Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators

Foreword......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Executive Summary......Page 7
2. The framework of OECD social indicators......Page 12
2.1. Data considerations......Page 13
3. Use of the indicators......Page 14
List of general context indicators......Page 15
List of self-sufficiency indicators......Page 16
4.3. Equity......Page 17
List of health indicators......Page 18
List of social cohesion indicators......Page 19
Notes......Page 20
Bibliography......Page 21
GE1. National income per capita......Page 24
GE1.2. Gross total social expenditure and GDP per capita......Page 25
GE2. Age-dependency Ratios......Page 26
GE2.2. The old-age dependency ratio will more than double to almost 50% in the OECD by 2050......Page 27
GE3. Fertility Rates......Page 28
GE3.2. Decline in completed fertility and increase in mean age of mother at first childbirth......Page 29
GE4. Foreigners and Foreign-born Population......Page 30
GE4.2. Increase in the foreign population/foreign-born population between 1993 and 2002 in a majority of OECD countries......Page 31
GE5. Marriage and Divorce......Page 32
GE5.3. The ratio of divorces to marriages increased in most countries from 1995 to 2001......Page 33
SS1. Employment......Page 34
SS1.3. Employment indicators, 2003......Page 35
SS2. Unemployment......Page 36
SS2.3. Unemployment indicators, 2003......Page 37
SS3. Jobless Households......Page 38
SS3.2. No strong link between trends in non-employment and joblessness......Page 39
SS4. Working Mothers......Page 40
SS4.3. Higher shares in part-time employment for mothers......Page 41
SS5. Out-of-work Benefits......Page 42
SS5.2. Net out-of-work replacement rates are generally higher for lone parent families and two-adult families with children......Page 43
SS6. Benefits of Last Resort......Page 44
SS6.2. For minimum-wage earners, employment of both parents is essential to avoid poverty......Page 45
SS7. Educational Attainment......Page 46
SS7.2. Attainment of upper secondary level has a substantial impact on labour market outcomes......Page 47
SS8. Age at Retirement......Page 48
SS8.2. The decline in effective retirement age has stabilised in several countries......Page 49
SS9. Youth Inactivity......Page 50
SS9.2. More women than men not in education nor in employment among young adults......Page 51
EQ1. Relative Poverty......Page 52
EQ1.2. The young and the old are most exposed to the risks of poverty......Page 53
EQ2. Income Inequality......Page 54
EQ2.2. Government benefits and taxes substantially reduce inequality in the distribution of market income......Page 55
EQ3. Child Poverty......Page 56
EQ3.2. Poverty rates are much higher for families with jobless parents......Page 57
EQ4. Income of Older People......Page 58
EQ4.2. Lower poverty rates among older people than for the total population in one-third of OECD countries......Page 59
EQ5. Public Social Spending......Page 60
EQ5.2. Small declines in public social spending since 1993......Page 61
EQ6. Private Social Spending......Page 62
EQ6.2. Composition of private social expenditure......Page 63
EQ7. Total Social Spending......Page 64
EQ7.2. From public to total social expenditure......Page 65
EQ8. Old-age Pension Replacement Rate......Page 66
EQ8.2. At average earnings, the average net replacement rate for OECD countries is 69%......Page 67
EQ9. Pension Promise......Page 68
EQ9.1. Variation in pension wealth across OECD countries......Page 69