Characteristics of target populations, observation units and rules for respondents
Article 4
1. The target populations in the use of information and communication technologies domain shall be private households on the territory of the Member State and individuals who have their usual residence in the territory of the Member State. 2. For the variables listed in the Annex that concern households, 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 listed in the Annex that concern the individuals, information shall be collected for individuals aged 16 to 74 residing in the territory of the Member State. 4. Information regarding individuals aged under 16 or over 74 may be provided on a voluntary basis. 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.