Social Well-Being Measure

A Social Well-Being Measure is a societal measure that evaluates the state of well-being within social groups.

• Context:
  • It can typically quantify Social Well-Being Dimension through social indicator metrics.
  • It can typically assess Social Quality of Life across population groups.
  • It can typically evaluate Social Health Factor through social health assessment methods.
  • It can typically measure Social Cohesion Level using social cohesion indicators.
  • It can typically track Social Progress Trend through longitudinal social data.
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  • It can often support Social Policy Decision with evidence-based social insights.
  • It can often guide Social Resource Allocation through social need identification.
  • It can often inform Social Intervention Design using social gap analysis.
  • It can often enable Social Outcome Comparison across geographic regions.
  • It can often facilitate Social Program Evaluation through social impact measurement.
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  • It can range from being a Subjective Social Well-Being Measure to being an Objective Social Well-Being Measure, depending on its social data collection methodology.
  • It can range from being a Single-Domain Social Well-Being Measure to being a Multi-Domain Social Well-Being Measure, depending on its social dimension scope.
  • It can range from being a Local Social Well-Being Measure to being a Global Social Well-Being Measure, depending on its social measurement geographic coverage.
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  • It can be correlated to Human Well-Being Measure through social-individual well-being relationships.
  • It can be used by Social Well-Being Program for social improvement initiatives.
  • It can integrate with Economic Development Measure for holistic societal assessment.
  • It can complement Environmental Sustainability Measure for comprehensive social health evaluation.
  • It can inform Public Health Strategy through social determinant analysis.
  • It can guide Educational Policy through social education outcome measurement.
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• Examples:
  • International Social Well-Being Measures, such as:
    • Comprehensive Social Indexes, such as:
      • SPI Social Progress Index measuring social and environmental outcomes across nations.
      • UNDP Human Development Index evaluating human development dimensions including health, education, and standard of living.
      • OECD Better Life Index assessing quality of life and material conditions across OECD member nations.
    • Domain-Specific Social Indexes, such as:
      • EIU Quality-of-Life Index focusing on quality of life factors including material wellbeing and health.
      • UN Gender Inequality Index measuring gender disparity across health, empowerment, and labor market.
      • World Happiness Report Index measuring subjective well-being through life satisfaction surveys.
  • National Social Well-Being Measures, such as:
    • Government Social Indicator Systems, such as:
      • UK Measures of National Well-being examining economic, environmental, and social progress.
      • Canadian Index of Wellbeing tracking Canadian quality of life across eight domains.
      • Australian Social Progress Index monitoring Australian social well-being through multidimensional assessment.
    • Academic Social Measure Frameworks, such as:
      • Social Quality Framework analyzing social conditions along socio-economic security, social cohesion, social inclusion, and social empowerment.
      • Capabilities Approach Measure assessing social opportunity and social freedom.
  • Community-Level Social Well-Being Measures, such as:
    • Urban Social Health Indexes, such as:
      • Livable Cities Index evaluating urban social environments.
      • Community Well-Being Index measuring community strength and community resilience.
    • Rural Social Vitality Measures, such as:
      • Rural Community Health Assessment tracking rural social determinants.
      • Small Town Livability Index evaluating rural social infrastructure.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Individual Well-Being Measure, which focuses on personal well-being rather than collective social well-being.
  • Economic Output Measure, which quantifies economic productivity without directly addressing social well-being dimensions.
  • Environmental Quality Index, which assesses environmental health without explicitly measuring social health components.
  • Political Stability Index, which evaluates governance stability rather than social well-being outcomes.
• See: Economic Output Measure, Quality of Life Index, Social Progress, Human Development Framework, Sustainable Development Indicator, Community Vitality Assessment.

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