Definition: Person number

Category: EU-SILC

For the cross-sectional and longitudinal component of EU-SILC, the following definition shall apply:

Person number: refers to the number assigned in the "household register" to the person the first time he/she is recorded as a household member. In the cross-sectional component, and in new households in the longitudinal component, it should correspond to the person's line position in the "household register". http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_298/l_29820031117en00230028.pdf
Source:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2003 of 21 October 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the fieldwork aspects and the imputation procedures
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