Metadata for Official Statistics

Variable List: EU-SILC 2021 - Cross-sectional

Personal Data

PB010 - Year of the survey

PB020 - Country alphanumeric

PB030 - Personal ID

PB040 - Personal cross-sectional weight

PB060 - Personal cross-sectional weight for selected respondent

PB100 - Quarter of the personal interview

PB110 - Year of the personal interview

PB120 - Minutes to complete the personal questionnaire

PB140 - Year of birth (MT: 5 yr groups)

PB150 - Sex (DE, SI: in same sex HH: recoded gender)

PB160 - Father ID

PB170 - Mother ID

PB180 - Spouse/Partner ID

PB190 - Marital status (MT: 3,5=3)

PB200 - Consensual union

PB205 - Partners living in the same household

PB270 - Interviewing mode used (person)

PB230 - Country of birth of father (grouped,SI: EU -> OTH)

PB240 - Country of birth of mother (grouped,SI: EU -> OTH)

PE010 - Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice)

PE021 - Level of current/most recent formal education or training activity

PE041 - Educational attainment level

PL032 - Self-defined current economic status

PL016 - Existence of previous employment experience

PL040A - Status in employment (main job)

PL040B - Status in employment (last job)

PL051A - Occupation in main job

PL051B - Occupation (last job)

PL060 - Number of hours usually worked per week in main job (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL073 - Number of months spent at full-time work as employee (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL074 - Number of months spent at part-time work as employee (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL075 - No months spent at full-time wrk as slfmplyd (inc family worker) (MT: T & b cod)

PL076 - No months spent at part-time wrk as slfmplyd (inc family worker) (MT: T & b cod)

PL080 - Number of months spent in unemployment (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL085 - Number of months spent in retirement (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL086 - Number of months spent as disabled or/and unfit to work (MT: Top & bottom cod)

PL087 - Number of months spent studying (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL088 - Number of months spent in compulsory military service (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL089 - Number of months spent fulfilling domestic tsks & care rspnsblts (MT: T & b cod)

PL090 - Number of months spent in other inactivity (MT: Top & bottom coding)

PL100 - Total number of hours usually worked in second, third...jobs (MT: T & b cod)

PL111A - Economic activity of the local unit for the main job

PL111B - Economic activity of the local unit (last job)

PL141 - Permanency of main job

PL145 - Full or part-time main job (self-defined)

PL150 - Supervisory responsibility in the main job

PL200 - Number of years spent in paid work (IE: top coding)

PL211A - Main activity on January

PL211B - Main activity on February

PL211C - Main activity on March

PL211D - Main activity on April

PL211E - Main activity on May

PL211F - Main activity on June

PL211G - Main activity on July

PL211H - Main activity on August

PL211I - Main activity on September

PL211J - Main activity on October

PL211K - Main activity on November

PL211L - Main activity on December

PL271 - Duration of the most recent unemployment spell

PH010 - General health

PH020 - Suffer from a chronic (long-standing) illness or condition

PH030 - Limitation in activities because of health problems

PH040 - Unmet need for medical examination or treatment

PH050 - Main reason for unmet need for medical examination or treatment

PH060 - Unmet need for dental examination or treatment

PH070 - Main reason for unmet need for dental examination or treatment

PY010N - Employee cash or near cash income (net, DE, SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

PY020N - Non-cash employee income (net)

PY021N - Company car (in Euros, SI: Top coding)

PY035N - Contributions to individual private pension plans (net, SI: Top coding)

PY050N - Cash benefits or losses from self-employment (net, DE,FR,IE,SI: modified)

PY080N - Pension from individual private plans (net, DE, SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

PY090N - Unemployment benefits (net, DE, SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

PY100N - Old-age benefits (net, DE, SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

PY110N - Survivors benefits (net, SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

PY120N - Sickness benefits (net, SI: Top coding)

PY130N - Disability benefits (net, SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

PY140N - Education-related allowances (net, SI: Top coding)

PY010G - Employee cash or near cash income (gross, DE,FR,IE,MT,SI: modified)

PY020G - Non-cash employee income (gross, SI: Top Coding; MT: Top & bottom coding)

PY021G - Company car (in Euros, SI: Top Coding; MT: Top & bottom coding)

PY030G - Employers social insurance contribution (in Euros, SI: T coding; MT: T & b cod)

PY035G - Contributions to individual private pension plans (gr, SI: T cod; MT: T & b cod)

PY050G - Cash benefits or losses from self-employment (gross, DE,FR,IE,MT,SI: modified)

PY080G - Pension from individual private plans (gross, DE,FR,IE,MT,SI: modified)

PY090G - Unemployment benefits (gross, DE,FR,IE,SI,MT: modified)

