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| 22.7.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 237/1 |
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22.7.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 237/1

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1013

of 20 July 2020

specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies domain for reference year 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 7(1), Article 8(3) and Article 13(6) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In order to ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set, which are the description of the variables, the precise characteristics of the statistical populations, the observations units and the rules for respondents. |
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(1)

In order to ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set, which are the description of the variables, the precise characteristics of the statistical populations, the observations units and the rules for respondents.

| (2) | To facilitate the transmission of information from the Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the technical formats covering concepts, processes, including data and metadata, shall be put in place for the transmission of information. |
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(2)

To facilitate the transmission of information from the Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the technical formats covering concepts, processes, including data and metadata, shall be put in place for the transmission of information.

| (3) | For the purpose of assessing the quality of statistics to be transmitted for the domain use of information and communication technologies, the detailed arrangements for the quality reports shall be specified. |
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(3)

For the purpose of assessing the quality of statistics to be transmitted for the domain use of information and communication technologies, the detailed arrangements for the quality reports shall be specified.

| (4) | The Member States and the Union institutions should use for the categories of the characteristics listed in the Annex of this Regulation, whenever appropriate, the statistical classifications for the territorial units, education, occupation and economic sector that are compatible with the NUTS (2), ISCED (3), ISCO (4) and NACE (5) classifications. |
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(4)

The Member States and the Union institutions should use for the categories of the characteristics listed in the Annex of this Regulation, whenever appropriate, the statistical classifications for the territorial units, education, occupation and economic sector that are compatible with the NUTS (2), ISCED (3), ISCO (4) and NACE (5) classifications.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
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(5)

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

Subject matter

This Regulation specifies the technical items of the data set, establishes the technical formats for the transmission of information from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and specifies the detailed arrangements for transmission and content of the quality reports in the use of information and communication technologies domain.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

| (1) | ‘fieldwork period’ means the period of time during which the data collection from respondents is conducted; |
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(1)

‘fieldwork period’ means the period of time during which the data collection from respondents is conducted;

| (2) | ‘reference period’ means the period of time to which a particular item of information relates. |
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(2)

‘reference period’ means the period of time to which a particular item of information relates.

Article 3

Description of variables

The technical characteristics of variables shall be those laid down in the Annex and refer to:

| (a) | variable identifier; |
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(a)

variable identifier;

| (b) | variable name and description; |
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(b)

variable name and description;

| (c) | codes and labels; |
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(c)

codes and labels;

| (d) | filter; |
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(d)

filter;

| (e) | variable type. |
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(e)

variable type.

Article 4

Characteristics of target populations, observation units and rules for respondents

1.   The target populations in the use of information and communication technologies domain shall be private households in the territory of the Member State and individuals who have their usual residence, as defined according to Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, in the territory of the Member State.

2.   For the variables that concern the households listed in the Annex, information shall be collected for private households with at least one member aged 16 to 74 residing in the territory of the Member State.

3.   For the variables that concern the individuals listed in the Annex, information shall be collected for individuals aged 16 to 74 residing in the territory of the Member State.

4.   Information may be provided on optional basis for individuals aged under 16 or over 74.

5.   The data collection for the use of information and communication technologies domain shall be carried out for a sample of private households or a sample of persons belonging to private households as observation units.

Article 5

Reference periods and date

1.   The reference period for collecting statistics on the detailed topic ‘interaction with public authorities’ comprises the three last quarters of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.

2.   For all other detailed topics, under the topic ‘information society participation’, the reference period is the first quarter of 2021.

3.   The reference date shall be defined as the time of the first interview (DD/MM/YYYY).

Article 6

Data gathering period

For data directly provided by respondents, the fieldwork period shall be the second quarter of 2021.

Article 7

Common standards for data editing, imputation and estimation

1.   Imputation, modelling or weighting shall be applied to the data where information is missing, invalid or inconsistent.

2.   The procedure applied to the data shall preserve the variation and the correlation between variables. Methods that incorporate ‘error components’ into the imputed values shall be preferable to those that simply impute a predicted value.

3.   Methods which take into account the structure or other characteristics of the joint distribution of the variables shall be preferable to the marginal or univariate approach.

Article 8

Deadline and standards for transmitting information

1.   Member States shall transmit the final data to the Commission (Eurostat) by 5 October 2021. The data shall be transmitted in the form of microdata files (including appropriate weights). The data must have been fully checked and validated, using the statistical data and metadata exchange standard through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means. That data shall comply with the validation rules in accordance with the specification of variables based on the coding and filters as described in the Annex.

2.   Member States shall provide the metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) in the standard metadata structure defined by the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months of the deadline for transmitting the microdata. The metadata shall be provided through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.

Article 9

Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports

1.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) an annual quality report on the use of information and communication technologies domain.

2.   The annual quality report shall contain quality-related data and metadata, information on the accuracy and reliability of the survey and describe changes in basic concepts and definitions that affect the comparability over time and across countries. The quality report shall also include information on the compliance with the model questionnaire and on changes in questionnaire design that affect the comparability over time and across countries.

3.   The annual quality report shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months of the deadline for transmitting the microdata.

4.   The quality report shall be provided through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.

Article 10

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.

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(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

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(3)  International Standard Classification of Education 2011, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf (available in English and French).

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(4)  Commission Recommendation of 29 October 2009 on the use of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) (OJ L 292, 10.11.2009, p. 31).

