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Publication | 2019

European's perception of fairness

European's perception of fairness
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Headlines

  • More than one in ten (11%) people in the EU perceive their lives as unfair, and more than one quarter (26%) view their country as unfair.
  • People have the most positive perceptions of fairness in Ireland, Austria, Denmark and Luxembourg.
  • Perceptions of fairness increase with income and decline with age.
  • The unemployed are less likely to view their lives or country as fair than people who have a job.
  • Europeans' happiness is linked to how fair they consider their lives and their country to be.