"China social security development index report 2011" was written by professor Chu Fuling, director of China social security research center, central university of finance and economics.

China social security development index is an index system to measure the development level of China's social security and its quantitative results. It is also a quantitative tool to analyze and evaluate the development of social security. Preparation of Chinese social security development index, establishing index system and quantitative tools, evaluation of China's social security development present situation, judge the trend of China's social security development, targeted conclusion, is to realize the objective requirement of accurate management, China's social security cause has important practical significance and theoretical value. It is an innovative systematic project to establish a scientific and quantifiable index system of China's social security index and form a precise management system of social security. The index system design of this report is complex, the calculation and processing task is heavy, and the data involved is huge. The project team overcame many difficulties and made great efforts to achieve further research results.

This study reports of original data from the China statistical yearbook of calendar year, the China labor statistical yearbook, China's population and employment statistics yearbook, China health statistics yearbook, "China's civil affairs statistical yearbook, China's fiscal statistical yearbook, China social statistical yearbook, human resources and social security statistics yearbook, the statistics bulletin of the development of human resources and social security undertakings, the sixth national population census data as well as the relevant regulatory documents, authoritative data sources.

The study believes that in 2010, China's social security coverage has been expanding and the level of social security has been improved. Sustainability foundation is good, but there is a downward trend; High efficiency in low operation, slightly improved; Treatment is on the whole fair, the problem of lopsided development is outstanding.

Schematic diagram of the ranking of the total social security development index of each province in 2010

Due to the different reform process, some social security projects are still in the pilot, and the statistical data are not complete enough to fully evaluate. Because the index system of social security index is extremely complex, the core index and key index of social security may not reflect the whole picture of things. In addition, due to the haste of time and other reasons, there may be some omissions, which need to be further improved in the future.

Cover of China social security development index report 2011