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EU Employment and Social Situation - Quarterly Review - March 2013 - Special Supplement on Demographic Trends This Eurostat report presents an overview of recent demographic trends in the European Union and in Croatia, based on data available at Eurostat. Published on 16.05.2013 Details

Trafficking in human beings - 2013 edition This publication presents the first report at the EU level on statistics on trafficking in human beings covering the period 2008-2010. Published on 11.04.2013 Details

Quality report of the European Union Labour Force Survey 2011 The purpose of this quality report is to provide the users of the European Union Labour Market Statistics with a tool for ... Published on 04.04.2013 Details

European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) - Summary methodology - 2013 edition The document summarises and updates the ESAW methodology published in 2001. Published on 14.02.2013 Details

Labour force survey in the EU, Candidate and EFTA countries - Main characteristics of the national surveys - 2011 The present report describes the main characteristics of the Labour Force Surveys in 2011. Published on 11.10.2012 Details

Measuring material deprivation in the EU Indicators for the whole population and child-specific indicators Published on 10.10.2012 Details

Key data on teaching languages at school in Europe 2012 The publication contains 61 indicators and qualitative information describing the context and organisation of foreign language teaching, student participation levels as well as the initial and continuing education of foreign language teachers. Published on 20.09.2012 Details

Labour market policy — expenditure and participants - Data 2010 (Edition 2012) Labour market policy (LMP) statistics provide information on labour market interventions implemented by the EU Member States and Norway. Published on 12.09.2012 Details

The European higher education area in 2012: Bologna process – Implementation report The report shows to what extent the higher education landscape in 2012 has been transformed by the Bologna Process and describes the state of implementation of the process from various perspectives using data collected in 2011. Published on 28.06.2012 Details

ESSPROS Manual and user guidelines – 2012 edition The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) was developed in the late 70s by Eurostat jointly with representative of the Member States of the European Union. Published on 25.05.2012 Details

Demographic outlook 2010 This publication gives an overview of the most important demographic developments. Published on 20.03.2012 Details

Key data on education in Europe 2012 Key Data on Education 2012 many of the priority areas for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020). Published on 14.03.2012 Details

Demography report 2010 Older, more numerous and diverse Europeans. Published on 03.02.2012 Details

Active ageing and solidarity between generations In response to demographic challenges being faced within Europe, the European Union designated 2012 as the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. Published on 13.01.2012 Details

ESSPROS Quality Reports - Core System and Pension Beneficiaries The Reports summarise the practices and exceptions used in compiling the ESSPROS Core System and Pension Beneficiaries data. Published on 10.01.2012 Details

Older people in Germany and the European Union The Federal Statistical Office Germany has published a new study on the situation of older people. Published on 12.12.2011 Details

Migrants in Europe - A statistical portrait of the first and second generation This publication looks at a broad range of characteristics of migrants living in the European Union and EFTA countries. Published on 08.12.2011 Details

A System of Health Accounts - 2011 Edition Das System of Health Accounts - SHA 2011 ist ein statistisches Handbuch mit einer umfassenden Darstellung der Finanzströme im Gesundheitswesen. Published on 05.12.2011 Details

Fewer, older and multicultural? Projections of the EU populations by foreign/national background This study presents an assessment of the potential contribution of migrants and their descendants to the population change of the EU Member States in the coming decades. Published on 01.12.2011 Details

Labour market statistics - Pocketbook 2011 edition This labour market statistics pocketbook aims to highlight various aspects of the labour markets in Europe. Published on 10.10.2011 Details

ESSPROS Manual - The European System of integrated Social Protection Statistics (ESSPROS) The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) was developed in the late 70s ... Published on 23.09.2011 Details

Indicators of Immigrant Integration - A Pilot Study The aim of the pilot study on common indicators of immigrant integration is to identify to what extent existing harmonized survey data sources can provide adequate data on migrant populations and to identify where the indicators cannot reliably be produce Published on 17.06.2011 Details

Cultural statistics - 2011 edition This publication comprises a broad set of comparable data related to culture available in the EU-27, EFTA and candidate countries. Published on 14.04.2011 Details

EU legislation on the 2011 Population and Housing Censuses - Explanatory Notes This publication is a guide on the EU legislation on the 2011 population and housing censuses. Published on 15.03.2011 Details

Inequality, growth and mobility: the inter-temporal distribution of income in European countries 2003-2007 This paper exploits longitudinal EU-SILC data 2003–2007 to describe the inter-temporal distribution of income in twenty-six European countries. Published on 08.02.2011 Details

