Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2240 of 16 December 2019 specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2019-12-16
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, disclosure of information, exchange of information, labour force, sampling, social statistics, statistical method, technical specification




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30.12.2019   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/2240
of 16 December 2019
         
specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Articles 7(1), 8(3) and 13(6) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In order to ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the labour force domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for transmission of information and the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports.












(2)


The Member States and the Union institutions should use statistical classifications for the territorial units, education, occupation and economic sector that are compatible with the NUTS (2), ISCED (3), ISCO (4) and NACE (5) classifications.












(3)


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

Subject matter

This Regulation specifies the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for the transmission of information from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and the detailed arrangements for transmission and the content of the quality reports in the labour force domain.


Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:






(1)


‘main variable’ means a variable with a quarterly periodicity;










(2)


‘structural variable’ means an annual, biennial, eight-yearly variable or a variable collected on an ad hoc subject;










(3)


‘minimum set of variables’ means the variables to be collected for all household members to allow analyses both at household level and at individual level broken down by specific household characteristics;










(4)


‘sample rotation scheme’ means the split of the total sample into sub-samples of observation units similar in size and design, used to specify the number of times and the exact reference quarters of the year for which an observation unit shall provide information in the survey;










(5)


‘wave’ means the sub-sample of observation units due to be interviewed for the same nth time according to the sample rotation scheme in a reference quarter;










(6)


‘uniform sample distribution of the annual sample’ with regards to all the reference quarters of the year means that each quarterly sample is the total annual sample divided by four;










(7)


‘uniform sample distribution of the quarterly sample’ with regards to all the reference weeks of the quarter means that each weekly sample is the total quarterly sample divided by the number of the weeks of the quarter; the acceptable variation as specified in Article 6(2) and (3) applies to both distribution;










(8)


‘sample of independent observations’ means a sample where each observation unit occurs only once according to the sample design;










(9)


‘reliability limits’ mean estimated sizes of population groups below which figures have to be suppressed or published with warning;










(10)


‘employed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who, during the reference week, were in one of the following categories:






(a)


persons who during the reference week worked for at least 1 hour for pay or profit, including contributing family workers (6);










(b)


persons with a job or business who were temporarily not at work during the reference week but had an attachment to their job, where the following groups have a job attachment:






—


persons not at work due to holidays, working time arrangements, sick leave, maternity or paternity leave;










—


persons in job-related training;










—


persons on parental leave, either receiving and/or being entitled to job-related income or benefits, or whose parental leave is expected to be 3 months or less;










—


seasonal workers during the off-season, where they continue to regularly perform tasks and duties for the job or business, excluding fulfilment of legal or administrative obligations;










—


persons temporarily not at work for other reasons where the expected duration of the absence is 3 months or less;














(c)


persons that produce agricultural goods whose main part is intended for sale or barter.




Persons in own-use production work, voluntary workers, unpaid trainees and individuals involved in other forms of work (6) are not included in employment on the basis of those activities;










(11)


‘unemployed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 74 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who were:






(a)


during the reference week not employed according to the definition of employment described in paragraph 10; and










(b)


currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment before the end of the 2 weeks following the reference week; and










(c)


actively seeking work, i.e. had either carried out activities in the four-week period ending with the reference week to seek paid employment or self-employment or found a job to start within a period of at most 3 months from the end of the reference week.




For the purposes of identifying active job search, such activities are:






—


studying job advertisements;










—


placing or answering job advertisements;










—


placing or updating CVs online;










—


contacting employers directly;










—


asking friends, relatives or acquaintances;










—


contacting a public employment service;










—


contacting a private employment agency;










—


taking a test, interview or examination as part of a recruitment process; and










—


making preparations to set up a business.




Seasonal workers not at work during the reference week (off-season) but who expect to return to their seasonal job are to be considered as having ‘found a job’;










(12)


‘persons outside the labour force’ comprise persons who were in one of the following categories:






(a)


aged below 15 (in completed years at the end of the reference week);










(b)


aged above 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week); or










(c)


aged 15 to 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) and neither employed nor unemployed during the reference week according to the definitions of employment and unemployment described in paragraphs 10 and 11.










Article 3

Description of variables


1.   The description and technical format of the quarterly, annual, biennial variables and the eight-yearly variables on the detailed topic ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’ and the coding to be used for the data transmission and the variables to be included in the minimum set of variables are set out in Annex I of this Regulation.


2.   The number of eight-yearly variables to be collected in a given year shall not exceed 11, except in the case of:






(a)


the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’, for which the number of variables shall not exceed 10 in a given year; and










(b)


the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and on ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’, for which the combined number of eight-yearly variables shall not exceed seven in a given year.






3.   The number of structural variables to be collected on an ad hoc subject every 4 years shall not exceed 11 in a given year.



Article 4

Statistical populations, observation units and rules for respondents


1.   The target population for the labour force domain shall be all persons usually residing in private households in the territory of the Member State.


2.   The data collection for the labour force domain shall be carried out for a sample of private households or a sample of persons belonging to private households as observation units.


3.   Information shall be provided for:






(a)


every person of whatever age on the topics ‘technical items’ and ‘person and household characteristics’;










(b)


every person aged 15 to 74 on the ‘participation in education and training’ topic;










(c)


every person aged 15 to 89 for quarterly, annual and biennial variables on all other topics;










(d)


every person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’ and ‘accidents at work and other work-related health problems’;










(e)


every person aged 50 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘pensions and labour market participation’;










(f)


every person aged 15 to 34 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’;










(g)


every person aged 18 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘reconciliation of work and family life’;










(h)


every employed person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’.




All age groups include the limit ages specified therein.


4.   Proxy interviews are allowed but their number shall be as limited as possible.



Article 5

Reference periods and reference dates


1.   The information collected for the labour force domain shall generally relate to the situation during the course of a single week, running from Monday to Sunday, which constitutes the reference week.


2.   The age of a person shall be the age in completed years at the end of the reference week.


3.   Reference quarters shall be as follows:






(a)


quarters of each year refer to the 12 months of the year divided by four so that January, February and March belong to the first quarter, April, May and June to the second quarter, July, August and September to the third quarter and October, November and December to the fourth quarter;










(b)


the reference weeks are allocated to the reference quarters so that a week belongs to the quarter as defined in point (a) to which at least four days of that week belong (called ‘Thursday rule’), unless this results in the first quarter of the year consisting of only 12 weeks. In that case, the quarters of the year in question will be formed by consecutive blocks of 13 weeks;










(c)


where, in accordance with point (b), a quarter consists of 14 weeks instead of 13 weeks Member States should attempt to spread the sample over all 14 weeks; that includes the option to divide the sample usually assigned to one week over 2 weeks;










(d)


if it is not feasible to spread the sample to cover all 14 weeks of the quarter, the Member State concerned may skip one week of that quarter by not covering it;










(e)


the weeks with a divided sample and the week to be skipped should be typical with regard to unemployment, employment and average actual hours worked and should be part of a month containing five Thursdays;










(f)


the first quarter of 2021 shall begin on Monday, 4 January 2021.






4.   A reference year shall be the combination of the four reference quarters of that year.



Article 6

Detailed sample characteristics


1.   The data collection shall refer to one reference week for each observation unit. The reference week shall be assigned to the observation unit prior to the fieldwork.


2.   In addition to the quarterly requirements set out in point 1 of Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the full national sample for the reference year shall be uniformly distributed between all the reference quarters of the year. In each reference quarter the full quarterly sample shall be uniformly distributed between all the reference weeks of the quarter, except in the case of quarters consisting of 14 weeks where the sample may first be uniformly distributed in 13 reference weeks and then further treated in accordance with one of the following:






(a)


the sample assigned to one reference week shall be further divided over two typical reference weeks to cover all 14 weeks;










(b)


one typical week shall be skipped in line with Article 5(3) of this Regulation.






3.   The full sample distributions referred to in paragraph 2 and in point 1 of Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 shall not deviate more than 10 % from the exact shares at national level, except in the case of Member States producing monthly unemployment statistics for which, for no more than 5 weeks a quarter, a 15 % difference from the exact weekly share is allowed. Those Member States are required to apply a deterministic correction to the quarterly weights assuring that in applying those weights all weeks of the quarter are equally represented. At NUTS 2 regional level, the threshold of 10 % shall be respected to the fullest extent possible.


4.   Sub-samples of independent observations which refer to all weeks of the reference year shall fulfil the distributional requirements as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the fullest extent possible.


5.   All distributional requirements referred to in paragraphs 2 to 4 shall be fulfilled either for the gross sample or for the net sample.


6.   All main variables shall be transmitted for the full sample in every quarter.


7.   All structural variables shall be transmitted for each quarter of the reference year, for at least one wave per quarter and not less than one eighth of the full quarterly sample. Specifically,






(a)


all annual and all biennial structural variables, for which only annual averages are needed, shall be transmitted, alternatively:






(i)


for the full sample in every quarter;










(ii)


for one sub-sample of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year.




The sample for biennial structural variables shall be part of the sample for annual structural variables;










(b)


eight-yearly variables and variables on an ad hoc subject shall be transmitted for one sub-sample of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. That sub-sample shall be part of the sample for annual and biennial structural variables;










(c)


sub-sampling as defined in points (a) and (b) shall always be applied using complete waves.






8.   Member States using a sample of persons belonging to private households can transmit the information concerning the other members of those households (called ‘the minimum set of variables’) for a sub-sample of independent observations (called ‘household sub-sample’) constructed in such a way that:






(a)


the household sub-sample consists of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. The resulting annual sample shall, for the persons forming part of both the sample of persons belonging to private households and the household sub-sample, fulfil the distributional requirements as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the fullest extent possible;










(b)


the household sub-sample comprises at least one wave per quarter or at least 15 000 households.






9.   Member States that use:






(a)


a sample of persons;










(b)


a household sub-sample as defined under paragraph 8; and










(c)


a sub-sample for the eight-yearly detailed topics different than the household sub-sample;




shall transmit, for all members of households to which the persons selected for answering in a given year the eight-yearly detailed topic belong, and for the same reference periods, all parts of the topics ‘technical items’ and ‘persons and household characteristics’ which also form part of the minimum set of variables.
This transmission shall apply to the eight-yearly detailed topics ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’, ‘pensions and labour market participation’ and ‘reconciliation of work and family life’.



Article 7

Data gathering periods and methods


1.   The interviews collecting information for the labour force domain shall take place during the week immediately following the reference week, and no more than 5 weeks after it.


2.   In duly justified cases and only to the necessary extent, the interview period may be further extended.


3.   The interviews shall be conducted by computer-assisted interviewing methods, like the computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), the computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI), except in duly justified cases.



Article 8

Methodology for data on employment and unemployment


1.   The flowcharts on the order of questions for the detailed topics ‘employment status’, ‘search for employment’, ‘willingness to work’, ‘availability’, ‘second or multiple job(s)’ and ‘main activity status (self-defined)‘ shall be as specified in Annex II of this Regulation.


2.   Information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation shall be obtained by interview.


3.   Administrative records and any other sources and methods can be used for all other variables provided that the data obtained are of equivalent coverage and at least equivalent quality. Relevant quality dimensions include comparable and coherent definitions and concepts, correct reference periods, and timeliness of data availability.



Article 9

Common standards for editing, imputation, weighting and estimation


1.   Administrative or register data, results from previous interviews, and results from interviews of another person shall not be used to replace or impute information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation. Simplified rules may be applied for certain groups of persons, as specified in Annex II of this Regulation.


2.   Where information on other variables is missing, invalid or inconsistent, methods of statistical imputation may be applied where appropriate, except for the variable INCGROSS referred to in Annex I of this Regulation, to which statistical imputation shall always be applied when non-response exceeds 5 %.


3.   The reference population for weighting shall be the (real or estimated) population usually residing in private households.


4.   Weighting factors for estimates at individual level based on quarterly, annual, and biennial variables shall fulfil the following requirements:






(a)


the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and external data on the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex, age groups and region (NUTS 2 level). Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the external data, aggregations that include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent;










(b)


consistency between annual totals of sub-samples for annual and biennial structural variables and full-sample annual averages shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons aged 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible.






5.   Weighting factors for estimates at household level, using the average weight of the household members, and at individual level by specific household characteristics shall fulfil the following requirements:






(a)


the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data on the distribution of the private households being surveyed, namely the (real or estimated) number of households and the (real or estimated) household size (household level), and the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and at least age groups 0-14 and 15+ (individual level). Estimates of the number of households and the household size shall be based on the best sources and concepts available;










(b)


consistency between annual full-sample or sub-sample totals using the household weighting factors and full-sample annual averages using the individual weighting factors defined in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible.






6.   Weighting factors for estimates at individual level based on eight-yearly/ad hoc subject variables shall fulfil the following requirements:






(a)


the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data relating to the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and eight-yearly target population age groups as defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation. Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the data, aggregations which include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent;










(b)


consistency between annual sub-sample totals using the eight-yearly weighting factors and annual sub-sample totals or, if not applicable, full-sample annual averages using individual weighting factors referred to in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for the eight-yearly target population defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation and for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex;










(c)


the requirements shall apply accordingly to ad hoc subjects and their target populations.






7.   Information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation shall not be used in the weighting process.



Article 10

Data dissemination


1.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), as part of the quarterly accuracy report described in paragraph 2 of Annex III of this Regulation, two reliability limits. The Commission (Eurostat) shall use those reliability limits for data dissemination.


2.   To produce back-calculated break-free time series of main indicators starting from the first quarter of 2009, Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), by 31 December 2021, one of the following:






(a)


correction factors to be applied to the back data for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article;










(b)


the full time series covering the time period from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2020 for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article.






3.   The indicators for which back-calculated break-free time series are required are the employment and unemployment levels in thousands broken down by sex and age groups 15-24, 25-64, 65+ and, for employment only, age group 20-64.


4.   Correction factors for back-calculation, full break-free time series, and relevant metadata for back-calculated break-free time series required according to paragraph 2 of this Article shall be sent using the format provided by the Commission (Eurostat).



Article 11

Standards for transmitting and exchanging information


1.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) quarterly and annual datasets with pre-checked microdata that comply with validation rules according to the specification of variables for their coding and filter conditions set out in Annex I of this Regulation. Member States and the Commission shall agree on additional validation rules that shall be fulfilled as a condition for transmitted data to be accepted.


2.   Quarterly datasets shall contain all main variables for the quarterly samples. Including variables with an annual reference period for the respective samples or sub-samples in these datasets shall be optional.


3.   Annual datasets shall include all structural variables as well as main variables for the respective samples or sub-samples.


4.   The main and structural variables of the quarterly and annual datasets shall comply with the requirements described in Article 4(3) of this Regulation.


5.   Revised data shall be transmitted in complete datasets covering all variables, regardless of the number of revised observations and variables.


6.   The contents of the quarterly variables transmitted in the quarterly datasets shall be consistent with the contents of the variables transmitted in the annual datasets.


7.   Member States shall make available to the Commission (Eurostat) the data and metadata required under this Regulation using the statistical data and metadata exchange standards specified by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Single Entry Point.



Article 12

Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports

In addition to the requirements laid down in Article 13(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, quarterly and annual quality reports by Member States shall comply with the requirements listed in Annex III of this Regulation.


Article 13

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

(3)  International Standard Classification of Education 2011, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf (available in English and French).

(4)  Commission Recommendation of 29 October 2009 on the use of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) (OJ L 292, 10.11.2009, p. 31).

(5)  Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(6)  Contributing family workers, persons in own-use production work, voluntary workers, unpaid trainees and individuals involved in other forms of work are defined in the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilisation, adopted on 11 October 2013.




ANNEX I

Description and technical format of the variables to be collected for each topic and detailed topic of the labour force domain and the codification to be used















Topic


Detailed topic


Variable identifier


Variable name


Codes


Labels


Filter


Filter labels


Minimum set of variables


Variable type




01.Technical Items


Data collection information


REFYEAR


Year of survey


YYYY


Year of survey (4 digits)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical Items


Data collection information


REFWEEK


Reference week


01-53


Number of the week (2 digits)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical Items


Data collection information


REFMONTH


Reference month


01-12


Number of the month (2 digits)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Derived




01.Technical Items


Data collection information


INTWEEK


Interview week


01-53


Number of the week (2 digits)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical Items


Data collection information


HHTYPE


Living in a private household or an institution


1


Person surveyed and living in the same private household


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


2


Person surveyed in the private household but living in an institution


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person surveyed in the private household but living in another private household


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Data collection information


STRATU M


Stratum


Not blank


Stratum identifier (15 character alphanumeric)


 


Everybody in the target population, when the target population (or a part thereof) is stratified at the first stage of the sample design or in case of self-representing primary sampling units


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Data collection information


PSU


Primary sampling unit


Not blank


Primary sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric)


 


Everybody in the target population, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs)


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Data collection information


FSU


Final (or ultimate) sampling unit


Not blank


Final sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric)


 


Everybody in the target population


No


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable (only for the not sampled persons in a sample of individuals)


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Data collection information


DEWEIGHT


Design weight


Not blank


Design weight (7 digits: first 5 contain whole number, following 2 are decimals)


 


Everybody in the target population


No


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Identification


IDENT


Unique identifier


Not blank


Identifier (25 character alphanumeric)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical items


Identification


HHNUM


Serial number of the household


Not blank


Household number (8 character alphanumeric)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical items


Identification


HHSEQNUM


Sequence number in the household


01-98


Sequence number allocated to each member of the household (2 digits)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical items


Weights


COEFFQ


Quarterly weighting factor


000000000-999999999


Quarterly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places


 


Everybody in the target population


No


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Weights


COEFFY


Yearly weighting factor


000000000-999999999


Yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places


Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables


Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables


No


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Weights


COEFF2Y


Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables


000000000-999999999


Two-yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places


Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample for two-yearly variables


Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for two-yearly variables


No


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Weights


COEFFMOD


Yearly weighting factor — module


000000000-999999999


Yearly module weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places


Everybody in the yearly module subsample


Everybody in the yearly module subsample


No


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Weights


COEFFHH


Yearly household weighting factor


000000000-999999999


Yearly household weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places


Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample to be used for household analyses


Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample to be used for household analyses


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Interview characteristics


INTWAVE


Sequence number of the survey wave


1-8


Sequence number of the survey wave


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical items


Interview characteristics


INTQUEST


Questionnaire used


01


Quarterly


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


02


Quarterly and yearly


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


03


Quarterly, yearly and biennial


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


04


Quarterly, yearly, biennial and module


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


05


Quarterly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


06


Quarterly, yearly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


07


Quarterly, yearly, biennial and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


08


Quarterly, yearly, biennial, module and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


09


Household — minimum set of variables (for additional household members)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


10


Household — restricted set of module background variables (for additional household members)


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Interview characteristics


MODE


Interviewing mode used


1


Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


2


Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Pen-and-Paper Personal Interviews (PAPI)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Copied from previous interview


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Other


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Interview characteristics


PROXY


Nature of participation in the survey


1


Direct participation


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


2


Indirect participation (i.e. participation via another member of the household)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




01.Technical items


Localisation


COUNTRY


Country of residence


Not Blank


Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical items


Localisation


REGION


Region of residence


Not Blank


NUTS 3 region (3 character alphanumeric)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




01.Technical items


Localisation


DEGURBA


Degree of urbanisation


1


Cities


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


2


Towns and suburbs


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Rural areas


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Demography


SEX


Sex


1


Male


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Female


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Demography


YEARBIR


Year of birth


YYYY


Year of birth (4 digits)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




02.Person and household characteristics


Demography


PASSBIR


Passing of birthday


1


Yes and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


No and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Yes and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


No and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Demography


AGE


Age in completed years


0-120


Age in completed years (3 digits)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Derived




02.Person and household characteristics


Citizenship and migrant background


CITIZENS HIP


Country of main citizenship


Not blank


Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


STLS


Stateless


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


FOR


Foreign citizenship but country unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Citizenship and migrant background


COUNTRYB


Country of birth


Not blank


Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


FOR


Foreign-born but country of birth unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Citizenship and migrant background


COBFATH


Country of birth of the father


Not blank


Country of birth of the father (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


