How the United States Measures Well-being in Household Surveys

Daniel H. Weinberg

Abstract:
This article reports on the surveys used in the United States to measure several key aspects of well-being – health; food security; time use; expenditures and consumption; wealth (assets and liabilities); housing; material measures of well-being; and income and poverty.

Keywords:
Well-being, income, poverty, consumption, expenditures, wealth, health surveys