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;
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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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