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Addressing the social determinants of subjective wellbeing — the latest challenge for social policy
Author(s)	Christopher Deeming
Journal title	Journal of Social Policy, vol 42, no 3, July 2013
Publisher	Cambridge University Press, July 2013
Pages	pp 541-565
Source	journals.cambridge.org./JSP
Keywords	Well being ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Demography ; Social policy ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	The idea that the happiness and wellbeing of individuals should shape government policy has been around since the Enlightenment. This article considers the social determinants of subjective wellbeing in the UK, and draw lessons for social policy. Survey data are taken from the 'Measuring National Wellbeing Programme' launched by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2010. For the empirical strategy, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models are developed. The findings show that wellbeing is not evenly distributed within the UK. Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, employment, household composition and tenure all matter, as does health status. Influencing population wellbeing is inherently complex; though, that said, there is a clear need to place greater emphasis on the social, given the direction of current policy. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130712205 A
Classmark	D:F:5HH: F: S8: TM2: 8
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