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Wellbeing in Ireland
Damien LenihanStatistician
Social Analysis Division
The CSO – A Brief Overview
Cork Ardee Road
Swords
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Who we are• Ireland’s national statistical institute• Staff in excess of 800 across 3 locations in Cork &
Dublin• Professional team of Statisticians/Data Analysts• Provides quality official statistical information for
Government and Decision makers.• Outputs touch on most aspects of the Irish
economy, society and environment
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What we do
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Why we do itUnderpin the right of citizens to live in an informed
society – Mandated by the Statistics Act to compile official statistics
for the State– Responsible for co-ordinating the official statistics of other
public authorities– European legislative requirements– Provide strong safeguards for the independence of official
statistics and the protection of confidential data
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Wellbeing – Why?
• “The welfare of a nation can…scarcely be inferred from a measure of national income.”
• “No single measure, or even a limited set of measures can provide all the information required to assess and manage an economy.”
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Non-GDP Developments
• Beyond GDP
• Canadian Index of Wellbeing
• Measuring National Wellbeing: Life in the UH 2015
• Legatum prosperity Index
• The Happy Planet Index
• World Development Index of the UNDP
• Professor Brendan Walsh, Dr. Michael Hogan, NESC etc.
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The Domains
• Economic
• Public Safety
• Education
• Natural Resources & Environment
• Health
• Governance / Basic Rights
• Self-Perceived Wellbeing
• Employment
• Our Time
• Relationships & Surroundings
• Housing Conditions
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Economic• Govt Net Debt levels• Inflation• Income level quintiles• Household net financial wealth• Mean gross earnings of full-time employees• Satisfactions with financial situation• < 60% of median income• Satisfaction with income
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Education• Educational Expectancy• Educational Attainment• Early school leavers indicator• Digital skills• Education & Psychological wellbeing• Graduation rates• Literacy/numeracy/cognitive tests
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Employment
• Long-term employment
• Unemployment Rate
• Avg level of job satisfaction
• % of those of who recently lost their jobs
• Total weekly working hours
• Work intensity
• Employment participations of persons with disabilities
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Governance & Basic Rights• Voter registration/Turnout in elections• % f women in parliament• Level of trust in police• Level of trust in legal system• Level of trust in political system• Ability to make ends meet• Gender pay gap• Prevalence of different forms of material deprivation
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Health• Infant mortality• Life expectancy• Obesity levels• Smoking rates• Alcohol consumption• Illness & disability/log-term disability• Self-perceived health• Incidence of chronic diseases
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Housing Conditions
• Dwellings lacking basic facilities
• Tenure status of households
• Environment house is situated in
• Homelessness rate
• Proportion of households that own their own home
• Housing overcrowding rate
• Satisfaction with accomodation
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Natural Resources & Environment
• Quantity of high energy houses• Air quality• Solid waste & recycling rates• Greenhouse gas emissions• Renewable energy consumption• Primary energy production• Satisfaction with water quality• Satisfaction with quality of immediate environment
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Our Time
• Volunteering
• Sport participation
• Participation in organised events
• 20-64 year olds giving care to seniors
• Commuting time
• Unpaid domestic work
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Self-Perceived Wellbeing
• Very high life satisfaction
• Very high worthwhile rating
• Very high rate of happiness
• Very low anxiety yesterday
• Eudemonics
• Overall satisfaction with personal relationships
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Public Safety• Traffic fatalities• Crimes against the person• Safe walking home after dark• Self-reported victimisation• Other crime statistics e.g. vandalism• Homicide rate• Self-reported existence of crime• Perception of physical safety
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Relationships & Surroundings
• Accessed natural environment• Neighbourhood belonging• Satisfaction with family life• Satisfaction with social life• Someone to rely on• Trust in others• Statistics on memberships of associations
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Communication of Message
• Various approaches1. Index
2. Financial Measurement
3. Dashboard
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Next Steps
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Liaise with Experts
Incorporate feedback
Design Release
Release of data –
October 2017
Discussion Today
• What is important? Relevant?
• Measuring the right things?
• Existence of a headline indicator?
• Missing domains/indicators?
• Possible collapsing of indicators
• Ability of indicators to change over time
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