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In hierdie episode gesels Ernst en Louis oor AfriForum wat rug styf maak nadat die EFF aandui dat dit 'n mosie wil kanselleer wat die Tshwane-metro met AfriForum onderteken het, asook 'n nuwe meningspeiling wat aandui dat die inwoners van Gautengers se lewensstandaard aanhou daal.Skakel na die verslag bespreek in die episode: Quality of Life Survey 7 (2023/24) | GCROwww.belaprotes.co.za Die Podlitiek-span bestaan uit Ernst van Zyl, Louis Boshoff, Arno Roodt en Frederik van Dyk

This week's highlights on Monocle Radio. We look at the first round of France's parliamentary elections, speak to UK fashion designer Paul Smith and discuss this year's Monocle Quality of Life Survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Monocle's annual quality-of-life special hits newsstands across the globe, our foreign editor, Alexis Self, explains the thinking behind this year's rankings. Plus: a closer look at the US presidential debate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police in Bolivia have arrested the leader of an apparent coup attempt, soon after soldiers stormed the palace of the president. In Japan, the yen tumbles to its weakest level in 38 years. Plus: the US prepares for another tense presidential TV debate and Monocle's Quality of Life Survey hits newsstands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Javier Milei's Europe visit wraps up, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera assesses the international reaction. Plus: why US prosecutors are recommending that Boeing should face criminal charges and we reveal which city has won the bronze medal in Monocle's Quality of Life Survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Tracy O'Carroll, Director of Care Experience with HIQA.

The National End of Life Survey was the first national survey to ask bereaved people about the care provided to a family member or friend in the last months and days of their life.

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Who tops our liveable leaderboard? Monocle's annual Quality of Life Survey puts the world's best cities through their paces and profiles the urban centres on the up. We also get set for summer by gardening in Hiroshima, dining in Marseille and dancing in Mexico City. Plus: how Bratislava's bass-playing, architect mayor is helping the city to find its groove. [Grab your copy today.](https://monocle.com/shop/)

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Who tops our liveable leaderboard? Monocle's annual Quality of Life Survey puts the world's best cities through their paces and profiles the urban centres on the up. We also get set for summer by gardening in Hiroshima, dining in Marseille and dancing in Mexico City. Plus: how Bratislava's bass-playing, architect mayor is helping the city to find its groove. [Grab your copy today.](https://monocle.com/shop/)

On this Community Conversations episode we're joined by Stay Work Play Executive Director Will Stewart who shares more information about the recently-revealed Quality of Life Survey results. Stay Work Play's mission is to attract and retain more young people in New Hampshire, and to continue to make the state an even more welcoming, inclusive, and just place for people of color.You can find full survey results at www.stayworkplay.org/survey

