EU Labour Force Survey database User guide - ESDS

UK Data Archive Study Group Number 33366 - Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Datasets

EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROSTAT Directorate F: Social statistics and information society Unit F-2: Labour market

EU Labour Force Survey database User guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

2.

OVERVIEW OF THE VARIABLES AVAILABLE IN THE LFS DATA SETS ..... 3 a.

Core variables (overview) ................................................................................. 3

b.

Derived variables from core questionnaire (overview)..................................... 6

c.

Derived household variables (overview)........................................................... 6

d.

Derived variables for time series (overview) .................................................... 7

LIST OF VARIABLES – DETAILED CODIFICATION.......................................... 8 a.

Core variables (codification) ............................................................................. 8

b.

Derived variables from core questionnaire (codification)............................... 32

c.

Derived household variables (codification, not available for anonymised datasets) ........................................................................................................... 35

d.

Derived variables for time series (codification, not available for anonymised datasets)....................................................................................... 41

3.

EXPLANATORY NOTES ....................................................................................... 46

4.

AD-HOC MODULES ............................................................................................... 54

5.

CLASSIFICATIONS ................................................................................................ 55

6.

a.

Regional codes used in the EU Labour Force Survey (according to the Classification of Territorial Units (NUTS)) .................................................... 55

b.

Statistical Classification of economic activities at 2 and 3 digits (NACE Rev.2 from 2008 onwards).............................................................................. 62

c.

Statistical Classification of economic activities at 2 and 3 digits (NACE Rev.1.1) ........................................................................................................... 72

d.

Country codification in the EU LFS from 2007 onwards ............................... 77

e.

Levels of education and training (ISCED 1997) ............................................. 82

CRITERIA FOR ANONYMISED DATASETS ...................................................... 84

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The first section below gives an overview of the variables available in the LFS data sets, while the second one provides details on their codification. The third section contains explanatory notes, the fourth section information on ad-hoc-modules. Classifications are enclosed in section five, and section six deals with the anonymisation criteria used for anonymised microdata.

1. OVERVIEW OF THE VARIABLES AVAILABLE IN THE LFS DATA SETS The list is divided in three categories: (a) Core variables (as transmitted by the National Statistical Institutes to Eurostat according to the latest Commission regulation on the codification to be used) (b) Primary derived variables (computed by Eurostat on the basis of the core variables) (c/d) Secondary derived variables (computed by Eurostat to make household analyses or analyses across time due to codification changes easier). Variables in the categories (a) and (b) are in general available in the anonymised datasets (special DVDs/CDs for researchers only), after application of the anonymisation criteria presented in section 6.

a. Core variables (overview) This list shows the LFS variables and their corresponding variable names. Description

Variable name

Demographic background Sequence number in the household Relationship to reference person in the household Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner Sequence number of father Sequence number of mother Sex Year of birth Date of birth in relation to the end of reference period Marital status Nationality Years of residence in this Member State Country of birth Nature of participation in the survey

HHSEQNUM HHLINK HHSPOU HHFATH HHMOTH SEX YEARBIR DATEBIR MARSTAT NATIONAL YEARESID COUNTRYB PROXY

Labour status Labour status during the reference week Reason for not having worked at all though having a job

WSTATOR NOWKREAS

Employment characteristics of the main job Professional status Continuing receipt of the wage or salary Economic activity of the local unit Occupation Supervisory responsibilities Number of persons working at the local unit Country of place of work Region of place of work Year in which person started working for this employer or as self-employed Month in which person started working for this employer or as self-employed Involvement of the public employment office at any

STAPRO SIGNISAL NACE3D, NA113D ISCO4D SUPVISOR SIZEFIRM COUNTRYW REGIONW YSTARTWK MSTARTWK WAYJFOUN

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Description moment in finding the present job Full-time / Part-time distinction Reasons for the part-time work Permanency of the job Reasons for having a temporary job/work contract of limited duration Total duration of temporary job or work contract of limited duration Contract with a temporary employment agency Atypical work Shift work Evening work Night work Saturday work Sunday work

Variable name FTPT FTPTREAS TEMP TEMPREAS TEMPDUR TEMPAGCY SHIFTWK EVENWK NIGHTWK SATWK SUNWK

Hours worked Number of hours per week usually worked Number of hours actually worked during the reference week Paid overtime in the reference week in the main job Unpaid overtime in the reference week in the main job Main reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours Wish to work usually more than the current number of hours Way that a person who wants to work more hours Number of hours that the person would like to work in total Working at home Looking for another job and reasons for doing so Reasons for looking for another job

