EQLS 2007 Survey Results

Q19_6 Can you afford to have friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month?

Gender

Q19_6 Can you afford to have friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month?
		Yes, can afford if want	No, cannot afford it	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Male	90.7	8.4	0.9	472
	Female	89.2	10.4	0.4	571
	Both	89.9	9.4	0.7	1043
BE (Belgium)	Male	93	6.9	0.2	468
	Female	90.1	9.6	0.3	542
	Both	91.5	8.3	0.2	1010
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	72.2	22.5	5.3	442
	Female	61.2	34.9	3.9	588
	Both	66.4	29	4.6	1030
CY (Cyprus)	Male	81.9	17.4	0.7	433
	Female	77.2	20.5	2.2	570
	Both	79.5	19	1.5	1003
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	89	10.5	0.5	465
	Female	84	14.8	1.3	762
	Both	86.4	12.7	0.9	1227
DE (Germany)	Male	85.2	13.8	1	917
	Female	84	15.4	0.6	1091
	Both	84.6	14.6	0.8	2008
DK (Denmark)	Male	97.8	1.9	0.3	449
	Female	96.3	3.5	0.2	555
	Both	97	2.7	0.2	1004
EE (Estonia)	Male	88.7	9.9	1.4	405
	Female	81.2	16.7	2.1	618
	Both	84.6	13.6	1.7	1023
GR (Greece)	Male	80.9	18.3	0.8	436
	Female	74.7	25.2	0.1	564
	Both	77.7	21.8	0.4	1000
ES (Spain)	Male	94.4	4.7	1	499
	Female	91.3	8.4	0.4	516
	Both	92.8	6.6	0.7	1015
FI (Finland)	Male	95.2	4.1	0.6	464
	Female	97.5	2.3	0.1	538
	Both	96.4	3.2	0.4	1002
FR (France)	Male	96.8	2.6	0.6	634
	Female	94.5	4.8	0.7	903
	Both	95.6	3.7	0.7	1537
HR (Croatia)	Male	79.6	19.5	0.9	388
	Female	73.5	24.9	1.6	612
	Both	76.4	22.3	1.3	1000
HU (Hungary)	Male	72	26.3	1.6	387
	Female	63.8	34.9	1.3	613
	Both	67.6	30.9	1.5	1000
IE (Ireland)	Male	89.7	7.1	3.2	401
	Female	87.7	10.2	2	599
	Both	88.7	8.7	2.6	1000
IT (Italy)	Male	91.6	7.2	1.2	537
	Female	94.4	5	0.6	979
	Both	93	6.1	0.9	1516
LT (Lithuania)	Male	84.7	14.3	1	378
	Female	79.6	19.5	1	626
	Both	81.9	17.1	1	1004
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	96.8	2.8	0.4	427
	Female	91.8	7	1.2	577
	Both	94.2	5	0.8	1004
LV (Latvia)	Male	76.2	22.9	0.9	383
	Female	68.3	31.3	0.4	619
	Both	71.9	27.5	0.6	1002
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	65.5	32.7	1.8	482
	Female	59.1	38.2	2.7	526
	Both	62.3	35.5	2.2	1008
MT (Malta)	Male	68.4	29.6	2	501
	Female	68.7	29.3	2	499
	Both	68.5	29.5	2	1000
NL (Netherlands)	Male	97.1	2.9	0.0	481
	Female	95.9	4.1	0.0	530
	Both	96.5	3.5	0.0	1011
NO (Norway)	Male	96.4	2.7	0.9	467
	Female	94.2	4.3	1.4	533
	Both	95.3	3.5	1.2	1000
PL (Poland)	Male	78.2	19.8	2	608
	Female	72.4	25.2	2.4	892
	Both	75.2	22.6	2.2	1500
PT (Portugal)	Male	89	9.5	1.6	477
