Swiss Social Report

Christian Suter

Institut de sociologie

Université de Neuchâtel

Swiss Social Report! Five thematic domains

! Distribution of social goods! Cultural diversity! Social integration! Political (re)shaping! Environment

! Two perspectives ! Descriptive, indicator based view: 75 indicators (15 for

each of the 5 domains) treated on a double page (charts and short descriptions)

! Analytical/explanatory perspective: 5 analytical chapters (for each of the 5 domains) written by scientific (guest) authors of different disciplines.

Swiss Social Report 2008! Thematic orientation 2008: Switzerland in

comparative perspective! Germany! France! Spain! Sweden! UK! US! Selected other countries (e.g. Belgium for indicators on

language)! Publication in three languages

! German edition (Sozialbericht)! French edition (Rapport social)! English edition (Swiss Social Report)

Analytical chapters 2008! Distribution of social goods: Thomas Meyer � Education

and inequality (transition from school to work based on the TREE cohort)

! Cultural diversity: Georg Lüdi/Iwar Werlen �Multilingualism

! Social integration: Markus Freitag � Volunteering! Political reshaping : P. Sciarini/M. Giugni � Polarization

and Politicization! Environment: Andreas Diekmann/Reto Meyer (based on

Environment Surveys 1993, 2000, 2006)

Distribution of social goodsEducation

Employment andunemployment

Wages andincome

! Post-cumpulsory degrees (20-year old)! Level of education ! Educational inheritance and homogamy! Further education

! Labour force participation! Full- and part-time employment! Labour force entry! Working conditions! Unemployment! Socio-demographic profile of unemploy.! Long-term unemployment

! Wage level and wage inqualities! Occupational income! Household income

Cultural diversityCitizenship,migration

Languages

Religion

Leisure

! Profile of nationalities! Duration of stay, naturalizations! Opinions on foreigners! National affiliation (subject. criteria)

! Pupils� languages! Competences in foreign languages! Use of foreign languages! English at work

! Religion and people without confession! Religious participation

! Use of media! Interest in political news! Leisure activities! Lifestyles (living)! Sport activities

Social integrationFamily, partnership

Social security

Volunteering

Security

! Marriages! Divorces! Role distribution in couples! Births! Age structure! Passing into adulthood! Living alone

! Old age and invalidity pensions! Poverty

! Organized volunteering! Informal volunteering! Motivations for volunteering

! Suspects and sentencing! Crime victims! Feelings of insecurity

Political (re)shapingPolitical valuesand perceptions

Political mobilization

Parties and voting

! Political opinions! Perception of problems! Political trust

! Political activities! Political mobilization! Labor union strength and conflicts! Initiatives and referenda

! Persons without party attachment! Strength of parties (elections)! Political parties and their voters! Women in politics! Consent/dissent of government parties! Voter turnout! Voting success and failure of gov. parties! Regional voting differences

EnvironmentTraffic

Utilization ofResources,ecologicaldamages and risks

Subject. evaluation

Ecolog. measures and behavior

! Passenger traffic! Transportation of goods

! Energy consumption! Transformation of landscape! Diversity of species and landscape prot.! Water consumption! Air pollution! Climate and greenhouse gases

! Evaluation of environmental threat! Ecological awareness! Ecological engagement

! Opinions on environmental policies! Ecological behavior! Waste and recycling! Ecological footprint

Education level

Education level (cont)

Educational inheritance

Educational inheritance (cont)

Homogamy

Occupation by sex and nationality

Occupation by sex, age, family status

Occupation by sex, age, country

Working conditions

Working conditions (cont)

Role distribution in couples

Role distribution in couples (cont)

Role distribution in couples (cont)

Passing into adulthood

Passing into adulthood (cont)

Passing into adulthood (cont)

Voter turnout

Voter turnout (cont)

Voter turnout (cont)

Profile of nationalities

Profile of nationalities (cont)

Profile of nationalities (cont)

Opinions on foreigners

Opinions on foreigners (cont)

Opinions on foreigners (cont)

National affiliation

National affiliation (cont)

National affiliation (cont)