Norwegians were listed among Europe’s biggest complainers regarding health
services, public services and the local environment, when nine countries and
11,000 people were surveyed.
The survey was commissioned by the pharmacy company Pfizer.
The survey indicates that the Irish are among the most happy, while Greece
ended on the absolute bottom, according to the paper Dagbladet.
While only 53 percent of the questioned Norwegians said that the health
services provided were good service, 70 percent of the Belgians agreed.
Norwegians felt however, a little safer than other Europeans. 61 percent
said they felt safe, however, 74 percent of the Irish enjoyed the sense of
feeling safe.
55 percent of Norwegians are pleased with their local environment, while the
Irish once again appear as the most satisfied with 77 percent. 47 percent of
Norwegians approve the public services as access to education and public
transport, while the Belgians rise higher with 65 percent.
Sociologist Tone Fløtten, head of research at Fafo Institute, said she
thinks the reason why Norwegians are so displeased is that people’s
affluence have increased and they therefore require the same from the public
sector.
Manager Kjell Roland at ECON Analyse believes that he oil money leads to the
competition between the sectors, as they highlight each other’s wretchedness
because "they who screams the loudest, get heard".
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