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Preferred term

WELL-BEING (SOCIETY)  

Definition

  • THE STATE OF BEING OR DOING WELL IN LIFE. A WIDE RANGE OF MEASURES SUCH AS PERSONAL WELL-BEING, OUR RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTH, WHAT WE DO, WHERE WE LIVE, PERSONAL FINANCES, THE ECONOMY, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION AND SKILLS, AND GOVERNANCE ARE USED TO CREATE A MEASURE OF THE WELL-BEING OF SOCIETY.

Entry terms

  • SOCIETAL WELL-BEING
  • WELLBEING (SOCIETY)

History note

  • TERM 'WELL-BEING' CREATED MAY 2014. TERM RELABELLED 'WELL-BEING (SOCIETY)' DECEMBER 2015. PRIOR TO 2014, THE TERMS 'HEALTH' AND/OR 'MENTAL HEALTH' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Definition source

  • ELSST

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/58392520-ea7a-431a-a80c-083698e57745

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