LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2529 of 17 November 2023 specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the health domain pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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ANNEX III
NATIONAL TERRITORIES THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SAMPLE
| Country | National territories |
|---|---|
| France | French Overseas Departments and Territories |
| Cyprus | The non-government-controlled area |
| Netherlands | Caribbean Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) |
| Ireland | All offshore islands with the exception of Achill, Bull, Cruit, Gorumna, Inishnee, Lettermore, Lettermullan and Valentia |
ANNEX IV
VARIABLES FOR WHICH PROXY ANSWERS ARE NOT TO BE USED BY EUROSTAT FOR INDICATORS COMPUTATION
| HS1 | Self-perceived general health |
| CD2 | Self-perceived general oral health |
| PN1 | Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks |
| PN2 | Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework) |
| MH1A | Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks |
| MH1B | Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks |
| MH1C | Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks |
| MH1D | Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks |
| MH1E | Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks |
| MH1F | Extent of subject feeling negative about themselves, or feeling that they are a failure or have let themselves or their family down, over the last 2 weeks |
| MH1G | Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks |
| MH1H | Extent of moving or speaking so slowly that other people may have noticed; or being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual, over the last 2 weeks |
| MH2A | Feeling cheerful and in good spirits over the last 2 weeks |
| MH2B | Feeling calm and relaxed over the last 2 weeks |
| MH2C | Feeling active and vigorous over the last 2 weeks |
| MH2D | Waking up feeling fresh and rested over the last 2 weeks |
| MH2E | Feeling that daily life has been filled with things that interest over the last 2 weeks |
| PA1 | Last time of vaccination against flu |
| PA2 | Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional |
| PA3 | Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional |
| PA4 | Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional |
| PA5 | Last time of a faecal occult blood test |
| PA6 | Last time of a colonoscopy |
| PA7 | Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray) |
| PA8 | Last time of a cervical smear test |
| UN1A | Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s) |
| UN2A | Unmet need for mental healthcare |
| UN2B | Main reason for unmet need for mental healthcare |
| PE1 | Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included) |
| PE2 | Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously |
| PE3 | Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day |
| PE4 | Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously |
| PE5 | Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day |
| PE6 | Number of days in a typical week doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities that cause at least a small increase in breathing or heart rate for at least 10 minutes continuously |
| PE7 | Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week |
| PE8 | Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities |
| PE9 | Time spent sitting on a typical day |
| DH1 | Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice |
| DH2 | Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice |
| DH3 | Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes |
| DH4 | Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day |
| DH5 | Frequency of drinking pure fruit or vegetable juice |
| DH6 | Frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks |
| DH7 | Frequency of eating red meat |
| DH8 | Frequency of eating processed meat products |
| SK5 | Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors |
| AL1 | Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink of any kind (beer, wine, cider, spirits, cocktails, premixes, liqueurs, homemade alcohol…) in the past 12 months |
| AL2 | Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink from Monday to Thursday |
| AL3 | Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days from Monday to Thursday |
| AL4 | Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink from Friday to Sunday |
| AL5 | Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days from Friday to Sunday |
| AL6 | Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months |
| SS1 | Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems |
| SS2 | Degree of concern shown by other people in what the respondent is doing |
| SS3 | How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need |
| IC12 | Prevailing relationship of the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age being provided with care or assistance at least once a week from the respondent |
| IC3 | Number of hours per week the respondent provides care or assistance to the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age |
ANNEX V
KEY VARIABLES FOR WHICH METHODS OF STATISTICAL IMPUTATION ARE TO BE APPLIED WHEN NON-RESPONSE EXCEEDS 5 %
| MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) |
| HATLEVEL | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) |
| HHINCOME | Net current monthly household income |
| HS3 | Limitation in activities because of health problems |
ANNEX VI
DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTENT OF QUALITY REPORTS
METADATA UPDATE
The date on which the metadata element was inserted or modified in the database.
STATISTICAL PRESENTATION
(1) Data description
Title of the survey at national level, year of the survey, link to the survey website.
(2) Classification systems
The version of the classification used in the data, and any deviations from European statistical standards or international standards.
(3) Statistical concepts and definitions
List of concepts and variables, including answer categories, that deviate from the standard definitions, mentioning the national concepts used and any differences between the national concepts and the respective standard definitions.
UNIT OF MEASURE
The unit in which the data values are measured.
REFERENCE PERIOD
The period of time to which the measured observation is intended to refer.
INSTITUTIONAL MANDATE
Law, set of rules or other formal set of instructions assigning an organisation responsibility and authority for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics.
RELEASE POLICY
Rules for disseminating statistical data to all interested parties.