FOR


Father foreign-born but country of birth of the father unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Citizenship and migrant background


COBMOTH


Country of birth of the mother


Not blank


Country of birth of the mother (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


FOR


Mother foreign-born but country of birth of the mother unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Reasons for migration


MIGREAS


Main reason for migrating


1


Employment, job found before migrating


COUNTRY ≠ COUNTRYB AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Employment, no job found before migrating


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Family reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Education or training


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Retirement


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


International protection or asylum


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


Other


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Household composition


HHLINK


Relationship to the reference person in the household


01


Reference person


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


02


Partner of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


03


Son/daughter of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


04


Son/daughter-in-law of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


05


Grandchild of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


06


Parent of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


07


Parent-in-law of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


08


Grandparent of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


09


Brother/sister of reference person


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


10


Other relative


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


11


Other non-relative


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Household composition — additional specific details


HHSPOU


Sequence number of partner


00


Person has no partner, or the partner does not belong to this household


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


01-98


Sequence number of partner in the household


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Househol d composition — additional specific details


HHFATH


Sequence number of father


00


Father does not belong to this household


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


01-98


Sequence number of father in the household


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Househol d composition — additional specific details


HHMOTH


Sequence number of mother


00


Mother does not belong to this household


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


01-98


Sequence number of mother in the household


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Stay in the country


YEARESID


Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years


999


Born in this country and never lived abroad for a period of at least 1 year


 


Everybody in the target population


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


000


Less than 1 year in the country but intention to stay at least 1 year in total (residence definition)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


001-150


Number of years in this country (since last establishing the place of usual residence in this country)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




02.Person and household characteristics


Stay in the country


COUNTRPR


Country of previous residence


Not blank


Country of previous residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


YEARESID = 000-010


Everybody who last established his/her place of usual residence in the country in the last 10 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


FOR


Foreign country but exact country of previous residence unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Employment status


WKSTAT


Working in the reference week


1


Worked for pay or profit in the reference week


15 <= AGE <= 89


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Absent from work or business during the reference week (self-declared)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Worked as unpaid family worker in the reference week


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Neither worked nor had a job or business during the reference week


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Employment status


ABSREAS


Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week


01


Holidays


WKSTAT = 2


Persons reporting being absent from work or business during the reference week


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


02


Working time arrangements or compensation of overtime


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


03


Sick leave


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


04


Maternity or paternity leave


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


05


Job-related training


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


06


Parental leave


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


07


Off-season


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


08


Other reason


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


09


Having a job not started yet


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Employment status


JATTACH


Job attachment


1


Parental leave with any job-related income or benefit


ABSREAS = 06, 07, 08, Blank


Persons reporting being absent from work during the reference week for one of the following main reasons: parental leave, off-season, other reason or ‘don’t know’


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of 3 months or less


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of more than 3 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Seasonal worker in off-season, regularly performing job-related tasks


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Seasonal worker in off-season, not regularly performing any job-related task


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Other absence where duration of absence is 3 months or less


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


Other absence where duration of absence is more than 3 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Employment status


EMPSTAT


Being in employment


1


Employed


15 <= AGE <= 89


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years


Yes


Derived




 


 


 


 


2


Not employed


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Second or multiple job(s)


NUMJOB


Number of jobs


1


Only one job


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Two jobs


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Three jobs or more


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Search for employment


SEEKWORK


Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week


1


Person is searching for employment


EMPSTAT = 2 AND AGE <= 74


Persons classified as not in employment aged less than 75 years


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start within a period of at most 3 months after the end of the reference week


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start in more than 3 months after the end of the reference week


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which started between the end of the reference week and the interview date


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


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


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Willingness to work


WANTWORK


Willingness to work even if not searching for employment


1


Person is not searching for employment but would nevertheless like to work


SEEKWORK = 5


Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person is not searching for employment and does not want to work


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Search for employment


SEEKREAS


Main reason for not searching for employment


1


No suitable job is available


WANTWORK = 1


Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week but who would like to work


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Education or training


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Own illness or disability


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Care responsibilities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Other family reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Other personal reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


Awaiting recall to work (lay-off)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


8


Other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Willingness to work


WANTREAS


Main reason for not wanting to work


1


Education or training


WANTWORK = 2


Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week and not wanting to work


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Own illness or disability


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Care responsibilities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Other family reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Other personal reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Retirement


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


Other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Search for employment


ACTMETNE


Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed persons)


1


Used active search method to find work


SEEKWORK = 1


Persons not in employment and searching for employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Did not use active search method to find work


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Underemployment


WISHMORE


Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours


1


No


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Yes


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Availability


AVAILBLE


Availability to start working immediately or to work more


1


Person could start to work immediately (within 2 weeks)


SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 3, 4 OR WANTWORK = 1 OR WISHMORE = 2


Persons having already found a job, searching for employment, not searching for employment but would like to have work, or working already but wishing to work more hours


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


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


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Availability


AVAIREAS


Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more


1


Education or training


AVAILBLE = 2


Persons who could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks)


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Own illness or disability


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Care responsibilities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Other family reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Other personal reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Employment status


ILOSTAT


ILO employment status


1


Employed


 


Everybody in the target population


Yes


Derived




 


 


 


 


2


Unemployed


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Outside the labour force


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Workplace


COUNTRYW


Country of place of work for main job


Not blank


Country of place of work (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


FOR


Foreign country but exact country of place of work unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Workplace


REGIONW


Region of place of work for main job


Not blank


NUTS 3 region for people working in their country of residence;
NUTS 2 region for people working in border regions of neighbouring countries;
country level information otherwise


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Working at home


HOMEWORK


Working at home for the main job


1


Person mainly works at home


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person sometimes works at home


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person never works at home


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Elementary job characteristics


STAPRO


Status in employment in main job


1


Self-employed person with employees


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Self-employed person without employees


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Employee


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Family worker (unpaid)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Elementary job characteristics


NACE3D


Economic activity of the local unit for main job


010-990


NACE code at 3-digit level


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


000


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Elementary job characteristics


ISCO4D


Occupation in main job


0000-9900


ISCO code at 4-digit level


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Elementary job characteristics


FTPT


Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)


1


Full-time job


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Part-time job


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Duration of contract


TEMP


Permanency of main job


1


Permanent job


STAPRO = 3


Employees


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Fixed-term job


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Duration of contract


TEMPDUR


Total duration of temporary main job


1


Less than 1 month


TEMP = 2


Employees with a fixed-term job


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


From 1 to less than 3 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


From 3 to less than 6 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


From 6 to less than 12 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


From 12 to less than 18 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


From 18 to less than 24 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


From 24 to less than 36 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


8


36 months or over


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Details of contract


TEMPREAS


Main reason for having a temporary main job


1


Could not find a permanent job


TEMP = 2


Employees with a fixed-term job


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Did not want a permanent job


