ESSPROS Manual and user guidelines – 2012 edition - Products Manuals and Guidelines

The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) was developed in the late 70s by Eurostat jointly with representative of the Member States of the European Union in response to the need for a specific instrument of statistical observation of social protection in the EU Member States. The new "ESSPROS Manual and user guidelines" is the updated user guide for compiling and using ESSPROS according to the definitions and classifications reported in the ESSPROS manual – edition 2011. This edition of the Manual and user guidelines contains in addition examples, further explanations and a complete list of schemes for each country.