Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2010 of 16 April 2010 adopting the specifications of the 2011 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, report, sampling, statistical method, worker with disabilities, working population








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17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 97/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 317/2010
of 16 April 2010
         
adopting the specifications of the 2011 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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)


The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the UN Convention’), signed by the European Community and all its Member States, lays down in its Article 31 on statistics and data collection that State Parties undertake to collect appropriate information, including statistical and research data to enable them to formulate and implement policies to give effect to the UN Convention including the provisions in Article 27 related to work and employment.












(2)


In its Resolution of 17 March 2008 on the situation of persons with disabilities in the European Union (2), the Council underlines that disability statistics are needed to establish a picture of the overall situation of persons with disabilities in Europe and that such statistical and research data allow informed disability policies to be formulated and implemented at the different levels of governance. The Council calls upon the Member States and the Commission, in accordance of their respective competences, to ensure that works begin on a European disability strategy to succeed the current European Disability Action Plan 2004-2010 including by assessing how national actions reflect the commitments made by the European Community and the Member States to fully implement the UN Convention at European level, considering setting consistent and comparable national targets to that end.












(3)


A comprehensive and comparable set of data on employment of persons with disabilities is needed in order to monitor progress towards the implementation of Article 27 of the UN Convention and the objectives of the European Employment Strategy, the European Disability Strategy as well as to measure the evolution of labour market participation of persons with disabilities.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2008 of 23 April 2008 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (3) includes an ad hoc module on employment of disabled people. The list of variables for this module should be defined.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The detailed list of variables to be collected in 2011 by the ad hoc module on employment of disabled people shall be as set out in the Annex.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, 16 April 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ C 75, 26.3.2008, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 112, 24.4.2008, p. 22.




ANNEX

LABOUR FORCE SAMPLE SURVEY


Specifications of the 2011 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people









1.


Member States and regions concerned: all.












2.


The variables shall be coded as follows:
The codes for the variables of the Labour Force Sample Survey in the column ‘Filter’ refer to Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters (1).









Name


Column


Code


Description


Filter




HEALTHMA


197-198


 



Type of longstanding health condition or disease (code first main type)



Everybody aged 15 to 64




01


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




02


Problems with legs or feet (which includes arthritis or rheumatism)




03


Problems with back or neck (which includes arthritis or rheumatism)




04


Cancer




05


Skin conditions, including allergic reactions and severe disfigurement




06


Heart, blood pressure or circulation problems




07


Chest or breathing problems, including asthma and bronchitis




08


Stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems




09


Diabetes




10


Epilepsy (include fits)




11


Severe headache such as migraine




12


Learning difficulties (reading, spelling or math disability)




13


Chronic anxiety




14


Depression




15


Other mental, nervous or emotional problems




16


Other progressive illnesses (which include multiple sclerosis, HIV, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease)




17


Other longstanding health problems




18


No longstanding health conditions or diseases




99


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




HEALTHSE


199-200


 



Type of longstanding health condition or disease (code second main type)



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and HEALTHMA = 1-17




01


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




02


Problems with legs or feet (which includes arthritis or rheumatism)




03


Problems with back or neck (which includes arthritis or rheumatism)




04


Cancer




05


Skin conditions, including allergic reactions and severe disfigurement




06


Heart, blood pressure or circulation problems




07


Chest or breathing problems, including asthma and bronchitis




08


Stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems




09


Diabetes




10


Epilepsy (include fits)




11


Severe headache such as migraine




12


Learning difficulties (reading, spelling or math disability)




13


Chronic anxiety




14


Depression




15


Other mental, nervous or emotional problems




16


Other progressive illnesses (which include multiple sclerosis, HIV, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease)




17


Other longstanding health problems




18


No other longstanding health conditions or diseases




99


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




DIFFICMA


201-202


 



First basic activity difficulty (code the most important difficulty)



