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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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