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EU COUNTRIES FROM A QUALITY OF LIFE PERSPECTIVE

Quality of life as a multidisciplinary concept is the main theme of this paper, and can be defined as an individual's satisfaction and degree of well-being. The paper presents this concept theoretically, and the main goal is to present the quality-of-life indicators of EU citizens. Aside from literature review, the selected secondary results of the subjective quality-of-life indicators were analysed, mostly by using the comparison method. The conclusion is that quality- of-life research can provide policy makers with important information about citizens’ satisfaction and that it may be desirable to rely more on them in the future if the well-being of the population is the main goal of the society. The contributing factors to the lower level of satisfaction are the high number of working hours per week, the low level of employment, the lack of confidence among the residents regarding the legality of the system, and the citizens’ lack of confidence in the European Parliament. The obtained results are reliable, but not satisfactory, and therefore a timely response to the results is needed to ensure the highest quality of life for citizens, which is also the most important goal and the reason for conducting a large number of quality-of- life surveys.

quality of life, well-being, Eurostat, European Quality of Life Survey

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