Press Release Society at a Glance indicators spotlight social policy challenges in OECD countries

Society at a Glance, a biennial publication, gives an overview of social trends and policy developments using indicators taken from OECD studies and other sources. The indicators include numbers of jobless households; marriage and divorce rates; life expectancy; retirement ages; unemployment; drug use and drug-related deaths; foreigners living in OECD countries; contacts with family and friends; and life satisfaction.

OECD: Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators, 2005 ed. http://oecd.ehaus2.co.uk/oecd/display.asp?CID=&LANG=EN&SF1=DI&ST1=5LMNFPLT798W

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