Living conditions and quality of life
Abstract
Eurofound’s e-survey captures the situation of European respondents and their post-pandemic concerns. This factsheet outlines the most recent data on the main challenges faced by Europeans, with a particular emphasis on the rising cost of living, health and mental health, access to healthcare services, work–life balance, and changes in telework opportunities.
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This factsheet contains the following lists of tables and figures.
List of tables
- Table 1: Satisfaction with democracy, EU Member States and the EU, 2021–2024, (scale 1–10)
- Table 2: Current unmet needs for selected types of healthcare and access issues, EU, 2024 (%)
- Table 3: Evolution of life satisfaction by age group, EU, 2020–2024 (scale 1–10)
List of figures
- Figure 1: Proportion of respondents with cost-of-living difficulties, EU, 2022–2024 (%)
- Figure 2: Proportion of respondents with cost-of-living difficulties by household income, EU, 2023–2024 (%)
- Figure 3: Change in difficulty making ends meet among low-income households, by inflation, since 2023, EU Member States (%)
- Figure 4: Difficulty making ends meet and housing insecurity, EU Member States and the EU, 2024 (%)
- Figure 5: Inability to afford selected items or activities, by age group, EU, 2023–2024 (%)
- Figure 6: Place of work by gender, 2020–2024, EU (%)
- Figure 7: Place of work in teleworkable jobs, 2022–2024, EU (%)
- Figure 8: Work from home preferences, 2020–2024, EU (%)
- Figure 9: Frequency of working from home among those in teleworkable jobs, by EU Member State and gender, 2024 (%)
- Figure 10: Work–life balance, EU, 2020–2024 (%)
- Figure 11: Trust in institutions, EU, 2020–2024 (scale 1–10)
- Figure 12: Trust in institutions by age, EU, 2020–2024, (scale 1–10)
- Figure 13: Interpersonal trust and trust in media, EU, 2020–2024 (scale 1–10)
- Figure 14: Respondents with frequent negative feelings over the previous two weeks, by age, EU, 2020–2024 (%)
- Figure 15: Problems accessing healthcare, EU, 2024 (%)
- Figure 16: Optimism about own future by rounds of e-survey and age category, EU, 2020–2024 (%)
- Figure 17: Optimism of respondents, EU Member States and EU, 2024 (%)
- Figure 18: Life satisfaction rating by country, EU Member States and the EU, 2024 (scale 1–10)
- Figure 19: Average life satisfaction rating by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (scale 1–10)
- Figure 20: Respondent’s average WHO-5 score by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (scale 1–100)
- Figure 21: Respondents’ negative feelings by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (scale 1–100)
- Figure 22: Difficulty making ends meet by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (%)
- Figure 23: Types of arrears by disability status, EU, 2021–2024 (%)
- Figure 24: Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents with disabilities having unmet medical needs, EU, 2024 (%)
- Figure 25: Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents with disabilities who are optimistic about their future, EU, 2024 (%)
- Number of pages
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20
- Reference nº
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EF24028
- ISBN
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978-92-897-2445-6
- Catalogue nº
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TJ-01-24-009-EN-N
- DOI
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10.2806/4165393
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Cite this publication
Eurofound (2024), Quality of life in the EU in 2024: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.