Commission Regulation (EC) No 430/2005 of 15 March 2005 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 2006 onwards and the use of a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural variables
Date: 2005-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, sample survey, sampling, statistical method, working population

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 430/2005

of 15 March 2005

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 2006
onwards and the use of a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural variables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 3, 4(3)
and 4(4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

sub-sample or on the basis of an annual average of the
four quarterly full samples.

In view of the importance of data collected in ad hoc
modules, this information should be combinable with
any other variable from the survey.

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

opinion

the

the

of

(1)

(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Under Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 a list of
variables, hereinafter referred to as structural variables,
may be identified from among the survey characteristics
which need to be surveyed only as annual averages with
reference to 52 weeks rather than as quarterly averages.
Therefore the conditions for the use of a sub-sample for
the collection of data on structural variables should be
laid down.

The conditions for the use of a sub-sample for the collection of
data on structural variables are laid down in Annex I.

Article 2

The codes for the variables to be used for data transmission for
the years 2006 onwards are laid down in Annex II.

Article 3

(3)

In view of the importance of data on employment and
unemployment, the totals for these indicators should be
consistent whether they are produced from the annual

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

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

Done at Brussels, 15 March 2005.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2257/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council
(OJ L 336, 23.12.2003, p. 6).

(2) Council Decision of 19 June 1989 establishing a Committee on the
Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 181,
28.6.1989, p. 47).

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ANNEX I

CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF A SUB-SAMPLE FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA ON STRUCTURAL
VARIABLES

1. Yearly/quarterly variables

The word ‘yearly’ in the ‘Periodicity’ column of the Codification laid down in Annex II, identifies structural variables
which optionally need only to be surveyed as annual averages, using a sub-sample of independent observations with
reference to 52 weeks, rather than as quarterly averages. Core variables to be surveyed each quarter are identified as
‘quarterly’.

2. Representativeness of the results

For structural variables, the relative standard error (without taking design effect into account) of any yearly estimate
representing 1 % or more of the working age population shall not exceed:

(a) 9 % for countries with a population between 1 million and 20 million inhabitants and

(b) 5 % for countries with a population of 20 million or more.

Countries with less than 1 million inhabitants are exempted from these precision requirements and structural variables
should be collected for the total sample unless the sample meets requirements expressed in (a).

For countries using a sub-sample for data collection on structural variables, if more than one wave is used, the total
sub-sample used shall consist of independent observations.

3. Consistency of totals

Consistency between annual sub-sample totals and full sample annual averages shall be ensured for employment,
unemployment and inactive population by sex and for the following age groups: 15 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to
54, 55 +.

4. Ad hoc modules

The sample used to collect information on ad hoc modules shall also provide information on structural variables.

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ANNEX II

CODIFICATION

Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

HHSEQNUM

1/2

QUARTERLY

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

everybody

DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND

01-98

Two-digit
member of the household

sequence number

allocated

to each

HHLINK

3

YEARLY

Relationship to reference person in the household

HHTYPE = 1, 3

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 cohabiting partner)

Other relative

Other

Not applicable (HHTYPE ≠ 1, 2)

HHSPOU

4/5

YEARLY

Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner

HHTYPE = 1, 3

01-98

99

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)

HHFATH

6/7

YEARLY

Sequence number of father

HHTYPE = 1, 3

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)

HHMOTH

8/9

YEARLY

Sequence number of mother

HHTYPE = 1, 3

01-98

Sequence number of mother in the household

SEX

10

QUARTERLY

YEARBIR

11/14

QUARTERLY

DATEBIR

15

QUARTERLY

99

1

2

1

2

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 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

