Just as we have mile-per-gallon ratings for city driving, highway, etc, we could have mile-per-day ratings for different lifestyles, based on how much you eat out, whether you have children, whether you cycle, etc.
Commuting distance might be tricky to incorporate, as there are a wide range of places you might work. If you live in Guildford, then if you work in Guildford, your commuting distance could be 3 miles, but if you work in central London, it could be 30 miles. Perhaps that falls into the classification of lifestyles as well. Perhaps we just exclude commuting as too variable.
If we knew how long it took to get to places, we could make this measure in the time domain rather than the distance domain - minutes per day. Say you work for Google in London. If you live opposite East Croydon station, your commute is 11.3 miles by road, and takes 16 minutes on the train. If you live opposite Wallington station, your commute is 11.1 miles by road, but takes 38 minutes on the train.
Just as we have mile-per-gallon ratings for city driving, highway, etc, we could have mile-per-day ratings for different lifestyles, based on how much you eat out, whether you have children, whether you cycle, etc.
Commuting distance might be tricky to incorporate, as there are a wide range of places you might work. If you live in Guildford, then if you work in Guildford, your commuting distance could be 3 miles, but if you work in central London, it could be 30 miles. Perhaps that falls into the classification of lifestyles as well. Perhaps we just exclude commuting as too variable.
If we knew how long it took to get to places, we could make this measure in the time domain rather than the distance domain - minutes per day. Say you work for Google in London. If you live opposite East Croydon station, your commute is 11.3 miles by road, and takes 16 minutes on the train. If you live opposite Wallington station, your commute is 11.1 miles by road, but takes 38 minutes on the train.