Quality of life in Romania in european comparative perspective. Research report
Quality of life in Romania in european comparative perspective. Research report

Summary/Abstract: This paper is a revised version of the Quality of life in Romania in European context research report and includes an analysis of quality of life between 2003 and 2016. The data come from the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS), a tool for monitoring and analyzing quality of life in the European Union. The paper aims to provide a general view of quality of life in Romania in comparison to the other EU countries scrutinizing various dimensions: standard of living, housing, health and health services, work-life balance, quality of society, social participation and subjective well-being. We look at changes in quality of life, the impact of financial crisis in Romania, and the vulnerable groups. The data show the generally modest level of quality of life in Romania: a low standard of living, a low quality of housing, an impaired work-life balance, a poor health status, a poor quality of society and a rather low level of subjective well-being. Quality of life has improved significantly since 2003, however, the progress was slow and was not significant enough so as to provide decent living conditions to all categories. The financial crisis seemed to affect especially quality of society, trust in institutions plummeting considerably in 2011. Overall, a pattern of deep inequalities is evident in almost all quality of life dimensions by residence, age, education, and income.

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