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Document 32022R2498

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2498 of 9 December 2022 specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on access to services pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

    C/2022/8948

    OJ L 325, 20.12.2022, p. 16–30 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/2498/oj

    20.12.2022   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 325/16


    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2498

    of 9 December 2022

    specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on access to services pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

    Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    To ensure that implementation of the income and living conditions domain is conducted accurately, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data sets on access to services.

    (2)

    The income and living conditions domain provides the information required by the European Semester and the European Pillar of Social Rights, in particular on income distribution, poverty and social exclusion. It also provides information for various other Union policies related to living conditions and poverty. In this context, detailed information on access to services, in particular on use of services, affordability, unmet needs and reasons should be provided to the Commission (Eurostat).

    (3)

    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    The technical characteristics of the data sets in the income and living conditions domain as regards the detailed topics ‘Use of services, including care services and services for independent living’, ‘Affordability of services’, ‘Unmet needs and reasons’ are set out in the Annex and refer to:

    (a)

    the variable’s identifier;

    (b)

    the variable’s name;

    (c)

    the modality label and code;

    (d)

    the collection unit;

    (e)

    the reference period.

    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, 9 December 2022.

    For the Commission

    The President

    Ursula VON DER LEYEN


    (1)   OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.

    (2)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).


    ANNEX

    Technical characteristics of variables

    Variable’s identifier

    Variable’s name

    Modality code

    Modality label

    Collection unit

    Reference period

    Use of services, including care services and services for independent living

    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

    Household

    Current

    2

    No

    HC190_F

    Presence in the household of people who need help due to long-term physical or mental ill-health, infirmity, or because of old age (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    HC200

    Professional home care services received

    1

    Yes

    Household

    Current

    2

    No

    HC200_F

    Professional home care services received (flag)

    1

    Collected via survey/interview

     

     

    2

    Collected from administrative data

    3

    Imputed

    4

    Not possible to establish a source

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (no one in the household needs professional homecare HC190 = 2)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC280

    Frequency of use of public transport

    1

    Daily

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Last 12 months

    2

    Every week (not every day)

    3

    Every month (not every week)

    4

    Less than once a month

    5

    Never

    PC280_F

    Frequency of use of public transport (flag)

    1

    Collected via survey/interview

     

     

    2

    Collected from administrative data

    3

    Imputed

    4

    Not possible to establish a source

    -1

    Missing

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC310

    Entitlement to unemployment benefits

    1

    Yes

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Current

    2

    No

    3

    Don’t know

    PC310_F

    Entitlement to unemployment benefits (flag)

    1

    Collected via survey/interview

     

     

    2

    Collected from administrative data

    3

    Imputed

    4

    Not possible to establish a source

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (Not employee or self-employed PL032 = 2,3,4,5,6,7,8)

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC320

    Entitlement to sickness benefits

    1

    Yes

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Current

    2

    No

    3

    Don’t know

    PC320_F

    Entitlement to sickness benefits (flag)

    1

    Collected via survey/interview

     

     

    2

    Collected from administrative data

    3

    Imputed

    4

    Not possible to establish a source

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (Not employee or self-employed PL032 = 2,3,4,5,6,7,8)

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC330

    Feeling discriminated when in contact with administrative offices or public services

    (including job centre, health and social services)

    1

    I was not in contact with any administrative offices or public services

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Last 12 months

    2

    Mainly due to age (too young/old)

    3

    Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)

    4

    Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem

    5

    Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin

    6

    Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)

    7

    Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)

    8

    Mainly due to other reason

    9

    No, I have not felt discriminated against

    PC330_F

    Feeling discriminated when in contact with administrative offices or public services

    (including job centre, health and social services) (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC340

    Feeling discriminated when looking for housing

    1

    I was not looking for housing

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Last 5 years

    2

    Mainly due to age (too young/old)

    3

    Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)

    4

    Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem

    5

    Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin

    6

    Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)

    7

    Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)

    8

    Mainly due to other reason

    9

    No, I have not felt discriminated against

    PC340_F

    Feeling discriminated when looking for housing (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC350

    Feeling discriminated in education

    1

    I was not a student or a parent of a student (in the last 12 months)

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Last 12 months

    2

    Mainly due to age (too young/old)

    3

    Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)

    4

    Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem

    5

    Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin

    6

    Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)

    7

    Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)

    8

    Mainly due to other reason

    9

    No, I have not felt discriminated against

    PC350_F

    Feeling discriminated in education (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC360

    Feeling discriminated in public spaces (shop, café, restaurant, leisure facilities etc.)

