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| 30.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 336/59 |
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30.12.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 336/59

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/2240

of 16 December 2019

specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Articles 7(1), 8(3) and 13(6) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In order to ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the labour force domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for transmission of information and the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports. |
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(1)

In order to ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the labour force domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for transmission of information and the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports.

| (2) | The Member States and the Union institutions should use statistical classifications for the territorial units, education, occupation and economic sector that are compatible with the NUTS (2), ISCED (3), ISCO (4) and NACE (5) classifications. |
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(2)

The Member States and the Union institutions should use statistical classifications for the territorial units, education, occupation and economic sector that are compatible with the NUTS (2), ISCED (3), ISCO (4) and NACE (5) classifications.

| (3) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
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(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation specifies the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for the transmission of information from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and the detailed arrangements for transmission and the content of the quality reports in the labour force domain.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

| (1) | ‘main variable’ means a variable with a quarterly periodicity; |
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(1)

‘main variable’ means a variable with a quarterly periodicity;

| (2) | ‘structural variable’ means an annual, biennial, eight-yearly variable or a variable collected on an ad hoc subject; |
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(2)

‘structural variable’ means an annual, biennial, eight-yearly variable or a variable collected on an ad hoc subject;

| (3) | ‘minimum set of variables’ means the variables to be collected for all household members to allow analyses both at household level and at individual level broken down by specific household characteristics; |
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(3)

‘minimum set of variables’ means the variables to be collected for all household members to allow analyses both at household level and at individual level broken down by specific household characteristics;

| (4) | ‘sample rotation scheme’ means the split of the total sample into sub-samples of observation units similar in size and design, used to specify the number of times and the exact reference quarters of the year for which an observation unit shall provide information in the survey; |
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(4)

‘sample rotation scheme’ means the split of the total sample into sub-samples of observation units similar in size and design, used to specify the number of times and the exact reference quarters of the year for which an observation unit shall provide information in the survey;

| (5) | ‘wave’ means the sub-sample of observation units due to be interviewed for the same nth time according to the sample rotation scheme in a reference quarter; |
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(5)

‘wave’ means the sub-sample of observation units due to be interviewed for the same nth time according to the sample rotation scheme in a reference quarter;

| (6) | ‘uniform sample distribution of the annual sample’ with regards to all the reference quarters of the year means that each quarterly sample is the total annual sample divided by four; |
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(6)

‘uniform sample distribution of the annual sample’ with regards to all the reference quarters of the year means that each quarterly sample is the total annual sample divided by four;

| (7) | ‘uniform sample distribution of the quarterly sample’ with regards to all the reference weeks of the quarter means that each weekly sample is the total quarterly sample divided by the number of the weeks of the quarter; the acceptable variation as specified in Article 6(2) and (3) applies to both distribution; |
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(7)

‘uniform sample distribution of the quarterly sample’ with regards to all the reference weeks of the quarter means that each weekly sample is the total quarterly sample divided by the number of the weeks of the quarter; the acceptable variation as specified in Article 6(2) and (3) applies to both distribution;

| (8) | ‘sample of independent observations’ means a sample where each observation unit occurs only once according to the sample design; |
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(8)

‘sample of independent observations’ means a sample where each observation unit occurs only once according to the sample design;

| (9) | ‘reliability limits’ mean estimated sizes of population groups below which figures have to be suppressed or published with warning; |
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(9)

‘reliability limits’ mean estimated sizes of population groups below which figures have to be suppressed or published with warning;

| (10) | ‘employed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who, during the reference week, were in one of the following categories:






  (a) | persons who during the reference week worked for at least 1 hour for pay or profit, including contributing family workers (6); |
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(10)

‘employed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who, during the reference week, were in one of the following categories:

(a)

persons who during the reference week worked for at least 1 hour for pay or profit, including contributing family workers (6);

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| (b) | persons with a job or business who were temporarily not at work during the reference week but had an attachment to their job, where the following groups have a job attachment:






  — | persons not at work due to holidays, working time arrangements, sick leave, maternity or paternity leave; |
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(b)

persons with a job or business who were temporarily not at work during the reference week but had an attachment to their job, where the following groups have a job attachment:

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persons not at work due to holidays, working time arrangements, sick leave, maternity or paternity leave;

| — | persons in job-related training; |
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persons in job-related training;

| — | persons on parental leave, either receiving and/or being entitled to job-related income or benefits, or whose parental leave is expected to be 3 months or less; |
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persons on parental leave, either receiving and/or being entitled to job-related income or benefits, or whose parental leave is expected to be 3 months or less;

| — | seasonal workers during the off-season, where they continue to regularly perform tasks and duties for the job or business, excluding fulfilment of legal or administrative obligations; |
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seasonal workers during the off-season, where they continue to regularly perform tasks and duties for the job or business, excluding fulfilment of legal or administrative obligations;

| — | persons temporarily not at work for other reasons where the expected duration of the absence is 3 months or less; |
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persons temporarily not at work for other reasons where the expected duration of the absence is 3 months or less;

| (c) | persons that produce agricultural goods whose main part is intended for sale or barter. |
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(c)

persons that produce agricultural goods whose main part is intended for sale or barter.

Persons in own-use production work, voluntary workers, unpaid trainees and individuals involved in other forms of work (6) are not included in employment on the basis of those activities;

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| (11) | ‘unemployed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 74 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who were:






  (a) | during the reference week not employed according to the definition of employment described in paragraph 10; and |
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(11)

‘unemployed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 74 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who were:

(a)

during the reference week not employed according to the definition of employment described in paragraph 10; and

| (b) | currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment before the end of the 2 weeks following the reference week; and |
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(b)

currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment before the end of the 2 weeks following the reference week; and

| (c) | actively seeking work, i.e. had either carried out activities in the four-week period ending with the reference week to seek paid employment or self-employment or found a job to start within a period of at most 3 months from the end of the reference week. |
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(c)

actively seeking work, i.e. had either carried out activities in the four-week period ending with the reference week to seek paid employment or self-employment or found a job to start within a period of at most 3 months from the end of the reference week.

For the purposes of identifying active job search, such activities are:

| — | studying job advertisements; |
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studying job advertisements;

| — | placing or answering job advertisements; |
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placing or answering job advertisements;

| — | placing or updating CVs online; |
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placing or updating CVs online;

| — | contacting employers directly; |
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contacting employers directly;

| — | asking friends, relatives or acquaintances; |
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asking friends, relatives or acquaintances;

| — | contacting a public employment service; |
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contacting a public employment service;

| — | contacting a private employment agency; |
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contacting a private employment agency;

| — | taking a test, interview or examination as part of a recruitment process; and |
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taking a test, interview or examination as part of a recruitment process; and

| — | making preparations to set up a business. |
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making preparations to set up a business.

Seasonal workers not at work during the reference week (off-season) but who expect to return to their seasonal job are to be considered as having ‘found a job’;

| (12) | ‘persons outside the labour force’ comprise persons who were in one of the following categories:






  (a) | aged below 15 (in completed years at the end of the reference week); |
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(12)

‘persons outside the labour force’ comprise persons who were in one of the following categories:

(a)

aged below 15 (in completed years at the end of the reference week);

| (b) | aged above 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week); or |
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(b)

aged above 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week); or

| (c) | aged 15 to 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) and neither employed nor unemployed during the reference week according to the definitions of employment and unemployment described in paragraphs 10 and 11. |
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(c)

aged 15 to 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) and neither employed nor unemployed during the reference week according to the definitions of employment and unemployment described in paragraphs 10 and 11.

Article 3

Description of variables

1.   The description and technical format of the quarterly, annual, biennial variables and the eight-yearly variables on the detailed topic ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’ and the coding to be used for the data transmission and the variables to be included in the minimum set of variables are set out in Annex I of this Regulation.

2.   The number of eight-yearly variables to be collected in a given year shall not exceed 11, except in the case of:

| (a) | the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’, for which the number of variables shall not exceed 10 in a given year; and |
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(a)

the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’, for which the number of variables shall not exceed 10 in a given year; and

| (b) | the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and on ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’, for which the combined number of eight-yearly variables shall not exceed seven in a given year. |
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(b)

the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and on ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’, for which the combined number of eight-yearly variables shall not exceed seven in a given year.

3.   The number of structural variables to be collected on an ad hoc subject every 4 years shall not exceed 11 in a given year.

Article 4

Statistical populations, observation units and rules for respondents

1.   The target population for the labour force domain shall be all persons usually residing in private households in the territory of the Member State.

2.   The data collection for the labour force domain shall be carried out for a sample of private households or a sample of persons belonging to private households as observation units.

3.   Information shall be provided for:

| (a) | every person of whatever age on the topics ‘technical items’ and ‘person and household characteristics’; |
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(a)

every person of whatever age on the topics ‘technical items’ and ‘person and household characteristics’;

| (b) | every person aged 15 to 74 on the ‘participation in education and training’ topic; |
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(b)

every person aged 15 to 74 on the ‘participation in education and training’ topic;

| (c) | every person aged 15 to 89 for quarterly, annual and biennial variables on all other topics; |
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(c)

every person aged 15 to 89 for quarterly, annual and biennial variables on all other topics;

| (d) | every person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’ and ‘accidents at work and other work-related health problems’; |
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(d)

every person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’ and ‘accidents at work and other work-related health problems’;

| (e) | every person aged 50 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘pensions and labour market participation’; |
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(e)

every person aged 50 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘pensions and labour market participation’;

| (f) | every person aged 15 to 34 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’; |
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(f)

every person aged 15 to 34 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’;

| (g) | every person aged 18 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘reconciliation of work and family life’; |
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(g)

every person aged 18 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘reconciliation of work and family life’;

| (h) | every employed person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’. |
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(h)

every employed person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’.

All age groups include the limit ages specified therein.

4.   Proxy interviews are allowed but their number shall be as limited as possible.

Article 5

Reference periods and reference dates

1.   The information collected for the labour force domain shall generally relate to the situation during the course of a single week, running from Monday to Sunday, which constitutes the reference week.

2.   The age of a person shall be the age in completed years at the end of the reference week.

3.   Reference quarters shall be as follows:

| (a) | quarters of each year refer to the 12 months of the year divided by four so that January, February and March belong to the first quarter, April, May and June to the second quarter, July, August and September to the third quarter and October, November and December to the fourth quarter; |
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(a)

quarters of each year refer to the 12 months of the year divided by four so that January, February and March belong to the first quarter, April, May and June to the second quarter, July, August and September to the third quarter and October, November and December to the fourth quarter;

| (b) | the reference weeks are allocated to the reference quarters so that a week belongs to the quarter as defined in point (a) to which at least four days of that week belong (called ‘Thursday rule’), unless this results in the first quarter of the year consisting of only 12 weeks. In that case, the quarters of the year in question will be formed by consecutive blocks of 13 weeks; |
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(b)

the reference weeks are allocated to the reference quarters so that a week belongs to the quarter as defined in point (a) to which at least four days of that week belong (called ‘Thursday rule’), unless this results in the first quarter of the year consisting of only 12 weeks. In that case, the quarters of the year in question will be formed by consecutive blocks of 13 weeks;

| (c) | where, in accordance with point (b), a quarter consists of 14 weeks instead of 13 weeks Member States should attempt to spread the sample over all 14 weeks; that includes the option to divide the sample usually assigned to one week over 2 weeks; |
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(c)

where, in accordance with point (b), a quarter consists of 14 weeks instead of 13 weeks Member States should attempt to spread the sample over all 14 weeks; that includes the option to divide the sample usually assigned to one week over 2 weeks;

| (d) | if it is not feasible to spread the sample to cover all 14 weeks of the quarter, the Member State concerned may skip one week of that quarter by not covering it; |
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(d)

if it is not feasible to spread the sample to cover all 14 weeks of the quarter, the Member State concerned may skip one week of that quarter by not covering it;

| (e) | the weeks with a divided sample and the week to be skipped should be typical with regard to unemployment, employment and average actual hours worked and should be part of a month containing five Thursdays; |
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(e)

the weeks with a divided sample and the week to be skipped should be typical with regard to unemployment, employment and average actual hours worked and should be part of a month containing five Thursdays;

| (f) | the first quarter of 2021 shall begin on Monday, 4 January 2021. |
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(f)

the first quarter of 2021 shall begin on Monday, 4 January 2021.

