CUHK Hong Kong Quality of Life Index

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1 The Centre for Quality of Life The Chinese University of Hong Kong CUHK Hong Kong Quality of Life Index August 13, 2009

2 The Centre for Quality of Life The Centre for Quality of Life, established under the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, is the first centre specializing in quality of life research in Hong Kong and in different Chinese communities

3 The Centre for Quality of Life Incorporating the expertise of faculty members from different disciplines The Centre has compiled a composite index named CUHK Hong Kong Quality of Life Index Taking 2002 as the base year, the Index is released annually since 2003

4 CUHK Hong Kong Quality of Life Index SOCIAL SUB-INDEX ECONOMIC SUB-INDEX ENVIRONMENTAL SUB-INDEX

5 SOCIAL SUB-INDEX Standardized Mortality Rate (per 1000 standard population) Life Expectancy at Birth (in years) Public Expenditure on Health as a Proportion (in percent) of the Gross Domestic Product Notification Rate of Notifiable Infectious Diseases (per 1000 population)

6 SOCIAL SUB-INDEX (cont d) Stress Index* General Life Satisfaction Index * Press Freedom Index * Press Criticism Index * Government Performance Index * Overall Crime Rate (per 1000 Population) * based on data collected by surveys conducted by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of CUHK

7 ECONOMIC SUB-INDEX Housing Affordability Ratio (in years) Real Rental Index Unemployment Rate (in percent) Index of Current Economic Conditions* Real Wage Index Public Expenditure on Education as a proportion (in percent) of the Gross Domestic Product Age Participation Rate for First-Degree Programmes and Postgraduate Programmes in Local Universities (in percent) * based on data collected by surveys conducted by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of CUHK

8 ENVIRONMENTAL SUB-INDEX Air Index Water Index (in percent) Noise Index (per 1000 population) Recycle Rate of Municipal Solid Waste (in percent)

9 The higher the rate, the more positive effects on Quality of Life for the following indicators: Life Expectancy at Birth Public Expenditure on Health as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product General Life Satisfaction Index Press Freedom Index Press Criticism Index Government Performance Index

10 The higher the rate, the more positive effects on Quality of Life for the following indicators : (cont d) Index of Current Economic Conditions Real Wage Index Public Expenditure on Education as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product Age Participation Rate for First-Degree Programmes and Postgraduate Programmes in Local Universities Water Index Recycle Rate of Municipal Solid Waste

11 The lower the rate, the more positive effects on Quality of Life for the following indicators: Standard Mortality Rate Notification Rate of Notifiable Infectious Diseases Stress Index Overall Crime Rate Housing Affordability Ratio Real Rental Index Unemployment Rate Air Index Noise Index

12 Composition of Social Sub-Index (Base Year) Standardized Mortality Rate(per 1000 population) # Life Expectancy at Birth (in years) F: F: F: 85.50# M: M: # M: Public Expenditure on Health as a proportion (in percent) of the Gross Domestic Product Notification Rate of Notifiable Infectious Diseases (per 1000 population) Stress Index General Life Satisfaction Index Press Freedom Index Press Criticism Index Government Performance Index Overall Crime Rate (per 1000 population) * Forecasted Figure # Provisional Figure

13 Composition of Economic Sub-Index 2002 (Base Year) Housing Affordability Ratio (in years) Real Rental Index Unemployment Rate (in percent) Index of Current Economic Conditions Real Wage Index Public Expenditure on Education as a Proportion (in percent) of the Gross Domestic Product Age Participation Rate for First-Degree Programme and Postgraduate Programmes in Local Universities (in percent)

14 Composition of Environmental Sub-Index (Base Year) Air Index Water Index (in percent) * Noise Index (per 1000 population) Recycle Rate of Municipal Solid Waste (in percent) * * Forecasted Figure

