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 | | Our subject description |
Being supervisor | show | Current leadership behavior |
Being supervisor | show | Kind of occupation (profession), also classified as above ↑ |
Being supervisor | show | Leadership career, also classified as above ↑ |
Career prospects | show | Challenge of work |
Commuting time | show | Commuting to work |
Commuting time | show | Work related travel, also classified as above ↑ |
Countries | show | Current nation of residence |
GDP per capita | show | Gnp per capita (raw) |
Job autonomy | show | Self-direction at work |
Job dangerous/ unhealthy | show | Safety at work |
Job demanding/ stressful | show | Demands in work |
Job dull/ boring | show | Satisfaction with aspects of work |
Job insecurity | show | Security of job |
Job satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
Permanent contract | show | Tenure (vs flex contracts) |
Time pressure | show | Time-pressure at work |
Well-paid | show | Satisfaction with pay |
Work-home interference | show | Perceived conflict between work and home life |
Working hours | show | Hours work |