The fight against social exclusion is one of the EU’s social policy goals, and the aim is to significantly reduce the number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion by 2010.

Some indicators:

- At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers  
The at-risk-of-poverty rate is the share of the population below a defined poverty line (and therefore likely to suffer social exclusion) according to equivalised disposable income.

- Long-term unemployment rate 
A high long-term unemployment rate indicates that resources are insufficiently utilised and there is a risk that people become permanently excluded from the active population.

- Jobless households - children 

- Jobless households by gender   
The percentage of people living in jobless households is an important indicator of persistent poverty.

- Dispersion of regional employment rates by gender
Regional imbalances in employment need to be addressed.

- Early school leavers by gender 
Reducing the number of early school leavers ensures that no one is left behind in the age of globalisation.

Access to data collection and Quality profile (Q.P)
Titles	Data	Q.P
Inequality of income distribution		(Q.P)
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers by gender		(Q.P)
At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers by gender		(Q.P)
At-persistent-risk-of-poverty rate by gender (Data currently under revision)
Dispersion of regional employment rates by gender		(Q.P)
Early school leavers by gender
Long-term unemployment rate by gender		(Q.P)
Jobless households - children
Jobless households by gender
Formal child care by duration and age group