WISHMORE WAYMORE HWWISH HOMEWK LOOKOJ LOOKREAS

Second job Existence of more than one job or business Professional status (in the second job) Economic activity of the local unit (in the second job) Number of hours actually worked during the reference week in the second job

EXIST2J STAPRO2J NACE2J2D, NA112J2D HWACTUA2

Previous work experience of person not in employment Existence of previous employment experience Year in which person last worked Month in which person last worked Main reason for leaving last job or business Professional status in last job Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked Occupation of last job

EXISTPR YEARPR MONTHPR LEAVREAS STAPROPR NACEPR2D, NA11PR2D ISCOPR3D

Search for employment Seeking employment during previous four weeks Reasons for not searching an employment Type of employment sought Duration of search for employment

SEEKWORK SEEKREAS SEEKTYPE SEEKDUR

Methods used during previous four weeks to find work Contacted public employment office to find work Contacted private employment agency to find work Applied to employers directly Asked friends, relatives, trade unions, etc. Inserted or answered advertisements in newspapers or journals Studied advertisements in newspapers or journals Took a test, interview or examination Looked for land, premises or equipment Looked for permits, licences, financial resources

METHODA METHODB METHODC METHODD METHODE METHODF METHODG METHODH METHODI

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HWUSUAL HWACTUAL HWOVERP HWOVERPU HOURREAS

Description

Variable name

Awaiting the results of an application for a job Waiting for a call from a public employment office Awaiting the results of a competition for recruitment to the public sector Other method used Willingness to work for person not seeking employment Availability to start working within two weeks Reasons for not being available to start working within 2 weeks Situation immediately before person started to seek employment (or was waiting for new job to start) Need for care facilities Registration at a public employment office

METHODJ METHODK METHODL METHODM WANTWORK AVAILBLE AVAIREAS

Main labour status Main status Education and training Student or apprentice in regular education during the last 4 weeks (formal education) Level of this education or training Field of this education or training Attendance to taught learning activities (non formal education) in the last 4 weeks Number of hours spent on all taught learning activities within the last 4 weeks Purpose of the most recent taught learning activity Field of the most recent taught learning activity Did the most recent taught learning activity take place during paid working hours? Highest level of education or training successfully completed Field of highest level of education or training successfully completed Year when highest level of education or training was successfully completed

PRESEEK NEEDCARE REGISTER MAINSTAT (optional)

EDUCSTAT EDUCLEVL EDUCFILD (optional) COURATT COURLEN COURPURP (optional) COURFILD (optional) COURWORH (optional) HATLEVEL HATFIELD HATYEAR

Situation one year before survey Situation with regard to activity one year before survey Professional status one year before survey Economic activity of local unit in which person was working one year before survey Country of residence one year before survey Region of residence (within Member State) one year before survey

WSTAT1Y STAPRO1Y NACE1Y2D, NA111Y2D COUNTR1Y REGION1Y

Income 1 Monthly (take home) pay from main job (deciles)

INCDECIL (optional)

Technical items relating to the interview Reference year Reference week Interview week Member State Region of household Degree of urbanisation Serial number of household in each quarter Type of household Type of institution Yearly weighting factor (also called COEFF in yearly files) Quarterly weighting factor (also called COEFF in quarterly files) Quarterly weighting factor (in the case of a sample of individuals) Sequence number of the survey wave Questionnaire used

REFYEAR REFWEEK INTWEEK COUNTRY REGION DEGURBA QHHNUM HHTYPE HHINST COEFFY COEFFQ COEFFH INTWAVE INTQUEST

1

Not available for anonymised datasets

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b. Derived variables from core questionnaire (overview) This section shows the list of LFS variables that have been derived directly from the list of core variables above. Details of the different steps of the calculation can be found below in the section ‘Creation of derived variables’. Description

Variable name

Age of interviewed person ILO work status Economic activity (coded 1 digit) Economic activity by sector (NACE Rev 1) Occupation (coded 1 digit) Time since person started to work Economic activity in second job (coded 1 digit)

