EQLS 2007 Survey Results

Q10_2 I am well paid

Note: this question was asked of those in paid employment.

Gender

Q10_2 I am well paid
		Agree or strongly agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree or strongly disagree	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Male	46	39	15.1	0.0	309
	Female	30	41.1	28.5	0.3	308
	Both	39.1	39.9	20.9	0.1	617
BE (Belgium)	Male	57.2	22.7	19.9	0.3	237
	Female	54.3	18.3	26.3	1.1	245
	Both	55.9	20.8	22.7	0.6	482
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	29.4	36.5	30.4	3.7	223
	Female	25.6	29.6	38.1	6.7	269
	Both	27.6	33.3	34.1	5.1	492
CY (Cyprus)	Male	55.4	19.6	25	0.0	249
	Female	47.7	26.1	25	1.2	225
	Both	52.2	22.3	25	0.5	474
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	26	35.4	38.2	0.4	307
	Female	16.2	31.7	52	0.1	417
	Both	21.6	33.7	44.4	0.3	724
DE (Germany)	Male	52.6	20.3	26.9	0.1	433
	Female	39.6	23.6	36.8	0.0	518
	Both	46.5	21.9	31.6	0.1	951
DK (Denmark)	Male	51.7	14	34.3	0.0	234
	Female	36.9	19.4	43	0.7	266
	Both	44.9	16.5	38.3	0.3	500
EE (Estonia)	Male	38.1	27.6	33.5	0.8	217
	Female	34.4	23	42.1	0.5	288
	Both	36.3	25.3	37.8	0.6	505
GR (Greece)	Male	38.5	34.7	26.8	0.0	247
	Female	44.1	24	31.9	0.0	193
	Both	40.5	30.9	28.6	0.0	440
ES (Spain)	Male	51.8	23.6	24.3	0.3	281
	Female	29.1	39.5	31	0.4	194
	Both	42.9	29.8	26.9	0.3	475
FI (Finland)	Male	39	23.9	37	0.0	231
	Female	20.2	19.9	60	0.0	257
	Both	29.9	22	48.1	0.0	488
FR (France)	Male	41.8	16	41.8	0.4	330
	Female	35.3	18.5	46	0.2	421
	Both	38.7	17.2	43.8	0.3	751
HR (Croatia)	Male	26.4	29.5	43.2	0.9	184
	Female	25	32.8	41.5	0.8	203
	Both	25.8	30.9	42.5	0.8	387
HU (Hungary)	Male	15.9	24.1	58.9	1.1	188
	Female	8.4	22.7	68.2	0.7	243
	Both	12.4	23.4	63.2	0.9	431
IE (Ireland)	Male	43.6	15.7	25.8	14.9	252
	Female	40.4	23.2	23.8	12.6	251
	Both	42.4	18.5	25	14	503
IT (Italy)	Male	37.7	35.1	27.2	0.0	366
	Female	26.5	41.9	31.5	0.0	464
	Both	33.3	37.8	28.9	0.0	830
LT (Lithuania)	Male	34.6	25.6	39.8	0.0	198
	Female	19.4	26	52.7	1.9	282
	Both	27.2	25.8	46	0.9	480
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	66.5	13.4	20.1	0.0	238
	Female	64.2	12.6	22.3	1	227
	Both	65.6	13.1	21	0.4	465
LV (Latvia)	Male	42	20.8	36.9	0.2	230
	Female	26.9	23.4	48.9	0.7	334
	Both	34.4	22.1	43	0.5	564
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	31	20.4	45.8	2.9	210
	Female	24.5	15.2	59.3	1.1	130
	Both	28.8	18.6	50.4	2.2	340
MT (Malta)	Male	37.9	31.3	30.2	0.6	310
	Female	37.9	29.7	31.6	0.8	138
	Both	37.9	30.8	30.7	0.6	448
NL (Netherlands)	Male	63.3	16.3	19.7	0.7	302
	Female	51.9	23.7	24	0.5	301
	Both	58	19.7	21.7	0.6	603
NO (Norway)	Male	46.7	23.1	30.2	0.0	258
	Female	24	26.5	48.9	0.5	313
	Both	35.5	24.8	39.5	0.2	571
PL (Poland)	Male	25.5	27.7	46.3	0.6	294
	Female	19.2	21.5	58.3	1.1	286
	Both	22.9	25.1	51.2	0.8	580
PT (Portugal)	Male	24.8	29	46.1	0.0	304
	Female	14.8	32.2	53	0.0	208
	Both	20.5	30.4	49.1	0.0	512
RO (Romania)	Male	28.7	34.5	35.5	1.2	258
	Female	22.7	34.1	37.3	5.9	197
	Both	26.3	34.3	36.3	3.1	455
SE (Sweden)	Male	64.6	13.6	21.9	0.0	317
	Female	47.4	16.2	35.7	0.7	332
	Both	56.3	14.8	28.5	0.3	649
SI (Slovenia)	Male	29.2	25	45.4	0.3	210
	Female	15.3	27.1	57	0.5	198
	Both	23.2	25.9	50.5	0.4	408
SK (Slovakia)	Male	20	38.2	41.3	0.5	244
	Female	17.9	27	54.1	1	348
	Both	19	32.6	47.7	0.8	592
TR (Turkey)	Male	16.5	29.2	51.8	2.4	502
	Female	21.3	29.1	41.8	7.8	98
	Both	17.1	29.2	50.6	3	600
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	54.9	15	30.1	0.0	321
	Female	39.2	16.4	43.8	0.6	367
	Both	47.6	15.7	36.4	0.3	688
CC3	Male	17.6	29	51.1	2.3	896
	Female	22.5	29	43	5.4	431
	Both	18.3	29	49.8	2.8	1327
EU 15	Male	48.3	22.3	29.1	0.3	4402
	Female	36.2	25.7	37.7	0.4	4552
	Both	42.9	23.8	32.9	0.4	8954
NMS12	Male	26.6	30.6	41.8	0.9	2928
	Female	19.5	26.9	51.3	2.3	3225
	Both	23.5	29	46	1.5	6153
EU 27	Male	43.8	24	31.7	0.5	7330
	Female	32.9	26	40.4	0.8	7777
	Both	39	24.9	35.6	0.6	15107

