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| 26.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 54/9 |

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/257

of 16 December 2019

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the labour force domain

(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)](#ntr1-L_2020054EN.01000901-E0001), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

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| (1) | In order to cover the needs identified in the relevant detailed topics, the Commission should specify the number and title of the variables for the data set in the labour force domain. |

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| (2) | The number of variables to be collected does not exceed by more than 5 % the number of variables collected for the labour force domain at the time when Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 entered into force. |

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| (3) | The Commission has carried out appropriate consultations of national experts as part of the preparation of this delegated act, |

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The number and the titles of the variables for the data set in the labour force domain are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

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

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)](#ntc1-L_2020054EN.01000901-E0001)  
[OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2019_261_I_TOC).

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ANNEX

Number and title of the variables for the dataset in the labour force domain

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| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variable name |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 01. | Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | | Data collection information | REFYEAR | Year of survey |
| REFWEEK | Reference week |
| REFMONTH | Reference month |
| INTWEEK | Interview week |
| HHTYPE | Living in a private household or an institution |
| STRATUM | Stratum |
| PSU | Primary sampling unit |
| FSU | Final (or ultimate) sampling unit |
| DEWEIGHT | Design weight |
| Identification | IDENT | Unique identifier |
| HHNUM | Serial number of the household |
| HHSEQNUM | Sequence number in the household |
| Weights | COEFFQ | Quarterly weighting factor |
| COEFFY | Yearly weighting factor |
| COEFF2Y | Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables |
| COEFFMOD | Yearly weighting factor — module |
| COEFFHH | Yearly household weighting factor |
| Interview characteristics | INTWAVE | Sequence number of the survey wave |
| INTQUEST | Questionnaire used |
| MODE | Interviewing mode used |
| PROXY | Nature of participation in the survey |
| Localisation | COUNTRY | Country of residence |
| REGION | Region of residence |
| DEGURBA | Degree of urbanisation |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 02. | Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | | Demography | SEX | Sex |
| YEARBIR | Year of birth |
| PASSBIR | Passing of birthday |
| AGE | Age in completed years |
| Citizenship and migrant background | CITIZENSHIP | Country of main citizenship |
| COUNTRYB | Country of birth |
| COBFATH | Country of birth of the father |
| COBMOTH | Country of birth of the mother |
| Reasons for migration | MIGREAS | Main reason for migrating |
| Household composition | HHLINK | Relationship to the reference person in the household |
| Household composition — additional specific details | HHSPOU | Sequence number of partner |
| HHFATH | Sequence number of father |
| HHMOTH | Sequence number of mother |
| Stay in the country | YEARESID | Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years |
| COUNTRPR | Country of previous residence |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 03. | Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | | Employment status | WKSTAT | Working in the reference week |
| ABSREAS | Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week |
| JATTACH | Job attachment |
| EMPSTAT | Being in employment |
| ILOSTAT | ILO employment status |
| Second or multiple job(s) | NUMJOB | Number of jobs |
| STAPRO2J | Status in employment in second job |
| NACE2J2D | Economic activity of the local unit for second job |
| Search for employment | SEEKWORK | Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week |
| SEEKREAS | Main reason for not searching for employment |
| ACTMETNE | Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed people) |
| SEEKDUR | Duration of search for employment |
| Willingness to work | WANTWORK | Willingness to work even if not searching for employment |
| WANTREAS | Main reason for not wanting to work |
| Underemployment | WISHMORE | Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours |
| Availability | AVAILBLE | Availability to start working immediately or to work more |
| AVAIREAS | Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more |
| Workplace | COUNTRYW | Country of place of work for main job |
| REGIONW | Region of place of work for main job |
| Working at home | HOMEWORK | Working at home for the main job |
| Elementary job characteristics | STAPRO | Status in employment in main job |
| NACE3D | Economic activity of the local unit for main job |
| ISCO4D | Occupation in main job |
| FTPT | Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) |
| Duration of contract | TEMP | Permanency of main job |
| TEMPDUR | Total duration of temporary main job |
| Details of contract | TEMPREAS | Main reason for having a temporary main job |
| TEMPAGCY | Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job |
| Full- or part-time status — reason | FTPTREAS | Main reason for part-time work in the main job |
| Dependent self-employment | MAINCLNT | Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week |
| VARITIME | Decision on the start and end of working time |
| Supervisory responsibilities | SUPVISOR | Supervisory responsibilities in main job |
| Establishment size | SIZEFIRM | Size of the local unit for main job |
| Search for another job | LOOKOJ | Looking for another job |
| HWWISH | Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week |
| Care needs | NEEDCARE | Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation |
| Main activity status (self-defined) | MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 04. | Educational attainment and background - 4 collected variables (1 quarterly; 3 yearly) | | Educational attainment level | HATLEVEL | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) |
| Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATFIELD | Field of the highest level of education successfully completed |
| HATYEAR | Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed |
| HATWORK | Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 05. | Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | | Start of job | YSTARTWK | Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
| MSTARTWK | Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
| Way job found | WAYJFOUN | Public employment service helped to find the current main job |
| FINDMETH | Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment) |
| Career continuity and breaks | EXISTPR | Existence of previous employment experience |
| YEARPR | Year in which person left the last job or business |
| MONTHPR | Month in which person left the last job or business |
| LEAVREAS | Main reason for leaving last job or business |
| Elementary characteristics of the last job | STAPROPR | Status in employment in last job or business |
| NACEPR2D | Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked |
| ISCOPR3D | Occupation in the last job |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 06. | Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | | Working hours | CONTRHRS | Contractual working hours in main job |
| HWUSUAL | Number of hours per week usually worked in main job |
| ABSHOLID | Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave |
| ABSILLINJ | Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability |
| ABSOTHER | Days of absence from main job due to other reasons |
| EXTRAHRS | Overtime or extra hours worked in main job |
| HWACTUAL | Number of hours actually worked in main job |
| HWUSU2J | Number of hours per week usually worked in second job |
| HWACTU2J | Number of hours actually worked in second job |
| Working time arrangements | SHIFTWK | Shift work in main job |
| EVENWK | Evening work in main job |
| NIGHTWK | Night work in main job |
| SATWK | Saturday work in main job |
| SUNWK | Sunday work in main job |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 07. | Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | | 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 |
| EDUCLEV4 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks |
| EDUCNFE4 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks |
| 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 |
| EDUCLEV12 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months |
| EDUCNFE12 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 08. | Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants - 2 collected variables (2 biennially) | | Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module | GENHEALTH | Self-perceived general health |
| Elements of the Minimum European Health Module | GALI | Limitation in activities because of health problems |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 09. | Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts - 2 collected variables (1 quarterly; 1 yearly) - 1 technical variable | | Income from work | INCGROSS | Gross monthly pay from the main job |
| INCGROSS\_F | Flag on gross monthly pay from main job |
| Income from unemployment allowances | REGISTER | Registration at a public employment service (PES) |
| | | | | --- | --- | | 03b. | Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | HATPAR | Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents |
| HATCNTR | Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed |
| JOBSATISF | Job satisfaction |
| DISCRIMI | Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job |
| JOBOBSTA | Main obstacle to getting a suitable job |
| PRKNLANG | Skills in the main host country language before migrating |
| LANGHOST | Current skills in the main host country language |
| SKILLEQ | Skill equivalence new main and old main job |
| LANGCOUR | Participation in course for the main host country language |
| DURFIJOB | Time required to find the first paid job in the host country |
| ESTQUAL | Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad |

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