methods, notes and classification Individuals' level of computer skills (until 2019) methods, notes and classification

DATA_DESCR Data given in this domain are collected by the National Statistical Institutes or Ministries and are based on Eurostat's annual model surveys on ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage and e-commerce in enterprises and ICT usage in households and by individuals. Large part of the data collected is used in the context of the 2011 - 2015 benchmarking framework (endorsed by i2010 High Level Group in November 2009) and for the Digital Agenda, Europe's strategy for a flourishing digital economy by 2020. This conceptual framework follows the i2010 Benchmarking Framework which itself followed-up the eEurope 2005 Action Plan. Some data for the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and Korea have been supplied via the OECD (or coming from other sources which are given) in ratio format with no validation by Eurostat. The aim of the European ICT surveys is to collect and disseminate harmonised and comparable information on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in households and by individuals and in enterprises at European level. Data for this collection are supplied directly from the surveys with no separate treatment. ICT usage in enterprises The aim of this survey is the timely provision of statistics on enterprises and the information society. This module provides a framework for the requirements in terms of coverage, duration and periodicity, subjects covered, breakdowns of data provision and any necessary pilot studies.This survey covers enterprises having their main economic activity in NACE sections as specified under section 3.3 "Sector Coverage" below. Coverage: The characteristics for this domain are drawn from the specific module on e-skills in the 2007 survey. These cover among others the following subjects:á -áááááááá Employment of IT/ICT specialists-áááááááá Recruitment of personnel for jobs requiring ICT skills-áááááááá Main reasons for hard-to-fill vacancies for ICT specialist jobs-áááááááá Enterprises which provided training to develop/upgrade ICT skills of their personnel-áááááááá Enterprises where external suppliers performed ICT functions Breakdowns: - by size class- by NACE heading- by region: regional breakdowns are limited to no more than three groupings. á ICT usage in households and by individuals The aim of this survey is the timely provision of statistics on individuals, households and the information society. This module provides a framework for the requirements in terms of coverage, duration and periodicity, subjects covered, breakdowns of data provision and any necessary pilot studies. Coverage: The characteristics for this domain are drawn from the (specific) module on e-skills.á They cover among others the following subjects:á -áááááááá Last training course on computer use-áááááááá Which computer related activities have already been carried out-áááááááá Which Internet related activities have already been carried out-áááááááá How have the skills been obtained?-áááááááá Reasons for not having taken a computer course Breakdowns: Relating to households:- by region of residence (optional: NUTS 2)- by geographical location- by degree of urbanisation- by type of household- by households net monthly income (optional) Relating to individuals:- by region of residence (optional: NUTS 2)- by geographical location- by degree of urbanisation- by gender- by country of birth, country of citizenship (as of 2010, optional in 2010)- by educational level- by occupation- by employment situation- by age (in completed years and by groups)- legal / de facto marital status (as of 2011, optional)

CLASS_SYSTEM For the household/individuals survey: - by educational level: ISCED- by employment situation- by occupation: 3 digit ISCO categoriesá - by geographical location: convergence/non-convergence regions, NUTS - by type of locality: densely/intermediate/thinly populated areas For the enterprise survey: - by size class: enterprises with 250 persons employed- by NACE - by region: convergence/non-convergence regions, NUTS on optional basis.

STAT_CONC_DEF IICT USAGE IN HOUSEHOLDS AND BY INDIVIDUALS This is a household survey with questions at household level and individual level. The age limit is 16-74 years. Household level data is available according to household type: the number of adults and the number of children in the household and locality; Individual characteristics are split into the categories of: Age, sex, education level, employment situation and location ICT USAGE IN ENTERPRISES The survey population consists of enterprises with at least 10 persons employed. Concerning economic activity standards, enterprises having their main activity ináNACEásections as mentioned under point 3.3. The 2002 survey covered NACE DGHIK only. Size class breakdowns are according to number of persons employed, see point 3.2. The Indicators published here derive from the questions on e-skills ináthe Eurostat ICT Household/Individualásurvey andáEnterpriseásurveysáand are collected by the National Statistical Institutes and Ministries of the Member States.

STAT_UNIT ICT USAGE IN HOUSEHOLDS AND BY INDIVIDUALS: Households and individuals. ICT USAGE IN ENTERPRISES: Enterprises witháat least 10 persons employed.

STAT_POP ICT USAGE IN HOUSEHOLDS AND BY INDIVIDUALS The population of household consists of all households having at least one member in the age group 16 to 74 years.The population of individuals consists of all individuals aged 16 to 74 (some countries collect separate data on other age groups). Optionally: individuals aged 15 or less, aged 75 or more. ICT USAGE IN ENTERPRISES The survey population consists of enterprises with 10 or more persons employed (optionally: 1-9 persons employed). Size classes according to number of persons employed:á10-49 (small enterprises),á -50-249 (medium enterprises),á 250+ (large enterprises),á10+.

REF_AREA EU-Member States, Candidate countries, Iceland and Norway.

BASE_PER Not available.