In this episode, we focus on a powerful example of when the numbers alone are simply not enough. The most recent Census has told us how many people have some form of disability but to really understand the nature of those disabilities and the needs of people reporting them we need to do a lot more work.   Guiding us through this work, is Helen Colvin, joint lead for Census and Disability Analysis at the ONS; Shona Horter, Head of Qualitative Research at the ONS Centre for Equalities and Inclusion; David Ainslie, Principal Analyst in the Analytical Hub of ONS and Matt Mayhew, Senior Statistical Officer in the Policy Evidence and Analysis Team.    Transcript  MILES FLETCHER  Hello and welcome again to another edition of Statistically Speaking, the Office for National Statistics podcast.   In this series, we've spent a lot of time explaining how statistics can brilliantly illuminate important issues, and this time we're focusing on a powerful example of when the numbers alone are simply not enough.   The most recent census has told us how many people have some form of disability and where they live. It's a good place to start of course, but to really understand the nature of those disabilities, and the needs of the people reporting them, we need to do a lot more work and that work is the subject of today's discussion.   Here to guide us through it we have Helen Colvin, joint lead for Census disability analysis at the ONS; Shona Horter, head of qualitative research at the ONS Centre for equalities and inclusion; David Ainslie, Principal Analyst at the analytical hub of ONS; and Matt Mayhew, senior statistical officer in the policy evidence and analysis team.   Helen to start with you, I mentioned the census there and those numbers showing us the scale of disability as defined by Census. Is it fair to say that census remains the sort of statistical bedrock of our understanding of disability - the single most important source?    HELEN COLVIN  Yes that's right. I'd agree with that. So it's the main source that covers the whole of our population. So it's the best truth that you have, if you like, of what our population is like, and the proportion of disabled people within our population.   MF  And these were people, responding in their households, to the question which said what precisely?   HC  It said: Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more? And if people answered yes to that, they were asked: Do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day to day activities? A lot, a little, or not at all.   MF  What did you have to answer to that to be classified as disabled?   HC  To be classified as disabled - If you answered that you had a long term condition which affects your day to day activities a lot or a little then we regarded that as somebody as disabled. And the reason for that is that at ONS we measure disability against the Equality Act definition of disability and that really identifies somebody as disabled if they have a long term condition, and if it limits their day to day activities. And we do that so that we're able to report against the progress on the Equality Act in the UK.   MF  And the key element it would seem that - obviously we're talking about disability - is your ability to do day to day tasks and a sustained limitation.   HC  That's right, that needs to be... to be disabled under the Equality Act there needs to be a long term thing which affects you for up to 12 months or more. And it needs to be something which does impact you on your ability to carry out day to day activities. And that's really something that is arguably focusing on the medical model of disability, so focuses on how you can't do things because of your impairment because of the environment around you.   MF  Now that question is slightly different from the one asked in 2011. Why was that changed?   HC  So in 2011, we asked a very similar question, but we did remove a prompt which asked people to include problems specifically related to old age and this really was about bringing it more in line with the Equality Act, which doesn't have that emphasis. Problems related to older ages still classified as disability, but it wasn't making it the same kind of focus of the question, and another part that we changed was to remove the word disability because of course, disabled means different things to different people. And we tried to measure it slightly more objectively by using our own definition rather than asking about people's own opinions if they were disabled. And this time we also included mental health within the question, and we think that that could have influenced the raises that we saw among younger people.    MF  But how big an influence do we think that?   HC  So in census 2021, we did see an increase among younger people being classified as disabled compared to 2011. And this did stand out particularly for females slightly more than males. We think there was also possibly a real change in population at that time down to the pandemic, with more people showing signs around depression and mental health problems, particularly at the period that the census was conducted.   MF  And there remains of course, underlying all this. This is census data. This is people's own assessment of their ability. How is that benchmarked perhaps against other sources?   HC  So it's obviously a different measure from other sources. Other data might be more medically based, so GP records, that kind of thing, which is more based on actual conditions as opposed to disability.   MF  And do we think that some people perhaps consider themselves disabled who might not be defined as disabled under other circumstances?   HC  Absolutely. I think disability means different things to different people and some people who might be regarded as disabled under the Equality Act specifically wouldn't want themselves to be looked at that way. And conversely, some people which may not be captured by that definition, may want themselves to be, so there are many different ways you can conceptualise and define disability. So this is one way to try and do that and to measure disability in a slightly more objective way.   MF  And being defined as disabled within that census definition that you've set out for us, how does that match against other criteria of disability, perhaps when it comes to gaining access to benefits or services?   HC  So it has a different definition and a different way of being assessed. So for instance, if somebody wanted to access benefits, then there's a completely different threshold and set of criteria that they would need to meet through Work and Pensions.   MF  There's a tension there isn't there, perhaps between people who answered in the affirmative on this on the Census but then wouldn't qualify as a disabled in the eyes of officialdom for want of a better word.   HC  Possibly, but we don't have that data within the ONS or around the DWP benefits data for this kind of use, to look at the match between our definition and the DWP assessment criteria.   MF  So you've shown us a complex picture there, tell us about the harmonisation work that's been going on across ONS to really develop and refine our understanding of disability as a concept.   HC  Yeah, so there's an ongoing programme of work, taking place to review the current harmonised standards and update them so that they can be more aligned with current conceptualization of disability impairments and conditions and try and ensure that they really relate to and reflect people's experiences. There's been a programme of research and engagement to find out the ways in which the standards are not currently performing, and what some of the key issues and gaps are, and that's due to be published in the end of March. And then the next step will be to outline in detail the plan over the coming year. So so far, the engagement activities have included speaking to data users, a variety of different organisations, government departments, charities, really including everyone across the spectrum, who are people who would use and engage with those harmonised standards to understand a bit more about the needs. And like I said, the kind of priorities and gaps and then the next step will be undertaking research to think about how best can we change and update those standards so that they, like I said, are really reflective and current. And one thing in particular that needs to be looked at being included is adding neurodiversity as a potential category. So at the moment that's not currently listed within the impairment categories. And so feedback has been that many people who are neurodiverse don't identify with the current kind of categorization and wording that's used. So that will be really important going forward.   MF  And that's also an important reflection of the constantly changing perception of what disability is in society. And from that the challenge of assessing and measuring it, Helen on the Census we've recently published our results as we've already mentioned in this discussion, but would you like to unpack those for us? We know that the number of disabled people went up since 2011.   HC  Yes, that's right. So the number of disabled people went up, but the actual overall proportion of disabled people fell in the population. And it's important to state that we standardise this data. And that's a statistical method which enables us to, to kind of compare like with like, so it accounts for the different population age structure between 2011 and 2021. So in 2021, we saw a slight fall in the proportion of disabled people in the population. So it's currently 18% in England falling from 19% in 2011. And in Wales, it's now 21% falling from 23% in 2011.   MF  And what were the drivers of that? That's a fascinating find.    HC  That's right. So some people might be slightly surprised by that, but it is a small decrease which we might expect to find in a population where people are living longer and healthier life expectancy is improving. And there may have been other influences such as the pandemic. So asking people how they feel about their health and disability during the pandemic may have affected how they responded as well.   MF  But how does the data break down by region, and by age and by gender?   HC  Say for gender, we saw that females were more likely to be disabled than males. And we had a particularly interesting finding around older people. So there was a big decrease among older people who've been disabled in 2021 Compared to 2011. And that was particularly true among those who were limited a lot by their disability. Obviously, we've talked about the question change where we removed a prompt, which then include problems related to old age, so that may have reduced the number of older people thinking of their conditions as a part of a disability. But we did see that that data was the same for the health question which preceded it as well. So we do think it's a real change in the population. And another aspect of that may have been due to Coronavirus. So we did very sadly see a lot of deaths among disabled people during COVID. But that wouldn't fully account for the changes that we've seen. So we think there's also an improvement in health of older people more generally as well.   MF  Oh, that's a reflection of the healthy life expectancy that we've discussed in other podcasts already, perhaps over and above the COVID factor that you mentioned.   HC  Yes, that's right.   MF  A greater prevalence of disability among younger people, and that was very much reflected, perhaps unsurprisingly, in deprived areas.   HC  Yes, that's right. So the change that we saw for younger people, again was stronger for females than for males. It was true for both genders, but females saw slightly higher proportions of disability than males. And that had increased particularly in the 20 to 24 age group, and the surrounding age groups to that, and that corresponds with some another analysis we've done where we found higher proportions of people with mental health problems, such as depression in those age groups. And we have the same outcome for health in general as well, where there is a correlation between that age group showing poorer health and more disability.   MF  So overall, is disability remaining fairly static from census to census?   HC  That's right. Well, we have seen the numbers of people have increased but the proportion as a population has stayed reasonably static. There are small falls, which does tally with the kind of improvements in health, but overall, it is showing the sorts of trends that we would expect, but we do see one in five people in the population as disabled, which is quite stark and does make us remember that we really need to think about how to improve the inequalities for this population. You mentioned just now about deprivation and deprivation among younger people, and that was an interesting finding we've had from the census data as well. It's not really a surprise to see that in deprived areas more people are likely to be disabled. But what we also found is that that occurs for younger age groups. So younger people in deprived areas are more likely to be disabled across all of the age groups than non-disabled people.   MF  That's the strength of the census of course, that you can get that really, really local picture of where disabled people are, as well as their overall numbers.   HC  Yes, and the index of Multiple Deprivation enables us to understand those areas that are more deprived or less deprived, so that we can look at those at a more aggregate level as well.   MF  Helen, thank you for taking us through the insight, fascinating insight, produced by the Census. But Shona, there is much more to the ONS' work on understanding disability. Could you set out some of that for us?   SHONA HORTER  Yeah, of course. And I can start by just giving some brief background, there was an independent group of experts who were convened, following the request of the national Statistician in 2020, to look at the inclusivity of data and evidence across the UK more broadly, and to make recommendations as to how we can make a step-change to really ensure that everyone counts and is counted within data and evidence and that programme of work identified disability as one key area that we really need to ensure that questions and concepts are accurately reflecting the experiences of individuals. They also identified the need for more qualitative approaches as part of this. So, we need that alongside our quantitative data. We also need to be really speaking to people and understanding their lived experiences   MF  Because statistics and numbers, and to really understand people's experience of disability, we need to hear from them directly.   SH  Exactly, exactly. And the qualitative can also help us to understand the how and the why beyond the numbers, so we can understand more about the lived reality of people's experiences, the barriers that people face in daily life and people's views as to what could help to improve things going forward. But also, we can understand where we might see patterns in the data, we can actually look at what is the social context beyond what's happening on the ground that might be shaping those experiences. So it's a really, really important thing that we include alongside our statistics.   MF  So what sort of patterns have we been seeing from the data? Helen?   HC  Similar in ONS we collect quite a range of data that encapsulates different disabled people across some of the different data sources that we collect. So, one of the main surveys that we do is the annual population survey which captures people across the UK. Every year we collect data from about 320,000 people. And the picture that we're having from that data is, unfortunately that disabled people tend to fare less well across the things that we measure, say for instance, they're less likely to be happy, they're less likely to see their life as worthwhile, life satisfaction is poor and they're likely to be more anxious than non-disabled people. And we've also seen from other surveys, like the Community in Life Survey that shows that disabled people are more likely to feel lonely. So these are all not positive outcomes. But some of the more positive ones that we have seen around education data, for instance, is showing that the proportion of disabled people with a degree has been steadily climbing since 2014. And the proportion of those who have no education has been steadily falling. It's not as in-line with non-disabled people. So disabled people are still less likely to have degrees than their non-disabled counterparts, but it's still a positive trend that we do see, but that does unfortunately, then feed into things like employment data, which we'll talk about more shortly, but with disabled people less likely to be employed. They're also less likely to own their own homes and more likely to live in social housing. And when we look at the Crime Survey for England and Wales, we also see that disabled people are more likely to experience things like antisocial behaviour and problems with nuisance neighbours than non-disabled people. So it's unfortunately not a positive picture when we look at the data more generally for disabled people.   MF  Nonetheless, that statistical picture fleshes out quite considerably the understanding we get from the census.   So far, we've discussed a variety of different insights on the outcomes for disabled people, but we haven't looked at their experience in the workforce and how being disabled can come with additional costs. David, what are our data telling us about that experience in the workplace and the restrictions as well as the opportunities?    