM
190
the first measure should also include family - what about all the single
people?
Jan 9, 2012 9:32 AM
191
Many people have online relationships which are very important to them,
probably more so than relationships with for example half the people in their
street. I think this should be added, and the one about trusting people in their
neighbourhood, which is really asking 'Are you a bigot?' should be removed.
Jan 8, 2012 7:16 PM
192
Satisfaction with self. Without this, you're unlikely to be satisfied with anyone
else! The relationship you have with yourself effects every other
relationship you have. If you want to remove one, remove social life.
Jan 8, 2012 5:51 PM
193
Please see previous note in relation to satisfaction with social life
Jan 8, 2012 4:39 PM
194
Satisfaction with working relationships
Jan 8, 2012 4:38 PM
195
regarding the seperation of local and presonal differences.
Jan 8, 2012 3:53 PM
196
A question about how community.
Jan 8, 2012 12:04 PM
197
Some measure of social support may also be illuminating in this section e.g.
someone to rely on in difficult times/ someone to discuss your problems with.
This more fully captures an important aspect of interpersonal relationships
than for e.g. belonging to neighbourhood which is dependent to some extent
on length of time living in the area
Jan 8, 2012 11:45 AM
198
Our ability to communicate openly, honestly and compassionately - i suggest
that this ability continuously improves are well-being
Jan 8, 2012 11:03 AM
199
For single people, do they wish they had a spouse or partner, or are they
happy being single?
Jan 7, 2012 12:40 PM
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200
Level and kind of engagement within communities
Jan 7, 2012 11:11 AM
201
Satisfaction with family life; importance of pets and children
Jan 6, 2012 6:45 PM
202
Availabilty of, and participation in the arts -from reading to listening and
seeing.
Jan 6, 2012 5:45 PM
203
Satisfaction with family
Jan 6, 2012 5:12 PM
204
Relationships with those with whom one comes into official contact (E.g.
Health Workers)
Jan 4, 2012 3:05 PM
205
Satisfaction with adults in household - to cover eg siblings or other relatives,
friends, flat sharers Could replace the spouse/partner question to be more
wide ranging
Jan 3, 2012 10:45 PM
206
I think that it would be good to measure how important a persons religion is
to their relationships. Some people belong to a religious community which
may cover a large area of a town but the strong bonds created by the
religious social interaction may make life feel better for many people.
Jan 3, 2012 9:12 AM
207
Something around satisfaction with relationships with other people (friends,
family etc). Part of emotional well being is about this wider circle.
Dec 28, 2011 3:50 PM
208
There needs to be a measure that includes parent/child relationships. If a
measure had to be removed, the measure of belonging to the neighbourhood
should be removed.
Dec 21, 2011 4:42 PM
209
Satisfaction with family and friends -
Dec 20, 2011 11:30 AM
210
relationships at work should be added
Dec 20, 2011 11:11 AM
211
relationships in work wider network of relationships not necessarily tied to a
geographical area
Dec 20, 2011 10:49 AM
212
Family
Dec 19, 2011 2:34 PM
213
Percentage of poeple who feel that they belong to a strong and helpful
community.
Dec 19, 2011 10:19 AM
214
Include - Satisfaction with family relations. Possible % feel they belong
strongly to the neighbourhood
Dec 15, 2011 4:33 PM
215
Whom do you most respond to, what groups do you belong to/involved in;
what's your relationship with your community; it would make more sense to
ask about peoples' relationship with their community rather than about whom
one trusts
Dec 15, 2011 3:32 PM
216
satisfaction with neighbours satisfaction with work colleagues Non should
be removed
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
217
Participation in society & participation in cultural and educational activities
Dec 14, 2011 1:44 PM
218
Satisfaction with family members (not including spouse / partner). Could
combine last two proposed measures above.
Dec 12, 2011 9:29 PM
219
Satisfaction with family/relatives (not just spouse/partner)
Dec 12, 2011 11:02 AM
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Family relationships and degree of support
Dec 10, 2011 10:52 AM
221
Pets could be included here if not as a separate category - # of pets in the
household, dog, cat or other
Dec 9, 2011 10:51 AM
222
Satisfaction with your place in society - a measure of social engagement.
Much more revealing than just looking at people's relationship with their
immediate neighbourhood.
Dec 8, 2011 6:51 PM
223
Possibly something about conflict relationships - there can be a huge
negative impact on wellbeing from being in conflict with close family or
neighbours, which wouldn't be reflected in these measures. Maybe merge
the 2 neighbourhood measures, which would probably correlate very closely
anyway.
Dec 7, 2011 10:55 AM
224
There is nothing about being connected to people outside of your
"neighbourhood". Some people have, indeed I do, have strong connections
with people throughout the uk through various networks and activities.
Dec 6, 2011 12:21 PM
225
Engagement with other parts of the community
Dec 6, 2011 11:36 AM
226
Measure of comfort with sense of identity. Here Stiglitz had suggested
reference to religion, but this might include cultural, racial, gender, age and
national identities. This is of critical importance to all in society and one
which affects both individual and national wellbeing. It could be subdivided
into these different layers of identity as comfort over one identity might not be
equalled in another. It reflects social acceptance of diversity.
Dec 4, 2011 7:07 PM
227
Satisfaction with your children
Dec 3, 2011 12:22 PM
228
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
229
Relatoonship with a spiritual being - e.g Spiritual Relationship with God
Dec 1, 2011 3:12 PM
230
Perhaps a spiritual relationship with one's god
Dec 1, 2011 12:06 PM
231
Perhaps relationships in the work place.
Nov 30, 2011 5:12 PM
232
Family relationships other than spouse. Support/satisfaction from parents,
siblings, children
Nov 30, 2011 4:41 PM
233
Something about wider family relationships
Nov 30, 2011 2:55 PM
234
Satisfaction at work place
Nov 24, 2011 9:30 AM
235
What about people relationships with their children, friends children, and
other children in local area?
Nov 22, 2011 10:25 PM
236
Should request information re friendships
Nov 21, 2011 10:21 PM
237
Satisfaction with the absence of a spouse or partner, for those to whom it
applies.
Nov 20, 2011 6:28 PM
238
Percentage with one or more children Percentage with defined faith / belief
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
217
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system Remove one of the neighbourhood measures
It will be much more "messy", though a truer picture if we are able to ask
people to self define and then to bring the responses together...
Nov 18, 2011 9:44 AM
240
Cases of domestic violence in the neighbourhood instead of satisfaction with
spouse/partner
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
241
WEMWBS
Nov 16, 2011 11:00 AM
242
Whatever happened to children or parents - both of which have been highly
significant in our lives
Nov 14, 2011 5:59 PM
243
how safe people feel in their neighbourhood
Nov 13, 2011 4:04 PM
244
I think there is something wider than our neighbourhood - something about
how, and where, we feel we fit in the wider world. About how satusfied we
are tha we have found that place. I'd remove "Trust in neighbourhood"
because it can be subsumed in a wider context.
Nov 13, 2011 2:01 PM
245
More value based measures about quality of relationships More emphasis
on giving and taking not using Broader measure about community
contribution and belonging 'not just volunteering. Something about
relationship with the wider picture ' God' or existence.
Nov 11, 2011 12:20 PM
246
see earlier response
Nov 11, 2011 11:06 AM
247
Percentage of people who have regular dealings with at least five other
households in one's neigbourhood.
Nov 10, 2011 12:14 PM
248
Related to wider family contact
Nov 10, 2011 10:22 AM
249
Add relationships at work? Relationships with animals?
Nov 9, 2011 10:01 PM
250
Religious affiliation and and active involvement
Nov 9, 2011 5:46 PM
251
For children and young people, existing evidence suggests that a question
specifically about friendships would be a much better indicator of wellbeing
than one about social life. If the domain were to be split between adults and
children, the children's section could replace the "social life" question with a
friendship question. For children, there also needs to be a question about
satisfaction with family life, rather than satisfaction with partner.
Nov 9, 2011 5:38 PM
252
Satisfaction with immediate family members
Nov 9, 2011 4:28 PM
253
Measure: Degree to which you relate to a higher being such as God, Allah,
Buddha etc, or none
Nov 9, 2011 1:26 PM
254
Rephrase satisfaction with partner/ spouse to satisfaction with household
members
Nov 9, 2011 1:12 PM
255
working relationships, contact with family
Nov 9, 2011 12:59 PM
256
Satisfaction with your family life (outside of your partner) - this is so important
- you might have a really good / bad relationship with your kids, or very
supportive / demanding parents, and that has a huige bearing on how happy
you feel. I would include this instead of whether you trust people in your
Nov 9, 2011 12:36 PM
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neighbourhood, as the 'belonging' question covers that sphere of life.
257
A measure relating to social cohesion, where people feel part of their
community (wider than neighbourhood), part of the decision--making process
relating to local government, where they know that their voice is heard and
not just hearing meaningless 'yes, we hear you', but with no sunstance.
Being able to influence change locally, where local decisions are not
overridden by Bureaucrats who do not know or understand the local
voice/culture; especially in Planning, where Planning Inspectors have
disregarded local views, including local Councillors - Town and District and
have foised on us developemtns which are an absolute eye-sore. Personally,
I have been very tempted to break the law and break some windows, in
protest! Too much lip service to having a local voice that is ignored by those
in authority!
Nov 9, 2011 11:43 AM
258
Percentage of people who belong to a faith community (could combine the
third and fourth)
Nov 9, 2011 11:42 AM
259
Satisfaction with support available if anyone you love is in need of support
Nov 9, 2011 10:03 AM
260
satisfaction with self - sense of self esteem / confidence in self to achieve
Nov 9, 2011 8:38 AM
261
Surely there should be other family relationships added - Siblings / Parents /
children
Nov 8, 2011 10:59 PM
262
I would remove the trust measure and instead ask if you believe people in
your community respect other people and property. In my view if you respect
others you would be more tolerant and helpful; you would not leave litter,
damage property or drive so aggressively!
Nov 8, 2011 9:37 PM
263
Religious committement needs to be added. There are precidents for
surveying this, as you will know. You could combine the two neighbourhood
questions.
Nov 8, 2011 7:28 PM
264
Satisfaction with family members remove percentage of people who feel they
belong strongly to the neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 7:03 PM
265
a measure reflecting the degree that individuals feel socially included and
safe in their area, this measure would include any aspects of diverse ability,
sexuality or race, etc... and might replace 'percentage of people who feel
they belong strongly to the neighbourhood'
Nov 8, 2011 6:07 PM
266
Satisfaction with your close friends
Nov 8, 2011 5:52 PM
267
satisfaction with your family
Nov 8, 2011 5:24 PM
268
Satisfaction with working relationships
Nov 8, 2011 4:51 PM
269
Relationship with the earth itself, not in a way-out hyper-green way, but just
the way one feels as a small entity on a spinning planet in space. How often
do people think of themselves in this context when making decisions or
getting anxious or angry? Maybe combine the 'neighbourhood' measures.
Nov 8, 2011 4:27 PM
270
Do you know your neighbours?
Nov 8, 2011 3:35 PM
271
Your children important considering the daily temptations they have to pass
through between home and school tome.
Nov 8, 2011 3:34 PM
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wider family relations
Nov 8, 2011 2:13 PM
273
Satisfaction with other family members/extended family perhaps?
Nov 8, 2011 1:58 PM
274
Satisfaction with our wider family. This could be included in measure 1
without adding a measure to the list, or could be an additional measure if
measures 3 and 4 are combined.
Nov 8, 2011 1:50 PM
275
Cross cutting. Say I am not satisfied with my partner, but when further
questioned say I dedicate 0% of my time to them. Could ask how much we
invest in each of the domains, giving a investment return measure.
Nov 8, 2011 1:44 PM
276
Satsifaction with your neighbourhood. Remove people who feel belong
strongly
Nov 8, 2011 1:41 PM
277
Satisfaction with local accountability. Remove satisfaction with your
spouse/partner. Job satisfaction. Remove Percentage of people who
trust.......
Nov 8, 2011 1:22 PM
278
Our community relationships
Nov 8, 2011 1:15 PM
279
Sense of belonging and security in relationships
Nov 8, 2011 1:12 PM
280
Working people spend a lot of time at work, so relationships at work will be
very important to them
Nov 8, 2011 12:51 PM
281
The idea of a support network is an important one. Do you have a strong
support network of friends/family? In fact, the issue of friends and family
needs to feature more strongly. Removal of one of the neighbourhood
measures would seem wise, and combining them somehow, e.g.:
Percentage of people who are happy and confident with their
neighbourhood.
Nov 8, 2011 12:50 PM
282
neighbours i.e. houses within site about 6-10 Family instead of spouse
Nov 8, 2011 12:39 PM
283
How we relate to government/support agencies
Nov 8, 2011 12:38 PM
284
If belonging to a community (such as a church) has such a significant impact
on individuals and communities, it must be given space.
Nov 8, 2011 12:07 PM
285
many , you seem to have left out the real questions,
Nov 8, 2011 11:57 AM
286
I would put in a measure about relationships with wider family as their is no
acknowledgment of parents, siblings, etc. I would also replace
neighbourhood measurements with communities of interest.
Nov 8, 2011 11:48 AM
287
Perhaps within the spouse/partner measure some refernce to other family
members could be made.
Nov 8, 2011 11:33 AM
288
How people feel about living in their own neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 11:31 AM
289
is sexuality included
Nov 8, 2011 11:31 AM
290
Satisfaction with family/children
Nov 8, 2011 11:27 AM
291
As per my previous question. I think you can be clearer to try and understand
the affects of immigration in terms of the people ability to adapt to extremely
Nov 8, 2011 11:23 AM
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rapid cultural change within the context of a much wider range of values
within the same community.
292
I think working relationships are important (outside of satisfaction with work)
as well as relationships with a wider familal circle (children, siblings,
grandparents). I think you could move the neighbourhood measures
Nov 8, 2011 11:22 AM
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Satisfaction with employment. satisfaction with local government
Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM
294
A neighbourhood, family or local friends are not the only relationship
measures; there are now communities that span the online and physical
domains - in my case CouchSurfing is a great enrichment to my life and
brings me into contact with new friends from all over the world on a regular
basis.
Nov 8, 2011 11:10 AM
295
Something about satisfaction with friends and about satisfaction if that is the
right word with other family members?
Nov 8, 2011 11:06 AM
296
Feeling of integration with a community, or faith group, where applicable
Nov 8, 2011 10:54 AM
297
Satisfaction with yourself could be added. Perhaps take out one of the
references to neighbourhood?
Nov 7, 2011 1:25 PM
298
the neighbourhood focus is inappropriate in a network society such as we
are today.. it will only produce obvious findings such as areas of urban
deprivation will look worse than leafy suburbs.
Nov 7, 2011 10:06 AM
299
Plants, wildlife, planet
Nov 7, 2011 9:54 AM
300
needs to say satisfaction with family as people without spouse or partner
would feel alienated. Remove one of the neighbourhood ones as we are a
networked society also and neighbourhood is not a relevant term to many
Nov 7, 2011 8:20 AM
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1
We recommend a different measure of trust in the Our relationships domain.
A generalised trust measure (instead of neighbourhood trust measure) is
more internationally comparable (for example it is also included in the
European Social Survey) and is included in Understanding Society, so that
there is no need to rely on the (discontinued) Citizenship Survey. The
question we recommend is ‘Generally speaking would you say that most
people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?’
We also recommend a more generalised measure of belongingness in the
Our relationships domain for many of the same reasons as the generalised
trust measure and also because it is able to capture a broader concept (i.e. it
recognises that belongingness is often associated with a broader
‘community’ than a geographically defined one e.g. a neighbourhood).
Satisfaction-based questions do not fully capture the important elements of
social relationships. We would recommend the questions listed above
(Compared to other people of your age, how often would you say you take
part in social activities?’ or ‘How often do you meet socially with friends,
relatives or work colleagues?’ or ‘Do you have anyone with whom you can
discuss intimate and personal matters?’ from ESS).
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
2
e.g. for the proposed local authority health and wellbeing boards.
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
3
- In the ‘Relationships’, the measure from British Household Panel Survey
about ‘do you have someone to confide in and turn to in times of trouble?’
would be better than trust or belonging to neighbourhood (what is a
‘neighbourhood’? One’s street? One’s country? One’s planet?) -Some
measures should be disaggregated by region to account for distribution.
Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM
4
‘Our relationships’ contains a question about how satisfied people are with
their social life, but this has limitations as more about whether people have
good social networks. They could be highly satisfied but drinking cider with
their mates on the streets every night.
Jan 27, 2012 5:13 PM
5
'Time to do things you enjoy doing' - used in North West Well-being Survey.
'have a positive relationship with a significant other' - maybe be
child/parent/carer relationship
Jan 23, 2012 10:45 PM
6
Which activities help with relationships Are you happy when on your own?
Jan 23, 2012 10:29 PM
7
Is it social life or social networks that we should be looking at? The term
belong is hard to quantify, a difficult term especially in cities where
communities are more transient and potentially v hard for some groups - for
example asylum seekers. Is it more about being comfortable in your own
neighbourhood than belonging?
Jan 23, 2012 7:51 PM
8
AS above ynder earlier question.
Jan 23, 2012 7:51 PM
9
Other than what is suggest in previous box.
Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM
10
change word satisfaction
Jan 23, 2012 5:51 PM
11
I think the phrase 'social life' needs explaining. What does it consist of?
Some people would think they have no social life because they never go to
parties. My social life mostly depends on a weekly orchestral rehearsal
where I see most of my friends. I also think there's an online aspect to this - I
keep up with a lot of pals thorugh social networking sites. I think this needs
to be further explained.
Jan 23, 2012 4:44 PM
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satisfaction with your family (spouse/partner/children/parents)?
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
13
as above
Jan 23, 2012 4:08 PM
14
Spouse/partner relationship should be measured as an indicator of national
wellbeing, but ‘satisfaction of your spouse/partner’ might not be the most
appropriate question. What is more important is the quality of the
relationship between the person asked and their partner or spouse. A
person might not be satisfied with their partner or spouse all the time as they
may see flaws in them, but still have a good relationship with them.
Therefore, satisfaction with the quality of relationship between your
spouse/partner would be a more appropriate question.
Jan 23, 2012 3:27 PM
15
Maybe replacing the work 'neighbourhood' with something more general. Do
you feel you belong strongly to a community/ To what extent do you trust the
people around you.
Jan 23, 2012 12:41 PM
16
Importance of friends.
Jan 23, 2012 12:14 PM
17
'Social life' needs defining. Some people would think it just means going out
for specific social events whereas the measure should be broader than that
Jan 23, 2012 12:11 PM
18
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner seems to aim to measure the quality of
the most intimate relationship for one. Shouldn't it also contain the option that
this is their children or parents?
Jan 23, 2012 12:09 PM
19
It depends on the intention of "trust other people" - would it be better to ask if
"trust most people" - there will always be people in neighbourhoods who
locals aren't happy with!
Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM
20
Wider family relationships are not covered - siblings, parents, children etc
Jan 23, 2012 11:16 AM
21
Satisfaction with number and quality of close relationships
(family,friends,partner)
Jan 23, 2012 10:45 AM
22
Qualitative data.
Jan 23, 2012 9:58 AM
23
Remove GHQ12 and replace with WEMWBS or use along with GHQ12 (This
is now in the Health Survey for England and potentially in the forthcoming
Public Health Outcomes Framework due to be published in January
Jan 23, 2012 9:10 AM
24
second one should read: Satisfaction with your cultural, artistic and social life
Jan 23, 2012 8:50 AM
25
Values based segmentation as academic recorded across many countries in
the World Values Survey (WVS): http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/ This is a
global research project that explores people’s values and beliefs, how they
change over time and what social and political impact they have. It is carried
out by a worldwide network of social scientists led by Shalom Schwarz and
Ronald Inglehart, who, since 1981, have conducted representative national
surveys in almost 100 countries. The WVS is the only source of empirical
data on attitudes covering a majority of the world’s population (nearly 90%)
and thus the National Well-being Index would then contribute to that. Most
significantly the WVS records, as part of it survey, questions on optimism
and motivation in view of the impact they have on values that people then
hold. UK based data, dating back nearly 40 years, which is readily available,
could be used to record the two elements I refer to in answer to Question 7.
Jan 22, 2012 10:34 PM
26
As above
Jan 22, 2012 10:19 PM
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See comment above)
Jan 22, 2012 6:33 PM
28
Percentage of people who feel strongly enough that they belong to their
neighbourhood to make positive contributions to it
Jan 22, 2012 12:41 PM
29
I would like to state that the current measure on "access to and quality of the
local environment" needs to be developed further. The best way Government
can do this is by developing a specific indicator around access to green
spaces with trees. The Government's public health white paper ‘healthy
lives, healthy people’ (2010) recognised the importance of the quality of the
environment within which people live to their physical and mental health.
Jan 22, 2012 11:09 AM
30
satisfaction with your spouse/partner. Excludes significant proportion of the
population who are single, either through choice or circumstance. this
measure makes us seem ignored and unvalued. shouldn't the measure be
about satisfaction with our status, whether it's married, partnered, singled,
bereaved...?
Jan 21, 2012 7:08 PM
31
'Satisfaction with spouse/partner' only applies to those with such a partner,
so perhaps 'closest relationships' a fairer and more inclusive way to set out
this measure
Jan 21, 2012 4:12 PM
32
I feel that one measure should be replaced, perhaps with 'Lifelong personal
and spiritual development’. This would take into account the inner wellbeing
of the individual. Measure: Percentage of people who feel that they belong
strongly to the neighbourhood to be changed to: “Sense of Community”
being measured by giving as well as receiving in terms of your social life and
your social responsibility.
Jan 21, 2012 2:47 PM
33
how strongly they feel the neighbourhood supports each other
Jan 21, 2012 12:34 PM
34
As above
Jan 21, 2012 12:01 AM
35
Satisfaction with partner/spouse. Wellbeing is linked to meaningful positive
supportive relationships with a range of others so just focusing on
spouse/partner will not give a true picture.
Jan 20, 2012 6:30 PM
36
Satisfaction with your family & friends as opposed to social life - this seems
too general
Jan 20, 2012 4:06 PM
37
I would like to see the word "family" in these measures - perhaps measure 2
should be named "Satisfaction with your family and social life"
Jan 20, 2012 12:26 PM
38
Satisfaction with your household life and relationships (to include single
occupants, shared housing, partners and families).
Jan 20, 2012 10:55 AM
39
Think for yourselves on this one.
Jan 20, 2012 10:44 AM
40
Given the ordiante nature of the income ratio in society (as illuminated by the
social epidemiological data in 'The Spirit Level'), what do you think should be
the per-person, after-tax, income ratio in UK society?
Jan 20, 2012 10:29 AM
41
'Satisfaction with Family Life' would be better than 'Spouse/Partner'
Jan 20, 2012 8:41 AM
42
It would be more appropriate to ask about the percentage of people who
trust their neighbours rather than people in their neighbourhood - I trust my
neighbours but certainly not everyone in my neighbourhood.
Jan 20, 2012 7:12 AM
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43
You need to make sure you don't assume that everyone is in a relationship.
Jan 19, 2012 9:35 PM
44
Not just spouse/partner; family/friends as well
Jan 19, 2012 6:10 PM
45
Talk to young people and find out how they fit in
Jan 19, 2012 6:06 PM
46
'Percentage of people who trust other people in their neighbourhood'
perhaps should be, 'Percentage of people trusted in their local
neighbourhood'? Also, can you use 'satisfaction' as a measure? What's the
unit of measurement?
Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM
47
'Feel that they belong' could be rethought as 'are involved with their local
community' or something of the kind.
Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM
48
I would suggest altering 'spouse/partner/ to 'immediate family' to
accommodate single people whose 'next of kin' relationships may not be with
a partner. 'Social life' might be altered to 'network of friends' i.e. one may
attend many parties, but always feel alone. Friendship seems to be a better
measure of well-being.
Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM
49
satisfaction with family rather than just spouse.
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
50
satisfaction with your relationships with your family satisfaction with your
friendships satisfaction with your role as parent/child
Jan 19, 2012 9:18 AM
51
I don't understand variants
Jan 19, 2012 12:24 AM
52
See above
Jan 18, 2012 11:05 PM
53
Don't know
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
54
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner should be changed to satisfaction with
your immediate family/friends/other with which you live. Many people have
to live with people who are not spouses or partners because of financial
considerations (i.e. grown-up children remaining living with aging parents
who become more of an emotional burden; young professionals who are
forced to live in shared accommodation because of difficulty in achieving
mortgages; married couples who have to continue living together despite
being 'separated' because of financial restrictions of their homes).
Jan 18, 2012 5:18 PM
55
Identify the number of years a spouse is in a relationship, and how their
satisfaction measures at different stages
Jan 18, 2012 4:31 PM
56
As a lot of people commute to work or split their lives between two homes,
how would that be reflected in the survey?
Jan 18, 2012 2:55 PM
57
We fell very mush rooted in our community and neighbourhood - through
community voluntary art and gardening projects, we have met, trust, and
socialise with many of the people who live nearby to us, However, I don't
think this is largely the norm, and I worry that a percentage would not give
accurate specific details.
Jan 18, 2012 2:18 PM
58
The last measure should be changed to: Percentage of people who feel that
they belong strongly to a community. Someone might feel that they don't
'belong' to their local neighbourhood whilst still experiencing a sense of
belonging to a community, for example, a local choir or dance class.
Jan 18, 2012 2:12 PM
59
Satisfaction with spouse/partner. This is a very specific and limited measure
Jan 18, 2012 2:01 PM
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- would seem more appropriate to be satisfaction with personal/family life, so
that it does not include single people, or single parent families.
60
An understanding of the external influences which improve our well being. ie.
The arts and creativity.
Jan 18, 2012 1:30 PM
61
see above
Jan 18, 2012 1:09 PM
62
Have a separate measure for cultural activities which would include social
activities, art, culture, heritage and sport. These areas generate millions in
income, employment etc and having some measurement of the impact here
is more specific, targetable and measurable than 'Social Life' as a categoy.
Jan 18, 2012 11:58 AM
63
how do you measure communities who work together crossing cultural and
physical boudaries? This is happening but you have nothing to record it
happening
Jan 18, 2012 11:09 AM
64
I don't like the use of the word 'Percentage' of people who trust etc. Too dull
and mathematical. Just 'High\Low level of trust in others etc.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
65
Satisfaction with spouse/ partner could be changed to satisfaction with close
personal relationships
Jan 18, 2012 10:44 AM
66
the measures proposed by the North West Analyst Tom Hennell on the
relational aspects of neighbourhood trust and inclusion and on 'being ill
better'
Jan 18, 2012 6:42 AM
67
satisfaction with personal relationships (ie more general than spouse/partner,
which i think then becomes a misleading answer if people say 'no' because
theyre single, for example, but they are actually happy and content that way)
Jan 17, 2012 10:40 PM
68
Don't know
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
69
Satisfaction with your social and cultural life
Jan 17, 2012 2:23 PM
70
Friends rather than social life
Jan 17, 2012 1:16 PM
71
Including friendships or other emotional/intimate relationships.
Jan 17, 2012 11:00 AM
72
see above
Jan 16, 2012 11:44 PM
73
The first measure ("satisfaction with your spouse/partner" assumes that
everyone will have a spouse/partner. This is not the case, and should be rephrased to account for that.
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
74
The term partner needs to be clearly defined and in line with the other data
being collated from other surveys. There doesn't appear to be a uniform
definition.
Jan 16, 2012 3:24 PM
75
Will they be Yes/No answers or sliding scales? I would think scales would be
needed for greater subtlety For the trust and belonging questions- maybe
ask exactly how many people they know in their neighborhood- on a first
name basis or otherwise.
Jan 16, 2012 3:21 PM
76
Looking at other relationships.
Jan 16, 2012 3:07 PM
77
Culture
Jan 16, 2012 2:58 PM
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78
Satisfaction with inter-generational relationships
Jan 16, 2012 2:09 PM
79
3: feeling secure and accepted in their neighbourhood 4: feeling part of a
community (not geographically specific)
Jan 16, 2012 11:55 AM
80
Satisfaciton with your leisure, cultural and recreational time
Jan 16, 2012 10:55 AM
81
Measure: Satisfaction with your social life could be be changed to include
'friends and social life'
Jan 16, 2012 10:12 AM
82
I would change satisfaction with spouse / partner to "satisfaction with family /
friend relationships" - to assume everyone is in this type of long term
relationship is a very old fashioned perspective of social relationships
Jan 16, 2012 9:44 AM
83
rather than spouse/partner i would suggest family. that includes
spouse/partner, and it allows people who are not in such relationship to
answer the question too
Jan 15, 2012 12:23 PM
84
Percentage of people who know or talk on a regular basis (maybe once a
month or once a week or daily) with people in their immediate
neighbourhood. People with social networks beyond their families. For eg a
gay man might feel more need to relate to other gay men than to anyone in
his immediate neighbourhood. The measures are based on an oldfashioned conception of relationships which probably applies more to people
over 50.
Jan 13, 2012 11:31 AM
85
you go from 'your' to 'their' - confusing
Jan 13, 2012 10:57 AM
86
ditto
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
87
Satisfaction means "Fulfillment of one's wishes" so measuring satisfaction is
measuring people's ability to wish as much as it is measuring their ability to
fulfill those wishes. The measure could be improved by clamping down on
imagination and ambition. Drop all mention of "satisfaction" - because you
just can't get it!
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
88
Instead of percentage of people who 'trust' other people in their
neighbourhood - I would prefer Percentage of people who have good
relationships with other people in their neighbourhood
Jan 13, 2012 9:42 AM
89
Belonging to online communities?
Jan 13, 2012 8:57 AM
90
As explained above.
Jan 13, 2012 1:25 AM
91
The 'trust' one should be more precise to be meaningful - if I trust 2 people in
my neighbourhood, would that mean my well-being was significantly different
to a situation where I trusted none, or 30?
Jan 12, 2012 10:35 PM
92
Don't know
Jan 12, 2012 4:54 PM
93
see answers above.
Jan 12, 2012 1:59 PM
94
These topics are, again, quite generalised and I'm not sure how people might
respond to them.
Jan 12, 2012 12:23 PM
95
yes as above measure the percentage of people taking part in creative
activities both alone and as part of a group.
Jan 12, 2012 10:51 AM
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96
last measure might read - '...belong strongly to the neighbourhood and
country.'
Jan 12, 2012 9:36 AM
97
Involvement in positive community activities
Jan 11, 2012 2:55 PM
98
Social contacts other than those in a "neighbourhood" need to brought in.
Jan 11, 2012 11:37 AM
99
Availability of places of worship within a reasonable distance from one's
home.
Jan 10, 2012 5:00 PM
100
Satisfaction with your friends
Jan 10, 2012 3:02 PM
101
I feel that the first two measures listed above shoeld be seperated, into
different categories.
Jan 10, 2012 1:22 PM
102
Take out the negatives. Don't assume that people with life-long
illness/disability have a worse quality of life. They will do once the cuts bite
but it's not a given.
Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM
103
Satisfaction in your closest relationships would be better than 'Satisfaction
with your spouse/partner'. But this is making huge assumptions - you're
assuming that everyone has a spouse or partner, which is not the case. The
first question discriminates against single people and, in fact, leaves them no
way to respond. 'Happiness' might be more appropriate than 'satisfaction'.
Jan 9, 2012 9:14 PM
104
See above
Jan 9, 2012 5:10 PM
105
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:04 PM
106
Sexuality and Mental Health issue and pulbic understanding of the issue
Jan 9, 2012 3:25 PM
107
Please see above comments.
Jan 9, 2012 1:32 PM
108
Combine spouse/partner and social life into a single measure of satisfaction
with personal relationships since for some relationships with children/parents
are critical and others are single.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
109
Something relating to the size of social groups along with satisfaction of
social life
Jan 9, 2012 11:08 AM
110
see above
Jan 9, 2012 9:32 AM
111
'Satisfaction with spouse/partner' should include satisfaction with the children
of that relationship.
Jan 8, 2012 7:16 PM
112
as above
Jan 8, 2012 3:53 PM
113
Once again it is about community.
Jan 8, 2012 12:04 PM
114
If a trust measure is desired then generalised trust would be better (e.g.
'overall, do you think most people can be trusted' or similar asked in BHPS,
Citizenship survey plus many more). Generalised trust is less sensitive to
deprivation/ crime in the local area and is the variable more often linked to
Jan 8, 2012 11:45 AM
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positive outcomes such as effective democracy in academic research. There
is also a body of evidence that points to generalised trust as being a 'value'
in the sense that it is acquired early in life and remains relatively stable
throughout life.
115
Satisfaction with Spouse/Partner could be changed to Family, still covers
original but includes more of true importance.
Jan 6, 2012 7:07 PM
116
Spuse/partner - should this be expanded to include immediate family?
Jan 6, 2012 5:23 PM
117
Satisfaction with social and cultural life
Jan 6, 2012 5:12 PM
118
suggest 'community' as well as 'neighbourhood'
Jan 6, 2012 5:08 PM
119
See above re household adults
Jan 3, 2012 10:45 PM
120
I do not have time or energy to tell that this exercies as it stands is a
complete waste of time and energy. It's got 'failure' written all over it......you
cannot hope to cover all of these areas with simplified, non-specific
statements....
Jan 3, 2012 4:15 PM
121
"Percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly to the
neighbourhood" perhaps should be "Local community" or even just "a
community" rather than "neighbourhood". This sounds more inclusive of e.g.
religious affiliations, social clubs/acitivites (leisure groups/sports groups etc.).
It taps the "Connect" of 5 ways to well-being slightly better.
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
122
I would replace neighbourhood with community
Dec 20, 2011 11:30 AM
123
Again, I would say the statistical analysis will go so far. As long as there is
scope for more in depth qualitative research that would be good.
Dec 16, 2011 9:23 PM
124
yes extend scope of second measure to be social and cultural life
Dec 15, 2011 5:58 PM
125
Why are people passionate about their communities; what makes them
special; how have they contrinuted to it
Dec 15, 2011 3:32 PM
126
As above.
Dec 8, 2011 6:51 PM
127
As above
Dec 7, 2011 10:55 AM
128
see previously stated comments
Dec 6, 2011 4:41 PM
129
Be more helpful/specific in 'social life' - could be supporting the school,
involvement in ecological issues, going to the pub.. far too great a spectrum
not to be explored
Dec 6, 2011 11:36 AM
130
Satisfaction with family relationships. i.e. broader than spouse/partner,
allowing for answers from single persons of all ages.
Dec 4, 2011 7:07 PM
131
Satisfaction with living alone
Dec 3, 2011 7:09 AM
132
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
133
Following on from my comment about those people who do not have a
Dec 2, 2011 11:54 AM
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partner or spouse should this measure be altered to 'satisfaction with close
family members'?
134
1 satisfaction with your family- spouse/partner-children
Nov 27, 2011 4:16 PM
135
I suggest that the first box should be satisfaction with spouse/partner and
family.
Nov 20, 2011 7:54 PM
136
Proportion of looked after children/at risk children or known to social services
rather than people who belong strongly to their neighbourhood. Being in the
care system tends to reduce life chances
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
137
WEMWBS
Nov 16, 2011 11:00 AM
138
Many people are completely content in a life where they have no spouse or
partner but have other types of relationships. I think this wording is unhelpful
and limiting. I don't like "social life" either as I think people may mean it just
means those with whom we socialise - it should embrace all the poeple who
are part of our lives in whatever context. Relationships generally.
Nov 13, 2011 2:01 PM
139
Control over relationships and ability or constraints over options or pressures
to remain in relationships. Ability to seek assistance to improve
relationships or feel safer within them. Why might people not be happy with
their social life, skills, isolation, finances, confidence, health, access?
Nov 11, 2011 1:46 PM
140
see above
Nov 11, 2011 12:20 PM
141
see earlier suggested question
Nov 11, 2011 11:06 AM
142
amount of contact / ease in terms of access / travel and expenditure
Nov 10, 2011 10:22 AM
143
satisfaction with spouse/ partner - would be better if it was rephrased to
include people no living in a long-term relationships, but are sharing houses/
flats with friends. Something more general such as "satisfaction with people
in your household" would cover that, including single parents/ widows etc
and would be more inclusive
Nov 9, 2011 1:12 PM
144
instead of neighbourhood maybe community?? - a neighbourhood is too
restricting.
Nov 9, 2011 12:59 PM
145
Yes, see above.
Nov 9, 2011 11:43 AM
146
The sense of belonging should ask if this is the neighbourhood to which they
belong most strongly as many people live somewhere other than the place
they think of as "home". Also commuters feel differently.
Nov 9, 2011 11:42 AM
147
it depends on whether to ask if people feel they belong to a neighbourhood
or belong strongly: what is the benefit of measuring the subjectivity of the
stength?
Nov 9, 2011 11:07 AM
148
Please see response to previous question.
Nov 8, 2011 9:37 PM
149
Questions on other family members - eg children of the marriage. Family
dependents, including elderly relatives and their care.
Nov 8, 2011 9:11 PM
150
As above
Nov 8, 2011 7:28 PM
151
The two percentage ones
Nov 8, 2011 7:03 PM
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152
'satisfaction with spouse or partner' entirely excludes people who are single
and needs altering to include all individuals' satisfaction on all levels to avoid
being discriminatory
Nov 8, 2011 6:07 PM
153
Satisfaction with family life
Nov 8, 2011 5:52 PM
154
There may be other people you live with that will impact on your life, and
satisfaction with that life, not just a partner/spouse. The remit may have to be
widened to include other family members or, or even friends, living with you.
Nov 8, 2011 5:39 PM
155
Measure 1 could inlcude satisfaction with wider family members.
Nov 8, 2011 1:50 PM
156
For anyone with kids, they are important. Could be a challenging and ask
whether number of children alters anything.
Nov 8, 2011 1:44 PM
157
Our links with voluntary organisations ie. about others and not just about me
Nov 8, 2011 1:15 PM
158
family
Nov 8, 2011 12:39 PM
159
See above.
Nov 8, 2011 12:07 PM
160
Quite a few
Nov 8, 2011 11:57 AM
161
Include wider family. Also, I assume relationships with friends are included
under social life but I would make this clearer.
Nov 8, 2011 11:48 AM
162
See above
Nov 8, 2011 11:33 AM
163
Please define "Neighbourhood" + does this include online/Facebook/Skype
& dispersed Communities ?
Nov 8, 2011 11:25 AM
164
I would suggest a section that specifically deals with cultural diversity and
adapting to change.
Nov 8, 2011 11:23 AM
165
Satisfaction with life in general.
Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM
166
Wroding will need to be handled sensitively: how will most people respond to
being asked if they are 'satisfied' with their spouses?
Nov 8, 2011 11:06 AM
167
Belong strongly to a specific group rather than neighbourhood - could add
some examples
Nov 7, 2011 8:20 AM
168
Satisfaction with your social life
Nov 1, 2011 12:47 PM
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1
Satisfaction with social life
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
2
We think it is unlikely that the evidence base in each domain can be
accurately captured / reflected using only two summary measures per
domain.
Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM
3
Our relationships: It is essential to have both a measure of personal
relationships (not just with partners) e.g. ‘Do you have anyone with whom
you can discuss intimate and personal matters?’ or ‘I’ve been feeling close to
other people’ and of social relationships e.g. the generalised trust question
(referred to in our response to question 8 above).
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
4
Our relationship: 3 and 4
Jan 31, 2012 1:55 PM
5
We feel that it is more important to ensure that the indicator set clearly
reflects all major factors that impact on human wellbeing and the scale at
which they operate, rather than to focus on including a particular number of
measures.
Jan 31, 2012 1:44 PM
6
Measuring wellbeing is complex , using one or two measures only would
grossly distort the results
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
7
In each of the domains, we would be more supportive of measures which
externally evaluate the domain rather than those measures which ask for the
individual’s satisfaction about the domain. For example, in the health
domain, self-evaluation of health or their satisfaction with their health can be
at great variance with an epidemiological or medical evaluation. Individual
preferences or satisfaction is greatly malleable and function of available
information and experience. So measures which capture non-subjective
aspects are preferable, in the first instance, to those that rely exclusively on
subjective evaluations.
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
8
Relationships: satisfaction with personal relationships (being tested in the
ONS Opinions survey) + % of people who feel they belong to their
neighbourhood
Jan 31, 2012 12:15 PM
9
See previous answer s – reducing the numbers to this extent risks them
being so broad as to be meaningless.
Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM
10
•Relationships: 1) Satisfaction with your social life; 2) Having someone to
confide in and ask for help.
Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM
11
Satisfaction with spouse % of people who trust others (proxy for social and
belonging measures)
Jan 31, 2012 9:18 AM
12
No comment
Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM
13
Reducing the number of measures further would risk the model losing its
value
Jan 31, 2012 8:49 AM
14
% of people who trust others in their neighbourhood (Citizenship Survey), %
of people who feel that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood
(Citizenship Survey).
Jan 31, 2012 8:08 AM
15
-“How lonely do you feel in your daily life?” (TBC) – as satisfaction with a
Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM
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partner and social life are encompassed by this question -“% of people who
feel that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood” – the ILC-UK found that
living in a neighbourly and safe area was emphasised strongly by
respondents to their research on Quality of Life in older age
16
Better to concentrate on measuring ‘well-being’ effectively with all of its
different domains – physical, mental, social, environmental and spiritual, than
attempting to assess a range of supposed determinants and contextual
factors. Hasn’t the World Health Organisation through its Quality of Life
project already developed a model and a set of instruments that could be
used?
Jan 30, 2012 2:25 PM
17
This largely depends on the overall aim. If we are just interested in individual
well-being and individual subjective assessments of the components of wellbeing, then questions on satisfaction with life and satisfaction with the
various factors would be sufficient. However, if we also want to assess how
different objective factors contribute to well-being then other measures need
to be included and a single measure of may not capture what would be
important. Relationships – satisfaction with social life and % people who
trust other people in their neighbourhood
Jan 30, 2012 9:03 AM
18
no view
Jan 27, 2012 5:40 PM
19
•In general, each domain should include: -One objective measure of
performance in that domain -One subjective measure of performance in that
domain -One subjective measure of the importance of that domain to overall
well-being.
