Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/2001 of 12 July 2001 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community concerning the specification of the 2002 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people
Date: 2001-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: sample survey, worker with disabilities, working population

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1566/2001

of 12 July 2001

implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample
survey in the Community concerning the specification of the 2002 ad hoc module on employment
of disabled people

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), and in particular Article 4(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1626/2000 (2) has
drawn up a programme of ad hoc modules to the labour
force survey covering years 2001 to 2004, which
includes an ad hoc module on employment of disabled
people.

In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No
577/98 the detailed list of information to be collected in
an ad hoc module shall be drawn at least 12 months
before the beginning of the reference period for that
module.

There is a need for a comprehensive and comparable
dataset on the labour market situation of people with
disabilities, as referred to in the Council Resolution of
17 June 1999 on equal opportunities for people with
disabilities (3), which calls upon the Commission to work

together with the Member States, in particular within the
framework of the European employment guidelines and
in accordance with the mainstreaming principle,
to
monitor and analyse the development of the employ-
ment of people with disabilities on the basis of compar-
able data.

(4)

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 (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The detailed list of information to be collected in the year 2002
by the ad hoc module on employment of disabled people is
laid down in the Annex to the present Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 12 July 2001.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 3.

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

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ANNEX

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Specification of the 2002 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people

1. Member States and regions concerned: all

2. The variables will be coded as follows:

Column

Code

Description

Filter, remarks

220

Existence of a longstanding health problem or disability

1

2

9

Yes

No

Not applicable (person aged less than 16 or more than 64)

Blank

No answer

Everybody aged 16 to
64

221/222

Type of health problem or disability (code main type)
O p t i o n a l

f o r G e r m a n y

Col. 220 = 1

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

99

Problems with arms or hands (which includes arthritis or
rheumatism)

Problems with legs or feet (which includes arthritis or rheu-
matism)

Problems with back or neck (which includes arthritis or rheu-
matism)

Difficulty in seeing (with glasses or contact lenses if worn)

Difficulties in hearing (with hearing aids or grommets, if used)

Speech impediment

Skin conditions,

including severe disfigurement, allergies

Chest or breathing problems, includes asthma and bronchitis

Heart, blood pressure or circulation problems

Stomach,

liver, kidney or digestive problems

Diabetes

Epilepsy (include fits)

Mental, nervous or emotional problems

Other progressive illnesses (which include cancers NOS, MS,
HIV, Parkinson's disease)

Other longstanding health problems

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1)

Blank

No answer

223

Time since onset of health problem or disability

Col. 220 = 1

1

2

3

4

Less than 6 months

At least 6 months but less than 1 year

At least 1 year but less than 2 years

At least 2 years but less than 3 years

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Column

Code

Description

Filter, remarks

5

6

7

8

9

At least 3 years but less than 5 years

At least 5 years but less than 10 years

10 years or more

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1)

Blank

No answer

224

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

Cause of health problem or disability
O p t i o n a l

f o r G e r m a n y

Born with it or birth injury

Col. 220 = 1

Work-related accident or injury including traffic accidents at
work

Traffic accident or injury (non-work-related)

Household, leisure and sports accident or injury (non-work-
related)

Work-related diseases

Non-work-related diseases

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1)

Blank

No answer

225

Whether works in sheltered or supported employment
O p t i o n a l

f o r G e r m a n y

Col. 220 = 1 and col.
24 = 1, 2

1

2

3

9

Yes

No

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1 or col. 24 ≠ 1, 2)

Blank

No answer

226

Whether health problem restricts kind of work that can be done

Col. 220 = 1

1

2

3

4

9

Yes, considerably

Yes, to some extent

No

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1)

Blank

No answer

227

Whether health problem restricts amount of work that can be done

Col. 220 = 1

1

2

3

4

9

Yes, considerably

Yes, to some extent

No

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1)

Blank

No answer

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Column

Code

Description

Filter, remarks

228

Whether health problem restricts mobility to and from work that can
be done
O p t i o n a l

f o r G e r m a n y

Col. 220 = 1

1

2

3

4

9

Yes, considerably

Yes, to some extent

No

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1)

Blank

No answer

229

Whether some form of assistance is provided to work

1

2

3

9

Yes

No

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1 or col. 24 ≠ 1, 2 or (col. 226 and
227 and 228 ≠ 1, 2))

Blank

No answer

230

Whether some form of assistance is needed to work

1

2

3

9

Yes

No

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 220 ≠ 1 or col. 24 ≠ 3-5 or (col. 226 and
227 and 228 ≠ 1, 2))

Col. 220 = 1 and col.
24 = 1, 2 and (col. 226
or 227 or 228 = 1, 2)

Col. 220 = 1 and col.
24 = 3-5 and (col. 226
or 227 or 228 = 1, 2)

Blank

No answer

231

Type of assistance provided/needed to work (code main type)
O p t i o n a l

f o r G e r m a n y

Col. 229 = 1 or col.
230 = 1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

Assistance with kind of work

Assistance with amount of work

Assistance with mobility to get to and from work

Assistance with mobility at work

Support and understanding by superiors and colleagues

Other

Don't know

Not applicable (col. 229 ≠ 1 and col. 230 ≠ 1)

Blank

No answer

232/237

Weighting factor for disabled population (optional)

0000-9999

Columns 232 to 235 contain whole numbers

00-99

Columns 236 to 237 contain decimal places