Editing Quality of life (section)

===Other measures===
The [[Physical Quality of Life Index]] (PQLI) is a measure developed by sociologist [[M. D. Morris]] in the 1970s, based on basic literacy, infant mortality, and life expectancy. Although not as complex as other measures, and now essentially replaced by the Human Development Index, the PQLI is notable for Morris's attempt to show a "less fatalistic pessimistic picture" by focusing on three areas where global quality of life was generally improving at the time, while ignoring [[gross national product]] and other possible indicators that were not improving.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Morris | first = Morris David | title = The Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) | journal = Development Digest | volume = 1 | pages = 95–109 | date = January 1980 | issue = 1 | pmid = 12261723 }}</ref>

The [[Happy Planet Index]], introduced in 2006, is unique among quality of life measures in that, in addition to standard determinants of well-being, it uses each country's [[ecological footprint]] as an indicator. As a result, European and North American nations do not dominate this measure. The 2012 list is instead topped by [[Costa Rica]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Colombia]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Happy Planet Index 2.0 | publisher = New Economics Foundation | date = 2012 | url = http://www.happyplanetindex.org/ | access-date = 2 September 2012 | archive-date = 26 September 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926174209/http://www.happyplanetindex.org/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2010, [[The Gallup Organization|Gallup research]]ers trying to find the world's [[happiness|happiest]] countries found [[Denmark]] to be at the top of the list.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/07/14/world-happiest-countries-lifestyle-realestate-gallup-table.html |title=Table: The World's Happiest Countries |magazine=Forbes |first=Francesca |last=Levy |date=14 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180745/http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/14/world-happiest-countries-lifestyle-realestate-gallup-table.html?partner=popstories|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> For the period 2014–2016, Norway surpasses Denmark to be at the top of the list.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 March 2017|title=The Happiest and Unhappiest Countries in the World|url=https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/206468/happiest-unhappiest-countries-world.aspx|access-date=9 September 2021|website=Gallup |language=en|archive-date=3 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803084043/https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/206468/happiest-unhappiest-countries-world.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2010 study by two [[Princeton University]] professors looked at 1,000 randomly selected U.S. residents over an extended period. It concludes that their ''life evaluations'' – that is, their considered evaluations of their life against a stated scale of one to ten – rise steadily with income. On the other hand, their reported quality of ''emotional daily experiences'' (their reported experiences of [[joy]], [[affection]], [[Stress (biology)|stress]], [[sadness]], or [[anger]]) levels off after a certain income level (approximately $75,000 per year in 2010); income above $75,000 does not lead to more experiences of happiness nor to further relief of unhappiness or stress. Below this income level, respondents reported decreasing happiness and increasing sadness and stress, implying the pain of life's misfortunes, including [[disease]], [[divorce]], and [[solitude|being alone]], is exacerbated by [[poverty]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Higher income improves life rating but not emotional well-being|url=http://www.physorg.com/news203060471.html|publisher=PhysOrg.com|access-date=20 September 2010|date=7 September 2010|archive-date=5 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805201731/http://www.physorg.com/news203060471.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Gross national happiness]] and other subjective measures of happiness are being used by the governments of [[Government of Bhutan|Bhutan]] and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/well-being-wheel-of-measures/index.html|title=Measures of National Well-being|website=Office for National Statistics |access-date=20 November 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030116/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/well-being-wheel-of-measures/index.html|url-status=dead }}</ref> The World Happiness report, issued by Columbia University<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earth.columbia.edu/sitefiles/file/Sachs%20Writing/2012/World%20Happiness%20Report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410013818/http://www.earth.columbia.edu/sitefiles/file/Sachs%20Writing/2012/World%20Happiness%20Report.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2012 |url-status=live|title=World Happiness Report|editor1=John Helliwell |editor2=Richard Layard |editor3=Jeffrey Sachs|publisher=The Earth Institute - Columbia University }}</ref> is a meta-analysis of happiness globally and provides an overview of countries and grassroots activists using GNH. The [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]] issued a guide for the use of subjective well-being metrics in 2013.<ref>{{cite book|title=OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being|url=http://www.oecd.org/statistics/Guidelines%20on%20Measuring%20Subjective%20Well-being.pdf |doi-access=free |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425022747/http://www.oecd.org/statistics/Guidelines%20on%20Measuring%20Subjective%20Well-being.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2013 |url-status=live|year=2013|publisher=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|isbn=978-92-64-19165-5|doi=10.1787/9789264191655-en}}</ref> In the U.S., cities and communities are using a GNH metric at a grassroots level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.happycounts.org/happiness-initiatives/ |title=Happy Places |website=The Happiness Initiative |access-date=20 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222632/http://www.happycounts.org/happiness-initiatives/ |archive-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref>

The [[Social Progress Index]] measures the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. Fifty-two indicators in the areas of basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing, and opportunity show the relative performance of nations. The index uses outcome measures when there is sufficient data available or the closest possible proxies.

Day-Reconstruction Method was another way of measuring happiness, in which researchers asked their subjects to recall various things they did on the previous day and describe their mood during each activity. Being simple and approachable, this method required memory and the experiments have confirmed that the answers that people give are similar to those who repeatedly recalled each subject. The method eventually declined as it called for more effort and thoughtful responses, which often included interpretations and outcomes that do not occur to people who are asked to record every action in their daily lives.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Politics of Happiness : What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSsmPYJ5jfYC&pg=PA32 |last=Derek|first=Boc|publisher=Princeton University Press|date= 2010|isbn=9781400832194|location=United States|pages=32}}</ref>

The Digital Quality of Life Index - a yearly study on digital well-being across 121 countries created by [[Surfshark]]. It indexes each country according to five pillars that impact a population's digital quality of life: internet affordability, internet quality, electronic infrastructure, electronic security, and electronic government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 September 2023|title=What's the 'digital quality of life' level in your country?|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/09/digital-quality-life-internet-affordability-cybersecurity/ |first1=Charlotte |last1=Edmond |access-date=30 October 2023|website=World Economic Forum |language=en|archive-date=30 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030154215/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/09/digital-quality-life-internet-affordability-cybersecurity/|url-status=live}}</ref>