Measuring of subjective quality of life

The present study discusses the partial results of a more comprehensive research and its front line goal is to identify the factors which affect the quality of life. Do we subconsciously make some kinds of mathematical calculations weighing our results achieved in certain areas of life to assess how we are getting on? Or rather we use one "indicator" (e.g. money, number of friends, professional recognition) and we assess our situation accordingly? These issues necessarily emerge when it comes to the consideration of the quality of life. Among factors determining life satisfaction, earnings, employment, health and relationships play significant roles. Therefore, on the leading edge of this research are primarily the cognitive factors of life quality. Questionnaires were completed in one of the most popular tourist destinations of Hajduszoboszlo. The 804 local respondents expressed their views primarily about factors determining their well-being and about the impacts of the dominant presence of health tourism on their lives. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.