Abstract
For the 7th report on the situation of youth in Austria, a Better Life Index Youth was constructed involving
the participation of youth experts and young people themselves with the aim to measure youth well-being in
Austria. The Better Life Index Youth is a sum index based on data from EU-SILC 2013 and consisting of ten
sub-indices: material living conditions, work, health, education, social relations, leisure, safety, quality of societal
organisation, housing and subjective well-being. The index is especially suitable to analyse group differences in
different domains and therefore to identify risk populations. It could be shown, for example, that young people
living in rural areas generally reach higher values than young people living in the cities. However, the BLI Youth
is currently no suitable measure to compare different life domains, to show developments over time or to enable
international comparisons. An index which can serve these needs would at least partly have to be based on other
data.
the participation of youth experts and young people themselves with the aim to measure youth well-being in
Austria. The Better Life Index Youth is a sum index based on data from EU-SILC 2013 and consisting of ten
sub-indices: material living conditions, work, health, education, social relations, leisure, safety, quality of societal
organisation, housing and subjective well-being. The index is especially suitable to analyse group differences in
different domains and therefore to identify risk populations. It could be shown, for example, that young people
living in rural areas generally reach higher values than young people living in the cities. However, the BLI Youth
is currently no suitable measure to compare different life domains, to show developments over time or to enable
international comparisons. An index which can serve these needs would at least partly have to be based on other
data.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Better Life Index Youth: What can it contribute to an evidence-based youth policy? |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 188-201 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Momentum Quarterly |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Youth
- Well-being
- Composite Indicators
- Policy