Society at a glance : Asia/Pacific 2011.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social indicators--Asia.

Social indicators.

Social indicators--Pacific Area.

Quality of life--Asia--Statistics.

Quality of life.

Quality of life--Pacific Area--Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the second edition of Society at a Glance Asia -Pacific, the biennial OECD overview of social indicators. This report addresses the growing demand for quantitative evidence on social well-being and its trends. This report includes a special chapter on unpaid work. It also provides a guide to help readers in understanding the structure of social indicators and a summary. Part II reports on social indicators, including chapters covering the general context, self-sufficiency, equity, health, and social cohesion.

Contents:

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 learningFigure 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 indicatorsThe 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 economiesChapter 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 economiesGE4. 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)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-64-10615-4

OCLC:

768730650