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

MARSTAT

16

YEARLY

Marital status

everybody

1

2

3

4

Single

Married

Widowed

Divorced or legally separated

blank

No answer

NATIONAL

17/18

QUARTERLY

Nationality

everybody

For coding, see ISO country classification

YEARESID

19/20

YEARLY

Years of residence in this country

everybody

00

01-10

Born in this country

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

11

Been in this country for more than 10 years

blank

No answer

COUNTRYB

21/22

QUARTERLY

Country of birth

YEARESID ≠ 00

For coding, see ISO country classification

99

Not applicable (col.19/20 = 00)

blank

No answer

PROXY

23

QUARTERLY

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 years old)

blank

No answer

LABOUR STATUS

WSTATOR

24

QUARTERLY

Labour status during the reference week

everybody aged
15 years or more

1

2

3

4

5

9

Did any work for pay or profit during the reference
week — 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 conscripts on
compulsory military or community service)

Was not working because on lay-off

a

Was
community service

conscript on compulsory military or

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)

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

NOWKREAS

25/26

QUARTERLY

Reason for not having worked at all though having a job WSTATOR = 2

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

99

Bad weather

Slack work for technical or economic reasons

Labour dispute

School education or training

Own illness, injury or temporary disability

Maternity leave

Parental leave

Holidays

Compensation leave
working time banking or
contract)

(within the

framework of
an annualised hours

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

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 1, 3-5, 9)

EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN
JOB

STAPRO

27

QUARTERLY

Professional status

WSTATOR = 1, 2

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

SIGNISAL

28

QUARTERLY

Continuing receipt of the wage or salary

(WSTATOR = 2 or 3)
and NOWKREAS ≠ 04
and NOWKREAS ≠ 05
and STAPRO = 3

1

2

3

4

9

Absent for up to and including 3 months

Absent
for more than 3 months and receiving a
wage, salary or social allowances corresponding to
half or more of the salary

Absent
for more than 3 months and receiving a
wage, salary or social allowances corresponding to
less than half of the salary

Don’t know

Not applicable (WSTATOR ≠ 2, 3 or NOWKREAS
= 04 and NOWKREAS = 05 or STAPRO ≠ 3)

NACE3D

29/31

QUARTERLY

Economic activity of the local unit

WSTATOR = 1, 2

NACE Rev. 1.1 coded at 2 or if possible 3 digit level

000

blank

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

ISCO4D

32/35

QUARTERLY

Occupation

WSTATOR = 1, 2

ISCO-88 (COM) coded at 3 or if possible 4 digit level

9999

blank

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

No answer

SUPVISOR

36

YEARLY

Supervisory responsibilities

STAPRO = 3

1

2

9

Yes

No

STAPRO ≠ 3

blank

No answer

SIZEFIRM

37/38

YEARLY

Number of persons working at the local unit

STAPRO = 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 (STAPRO = 2, 9)

blank

No answer

COUNTRYW

39/40

QUARTERLY

Country of place of work

WSTATOR = 1, 2

For coding, see ISO country classification

99

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

REGIONW

41/42

QUARTERLY

Region of place of work

WSTATOR = 1, 2

NUTS 2

99

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

YSTARTWK

43/46

QUARTERLY

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

WSTATOR = 1, 2

Enter the 4 digits of the year concerned

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

No answer

9999

blank

MSTARTWK

47/48

QUARTERLY

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

YSTARTWK ≠ 9999,
blank & REFYEAR-
YSTARTWK <= 2

01-12

Enter the number of the month concerned

99

applicable

Not
REFYEAR-YSTARTWK>2)

(YSTARTWK = 9999,

blank

or

blank

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

WAYJFOUN

49

YEARLY

Involvement of
moment in finding the present job

the public

employment office at any

STAPRO = 3 & has
started this job in the
last 12 months

0

1

9

No

Yes

STAPRO ≠ 3 or has started this job more than 1 year
ago

blank

No answer

FTPT

50

QUARTERLY

Full-time/part-time distinction

WSTATOR = 1, 2

1

2

9

Full-time job

Part-time job

WSTATOR ≠ 1, 2

blank

No answer

FTPTREAS

51

YEARLY

Reasons for the part-time work

FTPT = 2

Part-time job is taken because:

Person is undergoing school education or training

Of own illness or disability

Looking after children or incapacitated adults

Other personal or family reasons

Person could not find a full-time job

Of other reasons

Not applicable (FTPT ≠ 2)

