Foreword; Table of Contents; Country codes; Chapter 1. Headline Social Indicators; Chapter 2. Special Focus: Measuring Leisure in OECD Countries; Chapter 3. Interpreting OECD Social Indicators; Chapter 4. General Context Indicators; Chapter 5. Self-sufficiency Indicators; Chapter 6. Equity Indicators; Chapter 7. Health Indicators; Chapter 8. Social Cohesion Indicators
Summary
Society at a glance offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across the OECD. This 2009 edition includes a wide range of information on social issues such as demography and family characteristics, employment and unemployment, poverty and inequality, social and health care expenditure, and work and life satisfaction as well as a guide to help readers understand the structure of OECD social indicators. In addition to updating some of the indicators from previous editions, Society at a glance 2009 adds several new and innovative social indicators