4.   A reference year shall be the combination of the four reference quarters of that year.

Article 6

Detailed sample characteristics

1.   The data collection shall refer to one reference week for each observation unit. The reference week shall be assigned to the observation unit prior to the fieldwork.

2.   In addition to the quarterly requirements set out in point 1 of Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the full national sample for the reference year shall be uniformly distributed between all the reference quarters of the year. In each reference quarter the full quarterly sample shall be uniformly distributed between all the reference weeks of the quarter, except in the case of quarters consisting of 14 weeks where the sample may first be uniformly distributed in 13 reference weeks and then further treated in accordance with one of the following:

| (a) | the sample assigned to one reference week shall be further divided over two typical reference weeks to cover all 14 weeks; |
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(a)

the sample assigned to one reference week shall be further divided over two typical reference weeks to cover all 14 weeks;

| (b) | one typical week shall be skipped in line with Article 5(3) of this Regulation. |
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(b)

one typical week shall be skipped in line with Article 5(3) of this Regulation.

3.   The full sample distributions referred to in paragraph 2 and in point 1 of Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 shall not deviate more than 10 % from the exact shares at national level, except in the case of Member States producing monthly unemployment statistics for which, for no more than 5 weeks a quarter, a 15 % difference from the exact weekly share is allowed. Those Member States are required to apply a deterministic correction to the quarterly weights assuring that in applying those weights all weeks of the quarter are equally represented. At NUTS 2 regional level, the threshold of 10 % shall be respected to the fullest extent possible.

4.   Sub-samples of independent observations which refer to all weeks of the reference year shall fulfil the distributional requirements as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the fullest extent possible.

5.   All distributional requirements referred to in paragraphs 2 to 4 shall be fulfilled either for the gross sample or for the net sample.

6.   All main variables shall be transmitted for the full sample in every quarter.

7.   All structural variables shall be transmitted for each quarter of the reference year, for at least one wave per quarter and not less than one eighth of the full quarterly sample. Specifically,

| (a) | all annual and all biennial structural variables, for which only annual averages are needed, shall be transmitted, alternatively:






  (i) | for the full sample in every quarter; |
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(a)

all annual and all biennial structural variables, for which only annual averages are needed, shall be transmitted, alternatively:

(i)

for the full sample in every quarter;

| (ii) | for one sub-sample of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. |
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(ii)

for one sub-sample of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year.

The sample for biennial structural variables shall be part of the sample for annual structural variables;

| (b) | eight-yearly variables and variables on an ad hoc subject shall be transmitted for one sub-sample of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. That sub-sample shall be part of the sample for annual and biennial structural variables; |
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(b)

eight-yearly variables and variables on an ad hoc subject shall be transmitted for one sub-sample of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. That sub-sample shall be part of the sample for annual and biennial structural variables;

| (c) | sub-sampling as defined in points (a) and (b) shall always be applied using complete waves. |
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(c)

sub-sampling as defined in points (a) and (b) shall always be applied using complete waves.

8.   Member States using a sample of persons belonging to private households can transmit the information concerning the other members of those households (called ‘the minimum set of variables’) for a sub-sample of independent observations (called ‘household sub-sample’) constructed in such a way that:

| (a) | the household sub-sample consists of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. The resulting annual sample shall, for the persons forming part of both the sample of persons belonging to private households and the household sub-sample, fulfil the distributional requirements as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the fullest extent possible; |
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(a)

the household sub-sample consists of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. The resulting annual sample shall, for the persons forming part of both the sample of persons belonging to private households and the household sub-sample, fulfil the distributional requirements as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the fullest extent possible;

| (b) | the household sub-sample comprises at least one wave per quarter or at least 15 000 households. |
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(b)

the household sub-sample comprises at least one wave per quarter or at least 15 000 households.

9.   Member States that use:

| (a) | a sample of persons; |
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(a)

a sample of persons;

| (b) | a household sub-sample as defined under paragraph 8; and |
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(b)

a household sub-sample as defined under paragraph 8; and

| (c) | a sub-sample for the eight-yearly detailed topics different than the household sub-sample; |
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(c)

a sub-sample for the eight-yearly detailed topics different than the household sub-sample;

shall transmit, for all members of households to which the persons selected for answering in a given year the eight-yearly detailed topic belong, and for the same reference periods, all parts of the topics ‘technical items’ and ‘persons and household characteristics’ which also form part of the minimum set of variables.

This transmission shall apply to the eight-yearly detailed topics ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’, ‘pensions and labour market participation’ and ‘reconciliation of work and family life’.

Article 7

Data gathering periods and methods

1.   The interviews collecting information for the labour force domain shall take place during the week immediately following the reference week, and no more than 5 weeks after it.

2.   In duly justified cases and only to the necessary extent, the interview period may be further extended.

3.   The interviews shall be conducted by computer-assisted interviewing methods, like the computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), the computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI), except in duly justified cases.

Article 8

Methodology for data on employment and unemployment

1.   The flowcharts on the order of questions for the detailed topics ‘employment status’, ‘search for employment’, ‘willingness to work’, ‘availability’, ‘second or multiple job(s)’ and ‘main activity status (self-defined)‘ shall be as specified in Annex II of this Regulation.

2.   Information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation shall be obtained by interview.

3.   Administrative records and any other sources and methods can be used for all other variables provided that the data obtained are of equivalent coverage and at least equivalent quality. Relevant quality dimensions include comparable and coherent definitions and concepts, correct reference periods, and timeliness of data availability.

Article 9

Common standards for editing, imputation, weighting and estimation

1.   Administrative or register data, results from previous interviews, and results from interviews of another person shall not be used to replace or impute information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation. Simplified rules may be applied for certain groups of persons, as specified in Annex II of this Regulation.

2.   Where information on other variables is missing, invalid or inconsistent, methods of statistical imputation may be applied where appropriate, except for the variable INCGROSS referred to in Annex I of this Regulation, to which statistical imputation shall always be applied when non-response exceeds 5 %.

3.   The reference population for weighting shall be the (real or estimated) population usually residing in private households.

4.   Weighting factors for estimates at individual level based on quarterly, annual, and biennial variables shall fulfil the following requirements:

| (a) | the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and external data on the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex, age groups and region (NUTS 2 level). Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the external data, aggregations that include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent; |
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(a)

the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and external data on the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex, age groups and region (NUTS 2 level). Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the external data, aggregations that include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent;

| (b) | consistency between annual totals of sub-samples for annual and biennial structural variables and full-sample annual averages shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons aged 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible. |
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(b)

consistency between annual totals of sub-samples for annual and biennial structural variables and full-sample annual averages shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons aged 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible.

5.   Weighting factors for estimates at household level, using the average weight of the household members, and at individual level by specific household characteristics shall fulfil the following requirements:

| (a) | the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data on the distribution of the private households being surveyed, namely the (real or estimated) number of households and the (real or estimated) household size (household level), and the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and at least age groups 0-14 and 15+ (individual level). Estimates of the number of households and the household size shall be based on the best sources and concepts available; |
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(a)

the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data on the distribution of the private households being surveyed, namely the (real or estimated) number of households and the (real or estimated) household size (household level), and the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and at least age groups 0-14 and 15+ (individual level). Estimates of the number of households and the household size shall be based on the best sources and concepts available;

| (b) | consistency between annual full-sample or sub-sample totals using the household weighting factors and full-sample annual averages using the individual weighting factors defined in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible. |
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(b)

consistency between annual full-sample or sub-sample totals using the household weighting factors and full-sample annual averages using the individual weighting factors defined in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible.

6.   Weighting factors for estimates at individual level based on eight-yearly/ad hoc subject variables shall fulfil the following requirements:

| (a) | the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data relating to the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and eight-yearly target population age groups as defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation. Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the data, aggregations which include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent; |
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(a)

the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data relating to the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and eight-yearly target population age groups as defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation. Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the data, aggregations which include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent;

| (b) | consistency between annual sub-sample totals using the eight-yearly weighting factors and annual sub-sample totals or, if not applicable, full-sample annual averages using individual weighting factors referred to in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for the eight-yearly target population defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation and for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex; |
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(b)

consistency between annual sub-sample totals using the eight-yearly weighting factors and annual sub-sample totals or, if not applicable, full-sample annual averages using individual weighting factors referred to in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for the eight-yearly target population defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation and for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex;

| (c) | the requirements shall apply accordingly to ad hoc subjects and their target populations. |
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(c)

the requirements shall apply accordingly to ad hoc subjects and their target populations.

7.   Information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation shall not be used in the weighting process.

Article 10

Data dissemination

1.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), as part of the quarterly accuracy report described in paragraph 2 of Annex III of this Regulation, two reliability limits. The Commission (Eurostat) shall use those reliability limits for data dissemination.

2.   To produce back-calculated break-free time series of main indicators starting from the first quarter of 2009, Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), by 31 December 2021, one of the following:

| (a) | correction factors to be applied to the back data for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article; |
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(a)

correction factors to be applied to the back data for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article;

| (b) | the full time series covering the time period from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2020 for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article. |
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(b)

the full time series covering the time period from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2020 for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article.

3.   The indicators for which back-calculated break-free time series are required are the employment and unemployment levels in thousands broken down by sex and age groups 15-24, 25-64, 65+ and, for employment only, age group 20-64.

4.   Correction factors for back-calculation, full break-free time series, and relevant metadata for back-calculated break-free time series required according to paragraph 2 of this Article shall be sent using the format provided by the Commission (Eurostat).

Article 11

Standards for transmitting and exchanging information

1.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) quarterly and annual datasets with pre-checked microdata that comply with validation rules according to the specification of variables for their coding and filter conditions set out in Annex I of this Regulation. Member States and the Commission shall agree on additional validation rules that shall be fulfilled as a condition for transmitted data to be accepted.

2.   Quarterly datasets shall contain all main variables for the quarterly samples. Including variables with an annual reference period for the respective samples or sub-samples in these datasets shall be optional.

3.   Annual datasets shall include all structural variables as well as main variables for the respective samples or sub-samples.

4.   The main and structural variables of the quarterly and annual datasets shall comply with the requirements described in Article 4(3) of this Regulation.

5.   Revised data shall be transmitted in complete datasets covering all variables, regardless of the number of revised observations and variables.

6.   The contents of the quarterly variables transmitted in the quarterly datasets shall be consistent with the contents of the variables transmitted in the annual datasets.

7.   Member States shall make available to the Commission (Eurostat) the data and metadata required under this Regulation using the statistical data and metadata exchange standards specified by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Single Entry Point.

Article 12

Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports

In addition to the requirements laid down in Article 13(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, quarterly and annual quality reports by Member States shall comply with the requirements listed in Annex III of this Regulation.

Article 13

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

the Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply from 1 January 2021.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.

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(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

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(3)  International Standard Classification of Education 2011, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf (available in English and French).

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(4)  Commission Recommendation of 29 October 2009 on the use of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) (OJ L 292, 10.11.2009, p. 31).

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(5)  Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

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(6)  Contributing family workers, persons in own-use production work, voluntary workers, unpaid trainees and individuals involved in other forms of work are defined in the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilisation, adopted on 11 October 2013.