Age

Q10_2 I am well paid
		Agree or strongly agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree or strongly disagree	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	18-34	35.8	38.6	25.2	0.4	226
	35-49	36	45.2	18.8	0.0	291
	50-64	52.1	29.6	18.3	0.0	100
	65+	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BE (Belgium)	18-34	56.8	23.1	20.1	0.0	126
	35-49	53.9	20.5	24.5	1.1	239
	50-64	59.9	17.9	22.3	0.0	112
	65+	29.9	15.8	35.4	18.8	5
BG (Bulgaria)	18-34	29.7	33.4	31.7	5.2	157
	35-49	27.3	32.7	35.3	4.7	191
	50-64	24.6	34.8	35.2	5.5	141
	65+	33	0.0	67	0.0	3
CY (Cyprus)	18-34	56.6	20.2	22	1.2	140
	35-49	49.4	23.5	27.1	0.0	167
	50-64	49.4	24.9	25.7	0.0	158
	65+	46.4	7.6	46	0.0	9
CZ (Czech Republic)	18-34	23.7	33.1	43.2	0.0	207
	35-49	19.3	35.7	45	0.0	292
	50-64	21.6	31.3	45.9	1.2	220
	65+	29.5	35.1	35.3	0.0	5
DE (Germany)	18-34	43.3	23.2	33.5	0.0	224
	35-49	44.7	21.5	33.9	0.0	455
	50-64	52	21.1	26.7	0.3	260
	65+	72	28	0.0	0.0	12
DK (Denmark)	18-34	38.7	20.3	39.8	1.1	106
	35-49	43.8	15.2	41.1	0.0	213
	50-64	50.4	14.7	34.9	0.0	171
	65+	72.2	18.2	9.6	0.0	10
EE (Estonia)	18-34	45.7	27.5	25.5	1.3	161
	35-49	33.8	22.1	44.1	0.0	164
	50-64	27.7	24.8	46.7	0.7	161
	65+	25	48.2	26.7	0.0	19
GR (Greece)	18-34	45.1	30.3	24.6	0.0	167
	35-49	43.2	28.9	27.9	0.0	195
	50-64	27.3	37.3	35.4	0.0	74
	65+	17.4	0.0	82.6	0.0	4
ES (Spain)	18-34	39.4	31.4	29.2	0.0	170
	35-49	43.9	29.4	26.7	0.0	202
	50-64	47.4	28.9	22.9	0.8	97
	65+	32	17.5	37.8	12.7	6
FI (Finland)	18-34	31.6	23.4	45	0.0	125
	35-49	31.7	21	47.3	0.0	195
	50-64	25.2	21.9	52.9	0.0	163
	65+	25.1	20.9	54	0.0	5
FR (France)	18-34	39.9	16.4	43.4	0.3	248
	35-49	38	16.7	44.9	0.4	345
	50-64	38.9	18.8	42.3	0.0	156
	65+	0.0	69.7	30.3	0.0	2
HR (Croatia)	18-34	30.2	26.4	42.5	0.9	141
	35-49	21.1	37.4	40.6	0.8	156
	50-64	27.5	25.9	45.8	0.7	89
	65+	0.0	0.0	100	0.0	1
HU (Hungary)	18-34	15.7	22.5	61.5	0.3	169
	35-49	12.2	24.3	61.5	1.9	167
	50-64	5.8	22.8	71.4	0.0	93
	65+	0.0	100	0.0	0.0	2
IE (Ireland)	18-34	44.7	22.3	18.2	14.8	177
	35-49	42.7	14.5	32.5	10.3	199
	50-64	38.7	19.3	27.3	14.7	113
	65+	32.6	11.4	15.7	40.3	14
IT (Italy)	18-34	36.2	34	29.8	0.0	233
	35-49	28.1	41.1	30.8	0.0	432
	50-64	37	38.7	24.3	0.0	162
	65+	55.3	0.0	44.7	0.0	3
LT (Lithuania)	18-34	32.8	29.7	37.6	0.0	163
	35-49	24.1	25.4	48.3	2.3	192
	50-64	23	18.1	58.9	0.0	113
	65+	27.5	39.4	33.1	0.0	12
