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The article presents a report from the "Bulletin der Internationalen Vereinigung für soziale Sicherheit (IVSS)" on non-cash and cash benefits in health insurance. Based on a research survey, the article compares the benefit costs among several nations. The questionnaire's contents are summarized.

The article reports the German Federal Bureau of Statistics' results of an income survey carried out in August 1963 among employees in business and industry. The survey showed the average gross pay for men at 919 DM and for women at 553 DM per month. Income statistics are also presented for merchants, technicians, and other workforce segments.

The article reviews the welfare states of Sweden and Labor party England and their reconciliation of socialism and democracy. Specifically discussed is Sweden's national business institute founded in 1932 by the finance ministry for independent reportage of economic survey information and development of a long term economic program. A similar institute for Germany is proposed.

The article discusses a proposed study commission to conduct a national survey in West Germany to collect information, specifically social statistics relevant to setting social policy. Previous such statistical data gathering efforts such as the Economic Survey of 1933 are described. The difficulty of making sense of income and social security data is remarked on.