
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 481/2010 of 1 June 2010 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 2011 list of target secondary variables on intergenerational transmission of disadvantages (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), and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.

(2) Pursuant to Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary in respect of the list of target secondary areas and variables that is to be included every year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. The list of target secondary variables to be incorporated in the module on intergenerational transmission of disadvantages should be laid down for the year 2011. It should also include the variables’ codes and definitions.

(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, the variables’ codes and the definitions for the 2011 Module on intergenerational transmission of disadvantages to be included in the cross-sectional component of Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in the Annex.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 1 June 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following unit, mode of data collection, reference period and definitions shall apply:

1. Unit 

Information shall be provided for all current household members or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged over 24 years and less than 60 years.

2. Mode of data collection 

Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews or information extracted from registers are allowed. Proxy interviews are allowed as an exception for persons temporarily absent or incapacitated.

3. Reference period 

The reference period shall be when the interviewee was around 14 years old.

4. Definitions 

(1) Fatherthe person the interviewee considered to be his/her father when he/she was around 14 years old. In general the father will be the biological father, but if the interviewee considers someone else to be the father during the reference period, the answers should refer to him, even if the biological father is alive and known.(2) Motherthe person the interviewee considered to be his/her mother when he/she was around 14 years old. In general the mother will be the biological mother, but if the interviewee considers someone else to be the mother during the reference period, the answers should refer to her, even if the biological mother is alive and known.(3) Householdrefers to the household in which the respondent was living when he/she was around 14 years old. If the parents of the respondent were divorced and shared custody (50 % of the time for each parent), the respondent should select his/her household either on an objective basis, taking into account his/her main address when he/she was around 14 years old (i.e. the one in the population register and/or in his/her identity card/passport), or on a subjective basis according to where he/she felt more at home when he/she was around 14 years old. For detailed guidelines please refer to the ‘Description of target variables: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal’ (EU-SILC 065 – 2010 operation) — Units.


AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLES Module 2011 Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages
Variable name Code Target variable
Basic data
RB030  Personal id
Id number Personal identification number (PID)
PT005  Personal intergenerational cross-sectional weight
0+(Format 2.5) Weight
Family data
PT010  Presence of parents
1 Lived with both parents (or persons considered as parents)
2 Lived with father only (or person considered as a father)
3 Lived with mother only (or person considered as a mother)
4 Lived in a private household without any parents
5 Lived in a collective household or institution
PT010_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT020  Number of adults
 Number (2 digits) 0-99
PT020_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT030  Number of children
 Number (2 digits) 0-99
PT030_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT040  Number of persons in the household in work
 Number (2 digits) 0-99
PT040_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT050  Year of birth of the father
 Year (4 digits)
– 1 Don’t know
PT050_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown father)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT060  Country of birth of the father
1 Born in the respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2 Born in another EU-27 country
3 Born in another European country
4 Born outside Europe
– 1 Don’t know
PT060_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown father)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT070  Citizenship of the father
1 The respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2 Another EU-27 country
3 Another European country
4 Outside Europe
– 1 Don’t know
PT070_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown father)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT080  Year of birth of the mother
 Year (4 digits)
– 1 Don’t know
PT080_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown mother)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT090  Country of birth of the mother
1 Born in the respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2 Born in another EU-27 country
3 Born in another European country
4 Born outside Europe
– 1 Don’t know
PT090_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown mother)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT100  Citizenship of the mother
1 The respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2 Another EU-27 country
3 Another European country
4 Outside Europe
– 1 Don’t know
PT100_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown mother)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
Educational data
PT110  Highest level of education attained by the father
0 Father could neither read nor write in any language
1 Low level (pre-primary, primary education or lower secondary education)
2 Medium level (upper secondary education and post-secondary non-tertiary education)
3 High level (first stage of tertiary education and second stage of tertiary education)
– 1 Don’t know
PT110_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown father)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT120  Highest level of education attained by the mother
0 Mother could neither read nor write in any language
1 Low level (pre-primary, primary education or lower secondary education)
2 Medium level (upper secondary education and post-secondary non-tertiary education)
3 High level (first stage of tertiary education and second stage of tertiary education)
– 1 Don’t know
PT120_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (unknown mother)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
Occupational data
PT130  Activity status of the father
1 Employed
2 Self-employed (including family worker)
3 Unemployed
4 In retirement or in early retirement or had given up business
5 Fulfilling domestic tasks and care responsibilities
6 Other inactive person
– 1 Don’t know
PT130_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 N/A (father dead)
– 4 N/A (unknown father)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT140  Managerial position of the father
1 Supervisory
2 Non-supervisory
– 1 Don’t know
PT140_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 N/A (father not working)
– 3 N/A (father dead)
– 4 N/A (unknown father)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT150  Main occupation of the father
 ISCO-08(COM) code (1 digit)
– 1 Don’t know
PT150_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 N/A (father not working)
– 3 N/A (father dead)
– 4 N/A (unknown father)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT160  Activity status of the mother
1 Employed
2 Self-employed (including family worker)
3 Unemployed
4 In retirement or in early retirement or had given up business
5 Fulfilling domestic tasks and care responsibilities
6 Other inactive person
– 1 Don’t know
PT160_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 N/A (mother dead)
– 4 N/A (unknown mother)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT170  Managerial position of the mother
1 Supervisory
2 Non-supervisory
– 1 Don’t know
PT170_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 N/A (mother not working)
– 3 N/A (mother dead)
– 4 N/A (unknown mother)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT180  Main occupation of the mother
 ISCO-08(COM) code (1 digit)
– 1 Don’t know
PT180_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 N/A (mother not working)
– 3 N/A (mother dead)
– 4 N/A (unknown mother)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
Wealth data
PT190  Financial situation of the household
1 Very bad
2 Bad
3 Moderately bad
4 Moderately good
5 Good
6 Very good
– 1 Don’t know
PT190_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT200  Ability to make ends meet
1 With great difficulty
2 With difficulty
3 With some difficulty
4 Fairly easily
5 Easily
6 Very easily
– 1 Don’t know
PT200_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)
PT210  Tenancy status
1 Owner
2 Tenant
3 Accommodation was provided free
– 1 Don’t know
PT210_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 4 N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5 Not ‘selected respondent’
– 6 Not in age range (25-59)