In spite of the positive relationship between life satisfaction and national income, and in spite of the plausibility of dissatisfaction with life and health in the countries of Eastern Europe, neither life satisfaction nor health satisfaction can be taken as reliable indicators of population well-being, if only because neither adequately reflects objective conditions of health.
Income, Health, and Well-Being Around the World
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