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(5)  Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Description and technical formats of the variables to be collected for each topic and detailed topic of the domain use of information and communication technologies and the codes to be used

| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variable name/variable description | Codes | Labels/Categories | Filter | Variable type |
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| 01.Technical Items | Data collection information | REFYEAR | Year of survey | YYYY | Year of survey (4 digits) | All households | Technical |
| 01.Technical Items | Data collection information | INTDATE | Reference date – first interview date | DD/MM/YYYY | Reference date (10 characters) | All individuals | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Data collection information | STRATUM_ID | Stratum | Nnnnnn | Id of the stratum the individual or the household belongs to, from 1 to N, where N is the number of strata | All households | Technical |
| | | | | -1 | No stratification | | |
| 01.Technical items | Data collection information | PSU | Primary sampling unit | Nnnnnn | Id of the primary sampling unit the individual or the household belongs to (from 1 to N, where N is the number of PSUs) | All households, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs) | Technical |
| | | | | -1 | Not applicable | | |
| 01.Technical items | Identification | HH_ID | Household ID | XXnnnnnn | Unique id of the household (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits) | All households | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Identification | IND_ID | Individual ID | XxNnnnnn | Unique id of the individual (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits) | All individuals | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Identification | HH_REF_ID | ID of the household the individual belongs to | XxNnnnnn | Id of the household the individual belongs to (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits) | All individuals | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | When the individual is aged 15 or less, or 75 or more, and belongs to a household which only contains persons outside the 16-74 age group, this field shall be left blank. | | |
| 01.Technical items | Weights | HH_WGHT | Household weight | Nnnnn.nnnnnn | Grossing up factor of the household (As many digits as necessary. Decimal point may be used, if needed.) | All households | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Weights | IND_WGHT | Individual weight | Nnnnnn.nnnnn | Grossing up factor of the individual (As many digits as necessary. Decimal point may be used, if needed.) | All individuals | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Interview characteristics | TIME | Interview duration | Nnn | Duration of interview expressed in minutes | All individuals | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Interview characteristics | INT_TYPE | Interview type | 1 | Paper assisted personal interview (PAPI) | All individuals | Technical |
| | | | | 2 | Computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) | | |
| | | | | 3 | Computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) | | |
| | | | | 4 | Computer-assisted web-interview | | |
| | | | | 5 | Other | | |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | COUNTRY | Country of residence | Not Blank | Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | All households | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | GEO_NUTS1 | Region of residence | Not Blank | NUTS 1 region (3 characters, alphanumeric) | All households | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | GEO_NUTS2
  (optional) | Region of residence (optional) | Not Blank | NUTS 2 region (4 characters, alphanumeric) | All households | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | GEO_NUTS3
  (optional) | Region of residence
  (optional) | Not Blank | NUTS 3 region (NUTS 3 code for future alternate aggregation of regions, not for publication of NUTS 3 breakdowns) | All households | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | DEG_URBA | Degree of urbanisation | 1 | Cities | All households | Technical |
| | | | | 2 | Towns and suburbs | | |
| | | | | 3 | Rural areas | | |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | GEO_DEV | Geographical location | 1 | Less developed region | All households | Technical |
| | | | | 2 | Transition region | | |
| | | | | 3 | More developed region | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated (code for non-EU countries) | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | SEX | Sex | 1 | Male | All individuals | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Female | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | YEARBIR | Year of birth | YYYY | Year of birth (4 digits) | All individuals | Collected |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | PASSBIR | Passing of birthday | 1 | Yes | All individuals | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | No | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | AGE | Age in completed years | nnn | Age in completed years (from 1 to 3 digits) | All individuals | Derived |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Citizenship and migrant background | CITIZENSHIP | Country of main citizenship | Not blank | Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | All individuals | Collected |
| | | | | STLS | Stateless | | |
| | | | | FOR | Foreign citizenship but country unknown | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Citizenship and migrant background | CNTRYB | Country of birth | Not blank | Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | All individuals | Collected |
| | | | | FOR | Foreign-born but country of birth unknown | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_POP | Household size (number of members in the household) | Nn | Number of members of the household (including children) | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_POP_16_24 (optional) | Number of members of the household aged from 16 to 24 (optional) | Nn | Number of members of the household aged from 16 to 24 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_POP_16_24S (optional) | Number of students of the household aged 16 to 24
  (optional) | Nn | Number of students of the household aged 16 to 24 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_POP_25_64 (optional) | Number of members of the household aged from 25 to 64 (optional) | Nn | Number of members of the household aged 25 to 64 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_POP_65_MAX (optional) | Number of members of the household aged more than or equal to 65 (optional) | Nn | Number of members of the household aged more than or equal to 65 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_CHILD | Number of children under 16 | Nn | Number of children under 16 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_CHILD_14_15
  (optional) | Number of children aged from 14 to 15
  (optional) | Nn | Number of children aged from 14 to 15 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_CHILD_5_13
  (optional) | Number of children aged from 5 to 13 (optional) | Nn | Number of children aged from 5 to 13 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HH_CHILD_LE_4
  (optional) | Number of children aged less than or equal to 4 (optional) | Nn | Number of children aged less than or equal to 4 | All households | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Main activity status (self-defined) | MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) | 1 | Employed | All individuals aged 16 and more | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Unemployed | | |
| | | | | 3 | Retired | | |
| | | | | 4 | Unable to work due to long-standing health problems | | |
| | | | | 5 | Student, pupil | | |
| | | | | 6 | Fulfilling domestic tasks | | |
| | | | | 7 | Compulsory military or civilian service | | |
| | | | | 8 | Other | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | STAPRO | Status in employment in main job | 1 | Self-employed person with employees | Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Self-employed person without employees | | |
| | | | | 3 | Employee | | |
| | | | | 4 | Family worker (unpaid) | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | NACE1D
  (optional) | Economic activity of the local unit for main job
  (optional) | Not blank | NACE code at section level (one character (from A to S)) | Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | ISCO2D | Occupation in main job | nn | ISCO code at 2-digit level | Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | -1 | Not applicable | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | OCC_ICT | ICT professional or non-ICT professional | 1 | ICT professional | Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Non-ICT professional | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | OCC_MAN | Manual worker or non-manual worker | 1 | Manual worker | Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Non-manual worker | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | EMPST_WKT
  (optional) | Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)
  (optional) | 1 | Full-time job | Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Part-time job | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Duration of contract | EMPST_ CONTR
  (optional) | Permanency of main job
  (optional) | 1 | Permanent job | Individuals where STAPRO =3 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Fixed-term contract | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 04.Educational attainment and background | Educational attainment level | ISCEDD | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) | 0 | No formal education or below ISCED 1 | All individuals aged 16 and more | Collected |
| | | | | 1 | ISCED 1 Primary education | | |
| | | | | 2 | ISCED 2 Lower secondary education | | |
| | | | | 3 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education | | |
| | | | | 4 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education | | |
| | | | | 5 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education | | |
| | | | | 6 | ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level | | |
| | | | | 7 | ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level | | |
| | | | | 8 | ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 04.Educational attainment and background | Educational attainment level | ISCED | Educational attainment level aggregated | 0 | At most lower secondary education level (ISCEDD=0, 1 or 2) | All individuals aged 16 and more | Derived |
| | | | | 3 | Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCEDD=3 or 4) | | |
| | | | | 5 | Tertiary education (ISCEDD=5, 6, 7 or 8) | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 05. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts | Total monthly household income | HH_IQ5 | Total average net current monthly income | 1 | Lower equivalised net current monthly income group | All households | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Low to medium equivalised net current monthly income group | | |
| | | | | 3 | Medium equivalised net current monthly income group | | |
| | | | | 4 | Medium to high equivalised net current monthly income group | | |
| | | | | 5 | Higher equivalised net current monthly income group | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Access to ICT | IACC | Access of the household to the internet at home (by any device) | 1 | Yes | All households | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | 8 | Don’t know | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Access to ICT | BBFIX | Use of fixed broadband connections for access to the internet at home | 1 | Ticked | Households where IACC=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Access to ICT | BBMOB | Use of mobile broadband connections for access to the internet at home (via mobile phone network, at least 3G) | 1 | Ticked | Households where IACC=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IU | Most recent internet use, at any location, with any enabling device | 1 | Within the last 3 months | All individuals | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Between 3 months and a year ago | | |