UNIT_MEASURE The most common units in which ICT usage data is disseminatedáare: % of households, % of individuals % of enterprises, % of persons employed.

    • Information society indicator
      • 00 Individuals who have used a mouse to launch programs such as an internet browser or word processor
      • 01 Individuals who have copied or moved a file or folder
      • 02 Individuals who used word processing software
      • 03 Individuals who have used copy or cut and paste tools to duplicate or move information on screen
      • 04 Individuals who have used basic arithmetic formulae to add, subtract, multiply or divide figures in a spreadsheet
      • 05 Individuals who have compressed files
      • 06 Individuals who have written code in a programming language (2015-2019)
      • 07 Individuals who have written a computer program using a specialised programming language
      • 08 Individuals who have connected and installed new devices, eg a printer or a modem
      • 09 Individuals who have connected computers to a local area network
      • 0a Individuals who have detected and solved computer problems (e.g. computer runs slowly)
      • 0b Individuals who have not done any of the mentioned computer activities
      • 0c Individuals who have carried out 1 or 2 of the 6 computer related activities
      • 0d Individuals who have carried out 3 or 4 of the 6 computer related activities
      • 0e Individuals who have carried out 5 or 6 of the 6 computer related activities
      • 0f Individuals who have connected computers to a local area network and carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
      • 0g Individuals who have detected and solved computer problems and carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
      • 0h Individuals who judge their computer skills to be sufficient if they were to look for a job or change jobs within a year
      • 0i Individuals who judge their computer skills to be insufficient if they were to look for a job or change jobs within a year
      • 0j Individuals who have transferred files between computer and other devices (until 2019)
      • 0k Individuals who installed software or applications (apps) (until 2019)
      • 0l Individuals who changed the settings of any software, including operational system or security programs (until 2019)
      • 0m Individuals who have modified or verified the configuration parameters of software applications (except internet browsers) (until 2019)
      • 0n Individuals who have created presentations or documents integrating text, pictures, tables or charts (until 2019)
      • 0o Individuals who have created electronic presentations with presentation software (e.g. slides), including e.g. images, sound, video or charts (until 2019)
      • 0p Individuals who used spreadsheet software (until 2019)
      • 0q Individuals who used spreadsheet's advanced functions to organise and analyse data, such as sorting, filtering, using formulas, creating charts (until 2019)
      • 0r Individuals who used software to edit photos, video or audio files (until 2019)
      • 0s Individuals who have installed a new or replaced an old operating system
      • 0t Individuals who have done at least one computer activity
      • 0u Individuals who have never used a computer or have not done any of the listed computer activities
      • 0v Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient if they were to look for a job or change job within a year
      • 0w Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills not to be sufficient if they were to look for a job or change job within a year
      • 0x Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient if they were to look for a job or change job within a year: not applicable
      • 0y Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient to communicate with relatives, friends, colleagues over the internet
      • 0z Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills not to be sufficient to communicate with relatives, friends, colleagues over the internet
      • 10 Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient to communicate with relatives, friends, colleagues over the internet: not applicable
      • 11 Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient to protect their personal data
      • 12 Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills not to be sufficient to protect their personal data
      • 13 Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient to protect their personal data: not applicable
      • 14 Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient to protect their private computer from virus or other computer infection
      • 15 Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills not to be sufficient to protect their private computer from virus or other computer infection
      • 16 Individuals who judge their current computer or internet skills to be sufficient to protect their private computer from virus or other computer infection: not applicable
    • Individual type
      • 00 All Individuals
      • 01 Individuals, 15 years old or less
      • 02 Individuals, 16 to 19 years old
      • 03 Individuals, 16 to 24 years old
      • 04 Individuals, 16 to 29 years old
      • 05 Individuals, 20 to 24 years old
      • 06 Individuals, 25 to 29 years old
      • 07 Individuals, 25 to 34 years old
      • 08 Individuals, 25 to 54 years old
      • 09 Individuals, 25 to 64 years old
      • 0a Individuals, 35 to 44 years old
      • 0b Individuals, 45 to 54 years old
      • 0c Individuals, 55 to 64 years old
      • 0d Individuals, 55 to 74 years old
      • 0e Individuals, 65 to 74 years old
      • 0f Individuals, 75 years old or more
      • 0g Individuals aged 16-24 with low education
      • 0h Individuals aged 16-24 with medium formal education
      • 0i Individuals aged 16-24 with high formal education
      • 0j Individuals aged 25 to 54 with low formal education
      • 0k Individuals aged 25 to 54 with medium formal education
      • 0l Individuals aged 25 to 54 with high formal education
