1. S.A.M.P.L.E. Small Area Methods for Poverty and Living condition Estimates
Siena, Sample 6 October 2010
Some results from the survey on local stakeholders “The perception of local poverty and the relevance of main European poverty indicators”
Alessandra Petreri
Vice President of Province of Pisa

2. Knowledge for Planning
WHAT WE NEED to fill the gap between information and planning on poverty and social exclusion…
An update information base for small area
To integrate data from local stakeholders with the data from administrative database and with data from local survey (EU-SILC)
A good set of poverty and social exclusion indicators

3. Social Observatory Data Activities
WHAT WE DO in this field
We publish an Annual Statistical Social Report
We participate at Regional Network of Social Observatories
We select and calculate more of 200 social indicators to monitor and to evaluate social planning
We are partner of Sample Project

4. Social Indicators of Tuscany Region
MAIN AREAS
Demographic profile
Economic profile
Health state
Elderly persons
Families and youngers
Immigration
Disability, Mental health, Dependences
Most of these indicators have a connection with the phenomena of poverty and social exclusion

5. OUR LEADING ROLE IN SAMPLE PROJECT
The acquisition of administrative and third sector databases
The definition of living condition indicators
The definition of new indicators proposed by local stakeholders
The Observation System to monitor poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion

6. The survey on local stakeholders
THE FIRST STEP
Who are poverty stakeholders?
How many are they?
How to select it?
Which way of compilation?
We selected 690 stakeholders and we sent them a long questionnaire
We ask them so self-evaluate their knowledge of poverty and of their territory
The respondents are 252

7. The questions QUESTIONS ABOUT… The information system
The opinion about poverty indicators
The opinion about poverty situation
The opinion about the creation of a Poverty Observatory

8. THE HABITUAL USERS OF SERVICES
Survey results
THE HABITUAL USERS OF SERVICES

9. RELEVANCE OF INDICATORS
Survey results
RELEVANCE OF INDICATORS

10. THE PROPOSAL OF NEW INDICATORS
Survey results
THE PROPOSAL OF NEW INDICATORS

11. Survey results
USEFULNESS OF POVERTY INDICATORS FOR STAKEHOLDERS ACTIVITIES AND FOR PLANNING

12. Survey Results
UTILITY OF DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS TO DEVELOP LOCAL NETWORK AGAINST POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION

13. THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT
And now?
THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT
The activation of an important local network of associations, public administrations, parishes, counselling centers that are involved in action against poverty.
The creation of a mailing list of more than 200 stakeholders that want to share a web space, documents and action against poverty

14. Thank you for your attention