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:
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.
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
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following unit, mode of data collection and reference period apply:
Information should be provided for all current household members or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged 16 and over.
Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews are allowed. In particular, proxy interviews are not allowed.
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.
The target secondary variables should be sent to the Commission (Eurostat) in the Personal Data File (P-file) after the target primary variables.
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 | |