Jan 27, 2012 5:33 PM
20
Our relationships: % of people who trust other people, % of people who feel
that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood Individual wellbeing: life
satisfaction
Jan 27, 2012 5:13 PM
21
1.Life satisfaction 2.Satisfaction with social life 3.Satisfaction with your
health, 4.Satisfaction with mental wellbeing 5.Satisfaction with your job
(including volunteering positions) 6.Satisfaction with leisure provision 7.
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment (including historic
environment) 8.Satisfaction with the income of your household 9.
Percentage of the population with different levels of qualification 10.GDHI
11.% who trust in parliament 12.The extent of protected areas (natural and
historic)
Jan 27, 2012 2:13 PM
22
'have a positive relationship with a significant other' OR 'Satisfaction with
your spouse/partner' Percentage of people who trust other people in their
neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 10:45 PM
23
The last two
Jan 23, 2012 10:29 PM
24
Social networks and feeling comfortable in your own neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 7:51 PM
25
1. Where we live 2. Health
Jan 23, 2012 7:51 PM
26
One which combined "non-work life" (which also could include
spouse/partner) and one on "sense of community" again combining the two
neighbourhood questions
Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM
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‘Satisfaction with your spouse/partner’
Jan 23, 2012 5:59 PM
28
1 about partner / social life combined, one about neighbourhood combined.
Jan 23, 2012 5:15 PM
29
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner Percentage of people who trust other
Jan 23, 2012 5:04 PM
30
The third and fourth, not because those relationships are necessarily the
most important, but because they can be more readily assessed in a
meaningful way.
Jan 23, 2012 4:40 PM
31
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner? Satisfaction with your social life?
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
32
n/a
Jan 23, 2012 4:08 PM
33
Measure: Satisfaction with your spouse/partner Measure: Percentage of
people who trust other people in their neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM
34
Close relationships belonging to neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 3:40 PM
35
Care for the Family is a registered national charity that has been working to
strengthen family life for more than twenty years. One of our focuses is to
seek to work in a preventative way to strengthen couple relationship,
particularly marriage, because we understand the value of strong
relationships to the couple, and the benefits it brings to society and their
children, should they have any. Therefore, if only one or two measures
should be used, the quality of the couple relationship should be one of them.
Stable relationships offer people unconditional love, support and stability,
and this affects their happiness and well-being. A weak couple relationship
and couple break down lowers the wellbeing of the couple and any children
they have. Coleman and Glenn found unequivocal evidence highlighting the
detrimental impact of adult relationship conflict and distress on children.
Conflict between parents has been associated with adjustment problems in
children including: poor peer interaction, ill health, anxiety, low self-esteem,
and substance misuse. The second measure that should be used is the
quality of the parent-child relationship for the reasons outlined above. 4
Coleman and Glenn, 2009, cited in Walker, Berrett, Wilson, Yan-Shing
Chang, Relationships Matter: Understanding the Needs of Adults
(Particularly Parents) Regarding Relationship Support, Institute for Health
and Society, Newcastle University, 2010 5 Cummings & Davis, Children and
Marital Conflict: The Impact of Family Dispute and Resolution, 2004, cited in
The Centre for Social Justice, Mental Health: Poverty, Ethnicity and Family
Breakdown, 2011
Jan 23, 2012 3:27 PM
36
Satisfaction with spouse/partner and percentage of people who trust other
Jan 23, 2012 3:07 PM
37
Community and neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 1:42 PM
38
Satisfaction with family relationships (including partner) Satisfaction with your
place within a community of people.
Jan 23, 2012 12:41 PM
39
satisfaction with social life trsut other people in neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 12:18 PM
40
satisfaction with spouse or partner, satisfaction with social life/friendships
Jan 23, 2012 12:14 PM
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41
One measure about family relationships and one about relationships outside
the family.
Jan 23, 2012 12:11 PM
42
Measure: Satisfaction with your spouse/partner Measure: Satisfaction with
your social life
Jan 23, 2012 12:09 PM
43
Social life and sense of belonging to the neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 11:51 AM
44
Satisfaction with your social life % people who feel they belong strongly to
the neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 11:42 AM
45
Satisfaction with home life Belonging to neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM
46
Don't think two measures would cover this - I think you are missing stuff (see
above)
Jan 23, 2012 11:16 AM
47
Jan 23, 2012 11:09 AM
48
Close relationship Connection and trust of neighbourhood
Jan 23, 2012 10:45 AM
49
Qualitative data. Open-source forum's.
Jan 23, 2012 9:58 AM
50
Satisfaction with social life and percentage of people who feel that they
belong strongly to the neighbourhood.
Jan 23, 2012 9:52 AM
51
Measure: Percentage of people who trust other people in their
neighbourhood Measure: Percentage of people who feel that they belong
Jan 23, 2012 9:25 AM
52
Our relationships: % of people who trust other people, % of people who feel
that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood What we do: satisfaction with
your job, satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have Where we
live: % agreeing that their local area is a place where people from different
backgrounds get on well together, % who are very or fairly satisfied with local
area Personal finance: % of individuals in household below 60% of median
income, satisfaction with the income of your household Education and skills:
% of the population with different levels of qualification The economy: Not
sure this is relevant and needs to be included Governance: % of registered
voters who voted, % who trust in their local council a lot or a fair amount The
natural environment: should be more about communities and where people
live - green space, open spaces
Jan 23, 2012 9:10 AM
53
Sat with your relationships.
Jan 23, 2012 8:56 AM
54
To remove any would be a very ineffective measure; the second two
measures have been depersonalised - they should address the person
themselves as in the first two.
Jan 23, 2012 8:50 AM
55
one of family relationshils and one on belonging to local community
Jan 23, 2012 8:32 AM
56
Jan 22, 2012 11:52 PM
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57
The number of indicators should not be restricted by an arbitrary limit. The
measurement of that should in the end be usefulness to public policy.
Jan 22, 2012 10:34 PM
58
I think all of them create a reaasonable picture. But there are plenty of
isolates who are well but choose not to relate to others, but do have a good
relationship with themselves
Jan 22, 2012 10:19 PM
59
Social life - including more detail breakdown in questions Trust in people in
their neighbourhood (the "strongly belong" question seems to me redundant
and repetitive)
Jan 22, 2012 9:53 PM
60
Satisfaction with the world at large (sense of a deeper connection).
Satisfaction with your family & friends.
Jan 22, 2012 8:23 PM
61
Social Life and Family
Jan 22, 2012 6:33 PM
62
Can't do it with two responses. Unlikely to get honest answers for most of
these measures.
Jan 22, 2012 5:24 PM
63
Health and happiness of friends and family Health and happiness of
community
Jan 22, 2012 4:48 PM
64
people who feel that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood
Jan 22, 2012 3:25 PM
65
Percentage of people who contribute to the cultural life of their
neighbourhood Percentage of people who feel strongly enough that they
belong to their neighbourhood to make positive contributions to it
Jan 22, 2012 12:41 PM
66
Jan 22, 2012 11:09 AM
67
Relationship with family Role in community
Jan 22, 2012 10:06 AM
68
Satisfaction with spouse % who feel they belong strongly to the
neighbourhood
Jan 21, 2012 8:01 PM
69
you could merge the 2 about neighbourhood, but the others should stay.
Jan 21, 2012 7:08 PM
70
Satisfaction with your family life and intimate relationships Satisfaction with
your community
Jan 21, 2012 6:50 PM
71
Those relating to neighbourhood relationships
Jan 21, 2012 5:00 PM
72
All
Jan 21, 2012 4:52 PM
73
Satisfaction with spouse/partner/closest relationships and belong strongly to
neighbourhood
Jan 21, 2012 4:12 PM
74
Measure: Satisfaction with your spouse/partner Measure: Lifelong personal
and spiritual development
Jan 21, 2012 2:47 PM
75
satisfaction with social life;percentage of people who feel they belong
strongly to neighbourhood
Jan 21, 2012 1:19 PM
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76
one and four
Jan 21, 2012 12:34 PM
77
satisfaction with home life Engage/belong to neighbourhood
Jan 21, 2012 12:23 AM
78
The first two with changs as suggested above
Jan 21, 2012 12:01 AM
79
a. social life b. belonging to a community
Jan 20, 2012 8:51 PM
80
The first two
Jan 20, 2012 6:38 PM
81
Belonging and Trust
Jan 20, 2012 6:30 PM
82
2, 4
Jan 20, 2012 6:13 PM
83
The model risks becoming overly simplistic by reducing the numbers of
measures further.
Jan 20, 2012 4:49 PM
84
I think this would over simplify or get responses of less utility
Jan 20, 2012 4:24 PM
85
Partner & family & friends
Jan 20, 2012 4:06 PM
86
measures further.
Jan 20, 2012 3:40 PM
87
relationships with people, relationship with the community.
Jan 20, 2012 3:19 PM
88
satisfaction with your social life percentage of people who trust others in their
neighourhood
Jan 20, 2012 1:56 PM
89
Satisfaction with partner and satisfaction with social life
Jan 20, 2012 12:26 PM
90
Household life (above) Belonging to neighbourhood/local community
Jan 20, 2012 10:55 AM
91
Family and neighbourhood.
Jan 20, 2012 10:44 AM
92
The income ratio measure.
Jan 20, 2012 10:29 AM
93
1 and 2
Jan 20, 2012 8:41 AM
94
Satisfaction with spouse/partner Percentage of peope who trust other people
in their neighbourhood
Jan 20, 2012 8:05 AM
95
Relationship with spouse/partner/family/friends and
who feel they belong stongly to a neighbourhood
Jan 20, 2012 7:12 AM
96
Satisfaction with social life Satisfaction with working life
Jan 19, 2012 9:47 PM
97
Spouse/partner; family/friends Ourselves and managing ourselves
Jan 19, 2012 6:10 PM
98
Are young people happy within society Are young peolple happy within their
communities
Jan 19, 2012 6:06 PM
99
'Family', & new one - 'Trust'
Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM
100
Jan 19, 2012 3:05 PM
Percentage of people
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your social life
101
Satisfaction with your social life and % of people who feel that they belong to
their neighbourhood
Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM
102
You can't reduce people's lives to such simplistic measures, and the fewer
you use the less satisfactory the whole thing becomes. For eample, I live
alone and do not have a strong sense of 'belonging' - I do not live where I
grew up - but I am very involved in local activities and have an active social
life localy and with a broader network of friends, so it would depend very
much on the criteria chosen what result you would get from my answers.
Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM
103
The second and the fourth, with the latter the more important as it really
embraces all of the measures if the respondent answers honestly and thinks
laterally about all the aspects implicit.
Jan 19, 2012 1:49 PM
104
Satisfaction with social life and percentage of people who trust others in their
neighbourhood
Jan 19, 2012 12:30 PM
105
Satisfaction with your immediate family/spouse/partner, and Satisfaction with
your network of friends.
Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM
106
Satisfaction with social life. Trust. Spouse/partner question presumes one
exists. Belonging strongly to the neigbourhood may be too strong (I like my
neigbourhood and trust those who live there, but don't feel a strong
connection to it nor know more than a small handful of those who live there).
Jan 19, 2012 11:46 AM
107
satisfaction with family satisfaction with social/work life
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
108
social life and partner
Jan 19, 2012 9:18 AM
109
More general relationships section More general community/neighbourhood
section
Jan 19, 2012 12:24 AM
110
Satisfaction with family Inc partner Satisfaction with friends and wider social
connections
Jan 18, 2012 11:05 PM
111
Disagree with this idea
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
112
Family and Social
Jan 18, 2012 6:31 PM
113
Jan 18, 2012 6:06 PM
114
Spose/partner and social life
Jan 18, 2012 5:54 PM
115
2nd & 4th
Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM
116
your social life With the previously mentioned amendment of 'spouse/partner'
to incorporate more variation of living arrangements.
Jan 18, 2012 5:18 PM
117
SPOUCE & PARTNER BELONGING TO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Jan 18, 2012 5:14 PM
118
Spouse/Partner and Social Life
Jan 18, 2012 4:31 PM
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119
Family and wider social milieu
Jan 18, 2012 4:06 PM
120
Satisfaction with your spouse / partner / family life and social life
Jan 18, 2012 2:55 PM
121
satisfaction with social life and belonging strongly to your neighbourhood
Jan 18, 2012 2:18 PM
122
spouse/partner and belonging to a community
Jan 18, 2012 2:12 PM
123
1 and 2
Jan 18, 2012 1:47 PM
124
Measure: Satisfaction with your social life Measure: Percentage of people
Jan 18, 2012 1:26 PM
125
Satisfaction with spouse/partner Percentage of those who feel they belong in
their neighbourhood
Jan 18, 2012 1:22 PM
126
satisfaction with family members satisfaction with social life
Jan 18, 2012 1:09 PM
127
Shouldn't be limited.
Jan 18, 2012 1:04 PM
128
first and last
Jan 18, 2012 12:53 PM
129
measures further.
Jan 18, 2012 12:32 PM
130
Spouse/partner and social life
Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM
131
danger of becoming over simplified if reduced (therefore less
useful/accurate)
Jan 18, 2012 12:24 PM
132
Trust & nieghbourhood Spouse & partner.
Jan 18, 2012 11:58 AM
133
Not sure, all seem appropriate.
Jan 18, 2012 11:17 AM
134
The first two.
Jan 18, 2012 11:07 AM
135
Social life and neighbourhood questions should remain. Your spouse/partner
question is an intimate question that may not apply or be answered
universally.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
136
I don't feel that the issue is one that can be measured with only one or two
questions
Jan 18, 2012 10:44 AM
137
community identity, engagement and integration
Jan 18, 2012 9:37 AM
138
Satisfaction with your social life Percentage of people who feel that they
Jan 18, 2012 9:33 AM
139
should use more than 4 measures
Jan 18, 2012 12:03 AM
140
1 and 4
Jan 17, 2012 8:20 PM
141
Jan 17, 2012 3:05 PM
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142
needs all and more
Jan 17, 2012 2:46 PM
143
If the number of measures is to be reduced, I would see the two dealing with
neighbourhood as of lesser importance, though I would like to keep at least
one of these (in particular the one about feeling that they belong to a
neighbourhood).
Jan 17, 2012 2:29 PM
144
Family and friends as one, belong to neighbourhood
Jan 17, 2012 1:16 PM
145
Family Community (neighbourhood) Please don't just measure two!
Jan 17, 2012 1:04 PM
146
Trust and intimate relationships including partners and friends.
Jan 17, 2012 11:00 AM
147
Spouse/partner Children/parents
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 AM
148
percentage of people who feel they are listened to; percentage of people
who look forward to their day
Jan 17, 2012 12:24 AM
149
One is not satisfactory
Jan 16, 2012 11:44 PM
150
Satisfaction with your social life Percentage of people who trust other people
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
151
Satisfaction with your social life Percentage of people who feel they belong
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
152
Jan 16, 2012 4:04 PM
153
Spouse/partner Children/their children
Jan 16, 2012 3:50 PM
154
I would remove social life and trust
Jan 16, 2012 3:24 PM
155
your social life
Jan 16, 2012 3:07 PM
156
Culture Arts
Jan 16, 2012 2:58 PM
157
Trust and belonging
Jan 16, 2012 2:37 PM
158
Satisfaction with your home/family life. Satisfaction with other people in your
neighbourhood.
Jan 16, 2012 2:14 PM
159
satisfaction with close partnerships and social life
Jan 16, 2012 1:59 PM
160
satisfaction with social life and belonging strongly to the neighbourhood
Jan 16, 2012 1:21 PM
161
satisfaction with your social life % of ppl who belong to the neighbourhood
Jan 16, 2012 12:58 PM
162
Family Social life
Jan 16, 2012 11:55 AM
163
2&3
Jan 16, 2012 10:55 AM
164
Family and friends
Jan 16, 2012 10:12 AM
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neighbourhood satisfaction with family / friend relationships
Jan 16, 2012 9:44 AM
166
1 and 2
Jan 15, 2012 8:10 PM
167
2 and 3
Jan 15, 2012 12:23 PM
168
neighbourhood; Satisfaction with your social life
Jan 14, 2012 8:58 PM
169
Jan 14, 2012 8:38 PM
170
The last two ones
Jan 14, 2012 4:46 PM
171
Assuming this question relates to all domains, I would include the following:
OUR RELATIONSHIPS; 1/ Satisfaction with your spouse/partner. 2/ % of
people who feel that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood. HEALTH; 1/
People not reporting a long-term limiting illness or disability. 2/ Assessment
of mental well-being. WHAT WE DO; Proportion of working age population in
employment/unemployment/inactivity.2/ Satisfaction with your job (if
employed) WHERE WE LIVE; 1/ Crime rate per capita. 2/ Percentage
agreeing that their local area is a place where people from different
backgrounds get on well together. INDIVIDUAL/PERSONAL FINANCE; 1/
Percentage of individuals in households below 60% of median income. 2/
Percentage of households which are entirely workless. EDUCATION &
SKILLS; 1/ Percentage of the population with different levels of qualification.
2/ Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) THE
ECONOMY; 1/ Net national income 2/ Total net worth of all sectors of the
economy. GOVERNANCE; 1/ Percentage who trust in Parliament a lot or a
fair amount. 2/ Percentage who trust in their local council a lot or a fair
amount, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; 1/ Green house gas emissions. 2/
air pollutants.
Jan 14, 2012 12:15 AM
172
one on neighbourhood
Jan 13, 2012 10:03 PM
173
spouse and partner, and sociallife
Jan 13, 2012 9:21 PM
174
1 and 2
Jan 13, 2012 4:00 PM
175
Possibly remove the neighbourhood questions, which seem a bit misplaced
here.
Jan 13, 2012 3:17 PM
176
Measure 2 & 4
Jan 13, 2012 2:10 PM
177
Jan 13, 2012 12:34 PM
178
Social life How many people do you interact with regularly who understand
you or share your interests.
Jan 13, 2012 11:31 AM
179
all important - eg if someone has no family, they need to be able to guage
their community relationships. you'll miss key info by deleting any. in fact
more need adding
Jan 13, 2012 10:57 AM
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180
ditto
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
181
Percentage of people who trust other people in their neighbourhood.
Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM
182
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner Satisfaction with your social life
Jan 13, 2012 9:42 AM
183
??? why only one or two? this has surely got to be one of the most important
areas for personal happiness - the interconnection with people around us on
a regular basis
Jan 13, 2012 9:12 AM
184
Expression: the ability to and the chance to be heard when someone does
express themselves. Weather this is via creative formats such as art, music
etc or via more fundamental formats such as talking to someone. You can
have a room full of 'friends' but still feel isolated if you don't feel your
connecting with anyone. The feeling you are growing and developing on a
personal level. Not just through work but in terms of relationships and
friendships.
Jan 13, 2012 1:25 AM
185
neighbourhood Measure: Satisfaction with your social life
Jan 13, 2012 12:23 AM
186
See comment above on arbitrary decisions about the number of measures.
Jan 12, 2012 10:35 PM
187
Trust
Jan 12, 2012 4:54 PM
188
Something which gives breadth to 'relationships' rather than one or two
terms. Still not sure that 'neighbourhoods' are in the right domain
Jan 12, 2012 1:59 PM
189
why reduce the measures If a question is worth asking then ask it.
Jan 12, 2012 10:51 AM
190
numbers 3 & 4
Jan 12, 2012 9:36 AM
191
Jan 11, 2012 8:01 PM
192
partner satisfaction and trusting people in the neighbourhood
Jan 11, 2012 1:34 PM
193
The first two. The others are implied in the term, "social life".
Jan 11, 2012 11:50 AM
194
Satisfaction with your social life.
Jan 11, 2012 11:37 AM
195
The first two
Jan 11, 2012 11:22 AM
196
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner Percentage of people who feel that
they belong strongly to the neighbourhood
Jan 10, 2012 5:32 PM
197
Satisfaction with social life. Freedom of religious practise.
Jan 10, 2012 5:00 PM
198
Satisfaction with your social life. Percentage of people who feel they belong
to their neighbourhood
Jan 10, 2012 3:02 PM
199
Spouse; trust in neighbourhood
Jan 10, 2012 2:43 PM
200
It would depend on what your criteria would reflect or change.
Jan 10, 2012 1:22 PM
242
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201
partner neighbourhood
Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM
202
This wouldn't give a very broad picture.
Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM
203
The first two. If only one, then the first, but only amended as suggested
above.
Jan 9, 2012 9:14 PM
204
Social life Trust
Jan 9, 2012 9:05 PM
205
Satisfaction with spouse/partner and social life.
Jan 9, 2012 7:38 PM
206
One about the meaningfulness of the relationships and one about belonging
(this should not be place specific as a question)
Jan 9, 2012 5:10 PM
207
your social life
Jan 9, 2012 5:09 PM
208
Satisfaction with your social life. Trust in other people.
Jan 9, 2012 4:51 PM
209
your social life
Jan 9, 2012 4:45 PM
210
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:04 PM
211
Neighbourhood
Jan 9, 2012 3:25 PM
212
I would remove the questions relating to the spouse and immediate family as
the essence of the overall exercise for me at least is how we live together
collectively - societal relationships.
Jan 9, 2012 1:32 PM
213
Rate of marriage.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
214
This would over simplify this domain
Jan 9, 2012 11:08 AM
215
Significant relationships Sense of neighbourhood belonging
Jan 9, 2012 10:55 AM
216
there should be as many as possible to gain a greater understanding, I
would have gone for more
Jan 9, 2012 9:32 AM
217
Keep the first two, ditch the others.
Jan 8, 2012 7:16 PM
218
Satisfaction with self if only one. The two neighbourhood ones if only two.
Jan 8, 2012 5:51 PM
219
2nd and 4th
Jan 8, 2012 4:39 PM
220
top two are relevant to personal relationships in a more specific sense
Jan 8, 2012 3:53 PM
221
Satisfaction with social life Percentage of people who feel they belong to
their community.
Jan 8, 2012 12:04 PM
243
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222
Spouse/partner and social life
Jan 7, 2012 12:40 PM
223
A and B and C and D could be merged
Jan 7, 2012 11:11 AM
224
Satisfaction with Family, and Percentage of people who feel they belong to a
neighbourhood.
Jan 6, 2012 7:07 PM
225
Jan 6, 2012 6:45 PM
226
your social life
Jan 6, 2012 5:43 PM
227
Spouse/Partner Relationships with neighbourhood
Jan 6, 2012 5:23 PM
228
1 and 2
Jan 6, 2012 5:12 PM
229
your social life
Jan 4, 2012 3:05 PM
230
satisfaction with social life satisfaction with household adults
Jan 3, 2012 10:45 PM
231
In the order they are above.
Dec 29, 2011 6:08 PM
232
they all are valid
Dec 22, 2011 1:08 PM
233
one around personal relationships, one around "belonging"
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
234
Partner and social life
Dec 21, 2011 4:42 PM
235
First 2
Dec 20, 2011 11:30 AM
236
The last 2
Dec 20, 2011 11:11 AM
237
social life family, friends relationships
Dec 20, 2011 10:49 AM
238
2 and 4
Dec 19, 2011 10:19 AM
239
Satisfaction with social life; feeling of belonging to a neighbourhood.
Dec 16, 2011 9:23 PM
240
Difficult to get it down so low, but possibly the third meansure could be
removed as it is perhaps implicit in the fourth
Dec 16, 2011 6:11 PM
241
Two measures is not enough
Dec 16, 2011 11:09 AM
242
social and cultural life
Dec 15, 2011 5:58 PM
243
Satisfaction with spouse/partner and satisfaction with family relations
Dec 15, 2011 4:33 PM
244
What makes people happy with their spouse/partner & the same about their
social lives
Dec 15, 2011 3:32 PM
245
None all those questions are important
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
246
No 2 & 3
Dec 14, 2011 1:44 PM
244
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247
Dec 14, 2011 11:46 AM
248
Satisfaction with spouse/partner and family Satisfaction with friends and
neighbours/community
Dec 12, 2011 9:29 PM
249
SPOUSE relationship and neighbours
Dec 10, 2011 10:52 AM
250
1. Satisfaction with family or most immediate personal relationships 2.
Satisfaction/engagement with wider society (not just immediate
neighbourhood).
Dec 8, 2011 6:51 PM
251
Trust and belonging could be combined
Dec 8, 2011 12:28 PM
252
Definately not just one - as there is no one pattern of relationships =
happiness. The first 2 seem strongest, neighbourhood is more like 'the icing
on the cake'. But conflict is also important.
Dec 7, 2011 10:55 AM
253
More not less please.
Dec 6, 2011 4:41 PM
254
satisfaction with social life trusting others in their neighbourhood
Dec 6, 2011 3:24 PM
255
Spouse and Partner, Social - but make sure that people realise that that can
include community strength not just going out with friends.
Dec 6, 2011 12:21 PM
256
Measure 2 and 4
Dec 6, 2011 12:06 PM
257
1: Percentage of people who trust other people in their neighbourhood 2:
Dec 5, 2011 9:56 PM
258
Priority order: 1. Family relationships. 2. Identity comfort. 3. Trust.
Dec 4, 2011 7:07 PM
259
Dec 3, 2011 12:22 PM
260
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
261
trust and belonging to neighbourhood
Dec 2, 2011 11:54 AM
262
1 - satisfaction with spouse/partner 2 - trust in neighbourhood
Nov 30, 2011 4:41 PM
263
Spouse/Partner Family
Nov 30, 2011 2:55 PM
264
Satisfaction with social life (as can include spouse) Percentage feeling they
belong strongly to neighbourhood (as this would include neighbourliness)
Nov 25, 2011 4:30 PM
265
The last two
Nov 25, 2011 8:52 AM
266
Satisfaction with spouse/partner Percentage of people who feel that they
Nov 23, 2011 10:00 AM
267
"Satisfaction with your social life" and "% of people who feel that they belong
Nov 22, 2011 10:25 PM
245
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strongly to the neighbourhood".
268
The 1st 2
Nov 21, 2011 10:21 PM
269
The first one or two.
Nov 20, 2011 7:54 PM
270
The second and then the first, in that order.
Nov 20, 2011 6:28 PM
271
What is Wellbeing to you? On a scale of 1-10 where are you now? If you
were to increase one more step - what would you do?
Nov 18, 2011 9:44 AM
272
Satisfaction with your spouse /partner - but only if this can be answered
without spouse/partner seeing % trust others in neighbourhood
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
273
Trust in neighbourhood Satisfaction with partner/family life
Nov 16, 2011 1:16 PM
274
WEMWBS
Nov 16, 2011 11:00 AM
275
Why reduce them - that would seriously narrow the scope of the research.
Nov 14, 2011 5:59 PM
276
Relationships and belonging.
Nov 13, 2011 2:01 PM
277
Satisfaction with spouse / Partner and "belonging to the neighbourhood"
Nov 12, 2011 9:51 PM
278
Satisfaction with social life Percentage of people who trust other people in
their neighbourhood
Nov 12, 2011 2:57 PM
279
neighbourhood Measure: Satisfaction with your social life
Nov 11, 2011 1:46 PM
280
If only one or two are used it will provide a very distorted frame
Nov 11, 2011 12:20 PM
281
neighbourhood Satisfaction with your social life
Nov 11, 2011 9:40 AM
282
Trust other people People who feel they belong
Nov 10, 2011 6:28 PM
283
social life belong to neighbourhood
Nov 10, 2011 12:14 PM
284
1st and 2nd
Nov 10, 2011 10:45 AM
285
Trust other people in their neighbourhood Belong strongly to their
neighbourhood
Nov 9, 2011 7:48 PM
286
i. Satisfaction with your spouse ii. Percentage of people who feel that they
Nov 9, 2011 5:46 PM
287
For adults, the questions about satisfaction with partner and trust in people in
the neighbourhood are key. For children, the two key questions should be
satisfaction with family and satisfaction with friendships.
Nov 9, 2011 5:38 PM
288
Satisfaction with spouse/partner Satisfaction with social life
Nov 9, 2011 4:28 PM
289
all measures should be used to obtain a more informed piece of research
Nov 9, 2011 3:46 PM
246
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Satisfaction with your spouse/partner and Degree to which you relate to a
higher being such as God, Allah, Buddha etc, or none
Nov 9, 2011 1:26 PM
291
social life, belong to the community
Nov 9, 2011 1:12 PM
292
belong strongly to the neighbourhood - change to community
Nov 9, 2011 12:59 PM
293
Spouse and social life. But I think family and neighbourhood should be used
too.
Nov 9, 2011 12:36 PM
294
Social cohesion - being part of a community Spiritual welfare/well-being.
Nov 9, 2011 11:43 AM
295
social life
Nov 9, 2011 11:42 AM
296
most important: measure 4 without strongly second importance: measure 2
Nov 9, 2011 11:07 AM
297
Don't know
Nov 9, 2011 10:03 AM
298
3+4
Nov 9, 2011 8:38 AM
299
Satisfaction with family relationships
Nov 8, 2011 10:59 PM
300
1: trust and 2: belong strongly to neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 9:37 PM
301
all should be chosen
Nov 8, 2011 9:21 PM
302
life partner/family set up. Community & neighbourhood satisfaction
Nov 8, 2011 9:11 PM
303
Satisfaction with social life percentage feeling they belong to a
neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 8:30 PM
304
Nov 8, 2011 7:48 PM
305
the boader ones about neighbourhoos and belongiong should stay the ones
about family are to volatile
Nov 8, 2011 7:29 PM
306
religious committement & stability of relationships.
Nov 8, 2011 7:28 PM
307
Governance, and Quality of life.
Nov 8, 2011 7:25 PM
308
the smaller number of measures the less information is gathered untill it
becomes useless
Nov 8, 2011 7:03 PM
309
'satisfaction with social life' & 'percentage of people who trust others in their
neighbourhood'
Nov 8, 2011 6:07 PM
310
Satisfaction with social life Trust of others in neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 5:52 PM
311
Spouse/partner and merge the last 2
Nov 8, 2011 5:52 PM
312
Satisfaction with your spouse/partner (with the proviso of my comment
above). Percentage of people who feel that they belong strongly to their
neighbourhood.
Nov 8, 2011 5:39 PM
247
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satisfaction with family satisfaction with life in the community
Nov 8, 2011 5:24 PM
314
Satisfaction with your spouse Satisfaction with your social life
Nov 8, 2011 4:51 PM
315
Spouse/partner and social setting.
Nov 8, 2011 4:27 PM
316
Social life and belonging to community
Nov 8, 2011 3:35 PM
317
satisfaction with family life; satrisfaction with social life
Nov 8, 2011 3:34 PM
318
Satisfaction with spouse/partner and belonging to neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 1:58 PM
319
1. Family and 2. Friends, but local neighbourhood should also be included.
Nov 8, 2011 1:50 PM
320
Neighbourhood is less fundamental.
Nov 8, 2011 1:44 PM
321
satsifaction with your neighbourhood satisfaction with your social life
Nov 8, 2011 1:41 PM
322
1&3
Nov 8, 2011 1:25 PM
323
Satisfaction with Social life. percentage of people who feel that they belong
strongly to the neighbourhood.
Nov 8, 2011 1:22 PM
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Links with voluntary organisations
Nov 8, 2011 1:15 PM
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Nov 8, 2011 1:12 PM
326
The first two
Nov 8, 2011 12:51 PM
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Satisfaction with family and friend. Existence of a strong support network in
case of crisis.
Nov 8, 2011 12:50 PM
328
Trust in neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 12:44 PM
329
Family Social
Nov 8, 2011 12:39 PM
330
The second and third
Nov 8, 2011 12:38 PM
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Need more time to ponder the question
Nov 8, 2011 11:57 AM
332
Relationships and education
Nov 8, 2011 11:55 AM
333
The last two on the list
Nov 8, 2011 11:40 AM
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The second measure is the most important. Also there should be something
about one's community.
Nov 8, 2011 11:33 AM
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satisfaction with spouse/partner satisfaction with social life
Nov 8, 2011 11:27 AM
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Last two - following definition of "Neighbourhood"
Nov 8, 2011 11:25 AM
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Community well-being
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
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Social life Spouse/partner
Nov 8, 2011 11:22 AM
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Satisfaction with life satisfaction with employment.
Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM
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people who feel that they belong strongly to the neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 11:15 AM
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1. family life and 2. trust in others in the community
Nov 8, 2011 11:15 AM
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the "belonging" ones - Satisfaction with partner, and satisfaction with
community.
Nov 8, 2011 11:15 AM
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whichever would help most people
Nov 8, 2011 11:13 AM
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Take them all.
Nov 8, 2011 11:10 AM
345
neighbourhood
Nov 8, 2011 11:09 AM
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under this heading 'satisfaction (with reservation above) with spouse/partner'
and 'satisfaction with social life'
Nov 8, 2011 11:06 AM
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Satisfaction with their lives and where they live. Satisfaction with their social
lives.
Nov 8, 2011 11:04 AM
348
Nov 8, 2011 10:54 AM
349
Nov 7, 2011 1:25 PM
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Satisfaction with connectedness to others
Nov 7, 2011 8:20 AM
351
a and b
Nov 7, 2011 7:27 AM
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Trust and belonging to the neighbourhood
Nov 4, 2011 11:04 AM
353
satisfaction in social life percentage of people who feel that they belong
strongly to a neighbourhood
Nov 3, 2011 11:54 PM
354
Satisfaction with tour social life
Nov 1, 2011 6:42 PM
355
Nov 1, 2011 2:57 PM
356
Satisfaction with your social life and Satisfaction with your spouse/partner
Nov 1, 2011 12:47 PM
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1
Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with mental health (some common
mental illnesses include as a symptom an inability to recognise that you are
unwell - eg some types of depression, schizophrenia, some forms of
dementia - so this seems a particularly questionable measure
Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM
2
Satisfaction with mental well-being is tautological and conceptually unclear,
and should therefore be removed completely. Satisfaction with your
spouse/partner should be removed as satisfaction with one’s partner seems
to fall outside the remit of government intervention and is therefore of little
use to policy-makers. In addition it may be argued that the use of the word
‘satisfaction’ is not appropriate in this context.
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
3
Health: The proposed measure, people not reporting a long term limited
illness or disability could be removed because self-reported health is
included in healthy life expectancy. In addition, the measure only considers
people of working age, thereby excluding minors and pensioners and
creating a bias towards working age adults. Exclude particular groups of
people in a wellbeing indicator is unwise, because without information about
all groups, policy measures cannot be properly targeted.
Jan 31, 2012 1:44 PM
4
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
5
Remove How satisfied are you with your mental well-being - a strange
question?
Jan 31, 2012 12:18 PM
6
Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM
7
Re phase question: 'How satisfied are you with your mental well-being?' to
'how would you rate your level of wellbeing - above average, average, below
average, poor.
Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM
8
When I look at spreadsheet the 5th measure (common mental disorder) does
not map to the one above - 'how satisfied are you with your mental wellbeing?'. I think the latter is more difficult than the former (which is technical).
I expect the near catatonic might be satisfied with their mental well-being,
whilst the inspired genius might not - which is better?
Jan 23, 2012 4:58 PM
9
What is "GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being"?
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
10
GHQ Self reports on satisfaction with mental and physical health - do not
take account of beliefs around ageing and low expectations.
Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM
11
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being - what is that? I can't believe the
general public will know.
Jan 23, 2012 3:09 PM
12
satisfaction with your health is really vague, what does it mean?
Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM
13
Don't know what GHQ12 assessment is
Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM
14
How satisfied are you with your mental well-being? This is a difficult concept
to get one's head around. Someone could be depressed, but accepting of it
and hence satisfied.
Jan 23, 2012 10:51 AM
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I have no idea what a GHQ12 assessment of mental well being is.
Jan 23, 2012 10:22 AM
16
Health is related to confidence and self esteem so why not focus on the
cause rather than the symptoms. This survey is about Happiness. Of course
someone is not entirely happy if they are ill. Bogus research alert!
Jan 23, 2012 10:00 AM
17
But there is jargon with the GHQ12 and definitions should be in plain english!
Jan 23, 2012 9:56 AM
18
items 2 - 5 should be removed and replaced with the 4 items listed below.
Jan 23, 2012 9:00 AM
19
See previous answers
Jan 22, 2012 9:53 PM
20
Mental Well-being? Is this asking if someone is depressed or with dementia?
Jan 22, 2012 6:54 PM
21
Both mental well-being measures
Jan 22, 2012 4:53 PM
22
people not reporting long term illness
Jan 20, 2012 8:53 PM
23
GHQ12
Jan 20, 2012 6:39 PM
24
People not reporting a long term illness or disability. You can have a high
level of wellbeing with a long term illness or disability.
Jan 20, 2012 6:30 PM
25
measures further.
Jan 20, 2012 3:42 PM
26
I doubt that self-analysis of mental health is as reliable as, perhaps, the
GHQ12 regime (which are used, for example, in the Netherlands?).
Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM
27
Whatever is GHQ12? Unless this can be clearly stated it should be removed.
Jan 20, 2012 8:44 AM
28
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being - what on earth is that?
Jan 20, 2012 7:18 AM
29
4 - it's hard to be objective about mental health; sometimes ticking boxes
just doesn't do it.
Jan 19, 2012 6:12 PM
30
GHQ212 assessment of mental well-being - don't know what it means
Jan 19, 2012 6:08 PM
31
'Healthy Life Expectancy' - would like to think 'yes'; in practice too many
variables outside own control? 'GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being' don;t know what this is, but seems very close to 'How satisfied are you with
your mental well-being?' - duplication?
Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM
32
But GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being should be explained more.
What is it?
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
33
The fourth line
Jan 18, 2012 10:38 PM
34
Satisfaction with mental wellbeing. Has this question been adequately
validated. It would be much better asked as 'satisfaction with mental
emotional or psychological health' - terms that are understand and cover the
positive and the negative end of the spectrum. As it stands it should be
removed
Jan 18, 2012 5:14 PM
35
How are people supposed to be asked about their own healthy life
expectancy?
Jan 18, 2012 4:34 PM
36
Merge satisfaction with health and life expectancy Merge both mental
Jan 18, 2012 4:09 PM
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wellbeing questions
37
I don't know what the GHQ12 assessment is (presumably some professional
or objective report on a person) - and mental well-being should be wellrepresented among the questions asked. But that question looks rather
similar to to the 'satisfied with your own mental well-being' question.
Jan 18, 2012 11:13 AM
38
Don't know
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
39
All of them - none of them makes any sense as they are all relative, but don't
say to what. e.g. I'm not satisfied with my mental well-being compared to
when I was 21, but compared to others my age I am.
Jan 17, 2012 6:15 PM
40
how satisfied are you with your mental well-being? very vague
Jan 17, 2012 1:19 PM
41
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability - why only long
term illness or disability? These are actually the things that people learn to
live with and in some cases even improve their quality of life (mental).
Jan 17, 2012 12:06 PM
42
satisfaction with mental well-being - not aware that this is a validated
measure of any kind.
Jan 17, 2012 10:28 AM
43
GHQ12 assessment People not reporting a long term limiting illness or
disability
Jan 17, 2012 8:47 AM
44
Healthy life expectancy is surely measured as part of other statistical
exercises. Healthy life expectancy does not in and of itself create wellbeing.
Very elderly people may suffer with disability, poor health and social
isolation. These things should be the concern of a survey into wellbeing,
rather than life expectancy per se.
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
45
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being - would people know what this
means?
Jan 14, 2012 9:00 PM
46
There's probably been more work on this than many of the domains and I
think this represents health adequately.
Jan 13, 2012 11:32 AM
47
Satisfaction with your health How satisfied are you with your mental wellbeing?
Jan 13, 2012 10:36 AM
48
probably but you need professional advice.
Jan 13, 2012 10:35 AM
49
people not reporting...... reporting to whom? what is the relevance of this
one?
Jan 13, 2012 9:16 AM
50
GHQ12 assessment - people won't know what it means
Jan 13, 2012 8:58 AM
51
What is GHQ12 assessment? This is too complex and time consuming for
little expected outcome. What evidence you will value input or respond?
Jan 11, 2012 4:22 PM
52
Completeing the GHQ 12 could cause stress
Jan 11, 2012 12:13 PM
53
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being, unless further explanation is
given.
Jan 11, 2012 11:54 AM
54
Any self-reporting on physical health is influenced by the existence of illness,
and skews the response. There is little point in surveying those people of
working age that don't report illness: this gives a skewed view of the overall
Jan 11, 2012 11:43 AM
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population.
55
Need a question on the quality of life enjoted. This is not necessarily
determined by stae of health; but with the facilities available to live a fulfilled
life.
Jan 10, 2012 5:14 PM
56
GHQ12 assessment or merge with mental wellbeing
Jan 10, 2012 2:01 PM
57
As stated previously - don't put limits in. Let individuals decide if it is their
illness/disability that is affecting their quality of life (perhaps it is society's
response to it that really impacts negatively as shown in this measure!!).
Jan 10, 2012 11:30 AM
58
The second, purely because how on earth can you know how many people
are not reporting a long-term limiting illness or disability? By its nature it must
be a flawed/under-reported statistic. Also, is measure 5 reliable? Someone
with schizophrenia is probably satisfied with his/her mental well-being even
during an episode.
Jan 9, 2012 9:18 PM
59
GHQ 12. This measure may cause distress
Jan 9, 2012 7:30 PM
60
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
61
Isn't life expectancy already measured elsewhere. As an individual what am
I supposed to answer to this - yes I'd like a long life?? I don't know what the
GHQ12 assessment of well being is but perhaps the same comment
applies....
Jan 9, 2012 1:42 PM
62
Healthy life expectancy, GHQ-12.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
63
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being. External assessments (even by
'experts' are meaningless).
Jan 8, 2012 5:54 PM
64
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being
Jan 6, 2012 6:49 PM
65
not sure what GHQ12 refers to?
Jan 6, 2012 5:08 PM
66
All of them, use NHS data to capture the real state of the nation's mental
health.Most people with mental health issues will not do these
questionnaires, that's what depression does to you.....so to ask someone
who is a paranoid schizo how satisfied they are with their mental well-being
is pointless.