    1

    Mainly due to age (too young/old)

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Last 12 months

    2

    Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)

    3

    Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem

    4

    Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin

    5

    Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)

    6

    Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)

    7

    Mainly due to other reason

    8

    No, I have not felt discriminated against

    PC360_F

    Feeling discriminated in public spaces (shop, café, restaurant, leisure facilities etc.) (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    Affordability of services

    HC221

    Payment for professional home care services

    1

    Fully paid by private, public health insurance, or other social protection branches

    Household

    Last 12 months

    2

    Partially paid by the user/household

    3

    Fully paid by the user/household

    4

    Don’t know

    HC221_F

    Payment for professional home care services (flag)

    1

    Collected via survey/interview

     

     

    2

    Collected from administrative data

    3

    Imputed

    4

    Not possible to establish a source

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (Home care services not used HC200 = 2)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    HC230

    Affordability of professional home care services

    1

    With great difficulty

    Household

    Last 12 months

    2

    With difficulty

    3

    With some difficulty

    4

    Fairly easily

    5

    Easily

    6

    Very easily

    HC230_F

    Affordability of professional home care services (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (Home care services not used HC200 = 2 or HC221 = 1)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    HC300

    Financial burden of public transport

    1

    Heavy burden

    Household

    Last 12 months

    2

    Somewhat burden

    3

    Not a burden at all

    4

    No one in the household used public transport

    HC300_F

    Financial burden of public transport (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    RC370

    Payment for formal childcare services

    1

    Yes

    All household members not over 12 years old

    Last 12 months

    2

    No

    RC370_F

    Payment for formal childcare services (flag)

    1

    Collected via survey/interview

     

     

    2

    Collected from administrative data

    3

    Imputed

    4

    Not possible to establish a source

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (not 0–12 years old)

    -4

    Not applicable (no formal childcare services used RL030 = 0 and RL040 = 0)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    HC040

    Affordability of formal childcare services

    1

    With great difficulty

    Household

    Last 12 months

    2

    With difficulty

    3

    With some difficulty

    4

    Fairly easily

    5

    Easily

    6

    Very easily

    HC040_F

    Affordability of formal childcare services (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (no children aged 0–12 in the household)

    -4

    Not applicable (no formal childcare services used RL030 = 0 and RL040 = 0 or RC370 = 2)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    Unmet needs and reasons

    HC240

    Unmet needs for professional home care services

    1

    2

    Yes

    No

    Household

    Current

    HC240_F

    Unmet needs for professional home care services (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (no one in the household needed home care HC190 = 2)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    HC250

    Main reason for not receiving (more) professional home care services

    1

    Cannot afford it

    Household

    Current

    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

    Main reason for not receiving (more) professional home care services (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (HC240 = 2)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    RC380

    Unmet needs for formal childcare services

    1

    Yes

    All household members not over 12 years old

    Current

    2

    No

    RC380_F

    Unmet needs for formal childcare services (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (not 0–12 years old)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    RC390

    Main reason for not making (more) use of formal childcare services

    1

    Cannot afford it

    All household members not over 12 years old

    Current

    2

    No places available

    3

    Places available, but not nearby

    4

    Places available, but opening hours not suitable

    5

    Places available, but quality of services available not satisfactory

    6

    Other reasons

    RC390_F

    Main reason for not making (more) use of formal childcare services (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (not 0–12 years old)

    -4

    Not applicable (no unmet needs RC380 = 2)

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

    PC290

    Main reason for not using regularly public transport

    1

    Too expensive

    All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)

    Last 12 months

    2

    No public transport available in the area

    3

    Physical access too difficult

    4

    Frequency too low or inconvenient schedules

    5

    Too long travel time

    6

    Safety or security concerns

    7

    Other reason

    PC290_F

    Main reason for not using regularly public transport (flag)

    1

    Filled

     

     

    -1

    Missing

    -2

    Not applicable (PC280 = 1,2,3)

    -3

    Not selected respondent

    -7

    Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)


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