The well-being in the Italian Permanent Population and Housing Census: first results

Abstract

Since 2022, the Permanent Population and Housing Census, a combined census that integrates data from registers and sample surveys, collects information useful for measuring equitable and sustainable well-being at the local level.

To this end, a set of questions was added to the census questionnaire covering the domains of Social Relationships (network of relationships with relatives, friends and neighbours), Safety (perception of safety when walking alone in the dark and perception of crime risk in the place of usual residence) and Subjective Well-being (satisfaction with life).

This paper presents the first analyses aimed at highlighting well-being disparities across Italian provinces, while also considering demographic dynamics and socio-economic indicators. The Adjusted Mazziotta-Pareto Index (AMPI) was applied to synthesize individual indicators into a single, cohesive measure.