Health and care in an enlarged Europe (summary)

Alber, Jens; Köhler, Ulrich

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Health and care in an enlarged Europe (summary)

Published: 3 March 2004

Jens Alber,

Ulrich Köhler

Subjective well-being

This document summarises the findings of a research report from the European Foundation for the Improvement and Living Conditions, drawing on the results of Eurobarometer surveys carried out in the EU and the 13 acceding and candidate countries. The report takes a comparative look at health and health care across 28 countries. Examining quality of life across 28 European countries, the report provides an analysis of the views and experiences of the citizens of the new Europe on their personal health and health care services.

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EF0436

Research report

3 March 2004

Health and care in an enlarged Europe (report)

Examining quality of life in 28 European countries, including the acceding and candidate countries as well as the current Member States of the EU, this report explores how Europeans perceive their health, to what extent they display healthy and unhealthy lifestyles, how easily they can access their national health care system and how satisfied they are with its performance.The analysis is based on data from the European Commission’s Eurobarometer survey carried out in the acceding and candidate countries in Spring 2002 and standard EU 15 Eurobarometers.