Commission Regulation (EC) No 1571/98 of 20 July 1998 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community
Date: 1998-07-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, report, sample survey, sampling, statistical method, working population

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1571/98

of 20 July 1998

implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour
force sample survey in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Reference quarters

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9
March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample
survey in the Community (1), and in particular Articles 1,
4(2) and 4(3) thereof,

Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 requires
that, in the case of a continous survey, a list of the weeks
making up the reference quarters for the survey is drawn
up by the Commission;

Whereas in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 577/98 a programme of ad hoc modules covering
several years must be drawn up each year;

implementing measures

Whereas
are necessary for
defining the codification of the variables to be used for
data transmission in accordance with Article 4(3) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 577/98;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical
Programme Committee established by Council Decision
89/382/EEC, Euratom (2),

The definition of the reference quarters to be applied in
the case of a continous survey for the years 1998 and
1999, are laid down in Annex I to the present Regulation.

Article 2

Ad hoc modules

A programme of ad hoc modules covering years 1999 to
2001 is laid down in Annex II to the present Regulation.

The detailed list of information to be collected in the
1999 ad hoc module is laid down in Annex III to the
present Regulation.

Article 3

Codification of the variables

The codification to be used for data transmission for the
years 1998 and 1999 is laid down in Annex IV to the
present Regulation.

Article 4

Entry into force

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

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.

For the Commission

Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 77, 14. 3. 1998, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.

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ANNEX I

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Definition of the reference quarters

(a) First quarter of reference of 1998 starts on 29 December 1997 and consists of 13 weeks.

(b) The next quarters of reference of 1998 will be formed by blocks of 13 weeks and the last week of

1998 will not be covered.

(c) The first quarter of 1999 will start on 4 January 1999 and the next quarters will consist of

consecutive blocks of 13 weeks.

By exception:

(cid:190) The first quarter of reference starts on 5 January 1998 for Greece and Portugal and by

consequence the last week of 1998 will be covered.

(cid:190) The fourth quarter of reference of 1998 will be formed by a block of 14 weeks for Denmark and

Sweden.

(cid:190) Seasonal quarters of reference may be used in 1998 and 1999 for the United Kingdom and

Ireland (instead of the quarters of reference as defined above).

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ANNEX II

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Multiannual programme of ad hoc modules

1. Accidents at work and occupational diseases

List of variables: see Annex III.

Reference period: second quarter 1999 (first quarter of 1999 in Sweden, third quarter of 1999 for
Italy and the United Kingdom).

Member States and regions concerned: see Annex III.

Sample: as for the standard modules; however, if the individual is the sample unit no information on
the members of the household is requested.

Transmission of the results: before 31 March 2000.

2. Education and vocational training

List of variables: to be defined before March 1999.

Reference period: second quarter 2000 (June and December 2000 for Sweden, third quarter of 2000
for Italy).

Member States and regions concerned: to be defined.

Sample: as for the standard modules; however, if the individual is the sample unit no information on
the members of the household is requested.

Transmission of the results: before 31 March 2001.

3. Length and patterns of working time

List of variables: to be defined before March 2000.

Reference period: second quarter 2001.

Member States and regions concerned: to be defined.

Sample: as for the standard modules; however, if the individual is the sample unit no information on
the members of the household is requested.

Transmission of the results: before 31 March 2002.

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ANNEX III

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Specification of the 1999 ad hoc module

1. All Member States are covered except Belgium, France and Austria.

2. Germany can provide Eurostat with data concerning accidents at work and work-related health problems
for a period of reference of four weeks. The variables that can be provided are: accidents at work, time off
work due to the work accident, existence of a work-related health problem and time off work due to the
work-related health problem.

