Abstract
Existing datasets provided by statistical agencies (e.g. Eurostat) show that the economic and financial crisis that unfolded in 2008 significantly impacted the lives and livelihoods of young people across Europe. Taking these official statistics as a starting point, the collaborative research project “Cultural Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency and Entrepreneurship in Europe” (CUPESSE) generated new survey data on the economic and social situation of young Europeans (18–35 years). The CUPESSE dataset allows for country-comparative assessments of young people’s perceptions about their socio-economic situation. Furthermore, the dataset includes a variety of indicators examining the socio-economic situation of both young adults and their parents. In this data article, we introduce the CUPESSE dataset to political and social scientists in an attempt to spark a debate on the measurements, patterns and mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of economic self-sufficiency as well as its political implications.
Highlights
The concept of economic self-sufficiency features prominently in many international organisations’ publications (e.g. Hetling et al 2016)
We introduce the CUPESSE dataset to political and social scientists in an attempt to spark a debate on the measurements, patterns and mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of economic self-sufficiency as well as its political implications
The small snapshot of CUPESSE data we presented here illustrates that there exist numerous noteworthy differences in the socio-economic situation of young people and their parents in Europe, in particular the significant differences with regard to economic self-sufficiency across the two generations
Summary
The concept of economic self-sufficiency features prominently in many international organisations’ publications (e.g. Hetling et al 2016). Families are arguably the most important socialising force when it comes to young people’s economic and career outcomes Such outcomes are closely linked to economic self-sufficiency, and affect political attitudes and political participation (Albacete 2014; Neundorf et al 2013). The parental surveys, most of the interviews were conducted using mixed modes, including online (Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, UK), Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain), Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (Hungary) and paper and pencil (Switzerland, Turkey) This heterogeneity in parent survey modes was the result of the type of information young people provided us with when asked about how to contact their parent(s). One of the goals of the CUPESSE project was to capture different aspects of economic self-sufficiency by building on a broad definition of the concept as “a situation in which a person is economically independent in the sense of not relying on
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