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. 2018 Sep 11;48(6):619–638. doi: 10.1007/s13280-018-1090-3

Table 2.

Questionnaire checklist used to retrieve relevant information from the references reviewed

Item Detail
Bibliographic information Year of publication, or
Year of first release in the case of some indexes
Background and overview Purpose and scope
Theoretical or conceptual basis
Method QOL dimensions (including domains, components, or their equivalent) and indicators considered
Whether subjective well-being is considered
Weighting and aggregation methods used
Types of data used (i.e., whether based on: (i) statistics such as census; (ii) questionnaire surveys; or (iii) other types of data such as remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) data)
Value range and unit of final index
Unit of analysis Location and spatial scale (e.g., administrative level)