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

blank

No answer

TEMP

52

QUARTERLY

Permanency of the job

STAPRO = 3

1

2

9

Person has a permanent
unlimited duration

job or work contract of

Person has temporary job/work contract of limited
duration

Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3)

blank

No answer

TEMPREAS

53

YEARLY

Reasons
limited duration

for having a temporary job/work contract of

TEMP = 2

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

It
is a contract covering a period of
(apprentices, trainees, research assistants, etc.)

training

Person could not find a permanent job

Person did not want a permanent job

It is a contract for a probationary period

Not applicable (TEMP ≠ 2)

1

2

3

4

9

blank

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

TEMPDUR

54

QUARTERLY

Total duration of temporary job or work contract of limited
duration

TEMP = 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Less than one month

1 to 3 months

4 to 6 months

7 to 12 months

13 to 18 months

19 to 24 months

25 to 36 months

More than 3 years

Not applicable (TEMP ≠ 2)

blank

No answer

TEMPAGCY

55

YEARLY

Contract with a temporary employment agency

STAPRO = 3

0

1

9

No

Yes

Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3)

blank

No answer

ATYPICAL WORK

SHIFTWK

56

YEARLY

Shift work

STAPRO = 3

1

3

9

Person does shift work

Person never does shift work

Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3)

blank

No answer

EVENWK

57

YEARLY

Evening work

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 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 (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

NIGHTWK

58

YEARLY

Night work

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2

1

2

3

9

Person usually works at night

Person sometimes works at night

Person never works at night

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

SATWK

59

YEARLY

Saturday work

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2

1

2

3

9

Person usually works on Saturdays

Person sometimes works on Saturdays

Person never works on Saturdays

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

SUNWK

60

YEARLY

Sunday work

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2

1

2

3

9

Person usually works on Sundays

Person sometimes works on Sundays

Person never works on Sundays

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

HOURS WORKED

HWUSUAL

61/62

QUARTERLY

Number of hours per week usually worked in the main job WSTATOR = 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 main job

99

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

HWACTUAL

63/64

QUARTERLY

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

WSTATOR = 1, 2

00

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

01-98

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

99

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

HWOVERP

65/66

QUARTERLY

Paid overtime in the reference week in the main job

STAPRO = 3

00-98

Number of paid overtime hours

99

Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3)

blank

No answer

HWOVERPU

67/68

QUARTERLY

Unpaid overtime in the reference week in the main job

STAPRO = 3

00-98

Number of unpaid overtime hours

99

Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3)

blank

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

HOURREAS

69/70

QUARTERLY

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

HWUSUAL = 00-98 &
HWACTUAL = 01-98

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:

— 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 (HWUSUAL = HWACTUAL = 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 (HWUSUAL = 00 & HOURREAS#01-16)

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 2-5, 9 or HWUSUAL
= blank or HWACTUAL = blank)

WISHMORE

71

QUARTERLY

Wish to work usually more than the current number of
hours

(WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2)

blank

No answer

0

1

9

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

WAYMORE

72

YEARLY

Way that a person who wants to work more hours, can WISHMORE = 1

1

2

3

4

9

Through an additional job

Through a job working more hours than the present
job

Only within the present job

In any of the above ways

Not applicable (WISHMORE ≠ 1)

blank

No answer

HWWISH

73/74

QUARTERLY

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

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2

01-98

Number of hours wished to work in total

99

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

HOMEWK

75

YEARLY

Working at home

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2

1

2

3

9

Person usually works at home

Person sometimes works at home

Person never works at home

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

LOOKOJ

76

QUARTERLY

Looking for another job

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2

0

1

9

Person is not looking for another job

Person is looking for another job

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

LOOKREAS

77

YEARLY

Reasons for looking for another job

LOOKOJ = 1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

— 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

— of wish to have better working conditions (e.g.
pay, working or travel time, quality of work)

— of other reasons

— Not applicable (LOOKOJ ≠ 1)

blank

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

EXIST2J

78

QUARTERLY

Existence of more than one job or business

WSTATOR = 1 or
WSTATOR = 2

SECOND JOB

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 (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9)

blank

No answer

STAPRO2J

79

QUARTERLY

Professional status (in the second job)