AGE ILOSTAT NACE1D, NA111D NA11S ISCO1D STARTIME NACE2J1D NA112J1D NA112JS LEAVTIME LEAVCLAS NACEPR1D NA11PR1D NA11PRS ISCOPR1D DURUNE EDUC4WN HATLEV1D NACE1Y1D NA111Y1D NA111YS REM HHPRIV

Economic activity in second job by sector (NACE Rev 1) Time since person last worked Time since person last worked (classes) Economic activity in previous job (coded 1 digit) Economic activity in previous job by sector (NACE Rev 1) Occupation previous job (coded 1 digit) Duration of unemployment Education or training received during previous four weeks (formal + non formal) Level of education (3 levels) Economic activity one year before survey (coded 1 digit) Economic activity one year before survey by sector (NACE Rev 1) Reference month Type of individual/household for publication

c. Derived household variables (overview)2 Description

Variable name

Definition of children and adults Household type (families) Number of persons between 0 and 2 years in the household Number of persons between 3 and 5 years in the household Number of persons between 6 and 8 years in the household Number of persons between 9 and 11 years in the household Number of persons between 12 and 14 years in the household Number of children between 15 and 17 years (in the household), based on HHPERS code 2 Number of children between 18 and 24 years (in the household), based on HHPERS code 2 Age of the youngest child in the household (aged less than 25 years) Age of the youngest child in the household (aged less than 15 years) Total number of persons in the household (whatever the age) Number of children in the household (aged less than 15 years) Number of persons aged 65 or older in the household Number of employed persons in the household (aged 15 years, whatever the values of

HHPERS HHCOMP HHNBCH2 HHNBCH5 HHNBCH8 HHNBCH11 HHNBCH14

2

Not available for anonymised datasets, derivation program provided

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HHNBCH17 HHNBCH24 HHAGEYG HHAGE14 HHNBPERS HHNB0014 HHNBOLD HHNBWORK

,

,

,

HHPERS) Number of children in the household (aged less than 25 years), based on HHPERS code 1,2 and 3. Number of employed adults in the household (aged 15 years and more, based on HHPERS code 4) Number of unemployed adults in the household (aged 15 years and more, based on HHPERS code 4) Number of inactive adults in the household (aged 15 years and more, based on HHPERS code 4) Working status of adults living in the same household Presence of the father and/or mother of the person in the same household Presence of the partner of the person in the same household Presence of the children of the person in the same household Education level of the mother (if she leaves in the same household, same codification as the core variable HATLEV1D) Education level of the father (if he leaves in the same household, same codification as the core variable HATLEV1D) Country of birth of the mother (if she leaves in the same household, same codification as the core variable COUNTRYB) Country of birth of the father (if he leaves in the same household, same codification as the core variable COUNTRYB) Nationality of the mother (if she leaves in the same household, same codification as the core variable NATIONAL) Nationality of the father (if he leaves in the same household, same codification as the core variable NATIONAL)

HHNBCHLD HHNBEMPL HHNBUNEM HHNBINAC HHWKSTAT HHPARENT HHPARTNR HHCHILDR HATLMOTH HATLFATH COUBMOTH COUBFATH NATHMOTH NATHFATH

d. Derived variables for time series (overview)3 List of variables derived for the purpose of showing the relationship between different time series. See further documentation in ‘Data availability over time’. Description

Variable name

Economic activity in main job (Nace 1970) Economic activity in second (Nace 1970) Economic activity in previous job (Nace 1970) Main method used to find work Type of instruction Purpose of the training received during previous 4 weeks Purpose of this education and training Total length of training Total length of this education or training Usual number of hours of training per week Having obtained a (non tertiary) vocational qualification minimum duration: 6 months Economic activity one year before survey (Nace 1970)

NA702D NA702J2D NA70PR2D METHFW EDUCTYPE PURP4W PURP4WN LENTR4W LENTR4WN HWUSTRAI ISCDVOC NA701Y2D

NOTE: Extension on NACE/ISCO variables 4D = 4 digits (for ISCO) 3D = 3 digits (for ISCO/NACE) 2D = 2 digits (for ISCO/NACE) 1D = 1 digit (for ISCO/NACE) S = sector (for NACE Rev 1.1, not available for NACE Rev 2)

3

Not available for anonymised datasets

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2. LIST OF VARIABLES – DETAILED CODIFICATION a. Core variables (codification) The column reference for each variable shows how it is represented in the Commission regulation (EC) No. 430/2005. Variable name /Column ref. & periodicity (Q,Y)

