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European Commission

Special Eurobarometer 370

 

SOCIAL CLIMATE [17 October 2011]

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_370_en.pdf

[full-text, 159 pages]

 

[excerpts]

...The impact of the 2008 financial and economic crisis

is still being felt, with bouts of speculation in relation to various EU Member States –

and predictions of further economic problems making the headlines for every piece of

good news about recovery.

...

This special Eurobarometer survey on the social climate gives answers to the

following questions: how does this state of change affect the European public? How

are European citizens responding to this changing economic situation? What is the

impact on their daily lives?

 

This survey is the third of its kind to be conducted in the EU, following on from those

conducted in 2009 and 2010. The Eurobarometer survey at hand intends to uncover

these opinions and see whether or not there have been any changes since the last

wave of analysis, in 2010. Around 1,000 people have been interviewed in each

country3. This survey not only measures how Europeans perceive the current

recession and its social impact, but also reveals interesting differences between

countries which seem to reflect the strengths and weaknesses of national policies

and institutions.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY.............................................................5

1. PERSONAL SITUATION.............................................................................10

1.1 General life situation ....................................................................... 10

1.2 Residential area.............................................................................. 17

1.3 Personal job situation...................................................................... 22

1.4 Household financial situation ............................................................ 29

CONCLUSIONS......................................................................................... 35

2. GENERAL SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY....................................................36

2.1 Economic situation......................................................................... 36

2.2 Employment situation..................................................................... 43

2.3 Cost of living................................................................................. 50

2.4 Affordability of energy .................................................................... 55

2.5 Affordability of housing................................................................... 60

2.6 The way the public administration is run ........................................... 65

CONCLUSIONS......................................................................................... 70

3. SOCIAL PROTECTION AND INCLUSION.....................................................71

3.1 Health care provision ..................................................................... 71

3.2 Provision of pensions...................................................................... 76

3.3 Unemployment benefits .................................................................. 81

3.4 Relations between people from different cultural backgrounds.............. 86

3.5 The way inequalities and poverty are addressed................................. 91

CONCLUSIONS......................................................................................... 96

THREE AGGREGATE MEASURES OF THE SOCIAL CLIMATE..............................97

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................102

ANNEXES

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

QUESTIONNAIRE

TABLES

 

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