Quality of life indicators (welfare indicators) for 27 countries of the European Union during the 2002-2007 period. For each variable (i.e. indicator), both its definition and the year it refers to are given. The data come from EurLIFE, an interactive database on quality of life in Europe (see Source).
Usage
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A data frame with 27 rows and 20 columns:
happiness: Mean value on a scale from 1 ("very unhappy") to 10 ("very happy"). Year: 2007.life.satis: Life satisfaction. Share of individuals aged 15 and over who are very or fairly satisfied with the life they lead. Year: 2006.judicial: Trust in the judicial system. Percentage of people aged 15 and over who tend to trust justice or the legal system. Year: 2005.night: Unsafe to walk around at night. Percentage of individuals aged 18 and over who think it is very or rather unsafe to walk around the area they live in at night. Year: 2003.social: Satisfaction with social life. Percentage of the population aged 15 and over who are very or fairly satisfied with their social life. Year: 2004.people: Trust in people. Mean value on a scale from 1 ("you can't be too careful in dealing with people") to 10 ("most people can be trusted"). Year: 2007.family: Satisfaction with family life. Mean value on a scale from 1 ("very dissatisfied") to 10 ("very satisfied"). Year: 2007.health: Satisfaction with the national health care system. Percentage of individuals who are very or fairly satisfied with their national health system. Year: 2002.life.65: Life expectancy at age 65. Average number of further years a person aged 65 would live if age-specific mortality rates remained constant. Year: 2003.life.0: Life expectancy at birth. Average number of years a person would live if age-specific mortality rates remained constant. Year: 2005.inequality: Inequality of income distribution. Ratio of the total income received by the 20% of the population with the highest income to that received by the 20% with the lowest income. Year: 2005.hobbies: Too little time for hobbies and interests. Percentage of people aged 18 and over who have too little time for hobbies and interests. Year: 2007.education: Satisfaction with education. Mean value on a scale from 1 ("very dissatisfied") to 10 ("very satisfied"). Year: 2007.standard: Satisfaction with standard of living. Mean value on a scale from 1 ("very dissatisfied") to 10 ("very satisfied"). Year: 2007.dist.school: Distance to the nearest primary school. Proportion of people aged 15 and over who live within walking distance or within 20 minutes of the nearest primary school. Years: 1999, 2005.area: Satisfaction with the area you live in. Share of individuals aged 15 and over who are very or fairly satisfied with the area they live in (five-item scale). Year: 2004.home: Satisfaction with the home. Share of individuals aged 15 and over who are very or fairly satisfied with their home (four-item scale). Year: 2004.stress: Find work stressful. Share of people who "strongly agree" or "agree" that their work is too demanding and stressful. Year: 2007.employement: Employment rate. Employed persons aged 15-64 as a percentage of the total population in that age group. Year: 2005.job: Job satisfaction. Percentage of employed people who are very or fairly satisfied with their job (four-item scale). Year: 2005.
Source
EurLIFE database. Interactive database on quality of life in Europe. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound). Accessed 20 Feb 2012.
Details
These quality of life indicators come from different sources (Standard Eurobarometer Surveys, European Quality of Life Surveys, Eurostat, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) collated by EurLIFE.
References
Somarriba, N., & Peña, B. (2009). Synthetic Indicators of Quality of Life in Europe. Social Indicators Research, 94, 115-133.
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