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ANNEX I

Description and technical format of the variables to be collected for each topic and detailed topic of the labour force domain and the codification to be used

| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variable name | Codes | Labels | Filter | Filter labels | Minimum set of variables | Variable type |
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| 01.Technical Items | Data collection information | REFYEAR | Year of survey | YYYY | Year of survey (4 digits) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical Items | Data collection information | REFWEEK | Reference week | 01-53 | Number of the week (2 digits) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical Items | Data collection information | REFMONTH | Reference month | 01-12 | Number of the month (2 digits) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Derived |
| 01.Technical Items | Data collection information | INTWEEK | Interview week | 01-53 | Number of the week (2 digits) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical Items | Data collection information | HHTYPE | Living in a private household or an institution | 1 | Person surveyed and living in the same private household | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | 2 | Person surveyed in the private household but living in an institution | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person surveyed in the private household but living in another private household | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Data collection information | STRATU M | Stratum | Not blank | Stratum identifier (15 character alphanumeric) | | Everybody in the target population, when the target population (or a part thereof) is stratified at the first stage of the sample design or in case of self-representing primary sampling units | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Data collection information | PSU | Primary sampling unit | Not blank | Primary sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric) | | Everybody in the target population, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs) | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Data collection information | FSU | Final (or ultimate) sampling unit | Not blank | Final sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric) | | Everybody in the target population | No | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable (only for the not sampled persons in a sample of individuals) | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Data collection information | DEWEIGHT | Design weight | Not blank | Design weight (7 digits: first 5 contain whole number, following 2 are decimals) | | Everybody in the target population | No | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Identification | IDENT | Unique identifier | Not blank | Identifier (25 character alphanumeric) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Identification | HHNUM | Serial number of the household | Not blank | Household number (8 character alphanumeric) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Identification | HHSEQNUM | Sequence number in the household | 01-98 | Sequence number allocated to each member of the household (2 digits) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Weights | COEFFQ | Quarterly weighting factor | 000000000-999999999 | Quarterly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places | | Everybody in the target population | No | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Weights | COEFFY | Yearly weighting factor | 000000000-999999999 | Yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places | Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables | Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables | No | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Weights | COEFF2Y | Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables | 000000000-999999999 | Two-yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places | Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample for two-yearly variables | Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for two-yearly variables | No | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Weights | COEFFMOD | Yearly weighting factor — module | 000000000-999999999 | Yearly module weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places | Everybody in the yearly module subsample | Everybody in the yearly module subsample | No | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Weights | COEFFHH | Yearly household weighting factor | 000000000-999999999 | Yearly household weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places | Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample to be used for household analyses | Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample to be used for household analyses | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | Blank | Not applicable | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Interview characteristics | INTWAVE | Sequence number of the survey wave | 1-8 | Sequence number of the survey wave | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Interview characteristics | INTQUEST | Questionnaire used | 01 | Quarterly | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | 02 | Quarterly and yearly | | | | |
| | | | | 03 | Quarterly, yearly and biennial | | | | |
| | | | | 04 | Quarterly, yearly, biennial and module | | | | |
| | | | | 05 | Quarterly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample | | | | |
| | | | | 06 | Quarterly, yearly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample | | | | |
| | | | | 07 | Quarterly, yearly, biennial and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample | | | | |
| | | | | 08 | Quarterly, yearly, biennial, module and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample | | | | |
| | | | | 09 | Household — minimum set of variables (for additional household members) | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | Household — restricted set of module background variables (for additional household members) | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Interview characteristics | MODE | Interviewing mode used | 1 | Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | 2 | Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Pen-and-Paper Personal Interviews (PAPI) | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Copied from previous interview | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Other | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Interview characteristics | PROXY | Nature of participation in the survey | 1 | Direct participation | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | 2 | Indirect participation (i.e. participation via another member of the household) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | COUNTRY | Country of residence | Not Blank | Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | REGION | Region of residence | Not Blank | NUTS 3 region (3 character alphanumeric) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| 01.Technical items | Localisation | DEGURBA | Degree of urbanisation | 1 | Cities | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | 2 | Towns and suburbs | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Rural areas | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | SEX | Sex | 1 | Male | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Female | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | YEARBIR | Year of birth | YYYY | Year of birth (4 digits) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | PASSBIR | Passing of birthday | 1 | Yes and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | No and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Yes and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | No and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Demography | AGE | Age in completed years | 0-120 | Age in completed years (3 digits) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Derived |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Citizenship and migrant background | CITIZENS HIP | Country of main citizenship | Not blank | Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | STLS | Stateless | | | | |
| | | | | FOR | Foreign citizenship but country unknown | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Citizenship and migrant background | COUNTRYB | Country of birth | Not blank | Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | FOR | Foreign-born but country of birth unknown | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Citizenship and migrant background | COBFATH | Country of birth of the father | Not blank | Country of birth of the father (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | FOR | Father foreign-born but country of birth of the father unknown | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Citizenship and migrant background | COBMOTH | Country of birth of the mother | Not blank | Country of birth of the mother (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | FOR | Mother foreign-born but country of birth of the mother unknown | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Reasons for migration | MIGREAS | Main reason for migrating | 1 | Employment, job found before migrating | COUNTRY ≠ COUNTRYB AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Employment, no job found before migrating | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Family reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Education or training | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Retirement | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | International protection or asylum | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Other | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition | HHLINK | Relationship to the reference person in the household | 01 | Reference person | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 02 | Partner of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 03 | Son/daughter of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 04 | Son/daughter-in-law of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 05 | Grandchild of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 06 | Parent of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 07 | Parent-in-law of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 08 | Grandparent of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 09 | Brother/sister of reference person | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | Other relative | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Other non-relative | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Household composition — additional specific details | HHSPOU | Sequence number of partner | 00 | Person has no partner, or the partner does not belong to this household | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 01-98 | Sequence number of partner in the household | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Househol d composition — additional specific details | HHFATH | Sequence number of father | 00 | Father does not belong to this household | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 01-98 | Sequence number of father in the household | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Househol d composition — additional specific details | HHMOTH | Sequence number of mother | 00 | Mother does not belong to this household | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 01-98 | Sequence number of mother in the household | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Stay in the country | YEARESID | Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years | 999 | Born in this country and never lived abroad for a period of at least 1 year | | Everybody in the target population | No | Collected |
| | | | | 000 | Less than 1 year in the country but intention to stay at least 1 year in total (residence definition) | | | | |
| | | | | 001-150 | Number of years in this country (since last establishing the place of usual residence in this country) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| 02.Person and household characteristics | Stay in the country | COUNTRPR | Country of previous residence | Not blank | Country of previous residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | YEARESID = 000-010 | Everybody who last established his/her place of usual residence in the country in the last 10 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | FOR | Foreign country but exact country of previous residence unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Employment status | WKSTAT | Working in the reference week | 1 | Worked for pay or profit in the reference week | 15 <= AGE <= 89 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Absent from work or business during the reference week (self-declared) | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Worked as unpaid family worker in the reference week | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Neither worked nor had a job or business during the reference week | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Employment status | ABSREAS | Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week | 01 | Holidays | WKSTAT = 2 | Persons reporting being absent from work or business during the reference week | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 02 | Working time arrangements or compensation of overtime | | | | |
| | | | | 03 | Sick leave | | | | |
| | | | | 04 | Maternity or paternity leave | | | | |
| | | | | 05 | Job-related training | | | | |
| | | | | 06 | Parental leave | | | | |
| | | | | 07 | Off-season | | | | |
| | | | | 08 | Other reason | | | | |
| | | | | 09 | Having a job not started yet | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Employment status | JATTACH | Job attachment | 1 | Parental leave with any job-related income or benefit | ABSREAS = 06, 07, 08, Blank | Persons reporting being absent from work during the reference week for one of the following main reasons: parental leave, off-season, other reason or ‘don’t know’ | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of 3 months or less | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of more than 3 months | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Seasonal worker in off-season, regularly performing job-related tasks | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Seasonal worker in off-season, not regularly performing any job-related task | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Other absence where duration of absence is 3 months or less | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Other absence where duration of absence is more than 3 months | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Employment status | EMPSTAT | Being in employment | 1 | Employed | 15 <= AGE <= 89 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years | Yes | Derived |
| | | | | 2 | Not employed | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Second or multiple job(s) | NUMJOB | Number of jobs | 1 | Only one job | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Two jobs | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Three jobs or more | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Search for employment | SEEKWORK | Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week | 1 | Person is searching for employment | EMPSTAT = 2 AND AGE <= 74 | Persons classified as not in employment aged less than 75 years | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start within a period of at most 3 months after the end of the reference week | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start in more than 3 months after the end of the reference week | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which started between the end of the reference week and the interview date | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Person is not searching for employment and has not found any job to start later | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Willingness to work | WANTWORK | Willingness to work even if not searching for employment | 1 | Person is not searching for employment but would nevertheless like to work | SEEKWORK = 5 | Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person is not searching for employment and does not want to work | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Search for employment | SEEKREAS | Main reason for not searching for employment | 1 | No suitable job is available | WANTWORK = 1 | Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week but who would like to work | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Education or training | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Own illness or disability | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Care responsibilities | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Other family reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Other personal reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Awaiting recall to work (lay-off) | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Willingness to work | WANTREAS | Main reason for not wanting to work | 1 | Education or training | WANTWORK = 2 | Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week and not wanting to work | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Own illness or disability | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Care responsibilities | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Other family reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Other personal reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Retirement | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Search for employment | ACTMETNE | Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed persons) | 1 | Used active search method to find work | SEEKWORK = 1 | Persons not in employment and searching for employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Did not use active search method to find work | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Underemployment | WISHMORE | Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours | 1 | No | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Yes | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Availability | AVAILBLE | Availability to start working immediately or to work more | 1 | Person could start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) | SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 3, 4 OR WANTWORK = 1 OR WISHMORE = 2 | Persons having already found a job, searching for employment, not searching for employment but would like to have work, or working already but wishing to work more hours | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Availability | AVAIREAS | Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more | 1 | Education or training | AVAILBLE = 2 | Persons who could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Own illness or disability | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Care responsibilities | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Other family reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Other personal reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Employment status | ILOSTAT | ILO employment status | 1 | Employed | | Everybody in the target population | Yes | Derived |
| | | | | 2 | Unemployed | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Outside the labour force | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Workplace | COUNTRYW | Country of place of work for main job | Not blank | Country of place of work (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | FOR | Foreign country but exact country of place of work unknown | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Workplace | REGIONW | Region of place of work for main job | Not blank | NUTS 3 region for people working in their country of residence;
  NUTS 2 region for people working in border regions of neighbouring countries;
  country level information otherwise | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Working at home | HOMEWORK | Working at home for the main job | 1 | Person mainly works at home | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person sometimes works at home | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person never works at home | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | STAPRO | Status in employment in main job | 1 | Self-employed person with employees | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Self-employed person without employees | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Employee | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Family worker (unpaid) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | NACE3D | Economic activity of the local unit for main job | 010-990 | NACE code at 3-digit level | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 000 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | ISCO4D | Occupation in main job | 0000-9900 | ISCO code at 4-digit level | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Elementary job characteristics | FTPT | Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) | 1 | Full-time job | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Part-time job | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Duration of contract | TEMP | Permanency of main job | 1 | Permanent job | STAPRO = 3 | Employees | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Fixed-term job | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Duration of contract | TEMPDUR | Total duration of temporary main job | 1 | Less than 1 month | TEMP = 2 | Employees with a fixed-term job | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | From 1 to less than 3 months | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | From 3 to less than 6 months | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | From 6 to less than 12 months | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | From 12 to less than 18 months | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | From 18 to less than 24 months | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | From 24 to less than 36 months | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | 36 months or over | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Details of contract | TEMPREAS | Main reason for having a temporary main job | 1 | Could not find a permanent job | TEMP = 2 | Employees with a fixed-term job | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Did not want a permanent job | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Fixed-term probationary contract | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Apprenticeship | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Training other than apprenticeship (trainees, internships, research assistants, etc.) | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | This type of job is only available with a temporary contract | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Details of contract | TEMPAGCY | Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job | 1 | No | STAPRO = 3 | Employees | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Yes | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Full- or part-time status — reason | FTPTREAS | Main reason for part-time work in the main job | 1 | Education or training | FTPT = 2 | Persons in employment with a part-time job | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Own illness or disability | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Care responsibilities | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Other family reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Other personal reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Could not find a full-time job | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Dependent self-employment | MAINCLNT | Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week | 1 | Only one client in the 12 months ending with the reference week | STAPRO = 1, 2 | Self-employed workers | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | 2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | 2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | 10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | 10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | No client in the 12 months ending with the reference week | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Dependent self-employment | VARITIME | Decision on the start and end of working time | 1 | Worker can fully decide him/herself | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Worker can decide under flexible working time arrangements | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Employer, organisation, or client(s) decides | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Any other party decides | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Supervisory responsibilities | SUPVISOR | Supervisory responsibilities in main job | 1 | Yes | STAPRO = 3 | Employees | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | No | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Establishment size | SIZEFIRM | Size of the local unit for main job | 01-09 | Exact number of people, if between 1 and 9 | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 10 | 10 to 19 people | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | 20 to 49 people | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | 50 to 249 people | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | 250 people or more | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | Do not know but less than 10 people | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | Do not know but 10 people or more | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Search for another job | LOOKOJ | Looking for another job | 1 | Person is not looking for another job | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person is looking for another job | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Search for another job | HWWISH | Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week | 00-98 | Number of hours wished to work in total in a week | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Search for employment | SEEKDUR | Duration of search for employment | 1 | Less than 1 month | SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4 | Persons searching for employment or having already found a job which started between the reference week and the interview date or which will start within 3 months after the end of the reference week | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | 1 to 2 months | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | 3 to 5 months | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | 6 to 11 months | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | 12 to 17 months | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | 18 to 23 months | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | 24 to 47 months | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | 4 years or longer | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Care needs | NEEDCARE | Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation | 1 | Relevant care services not available | SEEKREAS = 4 OR WANTREAS = 3 OR FTPTREAS = 3 OR AVAIREAS = 3 | Persons whose reason for not searching for employment or for not wanting to work or for working part-time or for not being available to start work is having care responsibilities | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Relevant care services not affordable | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Want to provide care themselves | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Other factors were decisive | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Second or multiple job(s) | STAPRO2J | Status in employment in second job | 1 | Self-employed person with employees | NUMJOB = 2, 3 | Persons in employment with more than one job | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Self-employed person without employees | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Employee | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Family worker (unpaid) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Second or multiple job(s) | NACE2J2D | Economic activity of the local unit for second job | 01-99 | NACE code at 2-digit level | NUMJOB = 2, 3 | Persons in employment with more than one job | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 00 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03.Labour market participation | Main activity status (self-defined) | MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) | 1 | Employed | 15 <= AGE <= 89 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Unemployed | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Retired | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Unable to work due to long-standing health problems | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Student, pupil | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Fulfilling domestic tasks | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Compulsory military or civilian service | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Other | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 04.Educational attainment and background | Educational attainment level | HATLEVEL | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) | 000 | No formal education or below ISCED 1 | 15 <= AGE <= 89 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 100 | ISCED 1 Primary education | | | | |
