Measuring of the Population Happiness Index of Bandung City

The progress of development based on economic indicators, is considered not reflect the level of welfare. Happiness Index is an indicator that measures of well-being subjectively is beyond GDP. Happiness Index is a composite index based on the level of satisfaction with the 10 essential aspects of life: health, education, occupation, household income, family harmony, the availability of free time, social relations, housing conditions and assets, the environment and safety conditions. Bandung Regional Development Planning Agency has cooperated with the Laboratory of Quality Control Department of Statistics University Padjadjaran to measure the level of happiness of the population of Bandung. Survey carried out in 30 Districts with the random sampling design that is intended to represent the level of happiness of the citizens of Bandung. Covered 151 villages in Bandung with a sample of more than 2 times than in 2014- SPTK-BPS Happiness index of Bandung in 2015 was 70.60. Calculations using the framework of the American Customer Satisfaction Index produces greater happiness index which is 74. Three aspects of life that have the highest contribution are Employment (11.91%), Social Affairs (11:39%) and Harmony Family (11.28%). The highest happiness index is related to family harmony. Strategic recommendations given are the increase in the program: employment and self-employment, housing, education, increased hedonic level of Affect, increase self-function.