Jan 3, 2012 4:21 PM
67
Life expectancy - this is a subject most individuals are not aware of, so how
can it be an indicator of well being? We use it to identify inequality, but well
being? Using disability in this context gives a negative impression of
disability. People have disabilities - fact, but this is not necessarily linked to
their quality of life or well being.
Dec 28, 2011 3:54 PM
68
I would strongly recommend WEMWBS in place of GHQ12. The former is
truly a measure of well-being, addressing what we know of the psychological
components of WB, the latter measures morbidity (or absence of). I
appreciate that there is no national time series available for WEMWBS, but
you are attempting to measure something new - perhaps a new measure is
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
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required.
69
I don't understand the significance of the measure of satisfaction with your
mental well-being
Dec 21, 2011 4:46 PM
70
Satisfaction with mental well being
Dec 20, 2011 11:12 AM
71
not necessarily removed but wording changed - how satisfied are you with
your mental health? - it appears insensitive and makes it sound like a
product.
Dec 20, 2011 10:56 AM
72
Could measures 2 & 3 be combined since it is possible to report satisfaction
with one's health despite a long term limiting illness or disability. The
question of "limiting" may be socially defined by society rather than the
individual i.e. a function of societal limitations imposed on the person.
Dec 4, 2011 7:17 PM
73
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
74
People not reporting a long term illness - this information can be obtained
elswhere (NHS?)
Nov 21, 2011 10:24 PM
75
As before
Nov 18, 2011 9:45 AM
76
How satisfied are you with your mental well-being?
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
77
GHQ12 measures illness not wellness - should categorically not be included
Nov 16, 2011 11:01 AM
78
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability ? how will you
measure this?
Nov 11, 2011 9:43 AM
79
whatever GHQ assessment of mental health is should be removed. It might
be best if the measure ' satisfaction with your health' have a bit added 'not
including your mental health'.
Nov 10, 2011 12:17 PM
80
Mental health assessment, because for many their mental health is affected
by the quality of local health care provision and response of health care
providers in dealing with problems, issues and concerns. Do patients and
health care providers have a voice on their PERSONAL care? No,
HealthWatch, as under present DoH guidance will NOT address those
issues!
Nov 9, 2011 11:47 AM
81
Everyone at some point has a long-term illness or disability as we are mortal!
The thing we need is to be adequately supported at this time.
Nov 9, 2011 10:05 AM
82
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability
Nov 8, 2011 11:01 PM
83
numbers 1, 2 and 4
Nov 8, 2011 5:27 PM
84
Expectancy - whats that got to do with happiness? Maybe I don't want to be
100 with dementia! If you don't report an illness does that make you less
happy? I don't understand.
Nov 8, 2011 3:39 PM
85
How do people know they have a long term disability? Mental well being
needs defining before you start asking people how satisfied they are with
their own mental well being
Nov 8, 2011 1:44 PM
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Nov 8, 2011 1:29 PM
87
I'm not clear as to how the data from the two mental health questions will
differ
Nov 8, 2011 12:54 PM
88
life expectancy
Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM
89
you cannot just think that a person is prepared to bear all on a computer
Nov 8, 2011 12:02 PM
90
Life expectancy. Just living longer is not a good measure of quality of life or
value achieved.
Nov 8, 2011 11:57 AM
91
But I don't understand what GHQ12 is
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
92
Measure: Healthy life expectancy Guesswork! Measure: GHQ12 assessment
of mental well-being What on earth is GHQ12 would be the question?
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental well-being? If you had
problems! would you know, stupid question!
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
93
Nov 7, 2011 1:26 PM
94
GHQ12 one as unclear
Nov 7, 2011 8:21 AM
95
People not reporting a long term illness or disability
Nov 4, 2011 11:07 AM
96
life expectancy seems a strange measure. no-one knows for sure and
everyone assumes they will live longer than they do! what value does the
measure have?
Nov 1, 2011 7:51 PM
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1
The other measures of individual well-being (worthwhile activities, positive
and negative feelings) that have been included in the IHS should be included
in the Individual well-being domain alongside the life satisfaction measure.
All four measures should be equally weighted. Otherwise, in effect, the other
three measures are rendered obsolete. As our dynamic model of well-being
shows, it is important to reflect emotional well-being and eudaimonic wellbeing as well as overall satisfaction with life in conceptualising and
measuring well-being.
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
2
For the domain "health" we would suggest to look also to 'access to health
care' and for "education" an indicator on 'early-school leavers could be
added.
Jan 31, 2012 3:12 PM
3
late January.
Jan 31, 2012 2:08 PM
4
Health: most of the proposed measures are subjective and it would be good
to maintain a balance by including some more objective measures. The
Scottish Public Health Observatory publishes Health and Wellbeing Profiles
for Scotland and there are measures included in this report that could be
considered and should be easily available for the UK, such as alcoholrelated and alcohol attributable disease, heart disease hospital patients and
patients prescribed statins. The Health and Wellbeing Profiles consider a
number of domains that are relevant to the national wellbeing indicator and
demonstrate an approach that could be taken to compare indicators and
show trends over time.
Jan 31, 2012 1:44 PM
5
Include a measure for wellbeing based on the WEMWBs ( Warwick
Edinburgh mental Health and wellbeing Scale) for which there is a baseline
survey in the NW. ( i.e. there is a baseline measure for each district as to
what wellbeing) Include measures linked to public health which will reflect
improvements of declines e.g. length of life, consultation of alcohol, weight
management, stress in the workplace, mental ill health
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
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6
Health: •Access to good quality food and water are essential to health and
well –being. This issue is not directly covered. There needs to be some
recognition of this, even if simply to explain why it is not included.
Jan 31, 2012 8:15 AM
7
The GHQ12 is proposed. Why this scale as opposed to others which give a
more positive picture of ‘well-being’ – such as the Warwick Edinburgh Mental
Wellbeing Scale – rather than a focus on difficulties with health and wellbeing?
Jan 30, 2012 2:25 PM
8
Health As mentioned above, the Health domain does not recognise the
importance of social care to many people’s lives. To this end, the inclusion
of a measure on the care and support of the vulnerable in society which can
capture both health and social care experiences is important. Measures to
monitor access to state and privately funded home care, the quality and the
costs of such care should be included in this domain, for example, in 200910, 557,000 older people received home care services in England . In 78%
of councils, a person has to have substantial or critical needs before they
can access publically funded care and support . In addition, monitoring how
much unpaid care is provided: for example, six million people provide unpaid
care in the UK each year and 2.8 million people aged 50 and over provide
unpaid care.
Jan 30, 2012 10:53 AM
9
The ‘constructive addictiveness’ characteristic of many craft activities has
been proven to raise levels of the mood-enhancing chemical serotonin,
whilst inducing the relaxation and ‘mindfulness’ more often associated with
meditation. Recent Crafts Council research profiles Dr Jayne Wallace’s
pioneering work with dementia patients and their families, which uses
materials and making to trigger and connect memories and provides just one
example of the potential of cultural activities in health contexts. An additional
measure could be included to indicate the factors perceived to contribute to
health and mental well-being.
Jan 30, 2012 10:31 AM
10
‘Health’ (1) Should there be a measure addressing the percentage of the
population with long term dependency on medication? Of particular
relevance to us, because of the know benefits of access to green space in
relation to mental wellbeing, is the percentage of the population using antidepressants. Health (2) Should there be measures addressing physical
activity and healthy lifestyles, e.g. regularity of exercise and good diets? This
is again of particular interest to GreenSpace because of the known
relationships between these and access to good quality green spaces. If
inappropriate to include these measures here then they should be in ‘what
we do’.
Jan 30, 2012 8:27 AM
11
For the domain ‘Where you live’, the proposed measure of ‘access to and
quality of the local environment’ is important. We are pleased to be working
with Defra on this and we are proposing ways to provide a suite of measures
relating to quantity and proximity to the Accessible Natural Environment
including local green space, and levels of use by sectors of the population.
Natural England is creating maps of Accessible Natural Environment
(including urban greenspace) to provide a mechanism for estimating the
percentage of the population with access to green space. Our Monitoring of
Engagement with the Natural Environment survey (2011) shows the number
of people visiting natural environment (including all green space) and
demonstrates that the majority of people (66%) regularly visit local
greenspace within 2 miles of home. We are working to combine the maps
and survey data to provide a composite measure.
Jan 30, 2012 8:15 AM
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With regard to the ‘health’ domain, there is currently no measure of people’s
physical fitness, i.e. level of engagement in sports or outdoor leisure
activities. A measure of “the proportion of adults making one or more visits
to the outdoors per week” (as in the Scottish Recreation Survey) could be
added, for example. However, it is not clear which measure this would be
represent.
Jan 27, 2012 4:24 PM
13
WEMWBS 7 item
Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM
14
Ways of managing illness
Jan 23, 2012 10:32 PM
15
Exercising outside
Jan 23, 2012 7:56 PM
16
assessment of physical health
Jan 23, 2012 5:05 PM
17
I think there sholud be something about carers - whether permanent or
temporary (e.g. looking after someone with an illness or injury). There are so
many people out there who are caring for family members, and many child
carers.
Jan 23, 2012 4:47 PM
18
Arts and culture can have a profound effect on health and well-being and are
used extensively in this area
Jan 23, 2012 4:10 PM
19
CASP-12 from English Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM
20
Healthy environment/health of nature. Remove the second measure
Jan 23, 2012 1:44 PM
21
Satisfaction with service provision
Jan 23, 2012 1:08 PM
22
Do people feel that they get the support they need in living a healthy lifestyle,
Does the NHS satisfy a Holistic approach to healthy lifestyle? Or just deal
with effects rather than cause. Where do affordable alternative health
treatments for all fit like massage etc for paint.
Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM
23
Participation in sport/other physical activity Participation in the Arts/other
cultural activity Social life - links to health
Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM
24
Satisfaction with health care services
Jan 23, 2012 11:11 AM
25
GAD 7 & PHQ 9 measures of depression and anxiety as indicators of
underlying 'lower' level mental health issues within society.
Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM
26
The outside influences on a healthy life expectancy such as eathing healthy
Jan 23, 2012 9:56 AM
27
Arts and Health
Jan 23, 2012 9:55 AM
28
Are you satisfied with your physical and mental well-being? What contributes
to your physical well-being (include any physical activities such as dance and
sport) What contributes to your mental well-being (include positive
relationships, hobbies and interests, arts and cultural activities) What factors
contribute to your unwell being, for example: financial worries, lack of artistic
facilities, troubled social life...
Jan 23, 2012 9:00 AM
29
Ability to live a healthy life style i.e. take exercise as part of daily life / eat
healthy foods People not reporting..........
Jan 22, 2012 11:58 PM
30
Access to and Quality of health service offered if the individual should need
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it. It is not so much about an individual's health, as to how confident that an
individual is in having that sicknesses or health problem treated. This also is
as relevant to the area of old age care. No mention of this for either those
receiving care nor the perception and anxiety of those approaching old age.
31
Contribution of Cultural Activities to health Contribution of Cultural Activities
to mental well-being
Jan 22, 2012 12:46 PM
32
Measures for Creativity in peoples lives and access to the arts more
generally
Jan 21, 2012 4:19 PM
33
active participation eg sport etc
Jan 21, 2012 1:22 PM
34
how confident do you feel that you can get help and support when you want
it - instead of 3
Jan 21, 2012 12:36 PM
35
Fulfilment in your own life & those close to you
Jan 21, 2012 12:27 AM
36
do people have a healthy way of life in terms of amount of exercise and diet
Jan 20, 2012 8:53 PM
37
Health of children
Jan 20, 2012 6:39 PM
38
Jan 20, 2012 3:42 PM
39
Creativity
Jan 20, 2012 2:35 PM
40
Sport and Exercise
Jan 20, 2012 12:26 PM
41
Does your experience of the atmosphere in public places enhance or
diminish your well-being? Please indicate examples.
Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM
42
A measure regarding nutrition and malnutrition - particularly important
regarding older people. Remove the one referred to above.
Jan 20, 2012 7:18 AM
43
Health which significantly limits yoru satisfaction with life
Jan 19, 2012 9:50 PM
44
Something around sport, exercise or physical actiivty
Jan 19, 2012 8:48 PM
45
involvement in sporting activity
Jan 19, 2012 6:14 PM
46
Are there enouigh places and people to talk to about our health
Jan 19, 2012 6:08 PM
47
'Do you enjoy regular physical exercise'? lose 'GHQ12 assessment of
mental well-being' as this seems to be about some else's perception of the
individual.
Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM
48
Do you feel that participation in sports, heritage, arts and culture increases
your sence of well-being?
Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM
49
Opportunities to exercise (space, time)
Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM
50
We are reporting 'healthy life expectancy' but not overall life expectancy. The
difference is, presumably, periods of ill health (especially in old age).
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Perhaps the difference between these two measures could be reported
instead of simply reporting the former alone. Overall life expectancies might
better be added as a contextual issue towards the end. Might not the two
mental health questions cover rather similar ground. Surely the main issue is
how people feel about their mental health, not some objective measure
(although differences between these two measures could be very
illuminating.
51
Opportunity for self expression and to make human connections. Mental
assessment should include your wn satisfaction with it.
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
52
Exercise and fitness Food health-healthy eating
Jan 19, 2012 9:20 AM
53
What sporting or cultural activities do you take part in that improve your
health?
Jan 18, 2012 11:56 PM
54
Satisfaction with health service provision
Jan 18, 2012 11:08 PM
55
As above
Jan 18, 2012 10:38 PM
56
Unknown
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
57
Understanding of good health (introducing understanding of balance,
awareness of mental health impacts on physical health, issues such as diet
and exercise) - Healthy life expectancy
Jan 18, 2012 6:37 PM
58
THe WHO-5 is a good measure of overall wellbeing which could substiitute
for 2 and 3
Jan 18, 2012 5:14 PM
59
Do you feel as though you have control over your health situation? i.e., are
you satisfied with the amount of time you can contribute or dedicate to health
issues?
Jan 18, 2012 4:36 PM
60
People living with long-term illness: this can be a positive or a negativer thing
for an individual, affecting well-being
Jan 18, 2012 2:44 PM
61
A measure of the clients views on what helps them.
Jan 18, 2012 1:32 PM
62
Satisfaction of knowledge and understanding of Food and Nutrition and how
this effects health Access and affordability of appropriate Food and Nutrition.
Jan 18, 2012 1:27 PM
63
whether you are affected by health of close family members. Remove
healthy life expectancy
Jan 18, 2012 1:13 PM
64
Opputumites to improve mental health
Jan 18, 2012 12:36 PM
65
Yes, but the model would not be devalued if there was an increase in the
number of measures.
Jan 18, 2012 12:33 PM
66
Impact of caring for others positive/negative?
Jan 18, 2012 11:21 AM
67
Mental wb seems to be defined as the absence of mental illness. I am not
sure it exists but I suggest adding some sort of measure of mental well-being
that is not some illness scanning test.
Jan 18, 2012 11:10 AM
68
Coping with long term illness
Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM
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How satisfied are you with local health services? Important for feelings of
security to know that there is good service in case of illness.
Jan 18, 2012 10:06 AM
70
Satisfaction with health care/support from health care professionals
Jan 18, 2012 10:04 AM
71
Don't know
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
72
Qualitative measures tell far more of the whole story. I would urge breaking
with the tradition of quanitifying people's health and wellbeing
Jan 17, 2012 5:13 PM
73
Perhaps a suggestion, of what would enable mental health and well being culture...
Jan 17, 2012 3:07 PM
74
social health - measured through friendships and confidence among
strangers intellectual health - measured through attitudes to own learning
and ability to learn
Jan 17, 2012 2:48 PM
75
how satisfied are you with your mental well-being? very vague
Jan 17, 2012 1:19 PM
76
Quality of life. I think you will find interesting paradoxical results between
individual well-being and health well-being which both say different things
about quality of life.
Jan 17, 2012 12:06 PM
77
Arts and cultural activities effecting healthy living and well being
Jan 17, 2012 10:39 AM
78
Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
Jan 17, 2012 10:28 AM
79
Feel healthy if you have to remove life expectancy
Jan 16, 2012 11:46 PM
80
How satisfied are you with the income you receive?. Life extenctancy - its
covered in other statistical sets
Jan 16, 2012 5:48 PM
81
measure of mental health illnesses - not just focus on serious mental health
conditions, but to also measure mental health conditions like depression,
stress, anxiousness and conditions relating to OCD - this may be covered by
GHQ12 ? if it is then the conditions above should be may clear in this
measure.
Jan 16, 2012 4:06 PM
82
Ability to manage and have a sustaining life despite illness and/or disability
Jan 16, 2012 3:52 PM
83
The impact of culture on wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 3:00 PM
84
A lot of us are affected by others' health e.g. by having caring
responsibilities, would be useful to include data on this
Jan 16, 2012 2:41 PM
85
Satisfaction that you actively engage in activities that promote your wellbeing.
Jan 16, 2012 2:15 PM
86
alternative creative therapy
Jan 16, 2012 2:02 PM
87
something about healthy eating perhaps?
Jan 16, 2012 12:58 PM
88
Satisfaction with provision of health advice and treatment.
Jan 16, 2012 11:53 AM
89
satisfaction in energy levels and eating healthy daily
Jan 13, 2012 10:06 PM
90
regular health assesments
Jan 13, 2012 9:23 PM
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Regarding active lifestyles and sport.
Jan 13, 2012 2:10 PM
92
Perhaps the health of those around us - this can impact greatly on our own
feeling of health
Jan 13, 2012 11:45 AM
93
1. Emotional Health; 2. Satisfaction with support from health agencies
including info and advice - eg many doctors do not give adequate advice and
information re COPD; women's heart problems are alerted by the body
differently to men's; 3. Satisfaction with support for family members health
needs - eg carers need help - can be very stressful and affect carer's health
too
Jan 13, 2012 11:03 AM
94
ditto
Jan 13, 2012 10:35 AM
95
satisfaction with access to cultural/therapeutic activities for health and
wellbeing (it is a well known fact that taking part in social creative/cultural
activities is very beneficial for stress reduction/mental well being/relaxation
etc) - remove the 'not reporting long term illness' one
Jan 13, 2012 9:16 AM
96
as explained before- depression is not covered completely here: the chance
to connect with others plays a big part in this.
Jan 13, 2012 1:27 AM
97
Confidence in being able to access the right kind of help should a health
issue or mental health issue arise
Jan 12, 2012 10:37 PM
98
suicide, mental illnesses, sleep patterns
Jan 12, 2012 4:57 PM
99
"Government and media representation of those with ill-health" .....
representations can be very negative and misleading, thus affecting wellbeing.
Jan 12, 2012 12:25 PM
100
measure the percentage of people taking part in creative activities both alone
and as part of a group and the effects on thier health ans well being.
Jan 12, 2012 10:53 AM
101
number 3 should be ' satisfaction with the health service in your local area
Jan 12, 2012 9:42 AM
102
A question about particular activities which create improvement to your
mental health, therefore providing an indicator into where future funding
could be better used.
Jan 12, 2012 9:15 AM
103
participation in activity
Jan 11, 2012 8:21 PM
104
Could add Peter Warr's measure of Affective Well-being. See Haworth, J.T.
Work, Leisure and Well-being (1997) Routledge
Jan 11, 2012 12:13 PM
105
The impact of physical or mental health on one's ability to engage in social
and working life.
Jan 11, 2012 11:54 AM
106
The whole population tht doesn't report long-term limiting illness or disability
is more useful than a measure restricted to those of working age, particularly
as we have an ageing population.
Jan 11, 2012 11:43 AM
107
Remove persons not reporting longterm illness; this by its very nature is not
measurable simply because it is unreported; once reported the person steps
outside the proposed measure! The incidence of accidental harm and visits
to outpatient department is a good indicator of general health, both physical
and mental, as those who are less healthy / less content will be more prone
Jan 10, 2012 5:14 PM
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to accidents and incidents requiring outpatient treatment.
108
Why are people not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability?
Jan 10, 2012 1:31 PM
109
access to doctors, ability of doctors etc
Jan 10, 2012 11:31 AM
110
Physical Health question is essential too!!
Jan 10, 2012 11:30 AM
111
Ask what people enjoy doing that might improve/stabilise their health.
Perhaps if they have an illness ask if they feel their treatment helps improve
their quality of life (or not).
Jan 10, 2012 11:30 AM
112
Satisfaction with support / resources to maintain one's own health.
Jan 10, 2012 11:17 AM
113
Ability to think independently and research alternative education/health
options.
Jan 9, 2012 4:52 PM
114
Depends, does this include a diagnosis of long term conditions? I think that
should be added. Also participation in sport/excercise.
Jan 9, 2012 4:45 PM
115
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
116
Sexual Wellbeing and good Mental health
Jan 9, 2012 3:28 PM
117
These measures seem less 'user friendly' than the previous categories.
Shouldn't there be a question like 'How healthy do I feel: in mind? In body?'
Remove the How satisfied are you with your mental well-being and the
Satisfaction with your health as both ask the question in a format very
divorced from the ways people in my experience think and speak.
Jan 9, 2012 1:42 PM
118
Objective measures of mortality and illness rates. Prevalence of a common
mental disorder (CMD) in past week was also in the datafile.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
119
Level of perceived support for mental well-being is a vital measure for
assessing how our healthcare system is contributing. Mental Health
perceptions will be very important here
Jan 9, 2012 11:14 AM
120
Healthy eating/exercise uptake. Remove GHQ12 assessment.
Jan 8, 2012 5:54 PM
121
Are you doing all you can to maintain good health and if not, why not?
Jan 8, 2012 4:40 PM
122
confidence of people to approach someone about health issues?
Jan 8, 2012 3:54 PM
123
1. Are ability to play (as this is defined as the opposite of depression). 2.
Whether I feel I live in a healthy community.
Jan 8, 2012 11:03 AM
124
The health of your partner and relatives. Not sure what the value of the
satisfaction questions is (C and E)
Jan 7, 2012 11:15 AM
125
Connection with community and culture Remove how satisfied are you with
your mental well-being
Jan 6, 2012 5:15 PM
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Access to appropriate health care.
Jan 4, 2012 3:07 PM
127
Ask how accessable medical care is...such as quick n easy access to
doctors;counsellors;physios and hospital specialists. Ask how convenient
treatment is-how far it is to the 'local' hospital, access to A and E
depts....these are the questions that will tell you what most of the health
related problems are.
Jan 3, 2012 4:21 PM
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Jan 3, 2012 9:48 AM
129
Fitness, a subsection of health.
Dec 29, 2011 6:09 PM
130
Local Access to Health Care
Dec 28, 2011 10:09 AM
131
disability
Dec 22, 2011 1:14 PM
132
see above
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
133
satisfaction with level of activity
Dec 20, 2011 9:43 AM
134
Freedom from poor environmental conditions, such as inferior housing and
exposure to environmental pollution
Dec 19, 2011 10:21 AM
135
Include Access to fresh fruit and vegetables. Possibly remove satisfaction
with mental well-being
Dec 15, 2011 4:34 PM
136
Satisfaction with access to help and advice (including informal social ties)
Dec 14, 2011 1:45 PM
137
Number of visits to doctor/year or prescriptions
Dec 12, 2011 9:31 PM
138
How much exercise do you get
Dec 10, 2011 10:57 AM
139
Again, not flexible enough and putting people into a narrow set of boxes.
Dec 6, 2011 4:43 PM
140
Include a measure of satisfaction with health services and institutions
provided. A large amount of dissatisfaction results from extremely poor
health care (e.g. the national disaster called 'NHS'), which is the direct
responsibility of the government and therefore an extremely important
indicator. The following measure could be removed: Measure: How satisfied
are you with your mental well-being?
Dec 5, 2011 10:02 PM
141
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
142
Who do people seek for health problems/advice? Professional, family
member, senior community member
Nov 30, 2011 4:43 PM
143
sense of isolation due to ill health/age replaces health life expectancy
Nov 27, 2011 4:17 PM
144
I wonder about emotional well-being (eg how often a day do you feel/act on
empathy/altruism/aggression)
Nov 25, 2011 8:54 AM
145
Satisfaction with access to good health care facilities
Nov 23, 2011 10:02 AM
146
Questions about what people do to maintain their health e.g exercise,
Nov 21, 2011 10:24 PM
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moderate food intake etc
147
Satisfaction with heath care services / providers
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
148
Add: do you feel that you get enough opportunities for physical activity?
Remove: GHQ12..
Nov 16, 2011 1:20 PM
149
WEMWBS
Nov 16, 2011 11:01 AM
150
how happy people are with teh qality of health care that is available such as
GP, local hospital
Nov 13, 2011 4:05 PM
151
Do you think you live in a healthy environment People not reporting a long
term limiting illness or disability
Nov 11, 2011 9:43 AM
152
Nutrition
Nov 10, 2011 8:57 AM
153
How easy is it to follow a healthy life-style? Are healthy foods affordable?
easily available in your neighbourhood? How easy is it to get advice/support
on healthy lifestyles? Are there healthy activities available locally, e.g.
clubs/safe walks?
Nov 9, 2011 10:04 PM
154
understanding of what being healthy is.
Nov 9, 2011 1:00 PM
155
Personal voice in personal care.
Nov 9, 2011 11:47 AM
156
satisfaction with availability of help with health matters
Nov 9, 2011 11:44 AM
157
Emotional wellness
Nov 9, 2011 10:05 AM
158
Remove how satisfied you are with mental health and replace with 'does
your job\lifestyle prevent you from regular excercise due to lack of time'?
Nov 8, 2011 9:41 PM
159
overall rates and causes of death in the area should be measured to add this
the assesment and satisfaction of mental well being could be merged
Nov 8, 2011 9:21 PM
160
Ability to access services competently. Combine mental health and health
satisfaction questions
Nov 8, 2011 7:32 PM
161
Carers input to healthy outcomes
Nov 8, 2011 6:35 PM
162
Satisfaction with health service in addressing any problems. None should be
removed.
Nov 8, 2011 5:55 PM
163
Rather than 'satisfaction with your health' a measure of the extent to which
people take responsibility for their own health might be helpful. After all
'health' in general depends on what attributes you were born with. The
secondary thing is how well you have looked after and enhanced them
during your life.
Nov 8, 2011 4:32 PM
164
How many times a year would you say you suffer from a virus/illness eg cold,
flue, headaches, other pains, digestive issues etc etc. This could be a more
specific question to satisfaction of your health?
Nov 8, 2011 3:39 PM
165
should we be able to choose when to die?
Nov 8, 2011 2:14 PM
166
Quality of health care, perhaps?
Nov 8, 2011 2:01 PM
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How satisfied are you with health provision in your locality?
Nov 8, 2011 1:29 PM
168
spiritual well-being/health is key to peace of mind
Nov 8, 2011 1:16 PM
169
Perhaps something relative, like ability to undertake the majority of activities
that one would wish to undertake
Nov 8, 2011 12:54 PM
170
Are you getting the help you need
Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM
171
spiritual well-being
Nov 8, 2011 12:40 PM
172
Whether adequate help is given in health matters.
Nov 8, 2011 12:39 PM
173
yes a again , understand this is not as simple as filling in an application form
Nov 8, 2011 12:02 PM
174
Second and third measure could be amalgamated.
Nov 8, 2011 11:34 AM
175
How satisfied are you with your local hospital
Nov 8, 2011 11:26 AM
176
Satisfaction with health provision - NHS waiting lists etc.
Nov 8, 2011 11:26 AM
177
I think the question about mental well-being is a good one but I wonder
whether (having experienced depression myself) people might feel that they
don't have any problems with mental health whilst being in the depths of
depression. A question that just asks how happy people are might expose
this.
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
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do you feel that you have mental health issues?
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
179
Health care provision and social care provision
Nov 8, 2011 11:17 AM
180
Satisfaction with their health care. Satisfaction with their access to health
care in their own environment. Access to an open and easily contacted
complaints procedure.
Nov 8, 2011 11:08 AM
181
Spiritual well-being
Nov 8, 2011 10:56 AM
182
satisfaction with healthcare - take out healthy life expectancy
Nov 7, 2011 8:21 AM
183
People who ARE reporting a long term limiting illness/disability remove
people not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability
Nov 3, 2011 11:57 PM
184
How satisfied are you that your health needs are catered for. How confident
are you that your future health needs will be catered for.
Nov 1, 2011 7:51 PM
185
Level of fitness, active life, weight
Nov 1, 2011 12:48 PM
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1
‘Satisfaction with mental health’ is a curious item. We are very pleased about
the inclusion of the GHQ12 and feel that this should take precedence over
the satisfaction measure. Satisfaction: Methodological point, but how
‘satisfied’ you feel depends on your expectations. People who are wealthier/
younger expect more. Using satisfaction measures, therefore, can
underestimate inequality. Using measures based on experience is preferable
(e.g. rather than ‘how satisfied are you with your social life’, ask ‘are there
people among your families and friends who give you support and
encouragement?’ or ’make you feel an important part of their lives?’).
Feb 1, 2012 9:33 AM
2
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability – although we
are not suggesting that this is removed, we would like to draw attention to
the tension that may be produced within this measure. For example, if
people who would otherwise die are kept alive but have long-term illnesses,
this would bring this measure down, however, many may feel that this
actually signals an improvement.
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
3
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was used in
the Understanding Society survey and the WHO study on Mental Health,
Resilience and Inequalities (Firedli, 2009). Additionally, HSE are currently
looking at how we might exploit existing data from the Whitehall 2 study that
has collected raw scores on the GHQ -30 (giving a potentially powerful
measure of well-being). We will share any findings with you as these may
add to the debate.
Jan 31, 2012 3:21 PM
4
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
5
We have used the SF36v2 measure for mental health well-being for an
extensive local health & well-being survey.
Jan 31, 2012 12:18 PM
6
The rationale behind the measures describes a desire for measures to be
disaggregated to a regional or sub-regional level. However, the proposed
measures are not shown at that level of granularity. It would be useful at a
local level to have a more detailed understanding of these measures in order
to allow local services to be tailored to meet aspects which are
underperforming compared with the national picture.
Jan 31, 2012 8:15 AM
7
Remove GHQ12 and replace with WEMWBS (This is now in the Health
Survey for England and potentially in the forthcoming Public Health
Outcomes Framework due to be published in January).
Jan 27, 2012 5:13 PM
8
Re phase question: 'How satisfied are you with your mental well-being?' to
'how satisfied are you with your wellbeing?' Remove word 'mental' as has a
stigma attached. Or ask: how would you rate your level of wellbeing - above
average, average, below average, poor.'
Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM
9
I'm not an expert in this field so I'm not sure
Jan 23, 2012 7:52 PM
10
There is a mistake in Measure 3 - it's individuals not individual’s. Sorry to be
pedantic, but you are the government, for heaven's sake.
Jan 23, 2012 4:47 PM
11
Perhaps people not reporting long term illness should be why have you not
reported it. How satisfied are you with the services and help you receive?
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
12
it may be semantics but the phrase emotional well being is being more
frequently used than good mental health which may elicit a different
Jan 23, 2012 12:21 PM
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13
response
Full measure of how people access alternative health care.
Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM
14
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental well-being? Keeping the
same form seems more appropriate. Alternative form: Satisfaction with your
mental well-being
Jan 23, 2012 12:13 PM
15
Depression and Anxierty scales GAD 7 & PHQ9 may give a clearer picture of
the lower level incidences of mental ill health and relate to social prescribing
schemes that aim to address these before they develop into more serious
mental health issues.
Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM
16
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability - why is this one
expressed as "not". It is not clear.
Jan 23, 2012 10:51 AM
17
How does creative activity impact on general well-being?
Jan 23, 2012 9:29 AM
18
the measures vary in their personal attitude - people need to feel they are
being addresses
Jan 23, 2012 9:00 AM
19
More objective: like number of illness related doctor visits per year.
Jan 23, 2012 8:57 AM
20
Ensure that access to arts and cultural services and opportunities are
recognised as contributing and instrumental factors which significantly affect
and positively impact the health of individuals and communities
Jan 22, 2012 9:53 PM
21
(See above)
Jan 22, 2012 6:54 PM
22
the role of the arts in measuring mental well-being.
Jan 21, 2012 7:09 PM
23
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental well-being? changed to:
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental and spiritual well-being?
Jan 21, 2012 2:49 PM
24
Income equality - see data and correlations of the relevant epidimiology in
'The Spirit Level'.
Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM
25
Combine satisfaction with physical health and mental well-being - why
separate? - one impacts on the other.
Jan 20, 2012 7:18 AM
26
'People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability' - meaningless
unless you know why, surely?
Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM
27
I have kind of answered this in the previous box.
Jan 19, 2012 11:52 AM
28
the measure of mental health should be more openly explained
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
29
satisfaction of health needs to be broken down further
Jan 19, 2012 9:20 AM
30
Do you feel that your emplowment situation undermines your health or
benefits it?
Jan 18, 2012 10:38 PM
31
Unknown
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
32
Change of name of Healthy life expectancy to reflect more of what the
category details. Emphasis should give the impression of focussing on
quality of life not longevity.
Jan 18, 2012 6:37 PM
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33
Satisfaction with health and with any treatment received or health-related
issues. As opposed to 'Satisfaction with health'.
Jan 18, 2012 5:20 PM
34
GHQ12 is not a measure of mental wellbeing. It is a screening instrument for
mental illness. There are valid measures of mental wellbeing which are now
widely available at population level (eg WEMWBS) which should be used
instead
Jan 18, 2012 5:14 PM
35
Question would be, "How long would you like to live?" or, "What does a
reasonably long life look like?"
Jan 18, 2012 4:36 PM
36
differentiate physical and mental health more clearly
Jan 18, 2012 4:34 PM
37
reporting a disability doesn't mean that you don't have a sense of well being.
Jan 18, 2012 1:13 PM
38
Long term illness/disability in itself is irrelevent, it is what people do about it
that matters: -do they work -do they participate socially Mental well being
could be better measured by: -number of contacts with menatl health
services (from GP to more specialist contacts) over fixed periods and over
lifetimes -engagements in quality of life activities including the arts, travel etc
Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM
39
Don't know
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
40
As above
Jan 17, 2012 5:13 PM
41
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability (leave out
disability) (Disability does not necessarily equate with lack of well-being)
Jan 17, 2012 4:02 PM
42
see above
Jan 17, 2012 3:07 PM
43
regular exercise/activity as a measure of mental well being
Jan 17, 2012 1:19 PM
44
Short time illness and long term illness.
Jan 17, 2012 12:06 PM
45
GHQ12 needs a sub- assessment on what makes a person feel well this
includes Cultural and arts activities , volunteering.
Jan 17, 2012 10:39 AM
46
Sense of personal effectiveness in managing health
Jan 17, 2012 8:47 AM
47
"Healthy life expectancy" is silly phrasing. I assume this refers to a strong
performance against an average, in which case it should say so.
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
48
Effect of cultural activity on wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 3:00 PM
49
People are living longer, but the question about long term limiting health
issues only applies to the working age population. Having such a condition
affects perceptions of one's quality of life, so should include the whole
population.
Jan 16, 2012 2:41 PM
50
satisfaction of mental wellbeing is unclear and relatively inneffective
Jan 16, 2012 2:02 PM
51
Mental wellbeing can be a widely-fluctuating condition. It may be simplistic to
expect a meaningful answer for the two measures that cover this. The ability
to understand, control and recover are perhaps better indicators.
Jan 16, 2012 11:53 AM
52
cut'n'paste from last question: Satisfaction means "Fulfillment of one's
wishes" so measuring satisfaction is measuring people's ability to wish as
much as it is measuring their ability to fulfill those wishes. The measure
Jan 13, 2012 10:36 AM
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could be improved by clamping down on imagination and ambition. Drop all
mention of "satisfaction" - because you just can't get it!
53
ditto
Jan 13, 2012 10:35 AM
54
as explained above.
Jan 13, 2012 1:27 AM
55
see above
Jan 12, 2012 4:57 PM
56
measure the percentage of people taking part in creative activities both alone
and as part of a group
Jan 12, 2012 10:53 AM
57
What affects your mental well being - negatively or positively
Jan 11, 2012 2:56 PM
58
See above
Jan 11, 2012 12:13 PM
59
Please see above.
Jan 11, 2012 11:43 AM
60
The GHQ12 indicator is quick and easy but totally unreliable.
Jan 10, 2012 5:14 PM
61
How would you assess you mental health capacity? People with Mental
Health quite often will not admit they have a problem, or may not even think
that they even have aproblem in the first place.
Jan 10, 2012 1:31 PM
62
See above - take out assumptions about disability/illness.
Jan 10, 2012 11:30 AM
63
Variant to illustrate links between mental well-being and access to natural
areas
Jan 9, 2012 8:26 PM
64
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
65
See last answer
Jan 9, 2012 1:42 PM
66
If a physchological measure is to be chosen then the WHO MHI-5 is
preferable as a shorter, better tool - it's also very similar to 2 of the questions
already being asked. Alternative is EQ-5D which includes pain.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
67
There seems to be an assumption that a long term limiting illness or disability
must be a cause of dissatisfaction with health. It's not that simple, and not
necessarily the case. This probably needs a re-think. Also, I don't know why
satisfaction with mental well-being isn't part of satisfaction with health, as
mental well-being is surely mental health
Jan 8, 2012 7:19 PM
68
There is the potential for confusion in people not reporting long term illness.
What's wrong with People reporting long term illness.
Jan 6, 2012 5:25 PM
69
as above
Jan 3, 2012 4:21 PM
70
What impact does your employer have upon your health? Some people
come to work when ill even though they infect others because they are
frightened to be away from work.
Jan 3, 2012 9:13 AM
71
As above
Dec 28, 2011 3:54 PM
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physical, attitudinal barriers that disable
Dec 22, 2011 1:14 PM
73
The two assessment of mental well-being should be combined so that one is
a sub-set of the other.
Dec 21, 2011 4:46 PM
74
How is your mental wellbeing, not how satisfied
Dec 20, 2011 11:31 AM
75
visits to GP Receiving medication
Dec 20, 2011 10:56 AM
76
"People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability" should be ANY
illness or disability.
Dec 19, 2011 10:21 AM
77
Again, I would say the statistical analysis will go so far. As long as there is
scope for more in depth qualitative research that would be good.
Dec 16, 2011 9:23 PM
78
Define mental health
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
79
'Healthy' life expectancy is very vague and open to interpretation.
'Satisfactory' life expectancy might be more realistic.
Dec 8, 2011 12:28 PM
80
It looks like more consultation is needed with psychologists, psychiatrists,
health workers and so on to make these sections more appropriate.
Dec 6, 2011 4:43 PM
81
On Satisfaction with your health, short term illnesses and frequency should
be included. Only looking at long term does not accurately measure a
person's health level.
Dec 6, 2011 12:24 PM
82
Not sure if any of these really relate to perceptions of well-being... Health or
ill-health is a 'given' for most people; reaction to good, bad or chronic illhealth is where we can assess perceptions of well-being. Not sure if these
measures would capture that.
Dec 6, 2011 11:40 AM
83
Measure: People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability This
measure seems backwards - the number of people WITH long-term illness or
disability should be taken as a measure, obviously the higher the measure
the poorer the quality of health of the population.
Dec 5, 2011 10:02 PM
84
See comment above. e.g. Measure of satisfaction in light of current health,
including long-term illness and disability.
Dec 4, 2011 7:17 PM
85
People treating themselves, i.e. non-NHS treatments
Dec 3, 2011 12:24 PM
86
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
87
'satisfaction with your health' should make sure it incorporates spiritual
health measurements
Dec 2, 2011 11:54 AM
88
Who would know what GHQ12 means!
Nov 30, 2011 2:56 PM
89
mental well being sense of well-being
Nov 27, 2011 4:17 PM
90
The third heading should explicitly relate only to physical health so as to
emphasise the distinction between physical and mental health. You should
refer to fitness as well as physical health.
Nov 20, 2011 8:00 PM
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HADS score instead of GHQ12 LIMITING long term illness or disability
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
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WEMWBS
Nov 16, 2011 11:01 AM
93
Control over own health and treatment choices, access to information on
own health and that of those in close relationships with, end of life options, I
think this is particularly important.
Nov 11, 2011 1:47 PM
94
Satisfaction with mental health well being - is far too clinical and illness
based.
Nov 11, 2011 12:21 PM
95
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability ? how will you
measure this? Do you know anyone in your neighbourhood who you think
should have more help?
Nov 11, 2011 9:43 AM
96
These are different in their priority and need to be weighted in their
significance
Nov 9, 2011 7:50 PM
97
Yes, see above.
Nov 9, 2011 11:47 AM
98
asking for self-assessment on mental well being may provide some
misleading answers!
Nov 8, 2011 9:14 PM
99
as above
Nov 8, 2011 7:32 PM
100
satisfaction with care givers/health workers
Nov 8, 2011 5:27 PM
101
As above
Nov 8, 2011 3:39 PM
102
Depends on the sample size and selection criteria for the surveys used.
They need to be large and representative.
Nov 8, 2011 1:56 PM
103
Might want to rethink mental well-being and whether this comes under
domain 1. If stress is what you are after say so.
Nov 8, 2011 1:48 PM
104
Explain GHQ12?!!
Nov 8, 2011 1:29 PM
105
Inner/spiritual sense of well-being
Nov 8, 2011 1:16 PM
106
Yes I seem to be repeating myself,
Nov 8, 2011 12:02 PM
107
do people in your immediate family have mental health issues?
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
108
As mentioned something that enables a understanding of how the well being
of carers is affected by looking after someone with illness/disability
Nov 8, 2011 10:51 AM
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1
Satisfaction with your health, Satisfaction with mental wellbeing
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
2
Health: Healthy life expectancy (for physical health) and GHQ12 assessment
of mental well-being (for mental health).
Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM
3
Health: 4 and 5
Jan 31, 2012 1:56 PM
4
measures.
Jan 31, 2012 1:44 PM
5
there is some value for adding a domain (and therefore measures)
concerning household and personal relationship issues. Some of these could
be taken from the current domains (e.g., the ‘satisfaction with
spouse/partner’ in the ‘our relationships’ domain’).
