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European System of Social Indicators

Indicators

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Population, Households and Families

According to the conceptual framework of the European System of Social Indicators, all measurement dimensions and indicators of the life domain 'Population, Households and Families' refer to one of six major dimensions of welfare development or two dimensions of general social change:

Dimensions of Welfare Development

Dimensions of General Social Change

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Objective Living Conditions

 

Social Services for Families

Child Care Services

A1111 Coverage of Care Services for Children Aged Less than 3 Years
A1112 Coverage of Care Services for Children at Preschool Age
A1113 Participation of 4-year-olds in Pre-primary Education
A1114 Child: Staff Ratio

Services for Old Aged People (under preparation)

A1121 Supply of Nursing Homes
A1122 Supply of Outpatient Nursing Services
A1123 Utilisation of Nursing Homes
A1124 Utilisation of Outpatient Nursing Services
A1125 Rate of Qualified Personnel
A1126 Rate of Beds in Single Rooms

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Subjective Well-Being

 

Subjective Quality of Services (data currently not available)

Evaluation of Child Care Services

A2111 Satisfaction with Child Care Facilities

Evaluation of Services for Old Aged People

A2121 Satisfaction with Received Care

Evaluation of Housekeeping (data currently not available)

Evaluation of Housekeeping

A2211 Satisfaction with Housekeeping

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Disparities, Inequalities and Social Exclusion

 

Equal Opportunities of Women and Men

Division of Household Chores between Partners

A3111 Sex Ratio of Time Spent on Household Work
A3112 Responsibility for Household Work

Division of Responsibilities between Women and Men in Care for Other Household Members

A3121 Men's Share of Time Spent on Child Care
A3122 Men's Share of Time Spent on Care for Old Aged/Sick Persons

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Social Relations and Ties

 

Social Relations within Households

Availability of Social Relations within Households 

A4111 Adults not Living Alone
A4112 Adults Living in Family Households

Communication and Interaction between Household Members (data currently not available)

A4121 Frequency of Conversation
A4122 Frequency of Common Activities

Availability of Social Support within the Household

A4131 Support by Family Members in Case of Illness
A4132 Support by Family Members in Personal Problems
A4133 Support by Family Members in Financial Distress

Social Relations between Households

Frequency of Contacts to Relatives Living Outside the Household

A4211 Contacts to Relatives Living Outside the Household
A4212 Weekly Contacts to Parents Living Outside the Household
A4213 Weekly Contacts to Children Living Outside the Household
A4214 Weekly Contacts to Siblings Living Outside the Household

Availability of Social Support from Close Relatives Living Outside the Household

A4221 Support by Close Relatives Outside the Household in Case of Illness
A4222 Support by Close Relatives Outside the Household in Personal Problems
A4223 Support by Close Relatives Outside the Household in Financial Distress

Quality of Relations between Household Members 

Conflicts between Household Members (data currently not available)

A4311 Frequency of Conflicts between Partners
A4312 Frequency of Conflicts between other Family Members

Evaluation of Relations between Household Members

A4321 Satisfaction with Marriage/Partnership (data currently not available)
A4322 Satisfaction with Family Life

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Human Capital

 

Provision of Social Services by Families

Care for for Ill, Disabled or Old-aged People

A5111 Provision of Daily Care
A5112 Provision of Regular Help

Education of Children

A5121 Time Spent in Child Care
A5122 Assistance in Homework (data currently not available)

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Socio-Economic Structure

 

Population Size and Growth

Population Size

A7111 Resident Population

Population Growth

A7121 Crude Birth Rate
A7122 Crude Death Rate
A7123 Rate of Natural Population Increase
A7124 Rate of Population Increase (regional data are also available)

Processes of Family Formation 

Nuptiality

A7211 Crude Marriage rate
A7212 Total First Marriage Rate
A7213 Mean Age at first marriage
A7214 Total Divorce Rate
A7215 Mean Marriage Duration at Divorce

Fertility

A7221 Total Fertility Rate
A7222 Net Reproduction Rate
A7223 Mean Age of Women at Childbearing
A7224 Proportion of Births Outside Marriage

