European Social Watch Report 2010
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Social Participation

Social Participation 1

Variable

NEETs (not in education, employment or training)

Suicides and violent death

Trust

Political action

Indicator

Percentage of people aged 15-19 who were not in education or work in 2004

Estimated deaths by intentional injuries (per 100,000 inhabitants), 2002

Agree on ‘trust completely’ + ‘trust a little’ your neighbours (%) (1)

Agree on sentence ‘Most people can be trusted’ (%) (1)

Would never attend a lawful/peaceful demonstration (%) (1)

Would never sign a petition (%) (1)

Men

Women

Total

Self-inflicted injuries

Violence

Albania

0.3

0.1

0.2

Andorra

0.0

0.0

0.0

51.3

20.1

19.3

8.3

Armenia

0.2

0.1

0.1

Austria

1.6

1.5

0.1

Azerbaijan

7.2

7.5

0.6

0.4

0.2

Belarus

5.1

3.8

1.3

Belgium

5.8

3.9

2.3

2.1

0.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.7

0.6

0.1

Bulgaria

1.6

1.3

0.2

74.5

22.2

52.6

59.1

Croatia

1.0

0.9

0.1

Cyprus

0.0

0.0

0.0

51.1

9.9

34.2

34.6

Czech Republic

5.0

6.4

1.8

1.7

0.1

Denmark

0.7

2.3

0.8

0.7

0.1

Estonia

0.6

0.4

0.2

Finland

5.1

5.5

1.4

1.2

0.2

85.9

58.9

50.8

17.4

France

6.2

4.5

9.9

9.5

0.4

82.3

18.8

30.7

10.4

Georgia

0.4

0.2

0.2

92.0

18.1

56.0

74.3

Germany

3.5

3.7

12.0

11.4

0.6

76.2

36.8

30.2

20.1

Greece

7.6

10.7

0.5

0.4

0.1

Hungary

6.6

5.8

3.0

2.8

0.2

Iceland

1.4

3.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

Ireland

8.3

8.7

0.5

0.5

0.0

Italy

9.1

10.3

4.5

3.9

0.6

69.0

29.2

31.0

13.9

Latvia

1.0

0.7

0.3

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

1.9

1.6

0.4

Luxembourg

2.1

3.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

Macedonia

1.0

0.2

0.1

Malta

0.0

0.0

0.0

Moldova

1.3

0.8

0.5

54.3

17.9

48.9

57.5

Monaco

0.0

0.0

0.0

Montenegro

1.6

1.4

0.2

Netherlands

2.5

2.2

0.6

0.5

0.0

69.7

45.0

43.1

16.4

Norway

4.2

2.8

7.4

6.7

0.7

90.6

74.2

25.6

9.7

Poland

3.0

2.1

0.8

0.7

0.1

75.4

19.0

59.4

46.7

Portugal

9.7

11.0

Romania

3.6

2.8

0.8

49.6

20.3

64.8

65.7

Russian Federation

123.6

59.0

47.5

67.6

26.2

55.6

69.0

San Marino

Serbia

1.8

1.6

0.2

65.8

15.3

42.0

36.2

Slovak Republic

8.6

7.1

0.9

0.7

0.1

Slovenia

0.6

0.6

0.0

59.7

18.1

38.3

33.8

Spain

10.0

10.8

3.8

3.4

0.4

76.0

20.0

24.5

30.0

Sweden

7.8

4.0

1.2

1.1

0.1

89.7

68.0

21.3

5.1

Switzerland

7.6

6.8

1.4

1.3

0.1

86.7

53.9

33.5

8.3

Turkey

24.7

47.1

7.9

4.7

2.4

74.6

4.9

63.1

52.7

Ukraine

25.1

17.5

7.6

73.4

27.5

56.1

66.5

United Kingdom

10.2a

10.5a

5.6

5.0

0.6

80.4

30.5

38.6

8.5

Source

OECD

WHO

World Value Survey

World Value Survey

Notes:

(1) Andorra [2005], Bulgaria [2006], Cyprus [2006], Finland [2005], France [2006], Georgia [2008], Germany [2006], Great Britain [2006], Italy [2005], Moldova [2006], Netherlands [2006], Norway [2007], Poland [2005], Romania [2005], Russian Federation [2006], Serbia [2006], Slovenia [2005], Spain [2007], Sweden [2006], Switzerland [2007], Turkey [2007], Ukraine [2006]

a: 2005

 

