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(SILC).
Materially deprived persons have living conditions constrained by a lack of financial resources, irrespective of persons’ preference with respect to these items. They experience at least three or four out of nine following deprivations items: cannot afford 1) to pay rent or mortgage, utility bills, loan payments, 2) to keep home adequately warm, 3) to face unexpected expenses, 4) to eat meat, fish or a protein equivalent every second day, 5) a week holiday away from home, 6) a car, 7) a washing machine, 8) a colour TV, or 9) a telephone. The deprivation items are the same as in the indicator 'material deprivation rate'.

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STATISTICAL REGION

Data are territorially classsified according to The Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics – NUTS, (description and explanations), level NUTS 3. Data on changes of individual statistical region are also available at the link.

MEASURES

Number of materially deprived persons

Some totals do not add up due to rounding.