
Article 1 
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 4 December 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003 is amended as follows:

1.. Section ‘Household data — Social exclusion — Non-monetary household deprivation indicators, including problems in making ends meet, extent of debt and enforced lack of basic necessities’ is amended as follows:

((a)) the following variables are deleted:

Component Variable name Code Target variable
‘X,L HS070  Do you have a telephone (including mobile phone)
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 HS070_F – 1 Missing
1 Variable is filled
X,L HS080  Do you have a colour TV
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 HS080_F – 1 Missing
1 Variable is filled’
and
'
X,L HS100  Do you have a washing machine
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 HS100_F – 1 Missing
1 Variable is filled'
((b)) After variables HS150 and HS150_F, the following variables are inserted:

Component Variable name Code Target variable
‘X,L HD080  Replace worn-out furniture
1 Yes
2 No — household cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 HD080_F 1 Variable is filled
– 1 Missing’
2.. Between section ‘Personal data — Basic data — Demographic data (16+)’ and section ‘Personal data — Education — Education, including highest ISCED level attained, the following new section “Personal data — Social exclusion — Non-monetary personal deprivation indicators” is inserted’:

Component Variable name Code Target variable
Personal data Social exclusion
‘NON-MONETARY PERSONAL DEPRIVATION INDICATORS
X,L PD020  Replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 PD020_F 1 Variable is filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
X,L PD030  Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes)
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 PD030_F 1 Variable is filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
X,L PD050  Get-together with friends/family (relatives) for drink/meal at least once a month
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 PD050_F 1 Variable is filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
X,L PD060  Regularly participate in a leisure activity
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 PD060_F 1 Variable is filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
X,L PD070  Spend a small amount of money each week on yourself
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 PD070_F 1 Variable is filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
X,L PD080  Internet connection for personal use at home
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford
3 No — Other reasons
 PD080_F 1 Variable is filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent’
