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The variables will be coded as follows: (The codes for the variables of the Labour Force Sample Survey in the column ‘Filter’ refer to Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters (1)) Name Column Code Description Filter PENSION 197 Person receives a pension Everybody aged 50-69 and (WSTATOR = 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR) > 49)) 1 Yes 2 No 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know PENSTYPE 198-205 Type of pension(s) PENSION = 1 PENSTYP1 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Statutory scheme PENSTYP2 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Occupational scheme PENSTYP3 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Personal scheme PENSTYP4 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Scheme unknown PENSTYP5 1: Yes; 0: No Unemployment pension PENSTYP6 1: Yes; 0: No Disability pension PENSTYP7 1: Yes; 0: No Survivor's pension PENSTYP8 1: Yes; 0: No Other pension(s) or type of pension unknown 99999999 Not applicable (not included in the filter) EARLYRET 206 Early retirement PENSTYP1 = 1 or PENSTYP2 = 1 or PENSTYP3 = 1 or PENSTYP4 = 1 1 Yes 2 No 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know AGEPENS 207-208 Age at which person first received an old-age pension PENSTYP1 = 1 or PENSTYP2 = 1 or PENSTYP3 = 1 or PENSTYP4 = 1 2 digits 99 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know REASNOT 209 Main reason for not staying longer at work WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 3 and PENSION = 1 1 Favourable financial arrangements to leave 2 Lost job and/or could not find a job 3 Had reached the maximum retirement age 4 Had reached eligibility for a pension 5 Other job-related reasons 6 Own health or disability 7 Family or care-related reasons 8 Other 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know WORKLONG 210 Wish to stay longer at work WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 3 and PENSION = 1 1 Yes 2 No 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know REDUCHRS 211 Person reduced working hours in a move towards full retirement (WSTATOR = 1, 2 and aged 55-69) or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 3 and PENSION = 1) 1 Yes, before receiving the first old-age pension 2 Yes, since or after receiving the first old-age pension 3 No 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know STAYWORK 212 Main reason for staying at work WSTATOR = 1, 2 and PENSION = 1 1 To establish or increase future retirement pension entitlements 2 To provide sufficient personal/household income 3 Combination of 1 and 2 4 Non-financial reasons, e.g. work satisfaction 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know PLANSTOP 213 Plans to stop work WSTATOR = 1, 2 and PENSION = 1 1 In up to 1 year 2 In more than 1 year up to 3 years 3 In more than 3 years up to 5 years 4 In more than 5 years up to 10 years 5 More than 10 years 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know BUILDPEN 214-217 Pension rights built up so far PENSION = 2, blank or (PENSTYP1 to PENSTYP4 = 0) BUILDPEN1 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Statutory scheme BUILDPEN2 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Occupational scheme BUILDPEN3 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Personal scheme BUILDPEN4 1: Yes; 0: No Old-age pension. Scheme unknown 9999 Not applicable (not included in the filter) CONTWORK 218 Expects to continue working/looking for a job after receiving old-age pension (WSTATOR = 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4)) and BUILDPEN ≠ 0000, 9999 and PENSION = 2, blank 1 Yes, for financial reasons 2 Yes, for other reasons 3 No, stop immediately when receiving old-age pension 4 No, stop before receiving old-age pension 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank No answer or does not know 219-224 Weighting factor for the 2012 ad hoc module (optional) Everybody aged 50-69 and (WSTATOR = 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR) > 49)) 0000-9999 Columns 219-222 contain whole numbers 00-99 Columns 223-224 contain decimal places