REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
World Bank International Conference
Poverty and Social Inclusion in the Western Balkans
Brussels, December 14-15, 2010
Conducting of EU - SILC
in the Republic of Macedonia,
2010
State Statistical Office of Republic of Macedonia
MSc Blagica Novkovska – Director General
Stase Nolev – Head of Department
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Advantages of SILC
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Conduction of SILC in SSOM is big step further in process of
harmonisation of our statistical system to EU standards
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SILC becomes EU reference source for comparative statistics
on income and social exclusion at European level
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SILC provides two types of annual data:
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Cross-sectional data pertaining to a certain time period with
variables on income, poverty, social exclusion and other living
conditions, and
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Longitudinal data pertaining to individual level changes over
time, observed periodically over four year period
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Pilot EU – SILC, 2009
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Brief information
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Conducting Pilot EU-SILC begin at the end of May 2009
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According SSOM Programme of statistical surveys
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Using EU recommendations for EU–SILC (Doc.065)
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Sample size 300 households
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Household and Individual Questionnaires
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Engaged 25 interviewers
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Pilot EU – SILC, 2009
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Aims:
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To test the national EU-SILC questionnaire
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To estimate average interview duration
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To test the level of non-response
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To build elementary organizational structure for the survey
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Setting up the organizational structure on NUTS 3 level
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Pilot EU – SILC, 2009
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Sample Design:
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Sample size: 300 households
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Sampling frame: Census 2002
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Two-stage stratified random sample
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Geographical restrictions to reduce data collection costs,
sample was distributed in 4 out of 8 regions (NUTS level 3)
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Regular EU – SILC 2010
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Brief information
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Conducting Regular EU-SILC begin in May 2010
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Sample size 5040 households
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Engaged 70 interviewers
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Regular EU – SILC 2010
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Sample Design:
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Sample size: 5040 households
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Sampling frame: Census 2002
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Two-stage stratified random sample
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Geographical coverage : whole country, sample was distributed
in 8 regions (NUTS level 3)
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720 enumeration districts, 7 households in each of them
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Average response rate in Republic of Macedonia for EU-SILC
reached about 80%
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Regular EU – SILC 2010
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Preparations and field work organization:
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Design of new questionnaires
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Training of interviewers for regular survey
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Field work organization (4 months)
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Method of interview (PAPI)
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Control of data in regional statistical offices
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
EU - SILC
Content of Household Questionnaire
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Information for household members
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Relation to the head of the household, sex, marital status,
country of birth, citizenship, main activity status, residential
status etc.
Housing and living conditions
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Dwelling type, amenities, supply of durables, problems of
dwelling and environmental, tenure status etc.
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Owners, tenants and free accommodation (housing costs,
subjective rent, financial burden etc.)
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
EU - SILC
Content of Household Questionnaire
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Non – monetary household deprivation indicators
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Capacity to afford paying 1-week holiday, to eat meat each
second day, ability to make ends meet, lowest monthly
income to make ends meet
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Value of goods produced by own-consumption
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Social benefits at household level
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Income received by people aged under 16
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Social benefits
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Received and paid regular inter-household cash transfer
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
EU - SILC
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Content of Individual Questionnaire
Education
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Health
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Currently and highest ISCED level attended
General health, suffer from any a chronic illness, unmet need
for medical and dental treatment and reasons for that
Labour information
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First regular job, changes in activity status
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Self-defined current economic status, worked at least 1 hour,
actively looking for a job, etc.
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Current occupation, NACE, status, type of contract, number of
hours usually worked, change of job, etc.
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Activity status during income reference period
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
EU - SILC
Content of Individual Questionnaire
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Net personal income
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Employee cash and non-cash income
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Cash benefits or losses from self-employment
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Income from pensions and benefits
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Income from dividends and interests
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
HBS and EU – SILC as sources for
poverty calculation
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HBS
- National poverty calculations
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based on expenditures
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poverty line defined on 70% of median equivalent expenditures
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use of OECD equivalent scale
EU-SILC
- Comparative poverty statistics
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based on income
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poverty line defined on 60% of median equivalent income
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use of OECD modified equivalent scale
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
EU – SILC data - source for
Laeken indicators
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At-risk of poverty rate, broken down according certain
variables
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At-risk of poverty threshold
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Inequality of income distribution S80S20 quintile share ratio
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At-persistent-risk of poverty rate
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Relative at-risk poverty gap
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Gini coeficient
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Material deprivation indicators
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Difficulties which we faced
conducting EU – SILC
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Conversion of net to gross income (implementation of SM2
micro simulation model)
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Sample design for four year rotation panel
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Calculation of cross-sectional and longitudinal weights
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Tracking rules for longitudinal households
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Implementation of technique of Jack-knife Repeated
Replication for variance estimation
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Imputations
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Reducing design efect
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Future activities for
EU - SILC
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Conducting regular EU-SILC in 2011 (second wave)
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Following and implementation of Regulations for EU-SILC
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Implementation of EU-SILC Module 2011
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Using best practice and experience from other EU member
state countries
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Preparing publication for living conditions
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Calculation of Laeken indicators using EU-SILC as a source
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Transmition of micro data files to Eurostat