Everybody aged 15 to 64




01


Seeing, even if wearing glasses




02


Hearing, even if using a hearing aid




03


Walking, climbing steps




04


Sitting or standing




05


Remembering, concentrating




06


Communicating, for example understanding or being understood




07


Reaching or stretching




08


Lifting and carrying




09


Bending




10


Holding, gripping, or turning




11


None




99


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




DIFFICSE


203-204


 



Second basic activity difficulty (code the second most important difficulty)



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and DIFFICMA = 1-10




01


Seeing, even if wearing glasses




02


Hearing, even if using a hearing aid




03


Walking, climbing steps




04


Sitting or standing




05


Remembering, concentrating




06


Communicating, for example understanding or being understood




07


Reaching or stretching




08


Lifting and carrying




09


Bending




10


Holding, gripping, or turning




11


None




99


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




LIMHOURS


205


 



The health condition(s) or disease(s) or difficulty(ies) cause(s) the person’s limitation in the number of hours that he/she can work in a week



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and (HEALTHMA = 1-17 or DIFFICMA = 1-10)




1


Yes, the health condition(s) or disease(s)




2


Yes, the activity difficulty(ies)




3


Yes, both, the health condition(s)/disease(s) and the activity difficulty(ies)




4


No




9


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




LIMTYPEW


206


 



The health condition(s) or disease(s) or difficulty(ies) cause(s) the person’s limitation in the type of work (for instance, having problems in carrying heavy loads, working outdoors, sitting for a long time) that he/she can do



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and (HEALTHMA = 1-17 or DIFFICMA = 1-10)




1


Yes, the health condition(s) or disease(s)




2


Yes, the activity difficulty(ies)




3


Yes, both, the health condition(s)/disease(s) and the activity difficulty(ies)




4


No




9


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




LIMTRANS


207


 



The health condition(s) or disease(s) or difficulty(ies) cause(s) the person’s limitation in getting to and from work



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and (HEALTHMA = 1-17 or DIFFICMA = 1-10)




1


Yes, the health condition(s) or disease(s)




2


Yes, the activity difficulty(ies)




3


Yes, both, the health condition(s)/disease(s) and the activity difficulty(ies)




4


No




9


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




NEEDHELP


208


 



Because of the health condition(s)/disease(s) or activity difficulty(ies) the person needs (not employed persons)/uses (employed persons) personal assistance to enable him/her to work



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and (HEALTHMA = 1-17 or DIFFICMA = 1-10)




1


Yes




2


No




9


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




NEEDADAP


209


 



Because of the health condition(s)/disease(s) or activity difficulty(ies) the person needs (not employed persons)/uses (employed persons) special equipment or needs (not employed persons)/has (employed persons) workplace adaptations to enable him/her to work



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and (HEALTHMA = 1-17 or DIFFICMA = 1-10)




1


Yes




2


No




9


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




NEEDORGA


210


 



Because of the health condition(s)/disease(s) or activity difficulty(ies) the person needs (not employed persons)/has (employed persons) special working arrangements to enable him/her to work (such as, sedentary jobs, teleworking, flexible hours or less strenuous work)



Everybody aged 15 to 64 and (HEALTHMA = 1-17 or DIFFICMA = 1-10)




1


Yes




2


No




9


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer




LIMREAS


211-212


 



Main reason for limitation in work (number of hours, type, getting to and from work) that is not caused by the longstanding health conditions/diseases or basic activity difficulties



Everybody aged 15 to 64




01


Lack of qualifications/experience




02


Lack of appropriate job opportunities




03


Lack or poor transportation to and from workplace




04


Employers’ lack of flexibility




05


Affects receipt of benefits




06


Family/caring responsibilities




07


Personal reasons




08


Other reason




09


No limitation in work




99


Not applicable (not included in the filter)




Blank


No answer
















Name


Column


Code


Description


Filter




 


213/218


 



Weighting factor for the 2010 ad hoc module (optional)



Everybody aged 15 to 64




0000-9999


Columns 213-216 contain whole numbers




00-99


Columns 217-218 contain decimal places










(1)  
            OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57.