DAVID AINSLIE  So data from the Labour Force Survey shows in the last three months of 2020 to the latest data, and considering just working age adults, about half of disabled adults are in employment, so that's around 5 million disabled adults. So, this compares with about 8 in 10 when you consider non-disabled adults, the gap and rate between these two groups has decreased slightly over the last decade. In 2013, the earliest comparison we can make is that 4 in 10 disabled adults are employed compared with around three quarters of non-disabled adults. Some analysis from the Department for Work and Pensions suggests there's a range of factors that contribute to why this gap has decreased only slightly in the last decade, the largest factor probably being the overall disability prevalence itself has increased over the last decade. This tends to suggest that more people in work are becoming disabled than necessarily disabled people becoming employed. And there are other factors too, like overall changes in the size of the working population and general employment trends over the period.   MF  So this is more a question really, of people being able to hang on to their jobs despite having a limiting condition?   DA  So yes, to an extent, there are some quite stark findings in analysis of longitudinal data from the Labour Force Survey, and this has suggested that disabled workers tend to move out of being employed over an annual period at around twice the rate of non-disabled workers, to about 9% compared to 5%. By contrast, disabled people not in employment tend to move into being employed over a 12 month period at around a third of the rate of non-disabled people. So, 10% versus 27% here.   MF  So what's the evidence of the ability to work from home as encouraging more disabled people into the workforce?   DA  So the general trend of a slightly closing employment gap has actually stalled a bit since the start of the COVID pandemic. More research is definitely needed here to see what the impact of the pandemic has been as well as to look at if there's an impact of an increased ability to work from home. It's worth noting that the pattern of occupations that disabled people and non-disabled people tend to work in look a little different. So in the latest data, data again from the Labour Force Survey, working disabled people were less likely to be working in things like management in professional occupations than non-disabled people, but more likely than non-disabled people to be in occupations that might have been shut down during the pandemic or those where you might have had to work closely with people. So occupations such as in caring and leisure, or in sales and customer service, type occupations. This will of course have had some impact on people's ability to work from home. Lastly on this, of people who are in work at the moment, the latest data from our opinions and lifestyle survey, show it's actually a fairly similar proportion of disabled and non -disabled adults report working from home, hybrid working or indeed travelling to work.   MF  So not a fantastic picture perhaps for those with lifetime limiting conditions. But what did the data tell us about pay between disabled and non-disabled people Matt, what is the earnings gap?   MATT MAYHEW  So there's a similar sort of negative picture here as well. So the latest data we have on the annual population survey from 2021, showed that disabled employees on average were paid around 14% less than non-disabled employees. The gap appears to have widened slightly since 2014, whereas this was about 12%. If you tally this in pounds and pence terms using the latest data, the average pay was around £12.10 pence per hour with disabled adults, compared to about £14.03 per hour for non-disabled adults.   MF  And David, what evidence do we have about how different types of disability affects your chances of being in work and earning money?   DAVID AINSLIE  So the definition of disability of course covers a wide range of people impacted by a whole variety of physical and mental health conditions and to different extents. So the averages we've described cover a really broad group. But we've explored the Labour Force Survey data further, we've looked at both employment rates and pay by a variety of factors that are important to these things, such as the severity of disability, the number of and types of health conditions people report having, as well as some other things. But for example, in the latest data, the lowest employment rates were seen among those who reported they had severe or specific learning difficulties, autism or any mental health conditions with employment rates around about 25 to 30%. At the other end of the scale, disabled adults whose impairments were due to hearing, or skin conditions or allergies, had the highest employment rates, around 60 to 70%.   MF  And is this a similar picture with pay, Matt?   MATT MAYHEW  So when we look at pay, there's a similar sort of variation. So the largest pay gap is for disabled boys reporting autism as their main health condition, who have been paid an average of about a third less than non -disabled employees without any health conditions. Whereas the next largest pay gap is with those with depression with 18% less. By contrast, on the other side of the scale, for those reporting difficulties with seeing, there was actually no pay gap observed between the two groups. And in fact, we observed for those difficulties in hearing, were on average paid about 5% more than non-disabled employees. Severity of impairment is important too. So the pay gap between disabled people who are limited a lot in their day-to-day activities and non-disabled adults is about 20%, whereas those where their condition limits them a little, about 12%.   Lastly, it's important to remember that when considering both pay and employment, that disabled and non-disabled people have patterns of other characteristics creating difference between them, such as age, sex, where they live, and the type of occupations they have, and they are quite often quite different. To look at this on the pay side we have modelled what the differences between the average pay of a disabled and non-disabled employee might look like, if the two groups have the same patterns or personal characteristics, similar ages, same sex distributions and job characteristics such as doing the same jobs, to see what effect that has. When we do this, the differences in the average pay between disabled and non-disabled employees are narrower but still persist between the two groups.   MILES FLETCHER  Shona, it's all very well to talk about a superimposed definition of disability, statistics tend to bring two issues, but our qualitative work has actually thrown up some fresh insights on what sort of characteristics make up disability?   SHONA HORTER  Yeah, and we've undertaken two quite large qualitative studies over the last year. One looking at the experiences of disabled adults accessing and engaging with activities, goods and services in the private sector and the other looking at the educational experiences of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. And through both those studies, we found a really a huge variation in people's experiences of disability or impairment. Many people have invisible impairments or conditions. People can have multiple impairments and comorbidities that can interact. So for example, physical conditions can be accompanied by mental health difficulties. And there can be a cyclical relationship that people describe as being catch-22. If you're struggling with your physical health, and that can exacerbate mental health, which can then cycle back into other challenges. So it's really important to understand that variety of experience and also how that can link to individuals' identity. So that can be a real process of adjusting to a diagnosis or to living with an impairment or condition and that can require adjusting one's own identity. And can also be different if you've recently acquired a condition or if you've had it for your whole life. And that's also linked to the social, so a lot of people spoke about anticipating judgement of others, being seen as different and the vulnerability that can come with that, and the anticipated stigma. So there are lots of reasons why people won't necessarily identify as disabled, or reasons why people may not identify with a specific condition, illness or impairment. And some young people also talked about diagnostic labels that they saw themselves as having such as dyslexia or autism. ADHD, that could help to explain their learning and support needs. But actually, many really didn't want to have labels that were used to justify any kind of different treatment, different opportunities and some rejected the label altogether. So it's really just understanding that nuance and the multifaceted nature of people's experiences and identity around this.   MF  And you made an interesting point there about disability that perhaps is invisible to others, unlike some forms of disability, which then people benefit from a recognition of that, but then others perhaps suffer from not having the disability recognised.   SH  Yeah, and that can be really complex. So we're working on a paper on that very topic at the moment that we're planning to publish soon, that actually that's another layer of, on the one hand, people describe being able to potentially hide having a condition or impairment that means that you might be able to avoid anticipated stigma, or discrimination or kind of negative reaction of the public but also, often people describe needing to disclose their condition or impairment in order to access the support that means they would be able to then access and engage with different areas of life so there can be quite a lot of vulnerability around that and that can also intersect with other characteristics. So people described the additional layers of vulnerability linked to gender linked to ethnicity that can form multiple, multiple layers of discrimination.   MF  And thereby we get to a much more useful understanding of, say a wider pattern of disadvantage generally.   SH  Yeah, and also really the need to understand me, what came through so clearly in both of these studies was the need to be flexible and to listen to and understand people's different needs.   MF  So this qualitative work is providing a much richer understanding of a wider pattern of disadvantage of which disability is but one factor.   SH  Yeah, and I think it really, these studies have both really highlighted the importance of having flexibility in listening to and understanding people's different needs. What we saw from both young people's perspectives and the perspectives of adults was really that just having that need for additional support. That means that you can fully and meaningfully participate in education and daily life in a range of different activities, goods and services. One of the particular difficulties I think, around invisible impairments that the findings presented was what people described as a need to prove their worthiness or prove their legitimacy of access to additional support needs. And that could bring an additional challenge, and also an additional level of stigma and vulnerability, that many people described facing backlash when, for example, having a lanyard or a badge that indicated the need for additional support. That there's that “disbelieveability” around that as well. So I think it was really emphasised through all our studies how important it is that there's increased awareness about people's different experiences and needs and that there's increased understanding and support for that put in place.    MF  And so the knowledge base continues to grow. The time of recording this, we're beginning to be able to step back and look at the pandemic period. What do we understand of that at the moment, in terms of its impact on disabled people at the time of the pandemic, and perhaps some of the lasting impacts and effects of it?   SH  Yeah, and I can comment briefly on the qualitative research there and Helen, it would be good to hear more about the quantitative findings on this. We found a really mixed picture in terms of experiences through the pandemic. So in some ways, the increased move to online services, groups, and education classes really opened up the world for people and could facilitate and support access and engagement and also could really support social contact. So many people described being able to join groups and networks that they hadn't previously been able to do as a result of, for example, physical access barriers. So that was really, really positive. But on the other hand, there was a real disadvantage for those who are digitally excluded. And we know that disabled people are disproportionately digitally excluded. Also in other ways the pandemic contributed to increased fear, increased isolation, so people talked about having increased social contact online, but that didn't necessarily replace the real in person activities and social contact. Some also found it quite difficult to engage and focus with online format. So particularly describing the cognitive demands that could be difficult for those with memory and learning, understanding or concentration impairments in particular, and real difficulties in accessing the required support. So SEN support was said to be quite slow to return to schools, and some children and young people with physical needs couldn't return to school safely without that support. So there was a kind of lasting impact there as well.   MF  And what's the future of the qualitative side of this work as well? Will that continue alongside the regular sources of overarching data?   SH  Yeah, I think it's important to continue to think about where we have gaps in our evidence and understanding and where there are questions that we can address qualitatively. And also considering having more mixed methods approaches. So where we can consider including qualitative components alongside our statistics to better understand some of these particular questions in more detail. So for example, one of the qualitative studies I've just mentioned was around the additional cost of disability. So, many people spoke about the additional financial costs like added premiums for insurance or for medical equipment compared to similar equipment that might be purchased by somebody who's not disabled, and we know that that's likely to become evermore difficult with the cost of living crisis. So whether that's an area that could warrant further exploration, I think it's just continuing to think about what are the key questions, evidence gaps and the needs for us to be addressing to ensure that we can inform policy and practice and make sure that our data is speaking to people's experiences and needs.  MF  Thank you, Shona. Helen, is there anything you'd like to add on that?   HELEN COLVIN  Yeah, absolutely. I think the work that Sona's team have been doing around qualitative research with disabled people is so valuable for helping to really illustrate the findings that we tend to get from the aggregated data that ONS has been more traditionally producing this. So where during the pandemic those qualitative interviews really showed and highlighted the day to day situations that disabled people were living with, because alongside that we also ran a survey on the opinion survey about disabled people's access to products and services and the data that we had from that very much supported the sort of experiences that people were reporting to Shona. So we found that disabled people had more difficulty accessing products and services during the pandemic than non- disabled people, and much of that appeared to be down to difficulties using transport, having places to rest and with practical things like crossing the roads, crossing footpaths, and moving around buildings, which were evident in some of the sort of lived experience quotes that Shona's team were picking up on as well.   MF  How to statisticians go about the whole question though of deciding whether it is disabilities that's the driver here, or whether there are other factors that ought to be considered first?  HC  Yeah, good question. So we know that in a lot of the outcomes that we look at disabled people tend to fare worse than non-disabled people. This isn't likely to be down to just being disabled per se. We think it's more likely that no single factor is going to explain the kind of outcomes that we see. It's more likely that there is a range of disadvantages experienced by disabled people which lead to this difference for non-disabled and disabled people.   MF  Overall then, an awful lot of work is being done, a wealth of data and understanding, where's this work going now? And how it can inform really effective interventions and policies and services to support disabled people?  HC  As we mentioned, we measure disability against the Equality Act, and that's really crucial for us to be able to understand how as a country we are performing in terms of monitoring and reducing inequalities for disabled people. The data that we collect and publish then feeds directly to policy makers. So one of our key stakeholders for my team is the Cabinet Office and working with their disability units. We make sure that they have the information they need to make policy but also thinking about local authorities monitoring that policy impact, monitoring the outcomes in their area and thinking about what they can do in terms of planning to support disabled people. But also our data is used widely by the third sector and lobbyists to hold government to account, to look at these inequalities and say, what's happening here? What are you doing about this and of course, it's really valuable for the citizen users and public interest to know what the situation is for disabled people in our population.   MF  Well, that is it for another episode of Statistically Speaking, thanks very much to all our guests for another fascinating discussion. For news about these podcasts, and the work of the Office for National Statistics, and to comment or ask us a question, please find us on Twitter at @ONSFocus. That's it from me Miles Fletcher. Our producer at the ONS is Julia Short. Thanks for listening, and until next time, goodbye.  ENDS

Houghton city planning commission chair Tom Merz and host Todd VanDyke discussed the city's recent quality of life survey, the new five-year plan process that's beginning, and the role of the planning commission in guiding the progress of the city. Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Sutherland Institute's Nic Dunn on Work/Life Balance surveying -- Utah ranks 6th for seasonal depression

Short-term rentals — like those listed on Airbnb — have been a hot button issue in New Orleans for years. Now, the city is yet again gearing up to write new laws governing the controversial industry. To give us an update on where things stand, Louisiana Considered's Managing Producer Alana Schreiber spoke with WWNO's New Orleans Reporter Carly Berlin. In October, the University of New Orleans released its 2022 Quality of Life Survey for Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. Among the findings were concerns over the area's crime with residents saying it's become a worse place to live over the past 5 years.  Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the UNO Survey Research Center, Dr. Edward Chervenak, and Research Associate, Dr. Anthony Licciardi, tell us more about the survey's revelations.  You might be familiar with the phrase, “I'd like to buy a vowel.” Now Baton Rouge math and theater teacher Michael Russ can afford plenty of vowels and so much more after winning big on the TV game show, Wheel of Fortune. Russ joins us to share the details behind his appearance on the show. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunday Church attendance across Australia is down, but decline has slowed.The Australian National Church Life Survey results are out.  Worryingly the key newcomer indicator has dropped to 5.7%.While evangelism is down, engagement in church based service groups is up. Mid week small groups are up. We take a hard look under the bonnet of the top level results.Ruth Powell is National Director for the National Church Life Survey. Peter Mayrick is with Partners in Ministry and the Center for Ministry Development at Sydney's Moore Theological College and is a board member of the National Church Life Survey.http://www.the pastorsheart.net/podcast/national-church-life-survey***As The Pastor's Heart grows in audience our opportunities and responsibility grow as well. We want to get better and that takes more resources. We are asking listeners to partner with us to help fund our production, editorial, distribution and promotion.To support The Pastor's Heart - http://patreon.com/thepastorsheart Support the show

