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The term Quality of Life used by politicians and economists to measure broader social effects of policies, such as the effect that reducing graffiti or vandalism might have on the wellbeing of local residents. Two widely known measures of a country's liveability are the Economist Intelligence Unit's quality of life index and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey. Both measures calculate the liveability of countries around the world through a combination of subjective life-satisfaction surveys and objective determinants of quality of life such as divorce rates, safety, and infrastructure. Such measures relate more broadly to the population of a city, state, or country, not to the individual level. According to Costanza: "Quality of Life (QOL) has long been an explicit or implicit policy goal, adequate definition and measurement have been elusive. Diverse objective and subjective indicators across a range of disciplines and scales, and recent work on subjective well-being (SWB) surveys the psychology of happiness have spurred renewed interest" . From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I'm from the New Jersey/New York area, and life here resembles pretty much hell. It sucks and the people aren't right in the head. I don't care what any supporter has to say of job opportunities. Money does not equal high quality of life in this hellhole. But there are still great places even here to live. However I want something more, and I can afford it, especially with my partner. So the question is, where do we move to that has the following 1)Pretty decent weather (doesn't have to be perfect) 2)Normal people who aren't shady, and dangerous, or out to get you. 3)Nice scenery instead of pollution, garbage, etc. 4)A "normal" place to raise kids and develop your own intellect. 5)A place which doesn't seem rushed and crazy. I… [cont.] Asked by Luke - Sat Sep 15 10:59:01 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. What you are describing really does exist, out west along the Pacific Coast. Northern California, Western Oregon and Western Washington. While all cities have problems, there are a number of smaller pleasant cities around the region that you might like. Eugene, Oregon is nice, Seattle WA is great too. Eureka California is a wonderful place. Also along Highway 101 by the Redwoods is beautiful along the coast and the weather isn t as horrible as out east, nor as rainy like the Washington Coast. Answered by joeluw1977 - Sat Sep 15 12:04:48 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Quality of life" |
