Good Life Enablers Index (B) is a composite indicator, calculated by applying the arithmetic mean on the composite indicators (at a domain level) categorised within the dimension "Good Life Enablers".
The index is composed by the the following composite indicators:
1. Personal Quality of Life Index (B1)
2. Social Quality of Life Index (B2)
3. Ecological Quality of Life Index (B3)
The personal sphere includes enablers of good shelter, education and health, measured by indicators of availability, accessibility and affordability of housing, basic utilities, education and health services in the territory. The socio-economic sphere includes enablers of good mobility, digital connectivity, work and consumption choices, social and cultural life in the territory. The ecological sphere includes enablers of good life in green environments (availability and maintenance of green infrastructure and protected areas).
For further details regarding the data used (sources, selected year, definitions...) consult the Indicator "Quality of Life indicators (code qol_indi)".
Theme(s): Population and living conditions - Population and Living Conditions
| Spatial Extent | Nomenclature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | version | level | |
| EU28+4+CandidateCountries | NUTS | 2016 | 3 |
Step 1. Selection of QoL indicators: the selected indicators for each sub-domain are in the indicator "Quality of Life indicators (qol_indi)"
Step 2. Data harmonisation: Carried out to render the variables comparable. Outliers in the dataset are identified and excluded. Highly skewed distributions are transformed (logarithmic and power transformations). Indicators are normalised in a range [0-1].
Step 3. Weighing QoL indicators. Weighting currently occurs through the hierarchical organisation of indicators in three dimensions, nine domains and 22 sub-domains. Dimensions are aggregated with a generalised weighted mean of power of 0.5; variables in domains and sub-domains all weight equal.
For further details regarding the methodology check the ESPON QoL Final Report available at the project website.
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