Commission Regulation (EU) No 481/2010 of 1 June 2010 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 2011 list of target secondary variables on intergenerational transmission of disadvantages (Text with EEA relevance )
Commission Regulation (EU) No 481/2010of 1 June 2010implementing 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 2011 list of target secondary variables on intergenerational transmission of disadvantages(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)OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 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 Union 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 intergenerational transmission of disadvantages should be laid down for the year 2011. It should also include the variables’ codes and definitions.(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 1The list of target secondary variables, the variables’ codes and the definitions for the 2011 Module on intergenerational transmission of disadvantages 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 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 1 June 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEXFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following unit, mode of data collection, reference period and definitions shall apply:1.UnitInformation shall be provided for all current household members or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged over 24 years and less than 60 years.2.Mode of data collectionGiven the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews or information extracted from registers are allowed. Proxy interviews are allowed as an exception for persons temporarily absent or incapacitated.3.Reference periodThe reference period shall be when the interviewee was around 14 years old.4.Definitions(1)Fatherthe person the interviewee considered to be his/her father when he/she was around 14 years old. In general the father will be the biological father, but if the interviewee considers someone else to be the father during the reference period, the answers should refer to him, even if the biological father is alive and known.(2)Motherthe person the interviewee considered to be his/her mother when he/she was around 14 years old. In general the mother will be the biological mother, but if the interviewee considers someone else to be the mother during the reference period, the answers should refer to her, even if the biological mother is alive and known.(3)Householdrefers to the household in which the respondent was living when he/she was around 14 years old. If the parents of the respondent were divorced and shared custody (50 % of the time for each parent), the respondent should select his/her household either on an objective basis, taking into account his/her main address when he/she was around 14 years old (i.e. the one in the population register and/or in his/her identity card/passport), or on a subjective basis according to where he/she felt more at home when he/she was around 14 years old. For detailed guidelines please refer to the "Description of target variables: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal" (EU-SILC 065 – 2010 operation) — Units.
AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLESBasic dataFamily dataEducational dataOccupational dataWealth data
Module 2011Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages
Variable nameCodeTarget variable
RB030Personal id
Id numberPersonal identification number (PID)
PT005Personal intergenerational cross-sectional weight
0+(Format 2.5)Weight
PT010Presence of parents
1Lived with both parents (or persons considered as parents)
2Lived with father only (or person considered as a father)
3Lived with mother only (or person considered as a mother)
4Lived in a private household without any parents
5Lived in a collective household or institution
PT010_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT020Number of adults
Number (2 digits) 0-99
PT020_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT030Number of children
Number (2 digits) 0-99
PT030_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT040Number of persons in the household in work
Number (2 digits) 0-99
PT040_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT050Year of birth of the father
Year (4 digits)
– 1Don’t know
PT050_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown father)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT060Country of birth of the father
1Born in the respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2Born in another EU-27 country
3Born in another European country
4Born outside Europe
– 1Don’t know
PT060_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown father)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT070Citizenship of the father
1The respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2Another EU-27 country
3Another European country
4Outside Europe
– 1Don’t know
PT070_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown father)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT080Year of birth of the mother
Year (4 digits)
– 1Don’t know
PT080_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown mother)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT090Country of birth of the mother
1Born in the respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2Born in another EU-27 country
3Born in another European country
4Born outside Europe
– 1Don’t know
PT090_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown mother)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT100Citizenship of the mother
1The respondent’s present country of residence (i.e. country of the survey)
2Another EU-27 country
3Another European country
4Outside Europe
– 1Don’t know
PT100_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown mother)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT110Highest level of education attained by the father
0Father could neither read nor write in any language
1Low level (pre-primary, primary education or lower secondary education)
2Medium level (upper secondary education and post-secondary non-tertiary education)
3High level (first stage of tertiary education and second stage of tertiary education)
– 1Don’t know
PT110_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown father)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT120Highest level of education attained by the mother
0Mother could neither read nor write in any language
1Low level (pre-primary, primary education or lower secondary education)
2Medium level (upper secondary education and post-secondary non-tertiary education)
3High level (first stage of tertiary education and second stage of tertiary education)
– 1Don’t know
PT120_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (unknown mother)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT130Activity status of the father
1Employed
2Self-employed (including family worker)
3Unemployed
4In retirement or in early retirement or had given up business
5Fulfilling domestic tasks and care responsibilities
6Other inactive person
– 1Don’t know
PT130_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 3N/A (father dead)
– 4N/A (unknown father)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT140Managerial position of the father
1Supervisory
2Non-supervisory
– 1Don’t know
PT140_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 2N/A (father not working)
– 3N/A (father dead)
– 4N/A (unknown father)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT150Main occupation of the father
ISCO-08(COM) code (1 digit)
– 1Don’t know
PT150_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 2N/A (father not working)
– 3N/A (father dead)
– 4N/A (unknown father)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT160Activity status of the mother
1Employed
2Self-employed (including family worker)
3Unemployed
4In retirement or in early retirement or had given up business
5Fulfilling domestic tasks and care responsibilities
6Other inactive person
– 1Don’t know
PT160_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 3N/A (mother dead)
– 4N/A (unknown mother)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT170Managerial position of the mother
1Supervisory
2Non-supervisory
– 1Don’t know
PT170_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 2N/A (mother not working)
– 3N/A (mother dead)
– 4N/A (unknown mother)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT180Main occupation of the mother
ISCO-08(COM) code (1 digit)
– 1Don’t know
PT180_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 2N/A (mother not working)
– 3N/A (mother dead)
– 4N/A (unknown mother)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT190Financial situation of the household
1Very bad
2Bad
3Moderately bad
4Moderately good
5Good
6Very good
– 1Don’t know
PT190_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT200Ability to make ends meet
1With great difficulty
2With difficulty
3With some difficulty
4Fairly easily
5Easily
6Very easily
– 1Don’t know
PT200_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)
PT210Tenancy status
1Owner
2Tenant
3Accommodation was provided free
– 1Don’t know
PT210_F1Filled
– 1Missing
– 4N/A (lived in a collective household or institution)
– 5Not "selected respondent"
– 6Not in age range (25-59)