Jan 31, 2012 1:03 PM
6
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
7
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
8
Heath: Disability free life expectancy + mental health measure
Jan 31, 2012 12:18 PM
9
Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM
10
•Health: 1) Assessment of mental wellbeing; 2) Satisfaction with access to
health care
Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM
11
Satisfaction with health
Jan 31, 2012 9:18 AM
12
No comment
Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM
13
Healthy life expectancy (ONS, Stats Bulletin), GHQ12 assessment of mental
wellbeing (BHPS/US).
Jan 31, 2012 8:08 AM
14
-“Satisfaction with your health” -“GHQ12 Assessment of Mental Well-Being”
Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM
15
That would be very difficult to boil down the measures to that extent – you
would have to restrict the survey to a question on ‘individual satisfaction’ with
each area of life represented by each domain.
Jan 30, 2012 11:38 AM
16
Health – satisfaction with health and healthy life expectancy
Jan 30, 2012 9:03 AM
17
For the ‘Where you live’ domain it is important to retain the measure ‘access
to and quality of the local environment’.
Jan 30, 2012 8:15 AM
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well-being.
Jan 27, 2012 5:33 PM
19
Health: satisfaction with health, healthy life expectancy
Jan 27, 2012 5:13 PM
20
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being Satisfaction with your health
Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM
21
3 and 5
Jan 23, 2012 10:32 PM
22
Life expectancy assessment of mential well-being
Jan 23, 2012 7:56 PM
23
Healthy life expectancy and satisfaction with mental well-being
Jan 23, 2012 7:52 PM
24
"Satisfaction with health" and "how satisfied are you with your mental wellbeing"
Jan 23, 2012 7:10 PM
25
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being
Jan 23, 2012 6:00 PM
26
2&5
Jan 23, 2012 5:16 PM
27
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability
Jan 23, 2012 5:05 PM
28
1 and 2 (3 for example, which is a measure of disease, can be included in 2)
Jan 23, 2012 4:58 PM
29
Measure: Satisfaction with your health Measure: GHQ12 assessment of
mental well-being
Jan 23, 2012 3:45 PM
30
No LLI GHQ
Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM
31
Satisfaction with your health and How satisfied are you with your mental
well-being
Jan 23, 2012 3:09 PM
32
satisfaction with your health. Healthy environment
Jan 23, 2012 1:44 PM
33
Jan 23, 2012 1:08 PM
34
A measure of satisfaction with health and one of mental wellbeing
Jan 23, 2012 12:41 PM
35
unreported longterm illness/ disability would be the most importnat one to
retain.
Jan 23, 2012 12:21 PM
36
The first two.
Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM
37
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability GHQ12
Jan 23, 2012 12:15 PM
38
Measure: Satisfaction with your health Measure: How satisfied are you with
your mental well-being?
Jan 23, 2012 12:13 PM
39
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being & Satisfaction with your health
Jan 23, 2012 11:52 AM
40
People not reporting long term illness or disability How satisfied are you with
your mental wellbeing
Jan 23, 2012 11:47 AM
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Jan 23, 2012 11:11 AM
42
Mental Health levels & satisfaction with Healthy Life Expectancy
Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM
43
Satisfaction with your health GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being
Jan 23, 2012 10:51 AM
44
Healthy life expectancy and GHQ12 Assessment.
Jan 23, 2012 9:55 AM
45
Jan 23, 2012 9:29 AM
46
Health: satisfaction with health, healthy life expectancy, WEMWEBS
Jan 23, 2012 9:10 AM
47
the first 2 in my new list
Jan 23, 2012 9:00 AM
48
Life expectancy & assessment of mental health
Jan 22, 2012 11:58 PM
49
Current health Prospects of health care.
Jan 22, 2012 6:54 PM
50
Measures 2 and 3
Jan 22, 2012 4:53 PM
51
Measure: Healthy life expectancy Measure: Satisfaction with your health
Jan 22, 2012 3:27 PM
52
Jan 22, 2012 12:46 PM
53
Satisfaction with health GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being
Jan 21, 2012 8:02 PM
54
Satisfaction with health & GhQ12 measurement of mental health.
Jan 21, 2012 5:02 PM
55
All
Jan 21, 2012 4:53 PM
56
Satisfaction with health and how satisfied with mental well-being
Jan 21, 2012 4:13 PM
57
Measure: Healthy life expectancy Measure: How satisfied are you with your
mental and spiritual well-being?
Jan 21, 2012 2:49 PM
58
Healthy life expectancy; mental well-being satisfaction
Jan 21, 2012 1:22 PM
59
1 and 5
Jan 21, 2012 12:36 PM
60
Satisfaction with your health Mental well-being
Jan 21, 2012 12:27 AM
61
a. life expectancy b. healthy way of life
Jan 20, 2012 8:53 PM
62
Satisfaction with health and mental health
Jan 20, 2012 6:39 PM
63
Satisfaction with your health
Jan 20, 2012 6:30 PM
64
1 and 3
Jan 20, 2012 12:26 PM
65
Satisfaction with your health Satisfaction with mental well-being
Jan 20, 2012 10:56 AM
66
GHQ12
Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM
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1 and 3
Jan 20, 2012 8:44 AM
68
Healthy life expectancy Satisfaction with your health
Jan 20, 2012 8:06 AM
69
Satisfaction with physical health and mental well-being and people not
reporting a long-term limiting illness or disability
Jan 20, 2012 7:18 AM
70
Satisfactin with your health
Jan 19, 2012 9:50 PM
71
Jan 19, 2012 8:48 PM
72
'Satisfaction with health' 'Satisfaction with mental well-being'
Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM
73
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability How satisfied are
you with your mental well-being?
Jan 19, 2012 3:05 PM
74
Satisfaction with your health; How satisfied are you with your mental
wellbeing
Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM
75
One clinical, identifying stated medical problems, and a self-assessment of
general health. The two may be quite different.
Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM
76
The first, third and fifth are most important. The third surely covers the lot ?
But it depends whether the respondents need to be led or are willing to look
at the question holistically. Too many are used to Yes/No answers and don't
construe.
Jan 19, 2012 1:54 PM
77
How satisfied you are with mental well being and satisfaction with your
health
Jan 19, 2012 12:34 PM
78
People not reporting a limiting illness of disability. Satisfaction with own
mental well-being.
Jan 19, 2012 11:52 AM
79
satisfacion with health and satisfaction with mental health
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
80
Jan 19, 2012 10:48 AM
81
satisfaction of health and mental health
Jan 19, 2012 9:20 AM
82
Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with mental well-being
Jan 19, 2012 12:25 AM
83
Satisfaction with health GHQ12
Jan 18, 2012 11:08 PM
84
disagree with this idea
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
85
Satisfaction with help Assessment of Mental well being.
Jan 18, 2012 6:37 PM
86
Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with well-being
Jan 18, 2012 5:55 PM
87
3rd & 5th
Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM
88
Jan 18, 2012 5:20 PM
89
SATISFACTION WITH HEALTH MENTAL WELL BEING
Jan 18, 2012 5:16 PM
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Healthy life expectancy & Satisfaction with your health
Jan 18, 2012 4:36 PM
91
the measures shouldn't be reduced
Jan 18, 2012 4:34 PM
92
Physical and Mental health
Jan 18, 2012 4:09 PM
93
Life expectancy and GHQ12
Jan 18, 2012 2:14 PM
94
Jan 18, 2012 2:09 PM
95
3 and 4
Jan 18, 2012 1:48 PM
96
Food and Nutrition
Jan 18, 2012 1:27 PM
97
satisfaction with health of self and family members satisfaction with mental
well being.
Jan 18, 2012 1:13 PM
98
Shouldn't be limited.
Jan 18, 2012 1:04 PM
99
2 and 4
Jan 18, 2012 12:54 PM
100
Healthy life expectancy & GHQ12
Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM
101
Life expectancy GHQ assessmment of mental well-being
Jan 18, 2012 12:00 PM
102
Satisfaction with Health, and satisfaction with well being.
Jan 18, 2012 11:21 AM
103
Satisfaction with your own health/ mental well-being is crucial. Selfperception can even drive your own well-being. Mind over matter etc.
Jan 18, 2012 11:13 AM
104
Measure three and five. People's views on their health is often more
important than the actual health status.
Jan 18, 2012 11:10 AM
105
Satisfaction with your health Measure: GHQ12 assessment of mental wellbeing
Jan 18, 2012 9:54 AM
106
Don't know
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
107
3 and 5
Jan 17, 2012 8:20 PM
108
Jan 17, 2012 3:07 PM
109
I think all have merit in principle but if they were to be reduced, I would
question why mental health has been singled out for special consideration.
Can both physical and mental health not be covered by the other questions?
I am not sure how useful a question on satisfaction with one's mental wellbeing will prove.
Jan 17, 2012 2:30 PM
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Satisfaction with your health; regular activity/exercise
Jan 17, 2012 1:19 PM
111
Sense of personal effectiveness in managing health
Jan 17, 2012 8:47 AM
112
all
Jan 16, 2012 11:46 PM
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Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
114
Satisfaction with your physical health Satisfaction with your mental wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
115
Jan 16, 2012 4:07 PM
116
Satisfaction with health or ability to respond to illness/disability
Jan 16, 2012 3:52 PM
117
Jan 16, 2012 3:07 PM
118
Arts and wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 3:00 PM
119
Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with mental health
Jan 16, 2012 2:41 PM
120
Life expectancy and GHQ12
Jan 16, 2012 2:11 PM
121
physical and mental wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 2:02 PM
122
3&5
Jan 16, 2012 1:23 PM
123
3: satisfaction with health (disability might not mean dissatisfaction with
quality of life) 5: satisfaction with mental health
Jan 16, 2012 11:56 AM
124
Satisfaction with your health. Satisfaction with your ability to manage mental
wellbeing.
Jan 16, 2012 11:53 AM
125
people not reporting long term illness or disability, and satisfaction with
mental wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 11:11 AM
126
1&4
Jan 16, 2012 10:56 AM
127
Satisfaction with your health and Healthy life expectancy
Jan 16, 2012 10:17 AM
128
Healthy life expectancy Satisfaction with your health
Jan 16, 2012 9:45 AM
129
1 and 3
Jan 15, 2012 8:12 PM
130
1 and 4
Jan 15, 2012 12:24 PM
131
How satisfied are you with your mental well-being?; Satisfaction with your
health;
Jan 14, 2012 9:00 PM
132
Jan 14, 2012 8:39 PM
133
First and fourth
Jan 14, 2012 4:47 PM
134
People not reporting a long-term limiting illness or disability. Assessment of
mental well-being.
Jan 14, 2012 12:18 AM
135
general health mental health
Jan 13, 2012 10:06 PM
136
I suppose you would want the healthy life expectancy and people not
Jan 13, 2012 3:20 PM
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reporting a long term limiting illness or disability, possibly with thesatisfaction
with your health measure. Hopefully the mental health question might be
captured within these measures.
137
Satisfaction with your health & satisfied with the level of physical exercise
you receive / get
Jan 13, 2012 2:10 PM
138
Measure: Healthy life expectancy Measure: GHQ12 assessment of mental
well-being
Jan 13, 2012 12:35 PM
139
all imprtant and need adding to as above
Jan 13, 2012 11:03 AM
140
GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being - I am not currently employed as a
medical professional and so I do not have access to the copyrighted
questions in the GHQ12 questionnaire so can't fully comment. You should
seriously consider only using open standards.
Jan 13, 2012 10:36 AM
141
ditto
Jan 13, 2012 10:35 AM
142
Jan 13, 2012 9:43 AM
143
why??
Jan 13, 2012 9:16 AM
144
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental well-being Measure:
Jan 13, 2012 1:27 AM
145
Healthy life-expectancy satisfaction of mental well-being
Jan 13, 2012 12:23 AM
146
see first response
Jan 12, 2012 4:57 PM
147
satisfaction with health and mental health well-being
Jan 12, 2012 2:16 PM
148
If worth asking the ask it
Jan 12, 2012 10:53 AM
149
healthy life expectancy, satisfaction with health care in your local area
Jan 12, 2012 9:42 AM
150
Jan 11, 2012 8:03 PM
151
The health domain should definitely include subjective and objective
measures of both physical and mental health.
Jan 11, 2012 4:23 PM
152
The third and fifth.
Jan 11, 2012 11:54 AM
153
Healthy life expectancy. Satisfaction with mental well-being.
Jan 11, 2012 11:43 AM
154
second and fifth
Jan 11, 2012 11:23 AM
155
Healthy life expectancy GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being
Jan 10, 2012 5:34 PM
156
Satisfaction with personal health. Frequency af accidents and use of OP
facilities
Jan 10, 2012 5:14 PM
157
Not reporting long-term illness / disability Satisfaction with mental well-being
Jan 10, 2012 3:05 PM
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Jan 10, 2012 2:44 PM
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May be the whole section should be re worded?
Jan 10, 2012 1:31 PM
160
life expectancy, satisfaction with health
Jan 10, 2012 11:31 AM
161
Again this would give a limited picture.
Jan 10, 2012 11:30 AM
162
The first, third and fourth.
Jan 9, 2012 9:18 PM
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Health GHQ12 assessment
Jan 9, 2012 9:07 PM
164
Satisfaction with health and mental health.
Jan 9, 2012 7:39 PM
165
Measure: Healthy life expectancy Measure: How satisfied are you with your
mental well-being?
Jan 9, 2012 5:09 PM
166
Satisfaction with your health/ Satisfaction with your mental well being.
Jan 9, 2012 4:52 PM
167
mental well-being
Jan 9, 2012 4:45 PM
168
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
169
Mental wellbeing People not report their health problems
Jan 9, 2012 3:28 PM
170
How healthy do I feel in mind? In body? This could be time defined e.g. How
healthy have I felt over the last year....
Jan 9, 2012 1:42 PM
171
Again this would severely limit the scope of this domain and would belittle
the results
Jan 9, 2012 11:14 AM
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all of them
Jan 9, 2012 9:33 AM
173
Satisfaction with your health.
Jan 8, 2012 7:19 PM
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Satisfaction with your health, satisfaction with your mental well-being.
Jan 8, 2012 5:54 PM
175
3rd and 5th
Jan 8, 2012 4:39 PM
176
Satisfaction with you health including your mental well-being.
Jan 8, 2012 12:06 PM
177
Satisfaction with health, satisfaction with mental well-being
Jan 7, 2012 12:42 PM
178
A and D
Jan 7, 2012 11:15 AM
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Satisfaction with Mental and Physical health
Jan 6, 2012 7:08 PM
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Satisfaction with your health How satisfied are you with your mental well-
Jan 6, 2012 6:49 PM
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being?
181
Jan 6, 2012 5:44 PM
182
Life expectancy Long-term illness or disability
Jan 6, 2012 5:25 PM
183
1&4
Jan 6, 2012 5:15 PM
184
Jan 4, 2012 3:07 PM
185
Satisfaction with health Mental well-being
Jan 3, 2012 10:47 PM
186
The order above is good.
Dec 29, 2011 6:09 PM
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Satisfaction with health.
Dec 28, 2011 3:54 PM
188
Healthy Life Expectancy Satisfaction with your health
Dec 28, 2011 10:09 AM
189
Not reporting illness. WEMWBS
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
190
Healthy life expectancy and mental well-being
Dec 21, 2011 4:46 PM
191
satisfaction with health and mental wellbeing
Dec 20, 2011 11:31 AM
192
Long term illness / disability and satisfaction with health
Dec 20, 2011 11:12 AM
193
mental health personal views on health
Dec 20, 2011 10:56 AM
194
satisfaction with health; satisfaction with mental health
Dec 16, 2011 9:23 PM
195
The third and fifth measures could perhaps be merged
Dec 16, 2011 6:12 PM
196
No all are important
Dec 15, 2011 12:35 PM
197
1 &2
Dec 14, 2011 1:45 PM
198
Satisfaction with your health Healthy life expectancy
Dec 14, 2011 11:47 AM
199
Satisfaction with overall health Satisfaction with mental well-being
Dec 12, 2011 9:31 PM
200
Healty life and heath etc expectancy
Dec 10, 2011 10:57 AM
201
Two mental health measures could be combined. People will not know what
GHQ12 means
Dec 8, 2011 12:28 PM
202
Probably long-term illness and one of the mental health ones - satisfaction
maybe.
Dec 7, 2011 10:57 AM
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More not less please
Dec 6, 2011 4:43 PM
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satisfaction with health how satisfied are you with your mental health
Dec 6, 2011 3:25 PM
205
Satisfaction with your health and mental well being
Dec 6, 2011 12:24 PM
206
Measures 1 and 5
Dec 6, 2011 12:07 PM
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Satisfaction with health care services provided Healthy life expectancy
Dec 5, 2011 10:02 PM
208
Combined variant on health, given above; and satisfaction with mental
wellbeing.
Dec 4, 2011 7:17 PM
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Dec 3, 2011 12:24 PM
210
Satisfaction with your health. How satisfied are you with your mental well
being
Dec 3, 2011 7:10 AM
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survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:05 PM
212
satisfaction with your health and assessment of mental wellbeing
Dec 2, 2011 11:54 AM
213
mental well-being
Dec 1, 2011 3:13 PM
214
Satisfaction with health satisfaction with mental well-being
Nov 30, 2011 4:43 PM
215
Satisfaction with health and well-being
Nov 30, 2011 2:56 PM
216
2 and 4
Nov 27, 2011 4:17 PM
217
Measure: Satisfaction with your health (most important of all) How satisfied
are you with your mental well-being?
Nov 25, 2011 4:31 PM
218
3 and 5
Nov 25, 2011 8:54 AM
219
Nov 23, 2011 10:02 AM
220
"Satisfaction with your health" and "How satisfied are you with your mental
well-being?".
Nov 22, 2011 10:28 PM
221
first and last
Nov 21, 2011 10:24 PM
222
3 and 5 or, if necessary, combine them.
Nov 20, 2011 8:00 PM
223
The third and the last, in that order.
Nov 20, 2011 6:29 PM
224
Life expectancy Satisfaction with health
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
225
HADS score instead of GHQ12 Limiting long term illness or disability
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
226
Satisfaction with health Long-term illness or disability
Nov 16, 2011 1:20 PM
227
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability and How
satisfied are you with your mental well-being?
Nov 12, 2011 9:53 PM
228
Healthy life expectancy Satisfaction with your own health
Nov 12, 2011 2:58 PM
229
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental well-being? Measure:
Nov 11, 2011 1:47 PM
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Nov 11, 2011 9:43 AM
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Life expectancy Satisfaction with health
Nov 10, 2011 6:30 PM
232
People not reporting a long term limiting illness or disability Healthy life
expectancy
Nov 10, 2011 12:17 PM
233
3rd and 5th
Nov 10, 2011 10:45 AM
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Healthy life expectancy Assessment of mental well-being
Nov 9, 2011 7:50 PM
235
i. Satisfaction with your health ii.How satisfied are you with yopur mental
well- being
Nov 9, 2011 5:48 PM
236
No comment - they all seem very relevant and I'm not able to choose
between them.
Nov 9, 2011 5:40 PM
237
all should be included
Nov 9, 2011 3:47 PM
238
people not reporting long term sickness and how satisfied are you with your
health
Nov 9, 2011 1:13 PM
239
Nov 9, 2011 1:00 PM
240
Assessment of mental wellbeing and satisfaction with health
Nov 9, 2011 12:37 PM
241
Local voice.
Nov 9, 2011 11:47 AM
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Nov 9, 2011 11:44 AM
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most important: measure 2 second importance: measure 5
Nov 9, 2011 11:09 AM
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Don't know
Nov 9, 2011 10:05 AM
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Nov 8, 2011 11:01 PM
246
1: satisfaction with health and 2: mental assessment
Nov 8, 2011 9:41 PM
247
none should be removed
Nov 8, 2011 9:21 PM
248
GHQ12 - mental health assessment (objective) Satisfaction with your health
(objective)
Nov 8, 2011 9:14 PM
249
Healthy life expectancy People not reporting long term health or disability
problems
Nov 8, 2011 8:32 PM
250
healthy life expectancy assessment of mental well being0
Nov 8, 2011 7:32 PM
251
then last two how iwll peopel know what to say about the others
Nov 8, 2011 7:29 PM
252
Healthy life expectancy, and Satisfaction with your health.
Nov 8, 2011 7:29 PM
253
'help with reporting long-term illness or altered-ability' & 'satisfaction with
Nov 8, 2011 6:11 PM
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mental well-being'
254
Should all be used
Nov 8, 2011 5:55 PM
255
1 & 3 could be merged and number 5
Nov 8, 2011 5:54 PM
256
Satisfaction with your health. GHQ12 assessment of mental well-being.
Nov 8, 2011 5:41 PM
257
numbers 3 and 5
Nov 8, 2011 5:27 PM
258
Satisfaction with health Satisfaction mental well being
Nov 8, 2011 4:52 PM
259
Physical health, mental health
Nov 8, 2011 4:32 PM
260
How well do you think you are physically (how aften are you ill on average
each year?) How well do you think you are mentally (do you get mood
swings, depression, anger, upset on a regular basis?)
Nov 8, 2011 3:39 PM
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satisfaction with your health
Nov 8, 2011 3:36 PM
262
Healthy life expectancy and Satisfaction with your health.
Nov 8, 2011 2:01 PM
263
1. Healthy Life expectancy; 3. Satisfaction with your health; 5. Satisfaction
with mental wellbeing.
Nov 8, 2011 1:56 PM
264
Quality life years and saitsfaction - good baseliners for other other outputs.
Nov 8, 2011 1:48 PM
265
Nov 8, 2011 1:44 PM
266
Healthy life expectancy. Satisfaction with your health.
Nov 8, 2011 1:29 PM
267
1&5
Nov 8, 2011 1:26 PM
268
Satisfaction with your health Measure: How satisfied are you with your
mental well-being?
Nov 8, 2011 1:16 PM
269
Sense of personal identity, value and purpose
Nov 8, 2011 1:16 PM
270
First and third
Nov 8, 2011 12:54 PM
271
Satisfaction with your physical health. Satisfaction with your mental health.
Nov 8, 2011 12:51 PM
272
Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM
273
physical and emotional
Nov 8, 2011 12:40 PM
274
Satisfaction with health and support received
Nov 8, 2011 12:39 PM
275
your research has not come up with the more important questions, such as
government satisfaction, honesty and integrity.
Nov 8, 2011 12:02 PM
276
Difficult as the interlocking systems can be neutered if detached from each
other
Nov 8, 2011 11:56 AM
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Assessment of mental health and satisfaction with your health
Nov 8, 2011 11:41 AM
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Third and fifth.
Nov 8, 2011 11:34 AM
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satisfaction with health and satisfaction with mental health
Nov 8, 2011 11:27 AM
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Health
Nov 8, 2011 11:26 AM
281
Important to keep Mental Health as a benchmark
Nov 8, 2011 11:26 AM
282
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
283
Measure: How satisfied are you with your mental well-being?
Nov 8, 2011 11:24 AM
284
people not reporting illness, and your satisfaction with mental wellbeing.
Nov 8, 2011 11:18 AM
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I would have one question only on mental health
Nov 8, 2011 11:17 AM
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the ones which would result in the most improvement across the board
Nov 8, 2011 11:14 AM
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Nov 8, 2011 11:10 AM
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Satisfaction with health. Mental well being.
Nov 8, 2011 11:08 AM
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'ife expectancy' and 'satisfaction with health'
Nov 8, 2011 11:08 AM
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Nov 8, 2011 10:56 AM
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satisfaction with health and mental well being
Nov 7, 2011 8:21 AM
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mental health
Nov 7, 2011 7:27 AM
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Nov 4, 2011 11:07 AM
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people reporting who ARE reporting a long term limiting illness or disability
Nov 3, 2011 11:57 PM
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Healthy life acceptance
Nov 1, 2011 6:43 PM
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1
Remove: Proportion in employment (economic wellbeing is a good proxy for
this)
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
2
The measure “proportion of working age population in employment working
long hours” doesn’t account for whether this is personal choice so we don’t
know if it has a positive or negative impact on well-being. Would the
subjective measure ‘satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have’
already included not capture this? It is unclear how the measure “% who
have undertaken any volunteering in the last year” relates to happiness. Also
the concept of volunteering is unclear. For example a grandparent providing
childcare won’t necessarily be viewed as volunteering by the individual
grandparent, but is this what we are trying to capture?
Jan 31, 2012 2:30 PM
3
We do not believe that any proposed measure is entirely inappropriate.
Jan 31, 2012 1:36 PM
4
There is considerable overlap between the questions about worklessness in
“What we do” and in “Personal Finances” which appears to work against
your stated aim of having questions without overlap.
Jan 31, 2012 1:14 PM
5
Qualify contradictions – i.e. more people may be volunteering ( which is
beneficial) but in the current economic climate this may be only because they
can’t get a job or afford further education
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
6
Jan 31, 2012 12:51 PM
7
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
8
Key measures of well-being at work need introducing to replace job
satisfaction should be removed, since this reflects both job quality and
people's norms and expectations. The Opinion Survey question seems
especially poor: "satisfaction with your work situation" as one will not know
what the respondent is talking about. It could be simply evaluating the fact
that the person has a job
Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM
9
Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM
10
Perhaps the measure on volunteering could also be dropped.
Jan 27, 2012 5:33 PM
11
this)
Jan 27, 2012 2:16 PM
12
Remove at least one of work related questions - too many/narrow focus
Jan 23, 2012 11:02 PM
13
This domain bothers me the most - grouping what we do into mostly
employment related activity is too restrictive, I think 2 domains "your paid
work" " your unpaid activities" might be more fruitful.
Jan 23, 2012 7:58 PM
14
Volunteering measure seems a bit arbitrary - people do it for such different
reasons (career progression; boredom) I can't really see how it would be an
accurate measure of wellbeing. Length of hours does not necessarily relate
to wellbeing - some are perfectly happy working 60 hour weeks.
Jan 23, 2012 12:47 PM
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Measure: Proportion of working age population in employment working long
hours
Jan 23, 2012 12:39 PM
16
Proportion of working age population in employment working long hours This
is sort of covered through the satisfaction questions.
Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM
17
All. Satisfaction can't be quantified.
Jan 23, 2012 10:01 AM
18
Again see previous answers re requirement to accommodate cultural
provision and access measures which directly affect working/leisure time
splits.
Jan 22, 2012 9:54 PM
19
Volunteering
Jan 22, 2012 4:55 PM
20
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) - I would replace this with a measure
that is not limited to those who are employed - see below. Satisfaction with
the amount of leisure time you have - I would replace this with a question
focused on quality rather than quantity.
Jan 21, 2012 7:02 PM
21
The employed/unemployed distinction invites reflex connotations about
relative values. If domain named 'How you spend your time' and first
measure rephrased 'Proportion of working age population with active
occupation (i.e. employment, volunteering, training)/no active occupation (i.e.
neither employed nor volunteering nor in training)'
Jan 21, 2012 4:23 PM
22
volunteering as it does not capture much of the unpaid activity people do that
contributes to a strong community and quality of life
Jan 20, 2012 8:56 PM
23
Too much emphasis on employment, not enough on participating in
purposeful activity. Meaning of leisure time needs looking at too. Leisure
time can be seen to particularly relate to people in employment. What We Do
should have a wider remit than this.
Jan 20, 2012 6:32 PM
24
Long working hours are not a clear indicator of well being
Jan 20, 2012 10:30 AM
25
Jan 19, 2012 8:42 PM
26
lose 2) & 4) - surely we all think we work too long and don;t get enough
leisure time - what is it you really need to know?
Jan 19, 2012 4:24 PM
27
Perhaps fourth should be extended to cover what is done in leisure hours ?
[ie to get picture about culture, heritage, environment, sports, outdoor
activities]
Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM
28
The question on volunteering. It should go elsewhere.
Jan 19, 2012 12:10 PM
29
'percentage of people who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year'
has no relevance to that person's wellbeing.
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
30
Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year This is
related to a range of circumstances not all positive, and is based on a vague
premise.
Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM
31
I have a problem with the volunteering section; this is all well and good for
the Big Society but you can't buy food or a pay a mortgage through
volunteering
Jan 18, 2012 10:42 PM
32
Jan 18, 2012 6:07 PM
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33
This is very economically / work focused. There is more to what people do
than their work, particularly if they don't feel fulfilled in their work, its not a
very accurate measure. Its a British obsession to define ourselves in relation
to the work we do, but not very wellbeing promoting if you're out of work.
Somehow volunteering on its own does't quite do it.
Jan 18, 2012 4:59 PM
34
Merge both the 'proportion of working age' employed questions
Jan 18, 2012 4:14 PM
35
Merge working long hours with leisure time avaialble
Jan 18, 2012 2:16 PM
36
Satisfaction with amount of leisure timer you have - there should be a
separate Domain addressing Culture to include arts, heritage, sport.
Jan 18, 2012 12:02 PM
37
Good questions, capturing time, stress, satisfaction and paid/altruistic
employment.
Jan 18, 2012 11:16 AM
38
What does volunteering tell us?
Jan 18, 2012 11:12 AM
39
Define working age. With the recent changes in retirement, there is no
specific statutory working age now. This is misleading.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
40
'leisure time' is far too broad a term that can range from doing nothing,
watching TV to scaling a cliff-face. Why does volunteering indicate well-being
specifically as opposed to other activities such as membership of clubs /
societies, regular attendance to mueseums, galleries, theatres, Participation
in cultural and creative activities etc.
Jan 18, 2012 9:39 AM
41
How can you compare someone who has done a couple of hours
volunteering in a year with someone who does 30 hours a week? This
question completely ignores housewives whose primary role is to look after
children outside of school hours, but who do voluntary work during school
hours.
Jan 17, 2012 6:21 PM
42
Why does volunteering equate with well-being?
Jan 17, 2012 4:03 PM
43
Working long hours in itself means little. Many people are happier in work
than at home and measure their success and satisfaction with life primarily in
terms of their career. This measure and that dealing with the amount of
leisure time, too often lead to the conclusion that we need less work and
more leisure but not everyone sees life like that. I think we need a more
sophisticated measure of how people perceive the amount of time that they
spend at work and at leisure in terms of the value they derive from it, rather
than concluding that no-one should work more than X hours per week.
Whilst it touches on an important additional area, I am not sure why
'volunteering' in isolation has been singled out for attention. Why not also
embrace other forms of charity and social work?
Jan 17, 2012 2:30 PM
44
Percentage who have undertaken volunteering (not sure how this evidences
wellbeing). If it is included, it should be measured in the same way as the
first two (i.e. proportion of working age population).
Jan 17, 2012 1:30 PM
45
How is volunteering a measure of well-being?
Jan 17, 2012 11:04 AM
46
Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year
Jan 17, 2012 8:49 AM
47
"Measure: Proportion of working age population in employment working long
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
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hours". "long hours" are both subjective and not necessarily something
people object to. The intent of this question seems to be covered by
"Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have".
48
Remove: Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year.
Volunteering is not a reliable indicator of wellbeing. Some people volunteer
because it makes them feel better, whilst other volunteer because they feel it
is their only chance of eventually securing a paid job. In the latter case, it is
as likely to create feelings of stress and hopelessness as much as
satisfaction and wellbeing. As a measure, it also runs counter to the measure
for 'proportion of working age population in employment' and can be a
negative indicator on the availability of paid work.
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
49
Proportion of working age population in employment working long hours: The
diversity and mix of different jobs and lifestyles seems to make this point
vague. A better measure may be instead an APPROPRIATE number of
hours for a job - as this deals with different work pattens etc Satisfaction
with the amount of leisure time you have - Seems irrelevant.
Jan 16, 2012 4:08 PM
50
hours Long hours needs to be explained - and it should be recognised that
some people choose to work long hours.
Jan 16, 2012 3:12 PM
51
Jan 16, 2012 1:42 PM
52
Proportion of working age population in employment working long hours
Jan 16, 2012 1:00 PM
53
volunteering- too specific and narrow a field to cover valuable activity outside
work
Jan 16, 2012 11:59 AM
54
2
Jan 16, 2012 10:57 AM
55
Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year - many
people are actively involved in their community but would not define it as
volunteering.
Jan 16, 2012 10:08 AM
56
Volunteering. This may be a measure of community cohesiveness but not
necessarily connected to individual well-being
Jan 15, 2012 8:14 PM
57
Proportion of working age population in employment working long hours.
Jan 14, 2012 12:52 AM
58
As noted before the scope of this question is very limited and focussed on
employment stats. What about other things we do? What about non-working
mums/retired etc. what about our feelings of fulfillment in work? feeling
challenged/inspired/needed?
Jan 13, 2012 11:45 AM
59
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) Satisfaction with the amount of
leisure time you have
Jan 13, 2012 10:45 AM
60
'long hours' what does that mean? in the home as well as out?
Jan 13, 2012 10:39 AM
61
Good, this is getting more like it
Jan 12, 2012 5:01 PM
62
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time. This assumes that "leisure time"
is measurable and is homogeneous - scarcely a credible assumption - which
is made harder to determine by adding the ill-defined term "satisfaction". I'm
unsure of how voluntary work is relevant.
Jan 11, 2012 11:58 AM
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first--should be available by other means
Jan 11, 2012 11:27 AM
64
Satisfaction with leisure hours. This is part of general job satisfaction and if
there is not sufficient leisure then job satisfaction will fall.
Jan 10, 2012 5:19 PM
65
Volunteering question
Jan 10, 2012 11:32 AM
66
Volunteering seems oddly specific to one additional aspect of 'what we do'.
Also some people may not see what they do as volunteering but just as
being part of a community or family.
Jan 10, 2012 11:21 AM
67
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
68
Could you remove the long hours measure by amending the first measure re
types of employment to capture e.g. Ft and PT employment with hours from
which the 'long hours' information could then be deduced. My definition of
'long hours' may be different to yours.... assume you would use legal
definitions of working hours. Also the first two measures are surely already
monitored elsewhere. The underlying point of using these measures should
be explicitly addressed by the measure if they are to be included at all.
Surely it would be more useful to measure the percentage of time spent by
the individual supplying the response across a range of types of 'what we
do' - so for example the categories would be Paid employment Unpaid
domestic work in your home etc
Jan 9, 2012 2:03 PM
69
The volunteering one. This is so obviously purely political rather than
anything else. It reeks of the so-called 'Big Society'.
Jan 8, 2012 7:22 PM
70
Volunteering is good for society, but whether or not one has volunteered is
not an indicator of one's individual well-being.
Jan 7, 2012 12:47 PM
71
B
Jan 7, 2012 11:17 AM
72
Proportion of people working long hours, because what is the definition of
long hours? Is it subjective? Also Proportion of those volunteering, two
people might view the same activity as volunteering or not.
Jan 6, 2012 7:12 PM
73
Jan 6, 2012 5:48 PM
74
The measures to capture the domain of work are inadequate and appear to
reflect no consultation with academic or other experts in this domain. Job
satisfaction should be removed, since this reflects both job quality and
people's norms and expectations, and also is heavily subject to adaptation. It
is a potentially distorted measure of well-being at work. The Opinion Survey
question seems even worse: "satisfaction with your work situation" suffers
because you do not know for sure what the respondent is talking about – a
basic requirement for an indicator. It could be evaluating the quality of the
job; it could be evaluating the fact that they have a job. It would be so much
better to think again on this one.
Dec 29, 2011 10:06 AM
75
Why do you need to know about volunteering separately - could be part of
leisure time
Dec 20, 2011 11:33 AM
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satisifaction with leisure time working long hours - some people thrive on this
so isn't a determinant
Dec 20, 2011 10:59 AM
77
Volunterring is a subset of working and should not be treated as a special
case. It should be included in work.
Dec 19, 2011 10:24 AM
78
These are all interesting questions, although I think that the questions are
limiting the scope of finding out about well being in what we do too much.
Dec 16, 2011 9:24 PM
79
See below
Dec 16, 2011 6:15 PM
80
You could merge long hours with satisfaction in job.
Dec 7, 2011 11:01 AM
81
Again, too prescriptive and narrow.
Dec 6, 2011 4:44 PM
82
Combine measures 1 & 2
Dec 4, 2011 7:22 PM
83
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:06 PM
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2
Nov 27, 2011 4:26 PM
85
As before
Nov 18, 2011 9:45 AM
86
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
87
% volunteering. Many feel inadequate, have no interest in supporting the
local community, too stressed out from work, home responsibilities and
relationships to have the energy for more. Satisfaction with job! Really! Who
lives in cloud cuckoo land? I worked, same employer, for 36 years and had
to wait 31 years years before I had a job that I enjoyed. Having a job that one
enjoys, is not the real world. Most of of have to work for our living satisfaction just not enter the equation! Get real!
Nov 9, 2011 11:55 AM
88
Proportion of working age population in employment working long hours (It's
not how long you work that matters, it's what drives it that matters : need,
greed, love, passion, compulsion etc). What about vocational work i.e. 24/7?
Nov 8, 2011 11:09 PM
89
1,2 and 5
Nov 8, 2011 5:30 PM
90
long hours - not clear what that means. Do you mean part time and full time
work?
Nov 8, 2011 3:42 PM
91
2. Proportion working long hours: some people work long hours because
they want to and some because they have too, so it is not a meaningful
measure. It also needs to be related to whether or not the person has family
commitments. This issue can be covered by 4. Satifaction with leisure time.
Nov 8, 2011 2:08 PM
92
you need to be honest this is not just a simple 20 minute questionaire.
Nov 8, 2011 12:06 PM
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Nov 8, 2011 11:38 AM
94
volunteering - dont see this as a measurement of well-being
Nov 8, 2011 11:30 AM
95
Measure: Proportion of working age population in
employment/unemployment/inactivity only relevant at the time of the record.
Nov 8, 2011 11:28 AM
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hours Definition of long hours required!
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Nov 8, 2011 11:11 AM
97
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have...what on earth does
that mean...is Housework leisure ?
Nov 7, 2011 10:10 AM
98
hours
Nov 1, 2011 2:59 PM
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1
The measures for ‘what we do’ seem imbalanced. Add satisfaction with
leisure activities available
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
2
We very much approve of exploring a wide range of different dimensions of
life and feel that the list is really broad and inclusive. However, we do still
feel that unless the core aspects of subjective wellbeing (positive affect,
negative affect, eudemonic perspectives on worth and value, function etc.)
are properly assessed, then the quality and scope of domain measurement
is irrelevant. We would still like to see inclusion of the short WEMWBS.
Using this short measure would provide comparability with Scotland’s own
National SWB indicator, it has been tested to ensure meaningful factors are
represented, it would help avoid the conflation of drivers / measures of
wellbeing, and would address the concern that psychological wellbeing isn’t
currently captured. The SWEMWBS is also widely used on a number of
British social surveys.
Feb 1, 2012 9:33 AM
3
A measure of physical activity should be added to the What we do domain.
There is lots of evidence that physical activity is associated with improved
well-being. There is available data: for example there is a question about the
frequency of physical activity in Understanding Society. A measure of the
extent to which we participate in cultural or creative activities, which came up
as a popular response to the public consultation, should be added to the
What we do domain.
Feb 1, 2012 8:53 AM
4
For the domain "what we do" we would propose measures linked to the
'involuntary part time workers' and some more measure on 'quality of
employment' (as proposed by the UNECE/ILO/Eurostat Task Force (see
SPGreport).
Jan 31, 2012 3:12 PM
5
Jan 31, 2012 2:04 PM
6
What we do should include a measure related to “what leisure and cultural
activity people are pursuing” so that well being can be measured related to a
particular activity. Understanding whether a person is satisfied/not satisfied
with the amount of leisure time they have does not measure well-being and
what has related to that well-being.
Jan 31, 2012 1:56 PM
7
culture and entertainment and satisfaction with local cultural and
entertainment provision. ‘Objective’ data is already being collected in a
robust way in all four of the UK nations around levels of attendance and
participation. It may be preferable to gather more ‘subjective’ data for a
measure that will also track perceived quality of experience.
Jan 31, 2012 1:36 PM
8
As above, engagement with Culture/Media should headline in ‘Factors
directly affecting individual well-being’. No other measures should be
removed.
Jan 31, 2012 1:25 PM
9
Jan 31, 2012 1:20 PM
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10
It is commonly said that a society can be judged by how it responds to its
most vulnerable and excluded members. There remains much to be done to
support young people in care, disabled people, older people and others to
have a full life, and the present indicators are in danger of continuing to
sideline these groups . We believe that some checks of whether changes in
national wellbeing are reaching the most vulnerable and excluded members
of our society should be built in.
Jan 31, 2012 1:14 PM
11
The impact of the built environment (architecture, urban design, public art,
planning, etc) on people should be specifically considered under ‘were we
live’. Design Council CABE (formerly CABE (Commission for Architecture
and the Built Environment)), ixia public art think tank and others should be
involved in developing measures. CABE undertook research into the social,
economic and environmental impact of the built environment. Under ‘what
we do’ there should be a measure relating to people’s engagement with the
arts. These could be derived from DCMS’s Taking Part Survey.
Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM
12
In ‘what we do’ part-time work rates might usefully supplement long hours
rates as (for women) there is evidence of an effect on reported job/life
satisfaction.
Jan 31, 2012 1:04 PM
13
experience.
Jan 31, 2012 12:51 PM
14
Arts and culture demand its own headline domain indicators beyond that of a
leisure and recreational pursuit as both are embedded in and total to our
daily individual and community lives. Furthermore, as the proposals stand
now, it is not just the amount of leisure time we have, but how it is spent some leisure activities can be more actively engaged in promoting wellbeing
than others and in fostering positive relationships with our built and cultural
environment.
Jan 31, 2012 12:45 PM
15
In the ‘what we do’ domain, there should be a measure that reflects how
secure individuals feel about their current employment. The question about
leisure time could be replaced with one about security regarding
employment.
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
16
As noted above, we believe a measure on engagement with art, culture and
heritage should be added.
