Social protection – deals with statistics on measures to protect people against the risks of inadequate incomes associated with unemployment, ill health, invalidity, old age, parental responsibilities, or inadequate income following the loss of a spouse or parent, etc., includes statistics on pension beneficiaries, social security schemes, social protection expenditure, etc.
Excludes:
– insurance companies as economic actors (2.4.6) – pension funds as actors in financial markets (2.4.6)
Reference: Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA rev. 1 - October 2009)