Population and Household Structure

Structure of Population by Age and Sex

A7311 Population Aged Less than 15 Years

A7312 Population Aged 15-24 Years
A7313 Population Aged 25-64 Years
A7314 Population Aged 65-79 Years
A7315 Population Aged 80 Years and Older
A7316 Sex Ratio of Population

Dependency Structures

A7321 Age Dependency Ratio
A7322 Burden of Child Population
A7323 Burden of Inactive Population
A7324 Burden of Population in Education and Training
A7325 Burden of Retired Population

Structure of Population by Marital Status

A7331 Single Persons
A7332 Married Persons
A7333 Divorced Persons
A7334 Widowed Persons

Household Size 

A7341 Average Household Size
A7342 One-person Households
A7343 Large Households

Household Types 

A7351 Married Couples without Children
A7352 Married Couples with Children
A7353 Lone Fathers with Children
A7354 Lone Mothers with Children
A7355 Multi-generation Households

A7356 Non-family Multi-person Households

Living Arrangements of the Adult Population

A7361 Young People Living with Their Parents
A7362 Young People Living Alone
A7363 Young Unmarried People Cohabiting without Children
A7364 Unmarried People with Children Aged Less than 16 Years
A7365 Young Married People without Children
A7366 Married People with Children Aged Less than 6 Years
A7367 Married People with School Children
A7368 Married People with Adult Children
A7369 Old Aged Married People without Children
A73610 Old Aged People Living Alone
A73611 Old Aged People Living with Their Children
A73612 People Living in Families with at Least Three Generations

Population Density and Agglomeration

Population Density

 A7411 Population Density (regional data are also available)

Agglomeration of Population

A7421 Population of Large Cities
A7422 Population of Small Municipalities

Migration and Foreign Population

Internal Migration

A7511 Intermunicipal Migration Rate
A7512 Interregional Migration Rate

Immigration

A7521 Immigration Rate
A7522 Share of Non-National Immigrants
A7523 Share of EU Immigrants
A7524 Share of European Non-EU Immigrants
A7525 Share of Non-European Immigrants
A7526 Share of Children in Immigrants
A7527 Share of Youth in Immigrants
A7528 Share of Working Age Immigrants

Emigration

A7531 Total Emigration Rate
A7532 Share of National Emigrants
A7533 Share of Children in Emigrants
A7534 Share of Youth in Emigrants
A7535 Share of Working Age Emigrants

Asylum Seekers

A7541 Inflow of Asylum Seekers
A7542 Share of Asylum Seekers from Europe
A7543 Share of Asylum Seekers from Asia
A7544 Share of Asylum Seekers from Africa
A7545 Share of Asylum Seekers from Latin American and the Caribbean
A7546 Recognition Rate of Asylum Applications

Foreign Population and Acquisition of Citizenship

A7551 Percentage of Foreign Population
A7552 Share of Foreign Population from EU Countries
A7553 Share of Foreign Population from European Non-EU Countries
A7554 Share of Foreign Population from Non-European Countries
A7555 Share of Children in Foreign Population
A7556 Share of Youth in Foreign Population
A7557 Share of Working Age People in Foreign Population
A7558 Acquisition of Citizenship

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Values and Attitudes

 

Attitudes Towards Marriage and Partnership

Attitudes Towards Premarital Partner Relations

A8111 Approval of Sexual Relations before Marriage
A8112 Approval of Cohabitation before Marriage

Attitudes Towards Marriage

A8121 Approval of Marriage
A8122 Importance of Marriage for Happiness

Attitudes Towards Family Roles

Attitudes Towards Gender Roles

A8211 Approval of Employment of Mothers
A8212 Evaluation of Household Work as Satisfying
A8213 Approval of Egalitarian Gender Roles

Attitudes Towards Family and Children

A8221 Importance of Family
A8222 Importance of Having Children
A8223 Ideal Number of Children

Attitudes Towards the Care for Elderly People

A8231 Care of Elderly People as a Main Role of the Family
A8232 Approval of Care of Elderly Parents within the Family
A8233 Approval of Care of Elderly People by Outpatient Social Services

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