COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2527

of 17 November 2023

specifying technical items of the data sets for the 2025 ad hoc subject on ‘Energy and the environment’ in the income and living conditions domain pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The income and living conditions domain, set out in Article 3(1), point (b) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, provides the information required for the European Semester (2) and the European Pillar of Social Rights (3), in particular on income distribution, poverty and social exclusion. It also provides information for various other Union policies related to living conditions and poverty.

(2) The ad hoc subject on ‘Energy and the environment’ to be collected in 2025 in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 (4) is of key importance, especially in view of the Commission Communication ‘Fit for 55’ (5) which envisages a proposal for a recommendation (6) on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality.

(3) The ad hoc subject focuses on important social aspects of the green transition to help tackle the information gap and make it possible to strengthen future monitoring and evaluations.

(4) To ensure that the implementation of the income and living conditions domain is conducted accurately, the Commission should specify the variables of the data sets for the 2025 ad hoc subject on ‘Energy and the environment’.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The variables of the data sets for the 2025 ad hoc subject on ‘Energy and the environment’ in the income and living conditions domain, are set out in the Annex with the following characteristics:

(a) the variable’s identifier;

(b) the variable’s name;

(d) the collection unit;

(e) the reference period.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2023.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)

OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1

(2) The European Semester is the European Union’s framework for the coordination and surveillance of economic and social policies.

(3) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit. The Pillar sets out 20 key principles to guide us towards a strong social Europe that is fair, inclusive and full of opportunity in the 21st century.

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a multiannual rolling planning (

OJ L 54, 26.2.2020, p. 1

(5) Communication from the Commission ‘Fit for 55’: delivering the EU’s 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality’ (COM(2021) 550 final).

(6) Proposal for a Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality (COM(2021) 801 final).

ANNEX

Variables of the data sets

Variable’s identifier	Variable’s name	Modality code	Modality label	Collection unit	Reference period
HEE01	Walking distance to the nearest public green space	1 2 3 4	Under 400 m 400 m-999 m 1 000 m-1 999 m 2 000 m or more	Household	Current
HEE01_F	Walking distance to the nearest public green space (flag)	1 2 3 4 -1 -7	Collected via survey/interview Collected from administrative data Imputed Not possible to establish a source Missing Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PW201	Satisfaction with public green spaces in the local area	0 -10 99	From 0 (Not at all satisfied) to 10 (Completely satisfied) Do not know	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Current
PW201_F	Satisfaction with public green spaces in the local area (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE03	Ability to access within 1 hour work/school/university by public transport, bicycle, or walking	1 2 3	Yes No I am working/studying full time from home and do not commute	All current household members or selected respondent (where applies) aged 16-65	Current
PEE03_F	Ability to access within 1 hour work/school/university by public transport, bicycle, or walking (flag)	1 -1 -2 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable ((respondent is over 65 years old) or (respondent is 16 to 65 and PL032 is 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)) Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE04	Primary transport used	1 2 3 4 5 6	Car (private, company, leased car or taxi, car share) Collective public transport (bus, tram, train, metro, ferry etc.) Bicycle (incl. Electric bicycle or electric scooter) Moped or motorbike (incl. electric) Walking Unable to leave the house	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Last 12 months
PEE04_F	Primary transport used (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE05	Secondary transport used	1 2 3 4 5 6	Car (private, company, leased car or taxi, car share) Collective public transport (bus, tram, train, metro, ferry etc.) Bicycle (incl. Electric bicycle or electric scooter) Moped or motorbike (incl. electric) Walking No other transport used	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Last 12 months
PEE05_F	Secondary transport used (flag)	1 -1 -2 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (PEE04 = 6) Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HC006	Year of construction of the main dwelling	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 99	Before 1945 1945-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000 2001-2010 2011-2015 2016-2021 2022 or after Don’t know	Household	Current
HC006_F	Year of construction of the main dwelling (flag)	1 2 3 4 -1 -7	Collected via survey/interview Collected from administrative data Imputed Not possible to establish a source Missing Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HC003A	Energy efficiency renovation (thermal insulation, windows, or heating system)	1 2 3 4 5 99	Yes, three or more measures Yes- two measures Yes- one measure No, but needed No, not needed Don’t know	Household	Last 5 years
HC003A_F	Energy efficiency renovation (thermal insulation, windows, or heating system)(flag)	1 -1 -2 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (building built within last 5 years) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HEE07	Obstacles in improving energy efficiency	1 2 3 4 5	No interest Too expensive Difficult to find professionals to do it Administrative obstacles Other obstacles	Household	Current
HEE07_F	Obstacles in improving energy efficiency (flag)	1 -1 -2 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (HC003A = 1,2,3,5,99) OR (HH021 = 3,4,5) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE08	Damage to house/apartment due to environmental/weather causes	1 2 99	Yes No Don’t know	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Last 5 years
PEE08_F	Damage to house/apartment due to environmental/weather causes (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HEE09	Separating plastic bottles at home	1 2 3	Always or most of the time Sometimes Rarely or never	Household	Current
HEE09_F	Separating plastic bottles at home (flag)	1 -1 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE10	Frequency of eating meat, poultry, or fish	1 2 3 4	Every day Every week Less often than every week Not at all, I am vegetarian or vegan	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Last 12 months
PEE10_F	Frequency of eating meat, poultry, or fish (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HEE11	Number of private, leased or company cars in the household	0 -9	Number	Household	Current
HEE11_F	Number of private, leased or company cars in the household (flag)	1 -1 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HEE12	Type of (newest) car	1 2 3 4 5 99	Diesel Petrol Hybrid Electric Other Don’t know	Household	Current
HEE12_F	Type of (newest) car (flag)	1 -1 -2 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (HEE11 = 0) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HEE13	Year of first registration of (newest) car	1940-2025 9 999	Year of first registration Don’t know	Household	Current
HEE13_F	Year of first registration of (newest) car (flag)	1 -1 -2 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (HEE11 = 0) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
HEE14	Year of first registration of the (oldest) car	1940-2025 9 999	Year of first registration Don’t know	Household	Current
HEE14_F	Year of first registration of the (oldest) car (flag)	1 -1 -2 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (HEE11 = 0,1) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE15	Number of private or business flights within Europe	1 2 3 4	One Two-Three Four or more No flights during last 12 months	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Last 12 months
PEE15_F	Number of private or business flights within Europe (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE16	Number of private or business flights outside of Europe	1 2 3 4	One Two-Three Four or more No flights during last 12 months	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Last 12 months
PEE16_F	Number of private or business flights outside of Europe (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE17	Number of hours spent in non-electric car as a driver during usual 7 days	0 -168	Number	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Usual 7 days
PEE17_F	Number of hours spent in non-electric car as a driver during usual 7 days (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE20	Trying to have mobile phone repaired when broken	1 2 3	Yes No I never owned one or it never broke	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Current
PEE20_F	Trying to have mobile phone repaired when broken (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)
PEE21	Action taken with unusable mobile phone	1 2 3 4 5 6	Still keep it in my household, but it is currently not in use I sold it or gave it to someone else It was disposed of in electronic waste collection/recycling (incl. leaving it to the retailer to dispose of) It was disposed of but not in electronic waste collection/recycling I never owned one or it is still in use Other	All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)	Current
PEE21_F	Action taken with unusable mobile phone (flag)	1 -1 -3 -7	Filled Missing Not applicable (not selected respondent) Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the ‘multiannual rolling planning’)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2527/oj

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