Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction : Evidence Based on Micro-Data

Jérôme Silvai ; Femke de Keulenaerii ; Nick Johnstonei iOECDiiGallup Europe

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: air pollution;    subjective well-being;    local environmental quality;    life satisfaction;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/5k9cw678dlr0-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

Environmental conditions are likely to have an effect on people’s sense of life satisfaction, both directly and indirectly. In recent years there has been a burgeoning literature assessing the relationship between measures of environmental quality and subjective well-being. This type of studies can be a useful input into the setting of policy priorities. In this paper, the effects of individual and contextual factors on satisfaction with environmental quality and life satisfaction are assessed, using micro-data from a broad cross-section of OECD and non-OECD countries collected in the framework of the Gallup World Poll. In the analysis it is found that actual and perceived environmental quality has a significant effect on life satisfaction, with the magnitude being approximately half that of self-reported health status.