Quality Assessment of the 2nd European Quality of Life Survey

The present document reports on the quality of the 2nd EQLS. It assesses the quality of the survey processes in all its stages, starting from the sampling design to the final dissemination of data. It also assesses the quality of the survey output on the following five key quality components set out by the European Statistical System: relevance, accuracy, timeliness, accessibility and clarity, and coherency and comparability. On the basis of the assessment it makes recommendations for the forthcoming rounds of the survey.