
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 62/2012 of 24 January 2012 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 2013 list of target secondary variables on well-being (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 European 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 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 well-being should be laid down for the year 2013, together with the corresponding variable codes.

(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 the variables’ identifiers for the 2013 module on well-being to be included in the cross-sectional component of European 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 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, 24 January 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following unit, mode of data collection and reference period apply:

1. Unit 

Information should be provided for all current household members or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged 16 and over.

2. Mode of data collection 

Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews are allowed. In particular, proxy interviews are not allowed.

3. Reference period 

The reference period for all target variables is the current situation, except for the five variables on emotional well-being, which refer to the past 4 weeks.

4. Data transmission 

The target secondary variables should be sent to the Commission (Eurostat) in the Personal Data File (P-file) after the target primary variables.



2013 MODULE ON WELL-BEINGAREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLESVariable identifier Values Target variable
Overall experience of life
PW010  Overall life satisfaction
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW010_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW020  Meaning of life
0-10 From 0 (Not worthwhile at all) to 10 (Completely worthwhile)
99 Do not know
PW020_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Material living conditions
PW030  Satisfaction with financial situation
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW030_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW040  Satisfaction with accommodation
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW040_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Health
PW050  Being very nervous
1 All of the time
2 Most of the time
3 Some of the time
4 A little of the time
5 None of the time
9 Do not know
PW050_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW060  Feeling down in the dumps
1 All of the time
2 Most of the time
3 Some of the time
4 A little of the time
5 None of the time
9 Do not know
PW060_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW070  Feeling calm and peaceful
1 All of the time
2 Most of the time
3 Some of the time
4 A little of the time
5 None of the time
9 Do not know
PW070_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW080  Feeling downhearted or depressed
1 All of the time
2 Most of the time
3 Some of the time
4 A little of the time
5 None of the time
9 Do not know
PW080_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW090  Being happy
1 All of the time
2 Most of the time
3 Some of the time
4 A little of the time
5 None of the time
9 Do not know
PW090_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Productive and valued activities
PW100  Job satisfaction
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW100_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 Not applicable (PL031 not = 1, 2, 3 or 4)
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW110  Satisfaction with commuting time
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW110_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 Not applicable (PL031 not = 1, 2, 3 or 4)
– 3 Not selected respondent
– 4 Not applicable (home office)
PW120  Satisfaction with time use
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW120_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Governance and basic rights
PW130  Trust in the political system
0-10 From 0 (No trust at all) to 10 (Complete trust)
99 Do not know
PW130_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW140  Trust in the legal system
0-10 From 0 (No trust at all) to 10 (Complete trust)
99 Do not know
PW140_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW150  Trust in the police
0-10 From 0 (No trust at all) to 10 (Complete trust)
99 Do not know
PW150_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Leisure and social interactions
PW160  Satisfaction with personal relationships
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW160_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW170  Personal matters (anyone to discuss with)
1 Yes
2 No
9 Do not know
PW170_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW180  Help from others
1 Yes
2 No
9 Do not know
PW180_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 I have no relatives, friends, neighbours
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW190  Trust in others
0-10 From 0 (You do not trust any other person) to 10 (Most people can be trusted)
99 Do not know
PW190_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Natural and living environment
PW200  Satisfaction with recreational and green areas
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW200_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PW210  Satisfaction with living environment
0-10 From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied)
99 Do not know
PW210_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Economic and physical safety
PW220  Physical security
1 Very safe
2 Fairly safe
3 A bit unsafe
4 Very unsafe
9 Do not know
PW220_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
