The income reference period of SILC in year T is the calendar year T-1, i.e. for SILC 2022 the income relates to Jan-Dec 2021.
In SILC 2022, the achieved sample size was 4,660 households and 11,393 individuals. See table 7.1.
| Table 7.1 Sample size by demographic characteristics and year | ||||||||
| Number of households | Number of individuals | |||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| State | 4,243 | 4,846 | 4,660 | 10,683 | 12,291 | 11,393 | ||
| Sex1 | ||||||||
| Male | 1,897 | 2,353 | 2,310 | 5,179 | 5,970 | 5,570 | ||
| Female | 2,346 | 2,493 | 2,350 | 5,504 | 6,321 | 5,823 | ||
| Age group1 | ||||||||
| 0-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,649 | 2,812 | 2,545 | ||
| 18-34 | 307 | 205 | 197 | 1,509 | 1,700 | 1,416 | ||
| 35-49 | 1,259 | 1,349 | 1,255 | 2,291 | 2,473 | 2,316 | ||
| 50-64 | 1,240 | 1,566 | 1,561 | 2,030 | 2,650 | 2,566 | ||
| 65+ | 1,436 | 1,726 | 1,647 | 2,204 | 2,656 | 2,550 | ||
| Principal Economic Status (aged 16 years and over)1 | ||||||||
| Employed | 2,049 | 2,401 | 2,492 | 4,108 | 4,791 | 4,848 | ||
| Unemployed | 152 | 217 | 75 | 334 | 471 | 177 | ||
| Retired | 1,253 | 1,453 | 1,492 | 1,906 | 2,221 | 2,261 | ||
| Unable to work due to long-standing health problems | 288 | 311 | 224 | 482 | 535 | 404 | ||
| Student, pupil | 31 | 25 | 27 | 708 | 969 | 818 | ||
| Fulfilling domestic tasks | 391 | 369 | 303 | 664 | 735 | 567 | ||
| Highest education level attained (aged 16 years and over)1 | ||||||||
| Primary or below | 569 | 652 | 501 | 919 | 1,056 | 819 | ||
| Lower secondary | 509 | 605 | 469 | 1,166 | 1,543 | 1,239 | ||
| Higher secondary | 629 | 791 | 703 | 1,708 | 2,191 | 1,853 | ||
| Post leaving cert | 476 | 620 | 504 | 865 | 1,112 | 901 | ||
| Third level non degree | 518 | 419 | 442 | 877 | 677 | 720 | ||
| Third level degree or above | 1,519 | 1,730 | 2,026 | 2,730 | 3,147 | 3,576 | ||
| Household composition | ||||||||
| 1 adult aged 65+ | 675 | 751 | 728 | 675 | 751 | 728 | ||
| 1 adult aged <65 | 550 | 613 | 638 | 550 | 613 | 638 | ||
| 2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+ | 753 | 909 | 895 | 1,505 | 1,818 | 1,790 | ||
| 2 adults, both aged <65 | 511 | 542 | 586 | 1,012 | 1,080 | 1,172 | ||
| 3 or more adults | 430 | 608 | 519 | 1,478 | 2,106 | 1,767 | ||
| 1 adult with children aged under 18 | 158 | 151 | 128 | 439 | 409 | 351 | ||
| 2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18 | 828 | 861 | 850 | 3,282 | 3,415 | 3,371 | ||
| Other households with children aged under 18 | 338 | 411 | 316 | 1,742 | 2,099 | 1,576 | ||
| Number of persons at work in the household | ||||||||
| 0 | 1,686 | 1,877 | 1,663 | 2,808 | 3,110 | 2,639 | ||
| 1 | 1,236 | 1,442 | 1,392 | 3,048 | 3,560 | 3,082 | ||
| 2 | 1,138 | 1,281 | 1,406 | 4,029 | 4,591 | 4,872 | ||
| 3+ | 183 | 246 | 199 | 798 | 1,030 | 800 | ||
| Tenure status | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 3,285 | 3,993 | 3,934 | 8,258 | 10,278 | 9,769 | ||
| Rented or rent free | 958 | 853 | 726 | 2,425 | 2,013 | 1,624 | ||
| Urban/rural location | ||||||||
| Urban areas | 2,606 | 2,948 | 3,019 | 6,593 | 7,392 | 7,324 | ||
| Rural areas | 1,637 | 1,898 | 1,641 | 4,090 | 4,899 | 4,069 | ||
| Region | ||||||||
| Northern and Western | 778 | 861 | 719 | 1,852 | 2,120 | 1,695 | ||
| Southern | 1,575 | 1,783 | 1,720 | 3,835 | 4,377 | 4,066 | ||
| Eastern and Midland | 1,890 | 2,202 | 2,221 | 4,996 | 5,794 | 5,632 | ||
| 1Sex, age group, Principal Economic Status and highest education level attained refers to that of the head of household. | ||||||||