PY100G - Old-age benefits (gross, DE, SI: Top cod; MT: Top & bottom cod, FR,IE: rounded)

PY110G - Survivor benefit (gross, SI: Top Cod; MT: Top & bottom cod, FR,IE: rounded)

PY120G - Sickness benefits (gross, SI: Top Coding; MT: Top & bottom coding)

PY130G - Disability benefits (gross, SI: Top Cod; MT: Top & bottom cod, FR,IE: rounded)

PY140G - Education-related allowances (gross, SI: Top Coding; MT: Top & bottom coding)

PY091G - Unemploy benefits (contrib & means-tested, DE: Adj; MT: T&b cod, FR,IE: rounded)

PY092G - Unempl benef (contrib & non-means-tested, DE: Adj; MT: T & b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY093G - Unempl benef (non-contrib & means-tested, DE: Adj; MT: T & b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY094G - Unempl benef (non-contr & non-means-tested, DE: Adj; MT: T&b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY101G - Old-age benefits (contributory and means-tested, DE: Adj, FR,IE: rounded)

PY102G - Old-age benef (contrib & n-means-tested, DE,SI: Adj; MT: T&b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY103G - Old-age benef (non-contrib & means-tested, DE: Adj; MT: T&b cod, FR,IE: rounded)

PY104G - Old-age benef (n-contrib & n-means-test, DE,SI: Adj; MT: T&b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY111G - Survivor benefits (contributory and means-tested, FR,IE: rounded)

PY112G - Surviv benef (contrib & non-means-tested, SI: Adj; MT: T & b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY113G - Surviv benef (non-contrib & means-tested, SI: Adj, FR,IE: rounded)

PY114G - Surviv benef (non-contrib & non-means-tested, SI: Adj, FR,IE: rounded)

PY121G - Sickness benefits (contributory and means-tested)

PY122G - Sickness benefits (contributory and non means-tested; MT: T & b cod; MT: Adj)

PY123G - Sickness benefits (non-contributory and means-tested; MT: Top & bottom coding)

PY124G - Sickness benefits (non-contributory and non means-tested)

PY131G - Disability benefits (contributory and means-tested, FR,IE: rounded)

PY132G - Disabil benef (contrib & non-means-tested, SI: Adj; MT: T & b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY133G - Disabil benef (non-contrib & means-tested, SI: Adj; MT: T & b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY134G - Disabil benef (non-contrib & non-means-tested; MT: T & b cod, FR,IE: round)

PY141G - Education-related allowances (contributory and means-tested)

PY142G - Education-related allowances (contributory and non means-tested)

PY143G - Education-related allowances (non-contributory and means-tested)

PY144G - Education-related allow. (non-cntrbtry & n. means-tstd, SI: Adj; MT: T & b cod)

PD020 - Replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones

PD030 - Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (incl. a pair of all-weather shoes)

PD050 - Get-together with friends/family (relatives) for a drink/meal at least once/mnth

PD060 - Regularly participate in a leisure activity

PD070 - Spend a small amount of money each week on yourself

PD080 - Internet connection for personal use at home

PW010 - Overall life satisfaction

PW191 - Trust in others

PK010 - Household member has children who are not household members

PK020 - Main reason for not spending more time with children who are household members

PK030 - Main reason for not spending more time with children who are not hh members

PX010 - Change rate

PX020 - Age at the end of the income reference period (MT: Adjusted)

PX030 - Household ID

PX040 - Selected respondent status

PX050 - Activity status

Personal Register

RB010 - Year of the survey

RB020 - Country alphanumeric

RB030 - Personal ID

RB050 - Personal cross-sectional weight

RB051 - Regional weight

RB065 - Longitudinal weight (five-year duration)

RB066 - Longitudinal weight (six-year duration)

RB081 - Age in completed years (at the end of income reference period) (IT,MT: removed)

RB082 - Age in completed years at the time of the interview (IT,MT: removed)

RB080 - Year of birth (MT: 5 yr groups)

RB090 - Sex (DE, SI: in same sex HH: recoded gender)

RB200 - Residential status

RB211 - Main activity status (self-defined)

RB220 - Father ID

RB230 - Mother ID

RB240 - Spouse/Partner ID

RB245 - Respondent status

RB250 - Data status

RB280 - Country of birth (grouped) (EE,IT,LV,MT,SI: EU -> OTH)

RB285 - Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years

RB290 - Country of main citizenship (grouped) (EE,LV,MT,SI: EU -> OTH)

RL010 - Education at pre-school: hours of education during an usual week

RL020 - Education at compulsory school: hours of education during an usual week

RL030 - Childcare at centre-based services: hours of child care during an usual week

RL040 - Childcare at day-care centre: hours of child care during an usual week

RL050 - Child care by a professional child-miner: No. h of child care during usual week

