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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