Definition: Persons living in jobless households

Category: Regional statistics

The "persons living in jobless households" indicator shows the number of children aged 0–17 years and of persons aged 18–59 years who are living in eligible households where none of the members are working, expressed as a percentage (proportion) of the total population aged 0–17, respectively aged 18–59, who are living in eligible households. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/coded_files/sustainable_europe_2005.pdf#page=47
Source:
Eurostat, "Measuring progress towards a more sustainable Europe. Sustainable development indicators for the European Union. Data 1990-2005", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2005
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