
Article 1 
The target secondary variables and identifiers for the 2016 module on access to services, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be as listed 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, 16 February 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following units, modes of data collection and reference periods apply:

1. 
The target variables relate to different types of units:


 The variables relating to the affordability of childcare services, unmet needs for such services and reasons for not making use of such services, the affordability of formal education, health care, the presence of persons in need of home care and all variables related to home care received apply at household level and refer to the household as a whole.
 Information on unmet needs for formal education, the main reason for non-participation in formal education, lifelong learning, home care provided and hours per week of home care provided is to be provided for each current household member, or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged 16 and over.
 Information on payment for childcare, the proportion of the costs paid and who pays for/contributes to it is to be provided by the household respondent for each child aged 0-12.
 Information on the payment of tuition fees for formal education, the proportion paid and who pays for/contributes to it, is to be provided by the household respondent for each household member.

2. 
For variables applying at household level or variables relating to each household member (including variables relating to children) where information is provided 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 age at the end of the income reference period.

Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews are allowed (with proxy interviews used as an exception for persons who are temporarily absent or incapacitated).

3. 
The target variables relate to two types of reference periods:


 Last 12 months: for the variables related to unmet needs for formal education and the main reason for non-participation in formal education, lifelong learning, and the use of and payment for health care services.
 Usual: for all other variables.

4. 
The target secondary variables should be sent to the Commission (Eurostat) in the Household Data File (H-file), the Register Data File (R-file) and in the Personal Data File (P-file) after the target primary variables.


Variable identifier Values Target variable
Childcare
RC010  Payment for the cost of formal childcare services
 1 Yes
 2 No
RC010_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 4 No formal childcare for this child
 – 5 No children aged 0-12 in the household
RC020  Proportion of the cost of formal childcare services paid
 1 Full price (full cost)
 2 Reduced price (subsidised by government, employer, private person, etc.)
 9 Do not know
RC020_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (RC010 = 2)
 – 4 No formal childcare for this child
 – 5 No children aged 0-12 in the household
RC030  Who pays/contributes to the cost of formal childcare services
 1 Government or local authorities
 2 Employer
 3 Other institutions (e.g. church, non-profit organisations)
 4 Private persons who are not household members
 5 Other
 9 Do not know
RC030_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (RC020 = 1)
 – 4 No formal childcare for this child
 – 5 No children aged 0-12 in the household
HC040  Affordability of childcare services
 1 With great difficulty
 2 With difficulty
 3 With some difficulty
 4 Fairly easily
 5 Easily
 6 Very easily
HC040_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 4 No costs of childcare in the household
 – 5 No children aged 0-12 in the household
HC050  Unmet needs for formal childcare services
 1 Yes
 2 No
HC050_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 5 No children aged 0-12 in the household
HC060  Main reason for not making (more) use of formal childcare services
 1 Cannot afford it
 2 No places available
 3 Places available but not nearby
 4 Places available but opening hours not suitable
 5 Places available but the quality of the services available not satisfactory
 6 Other reasons
HC060_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC050 = 2)
 – 5 No children aged 0-12 in the household
Formal education and training
RC070  Payment for tuition fees
 1 Yes
 2 No
RC070_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 4 Person does not follow formal education
RC080  Part of tuition fees paid
 1 Full price (full cost)
 2 Reduced price (subsidised by government, employer, private person, etc.)
 9 Do not know
RC080_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (RC070 = 2)
 – 4 Person does not follow formal education
RC090  Who pays/contributes to the cost of tuition fees
 1 Government or local authorities
 2 Employer
 3 Other institutions (e.g. church, non-profit organisations)
 4 Private persons who are not household members
 5 Other
 9 Do not know
RC090_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (RC080 = 1)
 – 4 Person does not follow formal education
HC100  Affordability of formal education
 1 With great difficulty
 2 With difficulty
 3 With some difficulty
 4 Fairly easily
 5 Easily
 6 Very easily
HC100_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 4 No costs of formal education in the household
 – 5 Nobody in the household follows formal education
PC110  Unmet needs for formal education
 1 Yes
 2 No
PC110_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 3 Not selected respondent
 – 4 Person currently in formal education
PC120  Main reason for non-participation in formal education
 1 Cannot afford it
 2 Not admitted to the course or programme
 3 Time constraints (schedule, family responsibilities, etc.)
 4 No suitable course or programmes available
 5 Other reasons
PC120_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (PC110 = 2)
 – 3 Not selected respondent
 – 4 Person currently in formal education
Lifelong learning
PC130  Participation in training related to hobbies
 1 Yes
 2 No
PC130_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 3 Not selected respondent
PC140  Participation in training related to professional activity
 1 Yes
 2 No
PC140_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 3 Not selected respondent
PC150  Main reason for non-participation in training related to professional activity
 1 Cannot afford it
 2 Not interested
 3 Time constraints (schedule, family responsibilities, etc.)
 4 No suitable courses or programmes available
 5 Not provided by employer
 6 Other reasons
PC150_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (PC140 = 1)
 – 3 Not selected respondent
Healthcare
HC160  Use of healthcare services
 1 Yes
 2 No
HC160_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
HC170  Payment for healthcare services
 1 Yes
 2 No
HC170_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC160 = 2)
HC180  Affordability of healthcare services
 1 With great difficulty
 2 With difficulty
 3 With some difficulty
 4 Fairly easily
 5 Easily
 6 Very easily
HC180_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 4 No costs of healthcare services in the household
Home care
HC190  Presence in the household of people who need help due to long-term physical or mental ill-health, infirmity or because of old age
 1 Yes
 2 No
HC190_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
HC200  Professional home care received
 1 Yes
 2 No
HC200_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC190 = 2)
HC210  Number of hours per week of professional home care received
 1 Less than 10 hours per week
 2 At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week
 3 20 hours per week or more
HC210_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC200 = 2)
HC220  Payment for professional home care
 1 Yes
 2 No
HC220_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC200 = 2)
HC230  Affordability of professional home care services
 1 With great difficulty
 2 With difficulty
 3 With some difficulty
 4 Fairly easily
 5 Easily
 6 Very easily
HC230_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC220 = 2)
HC240  Unmet needs for professional home care
 1 Yes
 2 No
HC240_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC190 = 2)
HC250  Main reason for not receiving (more) professional home care services
 1 Cannot afford it
 2 Refused by person needing such services
 3 No such care services available
 4 Quality of the services available not satisfactory
 5 Other reasons
HC250_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (HC240 = 2)
PC260  Care or assistance provided
 1 Yes — only to household members
 2 Yes — only to persons who are not the household members
 3 Yes — to household members and to persons who are not the household members
 4 No
PC260_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 3 Not selected respondent
PC270  Number of hours per week of care or assistance provided
 1 Less than 10 hours per week
 2 At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week
 3 20 hours per week or more
PC270_F 1 Filled
 – 1 Missing
 – 2 Not applicable (PC260 = 4)
 – 3 Not selected respondent
