Table 1.

Fundamental needs for people: goods/services indicated by a minority of households (<50%) that they were not within their means, French EU–SILC survey 2006 (N=10 036)^*

Fundamental needs for people	Proportion of households who indicated that certain goods/services were not within their means, %*
Using your own means to cover a necessary yet unplanned expense of €800	34.1
Replacing worn-out furniture	32.7
Taking a week's annual holiday away from home	32.4
Buying new clothes	11.8
Having friends/family for a drink or a meal at least once a month	10.0
Offering presents to family or to friends at least once a year	9.4
Having a computer	8.2
Having two pairs of shoes (for each adult in the household)	7.4
Eating a meal containing some meat or some fish or the vegetarian equivalent once every 2 days	6.7
Keeping your house sufficiently warm	6.7
Having a car	4.6
Spending a day with at least one complete meal over the past 2 weeks	2.9
Having a video recorder or DVD reader	2.8
Having a freezer	2.4
Having a washing machine	1.4
Having a microwave oven	1.3
Having a phone (including a mobile phone)	0.9
Having a colour TV	0.4
Having a refrigerator	0.1

^*Data weighted on non-response and adjusted on sample design of the French EU–SILC survey 2006.

EU–SILC, European Union–Statistics on Income and Living Conditions.