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Annex

SILC data 2020 to 2022 was revised on 7 March 2024 due to changes made to weights, reflecting updated household population benchmarks, because of the availability of Census 2022 data. The data in this publication does not reflect these revisions. For revised data please see SILC 2023 or PxStat.

Annex

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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.

Sample size

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
  202020212022 202020212022
State4,2434,8464,660 10,68312,29111,393
Sex1
Male1,8972,3532,310 5,1795,9705,570
Female2,3462,4932,350 5,5046,3215,823
Age group1
 0-17100 2,6492,8122,545
 18-34307205197 1,5091,7001,416
 35-491,2591,3491,255 2,2912,4732,316
 50-641,2401,5661,561 2,0302,6502,566
 65+1,4361,7261,647 2,2042,6562,550
Principal Economic Status (aged 16 years and over)1
 Employed2,0492,4012,492 4,1084,7914,848
 Unemployed15221775 334471177
 Retired1,2531,4531,492 1,9062,2212,261
 Unable to work due to long-standing health problems288311224 482535404
 Student, pupil312527 708969818
 Fulfilling domestic tasks391369303 664735567
Highest education level attained (aged 16 years and over)1
Primary or below569652501 9191,056819
Lower secondary509605469 1,1661,5431,239
Higher secondary629791703 1,7082,1911,853
Post leaving cert 476620504 8651,112901
Third level non degree518419442 877677720
 Third level degree or above1,5191,7302,026 2,7303,1473,576
Household composition
 1 adult aged 65+675751728 675751728
 1 adult aged <65550613638 550613638
 2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+753909895 1,5051,8181,790
 2 adults, both aged <65511542586 1,0121,0801,172
 3 or more adults430608519 1,4782,1061,767
 1 adult with children aged under 18158151128 439409351
 2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18828861850 3,2823,4153,371
 Other households with children aged under 18338411316 1,7422,0991,576
Number of persons at work in the household
 01,6861,8771,663 2,8083,1102,639
 11,2361,4421,392 3,0483,5603,082
 21,1381,2811,406 4,0294,5914,872
3+183246199 7981,030800
Tenure status
 Owner-occupied3,2853,9933,934 8,25810,2789,769
 Rented or rent free958853726 2,4252,0131,624
Urban/rural location
 Urban areas2,6062,9483,019 6,5937,3927,324
 Rural areas1,6371,8981,641 4,0904,8994,069
Region
 Northern and Western778861719 1,8522,1201,695
 Southern1,5751,7831,720 3,8354,3774,066
 Eastern and Midland1,8902,2022,221 4,9965,7945,632
1Sex, age group, Principal Economic Status and highest education level attained refers to that of the head of household.