Jan 31, 2012 12:24 PM
17
Under What we do, we’re puzzled by the use of the volunteering measure as
the only activity being measured. There are many studies which show the
effects on both community and personal well-being of participating in cultural
and arts activities. There is now time data for this, in the DCMS’s Taking Part
survey, and we’d consider this at least as valid a measure of well-being as
volunteering (and perhaps less likely to be subject to demographic skew)
which it should replace.
Jan 31, 2012 11:53 AM
18
There should be additional objective measures of job quality. Objective
measures of job quality should be broad in scope and clearly relate to wellbeing. The proposed measures – employment rates, hours, volunteering, are
relevant but too narrow. They appear to be included mainly because of
availability. A full measure of job quality would incorporate: a)an indicator
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of intrinsic job quality b)an indicator of the prospects of jobs (encompassing
job security, etc.) c)an indicator of working time quality (this is where hours
of work come in) d)an indicator of pay (this could be excluded if included
elsewhere under the income domain). a) to c) are already available in the
European Working Conditions Survey, thus offering international
comparisons. They are only available every 5 years, though some aspects
could be incorporated in the LFS; d) is available more frequently, e.g. in
ASHE. If we have to focus on just one additional measure, to replace job
satisfaction, this should be (a) above. (Even though it is more frequently
available, average job satisfaction varies little over time.) Intrinsic job quality,
covering the work itself and its physical and social environment, is a robustly
associated with well-being at work. Why (a)? (b) is at least partly covered by
the unemployment rate. (d) can be incorporated in income. For (c), see
below, under 8.
19
While the need for manageable data and processes is understood, it does
not seem sensible to adhere rigidly to a fixed number of measures: the
number should be that necessary to yield a reasonable outcome. We feel
strongly that a measure of the role of culture (arts, science, heritage) should
be included under ‘What we do’ or ‘Where we live’, or both.. The Taking Part
survey seems to offer an established, straightforward means. In the
National Museum of Science and Industry, the group that includes the
Science Museum, the National Railway Museum and the National Media
Museum, a key indicator of success is the degree to which our users have a
life-enhancing experience through us – something that we have defined and
which we measure regularly. This seems closely allied to well-being and its
extension could be explored.
Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM
20
we believe a measure on cultural activity should be added. We would
propose the DCMS Taking Part survey as an obvious source of robust data
on cultural participation, which would be the most straighforward measure of
the cultural sector’s contribution to national well-being. Taking Part fits with
ONS’s desired criteria for measures – as a continuous national survey
running since 2005, which has been commissioned for the rest of the current
spending cycle, it can provide longitudinal data; as well as participation it
covers satisfaction with and enjoyment of culture and sport; and it provides
data that enables analysis of outcomes for different demographic groups.
We would not propose reducing the number of measures – and suggest it is
more important to ensure there are enough measures to adequately reflect
all key areas of well-being, rather than restricting them to a particular
number.
Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM
21
An additional domain on the ability to influence ones own life and make a
difference. This might be called ‘Personal influence’. An additional domain
called ‘Creative, cultural and recreational life’. (note this is not only a leisure
issue). Under ‘What We Do’ (or in our suggested additional domain of
creative, cultural and recreational life) there should be a measure relating to
satisfaction with the quality not just the amount of people’s leisure time.
Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM
22
What we do •There are currently no measures around culture, heritage and
leisure (the focus is on employment, satisfaction with free time, and
volunteering). Understanding how much exercise or cultural activities are
undertaken would give a more detailed understanding of national wellbeing
in this area.
Jan 31, 2012 8:16 AM
23
.Under ‘What we do’ (or a potential new domain ‘Leisure’, see A3) to
address the lack of a measure for leisure time activity, DCMS Survey Data
Jan 31, 2012 8:08 AM
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on engagement in arts, sport, heritage, museums and libraries (Taking Part
Survey) could be included. Measures proposed under ‘Our Relationships’,
‘What we do’, ‘Where we live’ and ‘Governance’ domains from the
Citizenship Survey were cited as very useful in informing this debate.
Respondents were interested in how ONS might collect data like this in the
future given the Citizenship Survey has been discontinued.
24
What We Do As we have already observed, we believe the measures in
What We Do are too focused on adults of working age and therefore unfairly
exclude nearly 20% of the UK population. The New Economics Foundation
(nef), who were consulted by ONS during their initial research into subjective
well-being, list “a sense of purpose” as a main factors in their dynamic model
of wellbeing. Although having a job is important to measuring a sense of
purpose there are other things beyond paid employment, particularly having
children or grandchildren and being actively involved in a local community,
which should be recognised as bringing purpose and improving wellbeing.
Therefore, we believe the What We Do domain measures should include a
more subjective question on satisfaction or feeling of purpose related to nonpaid occupation, such as giving time to others in their community or grandparenting, which will not exclude adults who are retired from the What We
Do section.
Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM
25
Metrics: The Taking Part data from the DCMS survey gives an account of
levels of arts participation and arts engagement across the country. Culture
and Sport Evidence Programme (CASE) – research on impacts of cultural
participation and engagement on wellbeing The UK Arts Index published by
the National Campaign for the Arts could also provide metrics and an
assessment of different indicators suitability for inclusion.
Jan 30, 2012 11:44 AM
26
What we do Broaden the measure of the ‘proportion of working age
population in employment / unemployment / inactivity’ to ‘proportion of adult
population in employment / unemployment / volunteering’, or include
additional stand alone measures on proportion of people over default
retirement age in employment / volunteering within the last year. See our
response to Question 2 for context and rationale.
Jan 30, 2012 10:53 AM
27
Our research shows that professional craft practice can be a self-directed,
viable career promoting the opportunities for personal satisfaction and worklife balance, which are known to enhance well-being. Whilst the measure
‘Satisfaction with your job’ will enable the well-being contribution of craft
professions to be captured, the Crafts Council would welcome an additional
measure on leisure participation in culture under the domain ‘What we do’, to
indicate not only levels of satisfaction with the proportion of time devoted to
leisure but also the type and quality of those experiences.
Jan 30, 2012 10:31 AM
28
The percentage of people who have undertaken any volunteering in the last
year. Bringing together some of these measures could usefully result in a
single measure which would reflect levels of civic engagement in the UK
either through volunteering, through civic engagement through local
democratic structures such as parish councils or through broader community
groups. This would also provide a more broader measure of civic
engagement along the lines of the Government’s policy theme of the Big
Society.
Jan 30, 2012 7:48 AM
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There could perhaps be more objective measures. There should be a
measure of people’s access to, participation in and/or quality of local culture,
arts, heritage, and possible sport and physical activity. This might derive
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from Taking Part or Active People data. It could be as valuable in assessing
wellbeing as the measure being developed as a ‘measure of access to and
quality of the local environment’ within Where we live. However, people do
not participate in arts, culture, heritage and sport only locally so it may be
more appropriate to consider the measure within What we do, where it
would adding an objective quality dimension to the proposed ‘satisfaction
with the amount of leisure time you have’ measure. It also seems
unfortunate that there is no measure proposed of lifelong or informal
learning, nor of charitable giving. We do not feel it appropriate to propose
removing a measure. It is surely more important to present a full picture of
wellbeing than artificially restrict the number of measures.
30
Individual wellbeing- add a measure of lack of wellbeing (for example
number of people sectioned under the Mental Health Act in one year).
Jan 27, 2012 3:01 PM
31
removed, to keep the total number the same?
The measures for ‘what we
do’ seem imbalanced. Add satisfaction with leisure activities available
this)
Jan 27, 2012 2:16 PM
32
I would like to see a measure about satisfaction with opportunity to take part
in cultural activity in your leisure time. In Scotland, data is already being
collected with regards to attendance and participation in culture. Plus a new
Indicator fo Cultural Engagement has been added to the Scottish
Government's National Performance Framework - which provides a way data
can be collected. I would not remove measures just to keep it nice and neat.
If it takes more measures to get the best sense of how things are then it
takes more measures.
Jan 23, 2012 11:02 PM
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Satisfaction with your contribution to society - eg. parenting, carer, mentor.
Have a meaningful/valued role in community / society - extent to which you
feel valued for your contribution. Having a voice / being able to make a
positive contribution, having a valued role.
Jan 23, 2012 11:02 PM
34
Time spent in a caring role and remove volunteering
Jan 23, 2012 10:35 PM
35
Satisfaction with leisure opportunities with some depth opportunities to say
what these are. WIthout understanding how people that consider themselves
well are spending their free time how will you understand well being.
Jan 23, 2012 7:58 PM
36
It would be great to add sporting/cultural/leisure interests into the leisure
section (and maybe reword it) , and report on quality of enjoyment as well as
amount of leisure time.
Jan 23, 2012 7:15 PM
37
What we do: It is important to use a measure of adults with substantial
caring responsibility. It is important to demonstrate that those who care
have high levels of well-being in some areas of their life, such as
relationships but not in others, such as health. With an ageing population to
omit caring is to omit a key area of social activity. During the life course
most of us will be carers.
Jan 23, 2012 6:01 PM
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Satisfaction with time spent on cultural, sports or other leisure activities
Jan 23, 2012 5:53 PM
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Level of satisfaction of & acces to training & skills development
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Engagement with arts and culture.
Jan 23, 2012 5:28 PM
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a)A measure of cultural participation should be included under the domain of
‘what we do’. Data for this measure could be based on the existing DCMS
Taking Part survey, although revisions to the questionnaire may be
necessary to reflect participation in culture that is not State sponsored. An
alternative, or additional, measure may be to come up with a subjective
question that asks people about their satisfaction with the amount of cultural
activity they are able to enjoy. b)A measure of access to the countryside /
natural environment should be included under the domain of ‘what we do’.
This data is already available, for England, through Natural England’s “Visits
to the Natural Environment” survey.
Jan 23, 2012 5:10 PM
42
I do not understand how you weight a measure to do with employment when
there is a section of people who are neither in employment, nor seeking it retired.
Jan 23, 2012 5:04 PM
43
here it depends where the matters od culture and the arts are to be included
Jan 23, 2012 4:27 PM
44
Disability employment? Internships and other forms of work? Leisure
activities outside of work? Satisfaction with other forms of skills gaining e.g.
education, volunteering etc.
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
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There is no clarification of what people do with their leisure time - and
consequently all this section asks about is what people do to earn money.
The Taking Part survey is designed to measure public engagement with arts,
sport and cultural activities - clearly measuring the input of creative activities
into peoples wellbeing - why has this not been included?
Jan 23, 2012 3:35 PM
46
Proportion of working time you would be willing to give up for proportionately
less pay (without undermining other benefits) Replace the leisure time
measure
Jan 23, 2012 1:52 PM
47
Access to arts, culture, heritage (quality of leisure time)
Jan 23, 2012 1:11 PM
48
This domain needs to be divided. Work and leisure should be separated and
more details measured. Satisfaction with work - how challenging; how
varied; potential for improvement/career progression; satisfaction with
colleagues. Satisfaction with leisure - opportunity to be creative; sport
undertaken; activities which are intellectually stimulating - reading,
arts/culture, heritage; variation of leisure activities undertaken.
Jan 23, 2012 12:47 PM
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Proportion and Satisfaction of "fun" hours during one's week (i.e. hobbies/
time for personal expression and creation, spending quality time alone, with
family, partner and friends). I would suggest this instead of measure:
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have.
Jan 23, 2012 12:39 PM
50
something around active lifestyles (exercise taken) instead of satisfcation
with amount of leisure time something around lifestyle choices in relation to
alcohol/ drugs - agian instead of amount of leisure time
Jan 23, 2012 12:25 PM
51
Value of being involved in the arts and cultural activitiy. Not to do with
amount of leisure time but the direct benefit of being involved in the activitiy,
arts, sports, etc
Jan 23, 2012 12:22 PM
52
1 What people do with their leisure time - specific measures of cultural
engagement and physical leisure activity 2 What retired people do
Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM
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Satisfaction with the quality / range / accessibility of cultural and leisure
opportunities available in your local area (this could be adapted as a variant
on satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have).
Jan 23, 2012 11:52 AM
54
Measures on engagement with cukltural activities (arts) and sporting
activities (exercise) which are both proven to enhance wellbeing
Jan 23, 2012 11:50 AM
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Percentage who have undertaken training/professional development
Percentage who have undertaken qualifications/accredited training
Percentage who have undertaken placements/internships - this is different to
volunteering or needs further definition - would be interesting to discover if
they have been satisfying or valuable - or indeed required or enforced as
part of benefit qualification
Jan 23, 2012 11:21 AM
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What types of 'leisure activity' has been engaged with : arts (as audience),
arts (as participant eg. community singing, art class, theatre), visits to
museum or gallery, book club membership etc
Jan 23, 2012 10:56 AM
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We believe that there should be measures added around engagement with
culture and satisfaction with local cultural provision. We believe that this is
an important indicator for all 4 UK nations and for Europe. We are perceived
as cultural leaders in Europe.
Jan 23, 2012 10:35 AM
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Long term employment prospects, possibilities for career advancement
Jan 23, 2012 10:25 AM
59
Qualitative data.
Jan 23, 2012 10:01 AM
60
Barriers that affect what we do. - What are the factors that relate to this?
Jan 23, 2012 9:57 AM
61
There is no indication of life satisfaction for older people, or for the way long
term unemployed people spend their time. It needs more categories (and
again more personal headings)
Jan 23, 2012 9:36 AM
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What we do in life outside of work. I think this section needs expanding or
another section on Work and this to be What we do outside of work.
Jan 23, 2012 12:05 AM
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% of people who feel financially secure in retirement
Jan 22, 2012 10:23 PM
64
Jan 22, 2012 9:44 PM
65
Percentage who have undertaken work related further education in last year.
Percentage who have undertaken non-work related education in last year.
Jan 22, 2012 5:27 PM
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Percentage who have engaged in any cultural activities in the last year
Jan 22, 2012 12:49 PM
67
% of people undertaking volunteer work is ambiguous - should there not be
an estimate of time spent in volunteering - 1hr a week say to 40hrs full time
volunteering?
Jan 21, 2012 8:05 PM
68
Satisfaction with the purpose and outcomes of your daily activity (whether
paid or unpaid) Satisfaction with the quality and enjoyment of your daily
activity (whether paid or unpaid)
Jan 21, 2012 7:02 PM
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satisfaction with opportunities available to enjoy leisure
Jan 21, 2012 6:34 PM
70
A question to do with a person's feelings of creativity/productivity within their
Jan 21, 2012 5:05 PM
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daily work.
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Hobbies and community groups
Jan 21, 2012 4:54 PM
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Personal creativity and participating in creative activities and remove
'working long hours', which could be covered within 'Satisfaction with your
job'
Jan 21, 2012 4:23 PM
73
What people do creatively and towards their involvement in the arts
generally
Jan 21, 2012 4:21 PM
74
cultural participation;sport participation;
Jan 21, 2012 1:46 PM
75
Expand volunteering to include wider range of activity What do you find to
be the most beneficial activities to supporting healthy wellbeing
Jan 21, 2012 12:31 AM
76
Satisfaction with job should be in terms of a) fulfillment, b) remuneration.
They are two very different things.
Jan 21, 2012 12:03 AM
77
Participation in organised cultural or leisure activity
Jan 20, 2012 8:56 PM
78
Satisfaction with the amount of arts and cultural activities that are available
to be enjoyed during leisure time
Jan 20, 2012 8:49 PM
79
Engaging in cultural activity. Remove one of the employment measures
Jan 20, 2012 6:32 PM
80
The number of hours of volunteering
Jan 20, 2012 6:15 PM
81
Jan 20, 2012 4:52 PM
82
If What we do is going to inlcude the only response area where arts activity
can be referenced, this needs to include more specific measures that bring
this area out, perhaps similar to(but I would argue in more detail than) the
volunteering measure
Jan 20, 2012 4:27 PM
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Jan 20, 2012 3:44 PM
84
proportion of leisure time spent resting, proportion of leisure time engaging in
a specific activity.
Jan 20, 2012 3:22 PM
85
Something about stress of work
Jan 20, 2012 2:36 PM
86
Engagement and Fulfilment with Culture Engagement and Fulfilment with
Sport
Jan 20, 2012 12:26 PM
87
Participation or attendance at live arts (and/or religious?) events (music,
theatre, dance etc.) [NOT cinema.] Ommit Workign long hours - surely this
information is available elsewhere?
Jan 20, 2012 11:00 AM
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How do you rate the level of income equality in your workplace? Remove
volunteering measurement.
Jan 20, 2012 10:36 AM
89
Arts and culture isn't included as a domain and this seems to be the only
place it could be included. The arts have a significant impact on peoples
sense of wellbeing and we have plenty of evidence to support this.
Jan 20, 2012 10:31 AM
90
add 'Participation in Culture and Sports activities' Remove 'working long
hours'
Jan 20, 2012 10:30 AM
91
If there is not to be a separate domain for the arts, then there should be a
measure for the arts added to this section.
Jan 20, 2012 7:22 AM
92
percentage of people who have participated in arts or cultural activities in the
last year
Jan 19, 2012 10:15 PM
93
Percentage who find what they do rewarding
Jan 19, 2012 9:52 PM
94
experience.
Jan 19, 2012 8:42 PM
95
Percentage who have engaged in a cultrual activity in the last year
Jan 19, 2012 7:51 PM
96
specific references to levels of activity in sports, arts and culture
Jan 19, 2012 6:15 PM
97
Participation, provision aof and enjoyment of cultural activities
Jan 19, 2012 5:29 PM
98
Proportion of people undertaking a creative activity - art, photography,
theatre/cinema/music, museums/galleries, cooking/knitting/wood-turning etc;
or proportion of time given to a creative activty per week?
Jan 19, 2012 4:24 PM
99
Time spent in cultural or sporting activity should be measured. This data-set
is available in the DCMS's "Taking Part" surveys.
Jan 19, 2012 3:08 PM
100
Satisfaction with the amount of time you are able to spend with your children.
Jan 19, 2012 2:28 PM
101
Rather than a vague 'volunteering', you need to identify what people do in
their 'leisure' time - help others, walk, play in an orchestra - perhaps
categories such as voluntary work/education/cultural activities/sport. This is
the part of most people's lives that most clearly identifies who they are, and
where they express themselves. It is far more important than economic
activity in terms of emtional well-being.
Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM
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see above
Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM
103
Assessment of whether there are suitable opportunities to fill leisure time
Jan 19, 2012 12:56 PM
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Add: Percentage who engage in cultural activities (e.g. visting a museum or
art gallery, taking an art class) If one needs to be removed I suggest
Proportion of working age population in employment/unemployment/inactivity
as these data are widely available.
Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM
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Possibly include a measure of occupational status.
Jan 19, 2012 12:10 PM
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106
Something about the use of leisure time as well as the amount - see below.
Jan 19, 2012 12:02 PM
107
there should be a measure of the variety of arts, culture and leisure activities
available in the locality. 'Percentage of people volunteering' can go.
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
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% of people engaged in or visiting local museum visits, art gallery community
centres, sports events, theatre would give a measure of how involved the
community is and whether it has adequate local facilities.
Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM
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Reference to lifelong learning - for example are people involved with
education alongside their work/volunteering, etc.
Jan 19, 2012 9:58 AM
110
Hobbies during social life
Jan 19, 2012 9:22 AM
111
Satisfaction with your ability to access cultural provision locally.
Jan 19, 2012 8:45 AM
112
Section for spare time - Culture, arts, sports, entertainment, socialising
Jan 19, 2012 12:28 AM
113
It's not all about work! What cultual activities do you take part in/lead, from
attending events, concert, festivals to local community arts & music.
Membership of clubs and societies? Do these clubs/societies run fundraising
activities? Again, it's about relationships being a two way 'conversation' What
do we give as well as take from society?
Jan 19, 2012 12:01 AM
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Do you feel over or under- qualified for your job?
Jan 18, 2012 11:15 PM
115
I think that there should be measures about the amount of leisure time
people have; this might not just be the number of hours in a week minus any
time in employment and sleep; other activities may mean that they don't
have leisure. This might also help to illustrate what people see as leisure
and how far it contributes to happiness.
Jan 18, 2012 9:25 PM
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Very important: measures of how 'leisure' time is used - participation in
cultural and arts activities and experiences, attendance at
events/experiences. How people use their time and how they feel about
access to activities they would value is VITAL - please see all research on
participation in arts and cultural activities as health/wellbeing determinants.
Don't cut other areas out.
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
117
More regarding leisure and satisfaction with the access to leisure
opportunities.
Jan 18, 2012 6:48 PM
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Expectancy for job longetivity. Whether those employed expect to be
employed in the same job for more than 1 year - 5 years - 10 years - etc.
There is no consideration in the above measures for CAREER and the
issues around training (work-based) and appropriateness of current job. The
volunteering measure is too specific in comparison to the rest of the
measures. It would be more appropriate to concentrate efforts on finding out
whether people feel secure in the DECISIONS that they have made (been
forced through circumstances to make) regarding their careers.
Jan 18, 2012 5:23 PM
119
See above - I don't know how they could be measured, but its certainly a gap
in the analysis.
Jan 18, 2012 4:59 PM
120
Leisure time, what do you do outside work? How do you spend leisure time?
What are your creative interests? Nothing should be removed they are all
important questions
Jan 18, 2012 4:39 PM
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What you do if unemployed How you spend your leisure time - participation
in art/ culture/ music/ sport/ history and museums
Jan 18, 2012 4:14 PM
122
There is no mention what so ever if the type of activities people undetake in
their leisure time. It is not only about the amount of time one has available
but also how this time is spent!
Jan 18, 2012 3:04 PM
123
Percentage involved in art, sport, culture - unless culture has its own domain
Jan 18, 2012 2:46 PM
124
Engagement with Culture, Heritage or the Arts is does not feature. This
surely should be measured as an important aspect of physical & mental well
being.
Jan 18, 2012 2:03 PM
125
Satisfaction with Hobbies and Interests
Jan 18, 2012 1:30 PM
126
Are you valued in your job do you feel secure in your job
Jan 18, 2012 1:06 PM
127
Proportion of those with illness/disability who work/volunteer
Jan 18, 2012 12:37 PM
128
Please see my comments about assessing people's involvement in and
appreciation of the Arts and Culture - e.g. do you participate in a community
singing / dancing / painting class? I berlieve another domain entirely is
needed to accommodate this important aspect of our lives.
Jan 18, 2012 11:45 AM
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Work as a carer, What we do with our leisure time (participation in arts sports
etc)
Jan 18, 2012 11:25 AM
130
Those who participate in education, part time eg adult edcuation, further
education, higher education on a part time basis. Big area to miss out on.
These are all productive areas of adult life.
Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM
131
A measure that reflects the contribution that artistic acitivities make to wellbeing. The measure that should be removed in order to include this would
be 'Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year'.
Jan 18, 2012 10:08 AM
132
Financial security
Jan 18, 2012 10:07 AM
133
Satisfaction with work/life balance
Jan 18, 2012 10:05 AM
134
Expand on leisure time.
Jan 18, 2012 9:39 AM
135
percentage in receipt of benefits. remove satisfaction with amount of leisure
Jan 18, 2012 1:08 AM
136
Quality measure of liesure time is essential. Having lots of leisure time
sitting in front of a telly may have a negative impacact on quality of life.
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
137
Cultural activity
Jan 17, 2012 5:13 PM
138
Satisfaction with the cultural leisure options
Jan 17, 2012 3:10 PM
139
satisfaction with what we do that we DO NOIT get paid for
Jan 17, 2012 2:48 PM
140
As above
Jan 17, 2012 2:30 PM
141
Proportion of population attending cultural settings (thetres, galleries etc)
Proportion of population engaging in creative/cultural/arts activity (classes,
groups, solitary,communal)
Jan 17, 2012 2:28 PM
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Satisfaction with your job could be split into: satisfaction with the purpose (or
outcomes) of your job, and satisfaction with the circumstances of your job.
Also needs a question about satisfaction with remuneration.
Jan 17, 2012 1:30 PM
143
Remove: Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have Replace with
satisfaction with work-life balance
Jan 17, 2012 1:24 PM
144
Would you rather work with your hands or your head? (the 'knowledge'
economy seems to make people unhappy - see: Crawford 2010 / Sennett
2009)
Jan 17, 2012 12:08 PM
145
There should be a measure of people’s access to, participation in and/or
quality of culture, arts, heritage, and possible sport and physical activity. This
might derive from Taking Part or Active People data. It would adding an
objective quality dimension to the proposed ‘satisfaction with the amount of
leisure time you have’ measure. It also seems unfortunate that there is no
measure proposed of lifelong or informal learning, nor of charitable giving.
We do not feel it appropriate to propose removing a measure. It is surely
more important to present a full picture of wellbeing than artificially restrict
the number of measures.
Jan 17, 2012 12:07 PM
146
Taking part in arts and cultural activity instead of volunteering measure.
Jan 17, 2012 11:04 AM
147
Engagement in cultural, arts and learning activities
Jan 17, 2012 10:29 AM
148
Does what you do allow you to grow and develop your self, your skills, your
abilities, your interest, your sense of achievement.
Jan 17, 2012 8:49 AM
149
Do you experience equality in what you do
Jan 16, 2012 11:48 PM
150
Percentage who have engaged in an arts activity in the last year
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
151
Except in relation to the additional scope
Jan 16, 2012 9:23 PM
152
1. Proportion of people who feel they are able to do satisfying things in their
leisure time. Again, leisure time is vital, but does not in itself generate
wellbeing if it is largely spent in boredom and frustration.
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
153
other activities undertaken e.g. lifelong learning, creative classes
Jan 16, 2012 7:46 PM
154
Satisfaction with income levels (if not introduced in previous area). Remove
proportion of population in employment/unemployment etc. A job can be
positive for well being or negative
Jan 16, 2012 5:50 PM
155
Satisfaction with access to and participation in cultural activities
Jan 16, 2012 5:01 PM
156
a measure to reflect the number of people (who do not get paid) look after
and CARE for people ( either full or part time) i.e the keeping "people living
at home" and need care.
Jan 16, 2012 4:12 PM
157
Ability to engage in creative activities and exercise the intellect
Jan 16, 2012 3:54 PM
158
Inclusion of caring/parenting responsibilities.
Jan 16, 2012 3:27 PM
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Internships - different to volunteering.
Jan 16, 2012 3:12 PM
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Volunteering
Jan 16, 2012 3:01 PM
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Participation in cultural and creative activities (as a sub-heading of leisure)
Remove proportion working long hours
Jan 16, 2012 2:15 PM
162
proportion in social /creative enterprise
Jan 16, 2012 2:08 PM
163
Instead of the amount of leicsure time - the inpoortance is on the quality and
the type - for example people who take part in an activity which enables a
greater sense of self (which the arts and creativity do) should be added.
Jan 16, 2012 1:47 PM
164
Engagement/ participation in a cultural/ social activity - as a specific
development of 'leisure time'. Watching TV does not amount to great well
being even though it is a leisure activity but participating in a choir does!
Jan 16, 2012 1:00 PM
165
Percentage of people who engage in cultural activities: the arts, sports,
history remove volunteering
Jan 16, 2012 11:59 AM
166
Engagement with Arts and Cultural Activities
Jan 16, 2012 11:26 AM
167
more on volunteering
Jan 16, 2012 11:11 AM
168
Satisfaction in how you spend your leisure time - not just the amount of it you
get. but how you spend it.
Jan 16, 2012 10:08 AM
169
Satisfaction with the type of leisure activity you are engaged with - is it a solo
pursuit or group activity etc, remove satisfaction with the amount of leisure
time
Jan 16, 2012 9:38 AM
170
Stress in job?
Jan 14, 2012 9:01 PM
171
Proportion of working age population engaging in lifelong learning
Jan 14, 2012 4:49 PM
172
Proportion of people feeling actively participating in an activity that brings
them satisfaction
Jan 13, 2012 4:03 PM
173
1) Satisfaction with how you spend your time. 2) Satisfaction with your
current employment status.
Jan 13, 2012 2:13 PM
174
Satisfcation with the amount of engagement you have with Arts and Culture
Jan 13, 2012 12:37 PM
175
see above
Jan 13, 2012 11:45 AM
176
Time spent caring unpaid for family members or others. I can't believe this
isn't there when there is so much research on how informal caring affects
people's well-being.
Jan 13, 2012 11:34 AM
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1. Happiness at work (different with satisfaction) 2. time spent adding to
working day through travelling to work - as this can have huge affect on life
and leisure time and family relationships
Jan 13, 2012 11:07 AM
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Differentiation between employment and volunteering needs refining. People
are probably happier if they are engaged in something they are valued for.
There is no measure of that here because the volunteering is in a separate
measure from employment/unemployment/inactivity
Jan 13, 2012 10:45 AM
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satisfaction with range and quality of leisure activities available to you
Jan 13, 2012 10:39 AM
180
DCMS Taking Part survey.
Jan 13, 2012 10:14 AM
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A question around access to activities - particularly cultural
Jan 13, 2012 9:45 AM
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what about working conditions - flexi time/job sharing/leadership from
management/career opportunities/overtime opportunities etc
Jan 13, 2012 9:23 AM
183
if you are developing on a work/occupational level, eg learning new things
and changing/developing.
Jan 13, 2012 1:28 AM
184
A question is needed specifically to identify levels of inequality at work.
Remove the question about percentage of people in work etc - that
information is available elsewhere. But leave the one about long hours.
Jan 12, 2012 10:40 PM
185
Relationships with superiors, those for whom you are responsible, respect,
promotion prospects, pension provision. No need to remove anything: this is
important
Jan 12, 2012 5:01 PM
186
What we do with our leisure time
Jan 12, 2012 2:21 PM
187
"Arts, Culture and Heritage experiences and access"
Jan 12, 2012 12:26 PM
188
what do you do in your leisure time in creative activities and if you volunteer
does in invlove creative activities.
Jan 12, 2012 10:55 AM
189
Involvement or attendance in arts and cultural activities
Jan 11, 2012 8:05 PM
190
Availability of satisfactory leisure facilities
Jan 11, 2012 4:25 PM
191
membership of musical, dramatic or handicraft organisations
Jan 11, 2012 3:17 PM
192
'How much of the time in the last seven days did you enjoy what you were
doing' Answer on a 10 point scale from none of the time to all of the
time.Research by Haworth and colleagues ' Work, Leisure and Well-being'
(1997) Routledge, Haworth, J.T. ( 2007) in Haworth, J.T. and Hart, G (EDS)
Well-Being: Indivdual, Community and Social Perspectives, Palgrave
MacMillan shows that enjoyment plays a ivotal role in well-being, linking
internal psychological factors and personal attributes with external
determinants and contributors of individual well-being.. Recent research (
paper in preparation) at MMU by Haworth and colleagues shows the
importance of both work and leisure for enjoyment.Level of enjoyment
correlated with happiness, and was greater in leisure, but high enjoyment
came as much from work as from leisure. The Experience Sampling Method
study was over seven days which included an extra days holiday,and 4
working days. the research is crucial for new patterns of working and wellbeing.
Jan 11, 2012 12:33 PM
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Reference to arts, sport and culture could be made explicit.
Jan 11, 2012 11:59 AM
194
yes, a question around cultural engagement
Jan 11, 2012 11:27 AM
195
Additional measures relating to cultural/creative, sporting or other
recreational acitivity (e.g. visits to museums/theatre/cinema/sporting events)
- note DCMS is missing from list of govt departments involved in this initiative
- suggest DCMS involved to identify apprpriate measures.
Jan 10, 2012 5:38 PM
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Percentage who have taken part in arts / cultural activities Percentage who
have taken part in sports / fitness Proportion in short-term / precarious work
Could remove volunteering and long hours -
Jan 10, 2012 3:09 PM
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Is leisure time used in a way that promotes well being? This might replace:
Measure: Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have. ie. it is not
the quantity of leisure time but the way it is used.
Jan 10, 2012 2:49 PM
198
Seeking to better oneself / retrain
Jan 10, 2012 2:02 PM
199
Why do people volunteer? Are they Bored, disabled, un-able to get paid
work, or do they just enjoy it?
Jan 10, 2012 1:34 PM
200
Satisfaction with access to arts/crafts/cultural venues. Include volunteering
in here? Include things such as knitting groups as well as high art....
Jan 10, 2012 11:32 AM
201
Be gender specific.
Jan 10, 2012 11:31 AM
202
Ability to influence work life - decisions. Lots of stress relates to feeling of
powelessness/ being pushed around.
Jan 10, 2012 11:21 AM
203
Part-time working hours as contrast to long hours Satisfaction with number of
hours worked
Jan 9, 2012 9:09 PM
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How much of the time in the last seven days did you enjoy what you were
doing. Answered on a 10 point scale from none of the time to all of the time.
Recent research at MMU has shown the importance of both work and leisure
for enjoyment and thatit is a key correlate of happiness.Paer in preparation.
Can be supplied. The research into enjoyment we have done will help with
the aim of building a deeper understanding of how internal psychological
factors and personal attributes can mediate exrenal dereminants and
contributors of well-being. The distribution of enjoyment in the population
could help with issues of fairness and dsustainability.
Jan 9, 2012 7:43 PM
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You would want
Jan 9, 2012 5:46 PM
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Something about hobbies, more specifica than leisure time, and quality of
that time
Jan 9, 2012 4:52 PM
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Participation in specific leisure activities that might contribute to wellbeing.
There is substantial evidence to suggest attendance and participation in arts
and cultural activities hsould be included here. When I was Head of
Research at Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health I won an award
from Royal Society Public Health for my research around wellbeing and the
arts. Info on findings can is on this website:
http://www.sdcmh.org.uk/improvement/improvement/the_arts.html But could
also be other activities with social benefits such as sport, social clubs,
volunteering. Things that are mental health promoting which tend to involve
either a social component of learning new skills.
Jan 9, 2012 4:52 PM
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any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
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Shorter working hour for money
Jan 9, 2012 3:33 PM
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It should explicitly include and measure unpaid domestic work [whether
provided by a mother or father/ man or woman] - this is vital to the economy
Jan 9, 2012 2:03 PM
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and fundamental to may of our relationships. At the moment the notion of
'inactivity' in your first measure is v unhelpful. The UK would cease to
function if every provider of domestic unpaid labour stopped 'working.'
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Involvement with groups (community, faith, cultural, sport etc.). Objective
data on time spent on a few key activities (including caring responsibilities).
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
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satisfaction with colleagues.
Jan 9, 2012 11:08 AM
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Add something about leisure aactivities rather than just leisure time.
Although this area could be better addressed under a 'culture' or 'cultural
involvement' heading
Jan 9, 2012 10:58 AM
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arts and culture and it's enriching powers
Jan 9, 2012 9:34 AM
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Participation in the arts. This is so vital to well-being, I cannot understand
why it has been omitted. Political reasons? Who knows. Put this in, and get
rid of that silly volunteering one.
Jan 8, 2012 7:22 PM
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Unemployed people and unemployment
Jan 8, 2012 3:56 PM
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Satifaction with work/life balance.
Jan 8, 2012 12:08 PM
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Do you feel a greater sense purpose as well as a personal sense of purpose
in what you spend the majority of your time doing?
Jan 8, 2012 11:07 AM
219
Take out the thing about volunteering and add something about quality of
leisure time - not just how much of it you have, but what you get to do with it.
Jan 7, 2012 12:47 PM
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Amount of leisure time spent off the couch/away from the computer?
Jan 6, 2012 7:12 PM
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Measure: Satisfaction with spiritual/creative/artistic life REMOVE: Measure:
Jan 6, 2012 5:48 PM
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Proportion of the population who consider engagement in the arts important
Proportion of the population who consider engagement in sport important. To
me it feels very important to capture the significance of these key activities,
that clearly affect people's sense of well-being, as both are areas of bespoke
public policy and revenue commitments for HM Govt.
Jan 6, 2012 5:31 PM
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Satisfaction with the range, availability and cost of leisure activities.
Jan 4, 2012 3:09 PM
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Carers....many children seem to be full or part time carers for a parent. Many
spouses are full time carers for a partner, there are thousands of people who
cannot work because they are the sole carer for another family
memebr....this should be addressed and included.
Jan 3, 2012 4:22 PM
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If not working how much effort is made to work, or is it easy to not work?
Jan 3, 2012 9:14 AM
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There should be additional objective measures. Objective measures of job
quality should be broad in scope and clearly relate to well-being. The
proposed measures – employment rates, hours, volunteering, are relevant
but too narrow. They appear to be included mainly because of availability. A
full measure of job quality would incorporate: a)an indicator of intrinsic job
quality b)an indicator of the prospects of jobs (encompassing job security,
etc.) c)an indicator of working time quality (this is where hours of work come
in) d)an indicator of pay (this could be excluded if included elsewhere under
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the income domain). a) to c) are already available in the European Working
Conditions Survey, thus offering international comparisons. They are only
available every 5 years, though some aspects could be incorporated in the
LFS; d) is available more frequently, e.g. in ASHE. If we have to focus on
just one additional measure, to replace job satisfaction, this should be (a)
above. (Even though it is more frequently available, average job satisfaction
varies little over time.) Intrinsic job quality, covering the work itself and its
physical and social environment, is a robustly associated with well-being at
work. Why (a)? (b) is at least partly covered by the unemployment rate. (d)
can be incorporated in income. For (c), see below, under 8. ------------------------------------------------------ Education and Skills. The PISA measures, and
qualification attainment measures are useful. The overall measure of the
human capital stock should be dropped, since it has little meaning,
credibility, or useful relationship to policy. It appears to allot zero human
capital to those not in employment. If people knew this, it would command no
general acceptance. Moreover, the changes in this measure are likely to
reflect either: a) changes in qualification achievements, or b) changes in
employment and pay. Since both a) and b) are separately captured
elsewhere, this human capital stock indicator is breaking one of the stated
principles, to avoid repeat measures. The 2009-10 drop in human capital is
just restating that we had a recession, and employment fell. Is it really useful
to know that? A suitable replacement will soon be available, namely the data
from the Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competences
(PIAAC), which the government is spending a vast amount of money on.
Why not use this data? The field trial data is already complete, and the full
data will be available within a year. A measure of the average skills (e.g.
literacy and numeracy skills) of the population can easily be extracted from
this data.
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Something about being able to balance the needs of work and homelife.
Dec 28, 2011 3:56 PM
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Proportion of people who are in temporary employment (agency work) or
part time Percentage of people between 18 and 25 who are unemployed
Percentage of people who are have been unemployed for over 12 months
Percentage of people who are self employed
Dec 28, 2011 10:23 AM
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age of unemployed people gender of ethnic back ground of these tiow last
apply elsehwere and in other areas class should be added
Dec 22, 2011 1:16 PM
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How do you have fun or enjoy yourself, hobbies etc
Dec 20, 2011 11:33 AM
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A measure of quality of leisure time If added, the volunteering % could be
removed
Dec 20, 2011 11:15 AM
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access to culture and leisure opportunities
Dec 20, 2011 10:59 AM
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satisfaction with what you do in leisure time. Take out volunteering question.
It doesn't measure well being. Neither do the proportion questions, although
I understand why you've got them in in order to see if this makes a difference
in well being. (As a researcher who has done a lot of work looking at arts
activity and well being with the socially excluded, I think it's really important
that we measure the satisfaction gained from what we do in our time when
we don't work).
Dec 16, 2011 9:24 PM
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A measure of statisfaction with the quality of cultural and recreational
activities available. The question on volunteering should in my view be
removed, as it proves very little, but I guess the idea of the "Big Society"
Dec 16, 2011 6:15 PM
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means it has to be there.
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Leisure time should include creating, making and participation in culture
Dec 16, 2011 11:10 AM
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quality
Dec 15, 2011 5:59 PM
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Income inequality
Dec 15, 2011 4:35 PM
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Satisfaction with your colleagues/bosses/organisations culture Satisfaction
with your employee rights
Dec 15, 2011 12:36 PM
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Satisfaction with access to training
Dec 14, 2011 1:46 PM
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Satisfaction with relationships with work colleagues and superiors
Dec 12, 2011 9:36 PM
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Working in Overseas Aid programmes Leave out satisfaction with
recreational time
Dec 10, 2011 11:02 AM
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A range of measures relating to wider interests and values, and how people
meet their higher needs, what Maslow terms self-actualisation. Restricting it
to just employment is crazy.
Dec 8, 2011 6:54 PM
243
Happiness in leisure is more complicated than 'amount of time' - should also
reflect the range and quality of opportunities, i.e. access to the type of leisure
wanted - seeing high quality events, attending cultural venues and taking
part in culture and the arts.
Dec 7, 2011 11:01 AM
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Dec 6, 2011 4:44 PM
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Add: Satisfaction with access to arts and culture Remove: percentage who
have undertaken any volunteering
Dec 6, 2011 3:27 PM
246
There needs to be a connection with Sport, Media and Arts that are not
being considered here. Volunteering is not the only way to develop well
being. And there is not measure to show that the quality of leisure has an
impact rather than just time.
Dec 6, 2011 12:27 PM
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Essential to assess involvement with some form of social enterprise
Dec 6, 2011 11:42 AM
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Add "underemployed" to list in measure 1. It's important to know of people
who are employed but not using the skills they have to the full, either parttime or at a level below their ability. Increasingly true of young graduates.
Dec 4, 2011 7:22 PM
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Measure: Satisfaction with the amount of leisure facilities available
Dec 3, 2011 12:27 PM
250
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:06 PM
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See previous comments. Also, all about work, what about carers at home,
stay at home parents. These are not covered yet parenting is a valuable job
Nov 30, 2011 3:00 PM
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% in unpaid caring role -children, disabled, elderly remove-2 in employment
working long hours! is this only important if you receive a wage?
Nov 27, 2011 4:26 PM
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Satisfaction with work/leisure balance Alternative measure: Proportion of
Nov 23, 2011 10:09 AM
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working age population in employment/unemployment/caring for
others/inactivity
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Satisfaction with one's current state of employment, whether in work,
education or otherwise.
Nov 20, 2011 6:30 PM
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- % People who drive at busy times only do so because they have no other
alternative - Frequency of travel by public modes of transport Source:
http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/2010-british-social-attitudessurvey-attitudes-to-transport/bsareport.pdf
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
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How satisfied with entertainment available instead of Satisfaction with the
amount of leisure time you have
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
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This would appear to exclude retired people.