Life in Christchurch is not as good as it was 12 months ago. That's according to the findings from the latest Nielsen Quality of Life survey. It's a nationwide survey that talks to people in nine cities around the country about all sorts of things that have a bearing on how they feel about life in their neck of the woods. There are a truckload of different things they ask people about. But, overall, the survey has found that 34 percent of people in Christchurch think their quality of life has got worse over the last 12 months. So let's say that's just over a third of people in the city. And for more than half of those people, the overwhelming reason for their quality of life dropping is all to do with their finances. 53 percent of Christchurch people surveyed by Nielsen say they are not as well off as they were last year. The technical term used in the wellbeing survey report is “reduced financial wellbeing”. But I think we'd all agree that “reduced financial wellbeing” is a sugar-coated way of saying people are finding life much more of a struggle than they were just 12 months ago. In fact, if there's anything I'd dispute in these findings, it's the 53 percent figure. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that they're feeling better-off than they used to. You might be. But somehow I doubt it. And I don't think this is just a Christchurch city thing. I think it's fairly safe to assume that the findings would be similar anywhere. Because I'm in no doubt that life is way more expensive than it was - even just 12 months ago. And the official numbers back it up. That inflation figure that came out yesterday was still pretty close to the record high a month ago and I see, since yesterday, the Government has said it has no plans for any further assistance to make life a bit easier on the financial front. No more cost of living payments are on the cards, the fuel tax discount is going to be history by early next year. So, you're on your own. We're all on our own. Which means different things for different people. For me, while life is undoubtedly more expensive, for the grace of God I am in the privileged position where I don't need foodbanks to help feed the family. I do know, though, that that could change in a heartbeat. Because I reckon for pretty much all of us, we'd only need one or two things to happen to completely turn our lives upside down. A guy's wife leaves him, he spirals into depression, loses his job, can't pay the bills and before he knows it he's living in his car or on the street. So while I consider myself to be in a very fortunate position, I know there are many, many people whose lives are very different to mine. And I think the head of Foodbank Canterbury makes a very good point when he says it's not necessarily easy anymore to tell which people are actually doing it tough. I saw a quote from him where he said: “It is not just the people on the street who are struggling. It is the people in your street.“ And he goes on to say: “The person standing next to you at the bus stop could be hungry. That woman walking her dog might not have had any food that day. You never know.” John Milligan is his name, and he says that people fear losing their dignity when they don't have food - and so many of them don't ask. Not that there's a shortage of people who do ask for help. Who need help. I remember taking some things to the foodbank just before Christmas last year and they had two queues. One was for people like me dropping stuff off, the other was for people there to pick up a food parcel. And which queue was longer do you think? It was the queue of people needing help. It didn't take me very long at all to get in and do the drop-off. And going by these findings today from the 2022 Quality of Life Survey, the queue of people needing food parcels this Christmas in Christchurch will be even longer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John MacDonald spoke to National Leader Christopher Luxon about the Quality of Life survey. How would National help Cantabrians feel more settled financially, and safer on our streets? They discuss inflation, and also the plans for National to repeal and replace Three Waters should they be elected next year.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in to this episode to hear from special guest Aurora Yager, Deputy City Manager at City Hall. Listen to learn about the results of the first ever Quality of Life Survey in Wayzata and how the City plans to use this valuable resident feedback.

