Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/114 of 28 January 2016 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 2017 list of target secondary variables on health and children's health (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/114of 28 January 2016implementing 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 2017 list of target secondary variables on health and children's health(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), in combination with Article 15(1), thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on income and living conditions, in order to ensure that comparable and up-to-date cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion are available at national and Union level.(2)Pursuant to point (f) of Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures should be adopted each year to specify the target secondary areas and variables to be included that year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. Implementing measures specifying the target secondary variables and their identifiers for the 2017 module on health and children's health should be adopted.(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 and identifiers for the 2017 module on health and children's health, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be laid down in the Annex.
Article 2This 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, 28 January 2016.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JunckerANNEXFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following units, modes of data collection, reference periods and data transmission apply:1.UnitsThe target variables relate to different types of units:information on financial burden applies at household level and refers to the household as a whole;information on health is to be provided for each current household member or, if applicable, for all selected respondents aged 16 and over;information on general health and limitation in activities because due to health problems is to be provided for each child aged 0-15;information on unmet need for dental or medical examination or treatment for children applies at household level and refers to all children aged 0-15 living in the household as a whole;age refers to the age at the time of the interview.2.Modes of data collectionFor variables applying at household level the mode of data collection is personal interview with the household respondent.For variables applying at individual level, the mode of data collection is personal interview with all current household members aged 16 and over or, where applicable, with each selected respondent.For children's variables, the mode of data collection is personal interview with the household respondent.Given the type of information to be collected, only personal interviews (proxy interviews as an exception for anyone temporarily absent or incapacitated) are acceptable.The body mass index (BMI) variable can be computed from height and weight collected during the interview or directly collected from the interviewee using a show card. Only the BMI value has to be transmitted to Eurostat.3.Reference periodThe target variables relate to the different types of reference period:current reference period for the BMI variable, the general health for children and the limitation in activities because of health problems for children;a typical week for the variables related to physical activity;a typical week in a given season for the frequency of eating fruit and vegetables;last 12 months for all other variables.4.Data transmissionThe target secondary variables should be sent to the Commission (Eurostat) in the household data file (H-file), in the personal register file (R-file) and in the personal data file (P-file) after the target primary variables.
HealthChildren's health
Variable identifierTarget variable
HS200Financial burden of medical careHeavy burdenSomewhat burdenNot a burden at all
HS200_FFilledMissingNot applicable (no one in the household needed medical care)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
HS210Financial burden of dental careHeavy burdenSomewhat burdenNot a burden at all
HS210_FFilledMissingNot applicable (no one in the household needed dental care)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
HS220Financial burden of medicinesHeavy burdenSomewhat burdenNot a burden at all
HS220_FFilledMissingNot applicable (no one in the household needed medicines)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH080Number of visits to a dentist or orthodontistNone1-2 times3-5 times6-9 times10 times or more
PH080_FFilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH090Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctorNone1-2 times3-5 times6-9 times10 times or more
PH090_FFilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH100Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialistNone1-2 times3-5 times6-9 times10 times or more
PH100_FFilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH110Body mass index (BMI)BMI number
PH110_FFilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH120Type of physical activity when workingMostly sittingMostly standingMostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effortMostly heavy labour or physically demanding work
PH120_FFilledMissingNot applicable (not performing any working tasks)Not selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH130Time spent on physical activities (excluding working) in a typical weekHH/MM (hours/minutes) per week
PH130_FFilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH140Frequency of eating fruitTwice or more a dayOnce a day4 to 6 times a week1 to 3 times a weekLess than once a weekNever
PH140_FFilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
PH150Frequency of eating vegetables or saladTwice or more a dayOnce a day4 to 6 times a week1 to 3 times a weekLess than once a weekNever
PH150_FFilledMissingNot selected respondentNot applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
RC010General health (child)Very goodGoodFairBadVery bad
RC010_FFilledMissingNot applicable (child is more than 15)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
RC020Limitation in activities because of health problems (child)Severely limitedLimited but not severelyNot limited at all
RC020_FFilledMissingNot applicable (child is more than 15)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
HC010Unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children)Yes (there was at least one occasion where at least one of the children did not have a medical examination or treatment)No (the child(ren) had a medical examination or treatment each time it was needed)
HC010_FFilledMissingNot applicable (none of the children really needed any medical examination or treatment)Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
HC020Main reason for unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children)Could not afford to (too expensive)Waiting listCould not make the time because of work, care of other children or of other peopleToo far to travel or no means of transportOther reason
HC020_FFilledMissingNot applicable (HC010 not equal to yes)Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
HC030Unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children)Yes (there was at least one occasion where at least one of the children did not have a dental examination or treatment)No (the child(ren) had a dental examination or treatment each time it was needed)
HC030_FFilledMissingNot applicable (none of the children really needed any dental examination or treatment)Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)
HC040Main reason for unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children)Could not afford to (too expensive)Waiting listCould not make the time because of work, care of other children or of other personsToo far to travel or no means of transportOther reason
HC040_FFilledMissingNot applicable (HC030 not equal to yes)Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household)Not applicable (RB010≠ 2017)