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 Subscribers of social protection (Social security scheme) (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Subscribers of social protection (Social security scheme) (No.); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Institute of Informatics
First available period 1990
Last available period 2021
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
Concepts
  • BENEFICIARY:  A person registered as entitled to social protection, within the scope of contributory and non-contributory social security schemes.
  • ACTIVE BENEFICIARIES:  Beneficiaries identified by the Social Security system or non-identified persons in whose name contributions have been made during the reference period or during a specified period beforehand (at least 1 month) - this is the case with the "Beneficiaries active as at 31 December of the reference year" series, simultaneously including active pensioners, those receiving unemployment benefit and those beneficiaries in other situations equivalent to the input of contributions, in the periods referred to, and excluding those that no longer make contributions due to their being transferred to other institutions (only applicable to partial data in this case), to their becoming disability or old age pensioners or due to them having died.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations SOCIAL PROTECTION: All interventions from public or private bodies intended to relieve households and individuals of the burden of a defined set of risks or needs, provided that neither a simultaneous reciprocal arrangement nor an individual arrangement is involved.
Last update date 26/06/2023


information presented in 19/5/2024