This paper explores the main drivers of subjective well-being(SWB) in Spain. Following current descriptions of SWB, the influence of a set of sociodemographic, material conditions and quality of life variables is empirically tested. The data come from a survey covering around 13,000 households and 35,000 individuals. The results show a very strong influence of material conditions on perceived SWB. Namely, the variable “income and wealth” is found to be the single major driver of satisfaction with life in the sample. Social connections, housing, and health status also emerge as very relevant drivers. Regarding the gender implications of SWB, our results show a paradoxical reality. On average, women score significantly lower than men in material conditions and quality of life variables, but they obtain significantly higher levels of SWB. Knowing the relevance of the different drivers of SWB may be helpful for the construction of composite indicators. We find that a SWB construct that includes only the most relevant drivers identified is a better predictor of actual SWB than the one that includes all the information available.

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西班牙主观幸福感的驱动因素：存在性别差异吗？

本文探讨了西班牙主观幸福感的主要驱动因素。根据当前对SWB的描述，经验地测试了一组社会人口统计学，物质条件和生活质量变量的影响。数据来自对大约13,000个家庭和35,000个人的调查。结果表明材料条件对感知的SWB的影响很大。即，变量“收入和财富”被发现是样本中对生活满意度的唯一主要驱动因素。社会关系，住房和健康状况也成为非常相关的驱动因素。关于SWB的性别含义，我们的结果显示了一个自相矛盾的现实。平均而言，女性在物质条件和生活质量变量上的得分显着低于男性，但她们的SWB水平明显较高。了解SWB的不同驱动因素的相关性可能有助于构建综合指标。我们发现，仅包含已确定的最相关驱动程序的SWB构造比包含所有可用信息的SWB构造更好地预测实际SWB。