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Income, Standard of Living, and Consumption Patterns
According to the conceptual framework of the European System of Social Indicators, all measurement dimensions and indicators of the life domain 'Income Standard of Living, and Consumption Patterns' refer to one of six major dimensions of welfare development or two dimensions of general social change:
Dimensions of Welfare Development
	Objective Living Conditions Subjective Well-Being Disparities, Inequalities and Social Exclusion Social Relations and Ties Human Capital Natural Capital
Dimensions of General Social Change
	Demographic and Socio-Economic Structures Values and Attitudes
Technical Information
	List of Country Abbreviations All indicator tables can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat pdf-Format If you like to have the Data in Excel xls-Format please send an email to EUSI[at]gesis.org

Objective Living Conditions
	Income Level
			I1111 Gross Domestic Product per Capita I1112 Household Net Income I1113 Equivalised Household Net Income per Capita
	Standard of Living
		Level of Private Consumption
			I1211 Household Final Consumption Expenditure per Capita I1212 Consumption Expenditure on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages I1213 Affordability of a Holiday Trip I1214 Affordability of New Furniture
		Possession of Consumer Durables
			I1221 Motorisation Rate I1222 Possession of a Dishwasher I1223 Possession of a PC I1224 Possession of a Telephone I1225 Possession of a Mobile Phone
	Security of Financial Situation
		Assets and Savings
			I1311 Real Estate Property I1312 Property Income I1313 Capital Income I1314 Possibility to Save
		Debts and Financial Difficulties
			I1321 Repayment of Debts I1322 Inability to Pay Housing Costs I1323 Inability to Repay Loans I1324 Problems in Paying for Food
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Subjective Well-Being
	Subjective Evaluation of Financial Situation and Level of Living
			I2111 Living Comfortably on Present Household Income I2112 Living Difficult on Present Household Income I2113 Ability to Make Ends Meet (European Community Household Panel) I2114 Ability to Make Ends Meet (Eurobarometer) I2115 Subjectively Good Income I2116 Subjectively Good Standard of Living I2117 Satisfaction with Financial Situation I2118 Subjective Poverty Risk
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Disparities, Inequalities and Social Exclusion
	Total Income Inequality
			I3111 Income Quintile Share Ratio I3112 Gini Coefficient
	Intergenerational Inequality of Income and Standard of Living
		Living at the Expense of Future Generations
			I3211 General Government Gross Debt per Capita I3212 General Government Gross Debt in % of GDP
		Actual Income Inequality between Generations
			I3221 Income Level of Children I3222 Income Level of Young Adults I3223 Income Level of Middle-aged People I3224 Income Level of Old People
	Social Exclusion
		Poverty
			I3311 Relative Poverty Rate I I3312 Relative Poverty Rate II I3313 Relative Poverty Rate III I3314 Poverty Gap I3315 Inability to Pay for Basic Needs
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Social Relations and Ties
	Support of People in Need of Financial Help
		Availability of Financial Support
			I4111 Available Help in Financial Difficulties (Eurobarometer) I4112 Available Help in Financial Difficulties (European Social Survey)
		Solidarity with Poor People
			I4121 Readiness to Pay for Poor People I4122 Approval of Less Benefits for Poor People
	Europe-specific Concerns
		Exchange of Pupils and Students
			I4211 Approval of Financial Help to Future Member States
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Human Capital
	Private Provision for Risks and Needs
		Expenditure on Private Health Insurance (data currently not available)
		Old-age Provisions
			I5121 Old-Age Provisions Beside the Compulsory State Pension Scheme
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Natural Capital
	Consumption of Natural Resources by Private Households
			I6111 Final Energy Consumption of Private Households I6112 Water Consumption of Private Households
	Environmental Pollution by Private Households
		Waste Production and Treatment
			I6211 Amount of Waste from Private Households I6212 Sorting Recyclable Materials
	Life Styles and Attitudes Relevant to the Environment
		Measures to Save Energy and Protect the Environment
			I6311 Cutbacks on Driving a Car I6312 Use of Public Transport I6313 Cutbacks on Heating/Air Conditioning I6314 Cutbacks on Electricity Consumption
		Readiness to Make Financial Sacrifices
			I6321 Readiness to Pay Higher Prices I6322 Readiness to Pay More for Food Products I6323 Readiness to Pay for Environmental Protection I6324 Readiness to Cut Standard of Living I6325 Readiness to Support Renewable Energy Sources
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Demographic and Socio-Economic Structures
	Income Sources
			I7111 Income from Employment I7112 Income from Pensions I7113 Income from Social Benefits
	Structure of Household Consumption Expenditure
			I7211 Expenditure on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages I7212 Expenditures on Alcoholic Beverages I7213 Expenditures on Tobacco I7214 Expenditures on Clothing and Footwear I7215 Expenditures on Housing I7216 Expenditures on Transport I7217 Expenditures on Education I7218 Expenditures on Recreation and Culture I7219 Expenditures on Health
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Values and Attitudes
	Subjective Importance of Income and Standard of Living
			I8111 Approval of a Reduced Importance of Money and Material Possessions
	Attitudes towards Inequality of Income and Standard of Living
			I8211 Evaluation of Income Differences as Too Large I8212 Responsibility of the Government to Reduce Income Differences
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