Code

Filter/Remarks (Standard codification)

Description

DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND HHSEQNUM 1/2 Q

Sequence number in the household 01-98

HHLINK 3

Y

4 5 6 9 Y

01-98 99

Y

Reference person Spouse (or cohabiting partner) of reference person Child of reference person (or of his/her spouse or cohabiting partner) Ascendant relative of reference person (or of his/her spouse or cohabiting partner) Other relative Other Not applicable (HHTYPE ≠ 1,2 )

Has no partner, or the partner does not belong to this household or no answer Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner household Not applicable (person does not belong to a household, or has no partner, or the partner does not to this private household)

HHTYPE =1,3 private in the private belong

Sequence number of father 00 01-98 99

HHMOTH 8/9

HHTYPE =1,3

Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner 00

HHFATH 6/7

Two-digit sequence number allocated to each member of the household Relationship to reference person in the household

1 2 3

HHSPOU 4/5

Everybody

Y

The father does not belong to this private household or no answer Sequence number of father in the household Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or the father does not belong to this private household) Sequence number of mother

00 01-98 99

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HHTYPE =1,3

The mother does not belong to this private household or no answer Sequence number of mother in the household Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or the mother does not belong to this private household)

HHTYPE =1,3

SEX 10

Q

Sex 1 2

YEARBIR 11/14 Q

Everybody

Male Female Year of birth Standard codes (before anonymisation) The 4 digits of year of birth are entered

Everybody

Variable advised for dissemination See derived variable AGE See description for anonymised datasets in section 6 DATEBIR 15 Q

Date of birth in relation to the end of reference period 1 2

Everybody

Person's birthday falls between 1 January and the end of the reference week Person's birthday falls after the end of the reference week Variable advised for dissemination See derived variable AGE See description for anonymised datasets in section 6

MARSTAT 16 Y

Marital status 1 2 3 4 blank

Single Married Widowed Divorced or legally separated No answer

0 1 2 blank

Aggregation advised for dissemination and available for anonymised datasets Widowed, divorced or legally separated Single Married No answer

NATIONAL 17/18 Q

Nationality

Everybody

Everybody

For codification and data transmission from National Statistical Institutes to Eurostat, see section ‘Classifications’

000 111 110 100 911 910 900 800 Blank YEARESID 19/20 Y (Q from 2009)

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Aggregation advised for dissemination and available for anonymised datasets National Citizen of another EU-15 country (1995-2004) Citizen of another EU-25 country (2005-2006) Citizen of another EU-27 country (2007+) Citizen of non-EU-15 country (1995-2004) Citizen of non-EU-25 country (2005-2006) Citizen of non-EU-27 country (2007+) Non National (code valid when EU-/non-EU-codes are not available) No answer See description for anonymised datasets in section 6 Years of residence in this Member State

Everybody

00 01-10 11 blank COUNTRYB 21/22 Q

Country of birth For codification and data transmission from National Statistical Institutes to Eurostat, see section ‘Classifications’ 999 blank

000 111 110 100 911 910 900 800 999 blank PROXY 23

Born in this Member State Number of years for person who has been in this Member State for 1 to 10 years Been in this Member State for more than 10 years No answer

Q

Not applicable (YEARESID =00) No answer Aggregation advised for dissemination and available for anonymised datasets National Born in another EU-15 country (1995-2004) Born in another EU-25 country (2005-2006) Born in another EU-27 country (2007+) Born in non-EU-15 country (1995-2004) Born in non-EU-25 country (2005-2006) Born in non-EU-27 country (2007+) Not born in the country of residence (code valid when EU/non-EU-codes are not available) Not applicable (YEARESID =00) No answer See description for anonymised datasets in section 6 Nature of participation in the survey

1 2 9 blank

YEARESID ≠00

Everybody aged 15 years or more

Direct participation Participation via another member of the household Not applicable (child less than 15 years old) No answer LABOUR STATUS

WSTATOR 24 Q

Labour status during the reference week 1

2

3 4 5 9

Everybody aged 15 years or more

Did any work for pay or profit during the reference week - one hour or more (including family workers but excluding conscripts on compulsory military or community service) Was not working but had a job or business from which he/she was absent during the reference week (including family workers but excluding conscripts on compulsory military or community service) Was not working because on lay-off Was a conscript on compulsory military or community service Other (15 years or more) who neither worked nor had a job or business during the reference week Not applicable (child less than 15 years old) Variable advised for dissemination See derived variable ILOSTAT