| | | | | 200 | ISCED 2 Lower secondary education | | | | |
| | | | | 342 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 343 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 344 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 349 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 352 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 353 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 354 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 359 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 392 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 393 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 394 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 399 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education | | | | |
| | | | | 440 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 450 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 490 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 540 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 550 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 590 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 600 | ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | 700 | ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | 800 | ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 04.Educational attainment and background | Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATFIELD | Field of the highest level of education successfully completed | 001 | Basic programmes and qualifications | HATLEVEL = 342-800 | Persons with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3 | No | Collected |
| | | | | 002 | Literacy and numeracy | | | | |
| | | | | 003 | Personal skills and development | | | | |
| | | | | 009 | Generic programmes and qualifications not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 011 | Education | | | | |
| | | | | 018 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving education | | | | |
| | | | | 021 | Arts | | | | |
| | | | | 022 | Humanities (except languages) | | | | |
| | | | | 023 | Languages | | | | |
| | | | | 028 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving arts and humanities | | | | |
| | | | | 029 | Arts and humanities not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 031 | Social and behavioural sciences | | | | |
| | | | | 032 | Journalism and information | | | | |
| | | | | 038 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving social sciences, journalism and information | | | | |
| | | | | 039 | Social sciences, journalism and information not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 041 | Business and administration | | | | |
| | | | | 042 | Law | | | | |
| | | | | 048 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving business, administration and law | | | | |
| | | | | 049 | Business, administration and law not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 051 | Biological and related sciences | | | | |
| | | | | 052 | Environment | | | | |
| | | | | 053 | Physical sciences | | | | |
| | | | | 054 | Mathematics and statistics | | | | |
| | | | | 058 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | | | | |
| | | | | 059 | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 061 | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) | | | | |
| | | | | 068 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) | | | | |
| | | | | 071 | Engineering and engineering trades | | | | |
| | | | | 072 | Manufacturing and processing | | | | |
| | | | | 073 | Architecture and construction | | | | |
| | | | | 078 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction | | | | |
| | | | | 079 | Engineering, manufacturing and construction not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 081 | Agriculture | | | | |
| | | | | 082 | Forestry | | | | |
| | | | | 083 | Fisheries | | | | |
| | | | | 084 | Veterinary | | | | |
| | | | | 088 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary | | | | |
| | | | | 089 | Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 091 | Health | | | | |
| | | | | 092 | Welfare | | | | |
| | | | | 098 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving health and welfare | | | | |
| | | | | 099 | Health and welfare not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | 101 | Personal services | | | | |
| | | | | 102 | Hygiene and occupational health services | | | | |
| | | | | 103 | Security services | | | | |
| | | | | 104 | Transport services | | | | |
| | | | | 108 | Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving services | | | | |
| | | | | 109 | Services not further defined | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 04.Educational attainment and background | Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATYEAR | Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed | YYYY | Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed (4 digits) | HATLEVEL = 100-800 | Persons with at least primary educational attainment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 04.Educational attainment and background | Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATWORK | Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL | 1 | Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, at least one paid | HATLEVEL = 342-800 AND 20 <= AGE <= 34 | Persons aged 20-34 with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3 | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, all unpaid | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, at least one paid | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, all unpaid | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | No or less than 1 month work experience | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Start of job | YSTARTWK | Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job | YYYY | Year concerned (4 digits) | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Start of job | MSTARTWK | Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job | 01-12 | Month concerned (2 digits) | YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK) <= 2 | Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the current or previous 2 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Way job found | WAYJFOUN | Public employment service helped to find the current main job | 1 | Yes | (EMPSTAT = 1) AND ((YSTARTWK = REFYEAR) OR (YSTARTWK = REFYEAR — 1 AND 01 <= MSTARTWK <= 12 AND MSTARTWK > REFMONTH)) | Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the last 12 months | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | No | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Way job found | FINDMETH | Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment) | 01 | Job advertisements | STAPRO = 3 AND (YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK <= 7) | Employees who started working in their current main job in the current year or previous 7 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 02 | Friends, relatives or acquaintances | | | | |
| | | | | 03 | Public employment service | | | | |
| | | | | 04 | Private employment agency | | | | |
| | | | | 05 | Education or training institution, internship or previous work experience | | | | |
| | | | | 06 | Contacted employer directly | | | | |
| | | | | 07 | Employer contacted person directly | | | | |
| | | | | 08 | Applying for a public competition | | | | |
| | | | | 09 | Other method | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Career continuity and breaks | EXISTPR | Existence of previous employment experience | 1 | Person has never been in employment | EMPSTAT = 2 | Persons not in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person has employment experience limited to occasional work | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person has employment experience other than occasional work | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Career continuity and breaks | YEARPR | Year in which person left the last job or business | YYYY | Year concerned (4 digits) | EXISTPR = 2, 3 | Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Career continuity and breaks | MONTHPR | Month in which person left the last job or business | 01-12 | Month concerned (2 digits) | YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank AND REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 2 | Persons who left their last employment in the current year or previous 2 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience | Career continuity and breaks | LEAVREAS | Main reason for leaving last job or business | 01 | Dismissal or business closed for economic reasons | (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) | Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 02 | A fixed-term job has ended | | | | |
| | | | | 03 | Care responsibilities | | | | |
| | | | | 04 | Other family reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 05 | Education or training | | | | |
| | | | | 06 | Own illness and disability | | | | |
| | | | | 07 | Retirement | | | | |
| | | | | 08 | Other personal reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 09 | Other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure and previous work experience | Elementary characteristics of the last job | STAPROPR | Status in employment in last job or business | 1 | Self-employed person with employees | (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) | Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Self-employed person without employees | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Employee | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Family worker (unpaid) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure and previous work experience | Elementary characteristics of the last job | NACEPR2D | Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked | 01-99 | NACE code at 2-digit level | (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) | Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 00 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 05.Job tenure and previous work experience | Elementary characteristics of the last job | ISCOPR3D | Occupation in the last job | 000-990 | ISCO code at 3-digit level | (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) | Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | CONTRHRS | Contractual working hours in main job | 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 | Number of working hours per week in the contract or agreement (x10) | STAPRO = 3 | Employees | No | Collected |
| | | | | 960 | Has a contract or agreement without specified hours | | | | |
| | | | | 970 | Does not have a contract or agreement | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | HWUSUAL | Number of hours per week usually worked in main job | 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 | Number of hours usually worked in the main job (x10) | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 970 | Hours worked vary from week to week | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | ABSHOLID | Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave | 00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 | Number of days of absence (x10) | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | ABSILLINJ | Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability | 00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 | Number of days of absence (x10) | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | ABSOTHER | Days of absence from main job due to other reasons | 00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 | Number of days of absence (x10) | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | EXTRAHRS | Overtime or extra hours worked in main job | 000 | No overtime or extra hours in the main job | WKSTAT = 1, 3 | Persons present at work for at least 1 hour or who worked as a family worker in the reference week | No | Collected |
| | | | | 005, 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 | Number of hours of overtime or extra hours in the main job (x10) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | HWACTUAL | Number of hours actually worked in main job | 000 | Did not work in the main job in the reference week | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 | Number of hours actually worked in the main job (x10) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | HWUSU2J | Number of hours per week usually worked in second job | 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 | Number of hours usually worked in the second job (x10) | NUMJOB = 2, 3 | Persons in employment with more than one job | No | Collected |
| | | | | 970 | Hours worked vary from week to week | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working hours | HWACTU2J | Number of hours actually worked in second job | 000 | Did not work in the second job in the reference week | NUMJOB = 2, 3 | Persons in employment with more than one job | No | Collected |
| | | | | 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 | Number of hours actually worked in the second job (x10) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working time arrangements | SHIFTWK | Shift work in main job | 1 | Person usually does shift work | STAPRO = 3 | Employees | No | Collected |
| | | | | 3 | Person never does shift work | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working time arrangements | EVENWK | Evening work in main job | 1 | Person frequently works in the evening | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person sometimes works in the evening | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person never works in the evening | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working time arrangements | NIGHTWK | Night work in main job | 1 | Person frequently works at night | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person sometimes works at night | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person never works at night | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working time arrangements | SATWK | Saturday work in main job | 1 | Person frequently works on Saturdays | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person sometimes works on Saturdays | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person never works on Saturdays | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements | Working time arrangements | SUNWK | Sunday work in main job | 1 | Person frequently works on Sundays | EMPSTAT = 1 | Persons in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person sometimes works on Sundays | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person never works on Sundays | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 07.Participation in education and training | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) | EDUCFED4 | Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks | 1 | Yes (includes students on holidays) | 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | No | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 07.Participation in education and training | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) | EDUCLEV4 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks | 10 | ISCED 1 Primary education | EDUCFED4 = 1 | Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks | No | Collected |
| | | | | 20 | ISCED 2 Lower secondary education | | | | |
| | | | | 34 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 35 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 39 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 44 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 45 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 49 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 54 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 55 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 59 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 60 | ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | 70 | ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | 80 | ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 07.Participation in education and training | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) | EDUCNFE4 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks | 1 | Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity | 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 07.Participation in education and training | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) | EDUCFED12 | Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months | 1 | Yes | 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | No | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 07.Participation in education and training | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) | EDUCLEV12 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months | 10 | ISCED 1 Primary education | EDUCFED12 = 1 | Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months | No | Collected |
| | | | | 20 | ISCED 2 Lower secondary education | | | | |
| | | | | 34 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 35 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 39 | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 44 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 45 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 49 | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 54 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general | | | | |
| | | | | 55 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational | | | | |
| | | | | 59 | ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown | | | | |
| | | | | 60 | ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | 70 | ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | 80 | ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 07.Participation in education and training | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) | EDUCNFE12 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months | 1 | Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity | 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants | Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module | GENHEALTH | Self-perceived general health | 1 | Very good | 15 <= AGE <= 89 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Good | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Fair (neither good nor bad) | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Bad | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Very bad | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants | Elements of the Minimum European Health Module | GALI | Limitation in activities because of health problems | 1 | Severely limited | 15 <= AGE <= 89 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Limited but not severely | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Not limited at all | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts | Income from work | INCGROSS | Gross monthly pay from the main job | 00000000–99999998 | Gross monthly pay from main job (8 digits), including the proportionally part of payments made on a higher than monthly periodicity (National currency) | STAPRO = 3 | Employees | Yes | Collected |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99999999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts | Income from work | INCGROSS_F | Flag on gross monthly pay from main job | 11 | Gross income collected and no imputation for item non-response/inconsistency | STAPRO = 3 | Employees | Yes | Technical |
| | | | | 12 | Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from the labour force survey (LFS) | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s) | | | | |
| | | | | 21 | Net-to-gross conversion applied and no imputation (net amount available and no imputation for non-response/inconsistency) | | | | |
| | | | | 22 | Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from the LFS and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value) | | | | |
| | | | | 23 | Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value) | | | | |
| | | | | 24 | Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s) and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value) | | | | |
| | | | | 25 | Imputed gross income for item non-response/inconsistency (net amount not available and imputation applied directly for the gross value; no net-to-gross conversion applied) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts | Income from unemployment allowances | REGISTER | Registration at a public employment service (PES) | 1 | Person is registered at a public employment service and receives benefit or assistance | 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Person is registered at a public employment service but does not receive benefit or assistance | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Person is not registered at a public employment service but receives benefit or assistance | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Person is not registered at a public employment service and does not receive benefit or assistance | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | HATCNTR | Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed | Not blank | Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) | 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | FOR | Foreign country but exact country of completion of highest level of education unknown | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 998 | No formal education or below ISCED 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 999 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | ESTQUAL | Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad | 01 | Has applied, formal qualification partially or fully recognised | HATCNTR ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who obtained their highest formal qualification abroad or in an unknown country | No | Collected |
| | | | | 02 | Has applied, but formal qualification not recognised | | | | |
| | | | | 03 | Has applied, procedure under way/outcome still pending | | | | |
| | | | | 04 | Has not applied, because not needed | | | | |
| | | | | 05 | Has not applied, because not aware of possibilities or procedures | | | | |
| | | | | 06 | Has not applied, because of costs or complexity of the procedures | | | | |
| | | | | 07 | Has not applied, because not possible to apply | | | | |
| | | | | 08 | No, for other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | 09 | No formal education or below ISCED 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | HATPAR | Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents | 1 | Low (ISCED 0-2) | 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Medium (ISCED 3-4) | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | High (ISCED 5-8) | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | JOBSATISF | Job satisfaction | 1 | Satisfied to a large extent | EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Satisfied to some extent | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Satisfied to a small extent | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Not satisfied at all | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | SKILLEQ | Skill equivalence new main and old main job | 1 | Higher now | EMPSTAT = 1 AND COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, in employment aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Lower now | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Same | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Did not work before migrating | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | DISCRIMI | Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job | 1 | No | EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of age | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of gender | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of disability | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Yes, mainly on other grounds | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | JOBOBSTA | Main obstacle to getting a suitable job | 1 | Lack of language skills in host country language(s) | COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | No suitable job available | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Other obstacle | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | No obstacles | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Have never looked for work/never worked | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | DURFIJOB | Time required to find the first paid job in the host country | 01 | Less than 3 months | COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 02 | From 3 to less than 6 months | | | | |
| | | | | 03 | From 6 to less than 12 months | | | | |
| | | | | 04 | From 12 months to less than 2 years | | | | |
| | | | | 05 | From 2 to less than 3 years | | | | |
| | | | | 06 | From 3 to less than 4 years | | | | |
| | | | | 07 | 4 years or over | | | | |
| | | | | 08 | Did not find a job | | | | |
| | | | | 09 | Did not look for a job | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 99 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | PRKNLANG | Skills in the main host country language before migrating | 1 | Mother tongue | COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Advanced (proficient user) | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Intermediate (independent user) | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Beginner (basic user) | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Hardly any or no language skills | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Was too young to speak any language at the time of migrating | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | LANGHOST | Current skills in the main host country language | 1 | Mother tongue | COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Advanced (proficient user) | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Intermediate (independent user) | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Beginner (basic user) | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Hardly any or no language skills | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |
| 03b.Labour market participation | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | LANGCOUR | Participation in course for the main host country language | 1 | Yes, general language course | COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 | First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years | No | Collected |
| | | | | 2 | Yes, work-specific language course | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | No, because language courses were not available or affordable | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | No, because language skills were sufficient | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | No, for other reasons | | | | |
| | | | | Blank | Not stated | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Not applicable | | | | |

