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The variables shall be coded as follows: The numbering of the variables of the labour force survey in the ‘Filter’ column (C11/14, C17/18, C19/20, C24, C99, C116, C162/165 and C170/171) refers to Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 430/2005. The coding to be used for columns 207/208 and 209/210 shall be the same as for columns 17/18, 21/22, 39/40 and 150/151 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 430/2005. Column Code Description Filter 203/206 Year of acquisition of citizenship Everybody aged 15-74 and C17/18 = C170/171 4 digits 9996 Year unknown but national by acquisition 9997 National at birth 9998 National since the creation of the country/redefinition of borders 9999 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C17/18 ≠ C170/171)) Blank No answer 207/208 Country of birth of father (For Germany: nationality/former nationality of father when he has in the reference week the German nationality) Everybody aged 15-74 For coding, see ISO country classification 98 Country unknown but father born abroad 99 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74) Blank No answer 209/210 Country of birth of mother (For Germany: nationality/former nationality of mother when she has in the reference week the German nationality) Everybody aged 15-74 For coding, see ISO country classification 98 Country unknown but mother born abroad 99 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74) Blank No answer 211/212 Total number of years of residence in the host country Everybody aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 01-98 2 digits 99 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 = 00)) Blank No answer 213 Main reason the person had for migrating (last migration) Everybody aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and (C162/165 – C11/14 – C19/20) ≥ 15 1 Employment, intra-corporate transfer 2 Employment, job found before migrating other than code 1 3 Employment, no job found before migrating 4 Study 5 International protection 6 Accompanying family/family reunification 7 Family formation 8 Other 9 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 = 00) or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and (C162/165 – C11/14 – C19/20) < 15)) Blank No answer 214 Whether the duration of the current residence permit/visa/certificate is limited (optional for France) Everybody aged 15-74 and C17/18 ≠ C170/171 0 Yes, less than 1 year 1-5 Yes, number of years 6 Yes, limited duration of more than 5 years 7 Yes, but do not know the duration 8 No 9 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C17/18 = C170/171)) Blank No answer 215 Whether current legal access to the labour market is restricted Everybody aged 15-74 and C17/18 ≠ C170/171 and (C24 = 1, 2 or C99 = 1, 2, 4 or (C99 = 3 and C116 = 1)) 1 Yes, access restricted to employment for specific employers/sectors/occupations 2 Yes, access restricted to self-employment 3 Yes, access not allowing self-employment 4 Yes, combination of 1 and 2 5 Yes, combination of 1 and 3 6 Yes, combination of 1 and 3 7 No 8 Does not know 9 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C17/18 = C170/171) or (person aged 15-74 and C17/18 ≠ C170/171 and C116 = 2, blank)) Blank No answer 216 Use of facilities for establishing what highest qualification equates to in the host country system Everybody aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and (C24 = 1, 2 or C99 = 1, 2, 4 or (C99 = 3 and C116 = 1)) 1 Yes, established what qualification equates to 2 Yes, but not established what qualification equates to or procedure not yet completed 3 No, no need because highest qualification obtained in the host country 4 No, no need for reason other than code 3 5 No for other reason 9 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 = 00) or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and C116 = 2, blank)) Blank No answer 217 Need to improve host country language skills to get an appropriate job Everybody aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and (C24 = 1, 2 or C99 = 1, 2, 4 or (C99 = 3 and C116 = 1)) 1 Yes 2 No 9 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 = 00) or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and C116 = 2, blank)) Blank No answer 218 Main help received in the host country in finding the current job or setting up own business Everybody aged 15-74 and C24 = 1, 2 1 Relatives/friends 2 Public employment office 3 Private employment agencies 4 Migrant or ethnic organisation 5 Other 6 None 9 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C24 = 3, 4, 5)) Blank No answer 219/220 Use of services for labour market integration in the two years following the last arrival Everybody aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and C19/20 ≤ 10 and (C162/165 – C11/14 – C19/20) ≥ 15 01 Yes, contact with an adviser for job guidance/counselling or job search assistance 02 Yes, participation to labour market training/programmes 03 Yes, participation to host country language tuition 04 Yes, combination of 1 and 2 05 Yes, combination of 1 and 3 06 Yes, combination of 2 and 3 07 Yes, combination of 1, 2 and 3 08 No, not entitled to 09 No, for reason other than code 08 99 Not applicable (person aged under 15 or over 74 or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 = 00) or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and C19/20 > 10) or (person aged 15-74 and C19/20 ≠ 00 and C19/20 ≤ 10 and (C162/165 – C11/14 – C19/20) < 15)) Blank No answer 221/226 Weighting factor for the 2008 LFS module (optional) Everybody aged 15-74 0000-9999 Columns 220-223 contain whole numbers 00-99 Columns 224-225 contain decimal places