| | | | | 3 | More than 1 year ago | | |
| | | | | 4 | Never used it | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IFU | Average frequency of internet use in the last 3 months | 1 | Every day or almost every day | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | At least once a week (but not every day) | | |
| | | | | 3 | Less than once a week | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IFU_D | Internet use several times during the day | 1 | Yes | Individuals where IFU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IUG_DKPC | Internet use in the last 3 months on a desktop computer | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IUG_LPC | Internet use in the last 3 months on a laptop | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IUG_TPC | Internet use in the last 3 months on a tablet | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IUG_MP | Internet use in the last 3 months on a mobile phone or smart phone | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Use and frequency of use of ICT | IUG_OTH1 | Internet use in the last 3 months on other devices (such as smart TV, smart speakers, game console, e-book reader, smart watch) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUEM | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for sending/receiving e-mails | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUPH1 | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for making calls (including video calls) over the internet | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUSNET | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for participating in social networks (creating user profile, posting messages or other contributions) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUCHAT1 | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for instant messaging (exchanging messages) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUNW1 | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IHIF | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for seeking health-related information (such as about injuries, diseases, nutrition, improving health) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUIF | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for finding information about goods or services | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUPOL2 | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for expressing opinions on civic or political issues on websites or in social media | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUVOTE | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for taking part in on-line consultations or voting to define civic or political issues (such as urban planning, signing a petition) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUJOB | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for looking for a job or sending a job application | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUSELL | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for selling goods or services via a website or app | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUBK | Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for internet banking (including mobile banking) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUOLC | Internet use in the last 3 months for conducting learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes, by doing an online course | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Internet activities | IUOLM | Internet use in the last 3 months for conducting learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes, by using online learning material other than a complete online course (such as audio-visual materials, online learning software, electronic textbooks, learning apps) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12IF | Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for obtaining information from websites or apps | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12FM | Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for downloading/ printing official forms | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RT | Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for submitting completed forms online | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_NAP | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months because there was no need to submit any official forms | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RT=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_SNA | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because no such online service was available | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_SKL | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of lack of skills or knowledge (for example respondent did not know how to use the website or it was too complicated to use) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_SEC | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of concerns about protection and security of personal data | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_SIGN (optional) | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of lack of electronic signature or electronic ID/ certificate (required for using the services) or problems in using the electronic signature or electronic ID/certificate
  (optional) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_PXOL (optional) | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of unwillingness of the respondent to pay online (for example due to fear of credit card fraud) or inability to pay online (for example due to lack of access to payment methods required) (optional) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_DEL | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because another person submitted completed forms online on the respondent's behalf (such as consultant, a tax adviser, a relative or family member) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Interaction with public authorities | IGOV12RTX_OTH | Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months because of other reasons | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | IBUY | Last purchase or order of goods or services over the internet for private use | 1 | Within the last 3 months | Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Between 3 months and a year ago | | |
| | | | | 3 | More than 1 year ago | | |
| | | | | 4 | Never bought or ordered over the internet | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BCLOT1 | Internet use for buying clothes (including sport clothing), shoes or accessories (such as bags, jewellery) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | IBUY=1 | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BSPG | Internet use for buying sports goods (excluding sport clothing) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BCG | Internet use for buying children toys or childcare items (such as nappies, bottles, baby strollers) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFURN1 | Internet use for buying furniture, home accessories (such as carpets or curtains) or gardening products (such as tools, plants) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BMUSG | Internet use for buying music as CDs, vinyls etc. from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFLMG | Internet use for buying films or series as DVDs, Blu-ray etc. from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BBOOKNLG | Internet use for buying printed books, magazines or newspapers from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BHARD1 | Internet use for buying computers, tablets, mobile phones or accessories from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BEEQU1 | Internet use for buying consumer electronics (such as TV-sets, stereos, cameras) or household appliances (such as washing machines) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BMED1 | Internet use for buying medicine or dietary supplements such as vitamins (excluding online renewal of prescriptions) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFDR | Internet use for buying deliveries from restaurants, fast-food chains, catering services from enterprises or private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFDS | Internet use for buying food or beverages from stores or from meal-kits providers from enterprises or private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BCBW | Internet use for buying cosmetics, beauty or wellness products from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BCPH | Internet use for buying cleaning products or personal hygiene products (such as toothbrushes, handkerchiefs, washing detergents, cleaning cloths) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BBMC | Internet use for buying bicycles, mopeds, cars, or other vehicles or their spare parts from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BOPG | Internet use for buying other physical goods from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BPG_DOM | Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from national sellers (from enterprises or private persons) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BPG_EU | Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers from other EU countries (from enterprises or private persons) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BPG_WRLD | Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers from the rest of the world (from enterprises or private persons) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BPG_UNK | Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers which country of origin is not known (from enterprises or private persons) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BPG_PP | Goods bought from private persons via a website or app | 1 | Yes | Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BMUSS | Internet use for buying or subscribing to music as a streaming service or downloads via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFLMS | Internet use for buying or subscribing to films or series as a streaming service or downloads via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BBOOKNLS | Internet use for buying or subscribing to e-books, online-magazines or online-newspapers via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BGAMES | Internet use for buying or subscribing to games online or as downloads for smartphones, tablets, computers or consoles via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BSOFTS | Internet use for buying or subscribing to computer software or other software as downloads including upgrades via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BHLFTS | Internet use for buying or subscribing to apps related to health or fitness (excluding free apps) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BAPP | Internet use for buying or subscribing to other apps (such as apps related to learning languages, travelling, weather) (excluding free apps) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BSTICK | Internet use for buying tickets to sports events via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BCTICK | Internet use for buying tickets to cultural or other events (such as tickets to cinema, concerts, fairs) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BSIMC | Internet use for buying subscriptions to the internet or mobile phone connections via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BSUTIL | Internet use for buying subscriptions to electricity, water or heating supply, waste disposal or similar services via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BHHS | Internet use for buying household services (such as cleaning, babysitting, repair work, gardening) (also when bought from private persons) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BHHS_PP | Internet use for buying household services from private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Yes | Individuals where BHHS=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BTPS_E | Internet use for buying transport services from a transport enterprise, such as local bus, flight or train ticket or taxi ride via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BTPS_PP | Internet use for buying transport services from a private person via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BRA_E | Internet use for renting accommodation from enterprises such as hotels or travel agencies via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BRA_PP | Internet use for renting accommodation from a private person via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BOTS (optional) | Internet use for buying any other services (excluding financial and insurance services) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months
