Quality of Life in European Cities 2018

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1 Quality of Life in European Cities 2018 Laura de Dominicis Economic Analyst European Commission Economic Analysis Sector DG for Regional and Urban Policy Meeting of NATIONAL URBAN AUDIT CO-Ordinators Brussels, May 2018 Regional and urban

2 Strength and potentials of the European city survey Unique source of information Media coverage is very high Underexploited resource Coordination with other surveys and actors is low Some methodological issues with regard to sampling and questions

3 Previous set up Managed by the Urban Unit in DG REGIO Contracted out through the Eurobarometer framework contract Every three years Covers around 79 cities in EU, NO, CH, IS, TR Questions decided by DG COMM/REGIO with sometimes last minute changes

4 Current set up Managed by DG REGIO B1, Policy Development and Economic Analysis Unit Open Call for tender Every three years Covers at least the same cities Always at the greater city level if there is one Questions determined a year ahead of time by REGIO/ESTAT/NUACs

5 Timeline May 2017 Launch of online EU survey to get feedback on the questions of the 2015 survey from NUACs ESTAT Commission colleagues with an interest in city level indicators Other urban level actors? Eurocities Finalisation of the questionnaire March 2018 (comments received from NUACs and ESTAT) Call for tender to be launched before summer (budget EUR 1.25 million) Survey conducted Oct-Dec 2018/early 2019

6 Review process of the 2015 Questionnaire 2017: NUACs, ESTAT, Commission DGs and other urban level actors consulted on the 2015 version of the questionnaire (17 comments received, mainly form NUACs and EC colleagues) February-March 2018: second round of consultations with ESTAT and NUACs on the new format of the questionnaire. A number of items have been re-introduced (quality of streets and buildings). New items were added (i.e. cities as good place to live for elderly/families with young children, presence of social service facilities, community centres). May 2018: Call for tender ready to be launched Fine-tuning of the question on the quality of local public administration

7 2018 Questionnaire: main changes New questions have been added to capture new and emerging issues in European cities: Cities as good place to live for minorities and specific groups Quality of public transport Safety Financial situation of households in European cities Existing questions have been rephrased and new questions added to be able to benchmark the cities to the region/country (i.e. EU-SILC survey, WorldPoll Gallup survey) Background questions Rephrased following the ESTAT Standardised Social variables Guidelines (February 2018).

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9 NEW QUESTION Compared to three years ago, would you say the quality of life in [CITY NAME] has: Decreased Stay the same Increased DK/NA (do not read out)

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11 NEW QUESTION Thinking about public transport in [CITY NAME], based on your experience or perceptions, please tell me whether you [1] strongly agree, [2] somewhat agree, [3] somewhat disagree, [4] strongly disagree, or [5] DK/NA (do not read out), with each of these statements. Public transport in [CITY NAME] is: Affordable Safe Easy to get Frequent (comes often) Reliable (comes when it says it will)

12 New questions Some examples

13 On safety Benchmark: Gallup World Poll survey In the city where you live, do you have confidence in the local police force? Yes No DK/NA (do not read out) Within the last 12 months, have you had money or property stolen from you or another household member? Yes No DK/NA (do not read out) Within the past 12 months, have you been assaulted or mugged? Yes No DK/NA (do not read out)

14 On the perception of financial wellbeing Do you feel that if you needed material help (e.g. money, loan or an object) you could receive it from relatives, friends, neighbours or other persons you know? Yes No DK/NA (do not read out) Do you feel that if you needed non-material help (e.g. somebody to talk to, help with doing something or collecting something) you could receive it from relatives, friends, neighbours or other persons you know? Yes No DK/NA (do not read out)

15 On the perception of the quality of local public administration (provisional) I will read you a few statements about your local public administration. Please tell me whether you [1] strongly agree, [2] somewhat agree, [3] somewhat disagree, [4] strongly disagree, or [5] DK/NA (do not read out), with each of these statements. Your local public administration solves requests quickly Procedures used by your local public administration are simple to follow. The fees charged by your local public administration are reasonable Information and services of your local public administration can be accessed online In your opinion, how many of the people working for your local public administration are involved in corrupt practices? None Some of them Most of them All of them (DON T READ) Don t know/no answer

16 ANNEX B: LIST OF CITIES Belgium Greece Italy Norway United Kingdom Antwerpen Athina (Greater) Bologna Oslo Belfast Brussel/Bruxelles (Greater) Irakleio Napoli (Greater) Poland Cardiff Liege Spain Palermo Bialystok Glasgow Bulgaria Barcelona (Greater) Roma Gdansk London (Greater) Burgas Madrid Torino Krakow Manchester (Greater) Sofia Malaga Verona Warszawa Tyneside conurb. (Greater) Czech Republic Oviedo Cyprus Portugal Switzerland Ostrava Finland Lefkosia Braga Geneva (Greater) Praha Helsinki (Greater) Lithuania Lisboa (Greater) Zurich (Greater) Denmark Oulu Vilnius Romania Aalborg France Luxembourg Bucuresti Albania København (Greater) Bordeaux Luxembourg Cluj Napoca Tirana Germany Lille Latvia Piatra Neamt Macedonia (FYROM) Berlin Marseille Riga Sweden Skopje Dortmund Rennes Malta Malmo Montenegro Essen Strasbourg Valletta (Greater) Stockholm (Greater) Podgorika Hamburg Paris (Greater) Netherlands Slovenia Serbia Leipzig Croatia Amsterdam (Greater) Ljubljana Belgrade Munchen Zagreb Groningen Slovakia Turkey Rostock Hungary Rotterdam (Greater) Bratislava Ankara Estonia Budapest Austria Kosice Istanbul Tallinn Miskolc Graz Anatalya Ireland Iceland Wien Diyabakir Dublin (Greater) Reykjavik (Greater)