Second European Quality of Life Survey
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This report is based on the second EQLS carried out in 2007-8 and offers a broad overview of the diverse social realities in the 27 EU Member States, Norway and the candidate countries of Turkey, Macedonia and Croatia. The Survey measures resources and living conditions through objective and descriptive indicators, but also incorporates subjective information. It focuses on the domains of employment, economic resources, family life, community life, health and housing and local environment. It pays particular attention to similarities and differences associated with country, gender, age and income. The results of the survey show that:
-Europeans are generally satisfied and happy with life.
-Disparities in household incomes across Europe are stark.
-The family is highly involved in child- and eldercare and remains the first port of call for personal support in emergencies.
-A good work-life balance is not easy to achieve and problems associated with it appear to be most common in south-eastern Europe.
-81 percent of EU residents said that good health was ‘very important’ for their quality of life.
-When asked to rate the quality of society, people in the eastern European NMS12 and Italy and Portugal trust their political institutions the least.
The full report is available on the web.
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