EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) methodology

EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) methodology is a Eurostat online publication describing the indicators and datasets of European Union's (EU) statistics on income and living conditions published in Eurostat's dissemination database. It provides information on the calculation of the published datasets, along with information on their quality and methodological limitations.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. EU-SILC datasets

2.1 People at risk of poverty or social exclusion

People at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Intersections between sub-populations of Europe 2030 indicators on poverty and social exclusion

2.2 Income distribution and monetary poverty

Monetary poverty

Monetary poverty of elderly people

In-work poverty

Distribution of income

2.3 Living conditions

Private households

Population structure

Health and labour conditions

Self-reported health

Housing conditions

Childcare arrangements

2.4 Material deprivation

Material deprivation by dimension

Economic strain

Economic strain linked to dwelling

Durables

Housing deprivation

Environment of the dwelling

2.5 EU-SILC ad-hoc modules

2011 - Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages

2012 - Housing conditions

2013 - Personal well-being indicators

2015 - Social/cultural participation and material deprivation