	Female	82.4	14.9	2.7	523
	Both	85.5	12.3	2.1	1000
RO (Romania)	Male	67	30.5	2.5	473
	Female	59	39.3	1.7	527
	Both	62.8	35.1	2.1	1000
SE (Sweden)	Male	98.1	1.9	0.0	495
	Female	97.3	2.7	0.0	522
	Both	97.7	2.3	0.0	1017
SI (Slovenia)	Male	93.4	5.8	0.8	428
	Female	88.1	11.6	0.3	607
	Both	90.7	8.8	0.5	1035
SK (Slovakia)	Male	70.5	26.5	3	439
	Female	67.7	31.4	0.9	689
	Both	69	29.1	1.9	1128
TR (Turkey)	Male	65.9	33.4	0.7	878
	Female	60	39.3	0.7	1122
	Both	63	36.4	0.7	2000
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	92.7	6.7	0.6	648
	Female	90.6	8.6	0.8	859
	Both	91.6	7.7	0.7	1507
CC3	Male	66.8	32.4	0.7	1748
	Female	61	38.2	0.8	2260
	Both	63.9	35.3	0.8	4008
EU 15	Male	91.6	7.5	0.8	7805
	Female	90.2	9.1	0.6	9869
	Both	90.9	8.4	0.7	17674
NMS12	Male	76	21.8	2.1	5342
	Female	69.4	28.7	1.9	7610
	Both	72.6	25.4	2	12952
EU 27	Male	88.4	10.5	1.1	13147
	Female	85.8	13.3	0.9	17479
	Both	87	12	1	30626

Age

Q19_6 Can you afford to have friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month?
		Yes, can afford if want	No, cannot afford it	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	18-34	89.7	9.6	0.8	309
	35-49	89.9	8.9	1.2	350
	50-64	90.7	9.3	0.0	230
	65+	89.3	10.2	0.5	154
BE (Belgium)	18-34	94.6	5.4	0.0	210
	35-49	91.4	8.6	0.0	317
	50-64	90.2	9.5	0.3	262
	65+	89	10.4	0.7	221
BG (Bulgaria)	18-34	77.1	19	3.8	235
	35-49	73.9	22.2	3.9	236
	50-64	67.5	26	6.5	305
	65+	41.2	54.6	4.2	254
CY (Cyprus)	18-34	87	9.7	3.3	205
	35-49	79.1	20.5	0.3	223
	50-64	77.1	22.3	0.7	322
	65+	68.1	31	0.9	253
CZ (Czech Republic)	18-34	87.4	12	0.6	298
	35-49	89.8	9.4	0.8	332
	50-64	85.3	14	0.6	399
	65+	81	17.1	1.9	198
DE (Germany)	18-34	84.6	13.9	1.5	431
	35-49	81.6	17.8	0.6	595
	50-64	86.4	12.9	0.7	453
	65+	86.6	12.9	0.5	529
DK (Denmark)	18-34	98.7	1.3	0.0	183
	35-49	94.8	5.1	0.2	257
	50-64	97.6	1.9	0.6	289
	65+	97.4	2.5	0.1	275
EE (Estonia)	18-34	92.7	6.4	0.8	235
	35-49	85.7	13.2	1.2	202
	50-64	82.1	16.4	1.5	253
	65+	73.9	22.1	4	333
GR (Greece)	18-34	87.1	12.4	0.5	289
	35-49	84.1	15.9	0.0	260
	50-64	73.8	26.2	0.0	187
	65+	59.1	39.5	1.4	264
ES (Spain)	18-34	94.2	5.8	0.0	286
	35-49	96.4	3.6	0.0	275
	50-64	91.7	7.4	0.9	194
	65+	86.8	10.9	2.3	260
FI (Finland)	18-34	97.3	2.7	0.0	183
	35-49	96.9	2.8	0.3	232
	50-64	96	3.5	0.4	324
	65+	95.2	3.9	0.9	263
FR (France)	18-34	97.1	2.1	0.8	353
	35-49	96.5	3.5	0.0	416
	50-64	94.2	4.8	1	401
	65+	94	5.1	1	367
HR (Croatia)	18-34	88.9	9.9	1.1	245
	35-49	78.6	20.5	0.9	229
	50-64	74.1	25.1	0.8	266
	65+	57.7	39.9	2.4	260
