Commission Regulation (EC) No 1575/2000 of 19 July 2000 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community concerning the codification to be used for data transmission from 2001 onwards
Date: 2000-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, coding, data transmission, sample survey, statistical method, working population

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1575/2000

of 19 July 2000

implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample
survey in the Community concerning the codification to be used for data transmission from 2001
onwards

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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), as amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1571/98 (2), and in particular Article 4(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No
577/98 implementing measures
are necessary for
defining the codification of the variables to be used for
the data transmission.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
Statistical
accordance with

opinion

the

the

of

Programme Committee established by Council Decision
89/382/EEC, Euratom (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The codification of the variables to be used for the data trans-
mission for the years 2001 and onwards is laid down in the
Annex to the present Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of 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, 19 July 2000.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 205, 22.7.1998, p. 40.

(3) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

ANNEX

1/2

3

4/5

6/7

8/9

10

11/14

15

16

DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND

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

Private households

01-98

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

99

Not applicable (not private household)

Relationship to reference person in the household

Private households

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

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 coha-
biting partner)

Other relative

Other

Not applicable (not private household)

Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner

Private households

01-98

Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner in the household.

99

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

01-98

Sequence number of father in the household

99

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

01-98

Sequence number of mother in the household

99

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

Sex

Male

Female

Year of birth

Everybody

Everybody

The 4 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

Marital status

Single

Married

Everybody

1

2

1

2

1

2

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

3

4

Widowed

Divorced or legally separated

Blank

No answer

Nationality

For coding, see annex IV

Years of residence in this Member State

00

Born in this Member State

17/18

19/20

Everybody

Everybody

01-10

Number of years for person who has been in this Member State for 1 to
10 years

11

Been in this Member State for more than 10 years

Blank

No answer

21/22

Country of birth

Column 19/20 ≠ 00

For coding, see annex IV

99

Not applicable (Column 19/20 = 00)

Blank

No answer

23

Nature of participation in the survey

Everybody aged 15 years or more

1

2

9

Direct participation

Participation via another member of the household

Not applicable (child less than 15 old)

Blank

No answer

LABOUR STATUS

24

Labour status during the reference week

Everybody aged 15 years or more

25

1

2

3

4

5

9

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Did any work for pay or profit during the reference week — one hour
or more (including family workers but excluding conscripts on compul-
sory 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 conscripts 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

Compensation leave (within the framework of working time banking or
an annualised hours contract)

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

26

Professional status

Column 24 = 1, 2

EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN JOB

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

27/29

Economic activity of the local unit

Column 24 = 1, 2

30/33

NACE Rev. 1 coded 2 or if possible 3 digits

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

No answer

Occupation

ISCO-88 (COM) coded 3 or if possible 4 digits

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

No answer

000

Blank

9999

Blank

Column 24 = 1, 2

34/35

Number of persons working at the local unit

Column 24 = 1, 3, 4, blank

01-10

Exact number of persons,

if between 1 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

36/37

Country of place of work

Column 24 = 1, 2

For coding, see annex IV

99

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

Blank

No answer

38/39

Region of place of work

Column 24 = 1, 2

NUTS 2

99

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

Blank

No answer

40/43

44/45

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

9999

Blank

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

Column 40/43 ≠ 9999, blank and
Column 164/167 — Column 40/
43 < = 2

01-12

Enter the number of the month concerned

99

Not applicable (Column 40/43 = 9999, blank or Column 164/167 —
Column 40/43 > 2)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

46

Full-time/part-time distinction

Column 24 = 1, 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Full-time job

Part-time job which was taken because

— pension is undergoing school education or training

— of own illness or disability

— person could not find a full-time job

— person did not want a full-time job

— of other reasons

Person with a part-time job but giving no reason

Looking after children or incapacitated adults

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

Blank

No answer

47

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:

— it is a contract covering a period of training (apprentices, trainees,

research assistants, etc.)

