Living Conditions Survey (LCS) 
Social and material deprivation (Europe 2030 goal)
Social and material deprivation (Europe 2030 goal) by level of education achieved (persons aged 16 and over).
Unidades: %
,Social and material deprivation,,,,,,,,,,Wholesale of beverages,,,,,,,,,,
,2023,2022,2021,2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2023,2022,2021,2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,
Total,16,4,14,7,14,9,14,9,13,4,14,9,14,3,16,6,15,3,19,2,8,3,7,1,7,8,8,7,8,4,7,8,7,8,6,6,9,9,
Inferior a educación primaria,25,7,25,29,7,28,7,31,33,1,28,8,27,7,24,5,30,8,14,4,13,7,15,6,16,5,18,5,22,1,17,8,15,7,14,17,7,
Educación primaria o secundaria primera etapa,22,19,5,19,6,20,6,18,4,20,4,19,4,23,3,20,9,25,4,11,9,7,10,8,11,4,9,6,11,4,10,9,11,9,1,13,5,
Educación secundaria segunda etapa,17,8,15,14,4,14,3,10,9,12,3,11,6,13,5,12,9,17,8,9,6,8,7,7,4,5,1,6,6,3,5,7,5,2,7,9,
Higher education,8,2,7,5,7,1,6,1,4,6,4,7,4,9,5,5,5,5,7,4,4,3,5,3,5,3,2,3,2,6,1,9,2,2,1,5,3,1,
No data recorded,37,2,22,6,9,1,0,10,9,..,..,23,5,0,29,2,28,9,4,4,5,9,0,10,9,..,..,0,0,16,1,
Notas:
Educational level attained: <ul><li>Primary education or lower: Illiterate included.</li>
<li>Lower secondary education: Equivalent training and labour market integration included</li>
<li>Upper secondary education: Equivalent training and job placement (including those that require an upper secondary qualification) included</li>
<li>College education: Equivalent training and job placement included</li></ul>
In order to identify whether a person is socially and materially deprived, there is the following list of thirteen concepts, seven of them at household level and six at the level of the individual.


<ul><li>At the household level:<ul><li>- They cannot afford to go on holiday for at least one week a year. 
</li><li>- They cannot afford a meal of meat, chicken, or fish, at least every two days. 
</li><li>- They cannot afford to keep the house at an average temperature.
</li><li>- They cannot afford unforeseen expenses. 
</li><li>- Delays in the payment of expenses related to the main residence (mortgage or rent, gas bills, community fees, etc.) or instalment purchases in the past 12 months. 
</li><li>- They cannot afford a car. 
</li><li>- They cannot replace damaged or old furniture.
</li></ul><ul>At the individual level:
<li>- They cannot afford to replace damaged clothes with new ones.
</li><li>
- They cannot afford to have two pairs of shoes in good condition.
</li><li>- They cannot afford to get together with friends/family for a meal or drink at least once a month.</li><li>
- They cannot afford to regularly participate in leisure activities.</li><li>- They cannot afford to spend a small amount of money on themselves.</li><li>
- They cannot afford an internet connection. </li></ul>A person is in social and material deprivation if they suffer from at least five of the thirteen limitations that make up the list. They are in a situation of severe social and material deprivation if they suffer from at least seven of them.
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