Using EU Indicators of Immigrant Integration - European ...

Outcome: In the context of migrant integration indicators, the term ‘outcome’ describes a (statistical)result of a certain indicator, usually measured in rates. Outcomes are compared between immigrantsand non-immigrants (gaps). In general, outcomes of indicators can describe the situation of integrationof immigrants in a certain area of society.Overcrowding rate: The number of rooms in the house to the number of people. A person is consideredas living in an overcrowded dwelling if the household does not have at its disposal a minimumnumber of rooms equal to: one room for the household; one room per couple in the household; oneroom for each single person aged 18 or more; one room per pair of single people of the same genderbetween 12 and 17 years of age; one room for each single person between 12 and 17 years of ageand not included in the previous category; one room per pair of children under 12 years of age.Overqualification rate: share of the population with a high educational level (i.e. having completedtertiary education, ISCED 5 or 6), and having low- or medium-skilled jobs (ISCO occupation levels 4 to 9)among employed persons having attained a high educational level.Property ownership: Ratio of property owners to non-property owners among immigrants and thetotal population.Share of 30-34-year-olds with tertiary educational attainment: The share of the immigrant populationthat has achieved ISCED level 5 or 6.Social exclusion: In the EU context, a situation whereby a person is prevented (or excluded) fromcontributing to and benefiting from economic and social progress.Social inclusion: In the EU context, a framework for national strategy development, as well as for policycoordination between the Member States, on issues relating to tackling poverty and social exclusion.Social inclusion is an umbrella term that covers the inclusion of groups in society in regards to income,poverty, health and housing.Socio-economic background/ socio-economic status: Economic and sociological combined totalmeasure of a person’s position in relation to others in society, usually measured by income, occupationand education.Unemployment rate: The share of persons between 20-64 who were without work during the referenceweek, were currently available for work and were either actively seeking work in the past fourweeks or had already found a job to start within the next three months.72