Commission Regulation (EU) No 67/2014 of 27 January 2014 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 2015 list of target secondary variables on social and cultural participation and material deprivation  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, basic needs, culture, durable goods, human relations, leisure, living conditions, shortage, statistical method




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28.1.2014   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 23/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 67/2014
of 27 January 2014
         
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 2015 list of target secondary variables on social and cultural participation and material deprivation
(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 social and cultural participation and material deprivation should be laid down for the year 2015, together with the corresponding variables’ identifiers.












(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 2015 module on social and cultural participation and material deprivation 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 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, 27 January 2014.


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 units, modes of data collection and reference periods apply:
1.   Unit

The target variables relate to two types of units:






 


Individual: all variables except for the one related to the ‘Financial stress’.










 


Household: variable related to the ‘Financial stress’.




2.   Mode of data collection

For the variable 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.
The age refers to the age at the end of the income reference period.
Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews (proxy interviews as an exception for persons temporarily absent or incapacitated) are allowed.
3.   Reference period

The target variables relate to three types of reference periods:






 


Last 12 months: for the variables related to the ‘Participation in cultural and sport event’ and ‘Formal and informal social participation’.










 


Usual: for the variables related to the ‘Practise of artistic activities’ and ‘Integration with relatives, friends and neighbours’.










 


Current: for the variables related to the ‘Material deprivation’.




4.   Data transmission

The target secondary variables should 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.

2015 MODULE ON SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PARTICIPATION AND MATERIAL DEPRIVATION


AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLES









Variable identifier




Values




Target variable






Social and cultural participation







Participation in cultural or sport event






PS010


 



Going to the cinema






1



At most 3 times





2



More than 3 times





3



No — cannot afford it





4



No — lack of interest





5



No — no cinema nearby





6



No — other reasons




PS010_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS020


 



Going to live performances






1



At most 3 times





2



More than 3 times





3



No — cannot afford it





4



No — lack of interest





5



No — no live performances nearby





6



No — other reasons




PS020_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS030


 



Visits to cultural sites






1



At most 3 times





2



More than 3 times





3



No — cannot afford it





4



No — lack of interest





5



No — no cultural sites nearby





6



No — other reasons




PS030_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS040


 



Attendance to live sport events






1



At most 3 times





2



More than 3 times





3



No — cannot afford it





4



No — lack of interest





5



No — no live sport events nearby





6



No — other reasons




PS040_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Practice of artistic activities






PS041


 



Practice of artistic activities






1



Daily





2



Every week (not every day)





3



Several times a month (not every week)





4



Once a month





5



At least once a year (less than once a month)





6



Never




PS041_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Integration with relatives, friends and neighbours






PS050


 



Frequency of getting together with family (relatives)






1



Daily





2



Every week (not every day)





3



Several times a month (not every week)





4



Once a month





5



At least once a year (less than once a month)





6



Never




PS050_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



NA (No relatives)





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS060


 



Frequency of getting together with friends






1



Daily





2



Every week (not every day)





3



Several times a month (not every week)





4



Once a month





5



At least once a year (less than once a month)





6



Never




PS060_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



NA (No friends)





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS070


 



Frequency of contacts with family (relatives)






1



Daily





2



Every week (not every day)





3



Several times a month (not every week)





4



Once a month





5



At least once a year (less than once a month)





6



Never




PS070_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



NA (No relatives)





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS080


 



Frequency of contacts with friends






1



Daily





2



Every week (not every day)





3



Several times a month (not every week)





4



Once a month





5



At least once a year (less than once a month)





6



Never




PS080_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



NA (No friends)





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS081


 



Communication via social media






1



Daily





2



Every week (not every day)





3



Several times a month (not every week)





4



Once a month





5



At least once a year (less than once a month)





6



Never




PS081_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS090


 



Help from others






1



Yes





2



No




PS090_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 2



NA (No relatives, friends, neighbours)





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS091


 



Personal matters (anyone to discuss with)






1



Yes





2



No




PS091_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Formal and informal social participation






PS100


 



Participation in informal voluntary activities






1



Yes





2



No — lack of interest





3



No — lack of time





4



No — other reason




PS100_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS101


 



Participation in formal voluntary work






1



Yes





2



No — lack of interest





3



No — lack of time





4



No — other reason




PS101_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PS102


 



Active citizenship






1



Yes





2



No — lack of interest





3



No — lack of time





4



No — other reason




PS102_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Material deprivation







Variables applying at household level







Financial stress






HD080


 



Replace worn-out furniture






1



Yes





2



No — household cannot afford it





3



No — other reason




HD080_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





Variables applying at personal level (People aged 16+)







Basic needs






PD020


 



Replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones






1



Yes





2



No — cannot afford it





3



No — other reason




PD020_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PD030


 



Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes)






1



Yes





2



No — cannot afford it





3



No — other reason




PD030_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Leisure and social activities






PD050


 



Get-together with friends/family (relatives) for drink/meal at least once a month






1



Yes





2



No — cannot afford it





3



No — other reason




PD050_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PD060


 



Regularly participate in a leisure activity






1



Yes





2



No — cannot afford it





3



No — other reason




PD060_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent




PD070


 



Spend a small amount of money each week on yourself






1



Yes





2



No — cannot afford it





3



No — other reason




PD070_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent





Durables






PD080


 



Internet connection for personal use at home






1



Yes





2



No — cannot afford it





3



No — other reason




PD080_F



1



Filled





– 1



Missing





– 3



Not selected respondent