
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 67/2014 of 27 January 2014 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 2015 list of target secondary variables on social and cultural participation and material deprivation (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 social and cultural participation and material deprivation should be laid down for the year 2015, together with the corresponding variables’ identifiers.

(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 2015 module on social and cultural participation and material deprivation 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 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, 27 January 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following units, modes of data collection and reference periods apply:

1. Unit 

The target variables relate to two types of units:


 Individual: all variables except for the one related to the ‘Financial stress’.
 Household: variable related to the ‘Financial stress’.

2. Mode of data collection 

For the variable 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.

The age refers to the age at the end of the income reference period.

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

3. Reference period 

The target variables relate to three types of reference periods:


 Last 12 months: for the variables related to the ‘Participation in cultural and sport event’ and ‘Formal and informal social participation’.
 Usual: for the variables related to the ‘Practise of artistic activities’ and ‘Integration with relatives, friends and neighbours’.
 Current: for the variables related to the ‘Material deprivation’.

4. Data transmission 

The target secondary variables should 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.



2015 MODULE ON SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PARTICIPATION AND MATERIAL DEPRIVATIONAREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLESVariable identifier Values Target variable
Social and cultural participation
Participation in cultural or sport event
PS010  Going to the cinema
1 At most 3 times
2 More than 3 times
3 No — cannot afford it
4 No — lack of interest
5 No — no cinema nearby
6 No — other reasons
PS010_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS020  Going to live performances
1 At most 3 times
2 More than 3 times
3 No — cannot afford it
4 No — lack of interest
5 No — no live performances nearby
6 No — other reasons
PS020_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS030  Visits to cultural sites
1 At most 3 times
2 More than 3 times
3 No — cannot afford it
4 No — lack of interest
5 No — no cultural sites nearby
6 No — other reasons
PS030_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS040  Attendance to live sport events
1 At most 3 times
2 More than 3 times
3 No — cannot afford it
4 No — lack of interest
5 No — no live sport events nearby
6 No — other reasons
PS040_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Practice of artistic activities
PS041  Practice of artistic activities
1 Daily
2 Every week (not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month
5 At least once a year (less than once a month)
6 Never
PS041_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Integration with relatives, friends and neighbours
PS050  Frequency of getting together with family (relatives)
1 Daily
2 Every week (not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month
5 At least once a year (less than once a month)
6 Never
PS050_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 NA (No relatives)
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS060  Frequency of getting together with friends
1 Daily
2 Every week (not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month
5 At least once a year (less than once a month)
6 Never
PS060_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 NA (No friends)
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS070  Frequency of contacts with family (relatives)
1 Daily
2 Every week (not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month
5 At least once a year (less than once a month)
6 Never
PS070_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 NA (No relatives)
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS080  Frequency of contacts with friends
1 Daily
2 Every week (not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month
5 At least once a year (less than once a month)
6 Never
PS080_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 NA (No friends)
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS081  Communication via social media
1 Daily
2 Every week (not every day)
3 Several times a month (not every week)
4 Once a month
5 At least once a year (less than once a month)
6 Never
PS081_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS090  Help from others
1 Yes
2 No
PS090_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 2 NA (No relatives, friends, neighbours)
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS091  Personal matters (anyone to discuss with)
1 Yes
2 No
PS091_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Formal and informal social participation
PS100  Participation in informal voluntary activities
1 Yes
2 No — lack of interest
3 No — lack of time
4 No — other reason
PS100_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS101  Participation in formal voluntary work
1 Yes
2 No — lack of interest
3 No — lack of time
4 No — other reason
PS101_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PS102  Active citizenship
1 Yes
2 No — lack of interest
3 No — lack of time
4 No — other reason
PS102_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Material deprivation
Variables applying at household level
Financial stress
HD080  Replace worn-out furniture
1 Yes
2 No — household cannot afford it
3 No — other reason
HD080_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
Variables applying at personal level (People aged 16+)
Basic needs
PD020  Replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford it
3 No — other reason
PD020_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PD030  Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes)
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford it
3 No — other reason
PD030_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Leisure and social activities
PD050  Get-together with friends/family (relatives) for drink/meal at least once a month
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford it
3 No — other reason
PD050_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PD060  Regularly participate in a leisure activity
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford it
3 No — other reason
PD060_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
PD070  Spend a small amount of money each week on yourself
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford it
3 No — other reason
PD070_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
Durables
PD080  Internet connection for personal use at home
1 Yes
2 No — cannot afford it
3 No — other reason
PD080_F 1 Filled
– 1 Missing
– 3 Not selected respondent
