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(EUSILC_Cross) EU§SILC§Italian§survey§§§Cross§sectional§data
Year 2025

The file ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_2025_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 nameRecords NumberLayout file name (1)ThemeNotes
Year 2025ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2025_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt68ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2025_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional -
Year 2025ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2025_ PERSONAL_DATA_(P-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt61ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2025_ PERSONAL_DATA_(P-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html_ PERSONAL_DATA_(P-FILE)_Cross-Sectional -
Year 2025ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2025_ PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt36ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2025_ PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html_ PERSONAL_REGISTER_(R-FILE)_Cross-Sectional -
Year 2025ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Microdata_2025_HOUSEHOLD_DATA_(H-FILE)_Cross-Sectional_FILE_STRUCTURE_EXAMPLE.txt83ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Layout_2025_HOUSEHOLD_DATA_(H-FILE)_Cross-Sectional.html_HOUSEHOLD_DATA_(H-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 filenameDescriptionDirectory
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Questionnaire_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2025.pdfISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Questionnaire_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2025.pdfIl documento presenta nella prima parte le linee guida metodologiche dell’indagine EU-SILC; nella seconda parte descrive nel dettaglio tutte le variabili target rilevate nell’ambito 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__2025.pdfISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_SurveyMethodology_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2025.pdf Aspetti metodologici relativi alle strategie Istat di implementazione dell’indagine EU-SILC.METADATI
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_FileDescription_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2025.pdfISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_FileDescription_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__2025.pdfDescrizione METADATI
ISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Allegato_1_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__Silc_Disclosure_Control_Rules_Year_2025_Cross-Sectional_Data.pdfISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Allegato_1_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__Silc_Disclosure_Control_Rules_Year_2025_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_MFR25_Cross.xlsISTAT_MFR_EUSILC_Cross_Allegato_2_ HOUSEHOLD_REGISTER_(D-FILE)_Cross-Sectional__lista_variabili_MFR25_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

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