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| 23.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 45/1 |
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23.2.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 45/1

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2017/310

of 22 February 2017

implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties for 2018

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (1), and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on income and living conditions, in order to ensure that comparable and up-to-date cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion are available at national and Union level. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on income and living conditions, in order to ensure that comparable and up-to-date cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion are available at national and Union level.

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are to be adopted each year to specify the target secondary areas and variables to be included in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC that year. Implementing measures specifying the target secondary variables and their identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties should therefore be adopted. |
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(2)

Pursuant to Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are to be adopted each year to specify the target secondary areas and variables to be included in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC that year. Implementing measures specifying the target secondary variables and their identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties should therefore be adopted.

| (3) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
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(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The list of target secondary variables and identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be as those set out in the Annex.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1.

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ANNEX

The target secondary variables and identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be as follows:

1.   Units

The target variables relate to different types of units:

Information on well-being and housing difficulties is to be provided for each current private household's member, or, if applicable for all selected respondents aged 16 and over.

Information on material deprivation applies at household level and refers to the household as a whole.

The age refers to the age at the end of the income reference period.

2.   Mode of data collection

For variables applying at household level, the mode of data collection is personal interview with the household respondent.

For variables applying at individual level, the mode of data collection is personal interview with all current household members aged 16 and over or, if applicable, with each selected respondent.

Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews (proxy interviews as an exception for persons temporarily absent or incapacitated) are allowed for material deprivation variables.

Proxy interviews are not allowed for variables concerning well-being and housing difficulties.

3.   Reference period

The target variables relate to different types of reference periods:

Current reference period for the material deprivation variables.

Current reference period for the well-being variables except for the five variables on emotional well-being and one variable on loneliness, which refer to the past four weeks.

Lifetime for the past experience of housing difficulties.

4.   Data transmission

The target secondary variables shall be sent to the Commission (Eurostat) in the Household Data File (H-file) and in the Personal Data File (P-file) after the target primary variables.

| Variable identifier | Target variable |
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| Material deprivation |
| HS070 | Do you have a telephone (including mobile phone)?

  Yes
  No — cannot afford
  No — other reason |
| HS070_F | Filled
  Missing |
| HS080 | Do you have a colour TV?

  Yes
  No — cannot afford
  No — other reason |
| HS080_F | Filled
  Missing |
| HS100 | Do you have a washing machine?

  Yes
  No — cannot afford
  No — other reason |
| HS100_F | Filled
  Missing |
| Well-being |
| PW010T | Overall life satisfaction

  From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
  Do not know |
| PW010T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW240T | Perceived social exclusion

  From 0 (Not at all excluded) to 10 (Completely excluded)
  Do not know |
| PW240T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW040T | Material help

  Yes
  No |
| PW040T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW110T | Non-material help

  Yes
  No |
| PW110T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW030T | Satisfaction with financial situation

  From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
  Do not know |
| PW030T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW160T | Satisfaction with personal relationships

  From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
  Do not know |
| PW160T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW120T | Satisfaction with time use (amount of leisure time)

  From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
  Do not know |
| PW120T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW100T | Satisfaction with job

  From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
  Do not know |
| PW100T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PL031 not = 1, 2, 3 or 4
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW190T | Trust in others

  From 0 (Do not trust at all) to 10 (Trust completely)
  Do not know |
| PW190T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW230T | Feeling lonely

  All of the time
  Most of the time
  Some of the time
  A little of the time
  None of the time
  Do not know |
| PW230T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW050T | Being very nervous

  All of the time
  Most of the time
  Some of the time
  A little of the time
  None of the time
  Do not know |
| PW050T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW060T | Feeling down in the dumps

  All of the time
  Most of the time
  Some of the time
  A little of the time
  None of the time
  Do not know |
| PW060T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Non-selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW070T | Feeling calm and peaceful

  All of the time
  Most of the time
  Some of the time
  A little of the time
  None of the time
  Do not know |
| PW070T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW080T | Feeling downhearted or depressed

  All of the time
  Most of the time
  Some of the time
  A little of the time
  None of the time
  Do not know |
| PW080T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PW090T | Being happy

  All of the time
  Most of the time
  Some of the time
  A little of the time
  None of the time
  Do not know |
| PW090T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| Housing difficulties (OPTIONAL) |
| PHD01T | Past experience of housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

  Yes, staying with friends or relatives temporarily
  Yes, staying in emergency or other temporary accommodation
  Yes, staying in a place not intended as a permanent home
  Yes, ‘sleeping rough’ or sleeping in a public space
  No |
| PHD01T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Not selected respondent
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD02T | Duration of the most recent experience of housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

