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1 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

2 National averages of Life Satisfaction, on a scale of 1 to 10

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5 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 MacBeth)

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8 Life satisfaction, trust in neighbours, moved in last five years, own house, by province, 10=maximum possible

9 Life satisfaction, trust in neighbours, mobility and house ownership in Alberta, by census tracts, 10=maximum possible

10 SWB effects of age and serious illness in two Canadian surveys

11 Happiness by age group in Europe, by decade on a 4-point scale

12 Relative Income and Happiness OECD below Developing above

13 Effects of income on financial and life satisfaction in Canada

14 SWB effects of frequent visits/contacts with family, friends and neighbors EDS & ESC

15 Bottom line: Income equivalents of factors affecting life satisfaction

16 More Bottom line: Income equivalents of factors affecting SWB

17 $ Annual value of a bottom-to-top change in certain job characteristics, from ESC

18 $ Annual value of a 75%-to-top change in workplace trust, from GSS and ESC

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20 Explaining international differences in well-being and suicide Betas

21 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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