| Publication |
| Author(s) | Drobnic, S.; Beham, B.; Präg, P. |
| Title | Good Job, Good Life? Working Conditions and Quality of Life in Europe. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 2010, Vol. 99, 205 - 225 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/s11205-010-9586-7 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Working people, 9 European Union countries, 2003 |
| | Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Hungary and Bulgaria |
| Survey name | Not available |
| | European Quality of Life Survey 2003. The survey covers the EU-15 states, the new Member Countries that joined the European Union in 2004 and 2007, and Turkey. |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage random |
| | Selected from general population surveys. Sub-sample of working respondents in each country, ranging from 255 in Bulgaria to 489 in Sweden. |
| Respondents N = | 3354 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life these days? Please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, where one means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied
10 very satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 very dissatisfied |
| Classification | O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b |
| Author's label | Overall life satisfaction |
| Page in publication | 209 |
| Remarks | Sweden: M= 7.90, Finland: M= 8.23, Netherlands: M= 7.64, Germany: M=7.47, United Kingdom: M= 7.50, Portugal: M= 6.30, Spain: M= 7.57, Hungary: M= 6.10 and Bulgaria: M= 4.69. |
Finding used in
nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Being supervisor | L02ab | Current leadership behavior |
| Being supervisor | O01ab02 | Kind of occupation (profession), also classified as above ↑ |
| Being supervisor | L02aa | Leadership career, also classified as above ↑ |
| Career prospects | W04ab01 | Challenge of work |
| Commuting time | W04ab02 | Commuting to work |
| Commuting time | T03ab03b | Work related travel, also classified as above ↑ |
| Countries | N10ab | Current nation of residence |
| GDP per capita | N04ab01a | Gnp per capita (raw) |
| Job autonomy | W04ab15 | Self-direction at work |
| Job dangerous/ unhealthy | W04ab12 | Safety at work |
| Job demanding/ stressful | W04ab03 | Demands in work |
| Job dull/ boring | W05ad02 | Satisfaction with aspects of work |
| Job insecurity | W04ab14 | Security of job |
| Job satisfaction | W05ad01 | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
| Permanent contract | E02ae04 | Tenure (vs flex contracts) |
| Time pressure | W04ab20 | Time-pressure at work |
| Well-paid | W05ad02a | Satisfaction with pay |
| Work-home interference | W05ag | Perceived conflict between work and home life |
| Working hours | E02ad02 | Hours work |