— person could not find a permanent job

— person did not want a permanent job

— no reason given

— it is a contract for a probationary period

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

Blank

No answer

48

Total duration of temporary job or work contract of limited
duration

Column 47 = 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 47 = 1, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

HOURS WORKED

49/50

Usual hours cannot be given because hours worked vary conside-
rably from week to week or from month to month

Column 24 = 1, 2

00

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

01-98

Number of hours usually worked in the first job

99

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

Blank

No answer

51/52

Number of hours actually worked during the reference week

Column 24 = 1, 2

00

01-98

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

99

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

Blank

No answer

53/54

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

Column 49/50 = 00-98 & Column 51/
52 = 01-98

01

16

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

97

98

Person has worked more than usual due to

— variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours)

— overtime

— other reasons

Person has worked less than usual due to:

— bad weather

— slack work for technical or economic reasons

— labour dispute

— education or training

— variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours)

— own illness,

injury or temporary disability

— maternity or parental

leave

— special

leave for personal or family reasons

— annual Holidays

— bank Holidays

— start of/change in job during reference week

— end of job without taking up a new one during reference week

— other reasons

Person having worked usual hours during the reference week (Column
49/50 = Col. 51/52 = 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 49/50 = 00 & col. 53/54 ≠ 01-16)

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

99

Not applicable (Column 24 = 2-5, 9 or Column 49/50 = blank or
Column 51/52 = blank)

Blank

No answer

55

Wish to work usually more than the current number of hours

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2 &
(00 < Col. 49/50 < 40 or col.46 = 2-7)

0

1

2

3

4

9

— no

— yes, through an additional

job

— yes, through a job working more hours than the present job

— yes, but only within the present job

— yes,

in any of the above ways

Not applicable (Column 24 = 3-5, 9 or
40 < = Column 49/50 < = 98) and Column 46 = 1))

((Column 49/50 = 00 o

Blank

No answer

56/57

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

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2

01-98

Number of hours wished to work in total

99

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

Blank

No answer

58

Working at home

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2

1

2

3

9

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

59

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 another job because

— of risk or certainty of loss or termination of present job

— actual

job is considered as a transitional

job

— seeking an additional job to add more hours to those worked in

present job

— seeking a job with more hours worked than in present job

— seeking a job with less hours worked than in present job (Column

55 = 0)

— of wish to have better working conditions (e.g. pay, working or

travel time, quality of work)

— of other reasons

Person looking for another job but giving no reason

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

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

SECOND JOB

60

Existence of more than one job or business

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2

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

61

Professional status (in the second job)

Column 60 = 2

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (Column 60 = 1, 9 blank)

Blank

No answer

62/63

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

Column 60 = 2

NACE Rev. 1

00

Not applicable (Column 60 = 1, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

64/65

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

Column 60 = 2

00

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

01-98

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

99

Not applicable (Column 60 = 1, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSON NOT IN EMPLOY-
MENT

66

Existence of previous employment experience

Column 24 = 3-5

0

1

9

Person has neven 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 employment (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, 9)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

67/70

Year in which person last worked

Column 66 = 1

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

9999

Blank

Not applicable (Column 66 = 0, 9, blank)

No answer

71/72

Month in which person last worked

01-12

Enter the number of the month in which person last worked

99

Not applicable (Column 67/70 = 9999, blank or Column 164/167 —
Column 67/70 > 2)

Blank

No answer

73

Main reason for leaving last job or business

Column 67/70 = blank and Column
164/167 — Column 67/70 < = 2

Column 66 = 1 and Column 164/167
— Column 67/70 < 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 responsabilities

Own illness or disability

Education or training

Early retirement

Normal retirement

Compulsory military or community service

Other reasons

Not applicable (Column 66 = 0,9, blank, or Column 66 = 1 and did not
work in last eight years)

Blank

No answer

74

Professional status in last job

Column 66 = 1 and Column 164/167
— Column 67/70 < 8

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (Column 66 = 0,9, blank, or Column 66 = 1 and did not
work in last eight years)

Blank

No answer

75/76

Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked

Column 66 = 1 and Column 164/167
— Column 67/70 < 8

NACE Rev. 1

00

Not applicable (Column 66 = 0,9, blank, or Column 66 = 1 and did not
work in last years)

Blank

No answer

77/79

Occupation of last job

ISCO-88 (COM)

999

Not applicable (Column 66 = 0,9, blank, or Column 66 = 1 and did not
work in last eight years)

