Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/126 of 21 October 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the consumption domain (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2022-10-21
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, consumer price, consumption, data collection, household, natural person, personal data, sampling, social statistics, socioeconomic conditions








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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/126
of 21 October 2022
         
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the consumption domain
(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 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


To cover the needs identified in the relevant detailed topics, the Commission is to specify the number and the titles of the variables for the dataset in the consumption domain (Household Budget Survey, HBS).












(2)


The HBS is a key instrument to compile weightings for important macroeconomic indicators, such as consumer price indices and the harmonised indices of consumer prices as measures of inflation, as well for national accounts purpose. Furthermore, the HBS provides detailed descriptions of private households’ total consumption expenditure by household characteristics such as income, housing and many demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, thus providing information on economic and social living conditions of households and individuals in the Member States.












(3)


For the consumption domain, the number of variables to be collected should not exceed, by more than 5 %, the number of variables set out in the first delegated act adopted for that domain. This is the first delegated act adopted for the consumption domain,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The number and titles of the variables for the dataset in the consumption domain are 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, 21 October 2022.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





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




ANNEX
Number and title of the variables for the consumption domain








Topic


Detailed topic


Variable identifier


Variable name





Technical items




Data collection information


5 technical variables



HA02


Year(s) of the survey




HC04C


Date of the first interview of household




MB03C


Date of the first interview of household member




HA06


Stratum




HA07


Primary sampling unit





Identification


4 technical variables



HA04


Identification number of the household (HH file)




MA04


Identification number of the household (HH member file)




MA05


Identification number of the member of household (HH member file)




HA13


Identification number of the member of the household responding to the household questionnaire





Weights


1 technical variable



HA10


Final weight





Interview characteristics


3 technical variables



HA11


Interviewing mode used (household interview)




MA11


Interviewing mode used (individual interview)




HA12


Interviewing mode used (diary)





Localisation


3 technical variables



MB012


Country of residence




HA08


Region of residence




HA09


Degree of urbanisation





Person and household characteristics




Demography


4 collected variables


1 derived variable



MB02


Sex of household member




MB03


Age (in completed years) of household member




MB03A


Year of birth




MB03B


Passing of birthday on the date of the first interview




MB04


Marital status of household member





Citizenship and migrant background


4 collected variables



MB01


Country of birth




MB011


Country of main citizenship




MB01F


Country of birth of father




MB01M


Country of birth of mother





Household composition


1 collected variable


1 derived variable



MBGRIDXX


Household grid




MB042


Partners living in the same household





Health: status and disability, access to and availability and use of health care and health determinants




Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module


3 collected variables



MH01


Self-perceived general health




MH02


Long standing health problems




MH03


Limitation in activities because of health problems





Labour market participation




Main activity status (self-defined)


1 collected variable



ME01A


Main activity status (self-defined)





Elementary job characteristics


5 collected variables



ME0908


Occupation in main job




ME04


Economic activity of the local unit (main job)




ME02


Main job: full- or part-time (self-defined)




ME12


Status in employment in main job




ME13


Sector of occupation of household member





Educational attainment and background




Educational attainment level


1 collected variable



MC01


Highest educational attainment level





Person and household characteristics




Household composition – additional specific details


2 derived variables



HB05


Household size




HB075


Household type





Living conditions, including material deprivation, housing, living environment, access to services




Main housing characteristics


3 collected variables



HD01


Household tenure status




HD03


Dwelling type




HD06


Number of rooms available to the household





Participation in education and training




Participation in formal education activities (current)


2 collected variables



MC02A


Participation in formal education and training




MC02B


Level of the current/most recent formal education or training activity





Labour market participation




Duration of contract


1 collected variable



ME03A


Permanency of main job





Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts




Total annual income at the level of persons and households


1 collected variable


1 derived variable



MF099


Total annual net income from all sources, including non-monetary components, of household member




HH099


Total annual net income from all sources, including non-monetary components





Main income components


3 collected variables



HH011


Net current monthly household income




HH095


Monetary annual net income from all sources




HH012


Income in kind from employment





Income in kind from non-salaried activities


1 collected variable



HH023


Income in kind from non-salaried activities





Imputed rent


1 collected variable



HH032


Imputed rent





Main source of income


1 collected variable



HI11


Main source of income





Elements of wealth, including dwelling ownership


2 collected variables



HW10


Value of main residence




HW20


Savings (in a typical month)





Taxes and contributions


1 collected variable



HW30


Tax on income and social insurance contributions





Debt


2 collected variables



HW40


Total left to repay for the mortgage on main residence




HW50


Monthly principal and interest repayments for the mortgage





Arrears


1 collected variable



HW60


Arrears




 



Consumption by the classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP)
 (1)


507 collected variables



HE01A


Food and non-alcoholic beverages




HE02A


Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics




HE03A


Clothing and footwear




HE04A


Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels




HE05A


Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance




HE06A


Health




HE07A


Transport




HE08A


Information and communication




HE09A


Recreation, sport and culture




HE10A


Education services




HE11A


Restaurants and accommodation services




HE12A


Insurance and financial services




HE13A


Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services





Own consumption


13 collected variables



HE01B


Food and non-alcoholic beverages




HE02B


Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics




HE03B


Clothing and footwear




HE04B


Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels




HE05B


Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance




HE06B


Health




HE07B


Transport




HE08B


Information and communication




HE09B


Recreation, sport and culture




HE10B


Education services




HE11B


Restaurants and accommodation services




HE12B


Insurance and financial services




HE13B


Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services





Cross-border consumption expenditure by COICOP


13 collected variables



HJ01


Food and non-alcoholic beverages




HJ02


Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics




HJ03


Clothing and footwear




HJ04


Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels




HJ05


Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance




HJ06


Health




HJ07


Transport




HJ08


Information and communication




HJ09


Recreation, sport and culture




HJ10


Education services




HJ11


Restaurants and accommodation services




HJ12


Insurance and financial services




HJ13


Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services





Quantities
 (2)
(optional)


82 collected variables



HQ01


Food and non-alcoholic beverages




HQ02


Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics






(1)  Monetary consumption by the classification of individual consumption by purpose shall be transmitted at 5-digit COICOP level

(2)  Quantities shall be transmitted for groups ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ and ‘Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics’ at 5-digit COICOP level.