### MFR - Microdata Files for Research

### Files list
(EUSILC_Cross) EU-SILC Italian survey - Cross-sectional data
Year 2018

The file ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_2018_EN.zip includes, in two different directories, the following files:
microdata example file, layout file with related codes and methodological notes.
The name of each file is defined by file tipology (MFR), acronym survey, its content, the reference period and optional theme.The microdata example file contains test data and it is defined with tab-delimited record. The test data are randomly generated. They are not eligible for analysis. The test data include all variables of the original data with the same variable name, variable label and value label.
Variables codes are collected in a single folder; each file name contains the number of the variables as defined in the layout.

### Microdata and layout files:

Reference period | Microdata file name | Records Number | Layout file name (1) | Theme | Notes
Year 2018 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2018_HOUSEHOLD_DATA_(H-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt | 94 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2018_HOUSEHOLD_DATA_(H-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html | _HOUSEHOLD_DATA_(H-FILE)_Cross-Sectional | -
Year 2018 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2018_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt | 35 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2018_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html | _HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional | -
Year 2018 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2018_PERSONAL_DATA_(P-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt | 74 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2018_PERSONAL_DATA_(P-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html | _PERSONAL_DATA_(P-FILE)_Cross-Sectional | -
Year 2018 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2018_PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt | 78 | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2018_PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html | _PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional | -

(1) Selecting the layout file name you can read the description of layout with variable codes. We suggest you to check the coherence between decimal digits definded in layout file and international settings of used software

### Annexes:

File Name (2) | Original filename | Description | Directory
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Questionnaire_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2018.pdf | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Questionnaire_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2018.pdf | Il documento presenta nella prima parte le linee guida metodologiche dellindagine EU-SILC; nella seconda parte descrive nel dettaglio tutte le variabili target rilevate nellambito di tale edizione, suddivise per i quattro file di appartenenza - D-File, R-File, H-File, P-File; nella terza parte descrive tutte le variabili incluse nei moduli ad-hoc. Gli allegati al documento, infine, presentano nomenclature e classificazioni usate per la descrizione delle variabili e informazioni più dettagliate su specifiche definizioni. | METADATI
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_SurveyMethodology_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2018.pdf | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_SurveyMethodology_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2018.pdf | Aspetti metodologici relativi alle strategie Istat di implementazione dellindagine EU-SILC. | METADATI
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_FileDescription_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2018.pdf | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_FileDescription_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2018.pdf | Descrizione | METADATI
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Allegato_1_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__Silc_Disclosure_Control_Rules_Year_2018_Cross-Sectional_Data.pdf | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Allegato_1_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__Silc_Disclosure_Control_Rules_Year_2018_Cross-Sectional_Data.pdf | Il documento descrive le regole di anonimizzazione applicate dai Paesi aderenti al progetto EU-SILC; contiene, inoltre, la descrizione di variabili aggiunte a seguito del processo di anonimizzazione. | METADATI
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Allegato_2_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__lista_variabili_MFR18_Cross.xls | ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Allegato_2_HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__lista_variabili_MFR18_Cross.xls | Il documento contiene la lista delle variabili presenti nella componente trasversale dei quattro file D-file, R-file, H-file, P-file. | METADATI
PGM_2018_PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_EN_DELIMITED.sas | Script di importazione SAS | MICRODATI
PGM_2018_PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_EN_DELIMITED.r | Script di importazione R | MICRODATI
PGM_2018_PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_EN_DELIMITED.do | Script di importazione STATA | MICRODATI

(2) Selecting the file name you can read the related document.