The three, so-called, overarching objectives that this indicator portfolio is to monitor in the context of the social inclusion and social protection process are social cohesion, interaction with the objectives of Lisbon and Sustainable Development Strategies as well as good governance.
| Indicator | Data | Source* |
| Core indicators | | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| At-risk-of-poverty threshold | | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Relative median at-risk-of-poverty gap | | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Inequality of income distribution - S80/S20 income quintile share ratio |  | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Healthy life years |  | Eurostat/ EU-SILC & Others |
| Early leavers from education and training | | Eurostat/ LFS |
| People living in jobless households |  | Eurostat/ LFS |
| Projected total public social expenditures | Under preparation | EPC/ AWG |
| Relative median income ratio | | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Aggregate replacement ratio |  | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Self-reported unmet need for medical care |  | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Utilisation of medial care services | Under preparation | National sources |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2005) | | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Employment rate of older workers | | Eurostat/ LFS |
| In work at-risk-of-poverty rate | | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Activity rate | | Eurostat/ LFS |
| Regional cohesion: dispersion of regional employment rates | | Eurostat/ LFS |
| Total health expenditure per capita | | Eurostat/ SHA |
| Context indicators | | |
| GDP growth (at constant prices) | | Eurostat/ ESA95 |
| -Employment rate, by sex -Unemployment rate, by sex and key age groups -Long-term unemployment rate, by sex and key age groups | | Eurostat/ LFS |
| Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 | | Eurostat/ Demography |
| Old age dependency ratio, current and projected | Under preparation | Eurostat/ Other |
| Distribution of population by household types |  | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Public debt, current and projected up to 2050, % of GDP | Under preparation | Eurostat/ ESA95 & EC/ national sources |
| Social protection expenditure, current, by function gross and net | | Eurostat/ ESSPROS |
| Jobless households by main household types | Under preparation | Eurostat/ LFS |
| Making work pay indicators - unemployment trap - inactivity trap (esp. second earner case), - low-wage trap | Under preparation | OECD/ EC |
| Net income of social assistance recipients as a % of the at-risk of poverty threshold for 3 jobless household types | Under preparation | OECD/ EC |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (other than pensions) by age |  | Eurostat/ EU-SILC |
| Change in projected theoretical replacement ration for base case 2004-2050 accompanied with information on type of pension scheme (DB, DC or NDC) and change in projected public pension expenditure 2004-2050 | Under preparation | EPC/ AWG |
* Abbreviations
EC: European Commission
EPC/AWG: Economic Policy Committee Working Group on Ageing Population Eurostat/ESA 95: European System of Accounts 1995
Eurostat/ESPROSS: European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics
Eurostat/ LFS: EU Labour Force Survey
Eurostat/EU-SILC: Community Statistics on Income and Living Conditions
Eurostat/SHA: Eurostat System of health accounts data
Eurostat/UOE: UNESCO-OECD-Eurostat data collection on education systems statistics
OECD: Organisation for Economic Development
OECD/EC: Organisation for Economic Development and European Commission
OECD/PISA: OECD PISA study