Special Eurobarometer 'European social reality'

Special EUROBAROMETER 273 “European Social Reality” Report
Table of contents
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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