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Production of full-length films hit record in Estonia last year

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According to Statistics Estonia, 46 full-length films were released in 2012 when Estonian film celebrated its 100th birthday. 13 of these were full-length feature films and 33 were full-length documentaries.

Life expectancy

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Life expectancy at birth is the mean number of years that a new-born child can expect to live if subjected throughout the rest of his or her life to the current mortality conditions. The indicator is calculated on the basis of mortality rates of the relevant year and is valid only if they remain unchanged. Mostly, this is not the case, but as a trend, life expectancy reflects changes in people's lifespan and social development compared to the past and other countries. Life expectancy is calculated separately for males and females. It is also calculated by place of residence, nationality and

Updating data in the population register launches the first stage of the census

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The big Estonian population e-census, which begins at the end of the year, is largely based on register data. For reliable census results, all Estonian residents are invited in the next few months to check and, if necessary, correct population register data concerning their education, ethnicity, place of residence and contacts.

Statistics Estonia: people stay in one location 20 hours per day on average

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Statistics Estonia’s mobility analysis revealed that since the emergency situation and movement restrictions were implemented, people living in Estonia stay in their main location 20 hours per day on average. The distance covered in one day as well as the number of trips has decreased. The revised analysis shows that the share of people staying in their main location has increased by 16 percentage points, which means that an estimated 200,000 more people have stayed local.

Gender pay gap

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Gender pay gap refers to the difference in average gross hourly wages and salaries of male and female employees by economic activity. It is calculated as gross hourly wages and salaries of male employees, less gross hourly wages and salaries of female employees, divided by gross hourly wages and salaries of male employees. All economically active enterprises, institutions and organisations with at least one employee are taken into account.

Statistics Estonia is studying time use of Estonian people

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In the first week of December, Statistics Estonia launched the Time Use Survey. The survey takes place every ten years and will end in 2021. Information is collected about how and where people over the age of 10 spend their time and what modes of transport they use.