15 SOCIAL SUB-INDEX 2002 (Base Year) Standardized Mortality Rate (per 1000 population) Life Expectancy at Birth (in years) # # Public Expenditure on Health as a proportion (in percent) of the Gross Domestic Product Notification Rate of Notifiable Infectious Diseases (per 1000 population) Stress Index General Life Satisfaction Index Press Freedom Index Press Criticism Index Government Performance Index Overall Crime Rate (per 1000 population) Social Sub-Index * Forecasted Figure # Provisional Figure

16 SOCIAL SUB-INDEX Social sub-index 社會分類指數綜合指數 53 Index (base year) Year Social sub-index 16

17 ECONOMIC SUB-INDEX 2002 (Base Year) Housing Affordability (in years) Real Rental Index Unemployment Rate (in percent) Index of Current Economic Conditions Real Wage Index Public Expenditure on Education as a Proportion (in percent) of the Gross Domestic Product Age Participation Rate for First-Degree Programme and Postgraduate Programmes in Local Universities (in percent) Economic Sub-Index

18 ECONOMIC SUB-INDEX Economic sub-index 經濟分類指數綜合指數 36 Index (base year) Year Economic sub-index 18

19 ENVIRONMENTAL SUB-INDEX 2002 (Base Year) Air Index Water Index (in percent) * 5.30 Noise Index (per 1000 population) * Recycle Rate of Municipal Solid Waste (in percent) Environmental Sub-Index * Forecasted Figure # Provisional Figure

20 ENVIRONMENTAL SUB-INDEX Environmental sub-index 環境分類指數綜合指數 Index (base year) Year Environmental sub-index 20

21 Example (1) (1) Index of current economic conditions Base Value =76.55 Index of 2008 = Variation in % between 2008 and 2002 = % Quality of Life Index (Base Year) x (1+ Variation in % ) = Quality of Life Index in 2008= 4.76x(1+6.53%)=5.07

22 Example (2) (2) Housing affordability ratio Base Value =4.68 Index of 2008 = 7.67 Variation in % between 2008 and 2002 = % Quality of Life Index (Base Year) x (1- Variation in % ) = Quality of Life Index in 2008= 4.76x( %)=1.72

23 Quality of Life Index 2002(Base Year): : : : : : :

24 Quality of Life Index HK Quality of Life Index 生活質素綜合指數 115 Index (base year) Year QoL Index 24

25 Comparison between 2007 and 2008 Nine (9) indicators improved in Quality of Life Indices Better Indices Quality of Life Index Notification Rate of Notifiable Infectious Diseases (33%) Press Criticism Index (2%) Overall Crime Rate (4%) Unemployment Rate (2%) Real Wage Index (1%) Air Index (2%) Water Index (3%) Noise Index (3%) Recycle Rate of Municipal Solid Waste (6%) ( ) % increase between 07 and 08

26 Comparison between 2007 and 2008 Ten (10) indicators worsened in Quality of Life Indices Worse Indices Quality of Life Index Public Expenditure on Health as a Proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (-9%) Stress Index (-6%) General Life Sat isfact ion Index (-2%) Press Freedom Index (-0.02%) Government Performance Index (-29%) Housing Affordability Ratio (-33%) Real Rental Index (-4%) Index of Current Economic Conditions (-30%) Public Expenditure on Education as a Proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (-3%) Age Participation Rate for First Degree Programmes and Postgraduate Programmes in Local Universities (-1%) ( ) % decrease between 07 and 08

27 Comparison between 2007 and 2008 Two (2) Index remain unchanged: Standardized Mortality Rate Life Expectancy at Birth

28 Working Group Prof. Ng Sai Leung Director, Centre for Quality of Life Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Ting Kwok Fai Professor, Department of Sociology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Ma Ngok Associate Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Tsou Jin Yeu Professor, Department of Architecture The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Sunny K.S. Kwong Associate Professor, Department of Economics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Winnie Mak Associate Professor, Department of Psychology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Ng Kai Hon Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Paul S. N. Lee Dean, Faculty of Social Science Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Professor, School of Journalism and Communication The Chinese University of Hong Kong

29 Thank You! 29