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. )
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, basic needs, data collection, household, income, living conditions, marginalisation, socially disadvantaged class, statistical method




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23.2.2017   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 45/1








            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.












(2)


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












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The list of target secondary variables and identifiers for the 2018 module on material deprivation, well-being and housing difficulties, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be as those set out in the Annex.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




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
            





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




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





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