A JOINT SERIAL NUMBER AND A CODE DESIGNATING THE STATE AND REGION IN WHICH THE HOUSEHOLD IS QUESTIONED;
( B ) SITUATION WITH REGARD TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THESE PERSONS AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR WORK AS FOLLOWS : OCCUPATION, STATUS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, NUMBER OF HOURS USUALLY AND ACTUALLY WORKED AND REASONS FOR ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO; FULL OR PART-TIME WORK, PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY WORK AND ANY PAID SECOND JOB;
( C ) ATTEMPTS TO FIND WORK, WITH, IN PARTICULAR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION : THE TYPE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK SOUGHT, THE CONDITIONS AND REASONS, METHODS AND LENGTH OF TIME SPENT SEEKING WORK, WHETHER UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT OR AID IS BEING RECEIVED, THE SITUATION DIRECTLY PRECEDING THE START OF THE SEARCH FOR WORK AND THE AVAILABILITY FOR WORK OR THE REASONS FOR NOT BEING AVAILABLE;
( D ) THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING COMPLETED : THE TYPE AND PURPOSE OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING COURSES IN WHICH PERSONS AGED FROM 14 TO 49 HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN PART;
( E ) WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSONS OF WORKING AGE WITHOUT WORK INCLUDING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LAST JOB AND THE TIME OF, AND
REASONS FOR, ITS COMING TO AN END;
( F ) THE SITUATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD ONE YEAR BEFORE THE PRESENT SURVEY, INCLUDING : COUNTRY AND REGION OF RESIDENCE, POSITION WITH REGARD TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND, IF EMPLOYED, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OF THE JOB HELD .
ARTICLE 5
THE INFORMATION SHALL BE GATHERED BY THE STATISTICAL SERVICES OF THE MEMBER STATES ON THE BASIS OF THE LIST OF QUESTIONS DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMPETENT SERVICES OF THE MEMBER STATES .
THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MEMBER STATES, THE DETAILS OF THE SURVEY, IN PARTICULAR THE STARTING AND CLOSING DATES AND THE DEADLINES FOR TRANSMISSION OF THE RESULTS . THE STATISTICAL SERVICES OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ENSURE THE REPRESENTATIVE NATURE OF THE SAMPLE ACCORDING TO PRACTICE IN THE MEMBER STATES, WHICH MAY, IN CERTAIN CASES, MAKE THE PROVISION OF REPLIES COMPULSORY . THEY SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST A QUARTER OF THE SURVEY UNITS ARE TAKEN FROM THE 1988 SURVEY AND THAT A PROPORTION OF AT LEAST A QUARTER MAY FORM PART OF A SUBSEQUENT SURVEY . THESE TWO GROUPS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY A CODE .
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THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ENDEAVOUR TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IS FURNISHED TRUTHFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED . THEY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE SURVEY PROVIDES A RELIABLE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL AS WELL AS AT THE LEVEL OF THE MEMBER STATES AND CERTAIN REGIONS . THE STATISTICAL SERVICES OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY, DULY CHECKED, FOR EACH PERSON QUESTIONED, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF NAME OR ADDRESS .
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