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Veenhoven, Ruut – Social Indicators Research, 2005
Quality-of-life in nations can be measured by how long and happy people live. This is assessed by combining data on life expectancy drawn from civil registration with survey data on subjective enjoyment of life as a whole. This measure of "apparent" quality-of-life is a good alternative to current indexes of "assumed"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Population Groups, Surveys
Ruttenberg, Ruth; McCarthy, Amy – 1984
The major types of U.S. federal, state, and local taxes are explored, and the impact of those taxes on all types of women--rich and poor, old and young, employed and not employed, parent and non-parent--are examined. Specifically discussed are the social security tax; the federal income tax system, including the marriage tax, the earned income…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Change, Females, Finance Reform