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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC)note, and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on income and living conditions, in order to ensure that comparable and up-to-date cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion are available at national and Union level.
(2)Pursuant to Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are to be adopted each year to specify the target secondary areas and variables to be included in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC that year. Implementing measures specifying the target secondary variables and their identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties should therefore be adopted.
(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
The list of target secondary variables and identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be as those set out in the Annex.
Article 2#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The target secondary variables and identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be as follows:
1. Units
The target variables relate to different types of units:
Information on well-being and housing difficulties is to be provided for each current private household's member, or, if applicable for all selected respondents aged 16 and over.
Information on material deprivation applies at household level and refers to the household as a whole.
The age refers to the age at the end of the income reference period.
2. Mode of data collection
For variables applying at household level, the mode of data collection is personal interview with the household respondent.
For variables applying at individual level, the mode of data collection is personal interview with all current household members aged 16 and over or, if applicable, with each selected respondent.
Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews (proxy interviews as an exception for persons temporarily absent or incapacitated) are allowed for material deprivation variables.
Proxy interviews are not allowed for variables concerning well-being and housing difficulties.
3. Reference period
The target variables relate to different types of reference periods:
Current reference period for the material deprivation variables.
Current reference period for the well-being variables except for the five variables on emotional well-being and one variable on loneliness, which refer to the past four weeks.
Lifetime for the past experience of housing difficulties.
4. Data transmission
The target secondary variables shall be sent to the Commission (Eurostat) in the Household Data File (H-file) and in the Personal Data File (P-file) after the target primary variables.
| Variable identifier | Target variable |
|---|---|
| HS070 | Do you have a telephone (including mobile phone)?YesNo — cannot affordNo — other reason |
| HS070_F | FilledMissing |
| HS080 | Do you have a colour TV?YesNo — cannot affordNo — other reason |
| HS080_F | FilledMissing |
| HS100 | Do you have a washing machine?YesNo — cannot affordNo — other reason |
| HS100_F | FilledMissing |
| PW010T | Overall life satisfactionFrom 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)Do not know |
| PW010T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW240T | Perceived social exclusionFrom 0 (Not at all excluded) to 10 (Completely excluded)Do not know |
| PW240T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW040T | Material helpYesNo |
| PW040T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW110T | Non-material helpYesNo |
| PW110T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW030T | Satisfaction with financial situationFrom 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)Do not know |
| PW030T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW160T | Satisfaction with personal relationshipsFrom 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)Do not know |
| PW160T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW120T | Satisfaction with time use (amount of leisure time)From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)Do not know |
| PW120T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW100T | Satisfaction with jobFrom 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)Do not know |
| PW100T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PL031 not = 1, 2, 3 or 4Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW190T | Trust in othersFrom 0 (Do not trust at all) to 10 (Trust completely)Do not know |
| PW190T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW230T | Feeling lonelyAll of the timeMost of the timeSome of the timeA little of the timeNone of the timeDo not know |
| PW230T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW050T | Being very nervousAll of the timeMost of the timeSome of the timeA little of the timeNone of the timeDo not know |
| PW050T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW060T | Feeling down in the dumpsAll of the timeMost of the timeSome of the timeA little of the timeNone of the timeDo not know |
| PW060T_F | FilledMissingNon-selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW070T | Feeling calm and peacefulAll of the timeMost of the timeSome of the timeA little of the timeNone of the timeDo not know |
| PW070T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW080T | Feeling downhearted or depressedAll of the timeMost of the timeSome of the timeA little of the timeNone of the timeDo not know |
| PW080T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW090T | Being happyAll of the timeMost of the timeSome of the timeA little of the timeNone of the timeDo not know |
| PW090T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD01T | Past experience of housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)Yes, staying with friends or relatives temporarilyYes, staying in emergency or other temporary accommodationYes, staying in a place not intended as a permanent homeYes, ‘sleeping rough’ or sleeping in a public spaceNo |
| PHD01T_F | FilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD02T | Duration of the most recent experience of housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)Duration |
| PHD02T_F | FilledMissingNon selected respondentNot applicable PHD01T = NONot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD03T | Main reason for past housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)Relationship or family problemsHealth problemsUnemploymentEnd of rental contractUninhabitable accommodationLeaving an institution after a long stay and no home to go toFinancial problems/Insufficient incomeOther |
| PHD03T_F | FilledMissingNon selected respondentNot applicable PHD01T = NONot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD04T | Other reason for past housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)Relationship or family problemsHealth problemsUnemploymentEnd of rental contractUninhabitable accommodationLeaving an institution after a long stay and no home to go toFinancial problems/Insufficient incomeOtherNo other reason |
| PHD04T_F | FilledMissingNon selected respondentNot applicable PHD01T = NONot applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD05T | Exit from housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)Existing, new or renewed relationship with family or partnerAddressed health problemsGained employmentMoved into social or subsidised private housingOtherStill experiencing housing difficulties |
| PHD05T_F | FilledMissingNon selected respondentNot applicable PHD01T = NONot applicable PB010≠2018 |
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