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Fixed-term probationary contract


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Apprenticeship


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Training other than apprenticeship (trainees, internships, research assistants, etc.)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


This type of job is only available with a temporary contract


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


Other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Details of contract


TEMPAGCY


Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job


1


No


STAPRO = 3


Employees


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Yes


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Full- or part-time status — reason


FTPTREAS


Main reason for part-time work in the main job


1


Education or training


FTPT = 2


Persons in employment with a part-time job


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Own illness or disability


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Care responsibilities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Other family reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Other personal reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Could not find a full-time job


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


Other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Dependent self-employment


MAINCLNT


Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week


1


Only one client in the 12 months ending with the reference week


STAPRO = 1, 2


Self-employed workers


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


No client in the 12 months ending with the reference week


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Dependent self-employment


VARITIME


Decision on the start and end of working time


1


Worker can fully decide him/herself


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Worker can decide under flexible working time arrangements


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Employer, organisation, or client(s) decides


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Any other party decides


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Supervisory responsibilities


SUPVISOR


Supervisory responsibilities in main job


1


Yes


STAPRO = 3


Employees


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


No


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Establishment size


SIZEFIRM


Size of the local unit for main job


01-09


Exact number of people, if between 1 and 9


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


10


10 to 19 people


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


11


20 to 49 people


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


12


50 to 249 people


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


13


250 people or more


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


14


Do not know but less than 10 people


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


15


Do not know but 10 people or more


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Search for another job


LOOKOJ


Looking for another job


1


Person is not looking for another job


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person is looking for another job


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Search for another job


HWWISH


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


00-98


Number of hours wished to work in total in a week


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Search for employment


SEEKDUR


Duration of search for employment


1


Less than 1 month


SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4


Persons searching for employment or having already found a job which started between the reference week and the interview date or which will start within 3 months after the end of the reference week


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


1 to 2 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


3 to 5 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


6 to 11 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


12 to 17 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


18 to 23 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


24 to 47 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


8


4 years or longer


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Care needs


NEEDCARE


Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation


1


Relevant care services not available


SEEKREAS = 4 OR WANTREAS = 3 OR FTPTREAS = 3 OR AVAIREAS = 3


Persons whose reason for not searching for employment or for not wanting to work or for working part-time or for not being available to start work is having care responsibilities


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Relevant care services not affordable


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Want to provide care themselves


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Other factors were decisive


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Second or multiple job(s)


STAPRO2J


Status in employment in second job


1


Self-employed person with employees


NUMJOB = 2, 3


Persons in employment with more than one job


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Self-employed person without employees


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Employee


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Family worker (unpaid)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Second or multiple job(s)


NACE2J2D


Economic activity of the local unit for second job


01-99


NACE code at 2-digit level


NUMJOB = 2, 3


Persons in employment with more than one job


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


00


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03.Labour market participation


Main activity status (self-defined)


MAINSTAT


Main activity status (self-defined)


1


Employed


15 <= AGE <= 89


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Unemployed


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Retired


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Unable to work due to long-standing health problems


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Student, pupil


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Fulfilling domestic tasks


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


Compulsory military or civilian service


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


8


Other


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




04.Educational attainment and background


Educational attainment level


HATLEVEL


Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)


000


No formal education or below ISCED 1


15 <= AGE <= 89


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


100


ISCED 1 Primary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


200


ISCED 2 Lower secondary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


342


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


343


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


344


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


349


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


352


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


353


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


354


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


359


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


392


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


393


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


394


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


399


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


440


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


450


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


490


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


540


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


550


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


590


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


600


ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


700


ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


800


ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




04.Educational attainment and background


Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned


HATFIELD


Field of the highest level of education successfully completed


001


Basic programmes and qualifications


HATLEVEL = 342-800


Persons with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


002


Literacy and numeracy


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


003


Personal skills and development


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


009


Generic programmes and qualifications not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


011


Education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


018


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


021


Arts


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


022


Humanities (except languages)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


023


Languages


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


028


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving arts and humanities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


029


Arts and humanities not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


031


Social and behavioural sciences


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


032


Journalism and information


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


038


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving social sciences, journalism and information


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


039


Social sciences, journalism and information not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


041


Business and administration


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


042


Law


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


048


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving business, administration and law


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


049


Business, administration and law not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


051


Biological and related sciences


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


052


Environment


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


053


Physical sciences


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


054


Mathematics and statistics


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


058


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving natural sciences, mathematics and statistics


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


059


Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


061


Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


068


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


071


Engineering and engineering trades


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


072


Manufacturing and processing


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


073


Architecture and construction


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


078


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


079


Engineering, manufacturing and construction not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


081


Agriculture


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


082


Forestry


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


083


Fisheries


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


084


Veterinary


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


088


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


089


Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


091


Health


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


092


Welfare


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


098


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving health and welfare


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


099


Health and welfare not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


101


Personal services


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


102


Hygiene and occupational health services


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


103


Security services


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


104


Transport services


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


108


Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving services


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


109


Services not further defined


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




04.Educational attainment and background


Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned


HATYEAR


Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed


YYYY


Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed (4 digits)


HATLEVEL = 100-800


Persons with at least primary educational attainment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




04.Educational attainment and background


Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned


HATWORK


Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL


1


Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, at least one paid


HATLEVEL = 342-800 AND 20 <= AGE <= 34


Persons aged 20-34 with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, all unpaid


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, at least one paid


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, all unpaid


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


No or less than 1 month work experience


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Start of job


YSTARTWK


Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job


YYYY


Year concerned (4 digits)


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Start of job


MSTARTWK


Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job


01-12


Month concerned (2 digits)


YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK) <= 2


Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the current or previous 2 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Way job found


WAYJFOUN


Public employment service helped to find the current main job


1


Yes


(EMPSTAT = 1) AND ((YSTARTWK = REFYEAR) OR (YSTARTWK = REFYEAR — 1 AND 01 <= MSTARTWK <= 12 AND MSTARTWK > REFMONTH))


Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the last 12 months


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


No


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Way job found


FINDMETH


Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment)


01


Job advertisements


STAPRO = 3 AND (YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK <= 7)


Employees who started working in their current main job in the current year or previous 7 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


02


Friends, relatives or acquaintances


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


03


Public employment service


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


04


Private employment agency


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


05


Education or training institution, internship or previous work experience


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


06


Contacted employer directly


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


07


Employer contacted person directly


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


08


Applying for a public competition


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


09


Other method


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Career continuity and breaks


EXISTPR


Existence of previous employment experience


1


Person has never been in employment


EMPSTAT = 2


Persons not in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person has employment experience limited to occasional work


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person has employment experience other than occasional work


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Career continuity and breaks


YEARPR


Year in which person left the last job or business


YYYY


Year concerned (4 digits)


EXISTPR = 2, 3


Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Career continuity and breaks


MONTHPR


Month in which person left the last job or business


01-12


Month concerned (2 digits)


YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank AND REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 2


Persons who left their last employment in the current year or previous 2 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience


Career continuity and breaks


LEAVREAS


Main reason for leaving last job or business


01


Dismissal or business closed for economic reasons


(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)


Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


02


A fixed-term job has ended


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


03


Care responsibilities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


04


Other family reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


05


Education or training


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


06


Own illness and disability


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


07


Retirement


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


08


Other personal reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


09


Other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure and previous work experience


Elementary characteristics of the last job


STAPROPR


Status in employment in last job or business


1


Self-employed person with employees


(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)


Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Self-employed person without employees


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Employee


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Family worker (unpaid)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure and previous work experience


Elementary characteristics of the last job


NACEPR2D


Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked


01-99


NACE code at 2-digit level


(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)


Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


00


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




05.Job tenure and previous work experience


Elementary characteristics of the last job


ISCOPR3D


Occupation in the last job


000-990


ISCO code at 3-digit level


(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)


Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


CONTRHRS


Contractual working hours in main job


010, 015, 020.. 945, 950


Number of working hours per week in the contract or agreement (x10)


STAPRO = 3


Employees


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


960


Has a contract or agreement without specified hours


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


970


Does not have a contract or agreement


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


HWUSUAL


Number of hours per week usually worked in main job


010, 015, 020.. 945, 950


Number of hours usually worked in the main job (x10)


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


970


Hours worked vary from week to week


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


ABSHOLID


Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave


00, 05, 10.. 65, 70


Number of days of absence (x10)


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


ABSILLINJ


Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability


00, 05, 10.. 65, 70


Number of days of absence (x10)


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


ABSOTHER


Days of absence from main job due to other reasons


00, 05, 10.. 65, 70


Number of days of absence (x10)


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


EXTRAHRS


Overtime or extra hours worked in main job


000


No overtime or extra hours in the main job


WKSTAT = 1, 3


Persons present at work for at least 1 hour or who worked as a family worker in the reference week


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


005, 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950


Number of hours of overtime or extra hours in the main job (x10)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


HWACTUAL


Number of hours actually worked in main job


000


Did not work in the main job in the reference week


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


010, 015, 020.. 945, 950


Number of hours actually worked in the main job (x10)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


HWUSU2J


Number of hours per week usually worked in second job


010, 015, 020.. 945, 950


Number of hours usually worked in the second job (x10)


NUMJOB = 2, 3


Persons in employment with more than one job


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


970


Hours worked vary from week to week


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working hours


HWACTU2J


Number of hours actually worked in second job


000


Did not work in the second job in the reference week


NUMJOB = 2, 3


Persons in employment with more than one job


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


010, 015, 020.. 945, 950


Number of hours actually worked in the second job (x10)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working time arrangements


SHIFTWK


Shift work in main job


1


Person usually does shift work


STAPRO = 3


Employees


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


3


Person never does shift work


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working time arrangements


EVENWK


Evening work in main job


1


Person frequently works in the evening


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person sometimes works in the evening


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person never works in the evening


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working time arrangements


NIGHTWK


Night work in main job


1


Person frequently works at night


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person sometimes works at night


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person never works at night


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working time arrangements


SATWK


Saturday work in main job


1


Person frequently works on Saturdays


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person sometimes works on Saturdays


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person never works on Saturdays


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements


Working time arrangements


SUNWK


Sunday work in main job


1


Person frequently works on Sundays


EMPSTAT = 1


Persons in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Person sometimes works on Sundays


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Person never works on Sundays


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




07.Participation in education and training


Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)


EDUCFED4


Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks


1


Yes (includes students on holidays)


15 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


No


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




07.Participation in education and training


Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)


EDUCLEV4


Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks


10


ISCED 1 Primary education


EDUCFED4 = 1


Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


20


ISCED 2 Lower secondary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


34


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


35


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


39


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


44


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


45


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


49


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


54


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


55


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


59


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


60


ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


70


ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


80


ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




07.Participation in education and training


Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)


EDUCNFE4


Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks


1


Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity


15 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




07.Participation in education and training


Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)


EDUCFED12


Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months


1


Yes


15 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


No


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




07.Participation in education and training


Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)


EDUCLEV12


Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months


10


ISCED 1 Primary education


EDUCFED12 = 1


Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


20


ISCED 2 Lower secondary education


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


34


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


35


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


39


ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


44


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


45


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


49


ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


54


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


55


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


59


ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


60


ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


70


ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


80


ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




07.Participation in education and training


Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)


EDUCNFE12


Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months


1


Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity


15 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants


Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module


GENHEALTH


Self-perceived general health


1


Very good


15 <= AGE <= 89


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Good


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Fair (neither good nor bad)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Bad


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Very bad


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants


Elements of the Minimum European Health Module


GALI


Limitation in activities because of health problems


1


Severely limited


15 <= AGE <= 89


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Limited but not severely


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Not limited at all


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts


Income from work


INCGROSS


Gross monthly pay from the main job


00000000–99999998


Gross monthly pay from main job (8 digits), including the proportionally part of payments made on a higher than monthly periodicity (National currency)


STAPRO = 3


Employees


Yes


Collected




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99999999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts


Income from work


INCGROSS_F


Flag on gross monthly pay from main job


11


Gross income collected and no imputation for item non-response/inconsistency


STAPRO = 3


Employees


Yes


Technical




 


 


 


 


12


Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from the labour force survey (LFS)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


13


Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


14


Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


21


Net-to-gross conversion applied and no imputation (net amount available and no imputation for non-response/inconsistency)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


22


Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from the LFS and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


23


Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


24


Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s) and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


25


Imputed gross income for item non-response/inconsistency (net amount not available and imputation applied directly for the gross value; no net-to-gross conversion applied)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts


Income from unemployment allowances


REGISTER


Registration at a public employment service (PES)


1


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


15 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


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


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


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


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


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


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


HATCNTR


Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed


Not blank


Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)


15 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


FOR


Foreign country but exact country of completion of highest level of education unknown


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


998


No formal education or below ISCED 1


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


999


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


ESTQUAL


Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad


01


Has applied, formal qualification partially or fully recognised


HATCNTR ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who obtained their highest formal qualification abroad or in an unknown country


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


02


Has applied, but formal qualification not recognised


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


03


Has applied, procedure under way/outcome still pending


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


04


Has not applied, because not needed


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


05


Has not applied, because not aware of possibilities or procedures


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


06


Has not applied, because of costs or complexity of the procedures


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


07


Has not applied, because not possible to apply


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


08


No, for other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


09


No formal education or below ISCED 1


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


HATPAR


Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents


1


Low (ISCED 0-2)


15 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Medium (ISCED 3-4)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


High (ISCED 5-8)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


JOBSATISF


Job satisfaction


1


Satisfied to a large extent


EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Satisfied to some extent


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Satisfied to a small extent


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Not satisfied at all


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


SKILLEQ


Skill equivalence new main and old main job


1


Higher now


EMPSTAT = 1 AND COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, in employment aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Lower now