  Duration |
| PHD02T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Non selected respondent
  Not applicable PHD01T = NO
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD03T | Main reason for past housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

  Relationship or family problems
  Health problems
  Unemployment
  End of rental contract
  Uninhabitable accommodation
  Leaving an institution after a long stay and no home to go to
  Financial problems/Insufficient income
  Other |
| PHD03T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Non selected respondent
  Not applicable PHD01T = NO
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD04T | Other reason for past housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

  Relationship or family problems
  Health problems
  Unemployment
  End of rental contract
  Uninhabitable accommodation
  Leaving an institution after a long stay and no home to go to
  Financial problems/Insufficient income
  Other
  No other reason |
| PHD04T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Non selected respondent
  Not applicable PHD01T = NO
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |
| PHD05T | Exit from housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

  Existing, new or renewed relationship with family or partner
  Addressed health problems
  Gained employment
  Moved into social or subsidised private housing
  Other
  Still experiencing housing difficulties |
| PHD05T_F | Filled
  Missing
  Non selected respondent
  Not applicable PHD01T = NO
  Not applicable PB010≠2018 |

Variable identifier

Target variable

Material deprivation

HS070

Do you have a telephone (including mobile phone)?

Yes

No — cannot afford

No — other reason

HS070_F

Filled

Missing

HS080

Do you have a colour TV?

Yes

No — cannot afford

No — other reason

HS080_F

Filled

Missing

HS100

Do you have a washing machine?

Yes

No — cannot afford

No — other reason

HS100_F

Filled

Missing

Well-being

PW010T

Overall life satisfaction

From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)

Do not know

PW010T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW240T

Perceived social exclusion

From 0 (Not at all excluded) to 10 (Completely excluded)

Do not know

PW240T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW040T

Material help

Yes

No

PW040T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW110T

Non-material help

Yes

No

PW110T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW030T

Satisfaction with financial situation

From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)

Do not know

PW030T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW160T

Satisfaction with personal relationships

From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)

Do not know

PW160T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW120T

Satisfaction with time use (amount of leisure time)

From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)

Do not know

PW120T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW100T

Satisfaction with job

From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)

Do not know

PW100T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PL031 not = 1, 2, 3 or 4

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW190T

Trust in others

From 0 (Do not trust at all) to 10 (Trust completely)

Do not know

PW190T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW230T

Feeling lonely

All of the time

Most of the time

Some of the time

A little of the time

None of the time

Do not know

PW230T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW050T

Being very nervous

All of the time

Most of the time

Some of the time

A little of the time

None of the time

Do not know

PW050T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW060T

Feeling down in the dumps

All of the time

Most of the time

Some of the time

A little of the time

None of the time

Do not know

PW060T_F

Filled

Missing

Non-selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW070T

Feeling calm and peaceful

All of the time

Most of the time

Some of the time

A little of the time

None of the time

Do not know

PW070T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW080T

Feeling downhearted or depressed

All of the time

Most of the time

Some of the time

A little of the time

None of the time

Do not know

PW080T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PW090T

Being happy

All of the time

Most of the time

Some of the time

A little of the time

None of the time

Do not know

PW090T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

Housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

PHD01T

Past experience of housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

Yes, staying with friends or relatives temporarily

Yes, staying in emergency or other temporary accommodation

Yes, staying in a place not intended as a permanent home

Yes, ‘sleeping rough’ or sleeping in a public space

No

PHD01T_F

Filled

Missing

Not selected respondent

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PHD02T

Duration of the most recent experience of housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

Duration

PHD02T_F

Filled

Missing

Non selected respondent

Not applicable PHD01T = NO

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PHD03T

Main reason for past housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

Relationship or family problems

Health problems

Unemployment

End of rental contract

Uninhabitable accommodation

Leaving an institution after a long stay and no home to go to

Financial problems/Insufficient income

Other

PHD03T_F

Filled

Missing

Non selected respondent

Not applicable PHD01T = NO

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PHD04T

Other reason for past housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

Relationship or family problems

Health problems

Unemployment

End of rental contract

Uninhabitable accommodation

Leaving an institution after a long stay and no home to go to

Financial problems/Insufficient income

Other

No other reason

PHD04T_F

Filled

Missing

Non selected respondent

Not applicable PHD01T = NO

Not applicable PB010≠2018

PHD05T

Exit from housing difficulties (OPTIONAL)

Existing, new or renewed relationship with family or partner

Addressed health problems

Gained employment

Moved into social or subsidised private housing

Other

Still experiencing housing difficulties

PHD05T_F

Filled

Missing

Non selected respondent

Not applicable PHD01T = NO

Not applicable PB010≠2018

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