Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2009

of 23 July 2009

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 2010 list of target secondary variables on intra-household sharing of resources

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 Community 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) Under Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary for the list of target secondary areas and variables to be included every year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. For the year 2010, the list of target secondary variables included in the module on intra-household sharing of resources should be laid down, together with the corresponding variable codes and definitions.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom [2],

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The list of target secondary variables, the variable codes, and the definitions for the 2010 module on intra-household sharing of resources to be included in the cross-sectional component of Community 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, 23 July 2009.

For the Commission

Joaquín Almunia

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1.

[2] OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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ANNEX

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following units, modes of data collection, reference period and data transmission arrangements shall apply.

1. Units

The seven compulsory variables relating to the regime and management of household finances are asked at household level.

All the other variables included in this module are to be asked at personal level and have the current situation as reference period. They relate to two different types of units.

The variables related to the contribution to the common household budget, access to a bank account, the ability to decide about expenses, time use and expenditure shall be provided for each current household member or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged 16 years old and over living in a household with at least two persons aged 16 years old and over.

The variables related to decision-making (both specific and general) and to the length of cohabitation of the partners shall be provided for each current household member or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged 16 years old and over living with a partner.

2. Modes of data collection

For variables asked at household level (section 1 in the list below), the mode of data collection is personal interview with the household respondent.

For variables asked at individual level (sections 2 and 3 in the list below), the mode of data collection is personal interview with all current household members aged 16 years old and over or, if applicable, with the household selected respondent.

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

3. Reference period

All target variables relate to the current situation as reference period.

4. Transmission of data to Eurostat

The target secondary variables on "intra-household sharing of resources" will be sent to Eurostat either in the household data file (H) or in the personal data file (P) after the target primary variables.

AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLES

Module 2010 | Intra-household sharing of resources |

Variable name | Code | Target variable |

1.Items asked at household level — compulsory

HA010 | | Regime of household finances |

1 | We treat all incomes as common resources |

2 | We treat some incomes as common resources and the rest as private resources |

3 | We treat all incomes as private resources of the person receiving them |

4 | We do not receive any income in the household |

HA010_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

HA020 | | Management of common household finances |

1 | One or more household members |

2 | At least one person inside the household and at least one person outside the household is involved in managing the common household finances |

3 | No person inside the household and at least one person outside the household is involved in managing the common household finances |

4 | There are no common household finances |

HA020_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

HA030 | | ID number of person 1 managing the household’s finances |

ID number | Personal identification number of person 1 |

HA030_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | HA020≠1,2 |

HA040 | | ID number of person 2 managing the household’s finances |

ID number | Personal identification number of person 2 |

HA040_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | HA020≠1,2 or less than 2 persons inside the household involved in the management of the household’s finances |

HA050 | | ID number of person 3 managing the household’s finances |

ID number | Personal identification number of person 3 |

HA050_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | HA020≠1,2 or less than 3 persons inside the household involved in the management of the household’s finances |

HA060 | | ID number of person 4 managing the household’s finances |

ID number | Personal identification number of person 4 |

HA060_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | HA020≠1,2 or less than 4 persons inside the household involved in the management of the household’s finances |

HA070 | | ID number of person 5 managing the household’s finances |

ID number | Personal identification number of person 5 |

HA070_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | HA020≠1,2 or less than 5 persons inside the household involved in the management of the household’s finances |

2.Items asked at individual level — compulsory

PA010 | | Proportion of personal income kept separate from the common household budget |

1 | All my personal income |

2 | More than half of my personal income |

3 | About half of my personal income |

4 | Less than half of my personal income |

5 | None |

6 | The respondent has no personal income |

PA010_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA020 | | Access to a bank account |

1 | Yes |

2 | No |

PA020_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA030 | | Decision-making on everyday shopping |

1 | More me |

2 | Balanced |

3 | More my partner |

PA030_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | Respondent is not part of a couple living in the household (RB240_F=-2) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA040 | | Decision-making on important expenses to make for the child(ren) |

1 | More me |

2 | Balanced |

3 | More my partner |

PA040_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | Respondent is not part of a couple living in the household (RB240_F=-2) or couple not responsible for the children (grandparents, single parent living with a couple) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household, household without any child below 16 or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA050 | | Decision-making on expensive purchases of consumer durables and furniture |

1 | More me |

2 | Balanced |

3 | More my partner |

4 | Never arisen |

PA050_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | Respondent is not part of a couple living in the household (RB240_F=-2) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA060 | | Decision-making on borrowing money |

1 | More me |

2 | Balanced |

3 | More my partner |

4 | Never arisen |

PA060_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | Respondent is not part of a couple living in the household (RB240_F=-2) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA070 | | Decision-making on use of savings |

1 | More me |

2 | Balanced |

3 | More my partner |

4 | We do not have (common) savings |

5 | Never arisen |

PA070_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | Respondent is not part of a couple living in the household (RB240_F=-2) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA080 | | Decision-making — general |

1 | More me |

2 | Balanced |

3 | More my partner |

PA080_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | Respondent is not part of a couple living in the household (RB240_F=-2) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA090 | | Ability to decide about expenses for your own personal consumption, your leisure activities and hobbies |

1 | Yes, always or almost always |

2 | Yes, sometimes |

3 | Never or hardly ever |

PA090_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA100 | | Ability to decide about purchases for children’s needs (including giving them pocket money) |

1 | Yes, always or almost always |

2 | Yes, sometimes |

3 | Never or hardly ever |

PA100_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household, household without any child below 16 or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

PA110 | | Length of cohabitation of the partners |

0-99 | Number of years |

PA110_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | n/a (no partner or partner is not a household member) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

3.Items asked at individual level — optional

PA120 | | Time spent commuting to and from work |

0-99 | Hours per week |

PA120_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-2 | n/a (PL030≠1,2) |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

-5 | Not asked |

PA130 | | Time spent on leisure |

0-99 | Hours per week |

PA130_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

-5 | Not asked |

PA140 | | Time spent on household work, child care and care for other dependants |

0-99 | Hours per week |

PA140_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

-5 | Not asked |

PA150 | | Money spent per month for own use |

0+ | National currency per month |

PA150_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

-5 | Not asked |

PA160 | | Money spent per month for children by the person interviewed |

0+ | National currency per month |

PA160_F | 1 | Variable is filled |

-1 | Missing |

-3 | Not selected respondent |

-4 | Single person household or no children below 16 in the household or household with less than two persons aged 16 and above |

-5 | Not asked |

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