The distribution of employees’ labour earnings in the EU - data, concepts and first results This paper studies the distribution of labour earnings among employees within the EU using data from Wave 2007-1 of the Community Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). Published on 11.01.2011 Details

Income poverty and material deprivation in European countries Since 2009, the European Union (EU) portfolio of commonly agreed social indicators includes measures of material deprivation. Published on 10.01.2011 Details

Towards an inclusion balance - accounting for gross change in Europeans' living conditions In this paper we argue for a dynamic perspective of change in Europeans living conditions. Published on 10.01.2011 Details

Household structure in the EU This paper maps key indicators of household structure across 24 countries of the EU. Published on 13.12.2010 Details

Income and living conditions in Europe This book is about the incomes and living standards of the people of Europe. Published on 13.12.2010 Details

Work session on demographic projections Since 1989, Eurostat and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have jointly organised Work Sessions on Demographic projections. Published on 10.12.2010 Details

Robustness of some EU-SILC based indicators at regional level This Working Paper addresses some statistical aspects related to the construction from EU-SILC data of indicators of poverty and social exclusion for sub-national regions. Published on 10.12.2010 Details

An assessment of survey errors in EU-SILC This Working Paper provides a broad assessment of data accuracy and survey errors in EU-SILC, taking comparability of the results across the national surveys as a basic requirement. Published on 07.12.2010 Details

The comparability of imputed rent When assessing the reliability and comparability of imputed rent measurements, one crucial question concerns the private rental sector in different countries. Published on 30.11.2010 Details

The distributional impact of imputed rent in EU-SILC The paper provides descriptive evidence on the distributional consequences of adding imputed rents to household disposable income. Published on 30.11.2010 Details

Social participation and social isolation The paper aims to provide empirical evidence on social participation across Europe. Published on 26.11.2010 Details

Macro determinants of individual income poverty in 93 regions of Europe The analysis of the at-risk-of-poverty determinants can be improved by taking into account factors at macro (regional) level. Published on 22.11.2010 Details

Money laundering in Europe First results of the statistical data collection on money-laundering. Published on 11.11.2010 Details

Economic downturn and stress testing European welfare system As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of the new unemployed are protected by tax-benefit systems and to assess the cost pressures on the social protection systems of this increas Published on 10.11.2010 Details

Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of health in Europe: new evidence from the EU-SILC This paper shows an analysis of inequalities in suffering health limitations in daily activity by using the EU-SILC longitudinal data for the waves 2005 to 2007 in 20 European Member States for which data was available. Published on 05.11.2010 Details

1st and 2nd International Workshops on Methodologies for Job Vacancy Statistics - Proceedings This publication contains the proceedings of two workshops on methodology for job vacancy statistics. Published on 04.11.2010 Details

Methodological issues in the analysis of the socioeconomic determinants of health using EU-SILC data Health inequalities across socioeconomic groups are a health and public policy concern in all countries. Published on 04.11.2010 Details

In-work poverty in the EU The aim of the paper is to discuss two problematic aspects of the statistical approach to the notion of "working poor". Published on 21.10.2010 Details

Educational intensity of employment and polarisation in Europe and the US Recent work in the labour economics literature has focused on the polarisation of jobs as a source of growing income inequality in the US and some countries in Europe. Published on 13.10.2010 Details

Health and safety at work in Europe (1999-2007) This report presents a statistical portrait of health and safety at work in Europe from 1999 to 2007. Published on 20.07.2010 Details

The social situation in the European Union 2009 The Social Situation Report aims at informing the public debate on social policy issues. Published on 27.05.2010 Details

Combating poverty and social exclusion - A statistical portrait of the European Union 2010 Building a more inclusive Europe is considered vital to achieve the EU's goals of sustained economic growth, more and better jobs, and greater social cohesion. Published on 18.01.2010 Details

Youth in Europe Statistical portrait of young people in Europe. Published on 10.12.2009 Details

Task force on the quality of the Labour Force Survey - Final report The Task Force on the quality of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) reviewed the LFS along the dimensions of the quality framework for statistical output of the European Statistical System (ESS), with the goal to detect weaknesses and recommend improvements. Published on 09.12.2009 Details

Development of econometric methods to evaluate the Gender pay gap using Structure of Earnings Survey data The Working Paper presents the results of a study launched by Eurostat in order to propose a framework in which econometric analyses of the GPG can meaningfully be interpreted and their results compared between countries, as well as to investigate the pos Published on 03.11.2009 Details

