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Information on data details relevant for research project proposals

  • Age: by 10-year bands
  • Household size: top-coded at 8+
  • Number of children: top-coded at 4+
  • Region: NUTS1

Note: There are some additional country-specific adaptations to the above rules.

Description of the data collection

Availability of countries and time series

The survey on EU statistics on information society is conducted every year in all EU countries, in 2 countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and in the candidate countries.

Scope of the survey

The survey gathers information on access to and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) by households and individuals. It covers households with at least 1 member aged between 16 and 74 years, and individuals aged between 16 and 74 years.

Information on access to ICT, such as internet connection, is collected at household level. Statistics on the use of ICT, mainly on internet use, are gathered for individuals.

Data collection

The survey distinguishes between annual core subjects, which are included in the survey each year, and topics on various ICT developments, which change in different survey years.

Annual core subjects

  • access to ICT
  • use of the internet
  • use of e-government
  • use of e-commerce as of 2020 this module also includes data on collaborative economy

Topics in different survey years

  • use of computers (annual until 2017)
  • use of cloud services (2014)
  • e-government (2006, 2013)
  • e-skills and digital literacy (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  • advanced services (2008)
  • e-commerce and trust (2009)
  • internet security (2010, 2015, 2019)
  • mobile use of the internet and ubiquitous connectivity (2012)
  • use of smart TV by activity (2016)
  • privacy and protection of personal identity (2016, 2020, 2021)
  • collaborative economy (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • trust security and privacy (2018)
  • ICT at work (2018)
  • digital skills (2018)
  • internet of things (2020, 2022)
  • green ICT (2022)

To analyse variables of access and use of ICT in relation to household or individual characteristics, Eurostat collects a several social background variables. These include the

  • composition, income, and regional location of households
  • age, sex, educational attainment, and employment situation of individuals.

Available microdata

The transmission of microdata to Eurostat was voluntary until the reference year 2010. It has been mandatory since 2011.

Datasets for the reference years 2008 to 2022 are available as scientific use files (partially anonymised data), where specific details about respondents are removed or combined together with other information to reduce the risk of identification.

Please consult our glossary for an explanation on the country codes used below. The following countries are available in the yearly releases: 

2022: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK

2021: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK

2020: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK

2019: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2018: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2017: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2016: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2015: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2014: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2013: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2012: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2011: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK

2010: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK

2009: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK

2008: AT, BE, BG, CY, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PT, SE, SI, SK