  (optional) | 1 | Yes | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included or not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BF | Number of times goods or services were bought over the internet via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | 1-2 times | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | 3-5 times | | |
| | | | | 3 | 6-10 times | | |
| | | | | 4 | > 10 times | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | IBV1 | The total value of goods or services bought over the internet via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Less than 50 euro | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | 50 to less than 100 euro | | |
| | | | | 3 | 100 to less than 300 euro | | |
| | | | | 4 | 300 to less than 500 euro | | |
| | | | | 5 | 500 to less than 700 euro | | |
| | | | | 6 | 700 to less than 1 000 euro | | |
| | | | | 7 | 1 000 euro and more | | |
| | | | | 8 | Don't know | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFIN_IN1 | Internet use for buying insurance policies, including travel insurance, also as a package together with for example a plane ticket, via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFIN_CR1 | Internet use for taking a loan or mortgage or arranging credit from banks or other financial providers via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | e-Commerce | BFIN_SH1 | Internet use for buying or selling shares, bonds, units in funds or other financial assets via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BTFW1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: website difficult to use or it worked unsatisfactorily (for example it was too complicated, confusing, poorly functioning technically) when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BDGL1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: difficulties encountered in finding information on guarantees or other legal rights when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BSPD1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: slower speed of delivery than that indicated encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BCPR1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: final costs higher than indicated (such as unexpected transaction fees or unjustified guarantee fees) experienced when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BWDN1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: wrong or damaged goods or services delivered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BFRA1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: problems with fraud encountered (such as no goods or services received at all, misuse of credit card details) when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BCR1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: complaints and redress were difficult or no satisfactory response after complaint was received when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BDNS1 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: foreign retailer did not sell to the respondent's own country when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BOTH2 | Problems encountered with internet commerce: other problems encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | BARR2X | No problems encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBSHAB1 | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of a preference for shopping in person and/or for seeing a product, loyalty to shops, force of habit | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBSKL1 | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of perceived difficulty of ordering online (concerns about sufficiency of skills) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBCD | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about cost of delivery of goods | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBSR1 | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about reliability or speed of delivery | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBPSC1 | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of payment security or privacy concerns | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBTRCM1 | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about returning goods, complaints or reimbursement | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBDNS1(optional) | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because a foreign retailer did not sell to the respondent's own country
  (optional) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBNND | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because there was no need to buy online in the last 3 months | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Barriers and problems to use | NBOTH1 | Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of other barriers to internet commerce | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CXFER1 | Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving copying or moving files (such as documents, data, images, video) between folders, devices (via e-mail, instant messaging, USB, cable) or on the cloud | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CINSAPP1 | Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving downloading or installing software or apps | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CCONF1 | Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving changing settings of software, app or device (such as adjusting language, colours, contrast, text size, toolbars/menu) | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CWRD1 | Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using word processing software | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CPRES2 | Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving creating files (such as document, image, video) incorporating several elements such as text, picture, table, chart, animation or sound | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CXLS1 | Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using spreadsheet software | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CXLSADV1 | Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using advanced features of spreadsheet software (functions, formulas, macros and other developer functions) to organise, analyse, structure or modify data | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where CXLS1=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CEPVA1 | Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving editing photos, video or audio files | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | CPRG2 | Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving writing code in a programming language | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | UDI | Information or content (such as videos, images) seen on internet news sites or social media considered untrue or doubtful by the respondent in the last 3 months | 1 | Yes | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | TIC | Truthfulness of the information or content found on internet news sites or social media checked by respondent in the last 3 months | 1 | Yes | Individuals where UDI =1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | TICCSFOI | Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by respondent by checking the sources or finding other information on the internet | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where TIC =1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | TICIDIS | Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by the respondent by following or taking part in discussion on the internet regarding the information | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where TIC =1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | TICNIDIS | Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by the respondent by discussing the information offline with other persons or using sources not on the internet | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where TIC =1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | TICXND | Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because the respondent already knew that information, content or source was not reliable | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where TIC =0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | TICXSKL | Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because the respondent lacked skills or knowledge to do so | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where TIC =0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Digital skills | TICXOTH | Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because of other reasons | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where TIC=0 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | MAPS_RPS | Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: reading privacy policy statements before providing personal data | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | MAPS_RRGL | Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: restricting or refusing access to own geographical location | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | MAPS_LAP | Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: limiting access to profile or content on social networking sites or shared online storage | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | MAPS_RAAD | Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: refusing allowing the use of personal data for advertising purposes | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | MAPS_CWSC | Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: checking that the website where the respondent provided personal data was secure | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | MAPS_APD | Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: asking websites or search engines administrator or provider to access the data they hold about the respondent to update or delete it | 1 | Ticked | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | Not ticked | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | COOK1 | Knowledge that cookies can be used to trace movements of people on the internet, to make a profile of each user and service them tailored ads | 1 | Yes | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | PCOOK1 | Changing settings in own internet browser to prevent or limit cookies on any of the respondent’s devices | 1 | Yes | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | CCOOK (optional) | Concerns that respondent’s online activities are recorded to provide the respondent with tailored advertising
  (optional) | 1 | Yes, very concerned | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Yes, somehow concerned | | |
| | | | | 0 | No, I’m not concerned | | |
| | | | | Blank | Option not included or not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |
| 06. Information society participation | Security, privacy, trust | USLCOOK | Use of software that limits the ability to track the individual’s activities on the internet on any of the respondent’s devices | 1 | Yes | Individuals where IU=1 | Collected |
| | | | | 0 | No | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | |

