Building Sustainable Well. Being at the Community Level CEDNet National Conference Opening Plenary Wall Centre, Vancouver, March 16, 2006 John F. Helliwell Arthur J. E. Child Foundation Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and UBC
National averages of Life Satisfaction, on a scale of 1 to 10
What Supports Well-Being? ► Trust ► Engagement- the more we get together… ► Employment (paid or not, in a good job) ► Family, friends and neighbours ► Good health ► High-quality of government, at all levels ► Adequate income, relative to expectations ► No TV? (ref Tannis Mac. Beth)
Life satisfaction, trust in neighbours, moved in last five years, own house, by province, 10=maximum possible
Life satisfaction, trust in neighbours, mobility and house ownership in Alberta, by census tracts, 10=maximum possible
SWB effects of age and serious illness in two Canadian surveys
Happiness by age group in Europe, by decade on a 4 -point scale
Relative Income and Happiness • OECD below • Developing above
Effects of income on financial and life satisfaction in Canada
SWB effects of frequent visits/contacts with family, friends and neighbors EDS & ESC
Bottom line: Income equivalents of factors affecting life satisfaction
More Bottom line: Income equivalents of factors affecting SWB
$ Annual value of a bottom-to-top change in certain job characteristics, from ESC
$ Annual value of a 75%-to-top change in workplace trust, from GSS and ESC
Betas Explaining international differences in well-being and suicide
More evidence on community and well-being ► The Swiss results (Frey and Stutzer): people are more satisfied with their lives in cantons with more responsive local government ► Suicide rates much lower (Chandler and Lalonde) in BC aboriginal communities with stronger cultures and local governance ► The secret to well-being, in two words? Engagement and Efficacy
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