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Same


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Did not work before migrating


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


DISCRIMI


Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job


1


No


EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of age


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of gender


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of disability


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Yes, mainly on other grounds


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


JOBOBSTA


Main obstacle to getting a suitable job


1


Lack of language skills in host country language(s)


COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


No suitable job available


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Other obstacle


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


7


No obstacles


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


8


Have never looked for work/never worked


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


DURFIJOB


Time required to find the first paid job in the host country


01


Less than 3 months


COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


02


From 3 to less than 6 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


03


From 6 to less than 12 months


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


04


From 12 months to less than 2 years


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


05


From 2 to less than 3 years


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


06


From 3 to less than 4 years


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


07


4 years or over


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


08


Did not find a job


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


09


Did not look for a job


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


99


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


PRKNLANG


Skills in the main host country language before migrating


1


Mother tongue


COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Advanced (proficient user)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Intermediate (independent user)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Beginner (basic user)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Hardly any or no language skills


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


6


Was too young to speak any language at the time of migrating


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


LANGHOST


Current skills in the main host country language


1


Mother tongue


COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Advanced (proficient user)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


Intermediate (independent user)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


Beginner (basic user)


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


Hardly any or no language skills


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 




03b.Labour market participation


Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants


LANGCOUR


Participation in course for the main host country language


1


Yes, general language course


COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74


First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years


No


Collected




 


 


 


 


2


Yes, work-specific language course


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


3


No, because language courses were not available or affordable


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


4


No, because language skills were sufficient


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


5


No, for other reasons


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


Blank


Not stated


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


9


Not applicable


 


 


 


 









ANNEX II

Flowcharts on the order of questions on employment and unemployment in the questionnaire


1.   

The national questionnaire shall be structured according to the following flowcharts to ensure sufficient comparability between countries. The flowcharts only cover the labour status module of the questionnaire, which relates to the questions on labour status according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) definition (employment, unemployment or outside the labour market).



2.   

The labour status module shall be at the beginning of the national questionnaire, after the questions on the demographic characteristics.



3.   

Questions on main activity status (self-perceived) shall be collected after the labour status module. The main activity status shall be collected by interview and neither derived from other variables nor imputed from registers.



4.   

A flowchart is the graphical representation of the information flows through the questions in the questionnaire. It aims to define the information and concepts to be covered but does not impose any constraint in terms of number, translation and wording of the questions. Notes to the flowchart are integral part of the flowchart.



5.   

The flowcharts will not be amended for at least 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.



6.   
The flowcharts contain different elements which are defined as follows:






—


A block represents a single set of information to be requested in the questionnaire by means of one or more questions. It contains the concepts on which information is to be collected. The concepts covered in one block can be asked in any country-defined order. It appears as a rectangular box:















—


A submodule represents a set of blocks covering the same matter. It appears as a rectangular box with rounded short sides:















—


An outflow represents the actual information collected in the block and the consequent flow towards other blocks. It appears as an arrow and a box:















—


A filter represents a set of information based on external data. Its outflows depend in this case on external information. It appears as a rhombus with its outflows:















—


An intermediate classification represents the intermediate result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with light background and black text:















—


A final classification represents the final result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with dark background and white text:















—


The end represents the end of the flows in the flowchart. It appears as a parallelepiped shaped box:











7.   

In each block the number of questions asked to collect the requested information can be customised by Member States. However, the content of the information to be collected cannot be expanded, i.e. questions that are not directly related to the information requested or the concept covered in the concerned block cannot be introduced.



8.   

The box in the outflow can contain one or more items, separated by semicolon, having the same end-flow. Every item must be reported in the questionnaire and can be represented by one or several possible answers. However, an item can be dropped if justified by the national context (national law or circumstances). The order of the items in the questionnaire cannot be changed unless specified in the flowchart. No new outflows can be added.



9.   

Questions can be added at the end of each submodule, between submodules or after a (intermediate or final) classification element, when justified by the national context and when this has no significant impact on the labour status classification according to the ILO definition. By way of exception, questions can be added on small jobs or casual work and on the production of agricultural goods intended for sale or barter, if needed in a given national context to better fulfil the ILO definition of employment.



10.   

The labour status module contains different submodules, each covering a particular strand of labour status according to the ILO definition. The information flows among the submodules are set out in a meta-flowchart that represents the entire labour status module.



11.   
The meta-flowchart of the labour status module is defined as follows:







12.   
The flowchart for the submodule ‘At work’ and its associated notes is defined as follows:






Notes:


BlockW1:

Work should be understood as any activity undertaken by persons to produce goods or to provide services for use by themselves or others. Work ‘for pay or profit’ refers to work carried out as part of a transaction in exchange for remuneration payable in the form of wages or salaries for time worked or work done, or in the form of profits derived from the goods and services produced through market transactions. The term ‘pay’ covers money or payment in kind, whether taxable or not.
Specifying ‘for pay or profit’ is the preferred option. Nevertheless, if justified in a given national context, alternative wording like ‘as paid employee or self-employed’ can be used as long as it describes the same concept. If the term ‘profit’ is too difficult to translate, asking more than one question can be used as a solution. As the least preferred option, if it is clear in a given national language that the goal is to identify those who worked for remuneration, the term ‘profit’ can be omitted and only the term ‘for pay’ kept.
Member States where Block W1 does not cover all types of jobs, in particular the small jobs or casual work and the production of agricultural goods intended for sale or barter, can include additional questions on these specific types of work.

BlockW2:

Work undertaken by a family worker is to be understood as being unpaid. If the work for a business owned by a family member is paid, then the outflow from BlockW1 should be ‘yes’.
Each Member State can choose whether it first asks about unpaid work done as family member or about absence. If the question about unpaid work done as family member is asked first, the question about absence is only mandatory for those who answer ‘no’ to this first question.
In contrast, if the question about absence is asked first, it should not only be checked whether those declaring not being absent from work were working as unpaid family workers in the reference week, but also whether those declaring an absence from work were working as such in the reference week. By way of exception, the ‘Absence from work’ submodule can be asked before the question on unpaid work done as family member, if relevant in a given national context. In this situation, the question on unpaid work done as family member will be asked only to all those classified as ‘not employed’ in the ‘Absence from work’ submodule.


13.   
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Absences from work’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:






Notes:


BlockA1:


                     ‘Parental leave’ is the interruption of work to bring up or look after a young child. It can be taken either by the mother or by the father. This category covers both persons on statutory parental leave (legal, if existing, or contractual) and the self-employed. In certain national contexts, special leave to take care of a child of young age (‘care leave’) can also be considered as parental leave.
The respondent should be in employment (employee, self-employed) at the beginning of the period of absence. If the parental leave period directly follows another period of absence, the status (i.e. in employment or not) at the beginning of the overall period should be considered. If the respondent was not in employment at the beginning of the period of leave, the absence cannot be considered as parental leave.
In case of consecutive periods of absence, the main reason of absence during the reference week should be chosen.