EXIST2J = 2

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (EXIST2J = 1, 9, blank)

blank

No answer

NACE2J2D

80/81

QUARTERLY

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

EXIST2J = 2

NACE Rev. 1.1

00

Not applicable (EXIST2J = 1, 9, blank)

blank

No answer

HWACTUA2

82/83

QUARTERLY

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

EXIST2J = 2

00

01-98

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

99

Not applicable (EXIST2J = 1, 9, blank)

blank

No answer

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSON NOT
IN EMPLOYMENT

EXISTPR

84

QUARTERLY

Existence of previous employment experience

WSTATOR = 3-5

0

1

9

Person has never been in employment (purely occa-
sional work, such as vacation work, compulsory
to be
military or
considered as employment)

community service

are not

Person has already been in employment (purely occa-
sional work, such as vacation work, compulsory
to be
military or
considered as employment)

community service

are not

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 1, 2 or 9)

blank

No answer

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Name

Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

YEARPR

85/88

QUARTERLY

Year in which person last worked

EXISTPR = 1

Enter the 4 digits of the year in which person last
worked

9999

blank

Not applicable (EXISTPR = 0, 9, blank)

No answer

MONTHPR

89/90

QUARTERLY

Month in which person last worked

YEARPR ≠ 9999, blank
& REFYEAR-YEARPR
<= 2

01-12

99

Enter the number of the month in which person last
worked

Not applicable (YEARPR = 9999, blank or REFYEAR-
YEARPR>2)

blank

No answer

LEAVREAS

91/92

YEARLY

Main reason for leaving last job or business

EXISTPR = 1 and
REFYEAR-YEARPR<8

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

99

Dismissed or made redundant

A job of limited duration has ended

Looking after children or incapacitated adults

Other personal or family responsibilities

Own illness or disability

Education or training

Early retirement

Normal retirement

Compulsory military or community service

Other reasons

Not applicable (EXISTPR = 0, 9, blank, or EXISTPR = 1
and did not work in last 8 years)

blank

No answer

Professional status in last job

EXISTPR = 1 and
REFYEAR-YEARPR<8

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family worker

Not applicable (EXISTPR = 0, 9, blank, or EXISTPR = 1
and did not work in last 8 years)

blank

No answer

STAPROPR

93

QUARTERLY only
if having worked
last
in
12
the
months
YEARLY
otherwise

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

NACEPR2D

94/95

QUARTERLY
if
having worked in
12
last
the
months,
YEARLY
otherwise

Economic activity of the local unit in which person last
worked

EXISTPR = 1 and
REFYEAR-YEARPR<8

ISCOPR3D

96/98

QUARTERLY
if
having worked in
the
12
last
months,
YEARLY
otherwise

NACE Rev. 1.1

00

Not applicable (EXISTPR = 0, 9, blank, or EXISTPR = 1
and did not work in last 8 years)

blank

No answer

Occupation of last job

ISCO-88 (COM)

EXISTPR = 1 and
REFYEAR-YEARPR<8

999

Not applicable (EXISTPR = 0, 9, blank, or EXISTPR = 1
and did not work in last 8 years)

blank

No answer

SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT

SEEKWORK

99

QUARTERLY

Seeking employment during previous four weeks

(WSTATOR = 3-5 or
SIGNISAL = 3) and
Age<75

SEEKREAS

100

YEARLY

1

2

3

4

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Person has already found a job which will start
within a period of at most 3 months

Person has already found a job which will start in
more than 3 months and is not seeking employment

Person is not seeking employment and has not found
any job to start later

Person is seeking employment

applicable

Not
9
SIGNISAL ≠ 3) or Age equal or greater than 75

(WSTATOR = 1, 2

or

and

Reasons for not searching an employment

SEEKWORK = 3

Person is not seeking employment because:

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

— of own illness or disability

— looking after children or incapacitated adults

— of other personal or family responsibilities

— of education or training

— of retirement

— of belief that no work is available

— of other reasons

Not applicable (SEEKWORK ≠ 3)

blank

No answer

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

SEEKTYPE

101

QUARTERLY

Type of employment sought (or found)

SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

The employment sought (for SEEKWORK = 1, 2 the
employment found) is:

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 (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 3 or
LOOKOJ=0, blank)

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

SEEKDUR

102

QUARTERLY

Duration of search for employment

SEEKWORK = 1, 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

blank

No answer

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Search not yet started

Less than 1 month

1-2 months

3-5 months

6-11 months

12-17 months

18-23 months

24-47 months

4 years or longer

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 2, 3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

blank

No answer

METHODS USED DURING PREVIOUS FOUR WEEKS
TO FIND WORK

METHODA

103

QUARTERLY

Contacted public employment office to find work

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

0

1

9

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ=0, blank)

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

METHODB

104

QUARTERLY

Contacted private employment agency to find work

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

METHODC

105

QUARTERLY

METHODD

106

QUARTERLY

METHODE

107

QUARTERLY

METHODF

108

QUARTERLY

METHODG

109

QUARTERLY

METHODH

110

QUARTERLY

METHODI

111

QUARTERLY

0

1

9

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 (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Applied to employers directly

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Asked friends, relatives, trade unions, etc.

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Inserted or answered advertisements
journals

in newspapers or

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Studied advertisements in newspapers or journals

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Took a test, interview or examination

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Looked for land, premises or equipment

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Looked for permits, licences, financial resources

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

METHODJ

112

QUARTERLY

Awaiting the results of an application for a job

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

METHODK

113

QUARTERLY

METHODL

114

QUARTERLY

METHODM

115

QUARTERLY

WANTWORK

116

QUARTERLY

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

0

1

9

1

2

9

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Waiting for a call from a public employment office

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

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

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

No

Yes

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Other method used

No

Yes

SEEKWORK = 4 or
LOOKOJ = 1

Not applicable (WSTATOR = 9 or SEEKWORK = 1-3
or LOOKOJ = 0, blank)

Willingness to work for person not seeking employment

SEEKWORK = 3

Person is not seeking employment:

— but would nevertheless like to have work

— and does not want to have work

Not applicable (SEEKWORK ≠ 3)

AVAILBLE

117

QUARTERLY

Availability to start working within two weeks

blank

No answer

SEEKWORK = 1, 4 or
WANTWORK = 1,
blank or
WISHMORE = 1 or
SIGNISAL = 3

1

2

9

If work were found now:

Person could start to work immediately (within 2
weeks)

Person could not start to work immediately (within 2
weeks)

Not applicable (SEEKWORK ≠ 1 and SEEKWORK ≠ 4
and WANTWORK ≠ 1 and WANTWORK ≠ blank and
WISHMORE ≠ 1 and SIGNISAL ≠ 3)

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

AVAIREAS

118

YEARLY

Reasons for not being available to start working within 2
weeks

AVAILBLE = 2

Person could not start to work immediately (within 2
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

Not applicable (AVAILBLE ≠ 2)

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

blank

No answer

PRESEEK

119

YEARLY

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

seek

SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4

1

2

3

4

5

9

Person was working (including apprentices, trainees)

Person was
apprentices, trainees)

in

full-time

education

(excluding

Person was conscript on compulsory military or
community service

Person had domestic/family responsibilities

Other (e.g. retired)

Not applicable (SEEKWORK = 3, 9)

FTPTREAS = 3 or
SEEKREAS = 3

NEEDCARE

120

YEARLY

Need for care facilities

blank

No answer

Person is not searching for a job or is working part
time because:

Suitable care services for children are not available or
affordable

Suitable care services for ill, disabled, elderly are not
available or affordable

Suitable care services
for both children and ill,
disabled and elderly are not available or affordable.

