ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the measurement of quality of life (QoL) in Europe, considering QoL as a latent concept that can be studied as a foundational measurement model. It outlines the surveys generally used in monitoring QoL in Europe, as well as the main results of some empirical studies. The chapter In the development period since the Second World War, the dominant concept of well-being has been economic. The conditions that determined national development were defined on the basis of production in the highest possible monetary terms and the modification of productive activities when they were harmful. In recent decades, demand has grown in the academic and political sectors, as well as the general public, for the development of better ways to measure and monitor QoL more comprehensively. In the European Union (EU), as well as worldwide, social survey methods are the most common tool used to collect the variables needed for measuring objective and subjective indicators of QoL.