3. The variables will be coded as follows:

Column

Code

Description

Filters/remarks

ACCIDENTS AT WORK THAT HAVE
HAPPENED TO PERSONS HAVING WORKED
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS

209

injury(ies),

Accidental
from illnesses,
occurred during the past 12 months, at work or
in the course of work

apart

65/68

(Column 24 = 1, 2) or
(column 64 = 1 and
column
and
column 69/70 is not
prior to one year before
the
the
interview)

date

of

0

1-8

9

None

Number of accidental injuries

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-9 and column 64 W 1
or column 65/68 and column 69/70 is more than one
year before the date of the interview, or is blank)

Blank

No answer

210/211

Month when the most recent accidental injury
occurred

Column 209 = 1-8

00

Current month

01-12

Month (cid:190) 2 digits (accidents occurred before the curent
month)

99

Not applicable (column 209 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

212

Type of injury caused by the most recent accident
(code only the most serious type of injury)

Column 209 = 1-8

0

1

2

3

4

Contusion, bruising

Burn, scald, frostbite

Cut, laceration, severed nerves or tendons

Amputation

Broken bone

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Column

Code

Description

Filters/remarks

5

6

7

8

9

Sprain, strain, dislocation

Poisoning, gassing or asphyxiation

Infection by virus, bacteria or contact with infected
materials

Other types of injury

Not applicable (column 209 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

213

Work status after the most recent accidental
injury

Column 209 = 1-8

Person has started work again

(cid:190) Resumption of usual work activities

(cid:190) Change of work or workplace because of

the

accidental injury

(cid:190) Part-time work or on reduced hours because of the

accidental injury

Person has not started to work again

(cid:190) Person has not yet recovered from the accidental
the

the date of

injury and is not working at
interview

(cid:190) Person expects never to do paid work again because

of the accidental injury

(cid:190) Oher reasons

Not applicable (column 209 = 0, 9, blank)

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

Blank

No answer

214

Date when the person was able to start to work
again after the most recent accidental injury

Column 213 = 1-3, 6,
blank

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

On the same day as the accident or on the first day
after the accident

From the second to the fourth day after the accident

From the fifth to the seventh day after the accident

From one week but before two weeks after the accident

From two weeks but before one month after the
accident

From one month but before three months after the
accident

Three months or later after the accident

No time off work

Not applicable (column 213 = 4, 5, 9)

Blank

No answer

215

Job done when the accidental injury occurred
(code first that applies)

Column 209 = 1-8

1

2

3

4

5

9

Main current (first)

job

Second current job

Last job (person not in employment)

Job one year ago

Some other job

Not applicable (column 209 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filters/remarks

216

WORK-RELATED
PROBLEMS
SUFFERED DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS
(apart from accidental injuries)

HEALTH

Illness(es), disability(ies) or other physical or
psychic health problem(s), apart from accidental
injuries, suffered by the person during the past 12
months (from the date of the interview) and that
was (were), caused or made worse by the work

0

1-8

9

None

Number of different complaints

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-9 and column 64 W 1)

Blank

No answer

Column 24 = 1, 2 or
column 64 = 1

217

Type of the most serious complaint caused or
made worse by work

Column 216 = 1-8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Bone,

joint or muscle problem

Breathing or lung problem

Skin problem

Hearing problem

Stress, depression or anxiety

Headache and/or eyestrain

Heart disease or attack, or other problems in the
circulatory system

Infectious disease (virus, bacteria or other
infection)

type of

Other types of complaint

Not applicable (column 216 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

218

Number of days off work due to the most serious
complaint caused or made worse by work during
the last 12 months

Column 216 = 1-8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

Less than one day

One to three days

Four to six days

At least one week but less than two weeks

At least two weeks but less than one month

At least one month but less than three months

Three months or more

Expects never to do paid work again due to this illness

Not applicable (column 216 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filters/remarks

219

Job that caused or made worse the most serious
complaint (code first that applies)

Column 216 = 1-8

1

2

3

4

5

9

Main current (first)

job

Second current job

Last job (person not in employment)

Job one year ago

Some other job

Not applicable (column 216 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

220/221

Economic activity of the local unit of the job that
caused or made worse
serious
complaint (when not defined in another part of
the survey)

the most

Column 219 = 5, blank
or
(column 219 = 3
and the person did not
work within the
last
eight years)

