Modules
The core topics are collected every year and comprise income, deprivation, economic activity, demography, education, child care, housing cost, health, quality of life, miscellaneous and technical variables.
In addition to the annual variables, the EU SILC survey includes also variables collected via modules.
As of 2021, there are 3 types of such modules:
- modules repeated every 3 years. The topics covered are ‘Labour market and housing’, ‘Health’ and ‘Children’
- modules repeated every 6 years. The topics covered are ‘Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages and housing difficulties’, ‘Over-indebtedness, consumption, and wealth', ‘Access to services’ and ‘Quality of life’
- ad-hoc subject or policy need modules, which are implemented only once. The aim of these modules is to provide timely information on a specific area of high policy interest
| Year of data collection | 3-yearly rolling module | 6-yearly rolling module | Ad-hoc policy subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Children | – | Living arrangements and conditions of children in separated and blended families |
| 2022 | Health | Quality of life | – |
| 2023 | Labour and housing conditions | Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages and housing difficulties | Households' energy efficiency |
| 2024 | Children | Access to services | – |
| 2025 | Health | – | Energy and the environment |
| 2026 | Labour and housing conditions | Over-indebtedness, consumption, and wealth | – |
| 2027 | Children | – | Mental health |
| 2028 | Health | Quality of life | – |
Modules before 2021
Before 2021, EU-SILC was complemented by ad hoc modules that were developed each year. The modules carried out are listed below.