Care facilities do not influence decision for working
part time or not searching for a job

Not applicable (FTPTREAS ≠ 3 and SEEKREAS ≠ 3)

1

2

3

4

9

blank

No answer

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

REGISTER

121

YEARLY

Registration at a public employment office

everybody aged 15 to
74 years

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 (person aged less than 15 years or
older than 75)

blank

No answer

MAIN LABOUR STATUS

MAINSTAT
(optional)

122

YEARLY

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

student,

Pupil,
experience

further

training,

unpaid work

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

EDUCSTAT

123

QUARTERLY

Student or apprentice in regular education during the last
four weeks

everybody aged 15
years or more

1

3

2

9

Has been a student or an apprentice

Person in regular education but on holidays

Has not been a student or apprentice

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

blank

No answer

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

EDUCLEVL

124

QUARTERLY

Level of this education or training

EDUCSTAT = 1 or 3

EDUCSTAT = 1 or 3
and EDUCLEVL = 3 to
6

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

ISCED 1

ISCED 2

ISCED 3

ISCED 4

ISCED 5

ISCED 6

Not applicable (EDUCSTAT = 2, 9, blank)

EDUCFILD
(optional)

125/127

YEARLY

Field of this education or training

blank

No answer

000

100

200

222

300

400

420

440

460

481

482

500

600

700

800

900

999

General programmes

Teacher training and education science

Humanities, languages and arts

Foreign languages

Social sciences, business and law

Science, mathematics and computing

Life science (including biology and environmental
science)

Physical science (including physics, chemistry and
earth science)

Mathematics and statistics

Computer science

Computer use

Engineering, manufacturing and construction

Agriculture and veterinary

Health and welfare

Services

Unknown

Not
applicable
EDUCLEVL ≠ (3 to 6))

(EDUCSTAT = 2, 9,

blank

or

COURATT

128

QUARTERLY

blank

No answer

Did you attend any courses, seminars, conferences or receive
private lessons or instructions outside the regular education
system (hereafter mentioned as taught learning activities)
within the last four weeks

Everybody
years or more

aged

15

1

2

9

Yes

No

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

blank

No answer

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

COURLEN

129/131

QUARTERLY

Number of hours spent on all taught learning activities
within the last four weeks

COURATT = 1

COURPURP
(optional)

COURFILD
(optional)

3 digits

Number of hours

999

blank

Not applicable (COURATT = 2, 9, blank)

No answer

132

YEARLY

Purpose of the most recent taught learning activity

COURATT = 1

1

2

9

Mostly job related (professional)

Mostly personal/social

Not applicable (COURATT = 2, 9, blank)

blank

No answer

133/135

YEARLY

Field of the most recent taught learning activity

COURATT = 1

000

100

200

222

300

400

420

440

460

481

482

500

600

700

800

900

999

General programmes

Teacher training and education science

Humanities, languages and arts

Foreign languages

Social sciences, business and law

Science, mathematics and computing

Life science (including biology and environmental
science)

Physical science (including physics, chemistry and
earth science)

Mathematics and statistics

Computer science

Computer use

Engineering, manufacturing and construction

Agriculture and veterinary

Health and welfare

Services

Unknown

Not applicable (COURATT = 2, 9, blank)

COURWORH
(optional)

136

YEARLY

Did the most recent taught
during paid working hours?

learning activity take place

COURATT = 1

blank

No answer

1

2

3

4

5

9

Only during paid working hours

Mostly during paid working hours

Mostly outside paid working hours

Only outside paid working hours

No job at that time

Not applicable (COURATT = 2, 9, blank)

blank

No answer

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

HATLEVEL

137/138

QUARTERLY

Highest level of education or training successfully completed

Everybody
years or more

aged

15

00

11

21

22

31

32

30

41

42

43

51

52

60

99

No formal education or below ISCED 1

ISCED 1

ISCED 2

ISCED 3c (shorter than two years)

ISCED 3c (two years and more)

ISCED 3 a, b

ISCED 3 (without distinction a, b or c possible, 2 y+)

ISCED 4a, b

ISCED 4c

ISCED 4 (without distinction a, b or c possible)

ISCED 5b

ISCED 5a

ISCED 6

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

HATFIELD

139/141

YEARLY

Field of highest level of education or training successfully
completed

HATLEVEL = 22
to 60

blank

No answer

000

100

200

222

300

400

420

440

460

481

482

500

600

700

800

900

999

General programmes

Teacher training and education science

Humanities, languages and arts

Foreign languages

Social sciences, business and law

Science, mathematics and computing

Life science (including biology and environmental
science)

