Technical note
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| Indicator name |
Material and Social Deprivation (MSD) rate |
| Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) |
EU |
| Periodicity |
Annual |
| Detailed definition |
The share of people in the total population lacking at least five items out of the following 13 deprivation items:
Household items
1. face unexpected expenses;
2. afford one week annual holiday away from home;
3. avoid arrears (in mortgage, rent, utility bills and/or hire purchase instalments);
4. afford a meal with meat, chicken or fish or vegetarian equivalent every second day;
5. afford keeping their home adequately warm;
6. have access to a car/van for personal use; and
7. replace worn-out furniture.
Personal items
8. replace worn-out clothes with some new ones;
9. have two pairs of properly fitting shoes;
10. spend a small amount of money each week on him/herself (“pocket money”);
11. have regular leisure activities;
12. get together with friends/family for a drink/meal at least once a month;
13. have an internet connection.
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| Breakdowns |
Gender and age |
| Comments/ Policy relevance |
The new indicator of material and social deprivation replaces the standard material deprivation indicator which the EU adopted in 2009. |
| Source |
Eurostat, EU-SILC |
| Eurostat code |
ilc_mdsd |
| Eurostat data table |
Material and social deprivation rate |
| SPC portfolio section |
Social inclusion – primary |
| Key dimension |
Material and social deprivation |
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