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)(1), 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

(1)

OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1

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-BEING

AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLES

Variable 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