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OECD Better Life Index Indicators

Description

This dataset includes 11 well-being indicators for 36 countries spanning the years 2014 to 2017. The indicators are derived from the OECD Better Life Index, which measures 11 topics deemed essential by the OECD for assessing material living conditions and quality of life.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 144 rows and 13 variables:

COUNTRY

Country.

YEAR

Year.

HO_HISH

Housing expenditure: percentage of housing costs in households gross adjusted disposable income.

IW_HADI

Household income: average amount of money that a household earns per year, after taxes.

JE_EMPL

Employment rate: percentage of people, aged 15 to 64, currently in a paid job.

SC_SNTWS

Quality of support network: percentage of people who believe they can rely on their friends in case of need.

ES_EDUA

Educational attainment: percentage of people, aged 25 to 64, having at least an upper-secondary (high school) degree.

CG_VOTO

Voter turnout: percentage of registered voters who voted during recent elections.

EQ_AIRP

Air pollution: average concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air.

HS_LEB

Life expectancy: average number of years a person can expect to live.

SW_LIFS

Life satisfaction: average self-evaluation of life satisfaction, on a scale from 0 to 10.

PS_REPH

Homicide rate: average number of reported homicides per 100,000 people.

WL_TNOW

Leisure and personal care: average number of hours per day spent on leisure and personal care, including sleeping and eating.

Source

OECD (2024). Better Life Index (Editions 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017), OECD Social and Welfare Statistics (database). Accessed on December 06, 2024.


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