Happier Lives Institute Measuring Wellbeing Course

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Test your knowledge on the Measuring Wellbeing Course - Video 4: FAQs about Subjective Wellbeing

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This quiz tests your knowledge on the content of Video 4 in a 6 part course made by the Happier Lives Institute. The course landing page is here.

How many governments currently collect life satisfaction data? *

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Which two treasuries have officially adopted WELLBYs? *

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Canada and Australia

UK and New Zealand

USA and Germany

France and Sweden

Which philosophical view says death isn’t bad for the person who dies? *

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Utilitarianism

Deprivationism

Epicureanism

Nihilism

What does the deprivationist view argue? *

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Death is bad because it deprives future happiness

Death is natural and neutral

Death is bad because it causes pain before death

Death is bad because it hurts those around you

What is the ‘neutral point’ in wellbeing evaluation? *

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The average life satisfaction score globally

A level of wellbeing below which life is not worth living

The balance between income and happiness

The point at which DALYs equal QALYs

Why doesn’t HLI evaluate environmental or animal charities? *

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We think they don’t matter

They only work with the UN

We think only human wellbeing matters

Modelling their wellbeing impact is too complex

Which is a key criticism HLI makes of QALYs and DALYs? *

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They are based on GDP figures making them overly reliant on income

They’re subjective and vague

They use guesses from people not suffering the condition they are evaluating

They require complex equipment and methods to evaluate

Why does HLI rarely recommend focussing on systemic change? (Pick two) *

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It's hard to measure the impact it would have

Systemic change is not the role of charities

It is often not neglected or tractable

It does not affect WELLBYs

We think the current system is the best system

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Which condition do people typically underestimate in its wellbeing impact? *

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Chronic pain

Depression

Blindness

Cancer

What are TWO reasons cash transfers might not maximise wellbeing?
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People gamble it away

Wellbeing can’t be bought

People aren’t always good at predicting what will help them the most

They don’t trust the sender

Some goods can't be bought by individuals

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When might measuring wellbeing NOT be right for your charity? *

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If you are a large charity with many beneficiaries

If you are only a small organisation with few beneficiaries

If your output is not easily valued by income, health or education metrics

If you mainly rely on large donors

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