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Happiness Alliance - happycounts.org Well-being and Happiness Measurements Compilation Tool
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What it is:This document compiles Well-being Indices and Indicators in the Happiness and Well-being (also known as Beyond GDP) movement.
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PurposeThe purpose of this compilation of happiness and well-being indices and indicators is to empower those working in the happiness movement towards a new economic, social and governmental paradigm based on wider measures of well-being.
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Terms of useThis document was compiled for the Happiness Alliance. It is available for use with attribution to: Happiness Alliance - happycounts.org
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Domain Nomenclature and Indicators Sources
OECD Better Life Indexhttp://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/
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UN Sustainable Development Goals Indicators
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/indicators-list/
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Gallup World Pollhttps://wellbeingindex.sharecare.com/
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World Values Surveyhttp://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp
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Human Development Index
http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi
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Maryland Genuine Progress Indicator
http://dnr.maryland.gov/mdgpi/Pages/default.aspx
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Authentic Happiness Scales (PERMA, etc.),
https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter
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Happy Planet Index http://happyplanetindex.org/
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Ed Diener Affect Scales
http://labs.psychology.illinois.edu/~ediener/scales.html
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Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Index
https://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/ Ura, K., Alkire, S., Zangmo, T., & Wangdi, K. (2012, May). An extensive analysis of GNH index. Centre for Bhutan Studies. Retrieved May 29, 1016, from http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/10/An%20Extensive%20Analysis%20of%20GNH%20Index.pdf. Center for Bhutan Studies GNH Certification Program https://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/survey-results/ http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/gnh-certification/
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Freedom Househttps://freedomhouse.org/
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World Health Organizationhttps://www.who.int/whosis/indicators/en/
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Heritage House Index of Economic Freedom
https://www.heritage.org/index/pdf/2018/book/methodology.pdf
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United Nations World Food Program Coping Strategies Index
https://www.wfp.org/content/coping-strategies-index-field-methods-manual-2nd-edition
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United States Department of Agriculture Food Access Research Access map data
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/-hfias
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US Aid Food And Nutritional Technical Assistance (Fanta) Project
https://www.fantaproject.org/monitoring-and-evaluation/household-food-insecurity-access-scale-hfias
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Legatum Prosperity Index
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Other indiceshttp://www.prosperity.com/about/methodology
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UN Social Indicators
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/
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European Social Survey
http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/methodology/ess_methodology/source_questionnaire/
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World Bank Indicatorshttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator
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Eurostat Quality of Life Indicators
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Quality_of_life_indicators_-_measuring_quality_of_life
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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
https://ophi.org.uk/multidimensional-poverty-index/
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Happiness Alliance’s Happiness Index
https://www.happycounts.org/for-researchers.html
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International Labour Organization Key Indicators of the Labour Market
https://www.ilo.org/global/statistics-and-databases/research-and-databases/kilm/lang--en/index.htm
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Maryland Genuine Progress Indicator
http://dnr.maryland.gov/mdgpi/Pages/default.aspx
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Social Progress Indicatorhttps://www.socialprogress.org/
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World Database of Happiness
https://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_quer/hqi_fp.htm 
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety. “ Fundamentals of Total Worker Health Approaches.”
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2017-112/pdfs/2017_112.pdf
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Center for Work, Health & Well-Being. “Indicators of Integration”
http://centerforworkhealth.sph.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/safewell_guidelines/IndicatorsOfIntegration.pdf
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The Earth Indexhttps://earth-index.info/EarthIndex.html
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