Life Domain:
Measurement Dimension:
Subdimension:
Indicator:
Definition:
Labour Market and Working Conditions
Goal Dimension:
Strengthening Social Connections/Ties
Participation in the Area of Working Life
Membership in Job-Related Organisations
H4112 Membership in Professional Organisations
Percentage of employees who are and active or an inactive member of a professional organisation (Question: "Now I am going to read off a list of
voluntary organizations; for each one, could you tell me whether you are an active member, an inactive member or not a member of that type of
organization ?")
Population:
Total
Country
EU-12
EU-15
EU-25
A
B
D
D-W
D-E
DK
E
F
FIN
GB
GR
I
IRL
N-IRL
L
NL
P
S
UK
CY
CZ
EE
H
LV
LT
MT
PL
SK
SI
CH
N
U.S.
JAP
Source:
Notes:
1980
1981
4,9
8,3
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
7,6
8,5
14,2
10,8
7,6
13,7
4,2
7,2
16,7
13,3
1,6
7,0
10,8
5,3
8,3
10,8
10,2
19,2
5,2
13,4
18,9
7,6
4,5
1991
13,7
8,1
12,8
29,9
7,2
19,3
21,6
19,7
4,1
18,1
20,6
17,3
12,2
19,6
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
8,8
12,0
5,7
5,9
4,6
14,5
5,4
5,3
8,2
2,3
20,6
7,8
11,3
5,1
7,5
18,7
2,0
18,3
2,5
7,6
6,3
6,3
2,9
0,8
5,0
7,7
6,8
10,5
30,3
42,3
14,8
1981,1990 and 1995/96: World Values Survey (WVS); 1999/2000: European Values Study (EVS); own calculations
Different format of question in 1981 and 1990. In 1981 and 1990 it was first asked if one belongs to any of these organizations, and then if one does unpaid work for any of them; only percentages based on at least 50 respondents
are indicated
Life Domain:
Measurement Dimension:
Subdimension:
Indicator:
Definition:
Labour Market and Working Conditions
Goal Dimension:
Strengthening Social Connections/Ties
Participation in the Area of Working Life
Membership in Job-Related Organisations
H4112 Membership in Professional Organisations
Percentage of employees who are and active or an inactive member of a professional organisation (Question: "Now I am going to read off a list of
voluntary organizations; for each one, could you tell me whether you are an active member, an inactive member or not a member of that type of
organization ?")
Population:
Men
Country
EU-12
EU-15
EU-25
A
B
D
D-W
D-E
DK
E
F
FIN
GB
GR
I
IRL
N-IRL
L
NL
P
S
UK
CY
CZ
EE
H
LV
LT
MT
PL
SK
SI
CH
N
U.S.
JAP
Source:
Notes:
1980
1981
4,5
11,6
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
8,9
10,0
16,3
14,2
10,8
16,8
4,0
8,5
20,7
14,8
2,3
7,0
14,0
5,7
6,5
13,0
13,0
23,4
5,8
15,4
21,3
8,9
6,3
1991
15,0
9,3
16,1
20,9
7,7
22,3
25,1
21,0
5,7
23,9
27,4
17,5
15,1
19,2
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
9,4
14,3
7,5
8,0
5,3
15,4
6,1
5,6
11,2
2,5
22,1
9,3
12,3
5,5
8,8
20,7
2,3
16,6
2,7
8,7
5,0
5,8
0,4
1,2
5,8
7,0
7,4
12,0
28,7
42,7
17,0
1981,1990 and 1995/96: World Values Survey (WVS); 1999/2000: European Values Study (EVS); own calculations
Different format of question in 1981 and 1990. In 1981 and 1990 it was first asked if one belongs to any of these organizations, and then if one does unpaid work for any of them; only percentages based on at least 50 respondents
are indicated
Life Domain:
Measurement Dimension:
Subdimension:
Indicator:
Definition:
Labour Market and Working Conditions
Goal Dimension:
Strengthening Social Connections/Ties
Participation in the Area of Working Life
Membership in Job-Related Organisations
H4112 Membership in Professional Organisations
Percentage of employees who are and active or an inactive member of a professional organisation (Question: "Now I am going to read off a list of
voluntary organizations; for each one, could you tell me whether you are an active member, an inactive member or not a member of that type of
organization ?")
Population:
Women
Country
EU-12
EU-15
EU-25
A
B
D
D-W
D-E
DK
E
F
FIN
GB
GR
I
IRL
N-IRL
L
NL
P
S
UK
CY
CZ
EE
H
LV
LT
MT
PL
SK
SI
CH
N
U.S.