Nov 14, 2011 6:00 PM
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how much help people feel that are receiving to help them gain employment
Nov 13, 2011 4:06 PM
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Participation in sport or healthy activity Satisfaction with amount of leisure
time
Nov 10, 2011 6:35 PM
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Childcare - availability? Working your way out of unemployment/benefits how easy is it - is it too risky to lose benefit when you are not sure you can
cope with a job? Schemes for young/disabled people getting into the work
place?
Nov 9, 2011 10:06 PM
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To capture the experience of children and young people, it's essential that
there is a question about satisfaction with schooling (as distinct from the
PISA statistics of attainment in the Education and Skills domain). There
should also be a question about satisfaction with play opportunities. This
domain really needs to be split between children and adults, since their daily
activities are so different.
Nov 9, 2011 5:48 PM
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Satisfaction with work/life balance ? Remove :Satisfaction with amount of
Nov 9, 2011 4:45 PM
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Soemthing more general for those people to report who are not in
employment - maybe because of disability, maternity leave, carers etc but
who are still involved in the community in voluntary work and otherwise
contribute to the well being of the wider society
Nov 9, 2011 1:16 PM
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opportunties to retrain or access and time for personal development
Nov 9, 2011 1:02 PM
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Contributing to the local community in any capacity. Asking about
volunteering is far too formal and unrelated to many.
Nov 9, 2011 11:55 AM
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self employment
Nov 9, 2011 11:46 AM
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Are you under-employed? Do you feel exploited?
Nov 9, 2011 10:07 AM
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Some measure of those who find satisfaction from non-employed work, i.e.
raising children at home / caring for relatives. Replace "working long hours"
measure
Nov 8, 2011 11:09 PM
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measure the local school /collage universitys relevence of subjucts to the
local industrial needs
Nov 8, 2011 9:24 PM
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Some people love their work and do not divide it from 'leisure' but regard the
whole thing as a 'way of life'. There is no provision for these people to be
noticed, but they are possibly the happiest of all. I am one.
Nov 8, 2011 4:36 PM
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Maybe ask how many hours a week on employment and how far from home
they work eg miles or hrs from home. And if they have to drive or can access
affordable public transport.
Nov 8, 2011 3:42 PM
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yes but thesee are adiqate a very difficult area
Nov 8, 2011 2:52 PM
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Proportion of puulation in emplyment/unemployment/inactive/ retired
replaces first item Proportion of population working longe hours replaces
second item
Nov 8, 2011 1:48 PM
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Sense of personal worth - how much of this is linked to what I do? What
happens to this when I retire?
Nov 8, 2011 1:18 PM
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Something like "Are you actively seeking alternative employment?" IpsosMori have masses of data on employee engagement that it might be helpful
to tap into / benchmark against
Nov 8, 2011 12:57 PM
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far to many to list
Nov 8, 2011 12:06 PM
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Our impact on the world should be measured. It's easy to be satisfied with a
high consumption lifestyle. It's more valuable if you achieve similar
satisfaction and also minimise externalities.
Nov 8, 2011 12:00 PM
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Leisure should be defined. Unpaid activity covers a huge varity of factors eg
gardening/ vegetable growing could be considered leisure/survival skills.
Leisure versus exercise activities could be more clearly defined.
Nov 8, 2011 11:38 AM
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Employement security - In the current climate many peoples jobs are very
insecure. This is one of the biggest sources of stress to an individual or
family and can be an awful way to live. For example: I have been
responsible for projects for several of the worlds largest IT companies to
support a strategy of moving as many jobs out of the UK as possible. In IT
we have been haemorraghing jobs to India, and more lately the Phillipines
for the last 2 years. This is true in most sectors. This isnt a skills shortage,
this is a bottom line/profits driven decision and we have not addressed it.
So, job security continues to degrade and will only accelerate until
government come up with a recovery plan. Hence I think this should be an
explicit measure of well being.
Nov 8, 2011 11:38 AM
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unpaid work in the home and for family business
Nov 8, 2011 11:32 AM
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Retirement satisfaction
Nov 8, 2011 11:28 AM
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Satisfaction with the opportunities to demonstrate ability/skills to work (if
unemployed) Remove: Proportion of working age population in employment
working long hours
Nov 8, 2011 11:27 AM
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percentage who are caring for a family member and so are in low-paid work
as a result none
Nov 8, 2011 11:16 AM
284
Something about the effects on well-being of unemployment, under
employment or inappropriate employment in place of 'satisfaction with
amount of leisure time'
Nov 8, 2011 11:13 AM
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better expression than satisfaction.
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Nov 7, 2011 1:29 PM
time spent travelling to/from work. stress levels in travelling to/from work.
Nov 1, 2011 7:53 PM
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1
It is rare to find a domain of activity that is not in some sense measured
today. A survey into a subject as broad and essentially nebulous as ‘well
being’ must necessarily draw on a wide range of measures, some of which
may produce contradictory or confusing results. This must be accepted even
if it does present problems for strict statistical assessment. Measures of
participation in projects pertaining to the historic environment as collected by
English Heritage, the DCMS, the HLF and other bodies are amongst those
which RESCUE would expect to see included in any survey of well being and
we have no doubt that there are measures of equal importance available
from other areas of cultural activity.
Feb 1, 2012 10:51 AM
2
Satisfaction with your job should be expanded to include unpaid
(volunteering) work and home-making
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
3
Variants related to culture, heritage and quality of design (public realm,
architecture)
Jan 31, 2012 1:56 PM
4
An analysis of Performing Rights Society data gives a good indication of
demand for product.
Jan 31, 2012 1:36 PM
5
See answer above
Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM
6
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
7
Our built environment and cultural ecology has proven causal effect on our
physical and mental health, on an individual and social scale, and the
understanding of the interdependence of these as factors directing affecting
wellbeing needs to be maintained throughout the consultation. The arts and
cultural environment contribute to wellbeing via intangible benefits such as
aesthetics, heritage and spiritual values, all of which contribute to peoples
and communities sense of identity, value, social interconnectedness,
lifestyles and overall health.
Jan 31, 2012 12:45 PM
8
See previous replies
Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM
9
under ‘What we do’ there should be a measure relating to satisfaction with
the quality not just the amount of people’s leisure time.
Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM
10
Satisfaction with your role in life.
Jan 23, 2012 11:02 PM
11
Chance to declare job-sharing and part-time working
Jan 23, 2012 10:35 PM
12
A scale related to volutary activity - just finding out numbers of volunteers
and hours is useless. You need to know what people do and how it makes
them feel.
Jan 23, 2012 7:58 PM
13
As above. The term Leisure is not necessarily that helpful...
Jan 23, 2012 7:15 PM
14
Volunteering. It is important to note the experience of the Citizenship Survey
that prompted volunteering questions get much high response rates than
unprompted questions. The relationship between volunteering and wellbeing is a key measure for us.
Jan 23, 2012 6:01 PM
15
see above
Jan 23, 2012 5:53 PM
16
use of leasure time as well as amount
Jan 23, 2012 4:10 PM
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See earlier comment on what makes up leisure time.
Jan 23, 2012 3:47 PM
18
See above.
Jan 23, 2012 12:47 PM
19
Measure: Satisfaction with your job (if employed). Suggested Variant:
Satisfaction with your job status or employment status. This would help
measuring the satisfaction of people with incapacity to work as well, instead
of just the one's already in employment.
Jan 23, 2012 12:39 PM
20
Number of people involved in arts and cultural activity. Numbers of people
involved in interest groups, community organisations and volunteering.
Jan 23, 2012 12:22 PM
21
1 proportion of working age population in
employment/unemployment/inactivity/education and training 2 more clarity
about part time work - e g whether people chose it because they are retired
from a main job, or have family responsibilities etc, or it's all they can get
Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM
22
Satisfaction with your job - make sure this includes all freelancrs, self
emplyed, sole traders, business owners, etc
Jan 23, 2012 12:18 PM
23
A definition of "long hours" - also, basing "long hours" purely on working
hours privileges male working commitments. Some effort should be made
towards understanding the work load of carers, who are predominantly
women. Working a 21 hour part time job, but then also being solely
responsible for child care and caring for an elderly relative makes for long
working hours.
Jan 23, 2012 11:41 AM
24
See above re clarification of types of volunteering or working without pay
Jan 23, 2012 11:21 AM
25
Quality (passive or active) leisure time activities
Jan 23, 2012 10:56 AM
26
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have is quite subjective- this
needs to be balanced against quality of leisure time and access to leisure.
There is little point in measuring if an individual has huge amounts of leisure
time but the leisure offer is poor or leisure opportunities are difficult to
access. Additionally it is feltthat the term leisure needs to be explained fully
and if necessary expanded to include such areas as culture.
Jan 23, 2012 10:41 AM
27
Qualitative data.
Jan 23, 2012 10:01 AM
28
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have and the availability of
social and cultural activities in which you can participate.
Jan 23, 2012 9:36 AM
29
More explicit detail of use of leisure time - including participation in arts,
culture, heritage and sport - this is such a vast area that could add value to
the overall data
Jan 23, 2012 8:57 AM
30
What do we feel we do that is most fulfilling. Do we feel society values us
[not in monetary terms].
Jan 23, 2012 12:05 AM
31
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have. Percentage who have
undertaken any volunteering in the last year. Alter one of the above to
include creative, meaningful activity. I.e. not just leisure time as in 'time off'
but time spent on fulfilling activities.
Jan 22, 2012 8:27 PM
32
"Proportion in work" should include level of job security in current job. "Long
Hours" should include excessive travel/commute to work place.
Jan 22, 2012 6:58 PM
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33
See above
Jan 21, 2012 7:02 PM
34
Rephrase first measure as 'Proportion of working age population with active
occupation (i.e. employment, volunteering, training)/no active occupation (i.e.
neither employed nor volunteering nor in training)'
Jan 21, 2012 4:23 PM
35
There are measures available or that have been used in the past around
participation in culture that could be used here.
Jan 21, 2012 1:46 PM
36
1. do not equate 'unwaged' with 'inactive'! Being active and valued is
separate from getting enough money to live. 3. Do you feel your activities are
adequately recognised (money/appreciation)
Jan 21, 2012 12:41 PM
37
As above
Jan 21, 2012 12:03 AM
38
proportion of working age in employment... It is meaningful, purposeful
activity that makes a difference. Don't just focus on employment or
unemployment. You could be doing meaningful activity when you are not in
employment.
Jan 20, 2012 6:32 PM
39
See above. The satisfaction or increase in well being gained by participation
or attendance in artistic or cultural activity should be measured
Jan 20, 2012 4:27 PM
40
Engagement with arts & culture; a focus on quality of leisure time, not just
quantity.
Jan 20, 2012 4:10 PM
41
Rather than just measuring the amount of leisure time, I think the satisfaction
one gets from leisure time should be mesured
Jan 20, 2012 12:26 PM
42
'The Spirit Level'.
Jan 20, 2012 10:36 AM
43
As well as asking how satisfied with the amount of leisure time people have it
is important to know how they spend their leisure time and on what type of
activities. The arts and culture would need to be included within a breakdown
of activity types that people can choose from and perhaps state how satisfied
they are with the amount of time they spend on each.
Jan 20, 2012 10:31 AM
44
The measure relating to work could be combined and reworded to produce 2
measures only. Remove last year from the volunteering measure.
Jan 20, 2012 7:22 AM
45
Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have is not sufficient as it
depends on what you do with it. You can have lots of leisure time and but not
use it appropriately. It may be better to rephrase the question to include are
"you satisfied with the amount of leisure time you have and how you apply it
to increase your wellbeing".
Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM
46
See above
Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM
47
see above
Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM
48
How is 'long hours' defined? Many people work beyond their contracted
hours but how far beyond is 'long'? This needs further picking apart and
clarification. Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have - needs
to also take into account satisfaction with what people do with their leisure
time e.g. someone may have plenty of lesiure TIME, but find merely
watching TV insufficient for their wellbeing. It is good to see volunteering
included, but people may make positive contributions to society which
Jan 19, 2012 12:02 PM
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enhance thier own well-being without considering it 'volunteering'. Maybe
'Percentage of people who have contributed some of their time to others for
free'? If 'Cultural life' is not added as a domain, then arguably this set of
measures neesd to include cultural life. However, that is also true for other
domains.
49
satisfaction with the amount of leisure time could also include satisfacition
with a the range of leisure activities available in your locality
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
50
I don't understand this
Jan 19, 2012 12:28 AM
51
Satisfaction with your job or business venture/enterprise.
Jan 18, 2012 11:15 PM
52
Participation in and access to culture, heritage and arts
Jan 18, 2012 7:21 PM
53
don't know, but they feel much too work focussed. Many people spend their
time entirely in activity that would be disregarded by these measures. So
'What we do' would not be measured at all!! What people would like to do is
also a relevant, useful measure of life satisfaction.
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
54
Define long hours and define the necessity to work these. (i.e. to meet
general living costs or as a means to affording luxury)
Jan 18, 2012 6:48 PM
55
More emphasis on work aspirations in addition to current situations within
some of the measures.
Jan 18, 2012 5:23 PM
56
satisfaction with amount of leisure time should include satisfaction with
available liesure time activities.
Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM
57
Some indication of whether 'unemployment' is chosen or not
Jan 18, 2012 5:14 PM
58
" Does your education contribute to your work ability" and do what degree?
Totally outside of this but influenced by it, would be a National Campaign of
propaganda to get unemployed people back into the work force. Less
entitlement and more work to contribute to the overall well being of the
country, the local and the individual neighborhoods. Working for something is
always better than being handed a something for free.
Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM
59
This should be called Working Patterns. This suggests that either people
work for money, don't work or work for free. This is has a very misleading
title.
Jan 18, 2012 4:39 PM
60
Be more specific as to what 'volunteering' means
Jan 18, 2012 4:14 PM
61
What type of leisure time pursuits? How satisfied with them?
Jan 18, 2012 3:04 PM
62
Level and length of volunteering and reasons for it.
Jan 18, 2012 1:33 PM
63
The leisure one should have some detail about quality rather than just time
Jan 18, 2012 12:31 PM
64
measures 4 and 5 are extremely feeble as they do get to the heart of how
what people are doing with their time affects their state. why not include
measure of 'satisfaction with range and quality of cultural offer that is within
reach'?
Jan 18, 2012 11:30 AM
65
See above
Jan 18, 2012 9:39 AM
66
the what we do domain needs to be divided further and to include measures
Jan 18, 2012 6:44 AM
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of engagement in community arts and cultural endeavour and be able to
capture the wellbeing contribution of such participation both for individuals
and groups and the potential sense of purpose, meaning and relational
improvements the what we do is easy to mis-understand in that it is entirely
functional in its 'naming; and therefore tends to exclude attention paid to
cultural and cretive wellbeing by delimiting this to a focus upon 'leisure' and
'volunteering'
67
Don't know
Jan 17, 2012 8:44 PM
68
Qualitative measures
Jan 17, 2012 5:13 PM
69
As above
Jan 17, 2012 2:30 PM
70
See above. Also need some work on defining 'leisure time'. How does this
relate to, for example, young mothers caring for their children at home, or
artists working at home without immediate remuneration? Also needs some
reference to relationships in the workplace, and employers work to promote
the health and wellbeing of their employees (through training, relationship
building, away days etc etc)
Jan 17, 2012 1:30 PM
71
see above
Jan 17, 2012 1:24 PM
72
An objective measure of people's use of leisure time could be better than the
current subjective question
Jan 17, 2012 12:07 PM
73
Regarding working long hours, should this be qualified by whether it is a
choice or not?
Jan 17, 2012 11:04 AM
74
Use of leisure time should include a far wider range of possible activities.
Jan 16, 2012 11:16 PM
75
"Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have" should ideally
address quality as well as quantity.
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
76
I think somewhere there needs to be a measure of people's perception of
their own job security/insecurity. People may be employed, but at the same
time be in fear of unemployment or having to change jobs and retrain
frequently for reasons outside their control. This is a major cause of stress
that seriously harms wellbeing.
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
77
Allowance for people with multiple employments within questionnaire. Clear
definition of leisure time.
Jan 16, 2012 3:27 PM
78
Volunterring
Jan 16, 2012 3:01 PM
79
Not just amount of leisure time but QUALITY of cultural/sporting/arts
activities available
Jan 16, 2012 2:43 PM
80
Satisfaction that you use your leisure time to promote your own well-being
Jan 16, 2012 2:16 PM
81
as above
Jan 16, 2012 2:15 PM
82
creative / social enterprise
Jan 16, 2012 2:08 PM
83
Asking people the area they work in would give an indication of well being
across different sectors
Jan 16, 2012 1:42 PM
84
Engagement/ participation in a cultural/ social activity - as a specific
Jan 16, 2012 1:00 PM
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development of 'leisure time'. Watching TV does not amount to great well
being even though it is a leisure activity but participating in a choir does!
85
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) - increasingly people are selfemployed and also need to have the confidence to know that selfemployment is an option. Good to re-frame this measure to make variety of
employment models clearer
Jan 14, 2012 11:05 AM
86
Measure of working age population in employment/ unemployment/
inactivity, could also incorporate care-giving.
Jan 14, 2012 12:52 AM
87
need to find out satisfaction with manager - most people leave their jobs (and
sometimes lose them) because of their manager - good leadership leads to
happiness at work
Jan 13, 2012 11:07 AM
88
Jan 13, 2012 10:45 AM
89
is this a random mix of qualitative and quantitative? some subjective, some
data crunching - how does that help?
Jan 13, 2012 10:39 AM
90
Again - satisfaction with type or variety of leisure activities available
Jan 13, 2012 9:45 AM
91
satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have - what about
satisfaction with what you do with your leisure time? amount is almost
irrelevant (we all have 24 hrs in a day), but its what we do that matters - is it
of quality/rewarding/beneficial?/therapeutic?/relaxing = these matter with
leisure, its the quality not the quantity
Jan 13, 2012 9:23 AM
92
What about those people who may be in work and be a main carer/not in
work and be a main carer. Those unable to work owing to illness. When is
leisure time about quality individual time
Jan 12, 2012 2:21 PM
93
taking part in creative activities
Jan 12, 2012 10:55 AM
94
The whys? to the questions otherwise how can you effect change?
Jan 11, 2012 2:58 PM
95
Satisfaction with the level of access to arts, sporting and cultural events in
one's leisure time.
Jan 11, 2012 11:59 AM
96
How much time is spent not working. A measurable
Jan 11, 2012 11:58 AM
97
Long hours could be rolled into satisfaction - they are only a problem if
people are dissatisfied with them and are not necessarily more of a
hindrance to wellbeing than stressful or boring /unfulfulling job, short term
contract, anything else that would make people dissatisfied.
Jan 10, 2012 3:09 PM
98
Measure: Satisfaction with your job (if employed) Why not simply ask about
satisfaction with daily activities
Jan 10, 2012 2:49 PM
99
If you could work in any chosen field what would it be and why?
Jan 10, 2012 1:34 PM
100
As above, be gender specific.
Jan 10, 2012 11:31 AM
101
see above
Jan 10, 2012 11:21 AM
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About Leisure Time - is not only the quantity but the quality and where the
leisure time is spent and whether people are satisfied with the access to the
leisure facilities and outdoor spaces that they have.
Jan 9, 2012 8:27 PM
103
Inclusion of child-care (for one's own children) in one of the measures,
perhaps as a job or as volunteering.
Jan 9, 2012 7:41 PM
104
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
105
With in The Work Place abuse bullying and prejudices
Jan 9, 2012 3:33 PM
106
See comments above
Jan 9, 2012 2:03 PM
107
Focus on unemployment as link with well-being is more clear than inactivity
and employment - these are supporting data. More information on hours
worked is relevant, however.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
108
what people do with leisure time space for different working patterns eg
freelance/part-time/mix?
Jan 9, 2012 10:58 AM
109
what you do with your leisure time and how it makes you happy
Jan 9, 2012 9:34 AM
110
The leisure one needs to be more specific and broken up into, for example,
participation in the arts / participation in sports. It should be about the quality
of leisure, which is far more important than the quantity.
Jan 8, 2012 7:22 PM
111
Why working in jobs your in career, goals,, to aviod unemployment etc.
Jan 8, 2012 3:56 PM
112
1. Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have and how you spend
it 2. which measure acknowledges house parents their unpaid work?
Jan 8, 2012 11:07 AM
113
Lots of people who work long hours enjoy it. That one should be tweaked to
take account of that.
Jan 7, 2012 12:47 PM
114
Hours worked - one can be satisfied with a job but still dissatisfied with the
hours required or vice versa
Jan 6, 2012 5:47 PM
115
Rather than the satisfaction with the amount of leisure time available, is it not
more important to know whether people are happy with both the amount of
time and the scope of leisure activities available.
Jan 6, 2012 5:31 PM
116
more consideration of voolunteering and all the forms this takes - not only
'official' volunteering
Jan 6, 2012 5:09 PM
117
I have an issue with measure one concerning
employment/unemployment/inactivity. I have taken early retirement from
public sector. I am not in paid work, I am not unemployed and I am certainly
not inactive as I do a lot of voluntary work. I would find it demeaning to be
classed as "inactive"! I think some workaround is necessary in the wording to
cover unpaid "employment" which is of benefit to society as a whole.Similarly
full-time carers are not inactive!
Jan 3, 2012 10:54 PM
118
Measure c), see above, might be better than the BHPS "satisfaction with
Dec 29, 2011 10:06 AM
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leisure hours". Another alternative, is the EWCS' more focused item on
satisfaction with the balance between work and leisure hours question.
Some evaluation of these alternatives could be done, if it has not already
happened.
119
As above.
Dec 28, 2011 3:56 PM
120
How are you dealing with people not in paid employment who choose to stay
at home to look after children? Not sure how you intend to deal with the
question of how emplyment status fits with the individual’s wishes and
expectations. Also, the unemployed (in particular) who spend time
volunteering are likely to experience better well-being than those who don't.
Will it be possible to link these two measures in any way?
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
121
Work should be rephrased to include unpaid employment
Dec 19, 2011 10:24 AM
122
The satisfaction questions should be followed up with qualitative
assessments. The satisfaction with your job could be amended to
satisfaction with work to take into account unpaid work.
Dec 16, 2011 9:24 PM
123
see above
Dec 16, 2011 11:10 AM
124
suggest: Satisfaction with the amount and quality of leisure time
Dec 15, 2011 5:59 PM
125
Satisfaction with leisure time - replace with 'satisfaction with work/life
balance'
Dec 12, 2011 9:36 PM
126
Satisfaction with quality of leisure time, not just amount; and what leisure
time is spent in doing. Amount of leisure time is merely the flip side of
amount of working hours so doesn't tell you anything new.
Dec 8, 2011 6:54 PM
127
Ability to contribute to 'The big society' through opportunity for and sharing of
creative expression (particularly the arts). Could this be added as a
secondary criteria somewhere under leisure?
Dec 8, 2011 12:30 PM
128
As above
Dec 7, 2011 11:01 AM
129
see previous comments. This looks and feels like it has been compiled by a
government public servant rather than people who understand about people.
Dec 6, 2011 4:44 PM
130
As above
Dec 6, 2011 12:27 PM
131
See above
Dec 4, 2011 7:22 PM
132
hours The reasons for this need exploring, e.g. management pressure, peer
pressure, stupidity, etc.
Dec 3, 2011 12:27 PM
133
Percentage of young people in unemployment
Dec 3, 2011 7:13 AM
134
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:06 PM
135
See previous comments. Also, it is not just about the amount of leisure time
you have it is the quality of that leisure time. Some people work to avoid
leisure because they don't know what to do with themselves
Nov 30, 2011 3:00 PM
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satisfied with your job valued in job i.e.a)satisfied with pay b)valued as part
of a team c)fullfilling potential d)valued by society
Nov 27, 2011 4:26 PM
137
Add self employment as something different from employment.
Nov 20, 2011 8:02 PM
138
The third and fourth, in that order.
Nov 20, 2011 6:30 PM
139
Ensure 'voluntary' also reflects home carers of elderly / children / disabled
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
140
volunteering or helping with community activities
Nov 16, 2011 1:21 PM
141
I woner where people who are carers or home-makers fit in to this.
Nov 13, 2011 2:03 PM
142
does employment include the self employed ?
Nov 11, 2011 6:31 PM
143
Length of working life, and ability to influence this, options to vary access to
eduction at different ages and chose to work instead, leave school earlier
and work then return and top up without being charged, and the ever
contravercial retirment ages. Flexibility of work life balance.
Nov 11, 2011 1:48 PM
144
Volunteering carries a lot of baggage as a term and does not reflect the
experience of many as being positive members of their community. If I bring
my elderly neighbour's rubbish bin in for her it is not 'volunteering' but has a
huge impact on quality of life and well being for me and her.
Nov 11, 2011 12:23 PM
145
- should include full-time/part-time and whether looking after
children/disabled/parents full-time or part-time. If part-time, only include
those over ten hours a week. Also should include those who do more than
one job.
Nov 10, 2011 12:21 PM
146
Unemployment could be divided further to consider long-term unemployment
Nov 10, 2011 10:24 AM
147
some weighting according to priority is needed
Nov 9, 2011 7:53 PM
148
See above
Nov 9, 2011 10:07 AM
149
as above
Nov 8, 2011 9:24 PM
150
volunteering should include why.
Nov 8, 2011 7:33 PM
151
instead of percentage use proportion
Nov 8, 2011 5:56 PM
152
proportion unemployed
Nov 8, 2011 5:30 PM
153
What about quality of leisure time instead of quantity? That could include
volunteering maybe.
Nov 8, 2011 4:36 PM
154
as above
Nov 8, 2011 3:42 PM
155
5. Volunteering: this should be made to include help with looking after family
members, young or old, in addition to the more usual context of helping
strangers through an organised scheme.
Nov 8, 2011 2:08 PM
156
First two measures need to be re-written to reflect individual's position, not
the result of what has been counted.
Nov 8, 2011 1:50 PM
157
Need to consider the non working age population too.
Nov 8, 2011 1:48 PM
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158
Remove the word 'employment' and replace it with 'work'. This is much
broader and can thus include all those who do work hard, but not in the
sense of employment (and hence economy, which we are trying to remove
from these measures). Here, I am thinking of full-time carers; voluteers;
parents etc.. It is important to make it clear that 'work' in this context does
NOT equate to employment. I appreciate that some movement has been
made to this by separating unemployment/inactivity, but the removal of the
word 'employment' would, I believe, be of great benefit. Define long hours as
(e.g.) over 37.5 hrs/week. People will often think that they are not working
long hours if the entirity of their social group is too, but it remains the case
that more than this is just too much! We need time to relax and enjoy life!
Nov 8, 2011 12:56 PM
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come back to me when you have consulted more people.
Nov 8, 2011 12:06 PM
160
As well as amount of leisure time I would include some idea of whether
people are satisfied with what they are achieving in that time. Maybe they
have lots of time but are stuck indoors in front of the tv because they have no
friends, or maybe they don't have enough time because they are out all the
time participating in activities with their friends. Time is not necessarily the
best measure of whether leisure time is of benefit to us.
Nov 8, 2011 11:50 AM
161
Analysis of records of daily activity would be interesting.
Nov 8, 2011 11:38 AM
162
I think we need to be realistic about how we define long hours
Nov 8, 2011 11:25 AM
163
There needs to be a distinction between genuine volunteering and unpaid
work, whether for self-advancement (internship etc) or coerced (via Work
Programme, Community Payback etc)
Nov 8, 2011 11:13 AM
164
see above
Nov 7, 2011 1:29 PM
165
the volunteering measure is impossible to define adequately... volunteering
as used in surveys is a culturally biased term... lower class and ethnic
minority people don't join in in the same ways as white middle class 60 year
olds...
Nov 7, 2011 10:10 AM
166
There is an over-emphasis on work here. Whilst work is important for some,
and provides a sense of meaning, it doesn't have to be work that gives this.
What about sense of meaning
Nov 7, 2011 9:56 AM
167
working long hours when they would prefer not to
Nov 7, 2011 8:23 AM
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1
.Satisfaction with your job (including volunteering positions) Satisfaction
with leisure provision
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
2
What we do: Job satisfaction and leisure satisfaction
Feb 1, 2012 8:53 AM
3
Our only comment is on the ‘What we do domain’: we would strongly
advocated retaining the LFS as the most robust and consistent data source.
We also support the use of the General Health Questionnaire: a novel
analysis of the GHQ-30 (attached) has shown the independence of positive
and negative (well-being) factors, and it appears probable that a simple form
of scale can be derived from the GHQ-12
Jan 31, 2012 3:21 PM
4
measures further.
Jan 31, 2012 2:04 PM
5
What we do: 1 and 5
Jan 31, 2012 1:56 PM
6
measures.
Jan 31, 2012 1:44 PM
7
measures further.
Jan 31, 2012 1:36 PM
8
measures further.
Jan 31, 2012 1:20 PM
9
See answer above
Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM
10
Proportion of working age population in
employment/unemployment/inactivity; satisfaction with the amount of leisure
time you have;
Jan 31, 2012 1:04 PM
11
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
12
measures further.
Jan 31, 2012 12:51 PM
13
Where we live and ‘what we do’ as together both encompass a holistic
approach to living and lifestyle. However, creating such vast umbrella
categories will lose focus and compelling narrative and argument.
Jan 31, 2012 12:45 PM
14
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
15
What we do: economic activity levels + % who volunteer (social capital)
Jan 31, 2012 12:19 PM
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16
Under What we do: Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you Have;
and % taking part in arts and cultural activities.
Jan 31, 2012 11:53 AM
17
For work: Unemployment rate. Intrinsic Job Quality.
Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM
18
Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM
19
•What we do: 1) Satisfaction with job; 2) Volunteering
Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM
20
Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with creative, cultural, recreational and
recreational life (additional) Plus additionally: Personal influence: Feeling
useful (WEMWBS) Feeling I can make a difference Creative, cultural and
recreational life: (perhaps using the existing DCMS Taking Part survey?)
Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM
21
No comment
Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM
22
) Satisfaction with job (if employed) (BHPS/US), Satisfaction with the amount
of leisure time you have (BHPS/US), % who have undertaken any
volunteering in the last year (Citizenship Survey, CLG).
Jan 31, 2012 8:08 AM
23
-“Satisfaction with your occupation” (only including those in paid
employment or just counting the number of people volunteering is not
sufficient) -“Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have”
Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM
24
What we do – satisfaction with job and employment rates
Jan 30, 2012 9:04 AM
25
well-being.
Jan 27, 2012 5:33 PM
26
What we do: satisfaction with your job, satisfaction with the amount of leisure
time you have
Jan 27, 2012 5:13 PM
27
A measure about satisfaction with /quality of opportunity to take part in
cultural activity in your leisure time. But again restricting the numbers of
measures artificially will not enhance the process.
Jan 23, 2012 11:02 PM
28
Jan 23, 2012 11:02 PM
29
3 and 4
Jan 23, 2012 10:35 PM
30
This whole domain needs changing - see above comments
Jan 23, 2012 7:58 PM
31
Satisfaction with job. Satisfaction with amount of "non-working time" and
quality of activities (or similar!)
Jan 23, 2012 7:15 PM
32
Satisfaction with your job (if employed)’
Jan 23, 2012 6:01 PM
33
2&5
Jan 23, 2012 5:17 PM
34
Satisfaction with your job (if employed)
Jan 23, 2012 5:06 PM
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Satisfaction with your job; Satisfaction with amount of leisure time you have
Jan 23, 2012 3:47 PM
36
Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the last year and
Jan 23, 2012 3:10 PM
37
the first one and the proportion of working time willing to give up for a
corresponding reduction in pay
Jan 23, 2012 1:52 PM
38
Access to arts, culture, heritage (quality of leisure time)
Jan 23, 2012 1:11 PM
39
Domain should be split and measures increased - don't try and simplify these
domains, they are very important.
Jan 23, 2012 12:47 PM
40
employment/unemployment/inactivity Measure: Satisfaction with the amount
of leisure time you have
Jan 23, 2012 12:39 PM
41
proportion of working age population in employment then something on
active lifestyles (volunteering would be next best)
Jan 23, 2012 12:25 PM
42
one and three
Jan 23, 2012 12:22 PM
43
If you only use 2 measures for this domain they should be proportion of
working age population in employment etc, and satisfaction with your job.
Then you MUST put in another domain about activities outside work (cultural
and physical).
Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM
44
& Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have
Jan 23, 2012 11:53 AM
45
Satisfaction with your job Satisfaction with the quality / range / accessibility of
cultural and leisure opportunities available in your local area
Jan 23, 2012 11:52 AM
46
Jan 23, 2012 11:50 AM
47
Proportion in employment Leisure time
Jan 23, 2012 11:41 AM
48
employment/unemployment/inactivity Measure: Satisfaction with your job (if
employed) Measure: Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in
the last year
Jan 23, 2012 11:13 AM
49
Leisure time activities Status and satisfaction derived through working life
Jan 23, 2012 10:56 AM
50
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) Percentage who have undertaken
any volunteering in the last year
Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM
51
Strongly disagree with the dumbing down of the measures - it makes it oversimplified and therefore potentially not good quality data capture.
Jan 23, 2012 10:35 AM
52
Qualitative data.
Jan 23, 2012 10:01 AM
53
impossible to be comprehensive with fewer - it needs more
Jan 23, 2012 9:36 AM
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What we do: satisfaction with your job, satisfaction with the amount of leisure
time you have
Jan 23, 2012 9:14 AM
55
1&4
Jan 23, 2012 12:05 AM
56
Measure: Satisfaction with your job (if employed) Measure: Satisfaction with
the amount of leisure time you have
Jan 22, 2012 8:27 PM
57
Need all measures
Jan 22, 2012 6:58 PM
58
Satisfaction with job and leisure time
Jan 22, 2012 4:55 PM
59
employment/unemployment/inactivity Measure: Percentage who have
undertaken any volunteering in the last year
Jan 22, 2012 3:29 PM
60
Jan 22, 2012 12:49 PM
61
Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with leisure time
Jan 21, 2012 8:05 PM
62
Satisfaction with the purpose and outcomes of your daily activity (whether
paid or unpaid) Satisfaction with the quality and enjoyment of your daily
activity (whether paid or unpaid)
Jan 21, 2012 7:02 PM
63
The first two.
Jan 21, 2012 5:05 PM
64
'Proportion of working age population with active occupation (i.e.
employment, volunteering, training)/no active occupation (i.e. neither
employed nor volunteering nor in training)' and 'Personal creativity and
participating in creative activities'
Jan 21, 2012 4:23 PM
65
employed)
Jan 21, 2012 2:51 PM
66
3 &4
Jan 21, 2012 12:41 PM
67
Job satisfcation and volunteering - the proportion in employment is
monitored elsewhere
Jan 20, 2012 6:41 PM
68
3
Jan 20, 2012 6:15 PM
69
measures further.
Jan 20, 2012 4:52 PM
70
See above
Jan 20, 2012 4:27 PM
71
Volunteering Attendance at arts events
Jan 20, 2012 11:00 AM
72
Proportion working long hours.
Jan 20, 2012 10:36 AM
73
3 and 4
Jan 20, 2012 10:30 AM
74
Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with leisure time (including when
Jan 20, 2012 8:07 AM
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unemployed/economically inactive)
75
Leisure time and volunteering measure.
Jan 20, 2012 7:22 AM
76
Satisfaction with your job
Jan 19, 2012 9:52 PM
77
Satisfaction with your job Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time
Jan 19, 2012 8:49 PM
78
measures further
Jan 19, 2012 8:42 PM
79
Satisfaction with job. Satisfaction with amount of leisure time
Jan 19, 2012 3:05 PM
80
The last 2 measures
Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM
81
They are inadequate as they are. You couldn't remove any without making a
nonsense of the whole project.
Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM
82
Third, fourth and fifth cover all aspects; third surely covers both one and two
if answered honestly.
Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM
83
I don't think removing measures is a good idea - this is a measurement
exercise so removing measures, reduces data and in turn accuracy and
robustness of the exercise.
Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM
84
Satisfaction with your job and Percentage of population
employed/unemployed/inactive
Jan 19, 2012 12:36 PM
85
The questions on job satisfaction and satisfaction with leisure time available.
Jan 19, 2012 12:10 PM
86
Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with amount and use of leisure time
Jan 19, 2012 12:02 PM
87
'satisfaction with your job' and ''satisfaction with range of leisure activities
available and time in which to persue them'
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
88
long hours and leisure time
Jan 19, 2012 9:22 AM
89
Impossible to simplify to two measures
Jan 19, 2012 12:28 AM
90
Satisfaction with occupation Satisfaction with leisure time and opportunities
Jan 18, 2012 11:15 PM
91
disagree with this
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
92
Satisfaction with your job Satisfaction with your leisure time
Jan 18, 2012 6:48 PM
93
Working age proportions
Jan 18, 2012 5:55 PM
94
employed)
Jan 18, 2012 5:23 PM
95
1&3
Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM
96
WORKING AGE IN EMPLOYMENT LEISURE TIME
Jan 18, 2012 5:18 PM
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Proportion of working age population in employment working long hours and
Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM
98
Satisfaction with work and how you spend leisure time
Jan 18, 2012 4:14 PM
99
Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with leisure time pursuits
Jan 18, 2012 3:04 PM
100
Are you in employment and are you satisfied with your job
Jan 18, 2012 2:16 PM
101
employed)
Jan 18, 2012 2:10 PM
102
3 and 4
Jan 18, 2012 1:49 PM
103
Satisfaction with Job Satisfaction with Hobbies and Interests
Jan 18, 2012 1:30 PM
104
satisfaction with your job proportion of working age population in
employment etc.
Jan 18, 2012 1:15 PM
105
shouldn't be limited.
Jan 18, 2012 1:06 PM
106
3 and 4
Jan 18, 2012 12:55 PM
107
Proportion in work Satisfaction with work
Jan 18, 2012 12:37 PM
108
In employment satisfaction with your job
Jan 18, 2012 12:02 PM
109
Satisfaction with job/voluntary work/caring/bringing up children. Amount of
leisure time.
Jan 18, 2012 11:25 AM
110
Activity/inactivity and satisfaction are the main questions
Jan 18, 2012 11:16 AM
111
Measure three and four, satisfaction with...
Jan 18, 2012 11:12 AM
112
this is a stupid question as the dimensions are already at an irreducible
minimum
Jan 18, 2012 1:08 AM
113
Jan 17, 2012 3:10 PM
114
See above
Jan 17, 2012 2:30 PM
115
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) - could put in a box for those not
employed and so pick up information from Q1 there. % volunteering or
satisfaction with work-life balance
Jan 17, 2012 1:24 PM
116
Jan 17, 2012 12:07 PM
117
Satisfaction with employment (including voluntary work) and taking part in
arts and cultural activity.
Jan 17, 2012 11:04 AM
118
all
Jan 16, 2012 11:48 PM
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119
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
120
Satisfaction with your job Percentage of people who feel they are able to do
satisfying things in their leisure time.
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
121
Sorry but i would not remove any measures at this stage of the process
because you need to have a starting point, to move forward with - the
objective of this study is one of gathering information on what would make
people happier.
Jan 16, 2012 4:12 PM
122
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) Proportion of working age population
in employment/unemployment/inactivity
Jan 16, 2012 4:08 PM
123
Ability to engage in creative activity and practice of the intellect To have
employment and sustaining income
Jan 16, 2012 3:54 PM
124
Volunteering
Jan 16, 2012 3:01 PM
125
Satisfaction with work (paid or unpaid) Satisfaction with opportunities in
leisure time
Jan 16, 2012 2:43 PM
126
Satisfaction with job and the one I suggest
Jan 16, 2012 2:15 PM
127
opportunity to fulfill ones potential / opportunity to work for the benefit of
society
Jan 16, 2012 2:08 PM
128
Jan 16, 2012 1:42 PM
129
1& 4
Jan 16, 2012 1:24 PM
130
Satisfaction with your job Satisfaction with leisure/cultural/non-work activities
Jan 16, 2012 11:59 AM
131
satisfaction with your job and satisfaction with leisure time
Jan 16, 2012 11:11 AM
132
Jan 16, 2012 10:08 AM
133
3 and 4
Jan 15, 2012 8:14 PM
134
3
Jan 15, 2012 12:25 PM
135
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) Measure: Percentage who have
Jan 14, 2012 9:01 PM
136
Jan 14, 2012 8:41 PM
137
First and fifth
Jan 14, 2012 4:49 PM
138
Apologies, earlier similar question was unclear whether it related to one
domain or all, unfortunately I chose the latter. I will repeat my earlier
responses. RELATIONSHIPS: 1/ Satisfaction with your spouse or partner. 2/
Percentage of people who feel the belong strongly to the neighbourhood.
Jan 14, 2012 12:52 AM
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HEALTH: People not reporting a long-term limiting illness or disability. 2/
Assessment of mental well-being. WHAT WE DO: 1/Proportion of working
age population in employment/ unemployment/ inactivity. 2/ Satisfaction with
the amount of leisure time you have. WHERE WE LIVE: Crime rate per
capita. 2/ Percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where people
from different backgrounds get on well together. PERSONAL FINANCE: 1/
Percentage of individuals in households below 60% of median income. 2/
Percentage of households which are entirely workless. EDUCATION &
SKILLS: 1/ Percentage of population with different levels of qualification. 2/
Programme for International Student Assessment. THE ECONOMY: 1/
Gross disposable household income per capita. 2/ Net national income.
GOVERNANCE: 1/ Percentage who trust in Parliament a lot or a fair amount.
2/ Percentage who trust in their local council a lot or a fair amount. THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: 1/ Green house gas emissions. 2/ Air
pollutants.
139
1 and 3
Jan 13, 2012 4:03 PM
140
and job satisfaction seem most appropriate. Long hours and satisfaction
with the amount of leisure time you have might hopefully be captured
somewhat in the job satisfaction.
Jan 13, 2012 3:29 PM
141
Satisfied in your current employment status and 4
Jan 13, 2012 2:13 PM
142
Jan 13, 2012 12:37 PM
143
Voluntary activity but that should include carers' responsibilities.
