Long-term decline in annual hours worked
Years spent in different activities by men and women in a typical OECD country
Share of time taken by leisure and other activities across an average day
Broader definition of leisure compresses country variation and changes country rankings
The French spend longer periods sleeping
The French spend the most time eating and drinking
Japan and Korea spend more time in personal, medical and household services
Time trends in leisure from time-use surveys
Men have more leisure than women (narrow definition)
Men generally have less personal care time than women
Men generally have more broadly defined leisure than women
Leisure-related activities are much more enjoyed than work-related activities (United States)
Residual of paid work is positively correlated with life satisfaction
Broad leisure time is positively correlated with life satisfaction
Residual of paid work is positively correlated
Broad leisure time is positively correlated with per capita NNI
Paid annual leave and paid public holidays in the OECD
The relationship between residual of paid work and regulated paid leave is reasonably strong
The relationship between broad leisure time and regulated paid leave is stronger
National income per capita of OECD countries varies between USD 11 000 and 55 000
Recent NNI growth varied between 1% and 5% per year
Countries with higher Net National Income have higher proportional public social spending
Fertility rates across the OECD are typically below replacement, but a moderate recovery in some countries since the mid-1990s
Rising average age of mothers at first child birth
Fertility and births outside marriage are positively related
Gross immigration into the OECD area has increased over the past fifteen years
Net migration contributed up to half of population growth in OECD countries over the last decade
OECD foreign-born populations are growing rapidly
Changing male-female age gaps at first marriage
Marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation
Divorce rates are generally rising
Mariage rates are generally declining
Employment indicators, 2007
Still large differences in employment rates compared to prime-age men especially among youths and seniors
On average, more people are in work
Unemployment indicators, 2007
Gender gaps in unemployment to the detriment of women are generally declining
The OECD unemployment rate is stable at around 6%
Nordic countries spend significantly more on childcare programmes
A majority of pre-school children aged 3-5 in childcare
Enrolment in formal childcare varies widely across countries
Countries with rising average reading test scores have reductions in test score inequality
Gender gaps in favour of girls in reading are rising
Large differences in students' performance among OECD countries
Young males not in employment, education or training in the OECD is relatively stable
Variation in females not in employment, education or training is greater than for males across the OECD
The majority of young females not in employment, education or training is typically unavailable for work
Rising life expectancy compared with changes in official retirement age and in age at labour force exit
Labour force exit rates are generally lower than official retirement ages
Cumulated educational spending versus 2006 PISA maths scores
Total education spending as a share of net national income, 1995-2005
Total education spending as a share of net national income
Income inequality has generally been rising
Income inequality varies considerably across OECD countries
OECD countries with high poverty rates tend to have high poverty gaps
Poverty rates generally increased over the period from mid-1980s to mid-2000s
Children in sole parent families and in families without work are more likely to be poor
Child poverty rates across the OECD rose slightly in the last decade
Some countries succeed in combining stronger work incentives with adequate safety nets for sole parents
Supporting full-time work can reduce poverty, even when the job is only paid the minimum wage
Sole parent families with no market income face high poverty risks in some countries
Upward trends in public social spending-to-NNI ratio
On average public social spending accounts for one fourth of NNI across OECD countries
From public to total net social spending
From gross to net public social spending
Older people have a considerable life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth has increased remarkably in OECD countries
Most people think their health is good
Men self-assess their health better than women
Proportions of people reporting good health is stable over long time periods
Countries with a low proportion of low birth weight infants also have low infant mortality rates
The prevalence of low birth weight infants has increased in several OECD countries in the last generation
On average one in 200 children born in the OECD die in infancy
On average across OECD countries one in every 15 children born is low birth weight
Increasing obesity rates across the OECD
Women are generally no more or less obese than men
High obesity rates in many OECD countries
Male and female heights are converging towards those of the taller countries
The Nordic and European countries are the tallest
Mental health index for 21 European OECD countries
Type, severity and treatment of mental health problems in ten OECD countries
Annual and life-time prevalence of mental health problems in ten OECD countries
A larger share of elderly women receive formal long-term care than men
The proportion of formal long-term care recipients is higher at older age groups but has decreased since 2000 in many OECD countries
Most formal long-term care recipients receive care at home
Countries with higher life expectancy spend more per capita on health care, 2006
Richer countries spend more per capita on health care, 2006
Annual growth in per capita health spending, 1995-2006
Health spending as a share of NNI, 2006
Life satisfaction is rising in most OECD countries
Lower life satisfaction is associated with greater inequality of life satisfaction, 2006
Life satisfaction rises with higher NNI, 2006
Considerable differences between countries regarding life satisfaction
High and rising: work satisfaction across the OECD
Job values and job outcomes most valued by respondents, 2005
Experience of different types of crimes and fear of crime
Conventional crime is falling across the OECD, 2000 to 2004/05
Falling suicide rates in most OECD countries
Higher suicides among men than women
Suicide by age patterns vary by country
Gender differences in suicide higher amongst the elderly
More children are bullied when the first generation migrant share of children is high
Bullying is more common amongst older children
Boys are more often both victim and perpetrator of bullying
Cigarette smoking and drunkenness amongst teen-aged children is falling from highs in the 1990s
One in four 15-year-olds have had sex, often without adequate protection