Commission Regulation (EU) No 62/2012 of 24 January 2012 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 2013 list of target secondary variables on well-being  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, living conditions, quality of life, social well-being, standard of living, statistical method




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25.1.2012   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 62/2012
of 24 January 2012
         
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 2013 list of target secondary variables on well-being
(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, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European levels.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary in respect of the list of target secondary areas and variables that is to be included every year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. The list of target secondary variables to be incorporated in the module on well-being should be laid down for the year 2013, together with the corresponding variable codes.












(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 the variables’ identifiers for the 2013 module on well-being to be included in the cross-sectional component of European statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in the Annex.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 24 January 2012.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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




ANNEX
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following unit, mode of data collection and reference period apply:
1.   Unit

Information should be provided for all current household members or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged 16 and over.
2.   Mode of data collection

Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews are allowed. In particular, proxy interviews are not allowed.
3.   Reference period

The reference period for all target variables is the current situation, except for the five variables on emotional well-being, which refer to the past 4 weeks.
4.   Data transmission

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

2013 MODULE ON WELL-BEING


AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLES








Variable identifier


Values


Target variable





Overall experience of life








PW010


 



Overall life satisfaction






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW010_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW020


 



Meaning of life






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW020_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Material living conditions








PW030


 



Satisfaction with financial situation






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW030_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW040


 



Satisfaction with accommodation






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW040_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Health








PW050


 



Being very nervous






1



All of the time





2



Most of the time





3



Some of the time





4



A little of the time





5



None of the time





9



Do not know




PW050_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW060


 



Feeling down in the dumps






1



All of the time





2



Most of the time





3



Some of the time





4



A little of the time





5



None of the time





9



Do not know




PW060_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW070


 



Feeling calm and peaceful






1



All of the time





2



Most of the time





3



Some of the time





4



A little of the time





5



None of the time





9



Do not know




PW070_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW080


 



Feeling downhearted or depressed






1



All of the time





2



Most of the time





3



Some of the time





4



A little of the time





5



None of the time





9



Do not know




PW080_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW090


 



Being happy






1



All of the time





2



Most of the time





3



Some of the time





4



A little of the time





5



None of the time





9



Do not know




PW090_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Productive and valued activities








PW100


 



Job satisfaction






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW100_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



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





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW110


 



Satisfaction with commuting time






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW110_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



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





– 3



Not selected respondent





– 4



Not applicable (home office)






PW120


 



Satisfaction with time use






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW120_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Governance and basic rights








PW130


 



Trust in the political system






0-10



From 0 (No trust at all) to 10 (Complete trust)





99



Do not know




PW130_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW140


 



Trust in the legal system






0-10



From 0 (No trust at all) to 10 (Complete trust)





99



Do not know




PW140_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW150


 



Trust in the police






0-10



From 0 (No trust at all) to 10 (Complete trust)





99



Do not know




PW150_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Leisure and social interactions








PW160


 



Satisfaction with personal relationships






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW160_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW170


 



Personal matters (anyone to discuss with)






1



Yes





2



No





9



Do not know




PW170_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW180


 



Help from others






1



Yes





2



No





9



Do not know




PW180_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



I have no relatives, friends, neighbours





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW190


 



Trust in others






0-10



From 0 (You do not trust any other person) to 10 (Most people can be trusted)





99



Do not know




PW190_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Natural and living environment








PW200


 



Satisfaction with recreational and green areas






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW200_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent






PW210


 



Satisfaction with living environment






0-10



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





99



Do not know




PW210_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Economic and physical safety








PW220


 



Physical security






1



Very safe





2



Fairly safe





3



A bit unsafe





4



Very unsafe





9



Do not know




PW220_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent