Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1013 of 20 July 2020 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 use of information and communication technologies domain for reference year 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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Subject matter
This Regulation specifies the technical items of the data set, establishes the technical formats for the transmission of information from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and specifies the detailed arrangements for transmission and content of the quality reports in the use of information and communication technologies domain.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘fieldwork period’ means the period of time during which the data collection from respondents is conducted; (2) ‘reference period’ means the period of time to which a particular item of information relates.
Description of variables
The technical characteristics of variables shall be those laid down in the Annex and refer to: (a) variable identifier; (b) variable name and description; (c) codes and labels; (d) filter; (e) variable type.
Characteristics of target populations, observation units and rules for respondents
1. The target populations in the use of information and communication technologies domain shall be private households in the territory of the Member State and individuals who have their usual residence, as defined according to Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, in the territory of the Member State. 2. For the variables that concern the households listed in the Annex, information shall be collected for private households with at least one member aged 16 to 74 residing in the territory of the Member State. 3. For the variables that concern the individuals listed in the Annex, information shall be collected for individuals aged 16 to 74 residing in the territory of the Member State. 4. Information may be provided on optional basis for individuals aged under 16 or over 74. 5. The data collection for the use of information and communication technologies domain shall be carried out for a sample of private households or a sample of persons belonging to private households as observation units.
Reference periods and date
1. The reference period for collecting statistics on the detailed topic ‘interaction with public authorities’ comprises the three last quarters of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. 2. For all other detailed topics, under the topic ‘information society participation’, the reference period is the first quarter of 2021. 3. The reference date shall be defined as the time of the first interview (DD/MM/YYYY).
Data gathering period
For data directly provided by respondents, the fieldwork period shall be the second quarter of 2021.
Common standards for data editing, imputation and estimation
1. Imputation, modelling or weighting shall be applied to the data where information is missing, invalid or inconsistent. 2. The procedure applied to the data shall preserve the variation and the correlation between variables. Methods that incorporate ‘error components’ into the imputed values shall be preferable to those that simply impute a predicted value. 3. Methods which take into account the structure or other characteristics of the joint distribution of the variables shall be preferable to the marginal or univariate approach.
Deadline and standards for transmitting information
1. Member States shall transmit the final data to the Commission (Eurostat) by 5 October 2021. The data shall be transmitted in the form of microdata files (including appropriate weights). The data must have been fully checked and validated, using the statistical data and metadata exchange standard through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means. That data shall comply with the validation rules in accordance with the specification of variables based on the coding and filters as described in the Annex. 2. Member States shall provide the metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) in the standard metadata structure defined by the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months of the deadline for transmitting the microdata. The metadata shall be provided through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.
Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports
1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) an annual quality report on the use of information and communication technologies domain. 2. The annual quality report shall contain quality-related data and metadata, information on the accuracy and reliability of the survey and describe changes in basic concepts and definitions that affect the comparability over time and across countries. The quality report shall also include information on the compliance with the model questionnaire and on changes in questionnaire design that affect the comparability over time and across countries. 3. The annual quality report shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months of the deadline for transmitting the microdata. 4. The quality report shall be provided through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Description and technical formats of the variables to be collected for each topic and detailed topic of the domain use of information and communication technologies and the codes to be used
ANNEX Description and technical formats of the variables to be collected for each topic and detailed topic of the domain use of information and communication technologies and the codes to be used Topic Detailed topic Variable identifier Variable name/variable description Codes Labels/Categories Filter Variable type 01.Technical Items Data collection information REFYEAR Year of survey YYYY Year of survey (4 digits) All households Technical 01.Technical Items Data collection information INTDATE Reference date – first interview date DD/MM/YYYY Reference date (10 characters) All individuals Technical 01.Technical items Data collection information STRATUM_ID Stratum Nnnnnn Id of the stratum the individual or the household belongs to, from 1 to N, where N is the number of strata All households Technical -1 No stratification 01.Technical items Data collection information PSU Primary sampling unit Nnnnnn Id of the primary sampling unit the individual or the household belongs to (from 1 to N, where N is the number of PSUs) All households, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs) Technical -1 Not applicable 01.Technical items Identification HH_ID Household ID XXnnnnnn Unique id of the household (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits) All households Technical 01.Technical items Identification IND_ID Individual ID XxNnnnnn Unique id of the individual (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits) All individuals Technical 01.Technical items Identification HH_REF_ID ID of the household the individual belongs to XxNnnnnn Id of the household the individual belongs to (2 letters for country code, then maximum 22 digits) All individuals Technical Blank When the individual is aged 15 or less, or 75 or more, and belongs to a household which only contains persons outside the 16-74 age group, this field shall be left blank. 01.Technical items Weights HH_WGHT Household weight Nnnnn.nnnnnn Grossing up factor of the household (As many digits as necessary. Decimal point may be used, if needed.) All households Technical 01.Technical items Weights IND_WGHT Individual weight Nnnnnn.nnnnn Grossing up factor of the individual (As many digits as necessary. Decimal point may be used, if needed.) All individuals Technical 01.Technical items Interview characteristics TIME Interview duration Nnn Duration of interview expressed in minutes All individuals Technical 01.Technical items Interview characteristics INT_TYPE Interview type 1 Paper assisted personal interview (PAPI) All individuals Technical 2 Computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) 3 Computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) 4 Computer-assisted web-interview 5 Other 01.Technical items Localisation COUNTRY Country of residence Not Blank Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) All households Technical 01.Technical items Localisation GEO_NUTS1 Region of residence Not Blank NUTS 1 region (3 characters, alphanumeric) All households Technical 01.Technical items Localisation GEO_NUTS2 (optional) Region of residence (optional) Not Blank NUTS 2 region (4 characters, alphanumeric) All households Technical Blank Option not included 01.Technical items Localisation GEO_NUTS3 (optional) Region of residence (optional) Not Blank NUTS 3 region (NUTS 3 code for future alternate aggregation of regions, not for publication of NUTS 3 breakdowns) All households Technical Blank Option not included 01.Technical items Localisation DEG_URBA Degree of urbanisation 1 Cities All households Technical 2 Towns and suburbs 3 Rural areas 01.Technical items Localisation GEO_DEV Geographical location 1 Less developed region All households Technical 2 Transition region 3 More developed region Blank Not stated (code for non-EU countries) 02.Person and household characteristics Demography SEX Sex 1 Male All individuals Collected 2 Female 02.Person and household characteristics Demography YEARBIR Year of birth YYYY Year of birth (4 digits) All individuals Collected 02.Person and household characteristics Demography PASSBIR Passing of birthday 1 Yes All individuals Collected 2 No 02.Person and household characteristics Demography AGE Age in completed years nnn Age in completed years (from 1 to 3 digits) All individuals Derived 02.Person and household characteristics Citizenship and migrant background CITIZENSHIP Country of main citizenship Not blank Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) All individuals Collected STLS Stateless FOR Foreign citizenship but country unknown Blank Not stated 02.Person and household characteristics Citizenship and migrant background CNTRYB Country of birth Not blank Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) All individuals Collected FOR Foreign-born but country of birth unknown Blank Not stated 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_POP Household size (number of members in the household) Nn Number of members of the household (including children) All households Collected Blank Not stated 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_POP_16_24 (optional) Number of members of the household aged from 16 to 24 (optional) Nn Number of members of the household aged from 16 to 24 All households Collected Blank Option not included 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_POP_16_24S (optional) Number of students of the household aged 16 to 24 (optional) Nn Number of students of the household aged 16 to 24 All households Collected Blank Option not included 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_POP_25_64 (optional) Number of members of the household aged from 25 to 64 (optional) Nn Number of members of the household aged 25 to 64 All households Collected Blank Option not included 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_POP_65_MAX (optional) Number of members of the household aged more than or equal to 65 (optional) Nn Number of members of the household aged more than or equal to 65 All households Collected Blank Option not included 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_CHILD Number of children under 16 Nn Number of children under 16 All households Collected Blank Not stated 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_CHILD_14_15 (optional) Number of children aged from 14 to 15 (optional) Nn Number of children aged from 14 to 15 All households Collected Blank Option not included 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_CHILD_5_13 (optional) Number of children aged from 5 to 13 (optional) Nn Number of children aged from 5 to 13 All households Collected Blank Option not included 02.Person and household characteristics Household composition HH_CHILD_LE_4 (optional) Number of children aged less than or equal to 4 (optional) Nn Number of children aged less than or equal to 4 All households Collected Blank Option not included 03.Labour market participation Main activity status (self-defined) MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) 1 Employed All individuals aged 16 and more Collected 2 Unemployed 3 Retired 4 Unable to work due to long-standing health problems 5 Student, pupil 6 Fulfilling domestic tasks 7 Compulsory military or civilian service 8 Other Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 03.Labour market participation Elementary job characteristics STAPRO Status in employment in main job 1 Self-employed person with employees Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 Collected 2 Self-employed person without employees 3 Employee 4 Family worker (unpaid) Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 03.Labour market participation Elementary job characteristics NACE1D (optional) Economic activity of the local unit for main job (optional) Not blank NACE code at section level (one character (from A to S)) Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 Collected Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 03.Labour market participation Elementary job characteristics ISCO2D Occupation in main job nn ISCO code at 2-digit level Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 Collected Blank Not stated -1 Not applicable 03.Labour market participation Elementary job characteristics OCC_ICT ICT professional or non-ICT professional 1 ICT professional Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 Collected 0 Non-ICT professional Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 03.Labour market participation Elementary job characteristics OCC_MAN Manual worker or non-manual worker 1 Manual worker Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 Collected 0 Non-manual worker Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 03.Labour market participation Elementary job characteristics EMPST_WKT (optional) Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) (optional) 1 Full-time job Individuals where MAINSTAT=1 Collected 2 Part-time job Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 03.Labour market participation Duration of contract EMPST_ CONTR (optional) Permanency of main job (optional) 1 Permanent job Individuals where STAPRO =3 Collected 2 Fixed-term contract Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 04.Educational attainment and background Educational attainment level ISCEDD Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) 0 No formal education or below ISCED 1 All individuals aged 16 and more Collected 1 ISCED 1 Primary education 2 ISCED 2 Lower secondary education 3 ISCED 3 Upper secondary education 4 ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education 5 ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education 6 ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level 7 ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level 8 ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 04.Educational attainment and background Educational attainment level ISCED Educational attainment level aggregated 0 At most lower secondary education level (ISCEDD=0, 1 or 2) All individuals aged 16 and more Derived 3 Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCEDD=3 or 4) 5 Tertiary education (ISCEDD=5, 6, 7 or 8) Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 05. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts Total monthly household income HH_IQ5 Total average net current monthly income 1 Lower equivalised net current monthly income group All households Collected 2 Low to medium equivalised net current monthly income group 3 Medium equivalised net current monthly income group 4 Medium to high equivalised net current monthly income group 5 Higher equivalised net current monthly income group Blank Not stated 06. Information society participation Access to ICT IACC Access of the household to the internet at home (by any device) 1 Yes All households Collected 0 No 8 Don’t know Blank Not stated 06. Information society participation Access to ICT BBFIX Use of fixed broadband connections for access to the internet at home 1 Ticked Households where IACC=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Access to ICT BBMOB Use of mobile broadband connections for access to the internet at home (via mobile phone network, at least 3G) 1 Ticked Households where IACC=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IU Most recent internet use, at any location, with any enabling device 1 Within the last 3 months All individuals Collected 2 Between 3 months and a year ago 3 More than 1 year ago 4 Never used it Blank Not stated 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IFU Average frequency of internet use in the last 3 months 1 Every day or almost every day Individuals where IU=1 Collected 2 At least once a week (but not every day) 3 Less than once a week 9 Not applicable Blank Not stated 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IFU_D Internet use several times during the day 1 Yes Individuals where IFU=1 Collected 0 No 9 Not applicable Blank Not stated 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IUG_DKPC Internet use in the last 3 months on a desktop computer 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IUG_LPC Internet use in the last 3 months on a laptop 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IUG_TPC Internet use in the last 3 months on a tablet 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IUG_MP Internet use in the last 3 months on a mobile phone or smart phone 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Use and frequency of use of ICT IUG_OTH1 Internet use in the last 3 months on other devices (such as smart TV, smart speakers, game console, e-book reader, smart watch) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUEM Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for sending/receiving e-mails 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUPH1 Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for making calls (including video calls) over the internet 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUSNET Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for participating in social networks (creating user profile, posting messages or other contributions) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUCHAT1 Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for instant messaging (exchanging messages) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUNW1 Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IHIF Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for seeking health-related information (such as about injuries, diseases, nutrition, improving health) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUIF Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for finding information about goods or services 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUPOL2 Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for expressing opinions on civic or political issues on websites or in social media 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUVOTE Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for taking part in on-line consultations or voting to define civic or political issues (such as urban planning, signing a petition) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUJOB Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for looking for a job or sending a job application 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUSELL Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for selling goods or services via a website or app 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUBK Internet use in the last 3 months for private purpose for internet banking (including mobile banking) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUOLC Internet use in the last 3 months for conducting learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes, by doing an online course 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Internet activities IUOLM Internet use in the last 3 months for conducting learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes, by using online learning material other than a complete online course (such as audio-visual materials, online learning software, electronic textbooks, learning apps) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12IF Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for obtaining information from websites or apps 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12FM Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for downloading/ printing official forms 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RT Contact or interaction with public authorities or public services over the internet for private purposes in the last 12 months for submitting completed forms online 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_NAP Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months because there was no need to submit any official forms 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RT=0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_SNA Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because no such online service was available 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_SKL Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of lack of skills or knowledge (for example respondent did not know how to use the website or it was too complicated to use) 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_SEC Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of concerns about protection and security of personal data 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_SIGN (optional) Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of lack of electronic signature or electronic ID/ certificate (required for using the services) or problems in using the electronic signature or electronic ID/certificate (optional) 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 Collected 0 Not ticked Blank Option not included 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_PXOL (optional) Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because of unwillingness of the respondent to pay online (for example due to fear of credit card fraud) or inability to pay online (for example due to lack of access to payment methods required) (optional) 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 Collected 0 Not ticked Blank Option not included 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_DEL Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months, because another person submitted completed forms online on the respondent's behalf (such as consultant, a tax adviser, a relative or family member) 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Interaction with public authorities IGOV12RTX_OTH Respondent did not submit any completed forms online to public authorities’ websites or apps for private purposes in the last 12 months because of other reasons 1 Ticked Individuals where IGOV12RTX_NAP=0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce IBUY Last purchase or order of goods or services over the internet for private use 1 Within the last 3 months Individuals where IU=1 or IU=2 Collected 2 Between 3 months and a year ago 3 More than 1 year ago 4 Never bought or ordered over the internet Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BCLOT1 Internet use for buying clothes (including sport clothing), shoes or accessories (such as bags, jewellery) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where Collected 0 Not ticked IBUY=1 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BSPG Internet use for buying sports goods (excluding sport clothing) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BCG Internet use for buying children toys or childcare items (such as nappies, bottles, baby strollers) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFURN1 Internet use for buying furniture, home accessories (such as carpets or curtains) or gardening products (such as tools, plants) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BMUSG Internet use for buying music as CDs, vinyls etc. from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFLMG Internet use for buying films or series as DVDs, Blu-ray etc. from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BBOOKNLG Internet use for buying printed books, magazines or newspapers from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BHARD1 Internet use for buying computers, tablets, mobile phones or accessories from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BEEQU1 Internet use for buying consumer electronics (such as TV-sets, stereos, cameras) or household appliances (such as washing machines) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BMED1 Internet use for buying medicine or dietary supplements such as vitamins (excluding online renewal of prescriptions) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFDR Internet use for buying deliveries from restaurants, fast-food chains, catering services from enterprises or private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFDS Internet use for buying food or beverages from stores or from meal-kits providers from enterprises or private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BCBW Internet use for buying cosmetics, beauty or wellness products from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BCPH Internet use for buying cleaning products or personal hygiene products (such as toothbrushes, handkerchiefs, washing detergents, cleaning cloths) from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BBMC Internet use for buying bicycles, mopeds, cars, or other vehicles or their spare parts from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BOPG Internet use for buying other physical goods from enterprises or private persons (including used goods) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BPG_DOM Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from national sellers (from enterprises or private persons) 1 Ticked Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BPG_EU Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers from other EU countries (from enterprises or private persons) 1 Ticked Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BPG_WRLD Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers from the rest of the world (from enterprises or private persons) 1 Ticked Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BPG_UNK Internet use for buying goods via a website or app in the last 3 months from sellers which country of origin is not known (from enterprises or private persons) 1 Ticked Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BPG_PP Goods bought from private persons via a website or app 1 Yes Individuals where any of the following variables equals 1: BCLOT1, BSPG, BCG, BFURN1, BMUSG, BFLMG, BBOOKNLG, BHARD1, BEEQU1, BMED1, BFDR, BFDS, BCBW, BCPH, BBMC, BOPG Collected 0 No Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BMUSS Internet use for buying or subscribing to music as a streaming service or downloads via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFLMS Internet use for buying or subscribing to films or series as a streaming service or downloads via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BBOOKNLS Internet use for buying or subscribing to e-books, online-magazines or online-newspapers via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BGAMES Internet use for buying or subscribing to games online or as downloads for smartphones, tablets, computers or consoles via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BSOFTS Internet use for buying or subscribing to computer software or other software as downloads including upgrades via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BHLFTS Internet use for buying or subscribing to apps related to health or fitness (excluding free apps) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BAPP Internet use for buying or subscribing to other apps (such as apps related to learning languages, travelling, weather) (excluding free apps) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BSTICK Internet use for buying tickets to sports events via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BCTICK Internet use for buying tickets to cultural or other events (such as tickets to cinema, concerts, fairs) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BSIMC Internet use for buying subscriptions to the internet or mobile phone connections via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BSUTIL Internet use for buying subscriptions to electricity, water or heating supply, waste disposal or similar services via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BHHS Internet use for buying household services (such as cleaning, babysitting, repair work, gardening) (also when bought from private persons) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BHHS_PP Internet use for buying household services from private persons via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Yes Individuals where BHHS=1 Collected 0 No Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BTPS_E Internet use for buying transport services from a transport enterprise, such as local bus, flight or train ticket or taxi ride via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BTPS_PP Internet use for buying transport services from a private person via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BRA_E Internet use for renting accommodation from enterprises such as hotels or travel agencies via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BRA_PP Internet use for renting accommodation from a private person via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BOTS (optional) Internet use for buying any other services (excluding financial and insurance services) via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months (optional) 1 Yes Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 No Blank Option not included or not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BF Number of times goods or services were bought over the internet via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 1-2 times Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 2 3-5 times 3 6-10 times 4 > 10 times Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce IBV1 The total value of goods or services bought over the internet via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Less than 50 euro Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 2 50 to less than 100 euro 3 100 to less than 300 euro 4 300 to less than 500 euro 5 500 to less than 700 euro 6 700 to less than 1 000 euro 7 1 000 euro and more 8 Don't know Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFIN_IN1 Internet use for buying insurance policies, including travel insurance, also as a package together with for example a plane ticket, via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFIN_CR1 Internet use for taking a loan or mortgage or arranging credit from banks or other financial providers via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation e-Commerce BFIN_SH1 Internet use for buying or selling shares, bonds, units in funds or other financial assets via a website or app for private purposes in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BTFW1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: website difficult to use or it worked unsatisfactorily (for example it was too complicated, confusing, poorly functioning technically) when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BDGL1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: difficulties encountered in finding information on guarantees or other legal rights when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BSPD1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: slower speed of delivery than that indicated encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BCPR1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: final costs higher than indicated (such as unexpected transaction fees or unjustified guarantee fees) experienced when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BWDN1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: wrong or damaged goods or services delivered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BFRA1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: problems with fraud encountered (such as no goods or services received at all, misuse of credit card details) when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BCR1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: complaints and redress were difficult or no satisfactory response after complaint was received when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BDNS1 Problems encountered with internet commerce: foreign retailer did not sell to the respondent's own country when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BOTH2 Problems encountered with internet commerce: other problems encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use BARR2X No problems encountered when buying online via a website or app for private use in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBSHAB1 Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of a preference for shopping in person and/or for seeing a product, loyalty to shops, force of habit 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBSKL1 Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of perceived difficulty of ordering online (concerns about sufficiency of skills) 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBCD Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about cost of delivery of goods 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBSR1 Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about reliability or speed of delivery 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBPSC1 Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of payment security or privacy concerns 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBTRCM1 Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of concerns about returning goods, complaints or reimbursement 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBDNS1(optional) Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because a foreign retailer did not sell to the respondent's own country (optional) 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked Blank Option