Society at a Glance_ Asia_Pacif - OECD

Foreword
Acronyms and Conventional Signs
	Asia/Pacific countries and economies ISO codes
	OECD Asia/Pacific countries ISO codes
	Conventional signs
OECD/Korea Policy Centre
Table of contents
Chapter 1. How do People in the Asia/Pacific Region Spend their Time?
	Why time use is an important social indicator
	The challenge of time-use comparisons across Asia/Pacific countries and economies
		Table 1.1. Available time-use surveys
	Country-specific issues from the surveys
	Working time
		Figure 1.1. Total working time is the longest in Mongolia
		Figure 1.2. Mongolians spend the longest time in market work and learning
		Figure 1.3. Kazakhs spend the most time on non-market activities
	Free time
		Figure 1.4. Cambodians have the most free time
		Figure 1.5. Men usually have more free time than women
		Figure 1.6. Personal care represents more than three-fifths of people’s free time
		Figure 1.7. The Chinese sleep the most
		Figure 1.8. People have the longest leisure time in Kazakhstan
		Figure 1.9. Men have more leisure time than women
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Further reading
Chapter 2
. Interpreting OECD Social Indicators
	The purpose of social indicators
	The framework of OECD social indicators
	The selection and description of indicators
		General social context indicators (GE)
			Table 2.1. List of general context indicators (GE)
		Self-sufficiency (SS)
			Table 2.2. List of self-sufficiency indicators (SS)
		Equity (EQ)
			Table 2.3. List of equity indicators (EQ)
		Health (HE)
			Table 2.4. List of health indicators (HE)
		Social cohesion (CO)
			Table 2.5. List of social cohesion indicators (CO)
	What can be found in this publication
Chapter 3. 
Society at a Glance: An Overview
	Table 3.1. Overview of the social situation in Asia/Pacific countries and economies
Chapter 4. 
General Context Indicators
	GE1. GDP per capita
		Definition and measurement
		GE1.1. GDP per capita and recent trends
		GE1.2. GDP per capita is converging across the Asia/Pacific region
	GE2. Fertility
		Definition and measurement
		GE2.1. Fertility rates and changes
		GE2.2. Rich countries have higher fertility rates
	GE3. Marriage and divorce
		Definition and measurement
		GE3.1. Marriage and divorce and recent trends
		GE3.2. Adults living with their parents
		GE3.3. Partner status in selected Asia/Pacific countries and economies
	GE4. Migration
		Definition and measurement
		GE4.1. Migration
		GE4.2. Richer countries have a higher share of foreign-born population
		GE4.3. High migration rates combined with increases in foreign-born people
	GE5. Support rate
		Definition and measurement
		GE5.1. Support rate levels and trends
		GE5.2. Point change in support ratio, 2010-50
		GE5.3. GDP growth and changes in total support ratio
Chapter 5. 
Self-sufficiency Indicators
	SS1. Employment
		Definition and measurement
		SS1.1. Employment rates and recent changes
		SS1.2. Gender gap in labour force participation rate (men minus women)
		SS1.3. Age gap in labour force participation rate
	SS2. Unemployment
		Definition and measurement
		SS2.1. Unemployment levels and trends
		SS2.2. Unemployment rates by gender
		SS2.3. Unemployment rates by age
	SS3. Education
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			SS3.1. Education levels and changes
			SS3.2. Convergence in years of schooling
			SS3.3. Gender difference in years of schooling
	SS4. Early childhood education
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			SS4.1. Early childhood education levels and trends
			SS4.2. Early childhood education participation and infant mortality
	SS5. Education spending
		Definition and measurement
		SS5.1. Education spending levels and trends
		SS5.2. Rich countries do not spend relatively more on education
		SS5.3. Spending on education and average years of schooling correlate only weakly
Chapter 6. 
Equity Indicators
	EQ1. Poverty
		Definition and measurement
		EQ1.1. Poverty rates and trends
		EQ1.2. In some countries, the prevalence of undernourishment persists despite low levels of poverty
		EQ1.3. Higher growth rates are linked with faster poverty reduction
	EQ2. Income inequality
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			EQ2.1. Inequality levels and trends
			EQ2.2. Growth and inequality are unrelated
	EQ3. Gender ratio
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			EQ3.1. Gender ratios and changes
			EQ3.2. Gender ratio of the youngest age cohort in China, 1950-2009
			EQ3.3. Gender ratio of the youngest age cohort in the Republic of Korea, 1950-2009
	EQ4. Pensions
		Definition and measurement
		EQ4.1. Pension coverage and replacement of earnings
		EQ4.2. Lower pensions coverage associated with more adult males living with parents
		EQ4.3. Poorer countries have lower pension coverage
	EQ5. Social spending
		Definition and measurement
		EQ5.1. Social spending levels and composition
		EQ5.2. Social spending and poverty
		EQ5.3. Social spending and GDP per capita
Chapter 7. 
Health Indicators
	HE1. Life expectancy
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			HE1.1. Life expectancy levels and trends
			HE1.2. Life expectancy at birth and GNI per capita, 2008
			HE1.3. Survival rate to age 65, 2008
	HE2. Infant mortality
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			HE2.1. Infant mortality levels and trends
			HE2.2. Infant mortality rates, selected countries, 1980-2008
			HE2.3. Infant mortality rate, ratios by wealth quintiles, selected countries
	HE3. Water and sanitation
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			HE3.1. Water and sanitation
			HE3.2. Poor sanitation coverage and high infant mortality go together
			HE3.3. Poor improved water coverage and high infant mortality go together
	HE4. Adult height
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			HE4.1. Men and women heights
			HE4.2. Height difference between those aged 20-24 and 45-49 years
			HE4.3. Height difference and economic growth go together
	HE5. Health expenditure
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			HE5.1. Health spending, 2008
			HE5.2. Health spending and life expectancy, 2008
			HE5.3. Health spending and GDP per capita, 2008
Chapter 8. 
Social Cohesion Indicators
	CO1. Life satisfaction
		Data and measurement
		Further reading
			CO1.1. Life satisfaction and satisfied life expectancy
			CO1.2. In richer countries people are more satisfied
			CO1.3. Richer countries have a higher satisfied life expectancy
	CO2. Trust
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			CO2.1. Trust levels and trends
			CO2.2. Men tend to trust more than women
	CO3. Social behaviour
		Definition and measurement
		CO3.1. Pro-social behaviour and low corruption perception index
		CO3.2. There is no correlation between giving and country wealth
		CO3.3. Richer countries have a better corruption perception index
	CO4. Suicide
		Definition and measurement
		Further reading
			CO4.1. Suicide rates and variation in suicide rates
			CO4.2. Men commit suicide more than women
			CO4.3. Suicide rates are highest among older people
	CO5. Voting
		Definition and measurement
		CO5.1. Voting
		CO5.2. Voting is positively associated with other pro-social behaviour