The Hungarian Social Reports

István György TóthDirectorTarki Social Research InstituteBudapest

Social reporting in EuropeVilla Vigoni ConferenceMarch 16-18, 2008

TÁRKI story: chronology

1985 social science databank, social research 1991 own fieldwork department1998 for-profit and nonprofit separation: Tarki JRC and

Tarki Social Research Institute Inc 2007 Kopint-Tárki: macroeconomic research2008 Tárki-Tudok: education research unit

TÁRKI story: profile shifts

From totheoretical applied researchSociology EconomicsMacro Micro and macro Pubic sector Private and publicHungary International

TÁRKI research areas

Social stratification, social mobilityIncome distribution, labour markets, povertyEconomic and social impact assessment, microsimulationIntergenerational transfers, pensionsComparative social policyHealth system and health status Family policies, demography Education, life long learningMinorities, immigrants, discriminationAttitudes, opinions, satisfactionICT research Local governments projectDevelopment 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 outputsOther empirical social research social indicators

Main topics covered:social stratificationlabour marketvulnerable groupssocial policy attitudes

Other features:International outlookPolicy 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

 

I.      Societal changes 1.     Class society? (Kolosi Tamás–Dencső Blanka) 192.     Income distribution, 1987-2005 (Tóth István György) 423.     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) 895.     The situation of the Hungarian Roma: compared to other CEE countries (Bernát Anikó) 1186.     Health status (Vitrai József–Mihalicza Péter) 1387.     Satisfaction in transtiton societies (Sági Matild) 151 

III.  Damographic transition and consequences 8.     Becoming a parent: structural conditions and subjective factors at the time of taking the the first baby (Spéder Zsolt–Kapitány Balázs) 1839.     Chid poverty in Hungary (Gábos András–Szivós Péter) 20410.  Generational accounts, 1992–2001 (Gál Róbert Iván–Törzsök Árpád–Medgyesi Márton–Révész Tamás)22911.  Intergenerational transmission of life chances (Harcsa István–Tarján Gergely) 238

12.  The effect of the „100 steps” program on incomes of families with children (Benedek Dóra–Scharle Ágota) 25013.  The situation of divorced fathers (Vukovich Gabriella) 267 

IV.  Human capital 14.  Human capital development, life long learning, skills and competencies(Varga Júlia) 28715.  Human capital investment with student loan support (Medgyesi Márton–Varga Júlia) 30116.  Work orientation and returns to human capital (Altorjai Szilvia–Róbert Péter) 31417.  Social capital and development (Füzér Katalin–Gerő Márton–Sik Endre–Zongor Gábor) 33518.  Dinemsions of social capital – in the ethnic dimension (Albert Fruzsina–Dávid Beáta) 351 

V.    Values and attitudes  19.  Stereotypes and biases (Ligeti György) 37320.  Voter turnout, 2006 (Angelusz Róbert–Tardos Róbert) 39021.  The stabilization of political preferences in the 2006 elections (Stumpf István) 417 

VI. Social indicators 22.  Hungary, in light of social indicators(Harcsa István–Papp Gábor–Vukovich György) 435 

Social report 2006 Table of contents (available only in Hungarian) 

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 RolesReport on the Situation of Women and Men in

Hungary 2005Edited 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: DemographyEmploymentIncome distributionMaterial well-being

Available: in Hungarian

Plan: English edition (in April)develop to a series

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