QoG Data

The Comparative Welfare Entitlements Dataset

Data source: Lyle Scruggs, Jahn Detlaf, and Kati Kuitto

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This data set collection provides systematic data on institutional features of social insurance programs in eighteen countries spanning much of the post-war period. Its purpose is to provide an essential complement to program spending data that is available from international sources like the OECD's Social Expenditure Database.

Dataset type

Time-Series

Dataset level

Country

Citation

When using this dataset, please cite as:

• Scruggs, L., Jahn, D., & Kuitto, K. (2017). Comparative welfare entitlements dataset 2. Version 2017-09. University of Connecticut and University of Greifswald.

@article{sc1,
 author = {Scruggs, Lyle and Jahn, Detlef and Kuitto, Kati},
 journal = {University of Connecticut and University of Greifswald},
 last_updated = {2024-04-03},
 note = {Available at: http://cwed2.org},
 title = {Comparative Welfare Entitlements Dataset 2. Version 2017-09},
 year = {2017}
}

Variables in this dataset

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Min Pension replacement rate (single)

QoG code: sc_mp

Minimum pension replacement rate: Single (100%)

Min Pension replacement rate (couple)

QoG code: sc_mpc

Minimum pension replacement rate: Family (100%/0%)

Pension coverage

QoG code: sc_pcov

Coverage/Take-up: Portion of those above official retirement age who are in receipt of a public pension.

Female Retirement Age

QoG code: sc_penagef

Female retirement age.

Male Retirement Age

QoG code: sc_penagem

Male retirement age.

Pension funding ratio

QoG code: sc_pfund

The ratio of employee pension contributions to employer and employee pension contributions .

Pension Generosity Index

QoG code: sc_pgen

Pension Generosity Index. The generosity index methodology is explained in Lyle Scruggs (2014) Social Welfare Generosity Scores in CWED.

Pension qualification period (years)

QoG code: sc_pqual

Standard number of years of pension insurance to be considered fully covered.

Sickness replacement rate (single)

QoG code: sc_sick

Sickness insurance. Replacement rate: Single (100%)

Sickness coverage

QoG code: sc_sickcov

Sickness insurance. Coverage: Percentage of the labor force with sickpay insurance. This is not the percentage of currently unemployed/sick who are currently receiving benefits.

Sickness duration (weeks)

QoG code: sc_sickdur

Sickness insurance. Duration: Weeks of benefit entitlement excluding times of means-tested assistance or long-term disability/invalidity pensions. All 999 values have been recoded to missing.

Sickness replacement rate (family)

QoG code: sc_sickf

Sickness insurance. Replacement rate: Family (100%/0%)

Sickness Qualification (weeks)

QoG code: sc_sickqual

Sickness insurance. Qualification period: Weeks of insurance needed to qualify for benefit.

Sickness Waiting Period (days)

QoG code: sc_sickwait

Sickness insurance. Waiting days: Days one must wait to start receiving benefit after becoming sick.

Sickness Generosity Index

QoG code: sc_skgen

Sickness Generosity Index. The generosity index methodology is explained in Lyle Scruggs (2014) Social Welfare Generosity Scores in CWED.

Standard Pension replacement rate (single)

QoG code: sc_sp

Standard pension replacement rate: Single (100%)

Standard Pension replacement rate (couple)

QoG code: sc_spc

Standard pension replacement rate: Family (100%/0%)

Combined Generosity Index

QoG code: sc_tgen

Combined Generosity Index. The generosity index methodology is explained in Lyle Scruggs (2014) Social Welfare Generosity Scores in CWED.

Unemployment replacement rate (single)

QoG code: sc_ue

Unemployment insurance. Replacement rate: Single (100%)

Unemployment coverage

QoG code: sc_uecov

Coverage: Percentage of the labor force insured for unemployment risk. A Methodological Genealogy, CWED Working Paper 01, available on the CWED website. The methodology and scaling differs in importan ...

Unemployment duration (weeks)

QoG code: sc_uedur

Duration: Weeks of benefit entitlement excluding times of means-tested assistance. All 999 values have been recoded to missing.

Unemployment replacement rate (family)

QoG code: sc_uef

Unemployment insurance. Replacement rate: Family (100%/0%)

Unemployment Generosity Index

QoG code: sc_uegen

Unemployment Generosity Index. The generosity index methodology is explained in Lyle Scruggs (2014) Social Welfare Generosity Scores in CWED.

Unemployment qualification (weeks)

QoG code: sc_uequal

Unemployment insurance. Qualification period: Weeks of insurance needed to qualify for benefit.

Unemployment Waiting Period (days)

QoG code: sc_uewait

Waiting days: Days one must wait to start receiving benefit after becoming unemployed.