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Quality of life in Europe: Impacts of the crisis

27 Nov 2012

What determines life satisfaction and happiness? How do we value our social situation and immediate surroundings? How has this changed with the economic crisis? For the third wave of the European Quality of Life survey, 35,500 Europeans in all EU Member States were interviewed, in an effort to gain insights to these questions. This overview report presents findings and trends and shows that the impacts of the recession are indeed noticeable and measurable in some areas, while in others there are more long-term developments to be observed. While overall life satisfaction levels have not changed much, optimism about the future and trust in institutions have declined markedly in those countries most affected by the downturn. And groups that were already vulnerable – the long-term unemployed, older people in central and eastern Europe and single parents – report the highest levels of material deprivation and dissatisfaction with their life situation.
gender equality social inclusion trust subjective well-being social policies pay and income living conditions and quality of life

Authors

Anderson, Robert, Dubois, Hans, Leončikas, Tadas, Sándor, Eszter, Eurofound

Catalogue no
TJ-31-12-928-EN-C
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2806/42471
ISBN
978-92-897-1099-2
Number of pages
168
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Published in
Ireland
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EF1264

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