not included 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBNND Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because there was no need to buy online in the last 3 months 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Barriers and problems to use NBOTH1 Barriers to internet commerce: no good or service was bought online via a website or app in the last 3 months because of other barriers to internet commerce 1 Ticked Individuals where IBUY=2 or IBUY=3 or IBUY=4 and IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CXFER1 Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving copying or moving files (such as documents, data, images, video) between folders, devices (via e-mail, instant messaging, USB, cable) or on the cloud 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CINSAPP1 Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving downloading or installing software or apps 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CCONF1 Activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving changing settings of software, app or device (such as adjusting language, colours, contrast, text size, toolbars/menu) 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CWRD1 Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using word processing software 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CPRES2 Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving creating files (such as document, image, video) incorporating several elements such as text, picture, table, chart, animation or sound 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CXLS1 Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using spreadsheet software 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CXLSADV1 Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving using advanced features of spreadsheet software (functions, formulas, macros and other developer functions) to organise, analyse, structure or modify data 1 Ticked Individuals where CXLS1=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CEPVA1 Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving editing photos, video or audio files 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills CPRG2 Software related activities carried out in the last 3 months for educational, professional or private purposes involving writing code in a programming language 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills UDI Information or content (such as videos, images) seen on internet news sites or social media considered untrue or doubtful by the respondent in the last 3 months 1 Yes Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 No Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills TIC Truthfulness of the information or content found on internet news sites or social media checked by respondent in the last 3 months 1 Yes Individuals where UDI =1 Collected 0 No Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills TICCSFOI Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by respondent by checking the sources or finding other information on the internet 1 Ticked Individuals where TIC =1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills TICIDIS Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by the respondent by following or taking part in discussion on the internet regarding the information 1 Ticked Individuals where TIC =1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills TICNIDIS Truthfulness of the information or content found on the internet checked by the respondent by discussing the information offline with other persons or using sources not on the internet 1 Ticked Individuals where TIC =1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills TICXND Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because the respondent already knew that information, content or source was not reliable 1 Ticked Individuals where TIC =0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills TICXSKL Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because the respondent lacked skills or knowledge to do so 1 Ticked Individuals where TIC =0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Digital skills TICXOTH Truthfulness of information or content found on the internet not checked because of other reasons 1 Ticked Individuals where TIC=0 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust MAPS_RPS Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: reading privacy policy statements before providing personal data 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust MAPS_RRGL Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: restricting or refusing access to own geographical location 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust MAPS_LAP Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: limiting access to profile or content on social networking sites or shared online storage 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust MAPS_RAAD Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: refusing allowing the use of personal data for advertising purposes 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust MAPS_CWSC Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: checking that the website where the respondent provided personal data was secure 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust MAPS_APD Carrying out the following to manage access to own personal data (such as name, date of birth, identity card number, contact details, credit card number, photos, geographical location) on the internet in the last 3 months: asking websites or search engines administrator or provider to access the data they hold about the respondent to update or delete it 1 Ticked Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 Not ticked 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust COOK1 Knowledge that cookies can be used to trace movements of people on the internet, to make a profile of each user and service them tailored ads 1 Yes Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 No Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust PCOOK1 Changing settings in own internet browser to prevent or limit cookies on any of the respondent’s devices 1 Yes Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 No Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust CCOOK (optional) Concerns that respondent’s online activities are recorded to provide the respondent with tailored advertising (optional) 1 Yes, very concerned Individuals where IU=1 Collected 2 Yes, somehow concerned 0 No, I’m not concerned Blank Option not included or not stated 9 Not applicable 06. Information society participation Security, privacy, trust USLCOOK Use of software that limits the ability to track the individual’s activities on the internet on any of the respondent’s devices 1 Yes Individuals where IU=1 Collected 0 No Blank Not stated 9 Not applicable
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