As the European Union grows in size and diversity, it becomes increasingly challenging to summarise the impact of state actions on the lives of citizens. One approach to this complexity is to group countries based on characteristics relevant to quality of life. This report develops a country typology focused on quality of life as a multidimensional concept.
European Quality of Life Survey 2012
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- 27 Ноември 2012 - 14 Ноември 2014
Related series
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2012, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
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Publications
- Foundation Findings14 Јуни 2014
This policy brief highlights findings on a specific topic from Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) that is of particular interest from a policy perspective. It brings results of the analysis of these data together with evidence from other Eurofound projects to formulate a number of policy pointers. The focus of this policy brief is the weekly working time preferences of people aged 50 and over.
- Report26 Март 2014
The economic crisis has reshaped the lives of millions of European citizens. But how has it affected families with children? Children are more at risk of poverty or social exclusion than the overall population in a large majority of EU countries; hence, it is important to understand how the crisis has affected the households in which these children grow up. This report describes the changing quality of life across the EU for different types of families with children and compares their living standards and social situation. Grouping the EU Member States into four categories on the basis of the flexibility or otherwise of their family policies, it also examines potential patterns that may be related to different family policy approaches. Themes that emerge from the findings include the particular challenges facing lone parents, the greater difficulties facing jobless families since the onset of the crisis, and the increasing extent of conflict parents experience in seeking to balance their work and family lives.
- Report28 Јануари 2014This report explores how Europeans perceive the quality of their societies, and of their public services. It looks at such aspects of society as trust in institutions and other people, perceived tensions between social groups, attitudes towards migrants and the effects of the economic crisis on social inclusion and social cohesion. It finds that satisfaction with the economic situation of one’s country, not being in employment and overall life satisfaction appear to boost satisfaction with public services; hardship appears to reduce it.
- Report3 Декември 2013This report examines social inequalities in the distribution of freedoms and opportunities among individuals and population subgroups in Europe. Using data from the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS), the report builds up an evidence base on social inequalities in four critical areas of life: health, standard of living, productive and valued activities, and individual, family and social life.
- Foundation Findings8 Ноември 2013
This policy brief highlights findings on a specific topic from Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) that is of particular interest from a policy perspective. It brings together results from the analysis of EQLS data and evidence from other sources to formulate a number of policy pointers. The focus of this policy brief is findings on trust in national and European political institutions and on civic engagement during the economic crisis.
- Foundation Findings8 Ноември 2013
This policy brief highlights findings on a specific topic from Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) that is of particular interest from a policy perspective. It brings results of the analysis of these data together with evidence from other Eurofound projects to formulate a number of policy pointers. The focus of this policy brief is household over-indebtedness – in particular, the role of informal debts.
- Report6 Ноември 2013
This report assesses the impact of the crisis on the subjective well-being of Europeans. In 2011, GDP per capita in 22 out of the then 27 EU Member States was below 2008 levels, and unemployment rates were higher in 25 out of the 27. These indicators demonstrate worrying trends, but the report goes deeper, trying to answer various questions: What is the real impact on people’s lives? Who has been hit hardest? Where have there been positive wellbeing patterns? What explains the variation in well-being across Europe? How can policy increase or stem the fall in well-being in the future?
- Report16 Септември 2013
Овој документ е еден во низата за земјите за проширување на ЕУ опфатени со Истражување за квалитетот на животот во Европа (EQLS) во 2012 година: Хрватска, поранешната југословенска Република Македонија, Исланд, Косово, Црна Гора, Србија и Турција. Еден начин за да се измери напредокот на општеството е преку оценување на субјективната благосостојба на своите граѓани со цел да се дополнат повообичаените економски информации, како што е бруто-домашниот приход (БДП). Во овој извештај се испитуваат три мерки за субјективна благосостојба: задоволство од животот, среќа и оптимизам. Во просек, луѓето во поранешна југословенска Република Македонија ја оценуваат нивната стапка на задоволство од животот со оцена 6,8 на скала од 1 до 10. Таа е под просекот од 7,1 забележана во ЕУ27 каде што задоволството од животот е во опсег од 5,5 во Бугарија до 8,4 во Данска (Слика 1). Седум земји-членки на ЕУ имаат пониски нивоа на задоволство од животот.
- Report1 Септември 2013
Во овој документ се дадени основни информации за профилите на квалитетот на животот во седум земји за проширување на ЕУ, коишто се објавени како поединечни документи на веб-локацијата на Eurofound. Тој ги утврдува земјите што учествуваат во истражувањето, дава објаснување за карактеристиките на истражувањето и обезбедува дефиниции за показателите пријавени во документите за поединечните земји.
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