Topic

Detailed topic

Variable identifier

Variable name

Codes

Labels

Filter

Filter labels

Minimum set of variables

Variable type

01.Technical Items

Data collection information

REFYEAR

Year of survey

YYYY

Year of survey (4 digits)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical Items

Data collection information

REFWEEK

Reference week

01-53

Number of the week (2 digits)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical Items

Data collection information

REFMONTH

Reference month

01-12

Number of the month (2 digits)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Derived

01.Technical Items

Data collection information

INTWEEK

Interview week

01-53

Number of the week (2 digits)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical Items

Data collection information

HHTYPE

Living in a private household or an institution

1

Person surveyed and living in the same private household

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

2

Person surveyed in the private household but living in an institution

3

Person surveyed in the private household but living in another private household

01.Technical items

Data collection information

STRATU M

Stratum

Not blank

Stratum identifier (15 character alphanumeric)

Everybody in the target population, when the target population (or a part thereof) is stratified at the first stage of the sample design or in case of self-representing primary sampling units

Yes

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Data collection information

PSU

Primary sampling unit

Not blank

Primary sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric)

Everybody in the target population, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs)

Yes

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Data collection information

FSU

Final (or ultimate) sampling unit

Not blank

Final sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric)

Everybody in the target population

No

Technical

Blank

Not applicable (only for the not sampled persons in a sample of individuals)

01.Technical items

Data collection information

DEWEIGHT

Design weight

Not blank

Design weight (7 digits: first 5 contain whole number, following 2 are decimals)

Everybody in the target population

No

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Identification

IDENT

Unique identifier

Not blank

Identifier (25 character alphanumeric)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical items

Identification

HHNUM

Serial number of the household

Not blank

Household number (8 character alphanumeric)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical items

Identification

HHSEQNUM

Sequence number in the household

01-98

Sequence number allocated to each member of the household (2 digits)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical items

Weights

COEFFQ

Quarterly weighting factor

000000000-999999999

Quarterly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places

Everybody in the target population

No

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Weights

COEFFY

Yearly weighting factor

000000000-999999999

Yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places

Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables

Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables

No

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Weights

COEFF2Y

Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables

000000000-999999999

Two-yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places

Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample for two-yearly variables

Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for two-yearly variables

No

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Weights

COEFFMOD

Yearly weighting factor — module

000000000-999999999

Yearly module weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places

Everybody in the yearly module subsample

Everybody in the yearly module subsample

No

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Weights

COEFFHH

Yearly household weighting factor

000000000-999999999

Yearly household weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places

Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample to be used for household analyses

Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample to be used for household analyses

Yes

Technical

Blank

Not applicable

01.Technical items

Interview characteristics

INTWAVE

Sequence number of the survey wave

1-8

Sequence number of the survey wave

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical items

Interview characteristics

INTQUEST

Questionnaire used

01

Quarterly

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

02

Quarterly and yearly

03

Quarterly, yearly and biennial

04

Quarterly, yearly, biennial and module

05

Quarterly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample

06

Quarterly, yearly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample

07

Quarterly, yearly, biennial and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample

08

Quarterly, yearly, biennial, module and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample

09

Household — minimum set of variables (for additional household members)

10

Household — restricted set of module background variables (for additional household members)

01.Technical items

Interview characteristics

MODE

Interviewing mode used

1

Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

2

Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)

3

Computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI)

4

Pen-and-Paper Personal Interviews (PAPI)

5

Copied from previous interview

6

Other

Blank

Not stated

01.Technical items

Interview characteristics

PROXY

Nature of participation in the survey

1

Direct participation

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

2

Indirect participation (i.e. participation via another member of the household)

Blank

Not stated

01.Technical items

Localisation

COUNTRY

Country of residence

Not Blank

Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical items

Localisation

REGION

Region of residence

Not Blank

NUTS 3 region (3 character alphanumeric)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

01.Technical items

Localisation

DEGURBA

Degree of urbanisation

1

Cities

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Technical

2

Towns and suburbs

3

Rural areas

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

SEX

Sex

1

Male

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

2

Female

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

YEARBIR

Year of birth

YYYY

Year of birth (4 digits)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

PASSBIR

Passing of birthday

1

Yes and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

2

No and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year

3

Yes and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year

4

No and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year

02.Person and household characteristics

Demography

AGE

Age in completed years

0-120

Age in completed years (3 digits)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Derived

02.Person and household characteristics

Citizenship and migrant background

CITIZENS HIP

Country of main citizenship

Not blank

Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

STLS

Stateless

FOR

Foreign citizenship but country unknown

Blank

Not stated

02.Person and household characteristics

Citizenship and migrant background

COUNTRYB

Country of birth

Not blank

Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

FOR

Foreign-born but country of birth unknown

Blank

Not stated

02.Person and household characteristics

Citizenship and migrant background

COBFATH

Country of birth of the father

Not blank

Country of birth of the father (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less

Yes

Collected

FOR

Father foreign-born but country of birth of the father unknown

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

02.Person and household characteristics

Citizenship and migrant background

COBMOTH

Country of birth of the mother

Not blank

Country of birth of the mother (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less

Yes

Collected

FOR

Mother foreign-born but country of birth of the mother unknown

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

02.Person and household characteristics

Reasons for migration

MIGREAS

Main reason for migrating

1

Employment, job found before migrating

COUNTRY ≠ COUNTRYB AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Employment, no job found before migrating

3

Family reasons

4

Education or training

5

Retirement

6

International protection or asylum

7

Other

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition

HHLINK

Relationship to the reference person in the household

01

Reference person

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

02

Partner of reference person

03

Son/daughter of reference person

04

Son/daughter-in-law of reference person

05

Grandchild of reference person

06

Parent of reference person

07

Parent-in-law of reference person

08

Grandparent of reference person

09

Brother/sister of reference person

10

Other relative

11

Other non-relative

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

02.Person and household characteristics

Household composition — additional specific details

HHSPOU

Sequence number of partner

00

Person has no partner, or the partner does not belong to this household

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

01-98

Sequence number of partner in the household

99

Not applicable

02.Person and household characteristics

Househol d composition — additional specific details

HHFATH

Sequence number of father

00

Father does not belong to this household

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

01-98

Sequence number of father in the household

99

Not applicable

02.Person and household characteristics

Househol d composition — additional specific details

HHMOTH

Sequence number of mother

00

Mother does not belong to this household

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Collected

01-98

Sequence number of mother in the household

99

Not applicable

02.Person and household characteristics

Stay in the country

YEARESID

Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years

999

Born in this country and never lived abroad for a period of at least 1 year

Everybody in the target population

No

Collected

000

Less than 1 year in the country but intention to stay at least 1 year in total (residence definition)

001-150

Number of years in this country (since last establishing the place of usual residence in this country)

Blank

Not stated

02.Person and household characteristics

Stay in the country

COUNTRPR

Country of previous residence

Not blank

Country of previous residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

YEARESID = 000-010

Everybody who last established his/her place of usual residence in the country in the last 10 years

No

Collected

FOR

Foreign country but exact country of previous residence unknown

999

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Employment status

WKSTAT

Working in the reference week

1

Worked for pay or profit in the reference week

15 <= AGE <= 89

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years

Yes

Collected

2

Absent from work or business during the reference week (self-declared)