NACE Rev. 1
(Two digits)

00

Not applicable (column 219 = 1-2, 4, 9 or (column
219 = 3 and the person last worked within the last
eight years))

Blank

No answer

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ANNEX IV

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Data codification 1998 to 1999

Columns where the information cannot be provided should be left ‘blank' or ‘not applicable' according
to the filters

Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

1/2

3

4/5

6/7

8/9

10

11/14

15

DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND

Sequence number in the household (it should remain the same for
all waves)

Private households

Two-digit sequence number allocated to each member of the household

Not applicable (not private household)

Relationship to reference person in the household

Private households

Reference person

Spouse (or cohabiting partner) of reference person

Child of reference person (or of his/her spouse or cohabiting partner)

Ascendant relative of reference person (or of his/her spouse or cohabiting
partner)

Other relative

Other

Not applicable (not private household)

Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner

Private households

Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner in the household

Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or has no
partner, or the partner does not belong to this private household)

Sequence number of father

Private households

Sequence number of father in the household

Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or the
father does not belong to this private household)

Sequence number of mother

Private households

Sequence number of mother in the household

Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or the
mother does not belong to this private household)

Sex

Male

Female

Year of birth

Everybody

Everybody

The four digits of year of birth are entered

Date of birth in relation to the end of reference period

Everybody

Person’s birthday falls between 1 January and the end of the reference
week

Person’s birthday falls after the end of the reference week

01-98

99

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

01-98

99

01-98

99

01-98

99

1

2

1

2

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

16

Marital status

Everybody

17/18

19/20

21/22

23

24

25

1

2

3

4

Single

Married

Widowed

Divorced or legally separated

Blank

No answer

Nationality

For coding, see enclosed list of countries

Years of residence in this Member State

Born in this Member State

Number of years for person who has been in this Member State for one to
10 years

Been in this Member State for more than 10 years

No answer

Country of birth

For coding, see enclosed list of countries

Not applicable (column 19/20 = 00)

No answer

Nature of participation in the survey

Direct participation

Participation via another member of the household

Not applicable (child less than 15 years old)

00

01-10

11

Blank

99

Blank

1

2

9

Blank

No answer

LABOUR STATUS

Labour status during the reference week

Everybody

Everybody

Column 19/20:;00

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

1

2

3

4

5

9

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

Did any work for pay or profit during the reference week (cid:190) one hour or
more (including family workers but excluding conscripts on compulsory
military or community service)

Was not working but had a job or business from which he/she was absent
during the reference week (including family workers but excluding cons-
cripts on compulsory military or community service)

Was not working because on lay-off

Was a conscript on compulsory military or community service

Other (15 years or more) who neither worked nor had a job or business
during the reference week

Not applicable (child less than 15 years old)

Reason for not having worked at all though having a job

Column 24 = 2

Bad weather

Slack work for technical or economic reasons

Labour dispute

School education or training

Own illness, injury or temporary disability

Maternity or parental leave

Holidays

Other reasons (e.g. personal or family responsibilities)

Not applicable (column 24 = 1, 3-5, 9)

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN JOB

26

Professional status

Column 24 = 1, 2

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

27/28

Economic activity of the local unit

Column 24 = 1, 2

29/31

00

Blank

999

Blank

NACE Rev. 1

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

Occupation

ISCO-88 (COM)

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

Column 24= 1, 2

32/33

Number of persons working at the local unit

Column 26 = 1, 3, 4,
blank

01-10

Exact number of persons, if between one and 10

11

12

13

14

15

99

11 to 19 persons

20 to 49 persons

50 persons or more

Do not know but less than 11 persons

Do not know but more than 10 persons

Not applicable (column 26 = 2, 9)

Blank

No answer

34/35

Country of place of work

Column 24 = 1, 2

99

Blank

For coding, enclosed list of countries

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

36/37

Region of place of work

Column 24 = 1, 2

99

Blank

9999

Blank

38/41

42/43

NUTS 2

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

Year in which person started working for this employer or as
self-employed

Column 24 = 1, 2

Enter the four digits of the year concerned

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

Month in which person started working for this employer or as
self-employed

38/41 :;