NOWKREAS 25/26 Q

Reason for not having worked at all though having a job 00

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Bad weather

WSTATOR=2

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 99

Slack work for technical or economic reasons Labour dispute School education or training Own illness, injury or temporary disability Maternity leave Parental leave (from 2006, together with code 05 before) Holidays Compensation leave (within the framework of working time banking or an annualised hours contract) Other reasons (e.g. personal or family responsibilities) Not applicable (WSTATOR =1,3-5,9) EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN JOB

STAPRO 27

Q

Professional status 1 2 3 4 9 blank

Self-employed with employees Self-employed without employees Employee Family worker Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) No answer

0 3 4 9 blank

Aggregation advised for dissemination and available for anonymised datasets Self-employed with or without employees Employee Family worker Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) No answer

SIGNISAL 28 Q

Continuing receipt of the wage or salary (from 2006)

1 2

3

4 9

WSTATOR =1,2

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

Absent for up to and including 3 months Absent for more than 3 months and receiving a wage, salary or social allowances corresponding to half or more of the salary Absent for more than 3 months and receiving a wage, salary or social allowances corresponding to less than half of the salary Don’t know Not applicable (WSTATOR ≠ 2, 3 or NOWKREAS = 04 and NOWKREAS = 05 or STAPRO ≠ 3)

NACE3D 29/31

Q

Economic activity of the local unit (coded on 2 digits – 3 digits in certain countries), NACE Rev.2 from 2008

NA113D

NACE Rev. 1.1 from 1992 to 2007. For codification; see section ‘Classifications’.

NA702D

Information collected using Nace 1970 in 1983-1992 for all countries (except Belgium in 1992), 1993-1994 for Germany. 000 blank

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Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer

WSTATOR =1,2

Also available for dissemination: NACE1D, NACE2D (NACE Rev 2) and NA11S, NA111D, NA112D (NACE Rev 1). Available for anonymised datasets: NACE1D (NACE Rev 2), NA111D, NA11S (NACE Rev 1) See section 3.b ‘derived variables’ and section 6 'criteria for anonymised datasets'. ISCO4D 32/35

Q

Occupation (coded on 3 digits – 4 digits in certain countries) ISCO-88(COM). For codification; see section ‘Classifications’. No comparable information in 1983-1991 9999 Blank

WSTATOR =1,2

Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Also available for dissemination: ISCO1D, ISCO2D and ISCO3D Available for anonymised datasets: ISCO1D, ISCO2D See section 3.b ‘derived variables’ and section 6 'criteria for anonymised datasets'.

SUPVISOR 36 Y

Supervisory responsibilities (from 2006) 1 2 9 blank

SIZEFIRM 37/38 Y

Yes No Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) No answer Number of persons working at the local unit

01-10 11 12 13 14 15 99 blank

Exact number of persons, if between 1 and 10 11 to 19 persons 20 to 49 persons 50 persons or more Do not know but less than 11 persons Do not know but more than 10 persons Not applicable (STAPRO=2,9) No answer

10 11 12 13 14 15 99 blank

Aggregation advised for dissemination and available for anonymised datasets 1 to 10 persons 11 to 19 persons 20 to 49 persons 50 persons or more Do not know but less than 11 persons Do not know but more than 10 persons Not applicable (STAPRO=2,9) No answer

COUNTRYW 39/40 Q

Country of place of work For codification; see section ‘Classifications’ 99 blank

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STAPRO=3

Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer

STAPRO=1,3,4, blank

WSTATOR =1,2

REGIONW 41/42 Q

Region of place of work NUTS 2 For codification; see section ‘Classifications’. 99 blank

WSTATOR =1,2

Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer For anonymised datasets, see description in section 6

YSTARTWK 43/46 Q

Year in which person started working for this employer or as self-employed Enter the 4 digits of the year concerned 9999 blank

WSTATOR =1,2

Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Variable advised for dissemination See derived variable STARTIME

MSTARTWK 47/48 Q

Month in which person started working for this employer or as self-employed 01/12 99

Enter the number of the month concerned Not applicable (YSTARTWK =9999,blank or REFYEAR – YSTARTWK >2)

blank

No answer

YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, blank & REFYEAR – YSTARTWK ≤ 2

