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Living and Working in the EU e-survey

Since its launch in 2020, Eurofound's unique Living and Working in the EU e-survey has provided an overview of the ever-changing developments in living and working since the onset of the pandemic, through the recovery measures and during a time of constant change.

Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey - Autumn 2021

The fourth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey was a panel survey. Eurofound recontacted previous panel respondents only in order to track developments across the 27 EU Member States since the start of the pandemic. This panel survey, spanning from 21 October to 30 November 2021, provided a valuable continuum of insights from panel members.

Building on the previous data collection, this e-survey aimed to assess the living and working conditions of people after over a full year of living with COVID-19 restrictions. The main focus was on job insecurity, mental well-being, work–life balance and the roll-out of the vaccination programmes, including monitoring vaccine hesitancy. 

  • Round 4: By inviting respondents of the previous e-surveys to participate in this panel survey, it was possible to track how the social and economic situation in EU Member States had evolved during the pandemic. 

Launched on 21 October and running until 30 November 2021

Only previous panellists were invited to participate, aged 18+ across the 27 EU Member States

A dashboard for this survey round is currently not available. Please refer to other rounds of the survey to access data visualisations.

This section provides further information targeted in particular at researchers.

Infographic: Living, working and COVID-19 (Nov 2021)

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Eurofound experts

You can contact the following experts for questions on the survey.

Eszter Sándor

Senior research manager
Social policies research

Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach é Eszter Sandor san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Tá saineolas aici ar mhodheolaíocht an tsuirbhé agus ar anailís staitistiúil, d'oibrigh sí ar ullmhú agus ar bhainistiú an tSuirbhé Eorpach ar Cháilíocht na Beatha agus le déanaí ar an ríomhshuirbhé Maireachtála, Oibre agus COVID-19, agus tá sí freagrach as cáilíocht tacar sonraí. Is iad na réimsí taighde atá aici ná folláine na n-óg agus cáilíocht na beatha i dteaghlaigh agus i dteaghlaigh, lena n-áirítear folláine suibiachtúil, cothromaíocht oibre agus saoil agus coinníollacha maireachtála. D'oibrigh sí roimhe seo mar chomhairleoir eacnamaíoch in Albain ag díriú ar mheasúnuithe tionchair eacnamaíocha, meastóireachtaí agus anailís ionchuir-aschuir. Tá céim Mháistreachta aici san Eacnamaíocht agus sa Chaidreamh Idirnáisiúnta ó Ollscoil Corvinus i mBúdaipeist.

Daphne Ahrendt

Senior research manager
Social policies research

Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach í Daphne Ahrendt san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Ó thosaigh sí ag obair le Eurofound in 2013, chlúdaigh sí raon leathan réimsí beartais shóisialta. Faoi láthair, comhordaíonn sí gníomhaíocht bainistíochta agus forbartha suirbhé Eurofound agus tá sí i gceannas ar ullmhú agus ar anailís na r-shuirbhéanna COVID-19. Tá breis agus 20 bliain de thaithí ag Daphne mar thaighdeoir ag obair ar shuirbhéanna idirnáisiúnta, tar éis di a bheith ag obair roimhe seo in Aonad Eorabharaiméadair an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh agus san Ionad Náisiúnta um Thaighde Sóisialta i Londain, áit ar oibrigh sí ar an gClár Suirbhé Sóisialta Idirnáisiúnta. Tá céim Mháistir ag Daphne i mBeartais Cheartais Choiriúla ó Scoil Eacnamaíochta Londan agus céim Bhaitsiléara san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ó Ollscoil Stáit San Francisco.

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