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Statistics, Data and Indicators (10)

Benefits and Wages: Statistics (replacement rates)

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17-Jun-2009

Replacement rates (gross and net), country specific files, models and calculator  from Benefits and Wages 2007, which provides detailed descriptions of all cash benefits available to those in and out of work as well as the taxes they were liable&

Key data from OECD (2009), Doing better for Children

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01-Sep-2009

These data present a child well-being framework and compares outcome indicators for children in OECD countries across six dimensions: material well-being; housing and environment; education; health; risk behaviours; and quality of school life.

OECD Social Indicators from Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009

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13-Aug-2009

Demographic characteristics, unemployment, poverty and inequality, social and health care expenditure, and work and life satisfaction. This report provides a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.

OECD Family database

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22-Dec-2008

The OECD has developed an Family database with indicators for all OECD countries categorised under 4 broad headings: the structure of families, the labour market position of families, Public policies for families and children, and Child outcomes.

Pensions at a Glance 2009: how does your country compare? A selection of indicators

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23-Jun-2009

Pension replacement rates, Pension wealth, at various earning levels, ... Also find what your future pension entitlements will be in your country, by using our Pension calculator - from Pensions at a Glance 2009.

OECD Social Indicators from Society at a Glance 2009

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04-May-2009

Demography, unemployment, poverty and inequality, social and health care expenditure, and work and life satisfaction. This report also provides a special chapter examines leisure time across the OECD.  See also the Asia/Pacific 2009 Edition.

Social Expenditure Database / Base de données sur les dépenses sociales

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28-Nov-2008

SOCX has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy / SOCX a été développée pour servir un besoin grandissant d'indicateurs de politique sociale.

Income distribution and poverty statistics (Growing Unequal, OECD 2008)

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21-Oct-2008

Gini coefficients, Poverty rates, Income composition in MS-Excel, Gapminder dynamic charts, or OECD.Stat: data on income distribution and poverty in 30 OECD countries in the last 20 years.

OECD population pyramids in 2000 and 2050

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01-Mar-2007

Populations are ageing: these pyramids show populations by age group, gender, in 2000 and 2050, in percentage of total population in each group, for all OECD countries.

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Events/Conferences/Meetings (1)

Monitoring the effects of financial crisis on vulnerable groups of society: OECD's Roundtable Discussion Forum

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16-Feb-2009

The OECD convened this Roundtable to assess the implications of the financial crisis and the ongoing economic recession on the statistical and analytical work that we undertake, and in particular to assess the consequences of the crisis on the well-being of our fellow citizens.

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Manuals, Sources and Methods (4)

What are Equivalence Scales?

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17-Sep-2009

The needs of a household grow with each additional member but – due to economies of scale in consumption– not in a proportional way. With the help of equivalence scales each household type in the population is assigned a value in proportion to its needs.

Terms of reference of OECD project on the distribution of household incomes 2005/06 wave

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24-Aug-2009

Terms of reference of OECD project on the distribution of household incomes 2005/06 wave

Handbook on constructing composite leading indicators: methodology and user guide

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27-Nov-2008

A guide for constructing and using composite indicators for policy makers, academics, the media and other interested parties. In particular, this handbook is concerned with indicators which compare and ...

The OECD Statistics Brief No.11 May 2006 - Alternative Measures of Well-being

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14-May-2006

The OECD, in common with many other organisations, has normally measured material living standards in member countries in terms of the level and growth of gross domestic product (GDP). But clearly, policy ...

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Statistics, Data and Indicators (2)

Online Education Database

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13-Sep-2007

Includes statistics on personnel, expenditure, foreign student enrollments, graduates by age and field of education, enrollment by type of institution and total population by sex and age.

Women and Men in OECD Countries

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19-Jan-2007

Better policies for men and women

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