Hadler, Patricia, Lenzner, Timo, Schick, Lukas, Neuert, Cornelia, Steins, Patricia, Behnert, Jan, and GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Eurofound has developed three regularly repeated pan-European surveys (ECS, EQLS and EWCS) to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions. The surveys offer a unique source of comparative information on the quality of living and working conditions across the EU. Detailed analysis of the survey data allows Eurofound to identify new and emerging trends, as well as to gain deeper insight in the issues central to European policy. The results provide a strong basis for policymakers to identify opportunities for improvement and to develop forward-looking perspectives. The surveys are a key element in Eurofound’s mission to provide high-quality information and advice for EU and national-level policymakers, social partners, researchers and European citizens alike. The EWCS is the longest running survey, and has become an established source of information about working conditions and the quality of work and employment. Having been implemented since 1990, it enables monitoring of long-term trends in working conditions in Europe. Themes covered include employment status, working time arrangements, work organisation, learning and training, physical and psychosocial risk factors, health and safety, worker participation, work–life balance, earnings and financial security, as well as work and health., GESIS Project report, Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based, Cognitive Pretest, The target group in the web probing study included the working population ages 18 to 65 in the UK, Germany, and Poland. Respondents were recruited via a non-probability online panel based on a quota scheme (quotas: working status, gender, age). The target group in the cognitive interviewing study included the working population ages 18 to 65 years in Germany and Poland. They were recruited based on quotas for working status (employed, self-employed, in atypical working situations), number of jobs or businesses (one, more than one), gender (male, female), age (18-44, 45-65), and education (with/without university entrance degree).