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Preferred term

quality of life  

Definition

  • Quality of life (QOL) is a term used by politicians, journalists, and social scientists to distinguish differences in objective and subjective social well-being among individuals and between different units of government. Most often, it is used to measure and compare differences in the satisfaction of fundamental social and psychological needs. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Quality of Life]

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