1. GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FROM EUROSTAT
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Technical Group on HIS (Health Interview Survey)

2. Structure of the presentation
Public Health Statistics: activities, meetings and ESSnet
Modernisation of social statistics: the survey component
Disability: European Health and Social Integration Survey (EHSIS) and Labour Force Survey 2011 ad-hoc module
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3. PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS
ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS AND ESSNET
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4. ESSC decisions as a response to lack of resources/economic crisis:
BACKGROUND
ESSC decisions as a response to lack of resources/economic crisis:
Negative priorities
Sunset clauses in all new legislations
Reduction in number of meetings
No more interpretation in meetings other than ESSC
ESSnets: limitation
Vision (Communication 404): modernisation of social statistics
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5. BACKGROUND
Public Health Statistics: change from a development to an implementation/consolidation phase with adoption of regulation N° 1338/2008
Regular data collections for all domains for all EU MS with an increased level of comparability
Progressive development of implementing regulations
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6. Consequences for Public Health Statistics as regards activities
Health care
CoD: no call for proposals on the IRIS project
Morbidity statistics: reactivated through a TF
Survey information:
SILC
EHSIS: one-off operation in 2012
EHIS: implementing regulation limited to 2014; repetition as part of the modernisation strategy
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7. Consequences for Public Health Statistics as regards meetings
Proposal for reducing the number of meetings:
WGPH: one annual meeting
TG: continuation of all meetings but no more on a systematic annual basis
Proposal for 2012: meeting of CARE and MORBID TGs
EHIS TG meeting only in case of difficulty with the IR
Plus TF on Morbidity statistics and on the HLY
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8. Consequences for Public Health Statistics as regards ESSnet
PH: not a priority area for an ESSnet, even if restricted to Morbidity statistics
No ESSnet in 2011/2012
Development work with TFs
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9. 2. MODERNISATION OF SOCIAL STATISTICS
THE SURVEYS COMPONENT
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10. To make the system more responsive Efficiency gains through:
Why?
To realise efficiency gains in order
To make the system more responsive
Efficiency gains through:
- increased use of administrative information
- rationalising the system of micro-data collections
(in particular the survey components)
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11. Nine micro-data collections at EU level
The current situation
Nine micro-data collections at EU level
LFS, SILC, ICT
AES, EHIS
HBS, TUS
SASU, ESHSI
Potential for improvement due to:
- duplications/overlaps
- insufficient integration
- non-harmonised approach for ad hoc modules to the different surveys
- need for a systematic review of accuracy/frequency requirements for variables across surveys
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12. A Eurostat proposal for a rationalised system
Two pillars: ‘Labour’ and ‘Living conditions’ - two modular surveys
Each pillar based on the current two main flagship surveys (LFS; SILC)
Criteria for attaching modules to each pillar:
mainly content-related
sometimes sample size/timeliness
Each pillar composed of:
a main survey
follow-up survey(s)
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13. Target infrastructure: a two-pillar modular approach
LIVING CONDITIONS
PILLAR
LABOUR PILLAR
Main survey
Main survey
Fixed
component
Rolling
Modules
Fixed
component
Rolling
Module
Follow-up surveys
Follow-up surveys
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14. ‘Living conditions’ pillar
‘Labour’ pillar
‘Living conditions’ pillar
Main survey
Fixed component
Based on fixed component of LFS
Transfer of information from/to AES
Rolling LFS modules
Based on fixed component of SILC
Improved timeliness
Longitudinal data?
Rolling SILC modules
Follow-up survey(s)
Sub-samples from the core sample
Including modules on AES, ICT, modules to answer NPN and short fast-response module
Full sample
Including modules from EHIS and SASU
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15. General feedback from DSS
Integrated approach supported by most countries
Proposed two-pillar approach:
Ambitious proposal
Diverging views
Need for more detailed proposal
Testing/piloting necessary
Burden on sampled persons
Contradiction between complexity and timeliness
Alternative proposals made: one/three pillar approaches
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16. 3. DISABILITY STATISTICS
European Health and Social Integration Survey (EHSIS)
and
Labour Force Survey 2011 ad-hoc module
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17. Labour Force Survey (LFS) ad hoc module on employment of disabled people
Aim: to provide information on the situation on the labour market of disabled people and to compare it with the one of non disabled people
Content (2011):
Health problems and difficulties in basic activities
Limitations in work caused by health problems/difficulties in basic activities
Special assistance needed or used by people with health problems/difficulties in basic activities
Limitations in work because of other reasons
List of variables (Commission Regulation no 317/2010), explanatory notes and model questionnaire available in the public part of Circa
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18. In the field: now or very soon
2011 LFS AHM – next steps
In the field: now or very soon
Results to be transmitted to Eurostat in March 2012
Dissemination on the Eurostat website in 2012 (Any work limitation caused by a health condition or disease only; Any work limitation caused by a basic activity difficulty only; Any work limitation caused by both a health condition or disease and a basic activity difficulty)
Detailed publication in 2013/14
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19. From European Disability and Social Integration Module (EDSIM) to European Health and Social Integration Survey (EHSIS)
Aim: to develop a module on participation of people with disabilities in society life
Questionnaire finalised in October 2010 (and available in the public part of Circa)
Implementation in 2012 in all Member States, Norway and Iceland via a call for tender (30 lots)
Implementation partly within the ESS
Fieldwork: Autumn 2012
Results:
micro-data sent to Eurostat in Autumn 2013 and released in 2014
Tables on Eurostat website in first semester of 2014
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20. EHSIS: content of questionnaire (based on ICF)
Core social variables
General health and longstanding health problems (MEHM; impairments, ADL, IADL)
Life domains:
Mobility Internet use
Transport Social contact and support
Accessibility to buildings Leisure pursuits
Education and training Economic life
Employment Attitudes and Behaviour
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21. Floor is open for discussion
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