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| 3. The family
Patriarchal, with expanding role of women and some evidence of disintegrating family unit. |
4 |
| 4. Social values and attitudes
Strong custom and tradition, social discipline, individualism, group affiliation for economic purposes and for culture and recreation, materialism, avant-garde attitude toward sex, national pride, peace-seeking role. |
5 |
| C. Population | 7 |
| 1. Size and distribution
Population of 8 million, with concentration in southern third of nation, low degree of urbanization along with advanced industrial development, growth of urban centers, concentrations of rural population. |
7 |
| 2. Ethnic types
Uniform, with 5% outside strains and the Lapps. |
8 |
| 3. Emigration and immigration
The Great Emigration, increased immigration since 1930. |
9 |
| 4. Structure
High proportion of elderly persons. |
9 |
| 5. Vital rates
Declining birth, infant mortality, and death rates, life expectancy, marriage and divorce rates, probable static population. |
10 |
| D. Manpower and labor | 11 |
| 1. Labor force
Some 3.9 million, including recent immigrants, comprising three-fourths of these 15-64, distribution of the force, increase in number of working women, source of aliens. |
11 |
| 2. Employment and unemployment
Full employment a national policy, 3% unemployment in early 1972, with highest percent in construction, programs and services to cope with unemployment. |
12 |
| 3. Wages, hours, and working conditions
Highest wages in Europe, increases in past decade, nominal and real wages, rates and "wage drift," costs to the employer; hours covered by collective agreement and legislation; constant improvement in working conditions. |
14 |
| 4. Organization of labor
High percentage of both blue- and white-collar workers, the LO—affiliates, organization, activity, and role in society; the TCO—affiliates, organization; other organizations. |
15 |
| 5. Organization of management
The SAF—members, organization, function; composition of the SFO; farmers' organizations, international affiliation. |
17 |
| 6. Labor-management relations
Peaceful relations with few strikes and lockouts, the Labor Market Committee and its accomplishments, boards with labor representatives, limited scope of labor legislation, days lost because of labor disputes, agreements, the Labor Court, changes in determining wages and conditions. |
18 |
| E. Living conditions and social problems | 20 |
| 1. Material welfare
Even spread of the "good life," high rate of taxes, average money income, per capita consumption, short supply of adequate modern housing, prevalence of renting. |
20 |
| 2. Social security
Acceptance and development of comprehensive program, administration, money required from national and local budgets. |
22 |
| a. Old-age, disability, and widows' pensions
Basis and coverage, supplementary pension. |
23 |
| b. Health insurance
Coveragr and provisions, charges by income levels. |
24 |
| c. Workman's compensation
Coverage and financing. |
25 |
| d. Unemployment insurance
Coverage and benefits. |
25 |
| e. Family allowances
Provisions for children, housing allowances. |
26 |
| 3. Social problems
No tensions from great inequalities, high suicide rate, increase in crime, juvenile delinquency, and alcoholism. |
26 |
| F. Health
Excellent health conditions. |
27 |
| 1. Incidence of disease and causes of death
Mortality from degenerative diseases, rheumatic and respiratory disorders, high rate of venereal disease. |
28 |
| 2. Animals and plants
Freedom from serious animal diseases, few species of animal vectors, poisonous plants. |
28 |
| 3. Nutrition
Satisfactory dietary level, caloric intake, eating habits. |
28 |
| 4. Public sanitation
Modern, adequate food processing and storage, good water supply, waste disposal, air and water pollution, plans for purification plants and regulations on environmental protection. |
29 |
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