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Evaluation of EU citizens’ quality of life based on living wages

Dear Respondent,
We are conducting a survey to assess the standards of living in the countries of the European Union based on the average wage of citizens. The core problem this research explores is how your wage affects your way of living in the EU. We Kindly ask for a few minutes of your time to answer the following questions. Your participation is completely anonymous, and the data collected will be used exclusively for academic research purposes. Thank you for your time.
1.Evaluate your satisfaction of your living wage
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
1.1. I am satisfied with my overall level of pay.
1.2. I am satisfied with my current salary.
1.3. I am satisfied with my take-home salary.
2.Evaluate your financial comfortability
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
2.1. My current net wage is sufficient to comfortably cover basic monthly housing costs (rent or mortgage) and utility bills.
2.2. Housing expenditure in my country consumes an unfairly large proportion of an average worker's monthly income.
2.3. The rising cost of essential goods (groceries, energy) has significantly reduced my disposable income and standard of living.
2.4. Governments and the EU should implement subsidies or price caps on essential living costs relative to average salaries.
2.5. I feel financially unprepared to handle an unexpected essential living expense at my current income level.
3.Express your opinion on minimum wage regulations
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
3.1. There should be a uniform social welfare system across the whole EU, even if this leads to an increase in taxes and social spending.
3.2. The EU should fight unemployment in its poorest member states, even if this means that (country of respondent) would have to pay more money to the EU.
3.3. There should be a uniform minimum wage across Europe, even if this means that some people in richer countries would have to work for substantially less money.
4.Express your opinion on the difference in treatment of women in workplaces and the wages they gain
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
4.1. Women have fewer opportunities than men for professional development at a workplace.
4.2. Women receive more unfair judgements (and/or payment) of their work performance than men.
4.3. Men have greater employment security than women.
4.4. Women have to be more accomplished (and/or have higher quality of education) in their work than men in order to be promoted.
4.5. To ensure our system is working correctly, please select 'Strongly disagree' for this statement.
4.6. I have thought about leaving my job because of gender-related problems.
Demographics
5.What is your gender?
6.What is your age?
7.What is your highest completed level of education?
8.What is your average monthly net wage (after taxes) in Euros?
9.which European Union country do you currently reside?
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