Variable advised for dissemination See derived variable STARTIME WAYJFOUN 49 Y

Involvement of the public employment office at any moment in finding the present job (from 2006) 0 1 9 blank

FTPT 50

Q

No Yes Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3 or has started this job more than 1 year ago) No answer Full-time / Part-time distinction

1 2 9 Blank FTPTREAS 51 Y

TEMP

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WSTATOR=1,2

Full-time job Part-time job Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Reasons for the part-time work

1 2 3 4 5 6 9 Blank

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

Part-time job which was taken because Person is undergoing school education or training Own illness or disability Looking after children or incapacitated adults Other family or personal reasons (from 2006) Person could not find a full-time job Other reasons Not applicable (FTPT≠2) No answer

FTPT=2

52

Q

Permanency of the job 1 2 9 Blank

TEMPREAS 53 Y

Person has a permanent job or work contract of unlimited duration Person has temporary job/work contract of limited duration Not applicable (STAPRO=0,4,9,blank) No answer Reasons for having a temporary job/work contract of limited duration

1 2 3 4 9 Blank TEMPDUR 54 Q

TEMPAGCY 55 Y

TEMP=2

Less than one month 1 to 3 months 4 to 6 months 7 to 12 months 13 to 18 months 19 to 24 months 25 to 36 months More than 3 years Not applicable (TEMP≠2) No answer Contract with a temporary employment agency (from 2006)

0 1 9 blank

TEMP=2

Person has temporary job/work contract of limited duration because: - it is a contract covering a period of training (apprentices, trainees, research assistants, etc.) - person could not find a permanent job - person did not want a permanent job - it is a contract for a probationary period Not applicable (TEMP≠2) No answer Total duration of temporary job or work contract of limited duration

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 blank

STAPRO=3

STAPRO=3

No Yes Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) No answer ATYPICAL WORK

SHIFTWK 56 Y

Shift work 1 3 9 blank

EVENWK 57

Y

Person does shift work Person never does shift work Not applicable (STAPRO ≠ 3) No answer Evening work

1 2 3 9 blank NIGHTWK 58 Y

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STAPRO=3

Person usually works in the evening Person sometimes works in the evening Person never works in the evening Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) No answer Night work

WSTATOR=1 WSTATOR=2

or

WSTATOR=1

or

1 2 3 9 blank SATWK 59

Y 1 2 3 9 blank

SUNWK 60

Y

Person usually works at night Person sometimes works at night Person never works at night Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer

WSTATOR =2

Saturday work

WSTATOR =1 or WSTATOR =2

Person usually works on Saturdays Person sometimes works on Saturdays Person never works on Saturdays Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Sunday work

1 2 3 9 blank

Person usually works on Sundays Person sometimes works on Sundays Person never works on Sundays Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer

WSTATOR =1 or WSTATOR =2

HOURS WORKED HWUSUAL 61/62 Q

Number of hours per week usually worked 00 01-98 99 blank

WSTATOR=1,2

Usual hours cannot be given because hours worked vary considerably from week to week or from month to month Number of hours usually worked in the first job Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) No answer For anonymised datasets, see description in section 6.

HWACTUAL 63/64 Q

Number of hours actually worked during the reference week 00

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

01-98

Number of hours actually worked in the first job during the reference week Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer

99 blank

WSTATOR=1,2

For anonymised datasets, see description in section 6. HWOVERP 65/66 Q

Paid overtime in the reference week in the main job (from 2006) 00-98 99 blank

STAPRO=3

Number of paid overtime hours Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) No answer For anonymised datasets, see description in section 6.

HWOVERPU 67/68 Q

Unpaid overtime in the reference week in the main job (from 2006) 00-98

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Number of unpaid overtime hours

STAPRO=3

99 blank

Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) No answer For anonymised datasets, see description in section 6.