3

Worked as unpaid family worker in the reference week

4

Neither worked nor had a job or business during the reference week

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Employment status

ABSREAS

Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week

01

Holidays

WKSTAT = 2

Persons reporting being absent from work or business during the reference week

Yes

Collected

02

Working time arrangements or compensation of overtime

03

Sick leave

04

Maternity or paternity leave

05

Job-related training

06

Parental leave

07

Off-season

08

Other reason

09

Having a job not started yet

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Employment status

JATTACH

Job attachment

1

Parental leave with any job-related income or benefit

ABSREAS = 06, 07, 08, Blank

Persons reporting being absent from work during the reference week for one of the following main reasons: parental leave, off-season, other reason or ‘don’t know’

Yes

Collected

2

Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of 3 months or less

3

Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of more than 3 months

4

Seasonal worker in off-season, regularly performing job-related tasks

5

Seasonal worker in off-season, not regularly performing any job-related task

6

Other absence where duration of absence is 3 months or less

7

Other absence where duration of absence is more than 3 months

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Employment status

EMPSTAT

Being in employment

1

Employed

15 <= AGE <= 89

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years

Yes

Derived

2

Not employed

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Second or multiple job(s)

NUMJOB

Number of jobs

1

Only one job

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

Yes

Collected

2

Two jobs

3

Three jobs or more

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Search for employment

SEEKWORK

Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week

1

Person is searching for employment

EMPSTAT = 2 AND AGE <= 74

Persons classified as not in employment aged less than 75 years

Yes

Collected

2

Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start within a period of at most 3 months after the end of the reference week

3

Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start in more than 3 months after the end of the reference week

4

Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which started between the end of the reference week and the interview date

5

Person is not searching for employment and has not found any job to start later

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Willingness to work

WANTWORK

Willingness to work even if not searching for employment

1

Person is not searching for employment but would nevertheless like to work

SEEKWORK = 5

Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week

Yes

Collected

2

Person is not searching for employment and does not want to work

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Search for employment

SEEKREAS

Main reason for not searching for employment

1

No suitable job is available

WANTWORK = 1

Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week but who would like to work

No

Collected

2

Education or training

3

Own illness or disability

4

Care responsibilities

5

Other family reasons

6

Other personal reasons

7

Awaiting recall to work (lay-off)

8

Other reasons

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Willingness to work

WANTREAS

Main reason for not wanting to work

1

Education or training

WANTWORK = 2

Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week and not wanting to work

No

Collected

2

Own illness or disability

3

Care responsibilities

4

Other family reasons

5

Other personal reasons

6

Retirement

7

Other reasons

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Search for employment

ACTMETNE

Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed persons)

1

Used active search method to find work

SEEKWORK = 1

Persons not in employment and searching for employment

Yes

Collected

2

Did not use active search method to find work

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Underemployment

WISHMORE

Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours

1

No

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

Yes

Collected

2

Yes

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Availability

AVAILBLE

Availability to start working immediately or to work more

1

Person could start to work immediately (within 2 weeks)

SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 3, 4 OR WANTWORK = 1 OR WISHMORE = 2

Persons having already found a job, searching for employment, not searching for employment but would like to have work, or working already but wishing to work more hours

Yes

Collected

2

Person could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks)

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Availability

AVAIREAS

Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more

1

Education or training

AVAILBLE = 2

Persons who could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks)

No

Collected

2

Own illness or disability

3

Care responsibilities

4

Other family reasons

5

Other personal reasons

6

Other reasons

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Employment status

ILOSTAT

ILO employment status

1

Employed

Everybody in the target population

Yes

Derived

2

Unemployed

3

Outside the labour force

03.Labour market participation

Workplace

COUNTRYW

Country of place of work for main job

Not blank

Country of place of work (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

FOR

Foreign country but exact country of place of work unknown

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Workplace

REGIONW

Region of place of work for main job

Not blank

NUTS 3 region for people working in their country of residence;

NUTS 2 region for people working in border regions of neighbouring countries;

country level information otherwise

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Working at home

HOMEWORK

Working at home for the main job

1

Person mainly works at home

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

Yes

Collected

2

Person sometimes works at home

3

Person never works at home

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

STAPRO

Status in employment in main job

1

Self-employed person with employees

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

Yes

Collected

2

Self-employed person without employees

3

Employee

4

Family worker (unpaid)

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

NACE3D

Economic activity of the local unit for main job

010-990

NACE code at 3-digit level

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

000

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

ISCO4D

Occupation in main job

0000-9900

ISCO code at 4-digit level

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

9999

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Elementary job characteristics

FTPT

Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)

1

Full-time job

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

Yes

Collected

2

Part-time job

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Duration of contract

TEMP

Permanency of main job

1

Permanent job

STAPRO = 3

Employees

Yes

Collected

2

Fixed-term job

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Duration of contract

TEMPDUR

Total duration of temporary main job

1

Less than 1 month

TEMP = 2

Employees with a fixed-term job

No

Collected

2

From 1 to less than 3 months

3

From 3 to less than 6 months

4

From 6 to less than 12 months

5

From 12 to less than 18 months

6

From 18 to less than 24 months

7

From 24 to less than 36 months

8

36 months or over

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Details of contract

TEMPREAS

Main reason for having a temporary main job

1

Could not find a permanent job

TEMP = 2

Employees with a fixed-term job

No

Collected

2

Did not want a permanent job

3

Fixed-term probationary contract

4

Apprenticeship

5

Training other than apprenticeship (trainees, internships, research assistants, etc.)

6

This type of job is only available with a temporary contract

7

Other reasons

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Details of contract

TEMPAGCY

Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job

1

No

STAPRO = 3

Employees

No

Collected

2

Yes

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Full- or part-time status — reason

FTPTREAS

Main reason for part-time work in the main job

1

Education or training

FTPT = 2

Persons in employment with a part-time job

No

Collected

2

Own illness or disability

3

Care responsibilities

4

Other family reasons

5

Other personal reasons

6

Could not find a full-time job

7

Other reasons

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Dependent self-employment

MAINCLNT

Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week

1

Only one client in the 12 months ending with the reference week

STAPRO = 1, 2

Self-employed workers

No

Collected

2

2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant

3

2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant

4

10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant

5

10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant

6

No client in the 12 months ending with the reference week

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Dependent self-employment

VARITIME

Decision on the start and end of working time

1

Worker can fully decide him/herself

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

2

Worker can decide under flexible working time arrangements

3

Employer, organisation, or client(s) decides

4

Any other party decides

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Supervisory responsibilities

SUPVISOR

Supervisory responsibilities in main job

1

Yes

STAPRO = 3

Employees

No

Collected

2

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Establishment size

SIZEFIRM

Size of the local unit for main job

01-09

Exact number of people, if between 1 and 9

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

10

10 to 19 people

11

20 to 49 people

12

50 to 249 people

13

250 people or more

14

Do not know but less than 10 people

15

Do not know but 10 people or more

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Search for another job

LOOKOJ

Looking for another job

1

Person is not looking for another job

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

2

Person is looking for another job

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Search for another job

HWWISH

Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week

00-98

Number of hours wished to work in total in a week

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Search for employment

SEEKDUR

Duration of search for employment

1

Less than 1 month

SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4

Persons searching for employment or having already found a job which started between the reference week and the interview date or which will start within 3 months after the end of the reference week

No

Collected

2

1 to 2 months

3

3 to 5 months

4

6 to 11 months

5

12 to 17 months

6

18 to 23 months

7

24 to 47 months

8

4 years or longer

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Care needs

NEEDCARE

Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation

1

Relevant care services not available

SEEKREAS = 4 OR WANTREAS = 3 OR FTPTREAS = 3 OR AVAIREAS = 3

Persons whose reason for not searching for employment or for not wanting to work or for working part-time or for not being available to start work is having care responsibilities

No

Collected

2

Relevant care services not affordable

3

Want to provide care themselves

4

Other factors were decisive

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Second or multiple job(s)

STAPRO2J

Status in employment in second job

1

Self-employed person with employees

NUMJOB = 2, 3

Persons in employment with more than one job

No

Collected

2

Self-employed person without employees

3

Employee

4

Family worker (unpaid)

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Second or multiple job(s)

NACE2J2D

Economic activity of the local unit for second job

01-99

NACE code at 2-digit level

NUMJOB = 2, 3

Persons in employment with more than one job

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

00

Not applicable

03.Labour market participation

Main activity status (self-defined)

MAINSTAT

Main activity status (self-defined)

1

Employed

15 <= AGE <= 89

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years

Yes

Collected

2

Unemployed

3

Retired

4

Unable to work due to long-standing health problems

5

Student, pupil

6

Fulfilling domestic tasks

7

Compulsory military or civilian service

8

Other

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

04.Educational attainment and background

Educational attainment level

HATLEVEL

Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)

000

No formal education or below ISCED 1

15 <= AGE <= 89

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years

Yes

Collected

100

ISCED 1 Primary education

200

ISCED 2 Lower secondary education

342

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education

343

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education

344

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education

349

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education

352

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education

353

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education

354

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education

359

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education

392

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education

393

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education

394

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education

399

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education

440

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general

450

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational

490

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown

540

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general

550

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational

590

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown

600

ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level

700

ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level

800

ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

04.Educational attainment and background

Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned

HATFIELD

Field of the highest level of education successfully completed

001

Basic programmes and qualifications

HATLEVEL = 342-800

Persons with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3

No

Collected

002

Literacy and numeracy

003

Personal skills and development

009

Generic programmes and qualifications not further defined

011

Education

018

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving education

021

Arts

022

Humanities (except languages)

023

Languages

028

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving arts and humanities

029

Arts and humanities not further defined

031

Social and behavioural sciences

032

Journalism and information

038

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving social sciences, journalism and information

039

Social sciences, journalism and information not further defined

041

Business and administration

042

Law

048

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving business, administration and law

049

Business, administration and law not further defined

051

Biological and related sciences

052

Environment

053

Physical sciences

054

Mathematics and statistics

058

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

059

Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics not further defined

061

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

068

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

071

Engineering and engineering trades

072

Manufacturing and processing

073

Architecture and construction

078

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction

079

Engineering, manufacturing and construction not further defined

081

Agriculture

082

Forestry

083

Fisheries

084

Veterinary

088

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

089

Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary not further defined

091

Health

092

Welfare

098

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving health and welfare

099

Health and welfare not further defined

101

Personal services

102

Hygiene and occupational health services

103

Security services

104

Transport services

108

Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving services

109

Services not further defined

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

04.Educational attainment and background

Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned

HATYEAR

Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed

YYYY

Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed (4 digits)

HATLEVEL = 100-800

Persons with at least primary educational attainment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

9999

Not applicable

04.Educational attainment and background

Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned

HATWORK

Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL

1

Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, at least one paid

HATLEVEL = 342-800 AND 20 <= AGE <= 34

Persons aged 20-34 with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3

No

Collected

2

Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, all unpaid

3

Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, at least one paid

4

Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, all unpaid

5

No or less than 1 month work experience

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Start of job

YSTARTWK

Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job

YYYY

Year concerned (4 digits)

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

9999

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Start of job

MSTARTWK

Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job

01-12

Month concerned (2 digits)

YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK) <= 2

Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the current or previous 2 years

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Way job found

WAYJFOUN

Public employment service helped to find the current main job

1

Yes

(EMPSTAT = 1) AND ((YSTARTWK = REFYEAR) OR (YSTARTWK = REFYEAR — 1 AND 01 <= MSTARTWK <= 12 AND MSTARTWK > REFMONTH))

Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the last 12 months

No

Collected

2

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Way job found

FINDMETH

Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment)

01

Job advertisements

STAPRO = 3 AND (YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK <= 7)

Employees who started working in their current main job in the current year or previous 7 years

No

Collected

02

Friends, relatives or acquaintances

03

Public employment service

04

Private employment agency

05

Education or training institution, internship or previous work experience

06

Contacted employer directly

07

Employer contacted person directly

08

Applying for a public competition

09

Other method

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Career continuity and breaks