Jan 13, 2012 11:34 AM
144
do not lose any
Jan 13, 2012 11:07 AM
145
Jan 13, 2012 9:45 AM
146
satisfaction with job and volunteering.
Jan 13, 2012 9:23 AM
147
Measure: Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have Measure:
Jan 13, 2012 1:28 AM
148
employed)
Jan 13, 2012 12:24 AM
149
proportion in employment. measure of respect in employment
Jan 12, 2012 5:01 PM
150
Job satisfaction Balance of paid time and unpaid work/leisure/responsibility
time
Jan 12, 2012 2:21 PM
151
if worth asking ask it
Jan 12, 2012 10:55 AM
152
first and third
Jan 12, 2012 9:44 AM
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153
Jan 11, 2012 8:05 PM
154
Proportion of working age population in employment/unemployment/activity
Measure of enjoyment
Jan 11, 2012 12:33 PM
155
the third and fourth
Jan 11, 2012 11:59 AM
156
Satisfaction with your job (if employed) Proportion of working age population
in employment/unemployment/inactivity
Jan 11, 2012 11:58 AM
157
Last three--the other statistics are presumably collectable by other means
Jan 11, 2012 11:27 AM
158
This domain is too broad to be reduced to two measures
Jan 10, 2012 5:38 PM
159
Job satisfaction Percentage in paid / voluntary employment There is a need
to make clear what is included in volunteering. There are many people who
help out at dfay centres, drop in clubs, todler groups who do not see
themselves as volunteers as neither do many people who clean places of
worship, flower arrange, sing in choirs or ring bells.
Jan 10, 2012 5:19 PM
160
Proportion in work Satisfaction with job - to include work-life balance
Participation in 'extra curricular' activities: arts / sports / volunteering
Jan 10, 2012 3:09 PM
161
Satisfaction with activities (rather than employment)
Jan 10, 2012 2:49 PM
162
Leisure time should come under a different heading.
Jan 10, 2012 1:34 PM
163
satisfation with job, satisfaction with leisure time
Jan 10, 2012 11:31 AM
164
Too restrictive.
Jan 10, 2012 11:31 AM
165
None, if you can avoid doing so.
Jan 9, 2012 9:19 PM
166
Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with leisure hours
Jan 9, 2012 9:09 PM
167
Mesuremant of enjoyment in daily life
Jan 9, 2012 7:43 PM
168
Jan 9, 2012 7:41 PM
169
employed)
Jan 9, 2012 5:10 PM
170
Satisfaction with your job Percentage who have undertaken any
volunteering in the last year
Jan 9, 2012 4:53 PM
171
Jan 9, 2012 4:52 PM
172
Jan 9, 2012 4:05 PM
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any real decisions.
173
Job Satisfaction for employed/unemployed non wage earner work
satisfaction .
Jan 9, 2012 3:33 PM
174
Satisfaction with the amount of time you spend in paid employment or in
unpaid domestic work Satisfaction with amount of leisure time you have You
need both of these measures in order to explore the work/life balance
issues.....
Jan 9, 2012 2:03 PM
175
Unemployment.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
176
Job satisfaction Leisure time & activities
Jan 9, 2012 10:58 AM
177
all
Jan 9, 2012 9:34 AM
178
Proportion in employment. Quality of leisure time.
Jan 8, 2012 7:22 PM
179
The two 'satisfaction' ones.
Jan 8, 2012 5:55 PM
180
3rd and 4th
Jan 8, 2012 4:40 PM
181
Proportion of working age population in employment/unemplyment/inactivity
Satisfaction with work/life balance
Jan 8, 2012 12:08 PM
182
Do you feel a greater sense purpose as well as a personal sense of purpose
in what you spend the majority of your time doing? Proportion of working age
population in employment working long hours
Jan 8, 2012 11:07 AM
183
Are you employed/active, and job satisfaction.
Jan 7, 2012 12:47 PM
184
A and D
Jan 7, 2012 11:17 AM
185
Jan 6, 2012 6:52 PM
186
employed)
Jan 6, 2012 5:48 PM
187
Number of people in employment Satisfaction and scope of leisure activity
Jan 6, 2012 5:31 PM
188
3&4
Jan 6, 2012 5:16 PM
189
Jan 4, 2012 3:09 PM
190
satisfaction with job (could include satisfaction with vounteering activity if in
unpaid emplyment or satisfaction with role as carer (if this is full-time or
predominant activity) satisfaction with amount of leisure time (this would also
be a sore point for many carers who can't walk away)
Jan 3, 2012 10:54 PM
333
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If employed and then satisfaction with employment.
Dec 29, 2011 6:09 PM
192
For work: Unemployment rate. Intrinsic Job Quality.
Dec 29, 2011 10:06 AM
193
Don't see how you could limit this domain to only two measures
Dec 28, 2011 10:23 AM
194
proportion in work
Dec 22, 2011 12:51 PM
195
Dec 21, 2011 4:47 PM
196
First one and how do you have fun
Dec 20, 2011 11:33 AM
197
Job satisfaction Leisure satisfaction
Dec 20, 2011 11:15 AM
198
access to culture and leisure opportunities working popilation in employment/
training/ unemployment etc
Dec 20, 2011 10:59 AM
199
3 and 4
Dec 19, 2011 10:24 AM
200
satisfaction with work; (my suggestion) satisfaction with what one does out of
work time
Dec 16, 2011 9:24 PM
201
Measures one and three, plus the suggested new meansure about quality of
cultural/recreational activity availalbe
Dec 16, 2011 6:15 PM
202
Keep all of them
Dec 15, 2011 12:36 PM
203
3&4
Dec 14, 2011 1:46 PM
204
Dec 14, 2011 11:47 AM
205
Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with work/life balance
Dec 12, 2011 9:36 PM
206
Number 3 and 5
Dec 10, 2011 11:02 AM
207
Measure on long working hours and leisure time could be combined into
'Satisfaction with the balance between work and leisure time'.
Dec 8, 2011 12:30 PM
208
Satisfaction with job and satisfaction with quality of leisure time / access to
desired leisure activities.
Dec 7, 2011 11:01 AM
209
One about arts and one about your job
Dec 6, 2011 3:27 PM
210
Measures 1 and 3
Dec 6, 2011 12:08 PM
211
Dec 5, 2011 10:03 PM
212
Satisfaction with your job. Volunteering
Dec 4, 2011 7:22 PM
213
Measure: Proportion of working age population in employment Measure:
Dec 3, 2011 12:27 PM
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214
Proportion of working population in employment/unenployment/inactivity
Dec 3, 2011 7:13 AM
215
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:06 PM
216
proportion of working age pop in employment/unemployment/inactivity and %
of volunteering
Dec 2, 2011 11:54 AM
217
Dec 1, 2011 3:13 PM
218
proportion in work etc satisfaction with job
Nov 30, 2011 4:44 PM
219
Don't know, don't feel any of the questions are completely inclusive.
Nov 30, 2011 3:00 PM
220
Nov 25, 2011 4:32 PM
221
Proportion of working age population in employment/unemployment/caring
for others/inactivity Satisfaction with work/leisure balance
Nov 23, 2011 10:09 AM
222
"Proportion of working age population in employment/ unemployment/
inactivity" and "Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have ".
Nov 22, 2011 10:31 PM
223
Satisfaction with job, % who have volunteered
Nov 21, 2011 10:26 PM
224
3 and 4.
Nov 20, 2011 8:02 PM
225
Proportion in work / unemployment Satisfaction with job
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
226
Nov 16, 2011 9:29 PM
227
employment status volunteering/community involvement
Nov 16, 2011 1:21 PM
228
Nov 12, 2011 9:54 PM
229
Satisfaction with amount of leisure time
Nov 12, 2011 3:00 PM
230
Measure: Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you have Measure:
Nov 11, 2011 1:48 PM
231
Nov 11, 2011 9:44 AM
232
Working age population in employment Satisfaction with job
Nov 10, 2011 6:35 PM
233
Nov 10, 2011 12:21 PM
335
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Proportion of working age population in employment working long hour
234
1st and 3rd
Nov 10, 2011 10:46 AM
235
working age population in employment satisfaction with your job
Nov 9, 2011 7:53 PM
236
i. Satisfaction with your job ii.Percentage who have undertaken any
volunteering in the last year
Nov 9, 2011 5:51 PM
237
For adults, the volunteering question is the most expendable. For children, a
whole new approach is required as suggested above.
Nov 9, 2011 5:48 PM
238
Satisfaction with work/life balance % who have undertaken volunteering in
the last year
Nov 9, 2011 4:45 PM
239
all are equally important
Nov 9, 2011 3:47 PM
240
not sure
Nov 9, 2011 1:16 PM
241
Satisfaction with your job (if employed
Nov 9, 2011 1:02 PM
242
Being in employment Contributing to local community.
Nov 9, 2011 11:55 AM
243
First and fourth
Nov 9, 2011 11:46 AM
244
most important: measure 1 second importance: measure 5
Nov 9, 2011 11:11 AM
245
Measures 3 and 4
Nov 9, 2011 10:07 AM
246
Satisfaction with the major occupation of your time (employed or other)
Nov 8, 2011 11:09 PM
247
Keep 1: proportion in employment and 2: leisure time satisfaction
Nov 8, 2011 9:43 PM
248
all should be left in and my sugestion added
Nov 8, 2011 9:24 PM
249
work-life balance questions
Nov 8, 2011 9:15 PM
250
Satisfaction with job
Nov 8, 2011 8:33 PM
251
no employed and satisfaction with work
Nov 8, 2011 7:33 PM
252
Don't know.
Nov 8, 2011 7:31 PM
253
the last 3 th =data onthe otehrs couldbe obtianed elsewhere
Nov 8, 2011 7:30 PM
254
'Proportion of working age population in
employment/unemployment/inactivity' & 'Satisfaction with the amount of
leisure time you have'
Nov 8, 2011 6:13 PM
255
Job satisfaction Lifestyle satisfaction
Nov 8, 2011 5:56 PM
256
Should all be used
Nov 8, 2011 5:55 PM
257
Proportion of working age population in
Nov 8, 2011 5:43 PM
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employment/unemployment/inactivity. Satisfaction with your job (if
employed)
258
3 and 4
Nov 8, 2011 5:30 PM
259
Satisfaction with your job Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time you
have
Nov 8, 2011 4:53 PM
260
Satisfaction with job, Quality of leisure time.
Nov 8, 2011 4:36 PM
261
Satisfaction of job Satisfaction of leisure time including volunteering
Nov 8, 2011 3:42 PM
262
proportion of working age employed/unemployed
Nov 8, 2011 3:38 PM
263
1. Proportion in employment and 4. Satisfaction with leisure time.
Nov 8, 2011 2:08 PM
264
Satisfaction with your job and Satisfaction with the amount of leisure time
you have.
Nov 8, 2011 2:03 PM
265
job satisfaction and employment status most fundamental
Nov 8, 2011 1:50 PM
266
All but volunteering
Nov 8, 2011 1:48 PM
267
Satisfaction with your job
Nov 8, 2011 1:31 PM
268
1&3
Nov 8, 2011 1:28 PM
269
Sense of personal worth as linked to what I do and what happens when I
stop doing it
Nov 8, 2011 1:18 PM
270
Measure: Satisfaction with your job (if employed)
Nov 8, 2011 1:17 PM
271
First and third
Nov 8, 2011 12:57 PM
272
Do you work for more than 37.5 hrs a week? Satisfaction with your work
Nov 8, 2011 12:56 PM
273
Satisfaction with job
Nov 8, 2011 12:48 PM
274
those in employment & leisure
Nov 8, 2011 12:44 PM
275
again get more people involved on a more group,contact in person rather
than using a formula, from a statistical base.
Nov 8, 2011 12:06 PM
276
satisfaction of job and Leisure time
Nov 8, 2011 11:57 AM
277
Satisfaction with job and amount of leisure time
Nov 8, 2011 11:42 AM
278
Jusit one about paid employment and another re unpaid activities.
Nov 8, 2011 11:38 AM
279
Employment Satisfaction - Security, opportunity, living standard Employment
Prospects - availability, fit, addressable
Nov 8, 2011 11:38 AM
280
Proportion of people in employment satisfaction with your job
Nov 8, 2011 11:30 AM
337
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281
Satisfaction
Nov 8, 2011 11:28 AM
282
Volunteering & Therapeutic Work is important benchmark
Nov 8, 2011 11:27 AM
283
employed)
Nov 8, 2011 11:25 AM
284
job satisfaction, and volunteering
Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM
285
Nov 8, 2011 11:18 AM
286
whichever would cause the most improvement longer term
Nov 8, 2011 11:16 AM
287
Satisfaction with job; effects of unemployment (most other measures
available or may be derived elsewhere)
Nov 8, 2011 11:13 AM
288
employment/unemployment/inactivity Measure: Proportion of working age
population in employment working long hours
Nov 8, 2011 11:11 AM
289
Working age population. Job satisfaction.
Nov 8, 2011 11:11 AM
290
hours Measure: Percentage who have undertaken any volunteering in the
last year
Nov 8, 2011 10:57 AM
291
employed)
Nov 7, 2011 1:29 PM
292
satisfaction with job and leisure time
Nov 7, 2011 8:23 AM
293
Satisfaction with job and leisure time
Nov 4, 2011 11:08 AM
294
Nov 3, 2011 11:58 PM
295
Proportion of working age population in employment un employment
inactivity
Nov 1, 2011 6:46 PM
296
employed)
Nov 1, 2011 2:59 PM
338
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1
Satisfaction with local area
Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM
2
Possibly. The key responses set out at Table A1 in the discussion paper
include “sense of community” as a sub-area, and I think that the public is
more likely to relate to that term, or something similar, such as “community
spirit”, than the wording that has previously been used in questions in the
Citizenship Survey (and the Place Survey at local authority level) – e.g. the
“community cohesion” question about people from “different backgrounds”
getting on well together begs the question of what was meant by “different
backgrounds” (particularly in more homogenous/rural areas). Has thought
been given to asking directly about “community spirit” in the ONS Integrated
Household Survey, or any other Citizenship Survey replacement? If such
work can’t be done, I recognise that “% of people who feel that they belong
strongly to the neighbourhood” (a proposed ‘Our relationships’ measure)
arguably covers similar ground.
Jan 31, 2012 2:42 PM
3
We would suggest removing “crime rate per capita” as most individuals are
not aware of the actual rate of crime and it is the perception of crime that
impacts on well-being. It is not only “fear of violent crime” that affects an
individual’s well-being they also have perceptions around their property and
anti-social behaviour.
Jan 31, 2012 2:30 PM
4
Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM
5
Any measures that have not been mapped to a domain by the closing date of
this consultation should be removed. Also, it is advisable to remove
measures that span multiple domains as this could lead to spurious links
being made between the measures.
Jan 31, 2012 12:06 PM
6
Where we live seems disproportionately represented by questions about
crime (two out of four).
Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM
7
Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM
8
‘Fear of violent crime’ could be removed as, while ‘fear’ is significantly linked
to well-being, this measure is for England only and is included in other
surveys
Jan 23, 2012 6:03 PM
9
They are all negative! Or don't make enough sense - Measure of access to
and quality of the local environment????
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
10
Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area
Jan 23, 2012 1:22 PM
11
Crime and fear of crime could probably be condensed - does the rate matter
if people say they feel safe? The measure of whether your area is a place
where people from different background get on well together is a tricky one.
Something similar could come under relationships. Also tricky as some
people wouldn't say this is a good thing.
Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM
12
Percentage who are very of fairly satisfied with the local area is too vague.
satisfied with what?
Jan 23, 2012 12:24 PM
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13
Fear of violent crime - fear of crime rates are often driven more by media
responses to crime rather than actual levels of crime.
Jan 23, 2012 10:25 AM
14
How do you measure Access? These options make for a convoluted
response that cannot be read meaningfully. Qualitative data is the only way
to find the problem and solutions to social unhapiness but the government
are not interested in anything but placating and distracting the masses from
the real problem - that we don't live in a democracy and people have 'learned
helplessness'.
Jan 23, 2012 10:04 AM
15
The first two
Jan 23, 2012 9:39 AM
16
crime rate and fear of violent crime
Jan 23, 2012 8:34 AM
17
Measure of access to artistic entertainment
Jan 22, 2012 10:24 PM
18
Measure: Percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where people
from different backgrounds get on well together
Jan 22, 2012 11:17 AM
19
Fear of violent crime
Jan 21, 2012 8:07 PM
20
but they could be tightened up.
Jan 21, 2012 7:15 PM
21
Fear of violent crime. Not constructive or reflective of any reality; only a
reflection of fear-mongering from the media.
Jan 21, 2012 5:11 PM
22
Access to green treed outdoor spaces and access to allotments
Jan 21, 2012 4:55 PM
23
Potential overlap/confusion with satisfaction with local area which could be
read as built environment. And the measure of access to and quality of local
environment
Jan 21, 2012 1:47 PM
24
should be considered with previous questions about neighbourhoods
Jan 20, 2012 6:17 PM
25
Fear of violent crime may add to the feeling that there is a high risk of violent
crime which, as we know, is not generally the case. See also answer to next
question
Jan 20, 2012 4:29 PM
26
Crime rate per capita - it seems disjunct from the idea of well-being. If I don't
know what the crime rate is, I can feel safe and well in a crime ridden area or
unsafe and unwell in a relatively crimeless area.
Jan 20, 2012 12:29 PM
27
Crime rate: is this not recorded elsewhere?
Jan 20, 2012 11:54 AM
28
Crime rate per capita is too remote
Jan 20, 2012 10:42 AM
29
Merge 1 and 2
Jan 19, 2012 6:15 PM
30
Crime rate per capita not a measure of anything. Fear may be.
Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM
31
@agreeing that ... people from different backgrounds' - Oh, come on. If you
want to identify class/race tension, for god's sake say so and don't be so coy.
Jan 19, 2012 2:30 PM
32
Percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where people from
different backgrounds get on
Jan 19, 2012 12:41 PM
33
Maybe the question about people getting on from different backgrounds
might be better added to the relationships domain.
Jan 19, 2012 12:13 PM
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34
'percentage who are very of fairly satisfied with local area' is vague and
repeats previous measures
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
35
Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area too vague
Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM
36
If this is the kind of information that concerns you, then keep it as it is.
Jan 18, 2012 10:43 PM
37
Fear of violent crime. This is not a constructive measure. Thinking of the
potential benefits for instance of data.gov.uk (the open data initiative) and
how it was so wrongly abused to create maps of high incidences of crimes
using postcodes. The resulting visualisations did nothing but scaremonger
those unfortunate residents, as would this measure. Is there not a more
positive way to deal with this issue? Instead of 'Fear of violent crime' why not
'Awareness of the presence of community support wardens, police officers,
local community and national organisations' offices and representatives,
online and offline resources where advice about safeguarding can be found.'
Jan 18, 2012 5:28 PM
38
There is a lot of overlap between the questions in this domain and those in
the relationships domain. Keep the 'social and community' relationships
indicators here and make the relationships domain about close relationships
Jan 18, 2012 5:14 PM
39
Not sure if I agree with the focus on crime.
Jan 18, 2012 5:00 PM
40
Crime should be in a seperate catagory. it shouldn't be linked with people's
homes and areas.
Jan 18, 2012 4:43 PM
41
Merge both crime rate questions How are the quality of the local
environment/ satisfaction with local area to be measured?
Jan 18, 2012 4:19 PM
42
from different backgrounds get on well together
Jan 18, 2012 2:11 PM
43
One measure to cover crime. Two sections reinforce a climate of fear.
Jan 18, 2012 11:29 AM
44
Have no idea what q3 means. q4 - what do you mean by 'backgrounds' q5 I might not like my local area, but choose to live there for other reasons cost, travel to work, good public transport etc.
Jan 17, 2012 6:27 PM
45
Very or fairly satisfied? How vague do you want to be?
Jan 17, 2012 12:10 PM
46
Crime rate per capita. You may live in a high crime area and be happy and
vice versa.
Jan 17, 2012 11:06 AM
47
Crime rate
Jan 16, 2012 11:50 PM
48
Remove: Percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where people
from different backgrounds get on well together Remove: Percentage who
are very or fairly satisfied with their local area - almost too woolly to have any
policy use
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
49
Fear of violent crime Again, a better inclusion would be measure of safety in
an area which should include or measure other factors such as economic
security in the area.
Jan 16, 2012 4:12 PM
50
Clarify 'local environment'.
Jan 16, 2012 3:19 PM
51
Fear of violent crime
Jan 16, 2012 2:17 PM
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52
acceptance of different backgrounds needs to be more clearly defined than
just 'agreeing'
Jan 16, 2012 2:13 PM
53
% agreeting that their local area is a place where people from different
backgrounds get on well together. Tenuous connection with wellbeing and
not applicable to homogenous areas.
Jan 15, 2012 8:18 PM
54
see notes at start removed - issue of different backgrounds getting on well background is not specifically relevant or may not be the issue - very leading
question.
Jan 13, 2012 11:45 AM
55
Jan 13, 2012 10:47 AM
56
Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area - too generic
Jan 13, 2012 9:48 AM
57
Crime rate per capita. Just not an important measure for the vast majority of
the population. As it is a proportion, it tells even less than straight figures on
different numbers of crimes committed. For example, does this include a
measure of crimes reported or of convictions? It is not applied in the same
way throughout the UK. Fear of violent crime: this is used by the media and
politicians to influence public opinion, and should never be included.
different backgrounds get on well together. This is irrelevant for many places,
especially in rural environments.
Jan 11, 2012 12:08 PM
58
Fear of Crime. This is a very subjective area and is rarely suported by the
facts. The people most afraid of street attacks are the elderly and infirm
despite the statistic that the majority of crime against the person is against
young males under 30.
Jan 10, 2012 5:26 PM
59
It doesnt look good that you there are 2 mentions of crime and then you talk
about people from different backgrounds getting on well together. It
associates in the mind of the questioned the 2 together.
Jan 10, 2012 11:34 AM
60
Fear of violent crime - scaremongering.
Jan 10, 2012 11:33 AM
61
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:07 PM
62
different backgrounds get on well together This should be removed or reworded. My neighborhood for example is nearly entirely all one ethnic and
class origin. So answer may be distorting. Again - and this may be my
ignorance of the overall exercise - some of the measures seem to duplicate
data collection already routinely done by government. Surely these
measures shoud,draw on that data but originate new measures which
expand our knowledge and understanding.
Jan 9, 2012 2:03 PM
63
Get on well together.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
64
The different backgrounds one is blatantly racist and shouldn't be there. The
last one is too vague to mean anything.
Jan 8, 2012 7:24 PM
65
Jan 8, 2012 5:58 PM
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different backgrounds get on well together. Don't bother. You already have
similar measures under other headings.
66
My own research shows that the 'local community cohesion' question from
the Citizenship survey is complex. Firstly, it may mean different things to
different people depending upon whether they live in an ethnically diverse
area or not. Secondly, for those that do live in a diverse neighbourhood, I
found some evidence that it may capture from some respondents an
expression of (subtle) prejudice, with reasons such as race/ skin colour cited
by those who disagree with this question. To capture integration/ inter-ethnic
relationships a question about having friends of a different background may
serve better. It is difficult to know how to handle the expected variation in
response according to the level of ethnic heterogeneity in the area of
residence.
Jan 8, 2012 12:07 PM
67
The one about people from different backgrounds getting on well together. It
is possible to have a modus vivandi under which different types of people
live amicably separate lives. Some polls have shown that many people
prefer this. On the High Street, I go the wine bar to read my book, while a
different man goes to the pub next door to watch football. We do not "get on
well together", but we co-exist amicably.
Jan 7, 2012 12:53 PM
68
B
Jan 7, 2012 11:20 AM
69
Jan 6, 2012 5:18 PM
70
different backgrounds get on well together? What does that mean? How is
Joe Bloggs supposed to translate that into something meaningful?? Or is
'different backgrounds' a euphamism for non-British? This is a really vacant
question.....most people deal with around 100 in their lives, family
members/neighbours/friends/colleagues....therefore to ask them to politicise
and make over-arching statements about community co-hesion is pointless.
Jan 3, 2012 4:25 PM
71
Last two - they won't give you any useful info
Dec 20, 2011 11:34 AM
72
very or fairley satisfied with local area people from different backgrounds
getting on well together
Dec 20, 2011 11:01 AM
73
Fear of violent crime - it is too subjective and can easily be mis-used and
manipulated.
Dec 16, 2011 6:17 PM
74
Dec 14, 2011 11:48 AM
75
Fear of violent crime - it's well known that people's fears of crime are vastly
inflated and therefore are not a good guide to anything.
Dec 8, 2011 6:58 PM
76
Crime rate per capita is not wellbeing and in a mobile society cannot entirely
be tied to locality. Perception of the rate is what matters.
Dec 4, 2011 7:28 PM
77
Measure: Fear of violent crime This is a perception and not measurable.
Dec 3, 2011 12:31 PM
78
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment
Dec 3, 2011 7:18 AM
79
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:06 PM
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80
fear of violent crime
Nov 27, 2011 4:26 PM
81
different backgrounds get on well together Too vague - covered in
neighbourhood questions previously - is 'background' a euphemism for
ethnicity?
Nov 25, 2011 4:35 PM
82
The fourth: areas that are fairly homogeneous may prompt a random
response (if there aren't many or any people from 'different backgrounds' the
question of whether people in that situation get on is irrelevant, rendering
any answer valid), which may skew the result.
Nov 20, 2011 6:35 PM
83
As before
Nov 18, 2011 9:45 AM
84
Access (but not quality)
Nov 16, 2011 9:31 PM
85
Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area - because it is a bit
vague
Nov 10, 2011 12:23 PM
86
different backgrounds get on well together Why does it matter if people are
from different backgrounds? What if they live in an area where people's
backgrounds are fairly similar? Why not just measure if it is a place where
people get along together (which would include those from different
backgrounds).
Nov 8, 2011 11:13 PM
87
Fear of violent crime - it perpetuates more fear to keep talking about it!
Nov 8, 2011 8:35 PM
88
Fear of violent crime could be reworded
Nov 8, 2011 5:58 PM
89
1 and 5
Nov 8, 2011 5:31 PM
90
Surely crime rates and fear of violent crime are known already; they are
often quoted for different areas in the press etc. Why start with such a bleak
negative?
Nov 8, 2011 4:42 PM
91
Crime rate per capita,
Nov 8, 2011 3:47 PM
92
2. Fear of crime: although I agree that this can affect people's well-being it is
likely to be influenced by which media outlets they use and their mental state
as much as where they live.
Nov 8, 2011 2:23 PM
93
fear of violent crime?
Nov 8, 2011 2:14 PM
94
Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area. Too vague, I don't
like it.
Nov 8, 2011 12:59 PM
95
far to many questions that are not really going to satisfy the individual.
Nov 8, 2011 12:09 PM
96
Measure: Fear of violent crime (Its a leading question- By calling it Fear of
violent crime, your leading an answer, personally I have never had any
reason to fear crime. Though I am sure people do in many areas, I think that
perhaps a less leading title would be more appropriate to a response.
Nov 8, 2011 11:46 AM
97
First one.
Nov 8, 2011 11:40 AM
98
different backgrounds get on well together Definition of different backgrounds
Nov 8, 2011 11:34 AM
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required. Measure: Crime rate per ca pita Far more accurate statistics are
available from the police crime maps, rather than asking people about
perceived crime.
99
Diversity - coupled with possible ethnic diveersity should NOT be under the
Crime category ..implying BME citizens are more likely to be criminals.
Nov 8, 2011 11:31 AM
100
different backgrounds get on well together
Nov 8, 2011 11:30 AM
101
Measure: Crime rate per capita
Nov 8, 2011 11:26 AM
102
crime rate seems superflous
Nov 8, 2011 11:20 AM
103
Measure: Crime rate per capita Measure: Fear of violent crime
Nov 7, 2011 1:31 PM
104
Fear of violent crime .. is a function of Daily mail readership and the tone of
the local press.. does not represent reality at all Percentage agreeing that
their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on
well together.... the defintion of this varies depending on the ethnic make up
of the area.. different backgrounds in Cumbria is not the same as in
Newham!
Nov 7, 2011 10:12 AM
105
crime rate per capita
Nov 7, 2011 8:24 AM
106
fear of violent crime
Nov 7, 2011 7:29 AM
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1
Yes. Related to the points made above concerning the domains chosen for
inclusion, it is essential that measures pertaining to enthusiasm for,
commitment to and participation in the arts, culture and heritage are
included. Data exists from both governmental and non-governmental
organisations pertaining to these areas and any survey that ignores these
datasets will be partial and potentially highly misleading. The ‘Where we live’
domain should certainly explicitly include the arts, culture and heritage if a
specific domain is not to be allocated to them. Linked to this, access to
services should certainly include those which are functionally essential
(public transport, health, social services etc) but should also include those
which are too often regarded as discretionary or disposable (libraries, art
galleries, museums, local and regional archives, archaeology services etc).
This is a particular criticism of local and national politicians (and some civil
servants) whose single-minded enthusiasm for politics (and specifically for
party politics) often seems to distance them from their fellow citizens and
their much wider and more diverse interests in the arts, heritage, science,
the environment and culture.
Feb 1, 2012 10:51 AM
2
Consider adding measures of: *housing condition *overcrowding/underoccupation *fuel poverty
Feb 1, 2012 10:41 AM
3
A measure of housing quality should be added to the Where we live domain.
Evidence shows that poor quality housing increases psychological stress
(Evans et al. 2003; Evans 2003 ) and reduces life satisfaction (Lelkes 2006a;
Ferrer-i-Carbonell & Gowdy 2005 ). This could be either a measure of quality
(such as ‘house in decent state of repair’ (Understanding Society)), of
overcrowding, or of overall satisfaction (English Housing Survey).
Feb 1, 2012 8:53 AM
4
We suggest that broadening the scope of the two
following factors would be useful 1) "Our relationships" includes
relationships to their immediate family, their friends and the community
around them. Relationships to their colleagues (work environment) are
nevertheless also important in the context of the well-being. 2) "What we do"
includes work and leisure activities and the balance between them. In order
to have a global picture, other activities should be also considered, like
taking care of others (unpaid domestic work) and commuting, and the impact
of these activities on life satisfaction.
Jan 31, 2012 3:12 PM
5
Jan 31, 2012 2:09 PM
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late January.
6
Where we live: Good Places, Better Health (GPBH) is a Scottish
Government's strategy on health and the environment. One of the findings of
this strategy is the necessity for the development of a Scottish
Neighbourhood Quality Standard. The standard will be developed nationally
with relevant partners and the content of the standard should be regularly
updated to reflect current evidence in this area. Once available it will address
many of the measures that should be considered in the ‘Where we live’
domain. Several measures will be considered in this standard (housing,
greenspace provision and quality, outdoor space for play, opportunities for
contact with nature, presence of children outdoors, local amenities,
community safety, social capital within a community, quality, maintenance
and cleanliness of streets and public spaces, community facilities and
opportunities for active transport). It would be great to see this standard
being included in the national wellbeing indicator in the future as it is highly
relevant to the types of measures that are at the heart of the ‘Where we live’
domain.
Jan 31, 2012 1:44 PM
7
The impact of the built environment (architecture, urban design, public art,
planning, etc) on people should be specifically considered under ‘were we
live’. Design Council CABE (formerly CABE (Commission for Architecture
and the Built Environment)), ixia public art think tank and others should be
involved in developing measures. CABE undertook research into the social,
economic and environmental impact of the built environment. Under ‘what
we do’ there should be a measure relating to people’s engagement with the
arts. These could be derived from DCMS’s Taking Part Survey.
Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM
8
In relation to ‘assets of community value’ we would suggest that analysing
existing SIC codes for cultural facilities and utilising the asset registers to be
held by local authorities would be a means of measuring the access to, and
quality of, the local built environment and the contribution these assets make
to well-being. In the Localism Act 2011 The Localism Act 2011 provides for
the creation of a list of land and buildings that ‘furthers the social well-being
or social interests of the local community’. ‘Social interests’ includes (in
particular) each of the following (a) cultural interests; (b) recreational
interests; (c) sporting interests.
Jan 31, 2012 9:44 AM
9
Under ‘Where We Live’ (or in our suggested additional domain of creative,
cultural and recreational life) we note that ONS are working with Defra to
develop a measure for ‘Access to and quality of the local environment’ – we
suggest that similar work be undertaken with DCMS on ‘access to and
quality of sports, arts and cultural activity’
Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM
10
Where we live: •Some measure of the adequacy of housing to meet the
needs of the population should be added, covering the type of factors
identified in the answer to question 2 above. Satisfaction of housing could
also be looked at, although the surveys that collect this may under represent
groups of people who are in unsatisfactory housing – for example the
homeless, adults living with parents, sofa surfers, those in some form of
Jan 31, 2012 8:17 AM
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temporary housing - or those in institutional housing, such as residential or
care homes. •A house price to earnings ratio, either median or lower quartile
11
Under ‘Where we live’, there is an omission of housing measures in
particular housing supply, affordability (cost as a % of income, relationship
with local income), quality and security (security of tenure). In addition, it is
important to include as a measure access to services, utilities and public
transport.
Jan 31, 2012 8:09 AM
12
Add measures of satisfaction and suitability of housing and sub-area
‘Availability, affordability and efficiency of public transport’ from national
debate. Measures on housing for older people and transport is important as
35% of the homes occupied by older people (60+) in England fail the decent
homes standard (approximately 2.7 million households) Additionally,
another measure could include monitoring of falls rates that lead to hip
fractures as this can indicate the presence of a people living in poor or
inappropriate housing. As stated in the ‘Living Well at Home’ Inquiry report,
‘falls leading to hip fractures cost the NHS £726 million annually and the
average cost to the State of a fractured hip is £28,665 - 4.7 times the cost of
a major housing adaptation and 100 times the cost of fitting hand and grab
rails to prevent falls’. In addition, a measure should be included to monitor
how many single-person households there are in the UK and how this is
growing, in particular, for older people. About 3.7 million older people live
alone and 61% of women aged 75 and over are widowed .
Jan 30, 2012 10:53 AM
13
Where we live (1) There are some concerns that crime rates per capita don’t
always reflect a reluctance within more disadvantaged communities to report
crimes. Therefore as well as ‘fear of violent crime’ there is perhaps the need
for a measure addressing ‘fear of non-violent crime’. Where we live (2)
GreenSpace is particularly interested in the measures around local
environment, quality and access to local green spaces. We would emphasise
that it is the combination of these factors (access and quality) together with
diversity of green space types and the opportunities they provide (e.g.
interaction with nature, food growing, sport, landscape beauty) that makes
the real difference to peoples’ lives. It is also the combination of these factors
that tends to be the discernable difference between advantaged and
disadvantaged communities. We are unable to comment further on this
specific aspect of the approach until the indicators have been specified.
Where we live (3) In relation to access to and quality of the local environment
and with reference to the comments above (2), we would also highlight the
relevance of green space use and visitor satisfaction. The GreenSTAT visitor
survey system provides a sector wide standard approach to measuring both
of these aspects of green space provision. Where we live (4) In relation to
‘% who are very or fairly satisfied with local area’, how meaningful is this
unless it is subdivided into aspects such as transport, schools, housing and
green spaces?
Jan 30, 2012 8:49 AM
14
Yes, alternative measures should be added to the natural environment
domain. We suggest that alternative measures should cover species
abundance (i.e. the index of abundance of terrestrial breeding birds). This
was shown as being very important in recent surveys of the Scottish public to
ascertain their enjoyment of the countryside and urban greenspace
(summary report available on the SNH website:
http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/B941737.pdf). This could replace the measure
‘%of electricity generation by renewable means’. The quality of the local
environment is important for well-being and the access to good quality
Jan 27, 2012 4:25 PM
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greenspace is a key part of that. We suggest an additional measure to over
this, which could be “the proportion of people/households in settlements over
3000 population within 300m of accessible greenspace which is being
actively managed from community use” (where “300m is a proxy for ‘easy
access’ e.g. within a 5 minute walk). This could replace the GHG emissions
measure, if that was moved to a new sustainability domain.
15
Where we live- add a measure of people’s access to supportive local
services. This will indicate the extent of safety nets in place for people when
their wellbeing is threatened.
Jan 27, 2012 3:01 PM
16
Access to green spaces / play grounds / safe outdoor spaces
Jan 23, 2012 11:06 PM
17
Percentage of people who believe it is possible to create positive local
change thorough existing mechanisms
Jan 23, 2012 8:01 PM
18
a measure of ‘being able to influence’ or ‘feeling like I have a voice in
decisions’ could be added. Having a feeling of control/agency is important to
well-being. This may be particularly important to our local environment/area
and the localism agenda.
Jan 23, 2012 6:03 PM
19
The 'Where we live' domain should include access to green spaces with
trees. the 'National Statistician’s Reflections on the National Debate on
Measuring National Well-being' which clearly showed that access to "good
quality local green spaces" was one of the most important factors in
determining how happy people feel about where they live. Additionally, the
Government's public health white paper ‘healthy lives, healthy people’ (2010)
recognised the importance of the quality of the environment within which
people live to their physical and mental health
Jan 23, 2012 5:18 PM
20
We note that “ONS is working with Defra to develop a measure of access
and quality of the local environment”. We propose that ways should be found
to incorporate historic buildings and local parks and green spaces in this
measure of local environmental quality – although we also recognize that this
is an area where the heritage sector needs to continue to investigate and
demonstrate how maintenance and management of the historic environment,
including historic parks, is a causal factor behind the overall levels of
satisfaction that people have with their local areas.
Jan 23, 2012 5:10 PM
21
There really needs to be something here about why where you live is a good
place to be. I think the level of community activity and the amount of positive
activity available to everyone (e.g. youth clubs, sports clubs, arts activity,
allotments, local organisations such as WI and other special interest clubs)
should be included in this somewhere. I think this is more important than
'fear of crime'.
Jan 23, 2012 4:51 PM
22
Heritage? Access to local arts, sports, leisure services?
Jan 23, 2012 4:13 PM
23
access to cutural activity
Jan 23, 2012 4:11 PM
24
Length of time to reach undisturbed open space Amount of gardens, parks
and trees available within walking distance Local levels of noise
Jan 23, 2012 4:01 PM
25
Sense of flourishing community - jobs, opportunities, family, friends etc.
Replace the last measure with this
Jan 23, 2012 1:54 PM
26
Percentage of people who feel socially isolated Percentage who take part in
Jan 23, 2012 1:22 PM
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community arts / cultural activities Percentage who believe to live in fair /
supportive community
27
Specific measures of access to certain facilities could be useful - time taken
to get to culture centre; shops; school/work; sports facilities.
Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM
28
Quality of the local enviroment should include design of the public space, up
keep and repair of public realm and local environment. Sense of Place.
Jan 23, 2012 12:24 PM
29
Access to shops Access to cash point machine Access to cultural activity
Access to sporting activity Access to social activity
Jan 23, 2012 11:22 AM
30
Access to and quality of the local environment needs to recognise what
interventions (public art, sculpture trails, information boards etc) have raised
perceivved quality levels
Jan 23, 2012 11:01 AM
31
Noise and remove crime rate. Noise has been recognised as an important
issue affecting health and wellbeing. Summary of Noise Data available to
inform the National Wellbeing Measures 1.Number of complaints received
by Local Authorities (LA) per year about noise, per thousand population
Statistics collected annually by the Chartered Institute of Environmental
Health (CIEH) Data reportable by LA Complaints recorded by
Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) within LAs cover neighbour and
neighbourhood noise sources . Complaints about environmental noise
sources1 are not recorded by EHOs as they are not responsible for
processing them further. There is some supplementary information which
could potentially also be included in or alongside this as a composite
indicator, e.g. complaints to local highways authorities - this will capture
some data about environmental noise (road traffic noise) complaints.
Information on complaints made about noise is available on the CIEH
website: http://noisestats.cieh.org/About/.aspx 2.The proportion of the
population exposed to transport noise (primarily road) of more than x dB(A)
per Local Authority The exposure level would need to be decided based on
when heath effects can occur e.g. using WHO data (and could be based on
daytime, or night-time, exposure or both). Note that the data behind this
indicator is only fully calculated every 5 years, but it is possible to estimate
changes on an annual basis, by updating road usage using DfT data for
example. Furthermore, only environmental1 and industrial noise sources are
considered. Data concerning neighbour and other neighbourhood noise
sources1 would not be captured. Data reportable by Country and by LA
There is some supplementary information which could potentially also be
included in or alongside this as a composite indicator, e.g. how well LAs and
others are implementing the Noise Action Plans (NAPs), such as proportion
of Important Areas in the LA area that have been investigated . This will
enable us to monitor the progress being made on implementing the action
plans and data is available through the NAP Support Tool. Data on
exposure to traffic noise at agglomeration level is available at:
www.noisemapping.defra.gov.uk 3.Percentage of the population for whom
noise spoils their home life This is a question in the National Noise Attitude
Survey (NNAS) and is currently available nationally (UK and England) and
once every 10 years. Data on the alternative option at national level can be
found at: www.bre.co.uk/pdf/NAS.pdf NNAS2012 is underway and updated
statistics should be available early FY2012/2013, again nationally (UK and
England). There is a possibility of obtaining this data more regularly
(biennially) and at the Local Authority level. 4.Composite indicator An
alternative would be a composite (of options 1 and 2) based on data collated
by CIEH on number of noise complaints and statistics collected by DEFRA
Jan 23, 2012 11:00 AM
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on exposure to transport noise, available annually. In preparation for the
Public Health Outcomes Framework indicator, which also desires ‘annual’
information, some consideration has been given to taking mapping results
and then simply using annual traffic growth to adjust the data. It is fairly
basic but doable and does provide a new set of annual figures. Defra is
liaising with DfT over speed limit proposals and the implementation of EU
emission standards and, certainly with the latter, we should be able to see
how the overall noise emission might change year on year (on average).
32
It is felt that there needs to be some form of measurement covering access
to key services such as shops etc. Additionally there needs to be some
measure of liveability including house prices against average local wage,
and costs of travel. As a predominantly rural authority our residents have to
travel often extensive distances to access services and this is often at
prohibitive cost.
