As a less desirable (but often the only) alternative, household-level data can be used, provided that these contain either child-focused or generic household-level information that is relevant for children. Child-focused variables contain information on the issues that are primarily relevant for children (for EU-MODA for example the 2009 EU-SILC data have been used because they contain a particular child specific module). However, questions revealing this information are often not asked for a particular child, but rather refer to all children of the household regardless of their age and gender.