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Survey on the living conditions of the population of marginalized Roma communities SILC MRC 2025
The SILC MRC sample survey is carried out in cooperation with the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities. The survey is aimed at monitoring the income and living standards of the population of marginalized Roma communities. In Slovakia, this survey was carried out for the first time in 2018. In 2025, it will be surveyed for the third time.
What is the objective of the survey?
The aim of the statistical survey SILC MRC is to obtain information on the distribution of income, the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion and discrimination of residents of marginalized Roma communities. The results of the statistical survey provide information that is necessary to fulfil the Action Plan for the Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma by 2030 for the years 2022-2024.
When and where will the survey be conducted?
The survey is carried out irregularly, according to the tasks set out in the action plans for the Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma until 2030. In 2025, the survey will be carried out from January 7 to March 31. Based on random selection, approximately 1 600 households at least 100 municipalities and cities in Slovakia, as well as in the urban districts of Bratislava and Košice, are included in the 2025 survey.
Who will answer the questions?
The subject of the survey is all persons living in the household.
What will we ask?
Data on income, quality of housing and financial situation of households are collected. Important information collected includes basic demographic characteristics of household members, education, work activity, perception of health, subjective assessment of poverty, material deprivation and also assessment of quality of housing, as well as questions related to discrimination.
How are the household data provided to the office protected?
All collected data are used exclusively for the needs of state statistics, are confidential and protected according to Slovak and European legislation. Final statistical information is always published in aggregate form and it is not possible to identify data about specific households and persons from them.
Can the respondent refuse to complete the questionnaire?
National legislation imposes an obligation on the selected respondent to provide the required information in accordance with the Act No. 540/2001 Coll. on state statistics as amended.
The survey is also part of the European Statistical Programme and is carried out in accordance with the Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council (EU) No. 2019/1700, which means that European legislation also obliges us to do so. It precisely determines and defines the specifics of how to conduct the survey, to what extent, periodicity and to what territorial level, and in accordance with a harmonized internationally comparable methodology.
We appreciate the willingness of all respondents who participate in surveys, because they can help to identify society's problems and obtain quality and reliable information. They thus contribute to solutions and positive changes.
How will the questionnaire be completed? How will the survey be conducted?
- The Statistical Office of the SR will address the selected household in writing - a letter on inclusion in the survey, indicating a name of the interviewer (the person responsible for the Statistical Office of the SR, e-mail and telephone contact for this person).
- Filling out the data in this survey can be done electronically, therefore the cover letter also contains the exact procedure/methodology for completing the questionnaire electronically and all the necessary access data (link to the questionnaire, unique login code, QR code).
- The selected household can verify whether it is really a survey of the Statistical Office of the SR and whether the household was also included in the survey by the managers of the eight regional offices of the SOSR on the contracts also listed in the cover letter or in the following table: Contact persons for the field surveys in the regions SR format (XLSX 25 kB) or format (ODS 17 kB).
- If the household cannot fill out the electronic version of the questionnaire, it arranges a personal meeting with the interviewer in its household, outside its household, or will arrange the interview by phone.
- The interviewer of the Statistical Office of the SR will prove his identity with a special authorization and ID card at the personal meeting.
- The municipality/city will be informed on the realization of the survey, which is helpful in solving the respondents' questions.
When and where will the results be available after processing?
After processing, the results will be published in various structures (e.g. by gender, age, education, territorial division) in the products of the Statistical Office of the SR, namely:
- in the public DATAcube. database. in chapter 1.6. Income, expenses and living conditions
- in annual informative reports, which will be available in the Catalogue of Informative Reports
Where can I find the results from the previous surveys?
Results from previous surveys on household income and living conditions are available on the website of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities.