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European Quality of Life Survey 2003: press pack

Background

• What is the research about?
• Why this research?
• What are the findings?
• Where to now?

Latest press releases

• Turkish people satisfied with life but key differences remain (14/05/07)
• High levels of life satisfaction, happiness and optimism about the future in Romania (20/09/06)
• Bulgarians boast highest levels of home ownership in Europe, despite poor material conditions and quality of life (21/03/06)
• Highest level of satisfaction among Luxembourg’s older people (09/03/06)
• High overall life satisfaction levels in Finland but general dissatisfaction over pay (09/02/06)
• Ireland boasts high levels of life satisfaction and optimism (29/06/05)
• High life satisfaction despite poor work-life balance in Spain (26/04/05)
• Austrians are satisfied and happy with life but wary about the future (27/01/05)
• More home-owners in Slovakia than in the rest of EU (08/11/04)
• Cypriots most optimistic about the future (25/10/04)
• Czechs rate health as major factor in high life satisfaction levels (12/10/04)

Supporting documentation

• High levels of life satisfaction, happiness and optimism about the future in Romania (20/09/06)
  Romania fact sheet (pdf, 56KB) (available in Romanian), note on survey methodology (pdf, 17KB) (available in Romanian)
• Bulgarians boast highest levels of home ownership in Europe, despite poor material conditions and quality of life (21/03/06)
  Bulgaria fact sheet (pdf, 174KB)
• Highest level of satisfaction among Luxembourg’s older people (09/03/06)
  Luxembourg fact sheet (pdf, 174KB)
• High overall life satisfaction levels in Finland but general dissatisfaction over pay (09/02/06)
  Supporting graphics (Powerpoint presentation, 376KB), Finland fact sheet (pdf, 174KB)
• Ireland boasts high levels of life satisfaction and optimism (29/06/05)
  Supporting graphics (Powerpoint presentation, 399KB), Ireland fact sheet (pdf, 39KB)
• High life satisfaction despite poor work-life balance in Spain (26/04/05)
  Supporting graphics (Powerpoint presentation, 378KB), Spain fact sheet (pdf, 39KB)

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Contact information

• Måns Mårtensson, Press Officer, by email, telephone +353-1-204-3124 or mobile +353-(0)87-6593 507
• Teresa Renehan, Information Liaison Officer, Living Conditions team, by email or telephone +353-12043126