HOURREAS 69/70 Q

Main reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours Person has worked more than usual due to 01 16 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 97 98

99 blank WISHMORE 71 Q

WAYMORE 72 Y

Person has worked less than usual due to: - bad weather - slack work for technical or economic reasons - labour dispute - education or training - variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) - own illness, injury or temporary disability - maternity or parental leave - special leave for personal or family reasons - annual Holidays - bank Holidays - start of/change in job during reference week - end of job without taking up a new one during reference week - other reasons Person having worked usual hours during the reference week (HWUSUAL=HWACTUAL=01-98) Person whose hours vary considerably from week to week or month to month and who did not state a reason for a divergence between the actual and usual hours (HWUSUAL=00 & REAHAHU#01-16) Not applicable (WSTATOR=2-5,9 or HWUSUAL=blank or HWACTUAL= blank) No answer

No Yes Not applicable (WSTATOR = 3-5, 9) No answer Way that a person who wants to work more hours

1 2 3 4 9 blank HWWISH 73/74

- variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) - overtime - other reasons

Wish to work usually more than the current number of hours 0 1 9 blank

Q

HOMEWK

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WSTATOR =1 or WSTATOR =2

WISHMORE = 1

through an additional job through a job working more hours than the present job only within the present job in any of the above ways Not applicable (WISHMORE ≠ 1) No answer Number of hours that the person would like to work in total

01-98 99 .

HWUSUAL=00-98 & HWACTUAL=0198

Number of hours wished to work in total Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer

WSTATOR =1 or WSTATOR =2

75

Y

Working at home 1 2 3 9 blank

LOOKOJ 76

Q

Person usually works at home Person sometimes works at home Person never works at home Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Looking for another job and reasons for doing so

0 1 9 blank LOOKREAS 77 Y

Person is not looking for another job Person is looking for another job Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Reasons for looking for another job

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 blank

WSTATOR =1 or WSTATOR =2

WSTATOR =1 or WSTATOR =2

LOOKOJ=1

Person is looking for another job because - of risk or certainty of loss or termination of present job - actual job is considered as a transitional job - seeking an additional job to add more hours to those worked in present job - seeking a job with more hours worked than in present job - seeking a job with less hours worked than in present job - of wish to have better working conditions (e.g. pay, working or travel time, quality of work) - of other reasons Not applicable (LOOKOJ≠ 1) No answer SECOND JOB

EXIST2J 78

Q

Existence of more than one job or business 1 2 9 blank

STAPRO2J 79 Q

Person had only one job or business during the reference week Person had more than one job or business during the reference week (not due to change of job or business) Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Professional status (in the second job)

1 2 3 4 9 blank

Self-employed with employees Self-employed without employees Employee Family worker Not applicable (EXIST2J=1,9 blank) No answer

0 3 4 9 blank

Aggregation advised for dissemination and available for anonymised datasets: Self-employed with or without employees Employee Family worker Not applicable (EXIST2J=1,9 blank) No answer

WSTATOR =1 or WSTATOR =2

EXIST2J=2

For anonymised datasets, see description in section 6. NACE2J2D

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

EXIST2J=2

80/81

Q

on 2 digits.), NACE Rev.2 from 2008

NA112J2D

NACE Rev. 1.1 from 1992 to 2007.

NA702J2D

Information collected using Nace 1970 in 1983-1992 for all countries (except Belgium in 1992), 1993-1994 for Germany. For codification; see section ‘Classifications’. 00 blank

Not applicable (EXIST2J=1,9,blank) No answer Also available for dissemination or anonymised datasets only: NACE2J1D (for NACE Rev 2), NA112J1D, NA112JS (for NACE Rev 1) See section 3.b ‘derived variables’ and section 6 'criteria for anonymised datasets'.

HWACTUA2 82/83 Q

Number of hours actually worked during the reference week in the second job 00

Person not having worked in the second job during the reference week

01-98

Number of hours actually worked in the second job during the reference week Not applicable (EXIST2J=1,9, blank) No answer

99 blank

EXIST2J=2

See description for anonymised datasets in section 6 PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSON NOT IN EMPLOYMENT EXISTPR 84

Q

Existence of previous employment experience 0

1

9 blank YEARPR 85/88

Q

WSTATOR =3-5

Person has never been in employment (purely occasional work, such as vacation work, compulsory military or community service are not to be considered as employment) Person has already been in employment (purely occasional work, such as vacation work, compulsory military or community service are not to be considered as employment) Not applicable (WSTATOR =1,2 or 9) No answer Year in which person last worked

EXISTPR=1

Enter the 4 digits of the year in which person last worked 9999 blank

Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9,blank) No answer Variable advised for dissemination See derived variable LEAVTIME