Blank

No answer

Column 66 = 1 and Column 164/167
— Column 67/70 < 8

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT

80/81

Seeking employment during previous four weeks

Column 24 = 3-5

01

11

12

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

99

Person is seeking employment

Person has already found a job which will start later

— within a period of at most three months

— in more than three months

Person is not seeking employment because:

— awaiting recall to work (persons on lay-off)

— of own illness or disability

— of personal or family responsibilities

— of education or training

— of retirement

— of belief that no work is available

— of other reasons

— no reason given

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

82

Type of employment sought

Column 80/81 = 01, 11, 12 or Column
59 = 1-8

The employment sought (for 80/81 = 11, 12 the employment found) is:

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

as self-employed

as employee:

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

— and full-time job is sought, but if not available, part-time job will be

accepted

— and part-time job is sought, but if not available, full-time job will be

accepted

— and only part-time job is looked for (or has already been found)

— 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 80/81 = 03-10 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Blank

No answer

83

Duration of search for employment

Column 80/81 = 01, 11, or Column
59 = 1-8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Search not yet started

Less than one month

one to two months

three to five months

six to 11 months

12 to 17 monthes

18 to 23 months

24 to 47 months

four years or longer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

9

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-10, 12 or
Column 59 = 0, blank)

Blank

No answer

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

Contacted public employment office to find work

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

0

1

9

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 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Contacted private employment agency to find work

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Applied to employers directly

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Asked friends, relatives, trade unions, etc.

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Inserted or answered advertisements in newspapers or journals

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Studied advertisements in newspapers or journals

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1,8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Took a test, interview or examination

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

91

Looked for land, premises or equipment

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

92

93

94

95

96

97

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

1

2

9

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Looked for permits, licences, financial resources

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Awaiting the results of an application for a job

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Waiting for a call from a public empoyment office

Column 80/81 = 01-02 or Column
59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

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

Column 80/81 = 01-02 or Column
59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Other method used

Column 80/81 = 01 or Column 59 = 1-8

No

Yes

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 80/81 = 03-12 or Column
59 = 0, blank)

Willingness to work for person not seeking employment

Column 80/81 = 03-10

Person is not seeking employment:

— but would nevertheless like to have work

— and does not want to have work

Not applicable (Column 80/81 = 01, 12, 99)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

98

Availability to start working within two weeks

Column 80/81 = 0,11 or Column
97 = 1, blank or Column 55 = 1-4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

4

5

9

99

If work were found now:

Person could start to work immediately (within two weeks)

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

— he/she must complete education or training

— he/she must complete compulsory military or community service

— he/she cannot leave present employment within two weeks due to

period of notice

— of personal or family responsibilities (including maternity)

— of own illness or incapacity

— of other reasons

— no reason given

Not applicable (Column 24 = 9 or Column 55 = 0, blank or Column
97 = 2)

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

Column 80/81 = 0,1, 11, 12

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 80/81 = 03-10, 99)

Blank

Registration at a public employment office

100

Registration of 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

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

MAIN LABOUR STATUS

101

Main status

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
business 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.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

102

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

103

Type of instruction

Column 102 = 1

1

2

3

4

9

Class-room instruction

Instruction in a working environment (without complementary class-
room instruction at a school or college including conferences, seminar,
workshop courses')

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

Other type of instruction

Not applicable (Column 02 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

104

Level of this education or training

Column 102 = 1

1

2

4

General education

Primary or lower secondary (ISCED 1-2)

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

Pre-vocational or vacational education or training

Lower secondary (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary or Post-secondary not tertiary

(ISCED 3-4)

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

Tertiary education

ISCED 5a

ISCED 5b

ISCED 6

Training that is not allocated to the ISCED classification (e.g.: language
courses, computer courses, seminars …)

Not applicable (Column 102 = 0, 9, blank)

5

6

7

8

9

Blank

No answer

105

Purpose of this education and training

Column 102 = 1

1

2

5

6

9

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

Continuing vocational training (except under a specific employment
measure)

Training under a specific employment measure

General

interest

Not applicable (Column 102 = 0, 9, blank)