Topic

Detailed topic

Variable identifier

Variable name/variable description

Codes

Labels/Categories

Filter

Variable type

01.Technical Items

Data collection information

REFYEAR

Year of survey

YYYY

Year of survey (4 digits)

All households

Technical

01.Technical Items

Data collection information

INTDATE

Reference date – first interview date

DD/MM/YYYY

Reference date (10 characters)

All individuals

Technical

01.Technical items

Data collection information

STRATUM_ID

Stratum

Nnnnnn

Id of the stratum the individual or the household belongs to, from 1 to N, where N is the number of strata

All households

Technical

-1

No stratification

01.Technical items

Data collection information

PSU

Primary sampling unit

Nnnnnn

Id of the primary sampling unit the individual or the household belongs to (from 1 to N, where N is the number of PSUs)

All households, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs)

Technical

-1

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Identification

HH_ID

Household ID

XXnnnnnn

Unique id of the household (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits)

All households

Technical

01.Technical items

Identification

IND_ID

Individual ID

XxNnnnnn

Unique id of the individual (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits)

All individuals

Technical

01.Technical items

Identification

HH_REF_ID

ID of the household the individual belongs to

XxNnnnnn

Id of the household the individual belongs to (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits)

All individuals

Technical

Blank

When the individual is aged 15 or less, or 75 or more, and belongs to a household which only contains persons outside the 16-74 age group, this field shall be left blank.

01.Technical items

Weights

HH_WGHT

Household weight

Nnnnn.nnnnnn

Grossing up factor of the household (As many digits as necessary. Decimal point may be used, if needed.)

All households

Technical

01.Technical items

Weights

IND_WGHT

Individual weight

Nnnnnn.nnnnn

Grossing up factor of the individual (As many digits as necessary. Decimal point may be used, if needed.)

All individuals

Technical

01.Technical items

Interview characteristics

TIME

Interview duration

Nnn

Duration of interview expressed in minutes

All individuals

Technical

01.Technical items

Interview characteristics

INT_TYPE

Interview type

1

Paper assisted personal interview (PAPI)

All individuals

Technical

2

Computer assisted personal interview (CAPI)

3

Computer assisted telephone interview (CATI)

4

Computer-assisted web-interview

5

Other

01.Technical items

Localisation

COUNTRY

Country of residence

Not Blank

Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

All households

Technical

01.Technical items

Localisation

GEO_NUTS1

Region of residence

Not Blank

NUTS 1 region (3 characters, alphanumeric)

All households

Technical

01.Technical items

Localisation

GEO_NUTS2

(optional)

Region of residence (optional)

Not Blank

NUTS 2 region (4 characters, alphanumeric)

All households

Technical

Blank

Option not included

01.Technical items

Localisation

GEO_NUTS3

(optional)

Region of residence

(optional)

Not Blank

NUTS 3 region (NUTS 3 code for future alternate aggregation of regions, not for publication of NUTS 3 breakdowns)

All households

Technical

Blank

Option not included

01.Technical items

Localisation

DEG_URBA

Degree of urbanisation

1

Cities

All households

Technical

2

Towns and suburbs

3

Rural areas

01.Technical items

Localisation

GEO_DEV

Geographical location

1

Less developed region

All households

Technical

2

Transition region

3

More developed region

Blank

Not stated (code for non-EU countries)

