Methodological
issues – 2017
edition of the Manual
Valeriya Angelova
Eurostat Unit E4
NUAC meeting
11/05/2017, Brussels
Content
1. New definitions and new information added
2. Extended definitions
3. Changed labels or units of measurement
4. Open issues
Task 1 included in the 2015 call for
proposal:
• Provision of feedback to improve methodology
• • Test the harmonised European definitions in the
draft glossary available on CircaBC.
• • Compare it with the national methodologies and
guidelines.
• • Provide recommendations to improve the
glossary.
New definitions and new information
added into the Manual
• Unit of measurement included for all variables
• Link to the ESS Metadata Handler
• Link to Small Area Estimations papers and R
codes
• Definition of deaths was not given before
• Definitions on 'All companies' and 'Number of
local units'
• Guidelines on how to create FUA around Greater
city
The city, the Greater city and the FUA
of Milano
(1) Extended definitions
• Average price for buying a real estate:
• Additional information on the components of the
price (VAT, land parcels, real estate fees etc.)
• All variables on students
• Include now the online students with exact
definition; interesting examples from the practice
(e.g. university with campuses in two cities)
(2) Extended definitions
• Price of a m3 of domestic water
• A table of the components of the price has been
included in the Manual
• Number of murders and violent deaths
• The definition is now harmonised with the
definition of “Intentional homicide”, indicated in
the Guidelines of the Joint Eurostat–UNODC data
collection on Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics.
• Cost of a combined monthly ticket
• Explanations one specific case such as one mode
of transport, no public transport, free of charge
(3) Extended definitions
• How to count apartment, houses and empty
conventional dwelling caused often confusion
• Nomenclatures from 2020 Census
Recommendations have been added to the Manual
• Number of children 0-4 in day care or school
• Specification when day care can be classified as
ISCED level
• Municipal waste generated
• Supplementary information on specific chapters
and waste codes from the List of Waste
(Commission Decision 2000/532/EC).
(4) Extended definitions
• Explanations on how to treat people with
unknown nationality, double citizenship, stateless
persons
• It is specified that the disposable income should
be "equivalised" taking into account the ages of
the households' members
Changed labels
• Students in higher education and educational
attainment
• The labels have been changed according ISCED
2011
• 'Population connected to potable drinking water
system' is called now 'Population connected to
public water supply'
• 'Average area of living accommodation' is called
now 'Useful floor space' -> the term used in the
2020 Census Recommendations
Open issues
Should we calculate the
Average annual rent for Do we need an
housing only for
analytical chapter in
unfurnished dwellings? the Manual?
Should the Lone
pensioner households
be age specified (for
e.g. 65+)?
Average price for buying a
real estate
is measured now per m2 - do
we need a new variable
code and historical data?
Should we specify for
how long a dwelling
must have been
empty?
• Thank you for your attention!
Questions from you?
• Contact: [email protected], E4
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