EXISTPR

Existence of previous employment experience

1

Person has never been in employment

EMPSTAT = 2

Persons not in employment

No

Collected

2

Person has employment experience limited to occasional work

3

Person has employment experience other than occasional work

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Career continuity and breaks

YEARPR

Year in which person left the last job or business

YYYY

Year concerned (4 digits)

EXISTPR = 2, 3

Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

9999

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Career continuity and breaks

MONTHPR

Month in which person left the last job or business

01-12

Month concerned (2 digits)

YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank AND REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 2

Persons who left their last employment in the current year or previous 2 years

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience

Career continuity and breaks

LEAVREAS

Main reason for leaving last job or business

01

Dismissal or business closed for economic reasons

(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)

Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years

No

Collected

02

A fixed-term job has ended

03

Care responsibilities

04

Other family reasons

05

Education or training

06

Own illness and disability

07

Retirement

08

Other personal reasons

09

Other reasons

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

05.Job tenure and previous work experience

Elementary characteristics of the last job

STAPROPR

Status in employment in last job or business

1

Self-employed person with employees

(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)

Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years

No

Collected

2

Self-employed person without employees

3

Employee

4

Family worker (unpaid)

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

05.Job tenure and previous work experience

Elementary characteristics of the last job

NACEPR2D

Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked

01-99

NACE code at 2-digit level

(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)

Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

00

Not applicable

05.Job tenure and previous work experience

Elementary characteristics of the last job

ISCOPR3D

Occupation in the last job

000-990

ISCO code at 3-digit level

(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)

Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

CONTRHRS

Contractual working hours in main job

010, 015, 020.. 945, 950

Number of working hours per week in the contract or agreement (x10)

STAPRO = 3

Employees

No

Collected

960

Has a contract or agreement without specified hours

970

Does not have a contract or agreement

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

HWUSUAL

Number of hours per week usually worked in main job

010, 015, 020.. 945, 950

Number of hours usually worked in the main job (x10)

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

Yes

Collected

970

Hours worked vary from week to week

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

ABSHOLID

Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave

00, 05, 10.. 65, 70

Number of days of absence (x10)

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

ABSILLINJ

Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability

00, 05, 10.. 65, 70

Number of days of absence (x10)

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

ABSOTHER

Days of absence from main job due to other reasons

00, 05, 10.. 65, 70

Number of days of absence (x10)

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

EXTRAHRS

Overtime or extra hours worked in main job

000

No overtime or extra hours in the main job

WKSTAT = 1, 3

Persons present at work for at least 1 hour or who worked as a family worker in the reference week

No

Collected

005, 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950

Number of hours of overtime or extra hours in the main job (x10)

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

HWACTUAL

Number of hours actually worked in main job

000

Did not work in the main job in the reference week

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

Yes

Collected

010, 015, 020.. 945, 950

Number of hours actually worked in the main job (x10)

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

HWUSU2J

Number of hours per week usually worked in second job

010, 015, 020.. 945, 950

Number of hours usually worked in the second job (x10)

NUMJOB = 2, 3

Persons in employment with more than one job

No

Collected

970

Hours worked vary from week to week

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working hours

HWACTU2J

Number of hours actually worked in second job

000

Did not work in the second job in the reference week

NUMJOB = 2, 3

Persons in employment with more than one job

No

Collected

010, 015, 020.. 945, 950

Number of hours actually worked in the second job (x10)

Blank

Not stated

999

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working time arrangements

SHIFTWK

Shift work in main job

1

Person usually does shift work

STAPRO = 3

Employees

No

Collected

3

Person never does shift work

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working time arrangements

EVENWK

Evening work in main job

1

Person frequently works in the evening

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

2

Person sometimes works in the evening

3

Person never works in the evening

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working time arrangements

NIGHTWK

Night work in main job

1

Person frequently works at night

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

2

Person sometimes works at night

3

Person never works at night

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working time arrangements

SATWK

Saturday work in main job

1

Person frequently works on Saturdays

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

2

Person sometimes works on Saturdays

3

Person never works on Saturdays

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements

Working time arrangements

SUNWK

Sunday work in main job

1

Person frequently works on Sundays

EMPSTAT = 1

Persons in employment

No

Collected

2

Person sometimes works on Sundays

3

Person never works on Sundays

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

07.Participation in education and training

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)

EDUCFED4

Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks

1

Yes (includes students on holidays)

15 <= AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years

Yes

Collected

2

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

07.Participation in education and training

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)

EDUCLEV4

Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks

10

ISCED 1 Primary education

EDUCFED4 = 1

Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks

No

Collected

20

ISCED 2 Lower secondary education

34

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general

35

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational

39

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown

44

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general

45

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational

49

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown

54

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general

55

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational

59

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown

60

ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level

70

ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level

80

ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

07.Participation in education and training

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)

EDUCNFE4

Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks

1

Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity

15 <= AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years

Yes

Collected

2

Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities

3

Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

07.Participation in education and training

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)

EDUCFED12

Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months

1

Yes

15 <= AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

No

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

07.Participation in education and training

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)

EDUCLEV12

Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months

10

ISCED 1 Primary education

EDUCFED12 = 1

Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months

No

Collected

20

ISCED 2 Lower secondary education

34

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general

35

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational

39

ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown

44

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general

45

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational

49

ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown

54

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general

55

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational

59

ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown

60

ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level

70

ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level

80

ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

07.Participation in education and training

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)

EDUCNFE12

Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months

1

Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity

15 <= AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities

3

Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants

Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module

GENHEALTH

Self-perceived general health

1

Very good

15 <= AGE <= 89

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years

No

Collected

2

Good

3

Fair (neither good nor bad)

4

Bad

5

Very bad

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants

Elements of the Minimum European Health Module

GALI

Limitation in activities because of health problems

1

Severely limited

15 <= AGE <= 89

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years

No

Collected

2

Limited but not severely

3

Not limited at all

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts

Income from work

INCGROSS

Gross monthly pay from the main job

00000000–99999998

Gross monthly pay from main job (8 digits), including the proportionally part of payments made on a higher than monthly periodicity (National currency)

STAPRO = 3

Employees

Yes

Collected

Blank

Not stated

99999999

Not applicable

09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts

Income from work

INCGROSS_F

Flag on gross monthly pay from main job

11

Gross income collected and no imputation for item non-response/inconsistency

STAPRO = 3

Employees

Yes

Technical

12

Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from the labour force survey (LFS)

13

Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source

14

Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s)

21

Net-to-gross conversion applied and no imputation (net amount available and no imputation for non-response/inconsistency)

22

Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from the LFS and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value)

23

Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value)

24

Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s) and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value)

25

Imputed gross income for item non-response/inconsistency (net amount not available and imputation applied directly for the gross value; no net-to-gross conversion applied)

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts

Income from unemployment allowances

REGISTER

Registration at a public employment service (PES)

1

Person is registered at a public employment service and receives benefit or assistance

15 <= AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Person is registered at a public employment service but does not receive benefit or assistance

3

Person is not registered at a public employment service but receives benefit or assistance

4

Person is not registered at a public employment service and does not receive benefit or assistance

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

HATCNTR

Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed

Not blank

Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)

15 <= AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

FOR

Foreign country but exact country of completion of highest level of education unknown

Blank

Not stated

998

No formal education or below ISCED 1

999

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

ESTQUAL

Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad

01

Has applied, formal qualification partially or fully recognised

HATCNTR ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

Persons aged 15 to 74 years who obtained their highest formal qualification abroad or in an unknown country

No

Collected

02

Has applied, but formal qualification not recognised

03

Has applied, procedure under way/outcome still pending

04

Has not applied, because not needed

05

Has not applied, because not aware of possibilities or procedures

06

Has not applied, because of costs or complexity of the procedures

07

Has not applied, because not possible to apply

08

No, for other reasons

09

No formal education or below ISCED 1

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

HATPAR

Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents

1

Low (ISCED 0-2)

15 <= AGE <= 74

Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Medium (ISCED 3-4)

3

High (ISCED 5-8)

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

JOBSATISF

Job satisfaction

1

Satisfied to a large extent

EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment

No

Collected

2

Satisfied to some extent

3

Satisfied to a small extent

4

Not satisfied at all

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

SKILLEQ

Skill equivalence new main and old main job

1

Higher now

EMPSTAT = 1 AND COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, in employment aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Lower now

3

Same

4

Did not work before migrating

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

DISCRIMI

Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job

1

No

EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment

No

Collected

2

Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of age

3

Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of gender

4

Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin

5

Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of disability

6

Yes, mainly on other grounds

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

JOBOBSTA

Main obstacle to getting a suitable job

1

Lack of language skills in host country language(s)

COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad

3

Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit

4

Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin

5

No suitable job available

6

Other obstacle

7

No obstacles

8

Have never looked for work/never worked

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

DURFIJOB

Time required to find the first paid job in the host country

01

Less than 3 months

COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

02

From 3 to less than 6 months

03

From 6 to less than 12 months

04

From 12 months to less than 2 years

05

From 2 to less than 3 years

06

From 3 to less than 4 years

07

4 years or over

08

Did not find a job

09

Did not look for a job

Blank

Not stated

99

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

PRKNLANG

Skills in the main host country language before migrating

1

Mother tongue

COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Advanced (proficient user)

3

Intermediate (independent user)

4

Beginner (basic user)

5

Hardly any or no language skills

6

Was too young to speak any language at the time of migrating

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

LANGHOST

Current skills in the main host country language

1

Mother tongue

COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Advanced (proficient user)

3

Intermediate (independent user)

4

Beginner (basic user)

5

Hardly any or no language skills

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

03b.Labour market participation

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

LANGCOUR

Participation in course for the main host country language

1

Yes, general language course

COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74

First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years

No

Collected

2

Yes, work-specific language course

3

No, because language courses were not available or affordable

4

No, because language skills were sufficient

5

No, for other reasons

Blank

Not stated

9

Not applicable

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ANNEX II

Flowcharts on the order of questions on employment and unemployment in the questionnaire

1.

The national questionnaire shall be structured according to the following flowcharts to ensure sufficient comparability between countries. The flowcharts only cover the labour status module of the questionnaire, which relates to the questions on labour status according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) definition (employment, unemployment or outside the labour market).

2.

The labour status module shall be at the beginning of the national questionnaire, after the questions on the demographic characteristics.

3.

Questions on main activity status (self-perceived) shall be collected after the labour status module. The main activity status shall be collected by interview and neither derived from other variables nor imputed from registers.

4.

A flowchart is the graphical representation of the information flows through the questions in the questionnaire. It aims to define the information and concepts to be covered but does not impose any constraint in terms of number, translation and wording of the questions. Notes to the flowchart are integral part of the flowchart.

5.

The flowcharts will not be amended for at least 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.

6.

| — | A block represents a single set of information to be requested in the questionnaire by means of one or more questions. It contains the concepts on which information is to be collected. The concepts covered in one block can be asked in any country-defined order. It appears as a rectangular box: |
| --- | --- |

—

A block represents a single set of information to be requested in the questionnaire by means of one or more questions. It contains the concepts on which information is to be collected. The concepts covered in one block can be asked in any country-defined order. It appears as a rectangular box:

Image 1

| — | A submodule represents a set of blocks covering the same matter. It appears as a rectangular box with rounded short sides: |
| --- | --- |

—

A submodule represents a set of blocks covering the same matter. It appears as a rectangular box with rounded short sides:

Image 2

| — | An outflow represents the actual information collected in the block and the consequent flow towards other blocks. It appears as an arrow and a box: |
| --- | --- |

—

An outflow represents the actual information collected in the block and the consequent flow towards other blocks. It appears as an arrow and a box:

Image 3

| — | A filter represents a set of information based on external data. Its outflows depend in this case on external information. It appears as a rhombus with its outflows: |
| --- | --- |

—

A filter represents a set of information based on external data. Its outflows depend in this case on external information. It appears as a rhombus with its outflows:

Image 4

| — | An intermediate classification represents the intermediate result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with light background and black text: |
| --- | --- |

—

An intermediate classification represents the intermediate result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with light background and black text:

Image 5

| — | A final classification represents the final result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with dark background and white text: |
| --- | --- |

—

A final classification represents the final result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with dark background and white text:

Image 6

| — | The end represents the end of the flows in the flowchart. It appears as a parallelepiped shaped box: |
| --- | --- |

—

The end represents the end of the flows in the flowchart. It appears as a parallelepiped shaped box:

Image 7

7.