Column
9999, Blank and
column 162/165-
column 38/41 := 2

01-12

Enter the number of the month concerned

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Column

Code

99

Description

Filter/remarks

Not applicable (column 38/41 = 9999, blank or column 162/165-column
38/41 ; 2)

Blank

No answer

44

Full-time/part-time distinction

Column 24 = 1, 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

Full-time job

Part-time job which was taken because

(cid:190) person is undergoing school education or training

(cid:190) of own illness or disability

(cid:190) person could not find a full-time job

(cid:190) person did not want a full-time job

(cid:190) of other reasons

Person with a part-time job but giving no reason

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

45

Permanency of the job

Column 26 = 3

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

Person has a permanent job or work contract of unlimited duration

Person has temporary job/work contract of limited duration because:

(cid:190) it is a contract covering a period of training (apprentices, trainees,

research assistants, etc.)

(cid:190) person could not find a permanent job

(cid:190) person did not want a permanent job

(cid:190) no reason given

(cid:190) it is a contract for a probationary period

Not applicable (column 26 = 1, 2, 4, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

46

Total duration of temporary job or work contract of limited dura-
tion

Column 45 = 2-6

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Less than one month

one to three months

four to six months

seven to 12 months

13 to 18 months

19 to 24 months

25 to 36 months

More than three years

Not applicable (column 45 = 1, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

HOURS WORKED

47/48

Number of hours per week usually worked

Column 24 = 1, 2

00

01-98

99

Blank

Usual hours cannot be given because hours worked vary considerably from
week to week or from month to month

Number of hours usually worked in the first job

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

49/50

Number of hours actually worked during the reference week

Column 24 = 1, 2

00

01-98

99

Blank

Person having a job or business and not having worked at all in the main
activity during the reference week (column 24 = 2)

Number of hours actually worked in the first job during the reference
week

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

51/52

Main reason for hours actually worked during the reference week
being different from the person’s usual hours

Column 47/48 = 00-98
and column 49/50 =
01-98 and column 47/
48 :; column 49/50

01

16

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

97

98

99

Person has worked more than usual due to

(cid:190) variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours)

(cid:190) overtime

(cid:190) other reasons

Person has worked less than usual due to:

(cid:190) bad weather

(cid:190) slack work for technical or economic reasons

(cid:190) labour dispute

(cid:190) education or training

(cid:190) variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours)

(cid:190) own illness, injury or temporary disability

(cid:190) maternity or parental leave

(cid:190) special leave for personal or family reasons

(cid:190) annual holidays

(cid:190) bank holidays

(cid:190) start of/change in job during reference week

(cid:190) end of job without taking up a new one during reference week

(cid:190) other reasons

Person having worked usual hours during the reference week (column
47/48 = column 49/50 = 01-98)

Person whose hours vary considerably from week to week or month to
month and who did not state a reason for a divergence between the actual
and usual hours (column 47/48 = 00 and column 51/52 :; 01-16)

Not applicable (column 24 = 2-5, 9 or column 47/48 = blank or column
49/50 =blank)

Blank

No answer

53

Wish to work usually more than the current number of hours

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2 and (00
: column 47/48 : 40
or column 44 = 2-7)

0

1

2

3

4

9

(cid:190) No

(cid:190) Yes, through an additional job

(cid:190) Yes, through a job working more hours than the present job

(cid:190) Yes, but only within the present job

(cid:190) Yes, in any of the above ways

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9 or 40 : = column 47/48 : = 98
and column 44 = 1)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

