Deprivation, Social Mobility Considerations, and Life Satisfaction: A Comparative Study of 33 European Countries

This study aims to provide a comparative analysis between non-transition and transition countries, with focus on exploring the life satisfaction costs of deprivation aspects, i.e. material, subjective, relative. Relative is measured using Gini index at city level, since country level unable capture total influence relative income inequality for both sets countries. A negative association these measures suggestive dimensions being quality-of-life important considerations in EU neighbouring candidate They objective subjective inequalities among different households within same time point. The importance such indicators also particular interest because it driven by social mobility considerations, which are more related whether people think they can improve their lot how easy/hard this is. present versus future concerns about across time. based data taken nationally representative household database from 2016 European Quality Life Survey. We evaluate hypotheses two-level linear mixed-effects model individual responses nested 33 countries (28 plus 5 non-EU countries—Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey). Estimates generated pooled sample separately (West-EU) post-communist (East-EU non-EU) results suggest that there significant attached all three aspects deprivation. However, deprivation, as measure city/local significantly larger than material even after controlling equivalized income. relationship pronounced compared (post-communist) ones.