Assessing whether life is worthwhile (under development in SILC 2013; PlaceholderEQLS2011 (external link))
Average response to question with approximate wording "I feel that what I do in life is worthwhile", included in EU-SILC 2013 ad hoc module on wellbeing, also in European Quality of Life Survey
Data host:
Eurofound
Unit of Measurement:
Percentage who agree or strongly agree
Link to Data:
Description to get data:
With the placeholder data, to produce a single indicator, we recommend adding the percentage who agree and the percentage who strongly agree.
Type of Indicator source:
Geographical Coverage:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Geographical Level:
- National [4]
Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets:
Methodological transparency:
Temporal Coverage:
2011 to 2013
Frequency of Updates:
- irregular [8]
Link to Methodology:
Aggregation level of indicator:
- Single [10]
Data quality assesment:
Publishing delay:
- 1-3 years [12]
Contribution to the green economy:
Self-assessment that what one does is worthwhile is understood as a measure of meaning and purpose, and a central element of eudaimonic wellbeing (OECD guidelines on measuring subjective well-being, 2013). Higher numbers indicate higher eudaimonic wellbeing.
Cost of accessing data:
- free of charge [13]