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

SEX

Sex

1

Male

All individuals

Collected

2

Female

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

YEARBIR

Year of birth

YYYY

Year of birth (4 digits)

All individuals

Collected

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

PASSBIR

Passing of birthday

1

Yes

All individuals

Collected

2

No

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

AGE

Age in completed years

nnn

Age in completed years (from 1 to 3 digits)

All individuals

Derived

02.Person and household characteristics

Citizenship and migrant background

CITIZENSHIP

Country of main citizenship

Not blank

Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

All individuals

Collected

STLS

Stateless

FOR

Foreign citizenship but country unknown

Blank

Not stated

02.Person and household characteristics

Citizenship and migrant background

CNTRYB

Country of birth

Not blank

Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

All individuals

Collected

FOR

Foreign-born but country of birth unknown

Blank

Not stated

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_POP

Household size (number of members in the household)

Nn

Number of members of the household (including children)

All households

Collected

Blank

Not stated

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_POP_16_24 (optional)

Number of members of the household aged from 16 to 24 (optional)

Nn

Number of members of the household aged from 16 to 24

All households

Collected

Blank

Option not included

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_POP_16_24S (optional)

Number of students of the household aged 16 to 24

(optional)

Nn

Number of students of the household aged 16 to 24

All households

Collected

Blank

Option not included

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_POP_25_64 (optional)

Number of members of the household aged from 25 to 64 (optional)

Nn

Number of members of the household aged 25 to 64

All households

Collected

Blank

Option not included

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_POP_65_MAX (optional)

Number of members of the household aged more than or equal to 65 (optional)

Nn

Number of members of the household aged more than or equal to 65

All households

Collected

Blank

Option not included

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_CHILD

Number of children under 16

Nn

Number of children under 16

All households

Collected

Blank

Not stated

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_CHILD_14_15

(optional)

Number of children aged from 14 to 15

(optional)

Nn

Number of children aged from 14 to 15

All households

Collected

Blank

Option not included

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_CHILD_5_13

(optional)

Number of children aged from 5 to 13 (optional)

Nn

Number of children aged from 5 to 13

All households

Collected

Blank

Option not included

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HH_CHILD_LE_4

(optional)

Number of children aged less than or equal to 4 (optional)

Nn

Number of children aged less than or equal to 4

All households

Collected

Blank

Option not included

03.Labour market participation

Main activity status (self-defined)

MAINSTAT

Main activity status (self-defined)

1

Employed

All individuals aged 16 and more

Collected

2

Unemployed

3

Retired

4

Unable to work due to long-standing health problems

5

Student, pupil

6

Fulfilling domestic tasks

7

Compulsory military or civilian service

8

Other

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

STAPRO

Status in employment in main job

1

Self-employed person with employees

Individuals where MAINSTAT=1

Collected

2

Self-employed person without employees

3

Employee

4

Family worker (unpaid)

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

NACE1D

(optional)

Economic activity of the local unit for main job

(optional)

Not blank

NACE code at section level (one character (from A to S))

Individuals where MAINSTAT=1

Collected

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

ISCO2D

Occupation in main job

nn

ISCO code at 2-digit level

Individuals where MAINSTAT=1

Collected

Blank

Not stated

-1

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

OCC_ICT

ICT professional or non-ICT professional

1

ICT professional

Individuals where MAINSTAT=1

Collected

0

Non-ICT professional

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

OCC_MAN

Manual worker or non-manual worker

1

Manual worker

Individuals where MAINSTAT=1

Collected

0

Non-manual worker

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

EMPST_WKT

(optional)

Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)

(optional)

1

Full-time job

Individuals where MAINSTAT=1

Collected

2

Part-time job

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Duration of contract

EMPST_ CONTR

(optional)

Permanency of main job

(optional)

1

Permanent job

Individuals where STAPRO =3

Collected

2

Fixed-term contract

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

04.Educational attainment and background

Educational attainment level

ISCEDD

Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)

0

No formal education or below ISCED 1

All individuals aged 16 and more

Collected

1

ISCED 1 Primary education

2

ISCED 2 Lower secondary education

3

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education

4

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education

5

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education

6

ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level

7

ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level

8

ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

04.Educational attainment and background

Educational attainment level

ISCED

Educational attainment level aggregated

0

At most lower secondary education level (ISCEDD=0, 1 or 2)

All individuals aged 16 and more

Derived

3

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCEDD=3 or 4)

5

Tertiary education (ISCEDD=5, 6, 7 or 8)

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

05. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts

Total monthly household income

HH_IQ5

Total average net current monthly income

1

Lower equivalised net current monthly income group

All households

Collected

2

Low to medium equivalised net current monthly income group

3

Medium equivalised net current monthly income group

4

Medium to high equivalised net current monthly income group

5

Higher equivalised net current monthly income group

Blank

Not stated

06. Information society participation

Access to ICT

IACC

Access of the household to the internet at home (by any device)

1

Yes

All households

Collected

0

No

8

Don’t know

Blank

Not stated

06. Information society participation

Access to ICT

BBFIX

Use of fixed broadband connections for access to the internet at home

1

Ticked

Households where IACC=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Access to ICT

BBMOB

Use of mobile broadband connections for access to the internet at home (via mobile phone network, at least 3G)

1

Ticked

Households where IACC=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IU

Most recent internet use, at any location, with any enabling device

1

Within the last 3 months

All individuals

Collected

2

Between 3 months and a year ago

3

More than 1 year ago

4

Never used it

Blank

Not stated

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IFU

Average frequency of internet use in the last 3 months

1

Every day or almost every day

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

2

At least once a week (but not every day)

3

Less than once a week

9

Not applicable

Blank

Not stated

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IFU_D

Internet use several times during the day

1

Yes

Individuals where IFU=1

Collected

0

No

9

Not applicable

Blank

Not stated

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IUG_DKPC

Internet use in the last 3 months on a desktop computer

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IUG_LPC

Internet use in the last 3 months on a laptop

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IUG_TPC

Internet use in the last 3 months on a tablet

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IUG_MP

Internet use in the last 3 months on a mobile phone or smart phone

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Use and frequency of use of ICT