      • 0m Individuals aged 25 to 64 with low formal education
      • 0n Individuals aged 25 to 64 with medium formal education
      • 0o Individuals aged 25 to 64 with high formal education
      • 0p Individuals aged 55 to 74 with low formal education
      • 0q Individuals aged 55 to 74 with medium formal education
      • 0r Individuals aged 55 to 74 with high formal education
      • 0s Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are employees, self-employed or family workers
      • 0t Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are unemployed
      • 0u Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are in the labour force (employed and unemployed)
      • 0v Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are retired or not in the labour force (excluding students)
      • 0w Males, 16 to 19 years old
      • 0x Females, 16 to 19 years old
      • 0y Males, 16 to 24 years old
      • 0z Females, 16 to 24 years old
      • 10 Males, 16 to 29 years old
      • 11 Females, 16 to 29 years old
      • 12 Males, 16 to 74 years old
      • 13 Females, 16 to 74 years old
      • 14 Males, 20 to 24 years old
      • 15 Females, 20 to 24 years old
      • 16 Males, 25 to 29 years old
      • 17 Females, 25 to 29 years old
      • 18 Males, 25 to 34 years old
      • 19 Females, 25 to 34 years old
      • 1a Males 25 to 54 years old
      • 1b Females 25 to 54 years old
      • 1c Males, 25 to 64 years old
      • 1d Females, 25 to 64 years old
      • 1e Males 35 to 44 years old
      • 1f Females 35 to 44 years old
      • 1g Males 45 to 54 years old
      • 1h Females 45 to 54 years old
      • 1i Males 55 to 64 years old
      • 1j Females 55 to 64 years old
      • 1k Males 55 to 74 years old
      • 1l Females 55 to 74 years old
      • 1m Males 65 to 74 years old
      • 1n Females 65 to 74 years old
      • 1o Males with low formal education
      • 1p Females with low formal education
      • 1q Males with medium formal education
      • 1r Females with medium formal education
      • 1s Males with high formal education
      • 1t Females with high formal education
      • 1u Individuals with no or low formal education
      • 1v Individuals with medium formal education
      • 1w Individuals with high formal education
      • 1x Individuals who are born in another EU Member State
      • 1y Individuals who are born in non-EU country
      • 1z Individuals who are foreign-born
      • 20 Individuals who are native-born
      • 21 Nationals of another EU-Member State
      • 22 Nationals of non-EU country
      • 23 Non-nationals
      • 24 Nationals
      • 25 Individuals in the labour force (employed and unemployed)
      • 26 Individual living in a household with income in first quartile
      • 27 Individual living in a household with income in second quartile
      • 28 Individual living in a household with income in third quartile
      • 29 Individual living in a household with income in fourth quartile
      • 2a Individuals living in cities
      • 2b Individuals living in towns and suburbs
      • 2c Individuals living in rural areas
      • 2d Individuals living in Objective 1 regions / 'Convergence' regions
      • 2e Individuals living in Not Objective 1 regions / 'Regional Competitiveness and Employment' Region
      • 2f Individuals living in a household with broadband access
      • 2g Individuals living in a household with Internet access but with no broadband access
      • 2h ICT professionals
      • 2i Non ICT professionals
      • 2j Non-manual including the armed forces
      • 2k Manual
      • 2l Retired Individuals
      • 2m Individuals who are retired or not in the labour force (excluding students)
      • 2n "Individuals with at least one of the 3 following characteristics: 55 to 74 years old; low education; unemployed or inactive or retired"
      • 2o "Individuals with at least two of the 3 following characteristics: 55 to 74 years old; low education; unemployed or inactive or retired"
      • 2p Employees
      • 2q Employees, self-employed, family workers
      • 2r Self-employed, family workers
      • 2s Students
      • 2t Unemployed
      • 2u Individuals living in a household with children
      • 2v Individuals living in a household without children
      • 2w Mobile internet users
      • 2x Non-users of mobile internet
      • 2y Individuals aged 16-29 with low formal education
      • 2z Individuals aged 16-29 with medium formal education
      • 30 Individuals aged 16-29 with high formal education
    • Unit of measure
      • 0 Percentage of individuals
      • 1 Percentage of individuals who used a computer, ever
      • 2 Percentage of individuals who used internet within the last year
      • 3 Percentage of individuals who have done at least one of the listed computer or internet activities
    • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
      • 00 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
      • 01 European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
      • 02 European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
      • 03 European Union - 25 countries (2004-2006)
      • 04 European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)
      • 05 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023)
      • 06 Belgium
      • 07 Bulgaria
      • 08 Czechia
      • 09 Denmark
      • 0a Germany
      • 0b Estonia
      • 0c Ireland
      • 0d Greece
      • 0e Spain
      • 0f France
      • 0g Croatia
      • 0h Italy
      • 0i Cyprus
      • 0j Latvia
      • 0k Lithuania
      • 0l Luxembourg
      • 0m Hungary
      • 0n Malta
      • 0o Netherlands
      • 0p Austria
      • 0q Poland
      • 0r Portugal
      • 0s Romania
      • 0t Slovenia
      • 0u Slovakia
      • 0v Finland
      • 0w Sweden
      • 0x Iceland
      • 0y Norway
      • 0z Switzerland
      • 10 United Kingdom
      • 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • 12 Montenegro
      • 13 North Macedonia
      • 14 Albania
      • 15 Serbia
      • 16 Türkiye
      • 17 Kosovo*