Development of Social Indicators by Means of KOWEPS Data

Abstract

◈ 주요 경제사회지표의 변화 추이 ◈ 복지제도의 수급실태 분석 ◈ 기타 연구

The aim of this study is to develop social indicators of Korea by using Korea Welfare Panel Study(KOWEPS) Data(1st∼5th wave). The KOWEPS data, made and released by Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs(KIHASA) and Social Welfar Research Center of SNU, provide much information on conditions of life and welfare needs of households in Korea. By developing social indicators, we expect to get useful insights to understand Korean Society and policy implications. This report is consist of three parts. At first, we introduce the scope of our research and give an brief outline of KOWEPS data. The second part(ch.3∼ch.9) deals with social indicators of six areas: income, distribution, housing, health, labor, social security, and poverty dynamics. The last part includes in-depth analysis on the relation between informal labor and poverty(ch.10) and the effect of EITC in Korea(ch.11).