HU (Hungary)	18-34	72.2	25.6	2.3	241
	35-49	68.4	30.7	1	234
	50-64	67.5	31	1.5	264
	65+	59.3	40	0.7	261
IE (Ireland)	18-34	87.4	10.3	2.3	288
	35-49	90.9	7.8	1.4	305
	50-64	90	5.1	4.9	239
	65+	86.1	11.3	2.6	168
IT (Italy)	18-34	92.8	6.4	0.8	388
	35-49	93.5	5.7	0.8	600
	50-64	94.2	5.4	0.4	347
	65+	91.7	6.7	1.5	181
LT (Lithuania)	18-34	88.3	10.4	1.3	228
	35-49	89.7	10	0.3	238
	50-64	74.8	24.2	1	228
	65+	67.2	31.2	1.6	310
LU (Luxembourg)	18-34	94.9	4.1	1	176
	35-49	94.9	4.6	0.6	339
	50-64	93	6.4	0.6	266
	65+	93.7	5.3	1	223
LV (Latvia)	18-34	82.5	16.8	0.7	326
	35-49	81.4	17.9	0.7	297
	50-64	63.9	35.7	0.4	187
	65+	52.3	46.9	0.8	192
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	18-34	69.6	27.2	3.2	290
	35-49	58.8	39.9	1.4	297
	50-64	56.6	41.1	2.3	246
	65+	60.2	38.2	1.6	175
MT (Malta)	18-34	77.1	21.5	1.4	258
	35-49	69.8	28.7	1.5	243
	50-64	60.4	37.3	2.2	300
	65+	63	33.5	3.5	199
NL (Netherlands)	18-34	98.7	1.3	0.0	138
	35-49	98.5	1.5	0.0	345
	50-64	94.5	5.5	0.0	321
	65+	92.4	7.6	0.0	207
NO (Norway)	18-34	95.4	2.9	1.7	202
	35-49	95.4	3	1.6	295
	50-64	94.4	4.9	0.8	276
	65+	96.1	3.5	0.4	227
PL (Poland)	18-34	83.6	14.5	1.9	392
	35-49	79.6	18.7	1.7	383
	50-64	68.2	29.2	2.6	421
	65+	61.1	35.8	3.1	304
PT (Portugal)	18-34	89.2	9.8	1	280
	35-49	91.4	7.8	0.8	270
	50-64	82.9	13	4.1	247
	65+	75	21.4	3.6	203
RO (Romania)	18-34	72.6	26.5	0.9	254
	35-49	70.4	27.7	2	276
	50-64	60.6	36.6	2.9	273
	65+	37.3	59.2	3.5	197
SE (Sweden)	18-34	99.1	0.9	0.0	152
	35-49	96.1	3.9	0.0	288
	50-64	97.4	2.6	0.0	334
	65+	98.2	1.8	0.0	243
SI (Slovenia)	18-34	95.5	3.9	0.6	277
	35-49	92.2	6.5	1.3	203
	50-64	88.1	11.9	0.0	275
	65+	84	16	0.0	280
SK (Slovakia)	18-34	76.4	21.9	1.8	258
	35-49	69.4	28.9	1.7	294
	50-64	66.2	32.2	1.6	361
	65+	54.8	42.1	3.1	215
TR (Turkey)	18-34	69.5	30.1	0.4	919
	35-49	60.9	38.4	0.6	588
	50-64	55.7	43.5	0.8	317
	65+	47.1	50.9	2	176
UK (United Kingdom)	18-34	91.5	7.7	0.8	330
	35-49	91.6	8.3	0.1	376
	50-64	91.5	7.9	0.6	358
	65+	92	6.7	1.4	443
CC3	18-34	70.4	29.1	0.5	1454
	35-49	62.1	37.2	0.7	1114
	50-64	57.6	41.5	0.9	829
	65+	49.3	48.7	2	611
EU 15	18-34	92	7.3	0.8	3996
	35-49	91.1	8.6	0.3	5225
	50-64	91	8.3	0.7	4452
	65+	89.2	9.7	1.2	4001
NMS12	18-34	80.2	18.1	1.6	3207
	35-49	77.3	21.1	1.6	3161
	50-64	68.9	28.6	2.4	3588
	65+	56.3	40.9	2.8	2996
EU 27	18-34	89.1	9.9	1	7203
	35-49	88.3	11.1	0.6	8386
	50-64	86.2	12.7	1.1	8040
	65+	83.1	15.4	1.5	6997

Income

Q19_6 Can you afford to have friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month?
