Social reporting in Europe Villa Vigoni Conference March 16-18, 2008 The Hungarian Social Reports István György Tóth Director Tarki Social Research Institute Budapest
TÁRKI story: chronology 1985 social science databank, social research 1991 own fieldwork department 1998 for-profit and nonprofit separation: Tarki JRC and Tarki Social Research Institute Inc 2007 Kopint-Tárki: macroeconomic research 2008 Tárki-Tudok: education research unit TÁRKI story: profile shifts From theoretical Sociology Macro Pubic sector Hungary to applied research Economics Micro and macro Private and public International
TÁRKI research areas Social stratification, social mobility Income distribution, labour markets, poverty Economic and social impact assessment, microsimulation Intergenerational transfers, pensions Comparative social policy Health system and health status Family policies, demography Education, life long learning Minorities, immigrants, discrimination Attitudes, opinions, satisfaction ICT research Local governments project Development policy research Market research Methodological research For more: http://www.tarki.hu/en/
The Hungarian Social Report: history 80 s: Andorka and Harcsa: Monitoring Hungarian social development on the long run 1990-2008 Social report Editors: 1990, 1992, 1994 1996: Andorka, Kolosi, Vukovich 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006: Kolosi, Tóth, Vukovich 2008: Kolosi, Tóth Under preparation: 2008
The Hungarian Social Report: administrative details Financing: Ministry of welfare (or equivalents) Non-partisan consensus Costs: approx 30000 EUR Circulation: 2000-3000 copies (English: 1000) Main consumers: students at universities, researchers, policy makers, general audience
The Hungarian Social Report: main characteristics Content: Tarki research outputs Other empirical social research social indicators Main topics covered: social stratification labour market vulnerable groups social policy attitudes Other features: International outlook Policy relevance
Social reports between 1990 and 2006 Hungarian English Downloads and descriptions for the most recent: http://www.tarki.hu/en/publications/sr/2004/index.html
Social report 2006 Table of contents (available only in Hungarian) I. Societal changes 1. Class society? (Kolosi Tamás Dencső Blanka) 19 2. Income distribution, 1987-2005 (Tóth István György) 42 3. Labour markets and incomes (Girasek Edmond Sik Endre) 65 II. The hungarian society in international comparisons 4. Income distribution and poverty in the EU- a macro level comparison (Tóth István György Gábos András) 89 5. The situation of the Hungarian Roma: compared to other CEE countries (Bernát Anikó) 118 6. Health status (Vitrai József Mihalicza Péter) 138 7. Satisfaction in transtiton societies (Sági Matild) 151 III. Damographic transition and consequences 12. The effect of the 100 steps program on incomes of families with children (Benedek Dóra Scharle Ágota) 250 13. The situation of divorced fathers (Vukovich Gabriella) 267 IV. Human capital 14. Human capital development, life long learning, skills and competencies (Varga Júlia) 287 15. Human capital investment with student loan support (Medgyesi Márton Varga Júlia) 301 16. Work orientation and returns to human capital (Altorjai Szilvia Róbert Péter) 314 17. Social capital and development (Füzér Katalin Gerő Márton Sik Endre Zongor Gábor) 335 18. Dinemsions of social capital in the ethnic dimension (Albert Fruzsina Dávid Beáta) 351 V. Values and attitudes 19. Stereotypes and biases (Ligeti György) 373 20. Voter turnout, 2006 8. Becoming a parent: structural conditions and subjective factors at the time (Angelusz Róbert Tardos Róbert) 390 of taking the the first baby 21. The stabilization of political preferences in the 2006 elections (Spéder Zsolt Kapitány Balázs) 183 (Stumpf István) 417 9. Chid poverty in Hungary (Gábos András Szivós Péter) 204 VI. Social indicators 10. Generational accounts, 1992 2001 (Gál Róbert Iván Törzsök Árpád Medgyesi Márton Révész Tamás)229 11. Intergenerational transmission of life chances 22. Hungary, in light of social indicators (Harcsa István Papp Gábor (Harcsa István Tarján Gergely) 238 Vukovich György) 435
Indicators monitored Population and family demography Training and education Employment Social structure Incomes Consumption Housing Health Time use, lifestyle Cultural activities Deviant behaviour
Social Report 2008: planned new features I. Social trends (HHP based) Social structure Labour markets Digital literacy Material conditons of households Migration II. European outlook (SILC based) Demography Income distribution Poverty Social integration, Roma III. Economy and economc policy (Kopint) Macro trends Makro convergence, regional divergence Savings, incomes, consumption IV. Social situation and institutions Employment and employment policy Age strucutre and pensions Families, family support Education and schooling Health status and health system Equality of opportunities and antidiscrimination Cultural status, cultural institutions V. Opinions and attitudes Demand for redistribution Satisfaction, values, subjective well-being Political cleavages VI. Social indicators (inclusion of dynamic indicators)
Other related social reporting activities (1): Changing roles: report on the situation of men and women in Hungary In Hungarian: In English
Changing Roles Report on the Situation of Women and Men in Hungary 2005 Edited by: Ildikó Nagy, Marietta Pongrácz, István György Tóth Work and Public Life Erzsébet Bukodi: Women's Labour Market Participation and Use of Working Time Beáta Nagy: Women in Management Gabriella Ilonszki: Women in Politics: The European Union and Hungary Family Marietta Pongrácz: Opinions on Gender Roles. Findings of an International Comparative Study Ferenc Kamarás: Family Formation and Child-Bearing in Europe. Questions and Question Marks Fruzsina Albert and Beáta Dávid: Men and Women in the Family as Reflected in a Two-Generational Study Poverty, Social Problems András Gábos: Gender Differences in Poverty in an International Comparison: An Analysis of the Laeken Indicators Béla Janky: The Social Position and Fertility of Roma Women Irén Gödri: Men and Women at Various Stages of the Migration Process. Immigration to Hungary from a Gender Perspective Katalin Kovács: The Mortality and Health Status of Women Zsuzsanna Elekes: Gender Differences and Similarities in Drug Use Ildikó Nagy: Measuring the Global Gender Gap: An International Comparison Appendix Bibliography Register of Researchers More on this: http://www.tarki.hu/en/publications/cgr/
Other related Tarki social reporting activities (2): The European social situation observatory (2005-2008) Consortium: Applica, Brussels, University of Essex, Eurocentre, Vienna and Tarki Partner: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission, Unit for Social and Demographic Analysis Task: annual monitoring reports on trends of income distribution and social inclusion in Europe. Coverage of reports: general income distribution trends, poverty and social inclusion as well as analytic work on causes and main determinants. Downloads: from DG Employment website.
Other related Tarki social reporting activities (3): European Social Report 2008 Data: EU-SILC, Eurostat, EU reports, others Coverage: EU25 (2004) Chapters: Available: Plan: Demography Employment Income distribution Material well-being in Hungarian English edition (in April) develop to a series
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