# Research poverty and household hardship

Connect indicators to precise questions and retain each proportion’s denominator.

## 1. Define poverty or exclusion risk

Use the EU 2030 definition and choose percentages or thousands of people. AROPE components overlap.

[Risk of poverty or social exclusion](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/eurostat-saracie/)

## 2. Examine a concrete hardship

Choose household type and risk threshold. The heating response reflects survey-reported circumstances.

[Difficulty keeping the home warm](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/eurostat-incalzire/)

## 3. Add labour-market context

For unemployment rate, select PC_ACT. Do not replace the labour-force denominator with total population.

[Unemployment by age and sex — Romania](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/eurostat-somaj/)

## Caution

Survey year may differ from income reference period. Retain both before linking changes to an event.

A comparison with explicit definitions, units, periods and population categories.