European Social Watch Report 2010
living_conditions.pdf

Living Conditions

Living Conditions

Variable

Social contributions

Inflation

Food prices

Rooms per person

Life satisfaction

Financial satisfaction

Indicator

Social contributions (% of revenues), 2008

Consumer price index, average 2009

Consumer price index, food items, 2009

Average header of rooms per person, 2008

0 to 10 worst - best possible life (measure type 31D), latest 2006-2008

Dissatisfied with household financial situation (%) (1) (2)

Albania

2.2

5.1

Andorra

-1.2

-0.1

4.6

16.4

Armenia

13

3.4

-0.9

Austria

40

0.5

0.2

1.6

4.7

Azerbaijan

20.0b

28.5b

7.2

Belarus

29

13.0

14.0

4.6

Belgium

35

-0.1

1.1

2.2

5.6

Bosnia and Herzegovina

37

-0.4

-0.9

7.1

Bulgaria

22

2.8

-0.6

1.0

4.9

60.2

Croatia

33a

2.4

1.6

4.5

Cyprus

0.3

4.5

1.9

5.8

15

Czech Republic

45

1.0

0.2

1.2

6.2

Denmark

34a

1.3

-0.1

1.9

6.5

Estonia

34a

-0.1

-4.0

1.2

8.0

Finland

31a

0.0

2.0

1.9

5.5

14.5

France

43a

0.1

0.4

1.7

7.7

20.7

Georgia

17a

10.0b

7.0

62.9

Germany

55a

0.4

-1.2

1.7

4.2

22.2

Greece

36a

1.2

1.9

1.2

6.5

Hungary

34

4.2

4.4

1.0

0.6

Iceland

9

12.0

17.5

1.6

5.5

Ireland

18a

-4.5

-3.5

2.0

6.9

Italy

36

0.7

1.8

1.4

7.6

11.8

Kosovo

-2.4

-4.4

6.8

Latvia

30

3.5

-0.1

1.0

5.1

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

32

4.4

1.6

1.0

5.6

Luxembourg

29a

0.4

1.4

1.8

6.8

Macedonia

29

8.3a

15.3a

4.5

Malta

2.1

6.4

2.0

Moldova

29

0.0

-5.6

4.8

48.4

Monaco

Montenegro

5.2

Netherlands

34a

1.2

1.1

2.0

7.6

12.7

Norway

17

2.1

4.1

2.0

7.6

8.9

Poland

35

3.5

4.3

1.0

5.9

35.9

Portugal

33

-1.0

-3.5

1.5

5.4

Romania

33

5.6

9.2b

0.9

5.4

46.1

Russian Federation

16

14.1b

20.9b

5.1

45.8

San Marino

2.2

2.4

Serbia

35

7.8

4.3

4.8

44.2

Slovak Republic

41

1.6

-3.2

1.1

5.9

Slovenia

38

0.9

0.6

1.1

5.9

18.3

Spain

52

-0.3

-1.1

1.9

7.3

19.8

Sweden

-0.3

2.9

1.7

7.5

15.1

Switzerland

36a

-0.5

-0.2

7.5

7.5

Turkey

6.2

8.0

5.1

19.4

Ukraine

36

15.9

10.9

5.2

47.8

United Kingdom

21

-0.5

5.3

1.8

7.0

14.6

Source

WB

ILO

ILO

Eurostat-SILC

World Happiness Database

World Values Survey

Notes:

a: 2007

b: 2008

(1) Percentage of people giving a score 1-4 out of 10 on the question ‘How satisfied are you with the financial situation of your household?’

(2) Andorra [2005], Bulgaria [2006], Cyprus [2006], Finland [2005], France [2006], Georgia [2008], Germany [2006], Great Britain [2006], Italy [2005], Moldova [2006], Netherlands [2006], Norway [2007], Poland [2005], Romania [2005], Russian Federation [2006], Serbia [2006], Slovenia [2005], Spain [2007], Sweden [2006], Switzerland [2007], Turkey [2007], Ukraine [2006]

Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.