LU (Luxembourg)	18-34	55.7	15.7	27.7	0.8	99
	35-49	69.2	13.2	17.4	0.3	258
	50-64	72.3	8	19.7	0.0	103
	65+	79.1	20.9	0.0	0.0	5
LV (Latvia)	18-34	43.1	22.7	33	1.2	230
	35-49	30.9	23.3	45.8	0.0	224
	50-64	24.6	19.3	56.1	0.0	105
	65+	29.1	18.7	52.2	0.0	5
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	18-34	29.3	15.3	54.5	1	104
	35-49	27.1	22.6	46.3	3.9	161
	50-64	31.3	16.8	50.9	1	73
	65+	30.6	0.0	69.4	0.0	2
MT (Malta)	18-34	42.8	32	24.7	0.5	178
	35-49	31.7	34.5	33	0.8	155
	50-64	37.6	23	38.7	0.7	114
	65+	0.0	0.0	100	0.0	1
NL (Netherlands)	18-34	57.7	23.2	19.1	0.0	103
	35-49	58.4	20.3	20	1.4	295
	50-64	58.3	14.8	27	0.0	203
	65+	26.2	0.0	73.8	0.0	2
NO (Norway)	18-34	40.1	24.1	35.7	0.0	133
	35-49	39.7	23.5	36.5	0.3	242
	50-64	26.1	27.6	46.3	0.0	187
	65+	15.7	17.8	58.7	7.8	9
PL (Poland)	18-34	30.1	26.7	42.1	1.2	207
	35-49	17	23	59.8	0.3	263
	50-64	20.2	25.9	52.9	1	107
	65+	0.0	45.9	54.1	0.0	3
PT (Portugal)	18-34	22.9	32.7	44.5	0.0	195
	35-49	19.4	26.4	54.2	0.0	216
	50-64	18.5	32.9	48.7	0.0	93
	65+	11.7	44	44.3	0.0	8
RO (Romania)	18-34	23.8	30.8	43	2.4	161
	35-49	30.5	40.1	26.3	3.1	209
	50-64	20.2	29.9	44.7	5.2	84
	65+	100	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
SE (Sweden)	18-34	66.4	13.3	20.3	0.0	116
	35-49	55.1	14.6	30	0.4	267
	50-64	49.1	16.6	33.7	0.6	252
	65+	45.1	15.6	39.4	0.0	14
SI (Slovenia)	18-34	28.3	31.5	39.9	0.4	154
	35-49	19	22	58.4	0.6	169
	50-64	25	26.6	48.3	0.0	85
	65+	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SK (Slovakia)	18-34	20.1	31.3	46.8	1.8	181
	35-49	19	36.3	44.5	0.2	258
	50-64	16.2	25.6	58.3	0.0	152
	65+	0.0	0.0	100	0.0	1
TR (Turkey)	18-34	18.5	30.3	47.6	3.6	320
	35-49	14.7	30.9	53.5	0.9	216
	50-64	23.1	14.7	51.5	10.7	51
	65+	0.0	25.4	74.6	0.0	13
UK (United Kingdom)	18-34	50.8	14	34.8	0.5	200
	35-49	47.8	17.1	34.9	0.3	273
	50-64	43.1	16	40.9	0.0	199
	65+	45.9	13.8	40.4	0.0	16
CC3	18-34	19.7	29.6	47.4	3.3	565
	35-49	15.9	31.3	51.9	1	533
	50-64	24.6	17.2	50.3	8	213
	65+	0.4	24.8	74.7	0.0	16
EU 15	18-34	43.1	23.7	32.8	0.4	2515
	35-49	41.8	24.1	33.8	0.3	4075
	50-64	44.7	23.6	31.4	0.3	2258
	65+	44.8	19	32.4	3.8	106
NMS12	18-34	26.8	28.7	43	1.5	2108
	35-49	21.7	29.9	47	1.4	2451
	50-64	20	27.5	50.5	2	1533
	65+	30.3	32.2	37.5	0.0	61
EU 27	18-34	39.1	24.9	35.3	0.6	4623
	35-49	37.9	25.3	36.4	0.5	6526
	50-64	40.6	24.3	34.5	0.6	3791
	65+	43	20.6	33.1	3.3	167