RL060 - Child care by grnd-prnts; oth. hhld mmbrs; rltvs etc: No. of h/usual week

RL070 - Children cross-sectional weight for child care

RB032 - Sequential number of the persons in the household (IT: not provided)

RG_1 - Household grid person 1 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_2 - Household grid person 2 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_3 - Household grid person 3 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_4 - Household grid person 4 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_5 - Household grid person 5 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_6 - Household grid person 6 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_7 - Household grid person 7 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_8 - Household grid person 8 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_9 - Household grid person 9 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_10 - Household grid person 10 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_11 - Household grid person 11 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_12 - Household grid person 12 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_13 - Household grid person 13 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_14 - Household grid person 14 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_15 - Household grid person 15 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_16 - Household grid person 16 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_17 - Household grid person 17 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_18 - Household grid person 18 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_19 - Household grid person 19 (DE,IT: not provided)

RG_20 - Household grid person 20 (DE,IT: not provided)

RCH010 - General health (child)

RCH020 - Limitation in activities because of health problems (child)

RK010 - Parent ID and sequential number of the child who is not household member

RK020 - Age of the child who is not household member

RK030 - Usual time the parent needs to get to the child who is not a household member

RK040 - Freq of contact (via phone, social media etc.) last 12 months with child ex hh

RK050 - Child having a bedroom in which to sleep (incl bedroom shared with siblings)

RK060 - Freq of spending actively time w/ child (meals, play, homework, walk, talk etc.)

RK070 - Number of nights per month the child spends in the household (average)

RK080 - Legal child custody situation

RX010 - Age at the date of the interview (MT: missing)

RX020 - Age at the end of the income reference period (MT: missing, FI: perturb)

RX030 - Household ID

RX040 - Work intensity

RX050 - Low work intensity status

RX060 - Severely materially deprived household

RX070 - At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Household Data

HB010 - Year of the survey

HB020 - Country alphanumeric

HB030 - Household ID

HB050 - Quarter of household interview

HB060 - Year of household interview

HB070 - Person responding to household questionnaire

HB100 - Number of minutes to complete the household questionnaire

HB110 - Household type (IT: removed)

HB120 - Household size (DE: deleted 7 or more, MT: top-coded 6=6+)

HB130 - Interview mode used (household)

HY010 - Total household gross income (DE, EE, MT, SI, UK: Adjustments; MT: T & b cod)

HY020 - Total disposable hh income (DE,EE,MT,SI,UK: Adj; MT: T&b cod, FR,IE: rounded)

HY022 - Tt dsp hh inc bf soc trnfs ex o-age & srvvrs ben (DE,EE,FR,IE,MT,SI,UK:modified)

HY023 - Tt dsp hh inc bf soc trnfs ic o-age & srvvrs ben (DE,EE,FR,IE,MT,SI,UK:modified)

HY040N - Income from rental of a property or land (net; DE SI: Top cod, FR,IE: rounded)

HY050N - Family/Children related allowances (net; SI: Top coding)

HY060N - Social exclusion not elsewhere classified (net; SI: Top coding)

HY070N - Housing allowances (net; SI: Top coding)

HY080N - Regular interhousehold cash received (net; SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

HY081N - Alimonies received (net; SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

HY090N - Intrsts, dvdnds, prft fr cptl invmnt in uncp bsn (DE,FR,IE,MT,SI,UK: modified)

HY100N - Interest repayment on mortgage (net)

HY110N - Income received by people aged under 16 (net; SI: Top coding)

HY120N - Regular taxes on wealth (net; SI: Top coding)

HY130N - Regular inter-household cash transfer paid (net; SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

HY131N - Alimonies paid (net; SI: Top coding, FR,IE: rounded)

HY140N - Tax on income and social contribution (net; DE: Top & bottom coding; MT: Adj)

HY145N - Repayments or receipts for tax adjustment (net; SI: Top & bot cod, FR,IE: round)

HY170N - Value of goods produced for own consumption (net)

HY121N - Taxes paid on ownership of household main dwelling

HY040G - Income from rental of a property or land (gross, DE,FR,IE,MT,SI: modified)

HY050G - Family/Children related allowances (gross; SI: Top cod; MT: Top & bottom cod)

HY060G - Social exclusion not elsewhere classified (gross; SI: Top coding; MT: T & b cod)

HY070G - Housing allowances (gross; SI: Top coding; MT: Top & bottom coding)

HY080G - Regular interhousehold cash transfer received (gross; FR,IE,MT,SI:modified)

HY081G - Alimonies received (gross; SI: Top coding; MT: Top & bottom cod, FR,IE: rounded)

