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Objective component of level of living
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Subjective component of level of living
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Objective component of quality of life
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Subjective component of quality of life
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Correct Answer � D
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Ans.D. The subjective component of quality of life
Subjective component
- The subjective component of well-being is quality of life.
- The level of living and standard of living are objective criteria of well-being, while the quality of life comprises the individual’s subjective evaluation of these.
- The recent definition of quality of life is as follows “a composite measure of physical mental and social well being as perceived by each individual or group of individuals.”
- WHO definition is as follows “the condition of life resulting from the combination of the effects of the complete range of factors such as those determining health, happiness, education, etc.”
- The index for quality of life is “Physical quality of life index (PQLI)”.
- The PQLI is an attempt to measure the quality of life or well-being of a country.
The physical quality of life index consolidates three indicators:-
- Literacy rate.
- Infant mortality rate.
- Life expectancy at age 1 year (LEI).
- PQLI ranges from 0 to 100.
- PQLI in India is 65.
