health care and education excluding preprimary education are by far the most important components in most countries the imputed value of health care is higher than that of education exceptions are canada denmark ireland mexico norway and poland where education forms the largest category the services for early childhood education and childcare increase household income on average by but by more than in denmark finland hungaiy and sweden longterm elderly care services raise incomes by and are highest in the four nordic countries and the netherlands in three countries social housing increases household income by more than namely in the czech republic in ireland and in the united kingdom compared to an average of