HY090G - Intrsts, dvdnds, prft fr cptl invmnt in uncrpbsn (DE,FR,IE,MT,SI,UK: modified)

HY100G - Interest repayments on mortgage (gross, MT: Top & bottom coding)

HY110G - Income received by people aged under 16 (gross; SI: Top coding, MT: T & b cod)

HY120G - Regular taxes on wealth (gross; SI, UK: Top coding, EE: Adj)

HY130G - Regular interhousehold cash transfer paid (gross; FR,IE,MT,SI: modified)

HY131G - Alimonies paid (gross; SI: Top coding, MT: Top & bottom coding, FR,IE: rounded)

HY140G - Tax on inc and soc contributions (gross; UK: T cod; DE, MT: T & b cod; EE: Adj)

HY170G - Value of goods produced for own consumption (gross)

HY121G - Taxes paid on ownership of household main dwelling

HY051G - Family/children-related allowances (contributory and means-tested)

HY052G - Family/children-related allowances (contributory & n. means-tstd, MT: T & b cod)

HY053G - Family/children-related allow. (non-contributory & means-tested, MT: T & b cod)

HY054G - Family/children-related allowance (non-cntrbtry & n. means-tstd, MT: T & b cod)

HY061G - Social exclusion not elsewhere classified (contributory and means-tested)

HY062G - Social exclusion not elsewhere classified (contributory and non means-tested)

HY063G - Social exclusion not elsewhere class. (non-cntrbtry & means-tstd, MT: T & b cod)

HY064G - Social exclusion not elsewhere classified (non-contributory & non means-tested)

HY071G - Housing allowances (contributory and means-tested)

HY072G - Housing allowances (contributory and non means-tested)

HY073G - Housing allowances (non-contributory and means-tested, MT: T & b cod)

HY074G - Housing allowances (non-contributory and non means-tested, MT: T & b cod)

HS011 - Arrears on mortgage or rent payments

HS021 - Arrears on utility bills

HS022 - Reduced utility costs

HS031 - Arrears on hire purchase installments or other loan payments

HS040 - Capacity to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home

HS050 - Capacity to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or veg. equiv.) ev. sec. day

HS060 - Capacity to face unexpected financial expenses

HS090 - Do you have a computer?

HS110 - Do you have a car?

HS120 - Ability to make ends meet

HS150 - Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans

HH010 - Dwelling type (5 coded as missing)

HH021 - Tenure status

HH030 - Number of rooms available to the household

HH050 - Ability to keep home adequately warm

HH060 - Current rent related to occupied dwelling (MT: Top & bottom coding)

HH070 - Total housing cost (MT: Top & bottom coding)

HH071 - Mortgage principal repayment (MT: Top & bottom coding)

HD080 - Replacing worn-out furniture

HI010 - Change in the household income compared to previous year

HI020 - Reason for increase in income

HI030 - Reason for decrease in income

HCH010 - Unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children)

HCH020 - Main reason for unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children)

HCH030 - Unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children)

HCH040 - Main reason for unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children)

HD100 - Some new (not second-hand) clothes

HD110 - Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes)

HD120 - Fruits and vegetables once a day

HD140 - One meal with meat, chicken or fish (or vegetarian equivalent) >= once a day

HD150 - Books at home suitable for their age

HD160 - Outdoor leisure equipment

HD170 - Indoor games

HD180 - Regular leisure activity

HD190 - Celebration on special occasions

HD200 - Invite friends round to play or eat from time to time

HD210 - Participate in school trips and school events that cost money

HD220 - Suitable place to study or do homework

HD240 - Go on holiday away from home at least one week per year

HK010 - Number of children who are hh members and whose othr parent lives outside the hh

HK020 - Number of children who are not hh members and whose parent lives inside the hh

HX010 - Change rate

HX040 - Household size (MT: Top coded to '6'; DE: deleted 7 or more)

HX050 - Equivalised household size (MT: Top & bottom coding)

HX060 - Household type

HX070 - Tenure state

HX080 - Poverty indicator

HX090 - Equivalised disposable income (MT: Top & bottom coding)

HX120 - Overcrowded household

Household Register

DB010 - Year of the survey

DB020 - Country alphanumeric

DB030 - Household ID

DB040 - Region (Grouped, NUTS 1 only, CZ,ES,FR,PT: NUTS 2, NL: missing, FI: FI20->FI1B)

DB050 - Stratum

DB060 - PSU-1 (First stage) (MT: single stage sampling)

DB062 - PSU-2 (Second stage) (MT: single stage sampling)

DB070 - Order of selection of PSU

DB075 - Rotation Group

DB090 - Household cross-sectional weight

DB100 - Degree of urbanisation (NL, SI: missing; DE, EE, LV:1,2 = 1; MT:2,3 = 2)

DB076 - Interview Wave