A Social Report for Ireland Volume II - the NESC Website

contentsvList of TablesTable 6.1 Construction of Child Well-being 11Table 6.2 Reading Literacy Example 80Table 7.1 Construction of the Well-being of People of Working Age 85Table 7.2 Supports for People of Working Age Example 160Table 8.1 International Developments on Ageing 164Table 8.2 Construction of Older People’s Well-being 170Table 8.3 Supports for Older People Example 234Table 9.1 Construction of the Well-being of People with Disabilities 245Table 9.2People with Disabilities in Receiptof Social Welfare Payments 261Table 9.3 Supports for People with Disabilities Example 306List of Figures (Ireland unless specified)Figure 6.1 Number of Children in the State by Age Group, 2006 13Figure 6.2Public Spending on Family Benefits,International Comparisons, 2003 15Figure 6.3 Children Across Income Quintiles, 2007 17Figure 6.4 Child Poverty in Ireland, 2006 and 2007 18Figure 6.5At-Risk-of-Poverty Rates for Children,EU25 Comparisons, 2005 18Figure 6.6 Low Family Affluence, Selected Countries, 2006 19Figure 6.7Figure 6.8Figure 6.9Figure 6.10Children Living in Jobless Households,EU Comparisons, 2007 23Rates of Return to the Same Investment Madein a Person of a Given Ability at Different Ages 24Benchmarks on Early Childhood Services,International Comparisons, 2008 26Types of Childcare used by Children Aged 0-12 YearsBy School Going Status, 2007 27Figure 6.11 Educational Achievement by Social Class, 2006 30Figure 6.12Figure 6.13Percentage of Households Containing Children whowere Classified as Separated or Divorced Households,Various Years 38The Number of Children who were in the Careof the Hse, 2006 39