Quality of society and individual well-being: key findings from the European Quality of Life Survey

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1 Quality of society and individual well-being: key findings from the European Quality of Life Survey Tadas Leončikas 9 th Conference Social monitoring and reporting in Europe The quality of society and individual quality of life how do they relate? Villa Vigoni, 24 June 2014

2 European Quality of Life Survey Rounds 2003, 2007, 2011 (next 2016) 3 rd EQLS (2011): Target population Fieldwork period Sampling type Sample stratification F2F interview type Resident population of 18+ years living in private households, 34 countries Sept 11 Feb 12 for EU27 (20 N=1000 countries and 7 larger sample countries) May-July 2012: HR, IS, FYROM, ME, KO, RS, TR Random probability sampling: 15 EU countries (5 name-based, 10 household registers) + Iceland Random route sampling: 12 EU and 6 non-eu countries By region and urbanisation level (except MT) CAPI: 20 EU countries and Macedonia and Iceland PAPI: 7 EU countries and 5 non-eu countries

3 Eurofound s conceptual framework of measuring quality of life in EQLS Scope that people have to attain their goals. Quality of life is measured by objective as well subjective indicators. Quality of life as an overarching frame that entails concepts at level of individual, family, community, and society. EQLS is based on a multi-dimensional concept of QoL: Goes beyond focus on living conditions or resources, The survey covers broad spectrum of domains of life (employment, housing, family, health, community, participation in society, socioeconomic (in)security); and analyses interrelationship between domains (such as work, family, health and wellbeing); Addresses quality of society: trust, perceived intergroup tensions, quality of public and neighbourhood services.

4 3 rd EQLS secondary analysis reports

5 Quality of society and public services indicators in the EQLS Trust in people Trust in institutions Perceived social tensions Evaluation of public service quality health services education system public transport child care services long term care services social/municipal housing Volunteering Contacts Sources of support Perceived social exclusion Sense of belonging Access to health, child and LT care Neighbourhood quality

6 Subjective well-being measures: 26 indicators in the EQLS Life satisfaction Happiness Hedonic Q30, scale 1-10 Q41, scale 1-10 Q45a cheerful and in good spirits Q45b calm and relaxed -Q46a particularly tense -Q46c downhearted and depressed WHO-5 mental well-being Perceived social exclusion Eudaimonic measure Q45 Q29e feel left out of society Q29a Optimistic about future Q29f Life s become too complicated Q29b what I do is worthwhile Q29g value of what I do not recogn. Q29c I am free to decide how to live Q29h people look down on me Stress and busyness Loneliness Overall Q29c free to decide Q46b: I have felt lonely All Q29 Q29d no time to enjoy Q30 -Q45b calm and relaxed Q41 Q46a particularly tense Q45 (WHO-5 mental well-being) Q46 (negative affects)

7 Top predictors of well-being outcomes Source: EF (2013) Subjective wellbeing, p.51

8 Regression results (standardised beta) for various outcomes Source: EF (2013) Subjective wellbeing, p.121

9 Life satisfaction: % of variation explained by Q. of public services (R sq.) Source: EF (2013) Subjective wellbeing, p.68

10 How would you rate the quality of each of the following public services in [COUNTRY]? scale 1 10 / EQLS

11 Quality ratings of public services Selected countries, EQLS

12 Top predictors of life satisfaction by country cluster Source: EF (2013) Subjective wellbeing, p.53

13 Impact on life satisfaction: Publ.services explain 9% variation, trust 8% Source: EF (2013) Subjective wellbeing, p.69

14 Determinants of trust in (5) institutions Source: EF (2013) Qualityof society and public services, p.71

15 Summing up Quality of public services: Is a pervasive factor of many dimensions of individual wellbeing and has an important effect on cohesion (institutional trust) Questions for future research: What do people mean by quality of services? Study access, fairness, and effectiveness Strengthen the study of quality of society by searching for patterns (particular combination of dimensions) Was it automatic stabilisers of the public services OR the cohesion and social capital that helped preserve subjective well-being during the crisis?

16 Thank you

17 Additional material regarding indicators on quality of society: Indicators on tensions and tolerance available measures and their limitations

18 Social tensions EQLS measures EQLS Q25. In all countries there sometimes exists tension between social groups. In your opinion, how much tension is there between each of the following groups in this country? A lot / Some / No tension Poor and rich people Management and workers Men and women Old people and young people Different racial and ethnic groups Different religious groups Groups with different sexual orientation (added 2011)

19 OECD (2014), Tolerance, in Society at a Glance Data source: Gallup World Poll 19

20 EQLS 2011: Perceived tension Survey mapping tool SMT - online But: % saying there is A lot of tension between religious groups between ethnic or racial groups 20