54/55

Number of hours than the person would like to work in total

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2

56

57

58

59

01-98

99

Blank

1

2

3

9

Number of hours wished to work in total

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

No answer

Working at home

Person usually works at home

Person sometimes works at home

Person never works at home

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2

Looking for another job and reasons for doing so

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2

0

1

2

3

7

8

4

5

6

9

Person is not looking for another job

Person is looking for antoher job because

(cid:190) of risk or certainty of loss or termination of present job

(cid:190) actual job is considered as a transitional job

(cid:190) seeking an additional

job to add more hours to those worked in

present job

(cid:190) seeking a job with more hours worked than in present job

(cid:190) seeking a job with less hours worked than in present job (column 53

= 0)

(cid:190) of wish to have better working conditions (e.g. pay, working or travel

time, quality of work)

(cid:190) of other reasons

(cid:190) Person looking for another job but giving no reason

(cid:190) Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

(cid:190) No answer

SECOND JOB

Existence of more than one job or business

1

2

9

Person had only one job or business during the reference week

Person had more than one job or business during the reference week (not
due to change of job or business)

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2

Professional status (in the second job)

Column 58 = 2

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (column 58 = 1, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

60/61

Economic activity of the local unit (in the second job)

Column 58 = 2

62/63

00

Blank

00

01-98

99

Blank

NACE Rev. 1

Not applicable (column 58 = 1, 9, blank)

No answer

Number of hours actually worked during the reference week in the
second job

Column 58 = 2

Person not having worked in the second job during the reference week

Number of hours actually worked in the second job during the reference
week

Not applicable (column 58 = 1, 9, blank)

No answer

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSON NOT IN
EMPLOYMENT

64

Existence of previous employment experience

Column 24 = 3-5

0

1

9

Person has never been in employment (purely occasional work, such as
vacation work, compulsory military or community service are not to be
considered as employment)

Person has already been in employemnt (purely occasional work, such as
vacation work, compulsory military or community service are not to be
considered as employment)

Not applicable (column 24 = 1, 2, or 9)

Blank

No answer

65/68

Year in which person last worked

Column 64 = 1

Enter the last four digits of the year in which person last worked

9999

Blank

Not applicable (column 64 = 0, 9, blank)

No answer

69/70

Month in which person last worked

01-12

99

Enter the number of the month in which person last worked

Not applicable (column 65/68 = 9999, blank or column 162/165 -
column 65/68;2)

Blank

No answer

71

Main reason for leaving last job or business

Column
65/68:;
9999 and column 162/
165-column
65/68
:=2

column 64 = 1 and
-
162/165
column
column 65/68 : 8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Dismissed or made redundant

A job of limited duration has ended

Personal or family responsibilities

Own illness or disability

Education or training

Early retirement

Normal retirement

Compulsory military or community service

Other reasons

Nor applicable (column 64 = 0, 9, blank, or column 64 = 1 and did not
work in last eight years)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

72

Professional status in last job

Column 64 = 1 and
column
-
column 65/68:8

162/165

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (column 64 = 0, 9, blank, or column 64 = 1 and did not
work in last eight years)

Blank

No answer

73/74

Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked Column 64 = 1 and
-

column
162/165
column 65/68 : 8

NACE REV. 1

00

Not applicable (column 64 = 0, 9, blank, or column 64 = 1 and did not
work in last eight years)

Blank

No answer

75/77

Occupation of last job

Column 64 = 1 and
-
162/165
column
column 65/68 : 8

ISCO-88 (COM)

999

Not applicable column (64 = 0, 9, blank, or column 64 = 1 and did not
work in last eight years)

Blank

No answer

SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT

78/79

Seeking employment during previous four weeks

Column 24 = 3-5

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

99

Person is seeking employment

Person has already found a job which will start later

Person is not seeking employment because:

(cid:190) awaiting recall to work (persons on lay-off)

(cid:190) of own illness or disability

(cid:190) of personal or family responsibilities

(cid:190) of education or training

(cid:190) of retirement

(cid:190) of belief that no work is available

(cid:190) of other reasons

(cid:190) no reason given

Not applicable (column 24 = 1, 2 or 9)

80

Type of employment sought

Column 78/79 = 01,
02 or column 57 = 1-8

The employment sought (for column 78/79 = 02, the employment found)
is:

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

as self-employed

as employee:

(cid:190) and only full-time job is looked for (or has already been found)

(cid:190) and full-time job is sought, but if not available, part-time job will be

accepted

(cid:190) and part-time job is sought, but if not available, full-time job will be

accepted

(cid:190) and only part-time job is liked for (or has already been found)

(cid:190) and person did not state whether full-time or part-time job is looked

for (or has already been found)

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Blank

No answer

81

Duration of search for employment

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Search not yet started

Less than one month

One to two months

Three to five months

Six to 11 months

12 to 17 months

18 to 23 months

24 to 47 months

Four years or longer

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Blank

No answer

METHODS USED DURING PREVIOUS FOUR WEEKS TO
FIND WORK (1)

82

83

Contacted public employment office to find work

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Contacted private employment agency to find work

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

0

1

9

0

1

9

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

84

Applied to employers directly

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

85

86

87

88

89

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Asked friends, relatives, trade unions, etc.

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Inserted or answered advertisements in newspapers or journals

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Studied advertisements in newspapers or journals

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Took a test, interview or examination

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Looked for land, premises or equipment

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

Looked for permits, licences, financial resources

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Awaiting the results of an application for a job

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Waiting for a call from a public employment office

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Awaiting the results of a competition for recruitment to the public
sector

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Other method used

No

Yes

Column 78/79 = 01-02
or column 57 = 1-8

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 78/79 = 03-10 or column 57
= 0, blank)

Willingness to work for person not seeking employment

Column 78/79 = 03-10

Person is not seeking employment:

(cid:190) but would nevertheless like to have work

(cid:190) and does not want to have work

Not applicable (column 78/79 = 01-02, 99)

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

1

2

9

Blank

No answer

Availability to start working within two weeks

If work were found now:

Column 78/79 = 01 or
column 95 = 1, blank
or column 57 = 1-8

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

4

5

9

Person could start to work immediately (within two weeks)

Person could not start to work immediately (within two weeks) because:

(cid:190) he/she must complete education or training

(cid:190) he/she must complete compulsory military or community service

(cid:190) he/she cannot leave present employment within two weeks due to

period of notice

(cid:190) of personal or family responsibilities (including maternity)

(cid:190) of own illness or incapacity

(cid:190) of other reasons

(cid:190) no reason given

Not applicable (column 24 = 9 or column 57 = 0, blank or column
78/79 = 02 or column 95 = 2)

Situation immediately before person started to seek employment
(or was waiting for new job to start)

Column 78/79 = 01-02

Person was working (including apprentices, trainees)

Person was in full-time education (excluding apprentices, trainees)

Person was conscript on compulsory military or community service

Person had domestic/family responsibilities

Other (e.g. retired)

Not applicable (column 78/79 = 03-10, 99)

97

Blank

No answer

98

Registration at a public employment office

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

1

2

3

4

9

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

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

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

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

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

MAIN LABOUR STATUS

99

Main status

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family busi-
ness or holding, including an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc.

Unemployed

Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience

In retirement or early retirement or has given up business

Permanently disabled

In compulsory military service

Fulfilling domestic tasks

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

8

9

Other inactive person

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

100

Education or training received during previous four weeks

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

0

1

9

Received no education or training

Received some education or training

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

101

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

Type of instruction

Class-room instruction

Column 100 = 1

Instruction in a working environment (without complementary classroom
instruction at a school or college)

Instruction combining both work experience and complementary class-
room instruction (including any form of
‘dual system' or ‘sandwich
courses')

Distance learning, correspondence courses

Self-learning

Conferences, seminar, workshop

Not applicable (column 100 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

102

Level of this education or training

Column 100 = 1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

General education

Primary or lower secondary (ISCED 1-2)

Upper secondary or post-secondary not tertiary (ISCED 3-4)

Pre-vocational or vocational education or training

Lower secondary (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary or post-secondary not tertiary (ISCED 3-4)

Tertiary education

ISCED 5a

ISCED 5b

ISCED 6

Training that is not allocated to the ISCED classification (for example:
language courses, computer courses, seminars, etc.)

