Abstract
Whilst technologies for achieving accormtability in micro practice have been
improved by the introduction of rapid assessment instruments, such instruments
are not readily available for macro practice. Assessing Quality of Life (QOL) by
means of Social Indicators of community life is presented as one way to improving
accountability in work with larger systems. Social indicators can provide the
information base that is so desperately needed by the government social welfare
department for measuring the achievement of goals in developing communities.
Seven indicators of family QOL are presented in this article. These indicators are
indexed into five indexes representing different dimensions of family QOL. A
sensitive interpretation is given of these indicators in the context of different
language groups ofGautengprovince.