Income

Q10_2 I am well paid
		Agree or strongly agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree or strongly disagree	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Lowest	17.5	44.5	38	0.0	38
	Low	28.1	47.9	24	0.0	76
	High	35	48.2	16.9	0.0	98
	Highest	52.8	32.2	15	0.0	122
BE (Belgium)	Lowest	52.3	26.3	21.4	0.0	49
	Low	46.8	23.7	27.3	2.2	68
	High	47.8	25.1	27	0.0	113
	Highest	65.8	15.3	18.9	0.0	133
BG (Bulgaria)	Lowest	17.2	19.9	49.1	13.7	27
	Low	19.8	14.4	63.8	2.1	38
	High	22.8	25.2	45.3	6.8	96
	Highest	34.7	42.4	20.7	2.2	159
CY (Cyprus)	Lowest	36.9	26.3	36.7	0.0	42
	Low	46.9	17.1	32.5	3.5	66
	High	48.5	30.7	20.8	0.0	137
	Highest	63.7	19.3	17	0.0	136
CZ (Czech Republic)	Lowest	24	26.4	49.6	0.0	64
	Low	14.2	30.1	55.7	0.0	80
	High	17.6	30.7	51.8	0.0	135
	Highest	28.3	33.3	37.4	0.9	169
DE (Germany)	Lowest	30.4	26.8	42.8	0.0	98
	Low	30.1	26.8	43.1	0.0	165
	High	41.1	22.1	36.8	0.0	186
	Highest	64.5	16.6	18.5	0.3	239
DK (Denmark)	Lowest	32.2	23.1	41.7	3	59
	Low	43.8	17.2	39	0.0	70
	High	45.3	9.3	45.4	0.0	134
	Highest	45.1	19.8	35.1	0.0	157
EE (Estonia)	Lowest	20.9	27.9	51.2	0.0	52
	Low	27.4	25.2	45.7	1.7	63
	High	24.6	28.4	46.1	0.9	129
	Highest	50.8	21.2	28	0.0	172
GR (Greece)	Lowest	20.9	30.2	48.9	0.0	33
	Low	29.3	34.5	36.2	0.0	64
	High	39.8	24.8	35.4	0.0	92
	Highest	57	28.9	14.2	0.0	136
ES (Spain)	Lowest	30.3	37.1	32.6	0.0	26
	Low	49.9	26.3	23.8	0.0	29
	High	38.5	20.9	40.6	0.0	80
	Highest	51.7	17.5	30.8	0.0	95
FI (Finland)	Lowest	10.9	19.1	70	0.0	49
	Low	25.2	22.1	52.8	0.0	92
	High	30.6	20.2	49.2	0.0	114
	Highest	37.4	24.2	38.4	0.0	158
FR (France)	Lowest	34.6	11.7	53.7	0.0	97
	Low	22.7	18.4	58.9	0.0	153
	High	36.7	19	44.3	0.0	182
	Highest	53.1	16.6	29.7	0.5	173
HR (Croatia)	Lowest	21.3	29.5	49.2	0.0	31
	Low	16.3	24.4	58	1.3	55
	High	16.4	38.5	44.6	0.5	94
	Highest	32.8	29.5	37.7	0.0	146
HU (Hungary)	Lowest	1.6	6.9	91.4	0.0	35
	Low	8.3	11.7	79	1	59
	High	9.3	18.7	69.2	2.9	84
	Highest	21.5	29.2	48.6	0.7	121
IE (Ireland)	Lowest	48.2	16.8	21.3	13.7	28
	Low	32.5	32	29.4	6.1	42
	High	43.4	24.8	21.9	10	73
	Highest	67.5	8.5	17.4	6.7	86
IT (Italy)	Lowest	39.3	24.1	36.6	0.0	37
	Low	16.5	36	47.4	0.0	54
	High	23.9	28.8	47.2	0.0	84
	Highest	36.6	37.1	26.3	0.0	89
LT (Lithuania)	Lowest	25	11.6	56.1	7.3	49
	Low	20.2	15.6	64.3	0.0	57
	High	21.2	26	52.8	0.0	131
	Highest	39	31	30	0.0	176
LU (Luxembourg)	Lowest	48	12	39	1	57
