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The '''Satisfaction with Life Index''' was created in 2007 by Adrian G. White, an analytic social psychologist at the [[University of Leicester]], using data from a [[metastudy]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=White |first1=Adrian |year=2007 |title=A global projection of subjective well-being: A challenge to positive psychology |journal=Psychtalk |volume=56 |pages=17–20}}</ref> It is an attempt to show [[life satisfaction]] in different nations.
 
In this calculation, subjective well-being correlates most strongly with health (.7), wealth (.6), and access to basic education (.6).<ref>University of Leicester (2006, 14 November). "[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061113093726.htm Psychologist Produces The First-ever 'World Map Of Happiness'.]" ''ScienceDaily.'' Accessed 23 July 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news |publisherwork=BBC News |date=28 July 2006 |title=Denmark 'happiest place on earth' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5224306.stm |accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref>
 
This is an example of directly measuring [[happiness]]—asking people how happy they are—as an alternative to traditional measures of policy success such as [[gross domestic product|GDP]] or [[gross national product|GNP]]. Some studies suggest that happiness can be measured effectively.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pink |first1=Daniel H. |date=December 2004 |title=The True Measure of Success |journal=Wired |volume=12 |issue=12 |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/start.html?pg=2 |accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref>Brittan, Samuel (22 November 2001) "[http://www.samuelbrittan.co.uk/spee22_p.html Happiness is not enough] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229084942/http://www.samuelbrittan.co.uk/spee22_p.html |date=29 December 2006 }}" Templeton Lecture Inst. of Economic Affairs. Accessed 23 July 2011.</ref>