MEL guide openIMIS: List of social protection indicators

Dimension

Indicator

Definition

Effectiveness of social protection systems

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction (total population)

Reduction in the at-risk-of-poverty rate in % due to social transfers, calculated as the percentage difference between the at-risk-of-poverty rate before and after social transfers

At-risk-of-poverty rate for the population living in very low work intensity households (0-59)

Share of persons aged (0-59) with an equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national  equivalised median income who live in households where working-age adults (18-59) work less than 20%  of their total work potential during the past year.

Social consequences of labour market situation

In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate

(18-64)

Individuals who are classified as employed according to their most frequent activity status and are at risk of poverty. The distinction is made between “wage and salary employment plus self-employment” and “wage and salary employment” only.

Long-term unemployment rate

(active population, 15+)

Total long-term unemployed population (≥12 months' unemployment; ILO definition) as a proportion of total active population.

Youth exclusion

Youth unemployment ratio (15-24)

Total unemployed young people (ILO definition), 15-24 years, as a share of total population in the same age group

Early leavers from education and training (18-24)

Share of persons aged 18 to 24 who have only lower secondary education (their highest level of education or training attained is 0, 1 or 2 according to the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education – ISCED 97) and have not received education or training in the four weeks preceding the survey.

Active ageing

Employment rate of older workers

(55-64)

Persons in employment in age group 55-64, as a proportion of total population in the same age group.

Pension adequacy

At risk of poverty or social exclusion rate  (65+)

The sum of elderly (65+) who are: at-risk-of-poverty or severely materially deprived or living in households with very low work intensity as a share of the total population in the same age group.

Median relative income ratio of elderly people

Median equivalised disposable income of people aged 65+ as a ratio of income of people aged 0-64.

Aggregate replacement ratio

Median individual pension income of 65-74 relative to median individual earnings of 50-59, excluding other social benefits

Access to decent housing

Housing cost overburden rate (total population)

Percentage of the population living in a household where total housing costs (net of housing allowances) represent more than 40% of the total disposable household income (net of housing allowances).

Health

Share of the population with selfreported unmet need for medical care (total population)

Total self-reported unmet need for medical examination for the following three reasons: financial barriers + waiting times + too far to travel.

Healthy life years at 65 ( total population, breakdown by gender)

Number of years that a person at 65 is still expected to live in a healthy condition. To be interpreted jointly with life expectancy (included in the SPPM contextual information).