	Low	62.8	15.2	22	0.0	75
	High	70.9	8.3	20.7	0.0	72
	Highest	81.3	11.9	6.8	0.0	73
LV (Latvia)	Lowest	8.1	21.9	70	0.0	46
	Low	29.8	18.9	51.3	0.0	79
	High	30.9	25.3	43.8	0.0	128
	Highest	52.7	20.4	26.9	0.0	146
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Lowest	18.9	17.4	56	7.7	40
	Low	21.9	14.6	61.7	1.8	61
	High	26.6	21.9	51.5	0.0	99
	Highest	42.5	20.2	37.3	0.0	114
MT (Malta)	Lowest	15.7	20.4	63.9	0.0	27
	Low	30.4	35.8	33.8	0.0	44
	High	40.9	30.8	28.3	0.0	84
	Highest	48.1	25.3	25.6	1	118
NL (Netherlands)	Lowest	40	27.1	32.9	0.0	99
	Low	55.7	22.3	22	0.0	115
	High	60.2	16.9	21.9	0.9	140
	Highest	69.1	13.8	15.5	1.6	134
NO (Norway)	Lowest	23.7	30.7	45.7	0.0	80
	Low	29.4	20.3	50.2	0.0	122
	High	28.2	22.6	49.2	0.0	134
	Highest	52.4	27.9	19.7	0.0	167
PL (Poland)	Lowest	14.6	25.1	60.3	0.0	49
	Low	12.9	25.3	61.8	0.0	67
	High	20.4	18.8	60.9	0.0	100
	Highest	32.3	25	41.7	1	169
PT (Portugal)	Lowest	29.1	24.8	46.1	0.0	22
	Low	12.6	41.2	46.2	0.0	35
	High	18.1	17.6	64.3	0.0	66
	Highest	19.8	20.2	60	0.0	78
RO (Romania)	Lowest	18.4	24	56	1.6	43
	Low	15.5	32.2	49.9	2.3	63
	High	15.9	39.7	39.1	5.2	99
	Highest	34.9	35.7	28.3	1	135
SE (Sweden)	Lowest	47	17.3	35.2	0.6	100
	Low	53.6	15.5	30.9	0.0	150
	High	56.3	11.2	31.7	0.8	183
	Highest	67.8	14.1	18.1	0.0	177
SI (Slovenia)	Lowest	9.9	11	79.1	0.0	45
	Low	5.8	16.8	76.4	1	53
	High	26.5	27.9	45.6	0.0	74
	Highest	34.9	22.5	42.6	0.0	100
SK (Slovakia)	Lowest	24.2	21.9	53.9	0.0	52
	Low	5.3	31.3	63.5	0.0	79
	High	12.8	27.7	59.5	0.0	118
	Highest	20.9	37.3	41.8	0.0	139
TR (Turkey)	Lowest	3.8	13.2	79.4	3.5	96
	Low	12.5	27.9	57.3	2.3	103
	High	11.8	40.2	47.3	0.7	120
	Highest	29.7	30.4	36.1	3.8	180
UK (United Kingdom)	Lowest	35.4	7.8	56.8	0.0	37
	Low	30.4	16.6	53	0.0	73
	High	38.6	16.1	45.3	0.0	122
	Highest	71.6	13.2	15.2	0.0	172
CC3	Lowest	5.1	14.1	77.3	3.5	167
	Low	13.1	27.1	57.6	2.2	219
	High	13	39.1	47.2	0.7	313
	Highest	30.5	29.9	36.3	3.2	440
EU 15	Lowest	34.2	21.7	43.9	0.2	829
	Low	32	24	43.8	0.1	1261
	High	39.9	20.4	39.5	0.2	1739
	Highest	59.1	18.1	22.4	0.3	2022
NMS12	Lowest	16.7	21.9	59.9	1.5	531
	Low	14.2	25	59.9	0.8	748
	High	18.6	27.1	52.3	2	1315
	Highest	32.5	30.9	35.7	0.9	1740
EU 27	Lowest	30.3	21.8	47.4	0.5	1360
	Low	28.8	24.2	46.8	0.2	2009
	High	35.4	21.8	42.2	0.6	3054
	Highest	52.4	21.4	25.8	0.5	3762

Page last updated 24 March 2009

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