Here is the first episode on this topic: https://anchor.fm/anime-casuals/episodes/What-Counts-As-Slice-of-Life-e1lmirh Here are the survey results used in this podcast: https://i.redd.it/pk8vbs55k3f91.png Don't forget you can check out all things casual at: https://linktr.ee/Casual_Empire Also you can email us at: animecasualsreal@gmail.com In this episode we talk about the survey results from the "What Even Counts as Slice of Life" survey from last week.

CJR's 2022 News Consumer Report -- Utah Foundation Quality of Life survey  

This week on ‘The Curator' we discuss Monocle's Quality of Life Survey city rankings, speak to French director François Ozon and delve into the world of romantic comedies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on ‘The Curator' we discuss Monocle's Quality of Life Survey city rankings, speak to French director François Ozon and delve into the world of romantic comedies.

An interview on Nato and the Baltics with the chair of Latvia's Foreign Affairs Committee, Rihards Kols. Chris Lord and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss Monocle's 2022 Quality of Life Survey, how Miami is changing and the pros and cons of hosting sporting events. Plus: Ed Stocker talks to Gabriele Galimberti about his photos of Americans with their guns.

We explore Monocle magazine's annual Quality of Life Survey to find out what makes the winning cities tick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's next for Severodonetsk now that all bridges to the Ukrainian city have been cut off? Plus: a crackdown on opposition in Cambodia, the latest business news and the winner of Monocle's annual Quality of Life Survey.

Why has the UK government been forced to halt deportation flights to Rwanda? Plus: Russia's military objectives in eastern Ukraine and we get the reaction as Copenhagen tops Monocle's Quality of Life Survey.

Ending statewide indoor mask requirements at schools. Tahoe Basin residents “quality of life” community survey. New grant for HIV and STD testing in Sacramento County, which is one of 40 hot spots for new HIV infections in the United States. Today's Guests Dr. Hakeem Adeniyi, Medical Director of the Sacramento Native American Health Center, discusses ending statewide indoor masking requirements at schools.  Tahoe Prosperity Center CEO Heidi Hill Drum and Envision Tahoe Co-Chairman Chris McNamara share with us the key findings of a community survey from residents living and working in the Tahoe Basin.  Jacob Bradley-Rowe, Executive Director of the non-profit Sunburst Projects, discusses new grant funding for HIV and STD testing in Sacramento County, which is one of 40 hot spots for new HIV infections in the United States.

We're talking about the National Church Life Survey and the changes in Church life since the last survey. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SMA News Today's multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads the SMA News Today article, “New Quality of Life Survey Aims to Help Inform SMA Community Needs”. Also, over on the forums there was just a conversation talking about situations that could've ended badly. Ari Anderson's timely column, “Learning to Laugh and Heal After Facing Danger,” points out a lighthearted approach can be much needed after situations like these. Are you interested in learning more about spinal muscular atrophy? If so, please visit https://smanewstoday.com/

We're talking about the value for Churches participating in this year's National Church Life Survey. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this year we used this hour of air time on Open Lines as an official forum to ask you, if the money was there, what would you like to see happen to improve the quality of life for African Americans in Indianapolis? Tony Mason and Willis Bright, Karlin Tichenor are some of the people behind that initiative and are back this morning to give us an update on the feedback they received from you through a number of public listening sessions that they've held over the past few months and the announcement of 5 additional meetings for this month. There will be 5 public meetings in October: The meetings will be held on the Indianapolis Urban League's Facebook page. More info at IAAQLI.org · Wednesday, October 6 (6:00-7:00pm) · Saturday, October 9 (11:30-12:30P) · Tuesday, October 12 (6:00-7:00P) · Wednesday, October 13 (11:30-12:30P) · Wednesday October 20 (10:00-1100A)

