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society > social behaviour > social indicator

Preferred term

social indicator  

Definition

  • Easily identified features of a society which can be measured, which vary over time, and are taken as revealing some underlying aspect of social reality. In general, the most commonly used indicators are derived from official statistics, and include unemployment figures, health and mortality data, and crime rates.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7798

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