Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Tweet[IWS] Eurobarometer: EUROPEAN SOCIAL REALITY [26 February 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Commission
Eurobarometer
Special Eurobarometer 273
European Social Reality [26 February 2007]
Fieldwork November December 2006
Publication February 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_273_en.pdf
[full-text, 196 pages]
This report studies successively the various dimensions covered by the survey.
. First of all, we shall focus on life in the European Union as perceived by
European Union citizens, looking at personal happiness, life satisfaction,
family life, work, leisure time, voluntary work and politics, issues that
together form the cornerstone of European society.
. In the second part of this report we examine the relationship between
people's personal future and the collective future. The survey shows that
these two futures are perceived very differently by citizens. We also look at
life in the European Union for future generations.
. The third part of this report focuses on two important social realities of the
European Union: firstly poverty and social exclusion and secondly,
immigration.
. Lastly, we focus on some choices and solutions: what should be done to
guarantee the financing of pensions, how the social welfare system is
evaluated in each country and can it serve as a model for other countries and
should all students have equal access to higher education?
Table of Contenst
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................3
1. Living in the European Union today...............................................5
1.1 Are Europeans happy?....................................................................... 5
1.2 Life satisfaction ................................................................................ 7
1.3 What do European consider important ............................................... 14
1.4 Family life ..................................................................................... 16
1.4.1 The family as a support network ....................................................... 16
1.4.2 The division of labour ...................................................................... 17
1.4.3 Satisfaction with the facilities for children in the local area.................... 19
1.5 Work ............................................................................................ 21
1.5.1 Job satisfaction .............................................................................. 21
1.5.2 Learning new things at work ............................................................ 23
1.5.3 Work stress ................................................................................... 25
1.5.4 Staying in work .............................................................................. 27
1.5.5 Career progression ......................................................................... 29
1.5.6 Finding a new job ........................................................................... 30
1.6 Leisure time activities and voluntary work.......................................... 34
1.7 Trust in political institutions ............................................................. 37
2. Different personal and collective futures? ...................................40
2.1 People's assessment of their personal situation ................................... 40
2.2 The issues of concern for Europeans.................................................. 43
2.3 Future expectations ........................................................................ 47
2.4 Life in the European Union for the next generation .............................. 49
2.5 The concerns for the next generation................................................. 52
2.6 Getting ahead in life........................................................................ 57
3. Other social realities...................................................................60
3.1 Poverty and social exclusion............................................................. 60
3.2 Immigration................................................................................... 68
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4. Choices and solutions .................................................................72
4.1 Pensions........................................................................................ 72
4.2 The social welfare system ................................................................ 76
4.3 Education ...................................................................................... 80
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................83
ANNEXES
Tables
Technical note
Questionnaire
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Commission
Eurobarometer
Special Eurobarometer 273
European Social Reality [26 February 2007]
Fieldwork November December 2006
Publication February 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_273_en.pdf
[full-text, 196 pages]
This report studies successively the various dimensions covered by the survey.
. First of all, we shall focus on life in the European Union as perceived by
European Union citizens, looking at personal happiness, life satisfaction,
family life, work, leisure time, voluntary work and politics, issues that
together form the cornerstone of European society.
. In the second part of this report we examine the relationship between
people's personal future and the collective future. The survey shows that
these two futures are perceived very differently by citizens. We also look at
life in the European Union for future generations.
. The third part of this report focuses on two important social realities of the
European Union: firstly poverty and social exclusion and secondly,
immigration.
. Lastly, we focus on some choices and solutions: what should be done to
guarantee the financing of pensions, how the social welfare system is
evaluated in each country and can it serve as a model for other countries and
should all students have equal access to higher education?
Table of Contenst
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................3
1. Living in the European Union today...............................................5
1.1 Are Europeans happy?....................................................................... 5
1.2 Life satisfaction ................................................................................ 7
1.3 What do European consider important ............................................... 14
1.4 Family life ..................................................................................... 16
1.4.1 The family as a support network ....................................................... 16
1.4.2 The division of labour ...................................................................... 17
1.4.3 Satisfaction with the facilities for children in the local area.................... 19
1.5 Work ............................................................................................ 21
1.5.1 Job satisfaction .............................................................................. 21
1.5.2 Learning new things at work ............................................................ 23
1.5.3 Work stress ................................................................................... 25
1.5.4 Staying in work .............................................................................. 27
1.5.5 Career progression ......................................................................... 29
1.5.6 Finding a new job ........................................................................... 30
1.6 Leisure time activities and voluntary work.......................................... 34
1.7 Trust in political institutions ............................................................. 37
2. Different personal and collective futures? ...................................40
2.1 People's assessment of their personal situation ................................... 40
2.2 The issues of concern for Europeans.................................................. 43
2.3 Future expectations ........................................................................ 47
2.4 Life in the European Union for the next generation .............................. 49
2.5 The concerns for the next generation................................................. 52
2.6 Getting ahead in life........................................................................ 57
3. Other social realities...................................................................60
3.1 Poverty and social exclusion............................................................. 60
3.2 Immigration................................................................................... 68
Special EUROBAROMETER 273 "European Social Reality" Report
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4. Choices and solutions .................................................................72
4.1 Pensions........................................................................................ 72
4.2 The social welfare system ................................................................ 76
4.3 Education ...................................................................................... 80
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................83
ANNEXES
Tables
Technical note
Questionnaire
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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