Fuzzy Integrals as a Tool for Obtaining an Indicator for Quality of Life

Many governments and international organizations recognize the fact that classical economic indicators do not accurately reflect the quality of life in a country or region. Indicators that reflect the subjective evaluation of well-being or quality of life by inhabitants have to be constructed based on multiple criteria. Multi-criteria evaluation systems based on fuzzy integrals seem very well suited for this task as they tend to approximate overall quality assessment by inhabitants quite well. This paper discusses the choice of fuzzy integrals and analyses the suitability of the approach based on a survey with 2000 people.