Social statistics

Social statistics are aimed at obtaining relevant and comparable statistical information on social protection, income and living conditions of households, labour and wages, education and learning, health, culture and criminality. This information is needed for making and monitoring  policy on each level of public administration management including international organizations and for meeting users´ requirements on national and international level.

Social Protection Statistics are concentrated on production and data analysis related to measurements of public administration in field of social insurance, social aid and social assistance. Included are also arrangements from the area of active policy of labour market.

Statistics on living conditions provide information on structure of household income and expenditures through Household Budget Survey, representative and comparable data on level and income distribution, level and composition of poverty and social exclusion based on EU SILC. Obtained information is used for analysis of living standard, they help to objective evaluation, international comparison and analysis of life qualityof population in regions and individual countries of the EU. 

Labour Market Statistics provide information on present situation and trends in employment, unemployment, job vacancies, wages, labour costs and strikes. Primary source of this information consists of regular statistical surveys carried out in enterprises and households. Labour Force Survey (LFS) quarterly monitors labour force supply  focusing on economic activity of population, employment and unemployment.

Education and Learning Statistics  provide data especially on formal educational system, lifelong learning and on structure of attained educational level of population. These statistics also describe financial flows in connection with education.  

Health Statistics are aimed at providing statistical information on structure and services of Health Centres, on health status of population and determinants and protection of health at work. Within Health Statistics there are described financial sources and expenditures related to health services.