The Core Set of Population and Social Statistics was endorsed by the ESCAP Committee on Statistics at its third session in 2012.

• Proposal to the ESCAP Committee on Statistics

The Core set consists of 11 domains, each of them includes statistical themes. The 11 domains are:

• Population;
• Health;
• Income, wealth and expenditure;
• Employment;
• Education and training;
• Housing and infrastructure;
• Information and communication;
• Crime and justice;
• Family and community;
• Culture and leisure;
• Governance.

This Core set is the result of broad consultations involving both member States in the ESCAP region and partner international organizations. The consultations were conducted between July and September 2012.

• Guidelines for consultations on Core set (2012);
• Feedback questionnaire for consultations on Core set (2012);
• Outcomes of the consultations on Core set (2012).