		Yes, can afford if want	No, cannot afford it	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Lowest	73.3	26.7	0.0	144
	Low	91.2	8.4	0.5	142
	High	95.6	4.2	0.3	139
	Highest	95.1	4.9	0.0	147
BE (Belgium)	Lowest	77.7	21.5	0.8	185
	Low	86.8	13.2	0.0	183
	High	97.3	2.3	0.4	183
	Highest	97.8	2.2	0.0	184
BG (Bulgaria)	Lowest	35.2	62.2	2.6	185
	Low	52	43.6	4.4	186
	High	71.9	24.7	3.4	189
	Highest	86.3	10.7	2.9	186
CY (Cyprus)	Lowest	62.5	36.6	0.9	185
	Low	78.4	20.6	1	190
	High	82.4	17.6	0.0	214
	Highest	94.4	4.2	1.4	179
CZ (Czech Republic)	Lowest	71.6	26.5	1.9	200
	Low	84.7	15.1	0.2	194
	High	95.2	4.8	0.0	191
	Highest	94.4	4.3	1.2	202
DE (Germany)	Lowest	63.4	35.1	1.6	358
	Low	77.5	22	0.5	344
	High	89.7	10.1	0.3	375
	Highest	98.1	1.9	0.0	360
DK (Denmark)	Lowest	93.9	5.7	0.4	210
	Low	95.4	4.6	0.0	195
	High	98.5	1.5	0.0	206
	Highest	98.7	1.3	0.0	200
EE (Estonia)	Lowest	68.2	28.2	3.6	212
	Low	79.7	18.7	1.6	209
	High	88.3	10.8	0.9	210
	Highest	97.7	2	0.3	210
GR (Greece)	Lowest	58.9	41.1	0.0	185
	Low	73.3	26.6	0.1	176
	High	81.3	18.7	0.0	184
	Highest	94.2	5.8	0.0	181
ES (Spain)	Lowest	78.2	19.2	2.6	126
	Low	92.3	7.7	0.0	125
	High	96.7	3.1	0.2	128
	Highest	96.9	3.1	0.0	127
FI (Finland)	Lowest	92.1	7.6	0.3	201
	Low	97.3	2.4	0.3	200
	High	99.3	0.0	0.7	185
	Highest	98.7	1.3	0.0	216
FR (France)	Lowest	88.5	10	1.5	293
	Low	95	4.3	0.6	293
	High	99.3	0.7	0.0	294
	Highest	98.8	0.6	0.7	293
HR (Croatia)	Lowest	48.6	50.1	1.3	214
	Low	70.5	26.6	2.8	212
	High	86	13.4	0.6	214
	Highest	93.7	6.2	0.2	213
HU (Hungary)	Lowest	41.4	58.2	0.4	172
	Low	62.7	35	2.3	201
	High	69.9	29	1.1	186
	Highest	86.3	13.7	0.0	183
IE (Ireland)	Lowest	71	27	1.9	118
	Low	86.9	8.8	4.3	119
	High	87.2	7.6	5.2	121
	Highest	91.1	7.9	1	117
IT (Italy)	Lowest	80.6	19	0.4	125
	Low	91.1	8.9	0.0	123
	High	97.1	2.9	0.0	130
	Highest	95.5	3.2	1.3	120
LT (Lithuania)	Lowest	64.7	34.8	0.5	218
	Low	75.8	22.2	2	217
	High	87.4	11.2	1.4	219
	Highest	96.5	3.3	0.2	218
LU (Luxembourg)	Lowest	89.6	9.8	0.6	142