Social Participation 2

Variable

Voluntary work

Active participation in voluntary organizations, % (1)

Indicator

Proportion of people engaged in voluntary work, %, 2006 (2)

Charitable
and
humanitarian

Environmental

Sport or recreation

Art, music, educational

Professional

Church or religious

Political party

Labour unions

Any other

15-29 years old

30-49 years old

Albania

Andorra

12.7

5.5

31.8

22.9

9.6

11.8

2.9

2.4

1.2

Armenia

Austria

52.2

57.7

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

38.1

38.4

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

7.9

7.1

0.7

0.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.9

2.1

3.2

78.4

Croatia

Cyprus

50.0

48.2

6.0

1.1

12.8

7.6

6.5

8.6

8.3

7.1

4.3

Czech Republic

34.7a

31.1a

Denmark

50.8

48.3

Estonia

22.3

19.7

Finland

51.3

52.8

8.3

1.6

21.6

9.5

2.3

17.6

3.3

12.0

2.7

France

33.4

33.9

8.8

6.3

22.7

11.3

6.4

4.4

2.6

5.8

1.9

Georgia

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.7

0.2

3.1

0.3

0.8

0.1

Germany

45.4

48.4

4.7

1.5

26.8

8.2

3.8

12.9

2.3

3.4

5.1

Greece

38.4a

42.5a

Hungary

16.7

23.4

Iceland

19.7a

39.6a

Ireland

42.0

48.5

Italy

26.7a

28.3a

9.3

1.4

17.3

10.0

7.0

9.2

3.4

3.3

9.4

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

32.7a

29.0a

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

2.5

1.9

6.4

7.9

7.0

12.9

2.7

6.8

1.0

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

43.6

51.2

6.8

4.1

37.4

20.5

6.0

14.4

4.2

7.8

1.9

Norway

64.3

69.7

12.3

1.3

27.1

12.6

7.5

8.3

4.3

13.6

12.5

Poland

20.1

13.8

3.1

1.6

4.2

4.6

2.6

12.9

1.1

4.4

3.3

Portugal

33.7

38.6

Romania

17.0

18.7

0.8

0.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

5.4

2.5

3.8

0.3

Russian Federation

1.1

0.4

5.9

4.2

1.6

2.6

0.8

3.4

San Marino

Serbia

1.2

1.1

6.9

2.5

1.9

3.9

2.7

2.2

69.2

Slovak Republic

21.6

26.4

Slovenia

39.3

39.8

7.7

2.7

18.2

9.2

6.4

12.4

2.1

8.9

3.8

Spain

31.7

43.1

5.1

1.1

10.0

5.7

3.4

9.1

1.1

2.7

4.4

Sweden

26.2

32.1

10.0

1.0

29.8

12.8

6.4

6.9

2.8

10.2

21.8

Switzerland

55.7

55.7

11.2

5.2

36.3

21.2

15.8

22.1

8.1

4.7

82.3

Turkey

1.8a

1.7a

0.8

0.8

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.3

2.3

1.1

0.4

Ukraine

1.9

1.1

4.2

4.0

2.1

5.6

2.1

4.4

United Kingdom

41.5

42.5

20.9

6.0

30.0

21.7

14.6

19.2

3.3

10.1

0.8

Source

European Social Survey and World Value Survey

World Value Survey

Notes:

(1) Andorra [2005], Bulgaria [2006], Cyprus [2006], Finland [2005], France [2006], Georgia [2008], Germany [2006], Great Britain [2006], Italy [2005], Moldova [2006], Netherlands [2006], Norway [2007], Poland [2005], Romania [2005], Russian Federation [2006], Serbia [2006], Slovenia [2005], Spain [2007], Sweden [2006], Switzerland [2007], Turkey [2007], Ukraine [2006]

(2) In the 2006 European Surveys, respondents were asked whether, over the last 12 months, they have been involved in work for voluntary or charitable organizations. The estimates derived here correspond to the proportion respondents who answered positively.

a: Data for Czech Republic, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg and Turkey are from the World Value Survey. In the 1999-2002 World Values Surveys, respondents were asked if they were currently doing unpaid voluntary work for any group they belong to. The estimate shows here the proportion of respondents doing unpaid work for at least one group.