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In p2distance: Welfare's Synthetic Indicator

#' Welfare indicators of European countries
#'
#' Quality of life indicators (*welfare indicators*) for 27 countries of
#' the European Union during the 2002-2007 period. For each variable
#' (i.e. indicator), both its definition and the year it refers to are
#' given. The data come from EurLIFE, an interactive database on quality
#' of life in Europe (see Source).
#'
#' These quality of life indicators come from different sources (Standard
#' Eurobarometer Surveys, European Quality of Life Surveys, Eurostat,
#' European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
#' Conditions) collated by EurLIFE.
#'
#' @format A data frame with 27 rows and 20 columns:
#' - `happiness`: Mean value on a scale from 1 ("very unhappy") to 10
#'   ("very happy"). Year: 2007.
#' - `life.satis`: Life satisfaction. Share of individuals aged 15 and over
#'   who are very or fairly satisfied with the life they lead. Year: 2006.
#' - `judicial`: Trust in the judicial system. Percentage of people aged 15
#'   and over who tend to trust justice or the legal system. Year: 2005.
#' - `night`: Unsafe to walk around at night. Percentage of individuals
#'   aged 18 and over who think it is very or rather unsafe to walk around
#'   the area they live in at night. Year: 2003.
#' - `social`: Satisfaction with social life. Percentage of the population
#'   aged 15 and over who are very or fairly satisfied with their social
#'   life. Year: 2004.
#' - `people`: Trust in people. Mean value on a scale from 1 ("you can't
#'   be too careful in dealing with people") to 10 ("most people can be
#'   trusted"). Year: 2007.
#' - `family`: Satisfaction with family life. Mean value on a scale from 1
#'   ("very dissatisfied") to 10 ("very satisfied"). Year: 2007.
#' - `health`: Satisfaction with the national health care system.
#'   Percentage of individuals who are very or fairly satisfied with their
#'   national health system. Year: 2002.
#' - `life.65`: Life expectancy at age 65. Average number of further years
#'   a person aged 65 would live if age-specific mortality rates remained
#'   constant. Year: 2003.
#' - `life.0`: Life expectancy at birth. Average number of years a person
#'   would live if age-specific mortality rates remained constant. Year:
#'   2005.
#' - `inequality`: Inequality of income distribution. Ratio of the total
#'   income received by the 20% of the population with the highest income
#'   to that received by the 20% with the lowest income. Year: 2005.
#' - `hobbies`: Too little time for hobbies and interests. Percentage of
#'   people aged 18 and over who have too little time for hobbies and
#'   interests. Year: 2007.
#' - `education`: Satisfaction with education. Mean value on a scale from
#'   1 ("very dissatisfied") to 10 ("very satisfied"). Year: 2007.
#' - `standard`: Satisfaction with standard of living. Mean value on a
#'   scale from 1 ("very dissatisfied") to 10 ("very satisfied"). Year:
#'   2007.
#' - `dist.school`: Distance to the nearest primary school. Proportion of
#'   people aged 15 and over who live within walking distance or within
#'   20 minutes of the nearest primary school. Years: 1999, 2005.
#' - `area`: Satisfaction with the area you live in. Share of individuals
#'   aged 15 and over who are very or fairly satisfied with the area they
#'   live in (five-item scale). Year: 2004.
#' - `home`: Satisfaction with the home. Share of individuals aged 15 and
#'   over who are very or fairly satisfied with their home (four-item
#'   scale). Year: 2004.
#' - `stress`: Find work stressful. Share of people who "strongly agree"
#'   or "agree" that their work is too demanding and stressful. Year:
#'   2007.
#' - `employement`: Employment rate. Employed persons aged 15-64 as a
#'   percentage of the total population in that age group. Year: 2005.
#' - `job`: Job satisfaction. Percentage of employed people who are very
#'   or fairly satisfied with their job (four-item scale). Year: 2005.
#'
#' @source EurLIFE database. Interactive database on quality of life in
#'   Europe. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
#'   Conditions (Eurofound). Accessed 20 Feb 2012.
#'
#' @references
#' Somarriba, N., & Peña, B. (2009). Synthetic Indicators of Quality of
#' Life in Europe. *Social Indicators Research*, 94, 115-133.
#'
#' @examples
#' data(welfare)
"welfare"