Blank

No answer

106

Total length of this education or training

Column 102 = 1 and column 103 = 1,
2, 3 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 102 = 0, 9, blank or Column 103 = 4)

Blank

No answer

107/108

Usual number of hours of training per week

Column 102 = 1 and column 103 = 1,
2, 3, blank

01-98

Number of hours

99

Not applicable (Column 102 = 0, 9, blank or Column 103 = 4)

Blank

No answer

109/110

Highest level of education or training successfully completed

Everybody aged 15 years or more

01

02

11

03

04

ISCED 1

ISCED 2

ISCED 3 (without distinction a, b or c possible)

ISCED 3c (shorter than three years)

ISCED 3 (three years or more)

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

13

14

15

08

09

10

99

ISCED 3b

ISCED 3a

ISCED 4

ISCED 5b

ISCED 5a

ISCED 6

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

111

Having obtained a
(minimum duration: six months)

(non tertiary) vocational qualification

Everybody aged 15 years or more

1

2

3

4

5

9

Yes — Classroom instruction

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

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

Yes — Type unknown

No

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

Blank

No answer

112/115

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

116

Situation with regard to activity one year before survey

Everybody aged 15 years or more

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Carried out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family
business 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

117

Professional status one year before survey

Column 116 = 1

1

2

Self-employed without employees

Self-employed without employees

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

3

4

9

Employee

Family-worker

Not applicable (Column 116 = 2-9 blank)

Blank

No answer

118/119

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

Column 116 = 1

NACE Rev. 1

00

Not applicable (Column 116 = 2-9 blank)

Blank

No answer

120/121

Country of residence one year before survey

Everybody

For coding, see annex IV

99

Not applicable (child less than one year old)

Blank

No answer

122/123

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

124/131

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

132/139

Additional payments from main job

Column 26 = 3

00000000 -

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

999999998

Not applicable (Column 26 # 3)

Blank

No answer

140/147

Unemployment allowances

Column 100 = 1, 3

00000000 -
99999998

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

99999999

Not applicable (Column 100 # 1,3)

Blank

No answer

148/55

Additional payments of unemployment allowance

Column 100 = 1, 3

000000000
- 99999998

The eight digits of additional payments (total yearly net amount) of
unemployment allowance which are not monthly paid, e.g.: severance
payments and other irregular payments or lumpsum payments (National
currency)

99999999

Not applicable (Column 100 # 1,3)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

156/163

Sickness, disability or invalidity allowances

Column 26 = 3

00000000 -
99999998

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

999999999

Not applicable (Column 26 # 3)

Blank

No answer

TECHNICAL ITEMS RELATING TO THE INTERVIEW

164/167

Year of survey

168/169

Reference week

Last four digits of the year

170/171

Interview week

Number of the week running from Monday to Sunday

Number of the week running from Monday to Sunday

172/173

Member State

174/175

Region of household

For coding, see annex IV

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

Everybody

NUTS 2

Degree of urbanisation

Densely-populated area

Intermediate area

Thinly-populated area

176

177/182

183

184

1

2

3

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

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 a 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 183 = 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,
university accommodation, etc.

Military establishment

Other (e.g. prison)

Not applicable (Column 183 = 1, 4)

Blank

No answer

185/190

Yearly weighting factor

Everybody

0000-9999

Columns 185 to 1888 contain whole numbers

00-99

Columns 189-190 contain decimal places

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Column

Code

Description

Filter/remarks

191/196

Quarterly weighting factor

Everybody

0000-9999

Columns 191-193 contain whole numbers

00-99

Columns 195-196 contain decimal places

197/202

Quarterly weighing factor of the sample for household characteri-
stics in the case of a sample of individuals

0000-9999

Columns 197-200 contain whole numbers

00-99

Columns 201-202 contain decimal places

Sequence number of the survey wave

Everybody

203

204

1-8

Sequence number of the wave

ATYPICAL WORK

Shift work

Person does shift work

Person never does shift work

Not applicable (Column 26 # 3)

1

3

9

Blank

No answer

205

Evening work

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

206

Night work

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 Saturdays

Person sometimes works on Sundays

Person never works on Sundays

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

Blank

No answer

Column 26 = 3

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2

Column 24 = 1 or Column 24 = 2

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