	Low	96.1	3.9	0.0	141
	High	98.8	0.6	0.6	140
	Highest	99.4	0.6	0.0	144
LV (Latvia)	Lowest	46.8	52.5	0.6	179
	Low	69.2	30.8	0.0	182
	High	81.2	18.8	0.0	176
	Highest	87.9	11.7	0.4	180
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Lowest	45.1	53.6	1.3	219
	Low	56.5	41.3	2.1	221
	High	72.2	25.8	2	221
	Highest	83.9	14.6	1.5	218
MT (Malta)	Lowest	53.7	44.1	2.2	153
	Low	72.6	26.1	1.3	152
	High	84	15	1	153
	Highest	90	9.6	0.5	154
NL (Netherlands)	Lowest	92.5	7.5	0.0	201
	Low	97.2	2.8	0.0	201
	High	98.3	1.7	0.0	204
	Highest	100	0.0	0.0	199
NO (Norway)	Lowest	92.7	5.9	1.4	214
	Low	97.2	1.7	1.1	220
	High	97.3	2.4	0.3	225
	Highest	98.8	1.2	0.0	213
PL (Poland)	Lowest	57.5	40.2	2.3	263
	Low	64.8	32.9	2.3	276
	High	77.6	21.4	1	259
	Highest	89.5	9.2	1.4	267
PT (Portugal)	Lowest	62.5	33.5	4	106
	Low	77.1	22	0.8	104
	High	91.6	8.1	0.3	104
	Highest	95.3	2.7	2	105
RO (Romania)	Lowest	30.1	67.4	2.6	194
	Low	48.6	48.8	2.6	194
	High	64.8	33	2.2	190
	Highest	89.1	10	0.9	198
SE (Sweden)	Lowest	93.8	6.2	0.0	236
	Low	98.4	1.6	0.0	235
	High	99.6	0.4	0.0	244
	Highest	99.3	0.7	0.0	227
SI (Slovenia)	Lowest	78.1	21.9	0.0	187
	Low	84.1	15.9	0.0	169
	High	95.6	3.3	1.1	175
	Highest	99	1	0.0	182
SK (Slovakia)	Lowest	53.4	45.6	1	192
	Low	58.6	40.9	0.5	193
	High	71	26.2	2.8	191
	Highest	87.6	10.4	2.1	194
TR (Turkey)	Lowest	41.7	57.4	0.9	403
	Low	58.7	40.5	0.7	400
	High	69.6	29.9	0.5	413
	Highest	82.1	17.3	0.6	391
UK (United Kingdom)	Lowest	79.6	19.7	0.7	205
	Low	88.3	10.7	1	203
	High	95	5	0.0	202
	Highest	99.4	0.6	0.0	209
CC3	Lowest	42.3	56.8	0.9	836
	Low	59.4	39.6	0.9	833
	High	71	28.4	0.5	848
	Highest	83.2	16.2	0.6	822
EU 15	Lowest	77.5	21.2	1.2	2835
	Low	87.8	11.7	0.4	2784
	High	94.8	5	0.2	2839
	Highest	98	1.7	0.3	2829
NMS12	Lowest	49.6	48.4	2	2340
	Low	62.7	35.2	2.1	2363
	High	75.8	22.7	1.5	2353
	Highest	89.8	9.1	1.2	2353
EU 27	Lowest	70.6	28	1.4	5175
	Low	82	17.2	0.8	5147
	High	90.3	9.2	0.5	5192
	Highest	95.9	3.6	0.5	5182

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