                     ‘Seasonal work’ refers to a job situation where the economic activity (production of goods or provision of services) of the economic unit is completely halted for a recurring and a, more or less, specific period of the year. The interruption of the economic activity should not be related to any particular or exceptional situation (bad weather, lack of customers, etc.) but should relate to standard factors occurring at repeated and long periods of the year. In that sense, seasonal work alternates between a long period of work and a long period of leave, within a given year. In this situation, the period of leave is defined as the off-season period.

                     ‘Job-related training’ for employees refers to any training where one of the three following statements is true:






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the participation of the employee is required by the employer,










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the training takes place inside normal paid working hours and not during any kind of leave,










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the training is directly connected to the current job, and is paid by the employer or the employee continues receiving a remuneration from the employer.




For the self-employed, job-related training should be connected to their activities.

Block A2:


                     ‘Any job-related income or benefit’ means any income or benefit the respondent would not be entitled to receive if they did not have a job at the moment of starting this period of absence, regardless of their employment status (employee or self-employed). If the person is entitled to receive this income or benefit but has chosen not to receive it, they should be considered as having received it.
The income or benefit can be paid by either the employer or the social security, or both. It includes any compensation of wages (e.g. job-linked parental leave allowance or social security contributions) but excludes benefits that the person would receive even without a job (e.g. family allowances). If the employer continues to pay the social contributions for the person taking parental leave, even if a salary is no longer being paid, the person should be considered as continuing to receive a job-related income or benefit.
Job-related income or benefit may not be proportional to the income received just before the beginning of this period of absence. A flat rate can be considered as a job-related income or benefit as long as the person is entitled to receive it because of the hold job. Consequently, the income or benefit can either be granted at a flat rate or as a percentage of the last salary.
An exception to Article 8 paragraph 2 and Article 9 paragraph 1 of this Regulation is that external information (rather than interview results) can be used as a data source for this Block A2 if the entitlement to a job-related income or benefit can be unambiguously determined.
An important factor to consider is whether the respondent has a guarantee that they can return to their job at the end of their parental leave.

Block A3:

If the respondent did not work during the reference week but was regularly engaged in work-related activities or duties (e.g. maintenance, renovation, etc.) during the off-season, they should be considered as being employed. However, administrative tasks are not considered as work-related activities or duties.

Block A4:

The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.
The expected total duration only refers to the main reason for the absence. For example, for individuals on parental leave, the length of the absence should exclude the maternity/paternity leave.
The expected total duration of the absence, as evaluated by the respondent, should be recorded. The respondent may rely on a particular law or agreement, but will generally answer according to their self-perception.
If the respondent does not know if the total duration of their absence is shorter or longer than 3 months, they should consider the time between the beginning of the absence for that reason and the end of the reference week.


14.   
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Second or multiple jobs’ is defined as follows:







15.   
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Search for employment (for not employed persons)’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:






Notes:


Block S1:

The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.

Block S2:

Having already found a job includes seasonal workers who are not at work during the reference week (off-season) but expect to return to their seasonal job at the end of the off-season.
The ‘yes and started working between reference week and interview date’ option is proposed only if the interview date does not directly follow the reference week.

Block S4:

The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.

Block S5:

The list of options for the main reason for not looking for work includes:






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no suitable job is available [it must remain in first position];










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education or training;










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own illness or disability;










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care responsibilities;










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other family reasons;










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other personal reasons;










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awaiting recall to work (lay-off) [can be dropped if irrelevant];










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other reasons; or










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don’t know.




Apart from first option, the order of possible responses can be decided by country according to national considerations. If the category ‘laid off workers’ does not exist in a country, the outcome ‘awaiting recall to work’ can be skipped in the national questionnaire.

                     ‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.

Block S6:

The list of options for the main reason for not wanting to work includes:






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education or training;










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own illness or disability;










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care responsibilities;










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other family reasons;










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other personal reasons;










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retirement;










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other reasons; or










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don’t know.




The order and split of possible responses can be decided by country according to national considerations.

                     ‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.


16.   
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Active job search methods (for not employed persons)’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:






Notes:


Block M1:

The order of the questions is flexible. Member States can choose the number of questions in the sense that at the first ‘yes’ answer this Block M1 can be closed, but if a Member State wishes to go further and collect information on all nine methods it is free to do so. Member States can also split any required information into several questions.
The ‘asked friends, relatives or acquaintances’ option includes asking about job opportunities, asking for help in creating and updating a CV online or for help to prepare for a test or an interview.
The ‘contacted a public employment service’ option refers to the respondent’s job-search-related contacts, and not applying for unemployment benefits.
The information should be collected through closed questions. There should be no reclassification from open questions.


17.   
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Availability to work (for not employed persons)’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:






Notes:


Block V1:

If the respondent already said that they found a job, this Block can be rephrased as ‘could start the job within 2 weeks from the reference week’.

Block V2:

The list of options for the main reason for not being available to start working within 2 weeks include:






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education or training;










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own illness or disability;










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care responsibilities;










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other family reasons;










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other personal reasons;










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other reasons; or










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don’t know.




The order and split of possible responses can be decided by country according to national consideration.
If the respondent already gave an answer in Block S5, that answer can be copied in Block V2. In such a case, the two additional answer categories in Block S5 ‘no suitable job is available’ and ‘awaiting recall to work (lay-off)’ can be recoded in Block V2 as ‘other reasons’.

                     ‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.


18.   
To reduce unnecessary burden, simplified rules are defined in the form of minimum required information to be asked by age group:






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People aged 15 to 69 are interviewed using the whole ‘labour status module’ in all interviews/waves according the applied rotation scheme.










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People aged 70 to 74 are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. People aged 70 to 74 and classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or their answers can be copied from the last available interview.










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People aged 75 to 89 are asked only about the submodules ‘At work’, ‘Absences from work’ and ‘Second or multiple jobs’ in the first interview/wave. From the second interview, people aged 75 to 89 can either be re-interviewed or answers can be copied from the last available interview or from external sources if more relevant in a given national context.










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Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems and are classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or theiranswers can be copied from the last available interview.










ANNEX III

Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports


1.   

Member States shall transmit, for the labour force domain, quarterly accuracy reports and an annual quality report to the Commission (Eurostat).



2.   

The quarterly accuracy reports shall contain basic information on the accuracy and reliability of the survey and describe changes in the basic concepts and definitions that affect the comparability over time. Member States shall transmit quarterly accuracy reports within 2 weeks after the defined quarterly labour force survey (LFS) data transmission deadlines.



3.   

The annual quality report shall contain quality-related data and metadata and be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months after the defined data transmission deadline for other LFS data.