Does society matter? Life satisfaction in the enlarged Europe

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-210

  Böhnke, Petra ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europe; International comparison; Life satisfaction; Multilevel analysis; Quality of society; Social structure

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LIVING STANDARD; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 42649096650     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9169-4     Document Type: Article

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