Jan 23, 2012 10:41 AM
33
Does where I live mean its is where im from and don't know any different, or
dont have the ability to move elsewhere!
Jan 23, 2012 9:58 AM
34
There is no indication of what we live in - surely our house/flat etc that is free
of damp and noise is crucial to well being. Our feelings of being safe as we
go out in the neighbourhood. Proximity to schools and local facilities
including social and artistic activities
Jan 23, 2012 9:39 AM
35
See previous questions - there is considerable concern at the cuts to arts
and culture provision and the short and long term impacts on the quality of
life and environment.
Jan 22, 2012 9:56 PM
36
Measure access to the arts and culture
Jan 22, 2012 9:45 PM
37
Sense of community
Jan 22, 2012 7:37 PM
38
Percentage who are satisfied with the opportunities for cultural activities in
their local area Remove 'Measure of access to and quality of the local
environment'
Jan 22, 2012 12:55 PM
39
Measure: Percentage who are happy or unhappy with anti-social behaviour
Measure: Percentage happy with various noise in area including public
houses, private clubs and local shops
Jan 22, 2012 11:17 AM
40
See above!
Jan 21, 2012 5:11 PM
41
Access to green treed outdoor spaces and access to allotments
Jan 21, 2012 4:55 PM
42
Measures regarding access to the arts generally and to creative expression
and outlet
Jan 21, 2012 4:22 PM
43
satisfaction with cultural opportunities/ sports facilities/leisure available
.Would look at merging measures ( 3&5)
Jan 21, 2012 1:47 PM
44
Access to amenities and a valued local environment
Jan 21, 2012 12:35 AM
45
don't know
Jan 20, 2012 6:33 PM
46
Another way of measuret well being might be to ask about feelings of
security and confidence rather than fear of negatives
Jan 20, 2012 4:29 PM
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47
Access to arts & culture and current levels of engagement and provision
Jan 20, 2012 4:11 PM
48
Replace - Percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where people
from different backgrounds get on well together - Percentage agreeing that
their local area is conducive to a feeling of well-being or happiness.
Jan 20, 2012 3:47 PM
49
cultural engagement
Jan 20, 2012 3:44 PM
50
Access to cultural facilities/venues (for arts/theatre/music/dance etc) and/or
religious worship/celebration/
Jan 20, 2012 11:54 AM
51
Fear of crime not violent crime
Jan 20, 2012 10:42 AM
52
Availablity of recreational resources for young people. Remove fear of
violent crime.
Jan 20, 2012 10:38 AM
53
Measure of access to and quality of local cultrual services
Jan 19, 2012 7:52 PM
54
replace measure 3 with one requiring identification of levels of access to
sports, arts and cultural activities.
Jan 19, 2012 6:17 PM
55
Why we live where we do. See above,
Jan 19, 2012 6:15 PM
56
Are there enough spaces and places for young people to have safe and
healthy recreation time
Jan 19, 2012 6:10 PM
57
More focus on nature of local environment - parks, open spaces, woodland,
wild places........
Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM
58
Local facilities and pulic transport, unless that's what you mean by 'access to
the local environment', which is gobbledigook.
Jan 19, 2012 2:30 PM
59
Percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where children can grow
up safely and happily.
Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM
60
Access to cultural and leisure facilities, and community groups/volunteering
opportunities
Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM
61
Percentage agreeing that they get on with their community, or even know
them ^
Jan 19, 2012 12:41 PM
62
Quality/adequacy of own dwelling. Take out the question proposed above.
Jan 19, 2012 12:13 PM
63
There shold be a measure of the cultural and arts activities available in the
locality.'Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area' can go.
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
64
This is one area where a reflection of the cultural life of the community could
be discussed.
Jan 19, 2012 9:59 AM
65
how happy you are living in your area
Jan 19, 2012 9:24 AM
66
Yes - some sort of measure about the Criminal Justice system - and our
satisfaction with it. Criminals are taking up to 18 months to appear in court
these days - with an enormous potential for undertaking criminal acts during
that period and worst of all an erosion of confoidence in the system and
criminals taking it for granted that they proabbly won't get prosecuted
contingently... more to this really...very unsatisfactory situation in the
Jan 19, 2012 6:58 AM
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country...
67
Quality of Housing
Jan 19, 2012 12:03 AM
68
Satisfaction with housing Satisfaction with transport
Jan 18, 2012 11:24 PM
69
unknown
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
70
Unsure however there should be less of a negative bias
Jan 18, 2012 6:51 PM
71
Measure of access to cultural and sporting facilities remove Measure: Fear
of violent crime as the question feeds fear of violent crime and is notoriously
unreliable
Jan 18, 2012 6:09 PM
72
Knowledge of and understanding of the local and wider area. The cultural,
heritage, and physical properties of the area. There is no mention of this at
all within these measures, yet it has a huge impact on the other 'measures'
such as fear of violent crime, etc.
Jan 18, 2012 5:28 PM
73
ACCESS TO GREEN OPEN SPACES WITH TREES
Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM
74
But don't know what they might be.
Jan 18, 2012 5:00 PM
75
Do you feel like you can contribute to the solution of crime prevention in
your local? Are you given or allowed the resources?
Jan 18, 2012 4:46 PM
76
What about quality of individual housing?
Jan 18, 2012 4:19 PM
77
Percentage agreeing that area is well maintained by local authority and
served well by local services
Jan 18, 2012 2:20 PM
78
Satisfaction of access to cultural, heritage or arts activities within your local
area. Participation in sport/physical activity.
Jan 18, 2012 2:07 PM
79
Local facilities measure - rather than accessibility - a measure of the
standard of local facilities, what is offered for the vulnerable and their carers.
Jan 18, 2012 1:36 PM
80
Satisfaction with access to natural environment, such as Parks and Rivers,
Lakes etc You could remove 'measure of access to and quality of local
environment'.
Jan 18, 2012 1:35 PM
81
Access to effective public transport, especially in enabling work commuting
Access to arts & leisure activity
Jan 18, 2012 12:39 PM
82
participation in and satisfaction with range and quality of cultural activity 'fear
of violent crime' is a very indirect and a negative indicator which could be
removed
Jan 18, 2012 11:33 AM
83
Something should be added that differentiates city/town life and rurl living. If
somethings should be removed it should be 'Measure of access to and
quality of the local environment'.
Jan 18, 2012 10:11 AM
84
Satisfaction with provisions of local area in terms of schools/shops/youth
clubs/facilities for children
Jan 18, 2012 10:07 AM
85
How much they like their local area? Is it a nice place to live?? Is it attractive
or a concrete jungle? Access to green spaces, woodland and forests, parks,
Jan 18, 2012 9:42 AM
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national parks, the seaside - all this can have a massive impact on personal
wellbeing, health and overall attitudes to where they live.
86
Quality of public transport, quality of cultural offer, quality of sports offer,
quality of green space, air quality etc.
Jan 18, 2012 9:41 AM
87
percentage involved or active in local organisations. none should be
removed
Jan 18, 2012 1:10 AM
88
environmental quality of home area sustainability of features in local area
Jan 17, 2012 2:49 PM
89
Access to culture and the arts Fear of non-violent crime Sense of isolation
Jan 17, 2012 1:31 PM
90
There should be a measure of people’s access to, participation in and/or
quality of local culture, arts, heritage, and possible sport and physical
activity. This might derive from Taking Part or Active People data. It could be
as valuable in assessing wellbeing as the measure being developed as a
‘measure of access to and quality of the local environment’. We do not feel
it appropriate to propose removing a measure. It is surely more important to
present a full picture of wellbeing than artificially restrict the number of
measures.
Jan 17, 2012 12:08 PM
91
Are you happy where you live
Jan 16, 2012 11:50 PM
92
Except as per the additions I've suggested
Jan 16, 2012 9:24 PM
93
1. Percentage of people satisfied with their own personal, private or family
space 2. Access to cultural, sporting and social facilities 3. Access to
transport, health services, post offices and shops
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
94
Fear of any crime - high levels of burglary or drunken behaviour in the
streets can be as intimidating as actual violent crime
Jan 16, 2012 5:51 PM
95
Access to cultural facilities - these could be included as a subset of "local
environment"
Jan 16, 2012 5:03 PM
96
Quality of the design of the built environment.and ability to function fully and
effectively as individual within it
Jan 16, 2012 3:57 PM
97
Breakdown of amenities/facilities in the local area (clearly defined) compared
against the requirements that people have when they move to an area. So,
for example, shops, parks, leisure centres, transport connections.
Jan 16, 2012 3:30 PM
98
Perhaps use something that mentions 'community'.
Jan 16, 2012 3:19 PM
99
Cultural engagement in localities and sense of wellbeing
Jan 16, 2012 3:02 PM
100
Availability of activities in your local community that you can use to promote
your well-being
Jan 16, 2012 2:17 PM
101
Participation in community activities Remove fear of violent crime
Jan 16, 2012 2:17 PM
102
quality of local environment should specifically include aesthetic quality/
creative placemaking by the local community
Jan 16, 2012 2:13 PM
103
Cost of living in local area - are you satisfied with house price/rent/mortgage
etc.Crime rate and fear of violent crime could be amalgamated.
Jan 16, 2012 1:45 PM
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104
Measure of Access to and quality of the local cultural provison ( DCMS
definition- so includes sports and Arts). remove current no 4
Jan 16, 2012 1:27 PM
105
Some measure relating to ease of accessing/quality of shopping and other
everyday services in the area.
Jan 15, 2012 8:18 PM
106
Fear of hate crime or harrassment. It can be included with fear of violent
crime - just make that measure broader.
Jan 13, 2012 11:37 AM
107
1.Percentage of people who are satisfied with access to local services/
support - this is often worse in disadvantaged communities - should include
satisfaction with relationships with local agencies (eg police, doctors, local
authorites 2. Domestic violence needs to be separately identified
Jan 13, 2012 11:13 AM
108
A measure of vulnerability to change in one factor e.g. if totally dependent on
car for transport then highly vulnerable to petrol prices or losing license. If
totally dependent on a private landlord then vulnerable to them selling up on
a whim etc.
Jan 13, 2012 10:47 AM
109
Yes - again satisfaction with access to cultural/sporting activities
Jan 13, 2012 9:48 AM
110
fear of crime - rather than violent crime. house burglary, car broken into,
hand bag snatches etc are all feared in ares where there is little actual
violent crime. It can worry you, make you fearful even though the crime itself
is not life threatening - that is not always of relevance depending on where
you live.
Jan 13, 2012 9:26 AM
111
community- not just where you live but also where you travel to eg work,
train or bus journeys. They are not covered in the above.
Jan 13, 2012 1:32 AM
112
Satisfaction of community interaction and involvement Active prevention of
crime
Jan 13, 2012 12:26 AM
113
Satisfaction with the quality of housing
Jan 12, 2012 10:42 PM
114
did you vote Do you know your councillors Are your councillors accessible:
do you know how to contact them?
Jan 12, 2012 5:04 PM
115
There doesn't seem to be scope for differences in urban and rural settings or
for active or enforced choice relating to where we live.
Jan 12, 2012 2:28 PM
116
"Trust in local policing"
Jan 12, 2012 12:26 PM
117
opportunities to take part in creative activites and how inclusive and interracial and inter-generational are they?
Jan 12, 2012 10:57 AM
118
Access to local services.
Jan 11, 2012 4:18 PM
119
facilities for cultural activity, crime can be combined
Jan 11, 2012 1:34 PM
120
Access to transport, particularly to facilities such as shops, entertainment,
postal services, etc. Population density: absolutely crucial to the provision of
services.
Jan 11, 2012 12:08 PM
121
The third could be expanded to include reference to cultural amenities. The
last one could be removed as it is very subjective. Some people will never
be happy with what's there for them!
Jan 11, 2012 12:04 PM
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Measures relating to cultural and leisure provision (facilities, programmes) e.g. libraries/museums per capita.
Jan 10, 2012 5:41 PM
123
Place of worship within eaasy reach. Remove fear of crime
Jan 10, 2012 5:26 PM
124
Measure of access to and quality of cultural / heritage provision Measure of
access to public transport Remove percentage agreeing that their local area
is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together
Jan 10, 2012 3:20 PM
125
adequate services and facilities
Jan 10, 2012 2:04 PM
126
What brings a community together/or what is missing from the local area
(May be more interaction with the Arts is required?
Jan 10, 2012 1:38 PM
127
Reasons why people are happy or unhappy with their local area.
Jan 10, 2012 11:33 AM
128
green space
Jan 10, 2012 11:32 AM
129
local facilities
Jan 10, 2012 11:24 AM
130
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:07 PM
131
Sexual domestic abuse and hate crimes
Jan 9, 2012 3:38 PM
132
Housing - overcrowding (space & rooms), quality (e.g. bathrooms), price &
satisfaction. Objective data on local amenities (e.g. parks, playgrounds,
youth clubs)
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
133
Services provided in the local area - street lighting bin collections etc will
contribute to feelings of well-being in that area
Jan 9, 2012 11:20 AM
134
satisfaction with council services
Jan 9, 2012 9:35 AM
135
housing, access to local ammenties and leisure, transport.
Jan 8, 2012 3:56 PM
136
Percentage of new births in the area; population age. B and E
Jan 7, 2012 11:20 AM
137
Quality of services available in local area (including social, cultural, sports)
Jan 6, 2012 5:18 PM
138
Access to green spaces with trees is important
Jan 6, 2012 5:11 PM
139
local access to parkland or a green space with trees
Jan 3, 2012 9:49 AM
140
access to local amenities such as shops, schools, parks / woodland and
libraries
Dec 28, 2011 10:29 AM
141
social and cultural opportunities in the area
Dec 22, 2011 1:17 PM
142
access to green spaces with trees should be put back
Dec 21, 2011 6:16 PM
143
Ask do you like where you live
Dec 20, 2011 11:34 AM
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144
Access to public facilities eg transport, leisure Crime rate could be found
elsewhere so could be removed
Dec 20, 2011 11:17 AM
145
access to culture access to green spaces
Dec 20, 2011 11:01 AM
146
access to arts, cultural, heritage or sports facility
Dec 20, 2011 9:44 AM
147
Although I'm not qualified to say we should or shouldn't have any added
Dec 16, 2011 9:24 PM
148
More "access to and quality" measures, particulrarly relating to culture,
recreation and retail.
Dec 16, 2011 6:17 PM
149
Measures relating to housing - access to affordable housing, security of
tenure, homelessness, number of substandard/empty homes in the area.
Potentially many more. I can't believe housing has been entirely omitted from
this as it's easily quantifiable and essential to people's well-being.
Dec 8, 2011 6:58 PM
150
Again, this sounds like it has been compiled by a civil servant or someone
who writes for tabloid newspapers. Where is the diversity of the myriad
things that affect how we feel about where we live?
Dec 6, 2011 4:46 PM
151
The volunteering question from "What we do" could be moved to "Where we
live".
Dec 4, 2011 7:28 PM
152
Measure: Measure of cost, access to and quality of the local government
Dec 3, 2011 12:31 PM
153
Measure to access quality of rural/urban living
Dec 3, 2011 7:18 AM
154
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:06 PM
155
home security is included here but not fear and worry of cyber attack or
terrorism
Dec 1, 2011 12:07 PM
156
involvement in local community e.g.school,church,sport,clubs,voluntary
work,neighbourhood watch residents association etc.etc.
Nov 27, 2011 4:26 PM
157
Measure of access to and quality of public transport in the local area
Percentage who are satisfied with the services provided by local government
Percentage who are satisfied with the education provision in local area
Nov 23, 2011 10:17 AM
158
Population of the area -number and density
Nov 21, 2011 10:28 PM
159
Satisfaction with facilities, eg schools, surgeries/hospitals, libraries, sports
centres etc. Combine 1 and 2.
Nov 20, 2011 8:07 PM
160
See earlier section.
Nov 20, 2011 6:35 PM
161
transport measures: - % People who drive at busy times only do so because
they have no other alternative - Frequency of travel by public modes of
transport Source: http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/2010-britishsocial-attitudes-survey-attitudes-to-transport/bsareport.pdf
Nov 18, 2011 6:24 PM
162
Percentage in prison for violent offences replaces fear of violent crime
Nov 16, 2011 9:31 PM
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Walkability measure: safe, attractive and convenient to walk / cycle for local
trips
Nov 16, 2011 1:38 PM
164
Along the lines of How well does your locality respect and support your belief
systems?
Nov 12, 2011 10:54 AM
165
Peercentage agreeing good local shops. Percentage agreeing good
accessible facilities
Nov 10, 2011 12:23 PM
166
Something about community policing and feeling safe
Nov 10, 2011 10:25 AM
167
Social Capital Index
Nov 10, 2011 9:00 AM
168
Access to amenities, shops, leisure, learning
Nov 9, 2011 10:07 PM
169
Danger of building or development occuring in their area
Nov 9, 2011 5:53 PM
170
The DEFRA measures will be very significant to this domain. Access to
outdoor play space and green environments is of the utmost importance to
children's wellbeing, and the measures must reflect this.
Nov 9, 2011 5:53 PM
171
level of engagement with local activities/events. use of local services/
businesses.
Nov 9, 2011 1:04 PM
172
Measure of how much people feel listened to by their local authority
concerning all these matters.
Nov 9, 2011 12:50 PM
173
I think the actual buildings people live in can have an impact on
wellbeing...not just because of things like the configuration of the building /
flats sometimes meaning they don't interact with other neighbours /
residents, but things like window size. New build houses have tiny tiny
windows for heating efficiency which let in hardly any light and I'm certain
this has an effect on how people feel. This is why I live in a falling-down
Victorian terrace which has pretty much everything wrong with it except the
lovely light coming in through the big bay windows. :-| Remove crime rate
measure as arguably it's the fear of crime which is the determinant to
wellbeing here.
Nov 9, 2011 12:44 PM
174
Identifying with, and being part, of the local community.
Nov 9, 2011 11:58 AM
175
The last two could be combined.
Nov 9, 2011 11:49 AM
176
Type of area. Urban / Rural. New or old properties
Nov 9, 2011 11:25 AM
177
Ease of access to local facilities and shops.
Nov 9, 2011 10:08 AM
178
Satisfaction with services available in local area. None to be removed.
Nov 8, 2011 5:57 PM
179
1. If you were in some sort of distress could you rely on help from your
neighbours? 2. Access to local government, and its efficiency. Remove the
crime elements.
Nov 8, 2011 4:42 PM
180
Fear of scams, cheats, mis-selling, rip-offs, and growing inequality and
unfairness in society
Nov 8, 2011 3:36 PM
181
fear of crime
Nov 8, 2011 2:14 PM
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Housing density, planning issues - people are being deeply affected by this
Nov 8, 2011 1:20 PM
183
not enough space to fill in
Nov 8, 2011 12:09 PM
184
Nov 8, 2011 12:02 PM
186
An assessment of the quality of the national and global environment should
also be included.
Access to quality accommodation
187
do believe that your area is safe for your children?
Nov 8, 2011 11:34 AM
188
Fear of low-level anti-social behaviour
Nov 8, 2011 11:32 AM
189
Trust that help will be available at request to manage smaller crimes and
anti-social behaviour
Nov 8, 2011 11:30 AM
190
I think we need something more about green spaces and the environment.
Nov 8, 2011 11:26 AM
191
Satisfaction with the condition of the local infrastructure
Nov 8, 2011 11:22 AM
192
I would ask how involved people are in their local community. Perhaps that
question has already been asked about volunteering earlier
Nov 8, 2011 11:20 AM
193
Take out the two above but include: quality of home
Nov 7, 2011 1:31 PM
194
quality of housing remove access to and q uality of local environment as not
clearly defined
Nov 7, 2011 8:24 AM
195
access to local facilities - big issue in the rural area where i live
Nov 7, 2011 7:29 AM
196
percentage agreeing that their local area is a place where people from
different backgrounds have opportunities to interact.
Nov 1, 2011 7:55 PM
Nov 8, 2011 11:39 AM
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1
averages taken for workplaces, homes, and places of leisure.
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
2
The current emphasis on ‘wellbeing’ is in part intended to redress a previous
overemphasis on negative aspects. Some items therefore could benefit from
being reconceptualised, so that they measure positive traits and
experiences. For example, rather than asking about crime and fear, ask
about feeling safe and secure?
Feb 1, 2012 9:33 AM
3
Only for ‘community spirit’ as a possible variant of ‘belonging’, as at Q7.
Jan 31, 2012 2:42 PM
4
See answer above
Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM
5
Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM
6
On page 5, the sections “Where we live” and “The economy” do not contain
references to the national debate, but “Where we live” and “The economy”
do appear in the “proposed domains” column of the table “Key responses to
the national debate” on page 27. Several of the measures only provide data
for England. Considering that this project aims to paint a national picture of
well-being, it would be more appropriate to extend the data sets for these
measures to cover other countries in the UK, perhaps by adding additional
compatible data series that are already available for these other countries.
Jan 31, 2012 12:06 PM
7
Under the ‘Where we Live’ domain there are two measures on crime: crime
rate per capita and fear of violent crime. One respondent suggested that
‘fear of verbal or physical assault’ is also important. Another suggested ‘fear
of burglary’ is equally important. Given the need to balance crime with other
measures, it would be preferable to have a more general ‘fear of crime’
measure.
Jan 31, 2012 8:09 AM
8
We believe that the Local Environmental Quality Survey of England (LEQSE)
should be considered as a potential measure. The LEQSE has been used by
Defra to monitor standards of local environmental quality in England since
2003. This could be adapted and extended to provide data through similar
local environmental quality survey systems in the devolved nations.
Jan 30, 2012 7:49 AM
9
averages taken for workplaces, homes, and places of leisure. Measure of
access to and quality of the local environment should also be developed with
advice from English Heritage and comparable national bodies Extent of
protected areas should be expanded to include historic areas (e.g.
conservation areas, historic buildings, ancient monuments, parks and
gardens, and ‘locally listed’ historic assets).
Jan 27, 2012 2:18 PM
10
Get on with my neighbours When did you last speak to someone in person /
on telephone?
Jan 23, 2012 11:06 PM
11
What activities bring different pople together
Jan 23, 2012 10:37 PM
12
Measure 4 is stupid - anyone who reads their local paper won't be able to
strongly agree with this as there are always incidents in any place. THis
Jan 23, 2012 8:01 PM
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needs to be made more realistic - perhaps who feels there local area is a xxx
70% of the time 80% of the time etc. on a scale would get you better results
13
Ensure qualitative aspect to the acess to open space - not proximity alone
Jan 23, 2012 7:57 PM
14
Although you could add in a satisfaction with means of transport underneath
the last measure
Jan 23, 2012 7:16 PM
15
Possibly. It's difficult to say whilst the ONS & Defra are still reflecting on how
they develop the measure on access to quality and quality of local
environment.
Jan 23, 2012 5:53 PM
16
Does 3 include availability of services, e.g. library, art, exercise, etc?
Jan 23, 2012 5:31 PM
17
the current measure on "access to and quality of the local environment"
needs to be developed further. The best way Government can do this is by
developing a specific indicator around access to green spaces with trees.
Jan 23, 2012 5:18 PM
18
In measuring acces to and quality of the local environment, indicators of
access to and quality of green sapce would be appropriate. Consider
relevance of housing green space - local green spaces on people's door
steps. One indictaor of this could be the number of Green Flag awards in an
area?
Jan 23, 2012 4:32 PM
19
again familiarity with cultural /heritage in the local area has a high
importance and should be included
Jan 23, 2012 4:29 PM
20
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment - can this be split
up and include access to green spaces, design quality, satisfaction with
service provision, easy access to public transport, access to leisure
facilities...
Jan 23, 2012 1:22 PM
21
Access to and quality of the local environment could also include access to
green spaces as highlighted as improving future health in the Marmot
Review: http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/12111/53895/53895.pdf
Jan 23, 2012 1:00 PM
22
Why fear of 'violent' crime, why not just 'Fear of crime'?
Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM
23
Quality of public spaces, repair, cleaning, design, up dating.
Jan 23, 2012 12:24 PM
24
quality of environment is not just access to open spaces, but quality of urban
landscape too. Does DEFRA cover this sufficiently?
Jan 23, 2012 12:20 PM
25
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment. This needs
clarification and should seek to include cultural and sporting facilities as well
as the more general build and natural environment.
Jan 23, 2012 11:54 AM
26
crime rates broken down into types of crime
Jan 23, 2012 11:52 AM
27
Some areas won't consist of people from different backgrounds - how about
people of all backgrounds?
Jan 23, 2012 11:50 AM
28
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment This is oddly
worded and was not what was intended. If a measure of accessibility is
intended then it should be a separate measure. Accessibility and quality
environment do not go together. Quality of the environment should include
noise as highighted above.
Jan 23, 2012 11:00 AM
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29
Humanise it all.
Jan 23, 2012 9:39 AM
30
Measure of access to and quality of local environment very important
Jan 23, 2012 9:20 AM
31
More detail about positive quality of life - including aspects of heritage,
musuems, arts etc rather than a negative bias to crime.
Jan 23, 2012 8:59 AM
32
How do you know how much better it could be if you have never seen it?
Example - When the air conditioning fan is swithed off - we then notice how
much better it is, but did not hear it before!
Jan 23, 2012 12:08 AM
33
Crime does not affect where we live, but also where we work. In my case
more so as I work in London, but live in the countryside. This also affects the
question about different backgrounds, where it reflects well where I live, but
not where I work.
Jan 22, 2012 7:01 PM
34
quality of local environment should include access to cultural activity.
Jan 21, 2012 7:15 PM
35
Percentage who have access to green spaces with trees- this needs to be a
separate issue not just generally 'environment'. At least two other
government consultations on quality of life have listed access to green
spaces & trees as being significant & important to people.
Jan 21, 2012 5:11 PM
36
sense that neighbourhood is vibrant and stimulating (3) % sense that
neighbourhood can be mutually supportive (2)
Jan 21, 2012 12:46 PM
37
see above
Jan 21, 2012 12:35 AM
38
don't know
Jan 20, 2012 6:33 PM
39
See above
Jan 20, 2012 4:29 PM
40
As above
Jan 20, 2012 3:47 PM
41
5 is a weak description. ' Feeli good about a supportive local community'
would be better
Jan 20, 2012 10:42 AM
42
'The Spirit Level'.
Jan 20, 2012 10:38 AM
43
Remove violent from crime measure. Refer to different cultures rather than
backgrounds - I might not get on well with local estate agents or income tax
inspectors, even if they are retired, but that is their background!
Jan 20, 2012 7:26 AM
44
as above
Jan 19, 2012 6:17 PM
45
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment could be better
enhanced to also include "local environment, arts, heritage and culture" also
Jan 19, 2012 2:32 PM
46
I could write a twenty-minute paper on this, but I'm sure others will. Clarity don't use 'environment', it's too vague. Are we talking about countryside?
Facilities? Atmospheric and water pollution? Rubbish?
Jan 19, 2012 2:30 PM
47
'Measure of access to and quality of the local environment' could be adapted
to: 'Measure of access to and quality of the local environment, including
green spaces and culture'
Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM
48
'Measure of access to and quality of local environment' sounds quite
Jan 19, 2012 12:05 PM
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convoluted. I don't really understand this. Does it mean natural environment?
Local shopping street? If 'Cultural life' is not added as a domain, then
arguably this set of measures neesd to include cultural life. However, that is
also true for other domains.
49
Measure of access to, cultural and natural quality of the environment
Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM
50
% of people engaged in or visiting local museum visits, art gallery community
centres, sports events, theatre would give a measure of how involved the
community is and whether it has adequate local facilities.
Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM
51
Don't know
Jan 19, 2012 12:30 AM
52
More specificity around the local environment
Jan 18, 2012 11:24 PM
53
I don't really understand the logic behind which variants are being measured
as percentages and which as more open ended questions. I think that there
should be more consistency.
Jan 18, 2012 9:27 PM
54
unknown
Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM
55
Fear of violent crime. This is not a constructive measure. Thinking of the
potential benefits for instance of data.gov.uk (the open data initiative) and
how it was so wrongly abused to create maps of high incidences of crimes
using postcodes. The resulting visualisations did nothing but scaremonger
those unfortunate residents, as would this measure. Is there not a more
positive way to deal with this issue? Instead of 'Fear of violent crime' why not
'Awareness of the presence of community support wardens, police officers,
local community and national organisations' offices and representatives,
online and offline resources where advice about safeguarding can be found.'
Jan 18, 2012 5:28 PM
56
Measure of access to and quality of local environment should be extended to
include local leisure time resources and activities.
Jan 18, 2012 5:23 PM
57
ACCESS TO LOCAL GREEN OPEN SPACES WITH TREES
Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM
58
Do you fear an unknown individual based on race or age?
Jan 18, 2012 4:46 PM
59
are people being allowed to say WHY they are satisfied with their area? is
there a section to contextualise this? asking about community spirit? not just
how well people get on, but how much people communicate?
Jan 18, 2012 4:43 PM
60
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment. Not clear what
this is assessing. Satisfaction with local environment is what matters
Jan 18, 2012 2:20 PM
61
Measure of access to and quality of local environment. This measure is
clearly under development, but at this stage is very vague and unclear what
it would add.
Jan 18, 2012 2:07 PM
62
Crime rate & fear of crime should be grouped
Jan 18, 2012 12:39 PM
63
Communities getting on well - great! What about the contribution of the arts
to this. Add question about this
Jan 18, 2012 11:11 AM
64
fear of 'crime' instead of 'violent crime'?
Jan 17, 2012 1:31 PM
65
Quality of local environment needs explanation - could include parks or
theatres.
Jan 17, 2012 1:26 PM
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fear of violent crime is suggestive. Fear is created in this country and it is
done so in this matter. Why would there be anything to be afraid of in my
street? Rephrase the question please, without 'fear' in it.
Jan 17, 2012 12:10 PM
67
Questions about feeling
Jan 16, 2012 11:50 PM
68
It's entirely unclear what is meant by "local environment" in measure 3.
Unfortunately, the fourth measure isn't something everyone values, which
makes it a skewed measure of wellbeing.
Jan 16, 2012 10:01 PM
69
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment. This is potentially
a very broad measure which perhaps needs defining more tightly. Quality of
the local environment could mean all sorts of things - open space,
cleanliness, absence of traffic, local shops and services, transport, the
natural and historical environment
Jan 16, 2012 7:47 PM
70
When asking Fear of violent crime should be matched with experience of
violent crime. People are always more scared than they really should be.
(touch wood)
Jan 16, 2012 3:22 PM
71
As above.
Jan 16, 2012 3:19 PM
72
Cultural belonging
Jan 16, 2012 3:02 PM
73
there neeeds to be more specific targetted questions
Jan 16, 2012 2:13 PM
74
Perhaps specify in Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area
- with local/ community amenities; green spaces, etc
Jan 16, 2012 1:01 PM
75
access to and quality of local environment, including access to arts, cultural
and sports facilities
Jan 16, 2012 12:01 PM
76
Fear of violent crime TO Fear of crime
Jan 16, 2012 10:34 AM
77
Fear of crime, rather than violent crime
Jan 16, 2012 9:39 AM
78
as above
Jan 13, 2012 11:37 AM
79
1.somehow capture satisfaction by family type - this will identify that needs of
say a single young person s very different from a young family - eg noise,
activities available 2. fear of other than violent crime needs to be captured people have different views of what 'violent' means - some think grevious
bodily harm upwards and some realise that threat is violence itself
Jan 13, 2012 11:13 AM
80
Jan 13, 2012 10:47 AM
81
see above
Jan 13, 2012 9:26 AM
82
as explained above.
Jan 13, 2012 1:32 AM
83
Ability to feel safe in the local environment regardless of gender and time of
day - more needs knowing about how many people are confined to home
after dark and who they are.
Jan 12, 2012 10:42 PM
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see above
Jan 12, 2012 5:04 PM
85
What about all the areas where there are not people from different
backgrounds in a local area?
Jan 12, 2012 2:28 PM
86
'Fear of verbal or physical assault' instead of violent crime - this would
capture experiences of people who are abused and harassed
(emotional/mental violence), short of physical attack, on a regular basis
because of prejudice. The use of percentages in measures 4 and 5 can only
be meaningful if they are disaggregated by social/equality groups.
Jan 12, 2012 2:06 PM
87
opportunities to take part in creative activites and how inclusive and interracial and inter-generational are they?
Jan 12, 2012 10:57 AM
88
inclusion/access to high quality local and national cultural life should be
added to the fourth statement
Jan 12, 2012 9:49 AM
89
Measure of access to and quality of the local environment: more detailed
question on availability and cost of public transport
Jan 11, 2012 3:19 PM
90
What is it that makes a quality environment?
Jan 11, 2012 3:01 PM
91
different backgrounds get on well together -> Percentage agreeing that their
local area is a place where people get on well together This would be
universally relevant.
Jan 11, 2012 12:08 PM
92
The third - as above The second - remove the word 'violent'. Fear of all
crime should be considered.
Jan 11, 2012 12:04 PM
93
the last measure could be amended to ask about satisfaction with the
facilities available in the local area--that would be more specific.
Jan 11, 2012 11:27 AM
94
The types of actual crime are relevant as some offences are less weighted to
creating lack of trust in the environment.
Jan 10, 2012 5:26 PM
95
Two out of 5 measures exclusively about crime leaves little for the many
positive aspects of where we live, e.g. road safety, visual appeal, open
spaces, dark skies and birdsong. Satisfaction as a single indicator is just too
general.
Jan 10, 2012 2:18 PM
96
What type of criminals peodofiles live in certain areas?
Jan 10, 2012 1:38 PM
97
Reasons why people are happy or unhappy with their local area.
Jan 10, 2012 11:33 AM
98
Satisfaction with are - should specifically pull out feeling of relevant or
necessary facilities being available and desired facilities being available in
the local area.
Jan 10, 2012 11:24 AM
99
The current measure on "access to and quality of the local environment"
needs to be developed further. The best way Government can do this is by
developing a specific indicator around access to green spaces with trees.
This is in line with the 'National Statistician’s Reflections on the National
Debate on Measuring National Well-being' which clearly showed that access
to "good quality local green spaces" was one of the most important factors in
determining how happy people feel about where they live.
Jan 9, 2012 10:29 PM
100
Access and quality of local environment - not sure if variants required as
Jan 9, 2012 8:29 PM
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measures not completed
101
It seems a lot of people are afraid (of a lot of things - there's a lot of fearmongering) of violent crime even though they live in an area with a low rate
of it
Jan 9, 2012 4:53 PM
102
any real decisions.
Jan 9, 2012 4:07 PM
103
All hate crimes and crimes against individuals children women within
domestic situation
Jan 9, 2012 3:38 PM
104
How secure do you feel would be better than fear of specific crime types as it
captures a broader range of threats. Environment indicator needs more
definition.
Jan 9, 2012 1:04 PM
105
'Local environment' must be clarified.
Jan 9, 2012 11:09 AM
106
Crime is always at the top of these measures - ask yourself if the level of fear
reflects the priority this measure is given in such surveys. Does the question
beg the answer?
Jan 8, 2012 4:42 PM
107
- there should be a recognition of the the 'National Statistician’s Reflections
on the National Debate on Measuring National Well-being' which clearly
showed that access to "good quality local green spaces" was one of the
most important factors in determining how happy people feel about where
they live. Additionally, ‘healthy lives, healthy people’ recognised the
importance of the quality of the environment within which people live to their
physical and mental health.
Jan 6, 2012 5:11 PM
108
Quite often neighbourhoods are fairly homogeneous and their aren't great
ranges of social class or ethnic diversity. It might be better to change the
wording to a more general theme eg people in my neighbourhood get
together to tackle local issues (eg neighbourhood watch, litter-picking) Quite
often people are very concerned about non-violent crime eg vandalism,
burglary
Jan 3, 2012 11:00 PM
109
How satisfied are people that local policing is taking care of minor problems
eg noisy neighbours without the matter getting worse but dealing effectively
with problems
Jan 3, 2012 9:16 AM
110
access to green spaces with trees
Dec 21, 2011 6:16 PM
111
The 'Measure of access to and quality of the local environment' needs to be
assessed by data from a wider source than just Defra as it is unlikely to
include any aspect of Heritage involvement/influence, which is an oversight.
Dec 21, 2011 4:49 PM
112
Why do we have to say "very" or "fairly" satisfied? Whjy not just "satsified"?
Dec 19, 2011 10:25 AM
113
More follow up with qualitative analysis on perceptions questions
Dec 16, 2011 9:24 PM
114
See above
Dec 16, 2011 6:17 PM
115
Access and quality of the local environment should include a cultural
Dec 16, 2011 11:11 AM
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dimension
116
Split 'Percentage who are very or fairly satisfied with local area' into
'satisfaction with ambience of local environment' and 'satisfaction with quality
and variety of local services'
Dec 12, 2011 9:38 PM
117
We do not have mixed races in much of Southern England (coast) sso this
questiions is unanswerable
Dec 10, 2011 11:06 AM
118
Suggest you remove "access to the environment" as it doesn't really mean
anything.
Dec 8, 2011 6:58 PM
119
Dec 6, 2011 4:46 PM
120
Measure: Measure of access to and quality of the local environment This
measure includes the ambiguous term 'environment', and it would be better
specified as 'natural environment'.
Dec 5, 2011 10:05 PM
121
Fear of violent crime could be broadened to "fear of crime" e.g. break-in;
identity theft; racial abuse; bribery
Dec 4, 2011 7:28 PM
122
from different backgrounds get on well together Breakdown of those
backgrounds is required.
Dec 3, 2011 12:31 PM
123
survey
Dec 2, 2011 11:06 PM
124
why only have 'fear of violent crime' - would it not be more revealing to have
fear of crime of any level of severity, as it is an individual's perception of
crime that affects wellbeing whether classed as petty crime or violent crime?
Dec 2, 2011 11:54 AM
125
% agreeing that their local area is a place where people from different
backgrounds get on well and are equally valued
Nov 27, 2011 4:26 PM
126
Replace fear of violent crime with fear of crime
Nov 21, 2011 10:28 PM
127
See above.
Nov 20, 2011 6:35 PM
128
Just how the 'local environment access and quality' indicator is defined will
be important -- proximity to natural space is a key point, but not a simple
data source to measure
Nov 16, 2011 1:38 PM
129
Crime doesn't have to be violent to hurt people - burglary really damages
people's well-being and their feeling of comfort in their own home. I also think
it is important that people are living where they wouold chose to be rather
than where they feel they must (or where they were put). Can this be
measured?
Nov 13, 2011 2:06 PM
130
Widen the measures, not just on crime and environment - more on
relationships with neighbours, opportunities for informal social activities, faith
and welfare promotion
Nov 12, 2011 10:54 AM
131
percentage who are content with their housing situation percentage of those
who actively do things to improve ther locality,
Nov 11, 2011 6:41 PM
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Opinions should be gathered on policing methods, survelance and security
measures, punishment for crime and the justice system. Ability to influence
local area, access to planning information and ability to shape future
development of neighbourhoods.
Nov 11, 2011 1:50 PM
133
How do you get the views of people who commit crime and why they do it?
This is framed in a very crude victim / perpetrator approach.
Nov 11, 2011 12:24 PM
134
See above.
Nov 10, 2011 12:23 PM
135
measure 3 asks two, independent questions: access & quality - suggest they
are split
Nov 9, 2011 11:14 AM
136
Access to greenspace
Nov 8, 2011 8:35 PM
137
access to local environment should include things that are free - parks,
swqings, libraries etc, and therefore available to the less well off.
Nov 8, 2011 7:36 PM
138
instead of percentage - proportion. it's less tick-boxy
Nov 8, 2011 5:58 PM
139
See above
Nov 8, 2011 5:57 PM
140
would you say your local community is diverse in culture and is
integrated/gets on well toge`ther?
Nov 8, 2011 3:47 PM
141
Fear of crime
Nov 8, 2011 3:40 PM
142
3. Access to and quality of environment measure will depend on the formula
used. Quality of environment is a subjective measure (some like green
spaces, some like busy high streets) so I suggest this needs to reflect the
availability of a choice of environments, and a choice of access methods
(footpaths, cycleways, bus routes, car parking...)
Nov 8, 2011 2:23 PM
143
Fear of crime - rather than just "violent crime"?
Nov 8, 2011 2:09 PM
144
Access to and quality of the local environment is an ambiguous one. Let's be
brave and talk about green spaces (urban or otherwise)
Nov 8, 2011 12:59 PM
145
need time to decipher
Nov 8, 2011 12:09 PM
146
Crime rate per ca pita Police crime maps.
Nov 8, 2011 11:34 AM
147
No. of police officers / PCSos per capita in ratio to Crime rate per capita..(in
any given area)
Nov 8, 2011 11:31 AM
148
Concerned aboiut measure 4: it is a composite and ambiguous. How do
people living in stable, homogeneous communities respond if they think
people get on well together but the people are all from the same
background? Also, Measure 2 - isn't the important thing fear of (all) crime?
Especially burglary, car crime, etc
Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM
149
different backgrounds get on well together - Perception is often based on
levels of experience e.g. a lot of older people may feel frightened of young
people but not actually know anyone (statistics show that young people are
much less involved in crime than percieved...) Also a lot of white people
have a much more positive experience of their local community and not
realise how other people find things... How will this measure assess / draw
Nov 8, 2011 10:55 AM
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out these differences?
150
Just use the term satisfied and don't qualify it with "very or fairly"
Nov 4, 2011 11:10 AM
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1
.Measure of access to and quality of the local environment (including historic
environment)
Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM
2
Where we live: Satisfaction with where you live
Feb 1, 2012 8:53 AM
3
To give an indirect answer, I think that there should be a preference for
measures that are available at a sub-national level (i.e. by region, or by local
authority area if possible). Even though this consultation is primarily about
measuring national well-being, the resulting statistics could be much more
useful and of wider interest if they were easy for people to relate to their own
local circumstances (particularly given the status given to localism and
transparency on the current political agenda). This high level of transparency
would also give an opportunity for the plausibility of the measures used to be
demonstrated, hopefully to generate confide

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