MONTHPR 89/90 Q

Month in which person last worked 01-12 99 blank

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Enter the number of the month in which person last worked Not applicable (YEARPR =9999, blank or REFYEARYEARPR >2) No answer

YEARPR≠9999 blank & REFYEAR – YEARPR ≤ 2

Variable advised for dissemination See derived variable LEAVTIME LEAVREAS 91/92 Y

Main reason for leaving last job or business 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 99 blank

STAPROPR 93 Q*

Dismissed or made redundant A job of limited duration has ended Looking for children or incapacitated children (from 2006) Other personal or family responsibilities (includes code 02 before 2006) Own illness or disability Education or training Early retirement Normal retirement Compulsory military or community service Other reasons Not applicable (EXISTPR =0,9,blank, or EXISTPR =1 and did not work in last 8 years) No answer Professional status in last job

1 2 3 4 9

Self-employed with employees Self-employed without employees Employee Family worker Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9,blank, or EXISTPR=1 and did not work in last 8 years)

blank

No answer

0 3 4 9

Aggregation advised for dissemination and available for anonymised datasets: Self-employed with or without employees Employee Family worker Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9,blank, or EXISTPR =1 and did not work in last 8 years) No answer

blank

EXISTPR=1 REFYEAR YEARPR2) No answer Full-time / Part-time distinction

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Blank PERM 47

2 3 4 5 6 9 Blank DURTEMP 48

STAPRO=3

Person has a permanent job or work contract of unlimited duration Person has temporary job/work contract of limited duration because: - it is a contract covering a period of training (apprentices, trainees, research assistants, etc.) - person could not find a permanent job - person did not want a permanent job - no reason given - it is a contract for a probationary period Not applicable (STAPRO=0,4,9,blank) No answer Total duration of temporary job or work contract of limited duration

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 blank

WSTATOR=1,2

Full-time job Part-time job which was taken because - person is undergoing school education or training - of own illness or disability - person could not find a full-time job - person did not want a full-time job - of other reasons Person with a part-time job but giving no reason Looking after children or incapacitated adults Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Permanency of the job

1

YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, blank & REFYEAR – YSTARTWK ≤ 2

PERM=2-6

Less than one month 1 to 3 months 4 to 6 months 7 to 12 months 13 to 18 months 19 to 24 months 25 to 36 months More than 3 years Not applicable (PERM =1,9,blank) No answer HOURS WORKED

HWUSUAL 49/50

Number of hours per week usually worked (Anonymised) 00 01-79 80 99 .

Usual hours cannot be given because hours worked vary considerably from week to week or from month to month Number of hours usually worked in the first job. Worked 80 hours or more in the first job Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) No answer

40

WSTATOR=1,2

00 01-98 99 blank HWACTUAL 51/52

Standard codes (before anonymisation) Usual hours cannot be given because hours worked vary considerably from week to week or from month to month Number of hours usually worked in the first job Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) No answer Number of hours actually worked during the reference week (Anonymised)

00 01-79 80 99 . 00

01-98 99 blank REAHAHU 53/54

Person having a job or business and not having worked at all in the main activity during the reference week (WSTATOR=2) Number of hours actually worked in the first job during the reference week Worked 80 hours or more in the first job Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) No answer Standard codes (before anonymisation) Person having a job or business and not having worked at all in the main activity during the reference week (WSTATOR =2) Number of hours actually worked in the first job during the reference week Not applicable (WSTATOR =3-5,9) No answer Main reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours Person has worked more than usual due to

01 16 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 97 98

99 blank WISH 55

HWUSUAL=00-98 & HWACTUAL=0198

- variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) - overtime - other reasons Person has worked less than usual due to: - bad weather - slack work for technical or economic reasons - labour dispute - education or training - variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) - own illness, injury or temporary disability - maternity or parental leave - special leave for personal or family reasons - annual Holidays - bank Holidays - start of/change in job during reference week - end of job without taking up a new one during reference week - other reasons Person having worked usual hours during the reference week (HWUSUAL=HWACTUAL=01-98) Person whose hours vary considerably from week to week or month to month and who did not state a reason for a divergence between the actual and usual hours (HWUSUAL=00 & REAHAHU#01-16) Not applicable (WSTATOR=2-5,9 or HWUSUAL=blank or HWACTUAL= blank) No answer Wish to work usually more than the current number of hours

0 1

WSTATOR=1,2

- no - yes, through an additional job

41

(WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR =2) & (00