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