In each block the number of questions asked to collect the requested information can be customised by Member States. However, the content of the information to be collected cannot be expanded, i.e. questions that are not directly related to the information requested or the concept covered in the concerned block cannot be introduced.

8.

The box in the outflow can contain one or more items, separated by semicolon, having the same end-flow. Every item must be reported in the questionnaire and can be represented by one or several possible answers. However, an item can be dropped if justified by the national context (national law or circumstances). The order of the items in the questionnaire cannot be changed unless specified in the flowchart. No new outflows can be added.

9.

Questions can be added at the end of each submodule, between submodules or after a (intermediate or final) classification element, when justified by the national context and when this has no significant impact on the labour status classification according to the ILO definition. By way of exception, questions can be added on small jobs or casual work and on the production of agricultural goods intended for sale or barter, if needed in a given national context to better fulfil the ILO definition of employment.

10.

The labour status module contains different submodules, each covering a particular strand of labour status according to the ILO definition. The information flows among the submodules are set out in a meta-flowchart that represents the entire labour status module.

11.

Image 8

12.

Image 9

Notes:

BlockW1:

Work should be understood as any activity undertaken by persons to produce goods or to provide services for use by themselves or others. Work ‘for pay or profit’ refers to work carried out as part of a transaction in exchange for remuneration payable in the form of wages or salaries for time worked or work done, or in the form of profits derived from the goods and services produced through market transactions. The term ‘pay’ covers money or payment in kind, whether taxable or not.

Specifying ‘for pay or profit’ is the preferred option. Nevertheless, if justified in a given national context, alternative wording like ‘as paid employee or self-employed’ can be used as long as it describes the same concept. If the term ‘profit’ is too difficult to translate, asking more than one question can be used as a solution. As the least preferred option, if it is clear in a given national language that the goal is to identify those who worked for remuneration, the term ‘profit’ can be omitted and only the term ‘for pay’ kept.

Member States where Block W1 does not cover all types of jobs, in particular the small jobs or casual work and the production of agricultural goods intended for sale or barter, can include additional questions on these specific types of work.

BlockW2:

Work undertaken by a family worker is to be understood as being unpaid. If the work for a business owned by a family member is paid, then the outflow from BlockW1 should be ‘yes’.

Each Member State can choose whether it first asks about unpaid work done as family member or about absence. If the question about unpaid work done as family member is asked first, the question about absence is only mandatory for those who answer ‘no’ to this first question.

In contrast, if the question about absence is asked first, it should not only be checked whether those declaring not being absent from work were working as unpaid family workers in the reference week, but also whether those declaring an absence from work were working as such in the reference week. By way of exception, the ‘Absence from work’ submodule can be asked before the question on unpaid work done as family member, if relevant in a given national context. In this situation, the question on unpaid work done as family member will be asked only to all those classified as ‘not employed’ in the ‘Absence from work’ submodule.

13.

Image 10

Notes:

BlockA1:

‘Parental leave’ is the interruption of work to bring up or look after a young child. It can be taken either by the mother or by the father. This category covers both persons on statutory parental leave (legal, if existing, or contractual) and the self-employed. In certain national contexts, special leave to take care of a child of young age (‘care leave’) can also be considered as parental leave.

The respondent should be in employment (employee, self-employed) at the beginning of the period of absence. If the parental leave period directly follows another period of absence, the status (i.e. in employment or not) at the beginning of the overall period should be considered. If the respondent was not in employment at the beginning of the period of leave, the absence cannot be considered as parental leave.

In case of consecutive periods of absence, the main reason of absence during the reference week should be chosen.

‘Seasonal work’ refers to a job situation where the economic activity (production of goods or provision of services) of the economic unit is completely halted for a recurring and a, more or less, specific period of the year. The interruption of the economic activity should not be related to any particular or exceptional situation (bad weather, lack of customers, etc.) but should relate to standard factors occurring at repeated and long periods of the year. In that sense, seasonal work alternates between a long period of work and a long period of leave, within a given year. In this situation, the period of leave is defined as the off-season period.

‘Job-related training’ for employees refers to any training where one of the three following statements is true:

| — | the participation of the employee is required by the employer, |
| --- | --- |

—

the participation of the employee is required by the employer,

| — | the training takes place inside normal paid working hours and not during any kind of leave, |
| --- | --- |

—

the training takes place inside normal paid working hours and not during any kind of leave,

| — | the training is directly connected to the current job, and is paid by the employer or the employee continues receiving a remuneration from the employer. |
| --- | --- |

—

the training is directly connected to the current job, and is paid by the employer or the employee continues receiving a remuneration from the employer.

For the self-employed, job-related training should be connected to their activities.

Block A2:

‘Any job-related income or benefit’ means any income or benefit the respondent would not be entitled to receive if they did not have a job at the moment of starting this period of absence, regardless of their employment status (employee or self-employed). If the person is entitled to receive this income or benefit but has chosen not to receive it, they should be considered as having received it.

The income or benefit can be paid by either the employer or the social security, or both. It includes any compensation of wages (e.g. job-linked parental leave allowance or social security contributions) but excludes benefits that the person would receive even without a job (e.g. family allowances). If the employer continues to pay the social contributions for the person taking parental leave, even if a salary is no longer being paid, the person should be considered as continuing to receive a job-related income or benefit.

Job-related income or benefit may not be proportional to the income received just before the beginning of this period of absence. A flat rate can be considered as a job-related income or benefit as long as the person is entitled to receive it because of the hold job. Consequently, the income or benefit can either be granted at a flat rate or as a percentage of the last salary.

An exception to Article 8 paragraph 2 and Article 9 paragraph 1 of this Regulation is that external information (rather than interview results) can be used as a data source for this Block A2 if the entitlement to a job-related income or benefit can be unambiguously determined.

An important factor to consider is whether the respondent has a guarantee that they can return to their job at the end of their parental leave.

Block A3:

If the respondent did not work during the reference week but was regularly engaged in work-related activities or duties (e.g. maintenance, renovation, etc.) during the off-season, they should be considered as being employed. However, administrative tasks are not considered as work-related activities or duties.

Block A4:

The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.

The expected total duration only refers to the main reason for the absence. For example, for individuals on parental leave, the length of the absence should exclude the maternity/paternity leave.

The expected total duration of the absence, as evaluated by the respondent, should be recorded. The respondent may rely on a particular law or agreement, but will generally answer according to their self-perception.

If the respondent does not know if the total duration of their absence is shorter or longer than 3 months, they should consider the time between the beginning of the absence for that reason and the end of the reference week.

14.

Image 11

15.

Image 12

Notes:

Block S1:

The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.

Block S2:

Having already found a job includes seasonal workers who are not at work during the reference week (off-season) but expect to return to their seasonal job at the end of the off-season.

The ‘yes and started working between reference week and interview date’ option is proposed only if the interview date does not directly follow the reference week.

Block S4:

The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.

Block S5:

The list of options for the main reason for not looking for work includes:

| — | no suitable job is available [it must remain in first position]; |
| --- | --- |

—

no suitable job is available [it must remain in first position];

| — | education or training; |
| --- | --- |

—

education or training;

| — | own illness or disability; |
| --- | --- |

—

own illness or disability;

| — | care responsibilities; |
| --- | --- |

—

care responsibilities;

| — | other family reasons; |
| --- | --- |

—

other family reasons;

| — | other personal reasons; |
| --- | --- |

—

other personal reasons;

| — | awaiting recall to work (lay-off) [can be dropped if irrelevant]; |
| --- | --- |

—

awaiting recall to work (lay-off) [can be dropped if irrelevant];

| — | other reasons; or |
| --- | --- |

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other reasons; or

| — | don’t know. |
| --- | --- |

—

don’t know.

Apart from first option, the order of possible responses can be decided by country according to national considerations. If the category ‘laid off workers’ does not exist in a country, the outcome ‘awaiting recall to work’ can be skipped in the national questionnaire.

‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.

Block S6:

The list of options for the main reason for not wanting to work includes:

| — | education or training; |
| --- | --- |

—

education or training;

| — | own illness or disability; |
| --- | --- |

—

own illness or disability;

| — | care responsibilities; |
| --- | --- |

—

care responsibilities;

| — | other family reasons; |
| --- | --- |

—

other family reasons;

| — | other personal reasons; |
| --- | --- |

—

other personal reasons;

| — | retirement; |
| --- | --- |

—

retirement;

| — | other reasons; or |
| --- | --- |

—

other reasons; or

| — | don’t know. |
| --- | --- |

—

don’t know.

The order and split of possible responses can be decided by country according to national considerations.

‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.

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Notes:

Block M1:

The order of the questions is flexible. Member States can choose the number of questions in the sense that at the first ‘yes’ answer this Block M1 can be closed, but if a Member State wishes to go further and collect information on all nine methods it is free to do so. Member States can also split any required information into several questions.

The ‘asked friends, relatives or acquaintances’ option includes asking about job opportunities, asking for help in creating and updating a CV online or for help to prepare for a test or an interview.

The ‘contacted a public employment service’ option refers to the respondent’s job-search-related contacts, and not applying for unemployment benefits.

The information should be collected through closed questions. There should be no reclassification from open questions.

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Notes:

Block V1:

If the respondent already said that they found a job, this Block can be rephrased as ‘could start the job within 2 weeks from the reference week’.

Block V2:

The list of options for the main reason for not being available to start working within 2 weeks include:

| — | education or training; |
| --- | --- |

—

education or training;

| — | own illness or disability; |
| --- | --- |

—

own illness or disability;

| — | care responsibilities; |
| --- | --- |

—

care responsibilities;

| — | other family reasons; |
| --- | --- |

—

other family reasons;

| — | other personal reasons; |
| --- | --- |

—

other personal reasons;

| — | other reasons; or |
| --- | --- |

—

other reasons; or

| — | don’t know. |
| --- | --- |

—

don’t know.

The order and split of possible responses can be decided by country according to national consideration.

If the respondent already gave an answer in Block S5, that answer can be copied in Block V2. In such a case, the two additional answer categories in Block S5 ‘no suitable job is available’ and ‘awaiting recall to work (lay-off)’ can be recoded in Block V2 as ‘other reasons’.

‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.

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| — | People aged 15 to 69 are interviewed using the whole ‘labour status module’ in all interviews/waves according the applied rotation scheme. |
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People aged 15 to 69 are interviewed using the whole ‘labour status module’ in all interviews/waves according the applied rotation scheme.

| — | People aged 70 to 74 are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. People aged 70 to 74 and classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or their answers can be copied from the last available interview. |
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People aged 70 to 74 are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. People aged 70 to 74 and classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or their answers can be copied from the last available interview.

| — | People aged 75 to 89 are asked only about the submodules ‘At work’, ‘Absences from work’ and ‘Second or multiple jobs’ in the first interview/wave. From the second interview, people aged 75 to 89 can either be re-interviewed or answers can be copied from the last available interview or from external sources if more relevant in a given national context. |
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People aged 75 to 89 are asked only about the submodules ‘At work’, ‘Absences from work’ and ‘Second or multiple jobs’ in the first interview/wave. From the second interview, people aged 75 to 89 can either be re-interviewed or answers can be copied from the last available interview or from external sources if more relevant in a given national context.

| — | Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems and are classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or theiranswers can be copied from the last available interview. |
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Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems and are classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or theiranswers can be copied from the last available interview.

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ANNEX III

Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports

1.

Member States shall transmit, for the labour force domain, quarterly accuracy reports and an annual quality report to the Commission (Eurostat).

2.

The quarterly accuracy reports shall contain basic information on the accuracy and reliability of the survey and describe changes in the basic concepts and definitions that affect the comparability over time. Member States shall transmit quarterly accuracy reports within 2 weeks after the defined quarterly labour force survey (LFS) data transmission deadlines.

3.

The annual quality report shall contain quality-related data and metadata and be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months after the defined data transmission deadline for other LFS data.

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