Robbo & Becci caught up with Ruth Powell, from NCLS, to find out about how churches can participate in the 2021 survey ... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finding out that a loved one has cancer can bring many changes. Doctors and nurses receive years of training in patient care, but family caregivers are often thrust into this role overnight with no training on the critical processes that their loved ones depend on them to do properly every day. Rachel Cannady—as Strategic Director of Cancer Caregiver Support at the American Cancer Society—creates resources that empower caregivers with the resources and information they need. Visit https://cancer.org/caregivers to learn more about what to expect if you become a caregiver for a person with cancer, and get tips for making sure that you take care of yourself as well. Among the resources there are the Interactive Caregiver Resource Guide and the Caregiver Support Video Series. The Interactive Caregiver Resource Guide is a comprehensive tool to help you learn how to care for yourself as a caregiver, better understand what your loved one is going through, and develop skills for coping and caring. It can be accessed or downloaded here: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/cancer-control/en/booklets-flyers/american-cancer-society-caregiver-resource-guide.pdf The Caregiver Support Video Series provides educational support to caregivers as they assist with the everyday needs of cancer patients and provide self-care techniques to improve their quality of life. Short videos provide guidance related to, for example, drain care, managing side effects, and managing medication. It's available at https://www.cancer.org/treatment/caregivers/caregiver-support-videos.html. 2:20 – Creating evidence-informed resources for cancer caregivers 4:12 – On the village of cancer care in the United States 6:27 – “The bigger the village, the better the help” Some of the many responsibilities of cancer caregivers—information seeking, emotional support, decision making, navigating financial concerns, etc. 9:53 – On findings from the National Quality of Life Survey for Caregivers, a study that followed a group of caregivers over eight years 16:01 – “Nearly 50% of the caregivers at post-diagnosis said that they need help helping their loved one deal with the emotional stress of cancer.” 17:30 – There's also a positive benefit from providing care – caregiving can create meaning in people's lives 20:33 – The Caregiver Resource Guide, the Caregiver Support Video Series, and other resources developed through the American Cancer Society's Caregiver Support Program https://www.cancer.org/treatment/caregivers.html 29:16 – How these resources can empower caregivers and help them feel more confident, prepared, and at ease 31:20 – On the impact of COVID-19 on cancer caregiving

In April of last year, I did the Bands of your life music survey. Here I am doing it again. Chime in and chat with me on Instagram about your list @hankheyhowyadoin. 1-Band you hate 2-Band you think is overrated 3-Band who is underappreciated 4-Band you can listen to over and over 5-Band that made you fall in love with music 6-Band that changed your life 7-Band that surprised you 8-Band you love 9-Band you should have seen by now 10-Guity pleasure 11-Great band to see live

Episode Notes CYNTHIA TANNER: Moving forward with income, in these uncertain times. We have some successful side gigs, but now we need to 'grow' them or we're wasting our time and effort.

In this podcast, Pat Chibbaro interviews Kenny Ardouin and Nicola Stock about their article, " Physical Health in Adults Born With Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Whole of Life Survey in the United Kingdom." Click here to read the article

Sunday Girl host Orla Rapple discusses the findings of Beat's My So Called Covid Life survey with Niall, Vinny & Trish on Beat Breakfast ahead of a full panel discussion on The Sunday Grill on May 9th.

SEG-1: The Nap Station, Janet Yellen, Stimmie Spending SEG-2: Childhood Crushes & Medicare SEG-3: Sleeping with Dogs; Demographics & End of Life Survey SEG-4: End of Life Survey, Pt.2 -------- Hosted by RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP, w Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP -------- Register for the next Candid Coffee: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6216201656274/WN_33C8T9JZSPuhc_x1VIASpw -------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to RIA Pro: https://riapro.net/home -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/

SEG-1: The Nap Station, Janet Yellen, Stimmie Spending SEG-2: Childhood Crushes & Medicare SEG-3: Sleeping with Dogs; Demographics & End of Life Survey SEG-4: End of Life Survey, Pt.2 -------- Hosted by RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP, w Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP -------- Register for the next Candid Coffee: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6216201656274/WN_33C8T9JZSPuhc_x1VIASpw -------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to RIA Pro: https://riapro.net/home -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/

In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and Mo Dakhil debate. Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Stan “The Man” Van Gundy is BACK! Take 2: Load Under Lue Management! Take 3: Rank and Overreact! Take 4: "James Harden changed my life?" Take 5: Survey Says!? Most high profile player likely to be moved? Rants Produced by Jade Hoye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- Warning day - Willy Brandt House - Hasenheide clean-up - Urban life survey -- Survey link: https://www2.hu-berlin.de/corona-stadt/en/home/ ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Donate: https://www.berlinbriefing.de/?page_id=6 Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: berlinbriefing@gmail.com

What makes cities tick: security, nightlife, infrastructure? Join us on a round-the-world trip of places that we’d like to call home.

What makes cities tick: security, nightlife, infrastructure? Join us on a round-the-world trip of places that we’d like to call home.

If the sun is shining and there’s an ice bucket next to your lounger, it must be time for our Quality of Life Survey; find out which cities are up, down, in and out as part of our top 25. We’ve also got a rundown of riverside retreats, a special listing of cultural pursuits and advice on being a good citizen. Be sure to find room in your beach bag for the July/August issue. Available now at [The Monocle Shop](https://monocle.com/shop/product/1536948/issue-125/)

If the sun is shining and there’s an ice bucket next to your lounger, it must be time for our Quality of Life Survey; find out which cities are up, down, in and out as part of our top 25. We’ve also got a rundown of riverside retreats, a special listing of cultural pursuits and advice on being a good citizen. Be sure to find room in your beach bag for the July/August issue. Available now at [The Monocle Shop](https://monocle.com/shop/product/1536948/issue-125/)

This episode features a conversation between Kyle Copas, Communications Manager at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, which is known as GBIF, and John Turnbull, the Sydney, Australian coordinator for Reef Life Survey. The focus of this conversation is citizen science data: how it’s collected, what happens to it, and what is the process from collection by citizen scientists to the transformation and processing that brings the data into GBIF’s index. A transcript can be accessed here.

The GSF staff is back to talk about SOF for Life--a multi-faceted program that works to support SOF and SOF support who are transitioning from Active Duty. We talk about what the program entails (transition seminars, support in finding a career, wealth management), and the SOF for Life Survey, which had many findings--including the lack of medical, financial, and career prep that many respondents had when they left Active Duty. If you're leaving Active Duty within the next 2 years, we strongly recommend that you listen!Support the show

Our annual ranking is back as we take a fresh look at the best cities to call home. From open-minded mayors and improved transport links to fresh retail openings and investment in public space, find out who’s doing it best.

Our annual ranking is back as we take a fresh look at the best cities to call home. From open-minded mayors and improved transport links to fresh retail openings and investment in public space, find out who’s doing it best.

