# DE Wellbeing Indicators — Lebenszufriedenheit & Sinn

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## 🎯 BEST ESTIMATE

| Metric | Value | Confidence | Last Updated |
|--------|-------|------------|--------------|
| **Life satisfaction (mean 0-10)** | **see CSV** | 90% | 2025 |
| **People: life has meaning (%)** | **see CSV** | 85% | 2025 |

**One-liner:** Eurostat wellbeing data shows Germany's subjective meaning levels and life satisfaction trends.

**Caveat:** EHIS survey conducted every ~5 years — data points are sparse, not annual.

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## Quick Context

Eurostat's subjective wellbeing indicators (ilc_pw series) provide the closest official measure of meaning and life satisfaction at the national level. Germany's scores track broader EU trends but with characteristic German understatement in self-reporting (tendency toward middle responses). These are direct indicators for PR-00001 (Meaning Crisis).

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## Datasets Fetched

| Dataset ID | Indicator | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ilc_pw01 | Overall life satisfaction (0-10 scale) | Mean score |
| ilc_pw02 | Feeling happy (always/most of time) | % population |
| ilc_pw05 | Life has meaning | % agreeing |
| ilc_pw03 | Satisfaction with personal relationships | Mean score |

**Source:** Eurostat EHIS (European Health Interview Survey) + EU-SILC
**API:** https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/ (no auth required)
**Geography:** DE (Germany), population 16+

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## Substrate Connection

- **Problem:** PR-00001 (Meaning Crisis)
- **Proxy cluster:** Direct meaning/satisfaction measurement
- **Argument:** AR-00004 (Meaning Crisis Is Empirically Measurable)

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## Changelog

| Date | Change | Reason |
|------|--------|--------|
| 2026-04-22 | Initial dataset created | PR-00001 evidence expansion |