FREQUENCY OF DISSEMINATION
The time interval at which the statistics are disseminated over a given time period.
STATISTICAL PROCESSING
(1) Source data
Description of the data source used for building the sampling frame (for example population register, dwelling register, population census and another survey), frequency of update and year of last update of the data source, and method used for obtaining or creating the sampling frame. Where another survey has been used as a data source, the name of the survey is indicated.
Regarding sample design:
- — methods for sample design (for example, simple random sampling; systematic sampling; stratified sampling; cluster sampling, multiple stage sampling, combination of designs). If Member States use stratified sampling, the stratification and sub-stratification criteria are reported. If Member States use multiple stage sampling, the different stages and the corresponding probabilities (equal, unequal, proportional to size) are described. If Member States use a combination of designs, the designs used are described;
- — sample size.
(2) Data collection
Description of methods used to conduct the interview including PAPI, CATI, CAPI, CASI, CAWI 13, mixed mode, and/or other sources such as registers and other surveys. The variables collected based on other sources are listed.
(3) Data compilation
Each step of weighting is described separately: design weights; weight adjustments for non-response, weight adjustments applied to external data sources such as calibration techniques used and level and variables used for the adjustment, any other weight adjustments for example trimming, top (bottom)-coding of the weight distribution to adjust for outliers, final weights.
Where imputation is used, any imputed variables are listed, the imputation procedure used is described and the reasons for imputation are explained. The number of imputed values as a percentage of the total number of observations is reported.
ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY
(1) Sampling error
Precision requirements are expressed in standard errors for the indicator set out in the third paragraph below, point (c).
Countries describe the methodology for calculating the precision estimates.
For the following indicators, the number of respondents (unweighted), the estimated proportion (weighted), the standard errors, the 95 % confidence interval (lower and upper limit), and the design effect (if applicable/available) are reported at national level:
- (a) respondents aged 15 years and over in good or very good health (based on variable HS1);
- (b) respondents aged 15 years and over with long-standing illness or health problem (based on variable HS2);
- (c) respondents aged 15 years and over who were severely limited in activities people usually do because of health problems for at least the past 6 months (based on variable HS3);
- (d) respondents aged 15 years and over having been hospitalised in the past 12 months (based on variable HO12);
- (e) respondents aged 18 years and over who are obese (based on variable BM1 and BM2).
(2) Non-sampling error
(a) Measurement error
The different sources of measurement errors likely to be found in the survey are described and include:
- — description and testing of the questionnaire;
- — description of interview training, for example number of training days, skills testing before starting the fieldwork (rate of success, etc.));
- — information on studies to check the impact of the interviewer, such as re-interviews, record check studies, or split-sample experiments (if available), and results from models (if available).
(b) Non-response error
Unit non-response
- — Member States compute, total and for each mode of data collection, non-response rates.
- — For those Member States where controlled substitutions are made in case of unit non-response, non-response rates are calculated before and after substitution.
- — Breakdowns of non-respondents by characteristics and reasons for non-response as far as available.
- — Description of any measures taken to correct for non-response.
- — If controlled substitutions are applied in cases of unit non-response pursuant to Article 6, substitution rates are provided as well as a description of the method of selection of substitutes, main characteristics of substituted units compared to the original units, distribution of substituted (original) units by number of attempts for contact, interview acceptance, and questionnaire result.
- — Number of units successfully contacted before and after substitution.
- — Number of responding units before and after substitution.
- — Gross sample size, number of eligible and ineligible units, net sample size, including substitution units (achieved sample size) needs to be provided.
Item non-response
For the health variables listed in the metadata template under this topic, the following information is provided:
- — the percentage of persons with a valid answer (excluding missing values) for each variable;
- — the percentage of persons with missing values (unweighted and before imputation) for each variable.
(c) Processing error
Information to be provided about any errors in processing and their impact on the final data collection results arising from faulty implementation of correctly planned implementation methods. An account is given of the main errors detected in the post-data-collection process.
Description of the quality checks such as data entry controls and coding controls and the data editing process.
Imputation procedures are described. Information to be provided on the imputation rate calculated as the share of observations imputed (for each variable) out of the total number of observations.
DATA REVISION
(1) Data revision – policy
Information is provided about any policy designed to ensure the transparency of disseminated data, whereby the preliminary data compiled are subsequently revised. Revision of data is reported.
(2) Data revision – practice
Schedule for revisions.
Main reasons for revisions and their nature such as new source data available and new methods.
Impact of revisions on indicators.
PAPI – Traditional paper-and-pencil personal interview; CATI – telephone interview; CAPI – computer-assisted personal interview; CASI – self-completed computer-based interview; CAWI – computer assisted web interview.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2529/oj
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