Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau

5.1 SUGGESTED FULL SUITE OF INDICATORS FOR HUMAN WELL-
BEING
Table 3 shows the “master list” of primary and secondary indicators that have been
selected to describe human well-being for each of the five HWB components described in
the literature (See Section 6 for indicators specific to Schedules C and G). While there are
literally dozens of indicators that can reasonably be used to measure these components,
this list was selected because they best met the criteria discussed in Section 2.3.
In general, primary indicators are the most direct measures of a desired outcome, while
secondary indicators provide an alternative set of indicators that can serve as indirect
measures, or proxies for a desired outcome. Secondary indicators can be used as a
substitute when primary indicators cannot be measured. For example, a primary indicator
of health is “life expectancy in years,” while a secondary indicator is health behaviors.
Measuring health-related behavior of individuals (such as tobacco use) is not a perfect
measure of health, but it can serve as a proxy for health if life expectancy data are not
available.
In Table 3, the right hand column indicates whether the indicator is found in Schedule C
or G. Details of each indicator are described following this table.
Table 3. Primary and secondary indicators selected for human well-being
Components of
Human Well-being
Primary measurable
indicators
A. Social Processes A1 Average index
score for generalized
trust (level of trust in
people)
B. Physical and
Mental Health
A2 Commitment to
place (average scores
on commitment-toplace
survey question)
B1 Potential Years of
Life Lost Due to
Suicide/Homicide
(Average per 1,000
population)
Secondary
measurable
indicators
A3 Civic
cooperation levels
A4 Altruism rates
(volunteerism rates
A5 Formal group
membership rates
Found in
Schedule
C or G?
No n/a
No n/a
No n/a
No n/a
No n/a
No n/a
Schedule C or G
objective (if
applicable)
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