- The effects of a policy on people's wealth (also economic), mobility, access to resources, happiness, social structures, ease of day-to-day routines, quality of community life, etc.
- General hardship that immigrants face after arriving in host country (e.g. terrible wages, bad working conditions)
- Actions (e.g. working long hours) to improve family's quality of life (e.g. giving children educational opportunities)
- Needing or being on food stamps