JAP
Source:
Notes:
1980
1981
6,0
3,4
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
6,3
8,4
11,5
5,9
4,2
10,1
4,5
5,7
11,8
11,7
0,5
6,9
5,3
4,5
10,7
8,5
6,3
14,3
4,3
10,3
16,3
4,3
2,1
1991
11,9
6,6
8,6
18,6
6,4
15,0
17,4
17,8
1,7
11,9
13,8
16,8
9,0
20,1
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
8,1
8,9
4,1
4,2
4,0
13,5
4,0
5,1
4,9
2,0
19,3
5,8
10,1
4,7
5,8
16,3
1,4
20,0
2,2
6,4
7,6
7,0
5,3
0,3
3,4
8,4
6,1
8,9
31,9
41,8
11,7
1981,1990 and 1995/96: World Values Survey (WVS); 1999/2000: European Values Study (EVS) ; own calculations
Different format of question in 1981 and 1990. In 1981 and 1990 it was first asked if one belongs to any of these organizations, and then if one does unpaid work for any of them; only percentages based on at least 50 respondents
are indicated
Life Domain:
Measurement Dimension:
Subdimension:
Indicator:
Definition:
Labour Market and Working Conditions
Goal Dimension:
Strengthening Social Connections/Ties
Participation in the Area of Working Life
Membership in Job-Related Organisations
H4112 Membership in Professional Organisations
Percentage of employees who are and active or an inactive member of a professional organisation (Question: "Now I am going to read off a list of
voluntary organizations; for each one, could you tell me whether you are an active member, an inactive member or not a member of that type of
organization ?")
Population:
Non-manual employees
Country
EU-12
EU-15
EU-25
A
B
D
D-W
D-E
DK
E
F
FIN
GB
GR
I
IRL
N-IRL
L
NL
P
S
UK
CY
CZ
EE
H
LV
LT
MT
PL
SK
SI
CH
N
U.S.
JAP
Source:
Notes:
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
25,6
12,0
4,3
9,9
11,1
11,3
11,2
12,1
14,9
9,3
8,8
23,8
20,5
3,1
12,6
23,3
6,4
15,4
13,8
11,6
24,7
9,0
16,1
20,3
7,4
9,1
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
18,1
16,9
23,0
27,1
22,6
23,8
25,7
7,4
15,5
25,7
29,2
3,2
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
12,9
12,7
5,5
5,6
5,1
16,0
12,4
5,1
11,4
3,2
24,5
9,5
9,6
4,7
9,0
23,4
5,0
20,7
3,3
10,9
8,4
10,1
6,7
0,7
9,0
11,8
11,4
15,6
9,7
22,2
1997
27,9
35,6
57,3
9,2
1981,1990 and 1995/96: World Values Survey (WVS); 1999/2000: European Values Study (EVS) ; own calculations
Different format of question in 1981 and 1990. In 1981 and 1990 it was first asked if one belongs to any of these organizations, and then if one does unpaid work for any of them; only percentages based on at least 50 respondents
are indicated
Life Domain:
Measurement Dimension:
Subdimension:
Indicator:
Definition:
Labour Market and Working Conditions
Goal Dimension:
Strengthening Social Connections/Ties
Participation in the Area of Working Life
Membership in Job-Related Organisations
H4112 Membership in Professional Organisations
Percentage of employees who are and active or an inactive member of a professional organisation (Question: "Now I am going to read off a list of
voluntary organizations; for each one, could you tell me whether you are an active member, an inactive member or not a member of that type of
organization ?")
Population:
Manual employees
Country
EU-12
EU-15
EU-25
A
B
D
D-W
D-E
DK
E
F
FIN
GB
GR
I
IRL
N-IRL
L
NL
P
S
UK
CY
CZ
EE
H
LV
LT
MT
PL
SK
SI
CH
N
U.S.
JAP
Source:
Notes:
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
11,2
2,3
2,1
3,7
4,4
6,2
7,5
3,7
7,5
1,4
3,6
1,6
3,6
0,0
2,0
0,0
2,1
2,3
2,7
6,9
6,3
2,0
4,3
3,6
2,0
3,4
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
12,3
12,5
12,0
9,9
6,0
1,5
8,8
5,7
12,5
11,9
7,3
3,4
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
3,6
6,0
3,8
3,7
4,1
10,4
2,6
2,8
3,8
0,0
14,2
3,6
2,0
0,3
6,1
11,8
1,2
8,4
0,0
3,9
3,1
2,7
1,1
0,7
0,5
3,4
2,2
4,5
5,8
6,1
1997
29,0
25,1
22,1
14,0
1981,1990 and 1995/96: World Values Survey (WVS); 1999/2000: European Values Study (EVS) ; own calculations
Different format of question in 1981 and 1990. In 1981 and 1990 it was first asked if one belongs to any of these organizations, and then if one does unpaid work for any of them; only percentages based on at least 50 respondents
are indicated