Physical science (including physics, chemistry and
earth science)

Mathematics and statistics

Computer science

Computer use

Engineering, manufacturing and construction

Agriculture and veterinary

Health and welfare

Services

Unknown

Not applicable (HATLEVEL = 00, 11, 21, 99, blank)

blank

No answer

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

HATYEAR

142/145

YEARLY

Year when highest
successfully completed

level of education or

training was

everybody aged 15
years or more

The 4 digits of year when highest level of education
or training was successfully completed are entered

Not applicable (child less than 15 years)

No answer

9999

blank

SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE SURVEY

WSTAT1Y

146

YEARLY

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 business or holding, including an
apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc.

Unemployed

student,

Pupil,
experience

further

training,

unpaid work

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)

STAPRO1Y

147

YEARLY

Professional status one year before survey

WSTAT1Y = 1

blank

No answer

NACE1Y2D

148/149

YEARLY

1

2

3

4

9

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

Employee

Family-worker

Not applicable (WSTAT1Y ≠ 1)

blank

No answer

Economic activity of
working one year before survey

local unit

NACE Rev. 1.1

00

Not applicable (WSTAT1Y ≠ 1)

blank

No answer

in which person was

WSTAT1Y = 1

COUNTR1Y

150/151

YEARLY

Country of residence one year before survey

For coding, see ISO country classification

99

Not applicable (child less than one year old)

blank

No answer

Everybody aged 1 year
or more

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

REGION1Y

152/153

YEARLY

Region of residence one year before survey

NUTS 2

99

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

blank

No answer

INCOME

Everybody aged 1 year
or more

INCMON
(optional)
Can be delivered
with a 18 months
delay

154/161

YEARLY

Monthly (take home) pay from main job

STAPRO = 3

00000000-
99999998

The 8 digits of monthly (take home) pay from main
job, including extra payments monthly paid (national
currency)

99999999

Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3)

blank

No answer

TECHNICAL ITEMS RELATING TO THE INTERVIEW

REFYEAR

162/165

QUARTERLY

Year of survey

STAPRO = 3

REFWEEK

166/167

QUARTERLY

INTWEEK

168/169

QUARTERLY

Last 4 digits of the year

Reference week

Number of
Sunday

Interview week

Number of
Sunday

the week running from Monday to

the week running from Monday to

COUNTRY

170/171

QUARTERLY

Country

For coding, see ISO country classification

everybody

everybody

everybody

REGION

172/173

QUARTERLY

Region of household

everybody

NUTS 2

DEGURBA

174

QUARTERLY

Degree of urbanisation

everybody

1

2

3

Densely-populated area

Intermediate area

Thinly-populated area

HHNUM

175/180

QUARTERLY

Serial number of household

everybody

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

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

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Column

Periodicity

Code

Description

Filter/Remarks

HHTYPE

181

QUARTERLY

Type of household

everybody

HHINST

182

QUARTERLY

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

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
surveyed in this
country but
household of origin

the

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 (HHTYPE = 1, 4)

HHTYPE = 2, 3

COEFFY

183/188

YEARLY

Yearly weighting factor

everybody

blank

No answer

0000-9999

Cols 183-186 contain whole numbers

00-99

Cols 187-188 contain decimal places

COEFFQ

189/194

QUARTERLY

Quarterly weighting factor

everybody

0000-9999

Cols 189-192 contain whole numbers

00-99

Cols 193-194 contain decimal places

COEFFH

195/200

YEARLY

Quarterly weighting factor of
characteristics (in the case of a sample of individuals)

the sample for household

everybody

0000-9999

Cols 195-198 contain whole numbers

00-99

Cols 199-200 contain decimal places

INTWAVE

201

QUARTERLY

Sequence number of the survey wave

everybody

INTQUEST

202

QUARTERLY

1-8

Sequence number of the wave

1

2

Questionnaire used

Only core variables

Whole questionnaire

everybody