Jakub Hrkal ESTAT Unit F-4 Preparation of EHIS wave 3 Discussion of the main text of the Implementing Regulation (IR) and Annexes II and III Agenda point 3.1 Jakub Hrkal ESTAT Unit F-4 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force Outline Background information Structure of EHIS wave 3 IR and changes compared to EHIS wave 2 Tentative timeline for adoption Conclusions 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Context for the development of EHIS wave 3 Current EHIS (wave 2) Legal basis: Commission regulation 141/2013 (EHIS IR) implementing Regulation 1338/2008 (FR) Assessment of EHIS wave 2 implementation (on-going) Modernisation of social statistics IESS Framework Regulation, project on standardisation of variables and harmonisation of definitions Eurostat proposals for health surveys and disability statistics (DSS Nov 2013 and Apr 2014) Discussions on future EHIS: WG PHS 2014, DSS 2015 and TG HIS 2015, EHIS TF 2016 Emerging policy needs (disability, JAF Health) versus resource constraints (MS and EU) 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Principles for the development of EHIS wave 3 (including IR) To keep it outside IESS - use it as a bridge between the past and the future under IESS To keep the continuity of EHIS wave 2 Not to increase the overall size of EHIS wave 3 → Quick process of the development and adoption 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Draft EHIS wave 3 IR - structure Introductory part Article 1: Subject matter Article 2: Definitions Article 3: Data required (specified in annexes) Article 4: Reference population Article 5: Reference year and data collection period Article 6: Provision of microdata to the Commission (Eurostat) Article 7: Sampling frames Article 8: Provision of reference metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) Article 9: Entry into force ANNEX I: Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat) ANNEX II: Precision requirements ANNEX III: National territories that are excluded from the survey 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Changes compared to EHIS 2 (1) Article 1: Subject matter No changes. Article 2: Definitions Definition of private household was adapted according to the definition proposed in the project on standardisation of variables and harmonisation of definitions Definition of 'pre-checked microdata' was added according to IESS. Article 3: Data required Requirements regarding sampling frames, resp. the reference to 'national territories excluded from the survey' were moved to Article 7, resp. Article 4. 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Changes compared to EHIS 2 (2) Article 4: Reference population The part on the reference year moved to Article 5. Paragraph on 'National territories excluded from the survey' revised and put here from former Article 3. Article 5: Reference year and data collection period New article (included in former Article 4) The reference year set to 2019 Slight reformulation of the spread of the survey over the year. Article 6: Provision of microdata to the Commission (Eurostat) The article deals only with microdata Reference to 'pre-checked' instead of 'finalised and validated' microdata Transmission deadline reformulated but stays in practice the same (i.e. 9 months after the end of data collection period). 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Changes compared to EHIS 2 (3) Article 7: Sampling frames New article (previously included in Article 3); the formulation taken from IESS. Article 8: Provision of reference metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) Former Article 5, now dealing only with metadata No changes in the content. Article 9: Entry into force Former Article 7 otherwise no changes. 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Changes compared to EHIS 2 (4) ANNEX I: Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat) The revised list of variables and changes are discussed under item 3.2: Discussion on the list of variables (Annex I). ANNEX II: Precision requirements The annex was completely revised and aligned with IESS. ANNEX III: National territories that are excluded from the survey No changes – to be further consulted with countries. 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force Overview of changes Alignment with IESS (precision requirements, sampling frames, pre-checked data) Revised definitions (standardisation project) Restructuring the text in articles in order to make it more coherent and homogeneous: separation of data and metadata separation of the reference period and population Updates (general part, reference year) 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

Adoption – tentative timeline October/November 2016 Revision of the first draft of the implementing regulation for EHIS wave 3 November/December 2016 Joint consultation of the Public Health Statistics Working Group and Technical Group HIS (January/February 2017) Second consultation of the Public Health Statistics Working Group and Technical Group HIS (if needed) February 2017 (April 2017) Consultation of the Directors of Social Statistics May 2017 (September 2017) Vote at the European Statistical System Committee October 2017 (December 2017) Scrutiny procedure with European Council / European Parliament November 2017 (January 2018) Adoption of EHIS Regulation by the European Commission 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force

TF EHIS are kindly invited to: comment on the draft text of the implementing regulation for EHIS wave 3 comment on the envisaged way and timeline of the finalization and adoption of the implementing regulation for EHIS wave 3 13-14 October 2016 2nd meeting of EHIS Task Force