Table 16.
Local services, the national economy, and living standards estimates, age < 70
| Age | T-statistic | Age2 | T-statistic | N | Min | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Eurobarometer #91.5, June–July 2019 | ||||||
| Q15. Own financial situation | − 0.00415 | 4.43 | 0.00005 | 5.38 | 29,880 | 41 |
| Q16. Situation in the country | − 0.00597 | 5.63 | 0.00007 | 6.21 | 30,849 | 45 |
| Q17. Situation with the national economy | − 0.00649 | 7.18 | 0.00007 | 7.88 | 30,521 | 45 |
| Q18. Employment situation | − 0.00787 | 7.46 | 0.00009 | 8.39 | 30,046 | 44 |
| Q19. Public services | − 0.00698 | 6.70 | 0.00008 | 7.48 | 30,338 | 45 |
| Q20. Direction of the country | − 0.01843 | 9.12 | 0.00019 | 9.50 | 30,217 | 48 |
| 2) Eurobarometer #66.3, November–December 2006 | ||||||
| Q21. Quality of life where you live | − 0.01863 | 7.11 | 0.00024 | 7.90 | 22,831 | 39 |
| Q22. Travel facilities | − 0.01554 | 5.06 | 0.00018 | 5.24 | 22,364 | 43 |
| Q23. Time to do things you want | − 0.02678 | 9.27 | 0.00026 | 10.87 | 22,815 | 52 |
| Q24. Medical services | − 0.01381 | 4.59 | 0.00018 | 5.38 | 22,062 | 38 |
| Q25. Job opportunities | − 0.02842 | 8.03 | 0.00033 | 8.04 | 20,399 | 43 |
| Q26. Your standard of living | − 0.03898 | 15.69 | 0.00044 | 15.68 | 22,841 | 44 |
| 3) Eurobarometer #74.1, 2010 | ||||||
| Q27. Satisfaction with standard of living | − 0.0864 | 19.20 | 0.00087 | 19.15 | 26,455 | 50 |
| 4) EQLS, 2003-2016 | ||||||
| Q27. Satisfaction with living standards | − 0.0527 | 24.64 | 0.00058 | 26.96 | 139,551 | 45 |
Q15. The financial situation of your household?
Q16. The situation in our country?
Q17. The situation of the national economy?
Q18. The employment situation in the country?
Q19. The presence of public services in our country?
Q20. At the present time, would you say that, in general, things are going in the right direction or in the wrong direction, in our country 1 = things are going in the wrong direction 2 = neither the one or the other 3 = things are going in the right direction?
I am now going to read out different aspects of everyday life. For each, could you tell me if this aspect of your life is very satisfactory (= 4), fairly satisfactory (= 3), not very satisfactory (= 2) or not at all satisfactory (= 1)?
Q21. The quality of life in the area where you live?
Q22. Travel facilities for going to work, shopping?
Q23. The time you have available to do the things you want to do?
Q24. Medical services in your area?
Q25. The job opportunities in your local area?
Q26. Your standard of living?
Q27. Could you please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied you are with each of the following items, where [1] means you are very dissatisfied and [10] means you are very satisfied? - Your present standard of living?
Q28. In general, how would you describe your own present living conditions? Possible responses include: 1 = Very bad, 2 = Fairly bad, 3 = Neither good nor bad, 4 = Fairly good, 5 = Very good?