Not applicable (Column 100 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

103

Purpose of this education and training

Column 100 = 1

1

2

Initial education or training aiming at getting the skills for a job (except
under a specific employment measure)

Continuing vocational
measure)

training (except under a specific employment

(cid:190) To adapt

to technological change, obtain promotion or upgrade

acquired skills

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

3

4

5

6

9

(cid:190) Training as a preparation for returning to work after a prolonged
absence due to illness, maternity leave, national service, or a sabbatical
period or unemployment

(cid:190) Other adult training

Training under a specific employment measure

General interest

Not applicable (column 100 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

104

Total length of this education or training

Column 100 = 1 and
column 101 = 1, 2, 3,
4, blank

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Less than one week

One week or more but less than one month

One month or more but less than three months

Three months or more but less than six months

Six months or more but less than one year

One year or more but less than two years

Two years or longer

No definite length

Not applicable (column 100 = 0, 9, blank or column 101 = 5, 6)

Blank

No answer

105/106

Usual number of hours of training per week

Column 100 = 1 and
column 101 = 1, 2, 3,
4, blank

01-98

99

Blank

Number of hours

Not applicable (column 100 = 0, 9, blank or column 101 = 5, 6)

No answer

107/108

Highest level of education or training successfully completed

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

99

ISCED 1

ISCED 2

ISCED 3c (shorter than three years)

ISCED 3c (three years or longer) or ISCED 4c

ISCED 3b or ISCED 4b

ISCED 3a or ISCED 4a

ISCED 3 or ISCED 4 without distinction a, b, or c possible

ISCED 5b

ISCED 5a

ISCED 6

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

109

Having obtained a (non-tertiary) vocational qualification
(Minimum duration: six months)

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

1

Yes. Classroom instruction

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

2

3

4

5

9

Yes. Instruction in a working environment (without complementary class-
room instruction at a school or college)

Yes. Instruction combining both work experience and complementary
classroom instruction (including any form of ‘dual system' or ‘sandwich
courses')

Yes. Type unknown

No

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

110/113

Year when highest level of education or training was successfully
completed

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

The four digits of year when highest level of education or training was
successfully completed are entered

9999

Blank

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

No answer

SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE SURVEY

114

Situation with regard to activity one year before survey

Everybody aged 15 years
or more

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family busi-
ness or holding, including an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc.

Unemployed

Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience

In retirement or early retirement or has given up business

Permanently disabled

In compulsory military service

Fulfilling domestic tasks

Other inactive person

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

115

Professional status one year before survey

Column 114 = 1

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family-worker

Not applicable (column 114 = 2-7, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

116/117

Economic activity of local unit in which person was working one
year before survey

Column 114 = 1

00

Blank

NACE Rev. 1

Not applicable (column 114 = 2-7, 9, blank)

No answer

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

118/119

Country of residence one year before survey

Everybody

99

Blank

For coding, see enclosed list of countries

Not applicable (child less than one year old)

No answer

120/121

Region of residence (within Member State) one year before survey

Everybody

NUTS 2

99

Not applicable (person who has changed country of residence or child less
than one year old)

Blank

No answer

INCOME

122/129

Monthly (take home) pay from main job

Column 26 = 3

00000000-99999998

The eight digits of monthly (take home) pay from main job, including
extra payments monthly paid (national currency)

99999999

Not applicable (column 26 :; 3)

Blank

No answer

130/137

Additional payments from main job

Column 26 = 3

00000000-99999998

The eight digits of additional payments (total yearly net amount) from
main job which are not monthly paid (national currency)

99999999

Not applicable (column 26 :; 3)

Blank

No answer

138/145

Unemployment allowances

Column 98 = 1, 3

00000000-99999998

The eight digits of monthly received unemployment allowances (national
currency)

99999999

Not applicable (column 98 :; 1, 3)