Reconciliation between work, private and family life in the European Union This publication brings together information on various aspects of arranging work with private and family life. Published on 27.10.2009 Details

Consumers in Europe Edition 2009 The 2009 edition of the Panorama 'Consumers in Europe' presents a comprehensive set of data and related information concerning consumer markets and consumer protection issues within the European Union. Published on 26.06.2009 Details

Health statistics - Atlas on mortality in the European Union - Data 2002-2004 Atlas on mortality in the EU describes the situation regarding mortality in the Member States of the European Union. Published on 24.06.2009 Details

What can be learned from deprivaton indicators in Europe While the list of commonly agreed indicators of social inclusion has a primary focus on indicators of relative income poverty, the Indicators Sub-Group of the Social Protection Committee adopted in February 2009, a new indicator on material deprivation, b Published on 08.06.2009 Details

The Bologna Process in Higher Education in Europe Key indicators on the social dimension and mobility Published on 16.04.2009 Details

Harmonised European time use surveys This publication presents an updated version of the guidelines on the Harmonised European Time Use Surveys (HETUS). Published on 28.01.2009 Details

Living conditions in Europe - Statistical pocketbook - Data 2003-2006 This pocketbook provides a comprehensive picture of the current living conditions in the Member States and the Candidate Countries of the European Union, as well as in the EFTA States. Published on 17.12.2008 Details

The life of women and men in Europe - A statistical portrait This is a very interesting publication on gender statistics. It describes the situations of women and men at different stages of their lives. Published on 06.03.2008 Details

European social statistics - Social protection - Expenditure and receipts 1997-2005 The publication includes data (1997-2005) on expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes. Published on 25.01.2008 Details

Key Data on Higher Education in Europe 2007 Edition A wide range of data on higher education. Data available for all EU Member States, the EU-27 as an aggregate, the EFTA States Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein as well as the EU candidate country Turkey. No data available for Switzerland. Published on 12.09.2007 Details

Comparative EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions: Issues and Challenges The proceedings of the International Conference on EU Comparative Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, which was held in Helsinki. Published on 11.09.2007 Details

Reconciliation between work and family life Final report to the 2005 LFS ad hoc module Published on 07.08.2007 Details

Labour Market Policy Seminar This book presents the proceedings of the first Labour Market Policy Seminar. Published on 06.06.2007 Details

Task Force on Core Social Variables - Final report The report identifies and defines core social variables which will gradually be integrated in all EU social surveys. Published on 04.06.2007 Details

Population statistics - Edition 2006 This publication provides a comprehensive statistical portrait of the European population. Published on 21.11.2006 Details

Final report of the task force for evaluating the 2004 LFS ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements The Task Force on evaluating the LFS ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements was created by the Labour Market Statistics Working Group in 2005. Published on 12.09.2006 Details

Labour market policy - Methodology - Revision of June 2006 We have great pleasure in presenting here the LMP Methodology – Revision of June 2006, as an improvement of the first methodology which was published in May 2000. Published on 07.08.2006 Details

Classification of learning activities CLA is intended to cover all types of learning opportunities and education/learning pathways. Published on 03.07.2006 Details

MEDSTAT Programme MED-Migration (1997-2002), the specific component of MEDSTAT I, the Euro-Mediterranean statistical co-operation program. Published on 24.04.2006 Details

Comparable time use statistics - Main results for Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland - February 2006 This working paper presents comparable time use statistics. Published on 24.03.2006 Details

Registered unemployed (RU) compared with harmonised unemployed (LFS) The figures for the registered unemployed (RU) with the Public Employment Services (PES) are the most commonly used references for the analysis of labour market policies at national level. Published on 01.02.2006 Details

Health in Europe - Pocketbook This pocketbook provides a selection of figures on health and health determinants. Published on 15.12.2005 Details

Statistical analysis on health-related longitudinal data from the ECHP The aim of this paper is to provide an in-depth statistical analysis of the health-related longitudinal data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) Published on 16.11.2005 Details

The continuity of indicators during the transition between ECHP and EU-SILC EU-SILC is expected to become the reference source of statistics on income, poverty and social exclusion in the EU. Published on 24.08.2005 Details

A guide to educational expenditure statistics The guide to educational expenditure statistics has been created to satisfy the growing demand on qualified informations concerning educational expenditure statistics. Published on 24.08.2005 Details