IUG_OTH1

Internet use in the last 3 months on other devices (such as smart TV, smart speakers, game console, e-book reader, smart watch)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUEM

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for sending/receiving e-mails

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUPH1

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for making calls (including video calls) over the internet

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUSNET

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for participating in social networks (creating user profile, posting messages or other contributions)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUCHAT1

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for instant messaging (exchanging messages)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUNW1

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IHIF

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for seeking health-related information (such as about injuries, diseases, nutrition, improving health)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUIF

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for finding information about goods or services

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUPOL2

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for expressing opinions on civic or political issues on websites or in social media

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUVOTE

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for taking part in on-line consultations or voting to define civic or political issues (such as urban planning, signing a petition)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUJOB

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for looking for a job or sending a job application

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUSELL

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for selling goods or services via a website or app

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUBK

Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for internet banking (including mobile banking)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUOLC

Internet use in the last 3 months for conducting learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes, by doing an online course

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Internet activities

IUOLM

Internet use in the last 3 months for conducting learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes, by using online learning material other than a complete online course (such as audio-visual materials, online learning software, electronic textbooks, learning apps)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12IF

Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for obtaining information from websites or apps

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12FM

Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for downloading/ printing official forms

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RT

Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for submitting completed forms online

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_NAP

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months because there was no need to submit any official forms

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RT=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_SNA

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because no such online service was available

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_SKL

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of lack of skills or knowledge (for example respondent did not know how to use the website or it was too complicated to use)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_SEC

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of concerns about protection and security of personal data

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_SIGN (optional)

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of lack of electronic signature or electronic ID/ certificate (required for using the services) or problems in using the electronic signature or electronic ID/certificate

(optional)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

Blank

Option not included

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_PXOL (optional)

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of unwillingness of the respondent to pay online (for example due to fear of credit card fraud) or inability to pay online (for example due to lack of access to payment methods required) (optional)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

Blank

Option not included

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_DEL

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because another person submitted completed forms online on the respondent's behalf (such as consultant, a tax adviser, a relative or family member)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Interaction with public authorities

IGOV12RTX_OTH

Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months because of other reasons

1

Ticked

Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

IBUY

Last purchase or order of goods or services over the internet for private use

1

Within the last 3 months

Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2

Collected

2

Between 3 months and a year ago

3

More than 1 year ago

4

Never bought or ordered over the internet

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BCLOT1

Internet use for buying clothes (including sport clothing), shoes or accessories (such as bags, jewellery) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where

Collected

0

Not ticked

IBUY=1

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BSPG

Internet use for buying sports goods (excluding sport clothing) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BCG

Internet use for buying children toys or childcare items (such as nappies, bottles, baby strollers) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFURN1

Internet use for buying furniture, home accessories (such as carpets or curtains) or gardening products (such as tools, plants) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BMUSG

Internet use for buying music as CDs, vinyls etc. from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFLMG

Internet use for buying films or series as DVDs, Blu-ray etc. from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BBOOKNLG

Internet use for buying printed books, magazines or newspapers from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BHARD1

Internet use for buying computers, tablets, mobile phones or accessories from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BEEQU1

Internet use for buying consumer electronics (such as TV-sets, stereos, cameras) or household appliances (such as washing machines) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BMED1

Internet use for buying medicine or dietary supplements such as vitamins (excluding online renewal of prescriptions) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFDR

Internet use for buying deliveries from restaurants, fast-food chains, catering services from enterprises or private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFDS

Internet use for buying food or beverages from stores or from meal-kits providers from enterprises or private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BCBW

Internet use for buying cosmetics, beauty or wellness products from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BCPH

Internet use for buying cleaning products or personal hygiene products (such as toothbrushes, handkerchiefs, washing detergents, cleaning cloths) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BBMC

Internet use for buying bicycles, mopeds, cars, or other vehicles or their spare parts from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BOPG

Internet use for buying other physical goods from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BPG_DOM

Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from national sellers (from enterprises or private persons)

1

Ticked

Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BPG_EU

Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers from other EU countries (from enterprises or private persons)

1

Ticked

Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BPG_WRLD

Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers from the rest of the world (from enterprises or private persons)

1

Ticked

Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BPG_UNK

Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers which country of origin is not known (from enterprises or private persons)

1

Ticked

Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BPG_PP

Goods bought from private persons via a website or app

1

Yes

Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG

Collected

0

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BMUSS

Internet use for buying or subscribing to music as a streaming service or downloads via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFLMS

Internet use for buying or subscribing to films or series as a streaming service or downloads via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BBOOKNLS

Internet use for buying or subscribing to e-books, online-magazines or online-newspapers via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BGAMES

Internet use for buying or subscribing to games online or as downloads for smartphones, tablets, computers or consoles via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BSOFTS

Internet use for buying or subscribing to computer software or other software as downloads including upgrades via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BHLFTS

Internet use for buying or subscribing to apps related to health or fitness (excluding free apps) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BAPP

Internet use for buying or subscribing to other apps (such as apps related to learning languages, travelling, weather) (excluding free apps) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BSTICK

Internet use for buying tickets to sports events via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BCTICK

Internet use for buying tickets to cultural or other events (such as tickets to cinema, concerts, fairs) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BSIMC

Internet use for buying subscriptions to the internet or mobile phone connections via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BSUTIL

Internet use for buying subscriptions to electricity, water or heating supply, waste disposal or similar services via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BHHS

Internet use for buying household services (such as cleaning, babysitting, repair work, gardening) (also when bought from private persons) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BHHS_PP

Internet use for buying household services from private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Yes

