Quality of Life Survey - main program of the Research Institute for the Quality of Life Gabriela Neagu BHC International Seminar October 1, 2010 Bacău
Research Institute for the Quality of Life Research themes Social policies and social development: design and evaluation Quality of Life Survey Living standards, incomes and consumption Community development Social and symbolic capital Beneficiaries Social policy officials Central and local government International institutions (EU, World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP, ILO), social partners (unions, NGOs) Students, master and PhD students International affiliations European Foundation for Improving Living Conditions and Working Conditions network European Values Study / World Values Study EU FP 4,5&6
Quality of Life Research in Romania – a short history early 70s: prof. Cătălin Zamfir designed the first study in Romania 1984: first book Indicators and variation sources for the quality of life 1990: Research Institute for the Quality of Life is founded within the Romanian Academy network 1990: first Quality of Life Survey on a representative sample for the entire population of Romania : a survey each year 2003, 2006: a set of indicators used in european surveys is added to the survey design 2010: the latest survey
Results & dissemination: Academic articles in the Quality of Life Journal, published by the Romanian Academy national & internaitonal conferences & workshops 2010: ICCV: 20 years after ( books: Quality of Life in Romania (editors Ioan Mărginean, Ana Bălasa), Expert, 2002 Quality of Life in Romania (editor Ioan Mărginean), Expert, 2004 a multi-disciplinary research team:sociologist, economists, psychologists
Main subjects in the Quality of Life Survey (1) I. Household economic well-being (incomes, consumption, housing, appliances, etc.) II. Perceived quality of life livind conditions (health, family, living conditions); economic resources evaluation (incomes, needs); working conditions (available jobs, quality of work, colleague relations, career) free time social evironment (personal security, human rights) social services (health care, education, local and central government) social and politcal participation (information access, quality of information, participation levels)
Main subjects in the Quality of Life Survey (2) III. Perception of changes / quality of life expectations view of the future compared to the present view of the present compared to the past decision on changes groups favored / disfavored by change IV. Work schedule activities V. Free time activities VI. Human environment relationships social trust VII. Concerns and fears VIII. Life satisfaction (overall and components)
How would you regard your income compared with your needs? Not enough for basics ,6 Enough for basics ,8 Enough for a decent living ,7 Enough for buying even more expensive goods ,7 We have everything we need ,5
Chance of finding a job according to aspirations and professional degree Very low ,4 Low Satisfying ,3 High ,7 Very high ,3 DN/NA ,2
Human relations perception Very dissatisfied6,84,89,96,24,99,6 Dissatisfied37,326,733,728,827,028,2 Nor satisfied, nor dissatisfied30,534,233,136,436,641,7 Satisfied23,131,521,324,528,919,6 Very satisfied0,70,50,4 0,90,7 DN/NA1,52,31,63,71,70,2