Task force report on adult education survey The Task Force on Adult Education Survey (TF AES) has been created at the request of the Directors of Social Statistics of the EU. Published on 22.07.2005 Details

Guidelines for the development and criteria for the adoption of health survey instruments The aim of the present document is to propose guidelines concerning the development and the adoption of instruments to be used in population health ... Published on 12.07.2005 Details

Methodology for the calculation of Eurostat's demographic indicators Eurostat does not collect demographic indicators directly from countries, only raw numbers. Published on 13.06.2005 Details

Survey on country profiles - Final report The final report of the survey on country profiles. Published on 11.05.2005 Details

Comparable time use statistics - National tables from 10 European countries This working paper presents comparable time use statistics for 10 European countries. Published on 22.03.2005 Details

The production of data on homelessness and housing deprivation in the European Union: survey and proposals Homelessness and housing deprivation is perhaps the most extreme example of poverty and social exclusion in society today, both as a symptom and as a cause. Published on 20.01.2005 Details

Guidelines on harmonised European time use survey This methodological paper provides the Guidelines on Harmonised European Time Use Surveys (HETUS). Published on 21.10.2004 Details

Statistical analysis of socio-economic costs of accidents at work in the European Union Systematic information on costs of accidents at work is not available from administrative statistical data sources or regular surveys on health and safety at work in the EU. Published on 04.10.2004 Details

Study of low fertility in the regions of the European Union: places, periods and causes This Eurostat publication entitled « Study in fertility in the regions of the European Union: Places, periods and causes” aims to answer the following questions... Published on 13.09.2004 Details

Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries This Eurostat publication entitled "Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries" aims to describe census models and activities in 32 national censuses carried out in 1999 – 2002. Published on 03.09.2004 Details

How Europeans spend their time - Everyday life of women and men - Data 1998-2002 This pocketbook is the first compendium of European statistics on How Europeans spend their time. Published on 27.07.2004 Details

Household budget survey in the Candidate Countries - Methodological analysis 2003 Household Budget Surveys (HBS) are among the most comprehensive household surveys, conducted in all Member States of the Union. Published on 19.07.2004 Details

Development of a methodology for the collection of harmonised statistics on childcare This working paper presents the results of a project about comparable statistics in the area of childcare in the European Union. Published on 09.06.2004 Details

Education across Europe 2003 The main aim of this publication is to provide comparable statistics and indicators on education for thirty two countries. Published on 16.04.2004 Details

Work and health in the European Union - A statistical portrait This report is a statistical portrait of health and safety at work in the European Union. Published on 08.04.2004 Details

Health statistics - Key data on health 2002 - Data 1970-2001 This second edition of Key Data on Health responds to the growing demand of EU health policy for a comprehensive, consistent and internationally comparable set of health data and indicators. Published on 08.03.2004 Details

Household budget surveys in the EU - Methodology and recommendations for harmonisation 2003 Household Budget Surveys (HBS) are among the most comprehensive household surveys, conducted in all Member States of the Union. Published on 11.02.2004 Details

Labour Market Policy - Qualitative Reports The Qualitative Reports of the Labour Market Policy (LMP) database give a succinct description of each one of the labour market policy measures included in the database. Published on 19.12.2003 Details

Demographic statistics: Definitions and methods of collection in 31 European countries This Eurostat publication aims to describe and compare the systems used to collect demographic statistics. Published on 18.12.2003 Details

European social statistics - Labour force survey results 2002 This publication presents the detailed results of the Labour force survey 2002 in the Member States of the European Union. Published on 08.10.2003 Details

European social statistics - Income, poverty and social exclusion: 2nd report - Data 1994-1997 This report gives a comprehensive picture of income poverty and social exclusion in the European Union during the mid-1990s. Published on 27.08.2003 Details

Time use at different stages of life - Results from 13 European countries This report provides results from the national Time Use Surveys (TUS). Published on 06.08.2003 Details

European social statistics - Continuing vocational training survey - (CVTS2) This publication provides comparable statistical results on continuing vocational training in enterprises not only in the fifteen Member States of the European Union. Published on 26.02.2003 Details

European social statistics - Accidents at work and work-related health problems This publication presents into details, for the first time, the large statistical information and data series collected by Eurostat over the period 1994-2000. Published on 11.02.2003 Details

Disability and social participation in Europe - Pocketbook This publication is the first edition of a statistical pocketbook on disability and social participation in Europe. Published on 23.11.2001 Details

 

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