Individuals where BHHS=1

Collected

0

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BTPS_E

Internet use for buying transport services from a transport enterprise, such as local bus, flight or train ticket or taxi ride via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BTPS_PP

Internet use for buying transport services from a private person via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BRA_E

Internet use for renting accommodation from enterprises such as hotels or travel agencies via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BRA_PP

Internet use for renting accommodation from a private person via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BOTS (optional)

Internet use for buying any other services (excluding financial and insurance services) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

(optional)

1

Yes

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

No

Blank

Option not included or not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BF

Number of times goods or services were bought over the internet via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

1-2 times

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

2

3-5 times

3

6-10 times

4

> 10 times

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

IBV1

The total value of goods or services bought over the internet via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Less than 50 euro

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

2

50 to less than 100 euro

3

100 to less than 300 euro

4

300 to less than 500 euro

5

500 to less than 700 euro

6

700 to less than 1 000 euro

7

1 000 euro and more

8

Don't know

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFIN_IN1

Internet use for buying insurance policies, including travel insurance, also as a package together with for example a plane ticket, via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFIN_CR1

Internet use for taking a loan or mortgage or arranging credit from banks or other financial providers via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

e-Commerce

BFIN_SH1

Internet use for buying or selling shares, bonds, units in funds or other financial assets via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BTFW1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: website difficult to use or it worked unsatisfactorily (for example it was too complicated, confusing, poorly functioning technically) when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BDGL1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: difficulties encountered in finding information on guarantees or other legal rights when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BSPD1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: slower speed of delivery than that indicated encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BCPR1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: final costs higher than indicated (such as unexpected transaction fees or unjustified guarantee fees) experienced when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BWDN1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: wrong or damaged goods or services delivered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BFRA1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: problems with fraud encountered (such as no goods or services received at all, misuse of credit card details) when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BCR1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: complaints and redress were difficult or no satisfactory response after complaint was received when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BDNS1

Problems encountered with internet commerce: foreign retailer did not sell to the respondent's own country when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BOTH2

Problems encountered with internet commerce: other problems encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

BARR2X

No problems encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBSHAB1

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of a preference for shopping in person and/or for seeing a product, loyalty to shops, force of habit

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBSKL1

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of perceived difficulty of ordering online (concerns about sufficiency of skills)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBCD

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about cost of delivery of goods

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBSR1

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about reliability or speed of delivery

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBPSC1

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of payment security or privacy concerns

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBTRCM1

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about returning goods, complaints or reimbursement

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBDNS1(optional)

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because a foreign retailer did not sell to the respondent's own country

(optional)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

Blank

Option not included

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBNND

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because there was no need to buy online in the last 3 months

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Barriers and problems to use

NBOTH1

Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of other barriers to internet commerce

1

Ticked

Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CXFER1

Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving copying or moving files (such as documents, data, images, video) between folders, devices (via e-mail, instant messaging, USB, cable) or on the cloud

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CINSAPP1

Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving downloading or installing software or apps

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CCONF1

Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving changing settings of software, app or device (such as adjusting language, colours, contrast, text size, toolbars/menu)

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CWRD1

Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using word processing software

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CPRES2

Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving creating files (such as document, image, video) incorporating several elements such as text, picture, table, chart, animation or sound

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CXLS1

Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using spreadsheet software

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CXLSADV1

Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using advanced features of spreadsheet software (functions, formulas, macros and other developer functions) to organise, analyse, structure or modify data

1

Ticked

Individuals where CXLS1=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CEPVA1

Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving editing photos, video or audio files

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

CPRG2

Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving writing code in a programming language

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

UDI

Information or content (such as videos, images) seen on internet news sites or social media considered untrue or doubtful by the respondent in the last 3 months

1

Yes

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

TIC

Truthfulness of the information or content found on internet news sites or social media checked by respondent in the last 3 months

1

Yes

Individuals where UDI =1

Collected

0

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

TICCSFOI

Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by respondent by checking the sources or finding other information on the internet

1

Ticked

Individuals where TIC =1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

TICIDIS

Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by the respondent by following or taking part in discussion on the internet regarding the information

1

Ticked

Individuals where TIC =1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

TICNIDIS

Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by the respondent by discussing the information offline with other persons or using sources not on the internet

1

Ticked

Individuals where TIC =1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

TICXND

Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because the respondent already knew that information, content or source was not reliable

1

Ticked

Individuals where TIC =0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

TICXSKL

Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because the respondent lacked skills or knowledge to do so

1

Ticked

Individuals where TIC =0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Digital skills

TICXOTH

Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because of other reasons

1

Ticked

Individuals where TIC=0

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

MAPS_RPS

Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: reading privacy policy statements before providing personal data

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

MAPS_RRGL

Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: restricting or refusing access to own geographical location

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

MAPS_LAP

Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: limiting access to profile or content on social networking sites or shared online storage

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

MAPS_RAAD

Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: refusing allowing the use of personal data for advertising purposes

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

MAPS_CWSC

Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: checking that the website where the respondent provided personal data was secure

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

MAPS_APD

Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: asking websites or search engines administrator or provider to access the data they hold about the respondent to update or delete it

1

Ticked

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

Not ticked

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

COOK1

Knowledge that cookies can be used to trace movements of people on the internet, to make a profile of each user and service them tailored ads

1

Yes

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

PCOOK1

Changing settings in own internet browser to prevent or limit cookies on any of the respondent’s devices

1

Yes

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

CCOOK (optional)

Concerns that respondent’s online activities are recorded to provide the respondent with tailored advertising

(optional)

1

Yes, very concerned

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

2

Yes, somehow concerned

0

No, I’m not concerned

Blank

Option not included or not stated

9

Not applicable

06. Information society participation

Security, privacy, trust

USLCOOK

Use of software that limits the ability to track the individual’s activities on the internet on any of the respondent’s devices

1

Yes

Individuals where IU=1

Collected

0

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

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