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