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Jeene, Marjolein; van Oorschot, Wim; Uunk, Wilfred – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Research has shown that several criteria underlie people's opinions about the welfare deservingness of benefit recipients. However, it remains unknown which factors are associated with the emphasis that people place on such criteria. Using a 2006 Dutch national survey on the welfare deservingness of disability pension recipients, we study the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Criteria, Cultural Influences, Work Ethic
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de Groot, Carola; Daalhuizen, Femke B. C.; van Dam, Frank; Mulder, Clara H. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2012
One of the most pressing questions in the rural gentrification literature is whether rural residents face difficulties in finding a home within their locality due to the influx of more wealthy newcomers. In this paper, we investigate the extent to which intended local movers and intended non-local movers have realised their rural residential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Housing, Urban Areas, Preferences
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Drobnic, Sonja; Beham, Barbara; Prag, Patrick – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Cross-national comparisons generally show large differences in life satisfaction of individuals within and between European countries. This paper addresses the question of whether and how job quality and working conditions contribute to the quality of life of employed populations in nine strategically selected EU countries: Finland, Sweden, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Life Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, Quality of Life