The sun is shining and glasses are clinking so it must be time for our annual Quality of Life Survey. Once you've discovered (and debated) our rundown of the top 25 cities in the world, get the verdict on smart street furniture, making the perfect park and why you need a pair of Speedos. Dive in…

The sun is shining and glasses are clinking so it must be time for our annual Quality of Life Survey. Once you've discovered (and debated) our rundown of the top 25 cities in the world, get the verdict on smart street furniture, making the perfect park and why you need a pair of Speedos. Dive in…

The REVEAL Spiritual Life Survey has been utilized with over 2,000 churches regarding spiritual health. Join Rodney Green from World Relief and Dr. Nancy Scammacca-Lewis to unpack how the survey can inform Christ-centered relief and development.

From Amsterdam to Zürich, find out who's up and who's down in our global ranking of the best cities in the world to live in.

From Amsterdam to Zürich, find out who's up and who's down in our global ranking of the best cities in the world to live in.

Our Quality of Life Survey is in its 11th year – and our bumper July/August issue is the place to find it. Discover which city has come out on top before easing back on your lounger to bask in reports on sunglasses in LA, sultry moves in Tel Aviv, gelato in Naples and many more summery scoops. Available now at [The Monocle Shop](https://monocle.com/shop/magazine/other/issue-105/).

Our Quality of Life Survey is in its 11th year – and our bumper July/August issue is the place to find it. Discover which city has come out on top before easing back on your lounger to bask in reports on sunglasses in LA, sultry moves in Tel Aviv, gelato in Naples and many more summery scoops. Available now at [The Monocle Shop](https://monocle.com/shop/magazine/other/issue-105/).

Weand're looking for last minute insights from Dr Ruth Powell from the National Church Life Survey that is being rolled out to churches in the next two weeks. Churches will complete the survey in October and November. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it mean to rank cities on livability or quality of life? In this episode we look at the recently released Monocle Quality of Life Survey for 2016 and discuss how it, and other ranked city lists (not listicles!), can impact the way cities progress and compete. Whether looking at overall metrics of a city like housing, affordability, safety, and public transportation - or even if it's possible to sit at a cafe at 11pm and sip a glass of wine - we think these mixed-methods surveys have their merit, especially for the purposes of promoting good urban practices. Other lists focus on more specific aspects like individual countries or bicycle infrastructure and culture, like the Copenhagenize Bicycle Friendly List, and serve a purpose towards encouraging other cities to improve that specific item as well. So what do you think? Do you keep up with these lists each year or do you find fault in their metrics? Have you been to any of the cities or do you live there and have a difference experience? Let us know our twitter https://twitter.com/ThirdWaveUrban! Here are some of the articles and full lists referenced in this episode: Skift article on Monocle cities: https://skift.com/2016/06/22/monocles-new-quality-of-life-top-25-cities-survey-tokyo-is-tops-again/ Video on Monocle cities: https://monocle.com/film/affairs/top-25-cities-2016/ Night mayors: http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2016/01/night-mayor-amsterdam-mirik-milan/433893/ https://monocle.com/film/affairs/night-mayors/ Monocle video on Tokyo: https://monocle.com/film/affairs/most-liveable-city-2016-tokyo/ Copenhagenize Bicycle Friendly Cities index: http://copenhagenize.eu/index/ Personal account of moving to DC: http://katieaune.com/moving-to-dc/ Barcelona superblocks: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/17/superblocks-rescue-barcelona-spain-plan-give-streets-back-residents http://www.vox.com/2016/8/4/12342806/barcelona-superblocks Video on racism in “progressive northern states” like Oregon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4U1ozz7nM8&index=4&list=PLnvZ3PbKApGM-hHuQ9lNc5oSKsusjn0Z6 Livability rankings - US - 2016: http://www.livability.com/best-places/top-100-best-places-to-live/2016 Rent control in Paris (working well): http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/08/paris-rent-control-laws-are-working/494282/?utm_source=nl__link2_080316 Rent control in Berlin (Doing okay): https://theknowledgeexchangeblog.com/2016/05/06/rent-controls-lessons-from-berlin/ Portland housing prices: http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/05/pf/oregon-unaffordable-california/

Our double issue heralds the start of summer with the 10th edition of our annual Quality of Life Survey. Which cities have climbed the rankings? Who are the new entries? And most importantly, who is this year’s winner? Buy your copy today to find out the answers – and enjoy plenty of sunny reportage and fresh photography into the bargain. Available now at [The Monocle Shop](https://monocle.com/shop/magazine/other/issue-95/).

Our double issue heralds the start of summer with the 10th edition of our annual Quality of Life Survey. Which cities have climbed the rankings? Who are the new entries? And most importantly, who is this year’s winner? Buy your copy today to find out the answers – and enjoy plenty of sunny reportage and fresh photography into the bargain. Available now at [The Monocle Shop](https://monocle.com/shop/magazine/other/issue-95/).

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To celebrate Monocle’s 2015 Quality of Life Survey, editor in chief Tyler Brûlé and AkzoNobel hosted a midsummer party at our London headquarters. The event provided an opportunity to honour this year’s winners and celebrate the best cities to call home.

We catch up with Monocle's transport editor in Paris as the skies fill with the latest and greatest in aviation ingenuity. We also pour ourselves a drink before wandering Melbourne's labyrinth of laneways filled with trendy bars as we discuss Monocle's Quality of Life Survey. Plus: we hear how the early days of silent cinema gave way to today's dark cynicism in political film and television.

Featuring our ninth annual Quality of Life Survey, Monocle’s July/August double issue is out now. From the twisting streets of Tokyo to the green spaces of Vienna, the long sunlight hours of Sydney to the citywide food festival of Helsinki, roll up to read about the world’s 25 most liveable cities, alongside our usual tour of the best in design, urbanism, business, fashion and more.

This year sees the biggest shake-up of our annual Quality of Life list since it launched in 2007. We’ve added 22 new metrics and the new additions have led to some dramatic changes in the order of the top 25 cities. Old favourites have slipped down the list, while we also welcome back one entry. And we have a new number one. We hope, as in previous years, the list provokes a stimulating and lively debate.

Finding the measure of a city is as much about the intangibles that light up a community as the infrastructure keeping it going. We've sized up where the balance is best with our annual top 25.

Monocle takes a cinematic look at the top cities in our 2014 Quality of Life Survey. We spotlight Copenhagen at number one, Tokyo as our top Asian city and Vancouver leading the way in North America.

Introduction and The Pittsburgh Regional Quality of Life Survey