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Objective: to measure the evolution of the level of prices of consumer goods and services acquired by resident households in Spain.

Variables studied: consumer prices by COICOP groups, subgroups, classes, subclasses, headings and special groups.

Conducted since: 1939. Available since 1954.

Objective: to provide a common measure of inflation that allows for international comparisons. The HICP of each country covers the divisions that exceed one thousandth of the total national shopping basket expenditure.

Variables studied: consumer prices by COICOP groups, classes and subclasses.

Conducted since: 1997. Available since 1997.

Objective: to provide a common measure of inflation that allows for international comparisons.

Variables studied: consumer prices by COICOP groups.

Conducted since: 1997. Available since 1997.

Objective: to provide information on the nature and destination of consumption expenditures, as well as on several features related to household living conditions.

Variables studied: total household expenditure, average expenditure by household and average expenditure per person on goods and services in monetary terms; average expenditure per household and average expenditure per person by expenditure group, household features as well as those of the main breadwinner; consumption in physical quantities of specific food goods and tobacco.

Conducted since: 2006. Available since 2006.

Objective: to study the level of life, labour market conditions and social cohesion in relation with the information demand of the active policies of the EU in these areas and their effects on the population.

Variables studied: economic situation, poverty, deprivation, minimum protection and equal treatment, employment, activity, permanent vocational training, labour migrations, retirements, pensions, socioeconomic status of the elderly, educational level and effects on the socioeconomic condition.

Conducted since: 2004. Available since 2004. Substitute for the European Union Household Panel

Objective: to facilitate information on the different information and communication technologies products in Spanish households, as well as the use that Spaniards make of these products, of the Intenet and of e-commerce.

Variables studied: Information Technologies equipment (television, computer, telephone, video, ...), availability of access and the Internet connection type by household. Uses of computers, the Internet and e-commerce by household size and by household members, according to sex, age, educational level and employment situation.

Conducted since: 2002. Available since 2002.

Objective: to obtain information in order to understand the amuont of unpaid work carried out in households, the distribution of family responsibilities in the household, the participation of the population in cultural and leisure activities and the use of time of special social groups.

Variables studied: level, structure and distribution of time of the population for different activities, by age, sex, education, income, activity situation, make-up and type of household.

Studies conducted: 2002-2003, 2009-20010.

Objective: The Homelessness Survey (centres) has a twofold objective: first, to understand the main characteristics of the centres and, second, to know the number of people of use the centres that assist homeless people.
The Homelessness Survey 2005 (persons) has been designed to reveal the social and demographic profile, the living conditions and the difficulties that homeless people have in gaining access to accommodation.

Variables studied: regarding the centres: services offered, population assisted, orientation, sources of financing, human and financial resources, annual period of activity, regular schedule, capacity and occupancy.
Regarding the people: demographic characteristics, accommodation conditions, relation with economic activity, training, health, family relations, use of social services and relationship with justice, classified by demographic and social variables.

Studies conducted: centres, 2003 and 2006; persons, 2005.

Objective: to study the level of life, labour market conditions and social cohesion in relation with the information demand of the active policies of the EU in these areas and their effects on the population.

Variables studied: economic situation, poverty, deprivation, minimum protection and equal treatment, employment, activity, permanent vocational training, labour migrations, retirements, pensions, socioeconomic status of the elderly, educational level and effects on the socioeconomic condition.

Conducted from : 1994 to 2001. 1996-2001 period available. Since 2004, it has been substituted by the Living Conditions Survey.

Objective: to provide quarterly and annual information on the origin and the amount of household income, and the way in which it is used for different consumption expenses.

Variables studied: household consumption expenses by goods and services in monetary terms, consumption of certain food goods and tobacco in physical quantities, household income by household size and make-up, level of household income and personal characteristics.

Conducted from : 1985 to 2005. 1998-2005 period available. Since 2006, it has been substituted by the Household Budget Survey.

Objective: to offer data that allow for global comparisons regarding the extent and intensity of social protection and its financing.

Variables included: income and expenditure of the Social Security System, the Employment Institute of the Public State Employment Service, Special Regimes for public servants, and other social protection administrations, by nature, income by nature and sector of origin, expenditure by nature, function and main groupings by types of benefits, and basic indicators by social protection benefits.

Available: only a summary since 1998. Complete information, see source.

Objective: to offer data regarding contributory pensions and movements (registrations and cancellations), beneficiaries of non-contributory pensions from Social Security, and beneficiaries of care pensions for Spaniards residing abroad who, having reached retirement age, lack economic resources.

Variables included: contributory pensions, registrations and cancellations and corresponding amounts by Social Security regime, class, sex, age, amount brackets; non-contributory pensions and corresponding amounts, by pension type, age, sex, number of persons living together and degree of disability; and beneficiaries of pensions and the amount received, by sex, age, marital status and country of residence of the beneficiaries.

Available: only a summary since 1994. Complete information, see source.

Objective: to offer data regarding unemployment benefits; and beneficiaries and causes of the family benefit for dependent children.

Variables included: beneficiaries of unemployment benefits and the average amount of the benefit, by type, duration, cause of the right or access to the benefit, sex and age, periods recognised/consumed, capitalisation benefits, cause of cancellation. Beneficiaries of family benefits, causes nd amounts by modality of the benefit, regime, degree of disability.

Available: only a summary since 1994. Complete information, see source.

Objective: to offer data on the existing protection measures for adoptions, foster care and tutelage of minors.

Variables included: tutelage and foster care by Autonomous Community and type of measure, domestic adoptions, and international adoptions by country.

Available: only a summary since 1997. Complete information, see source.

Objective: to offer data regarding the different categories and make-up of large families in Spain.

Variables included: new, renewed and in-effect titles, granted to large families, by categories established in the pertaining legislation, number of children with and without disabilities, and type of family.

Available: only a summary since 1994. Complete information, see source.