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...

The European Union's social policy agenda puts improving the well-being and quality of life of Europe's citizens at the forefront of its objectives. The European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) has been developed as an essential source of information on critical elements of the policy debate. This...

What have been the major developments in quality of life and public services in Europe in recent years, as captured by research into these areas in Eurofound's work programme for 2017-2020? This flagship publication provides a synthesis of the main findings on several key topics, based, in part,...

Nearly 37,000 people in 33 European countries (28 EU Member States and 5 candidate countries) were interviewed in the last quarter of 2016 for the fourth wave of the European Quality of Life Survey. This overview report presents the findings for the EU Member States. It uses information from...

Nearly 37,000 people in 33 European countries (28 EU Member States and 5 candidate countries) were interviewed in the last quarter of 2016 for the fourth wave of the European Quality of Life Survey. This overview report presents the findings for the EU Member States. It uses information from...