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Satisfaction with Society

SELECT [1]

The indicator measures the "percentage of people who are "very satisfied" or "fairly satisfied" with "the kind of society" they live in.

Info retrieved from,
http://info1.gesis.org/dbksearch/file.asp?file=ZA3626_bq_en.pdf [2], 12.2014

Data host: 

Social Indicators Research Centre

Unit of Measurement: 

(%) Percentage

Link to Data: 

http://gesis-simon.de/simon_eusi/index.php [3]

Description to get data: 

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Type of Indicator source: 

  • Non-governmental organisation [4]

Geographical Coverage: 

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom

Geographical Level: 

  • National [5]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EU Eurostat SDI Indicators [6]
  • European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) [7]
  • European System of Social Indicators [8]
  • OECD Green Growth Indicators [9]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Partial methodology available [10]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
Better Life Index [11]
Type of relation: 
Aggregated indicator which includes the component

Temporal Coverage: 

2001 to 2009

Frequency of Updates: 

  • irregular [12]

Link to Methodology: 

The Eurobarometer and the process of European integration [13]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Single [14]

Data quality assesment: 

  • No published quality assessment [15]

Publishing delay: 

  • Less than 6 month [16]

Contribution to the green economy: 

Satisfaction with society captures a few goals of the Green Economy. A positive sentiment is seen acknowledges progress of the Green Economy.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [17]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the satisfaction with society on a good level, but the overall state of wellbeing is not improving or showing a negative trend?
Related Indicator: 
Better Life Index [11]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the high degree of people satisfied hampering personal engagement in political activities?
Related Indicator: 
Volunteering and Intergenerational Solidarity [18]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is a high GDP growth, which might have negative environmental impacts, a 'material condition' for being satisfied with society?
Related Indicator: 
GDP — outlook from OECD [19]

Use of indicator in mandates, international agreements or legislation: 

Name of agreement or policy: 

Horizon 2020

Name of body or organisation: 

European Commission

Link to body or organisation: 

HORIZON 2020 – WORK PROGRAMME 2014 - 2015 Europe in a changing world: inclusive, innovative and reflective societies [20]

Section or page to find indicator: 

12-15
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Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/satisfaction-society

Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-add/nojs/1809
[2] http://info1.gesis.org/dbksearch/file.asp?file=ZA3626_bq_en.pdf
[3] http://gesis-simon.de/simon_eusi/index.php?PHPSESSID=1b45c9ad2b5cd01a166474e378439771
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/49
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/67
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/73
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/74
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/90
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/36
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/better-life-index
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/21
[13] http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-012-9797-x
[14] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/27
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/37
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/23
[17] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[18] https://measuring-progress.eu/volunteering-and-intergenerational-solidarity
[19] https://measuring-progress.eu/gdp-%E2%80%94-outlook-oecd
[20] http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-societies_en.pdf