Blank

No answer

146/153

Additional payments of unemployment allowance

Column 98 = 1, 3

00000000-99999998

The eight digits of additional payments (total yearly net amount) of
unemployment allowances which are not monthly paid, for example:
severance payments and other irregular payments or lump sum payments
(national currency)

99999999

Not applicable (column 98 :; 1, 3)

Blank

No answer

154/161

Sickness, disability or invalidity allowances

Column 26 = 3

00000000-99999998

The eight digits of monthly received sickness, disability or invalidity
allowances (national currency)

99999999

Not applicable (column 26 :; 3)

Blank

No answer

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Code

Description

Filter/remarks

TECHNICAL ITEMS RELATING TO THE INTERVIEW

162/165

Year of survey

Four digits of the year

166/167

Reference week

Number of the week running from Monday to Sunday

168/169

Interview week

Number of the week running from Monday to Sunday

170/171

Member State

For coding, see enlosed list of countries

172/173

Region of household

NUTS 2

174

Degree of urbanisation

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

175/180

181

182

1

2

3

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

Densley-populated area

Intermediate area

Thinly-populated area

Serial number of household

Everybody

Serial numbers are allocated by the national statistical
remain the same for all waves

institutes and

Records relating to different members of the same household carry the
same serial number

Type of household

Everybody

Person living in private household (or permanently in a hotel) and
surveyed in this household

Person living in an institution and surveyed in this institution

Person living in an institution but surveyed in this private household

Person living in another private household on the territory of the Member
State but surveyed in this household of origin

Column 181 = 2, 3

Type of institution

Educational institution

Hospital

Other welfare institution

Religious institution (not already included in 1-3)

Workers’ hostel, working quarters at building sites, student hostel, univer-
sity accomodation, etc.

Military establishment

Other (e.g. prison)

Not applicable (column 181 = 1, 4)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

183/188

Yearly weighting factor

Everybody

0000-9999

Columns 183-186 contain whole numbers

00-99

Columns 187-188 contain decimal places

189/194

Quarterly weighting factor

Everybody

0000-9999

Columns 189-192 contain whole numbers

00-99

Columns 193-194 contain decimal places

195/200

Quarterly weighting factor of the sanple for household character-
istics (in the case of a sample of individuals)

0000-9999

Columns 195-198 contain whole numbers

00-99

Columns 199-200 contain decimal places

201

Sub-sample in relation to preceding survey

Everybody

202

203

204

1

2

1

2

This address or household:

Belongs to the sub-sample not surveyed in the previous Community
labour force survey

Belongs to the sub-sample already surveyed in the previous Community
labour
force survey (including, where area samples are concerned,
addresses of buildings constructed since the previous survey and belonging
to this sub-sample)

Sub-sample in relation to the following survey

Everybody

This address or household:

Belongs to the sub-sample not to be surveyed in the following Community
labour force survey

Belongs to the sub-sample to be surveyed again in the following Com-
munity labour force survey

Sequence number of the survey wave

Everybody

1-8

Sequence number of the wave

ATYPICAL WORK

Shift work

1

2

3

9

Person usually does shift work

Person sometimes does shift work

Person never does shift work

Not applicable (column 26 :; 3)

Blank

No answer

Column 26 = 3

205

Evening work

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2

1

2

3

9

Person usually works in the evening

Person sometimes works in the evening

Person never works in the evening

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

206

Night work

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2

1

2

3

9

Person usually works at night

Person sometimes works at night

Person never works at night

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

207

Saturday work

1

2

3

9

Person usually works on Saturdays

Person sometimes works on Saturdays

Person never works on Saturdays

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

208

Sunday work

1

2

3

9

Person usually works on Sundays

Person sometimes works on Sundays

Person never works on Sundays

Not applicable (column 24 = 3-5, 9)

Blank

No answer

(1) For Spain the reference period will be adapted to the delay legally established by the National Institute of Employment.

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2

Column 24 = 1 or
column 24 = 2