National Prosperity Index
concept
In spring 2012 the opinion research institute Ipsos and the futurologist Prof. Dr. Horst W. Opaschowski developed a new prosperity barometer as the basis for a comprehensive National Prosperity Index for Germany (NAWI-D), which has been continuously surveyed every quarter since then.
Questions
In the study, the following questions were asked of the participants:
- What do you associate with the word wealth ?
- What conditions must be met to be wealthy?
- How do you rate your personal wealth?
- What future fears do you have?
Goal setting
The evaluation of the study aims to achieve the following goals:
- Creation of a definition of wealth
- continuous measurement of subjectively experienced wealth
- Analysis according to socio- demographic aspects, for example the income or the place of residence of the respondents
execution
A representative survey with around 2,000 participants is carried out four times a year . Since June 2012, more than 30 such surveys have been carried out, which in addition to NAWI-D also answer other questions on the subject of prosperity from a social or demographic point of view.
A battery of 30 statements was developed through population-representative preliminary surveys, which comprehensively covers the topic of prosperity from the perspective of the adult resident population in Germany. These 30 statements were again submitted to German citizens aged 14 and over in surveys that were representative of the population. The citizens themselves decide which of these statements must be fulfilled for them to live in prosperity. The classification as to whether these statements are fulfilled for you in reality is based on a 10-point scale, which ranges from 1 = "does not apply to me at all" to 10 = "applies to me completely". The answers are then divided into the following categories:
- 1–4: low perception of prosperity
- 5–7: average sense of prosperity
- 8–10: high sense of well-being
The reality of prosperity measured in each of these 30 statements is related, ie weighted, to their respective significance. From this, the NAWI-D is calculated for each dimension of prosperity and for prosperity as a whole.
The four-pillar model
Based on the results of the study, a model for defining wealth was developed that is based on four types of wealth that define the term wealth as a whole:
- Social prosperity; Living in a free and peaceful society
- Individual wealth; Live healthy and without fear of the future
- Economic prosperity; live without money worries
- Ecological prosperity; Live close to nature and sustainably
Development of the prosperity index
The development of the NAWI-D can be seen in the proportion of respondents who have a high, medium or high sense of prosperity:
| year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High sense of prosperity | 45.2% | 46.5% | 49.1% | 48.6% | 49.1% | 49.9% | 50.1% | 53.5% |
| Medium sense of prosperity | 36.4% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 33.9% | 34.9% | 35.7% | 35.8% | 33.8% |
| Low sense of prosperity | 18.5% | 19.4% | 16.7% | 17.8% | 16.0% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c National Prosperity Index closes 2019 at a record level . ( ipsos.com [accessed May 27, 2020]).
- ↑ Hanna Decker, Patrick Bernau: National Prosperity Index: The Germans are doing well - but fear is growing . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . May 23, 2017, ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed August 3, 2017]).
- ↑ Hans-Peter Drews, Ipsos Observer Professor Dr. Horst Opaschowski: Prosperity balance after five years NAWI-D, National Prosperity Index for Germany . S. 4 .
- ^ National prosperity index for Germany: The prosperity of the Saarlanders and the poverty of the Swabians. Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Hans-Peter Drews, Ipsos Observer Professor Dr. Horst Opaschowski: Prosperity balance after five years NAWI-D, National Prosperity Index for Germany . S. 6 .