Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters (Text with EEA relevance)

Structural variables

Article 1

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

Reference quarters

Article 2

The definition of the reference quarters to be applied from 2009 is laid down in Annex II.

Codification

Article 3

The codes for the variables to be used for the data transmission for the years 2009 onwards are laid down in Annex III.

Repeal

Article 4

Regulation (EC) No 430/2005 shall be repealed with effect from 1 January 2009.

Entry into force

Article 5

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 2009.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF A SUB-SAMPLE FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA ON STRUCTURAL VARIABLES 1.   Yearly/quarterly variables The word ‘yearly’ in the ‘Periodicity’ column of the Codification laid down in Annex III identifies structural variables which optionally need only to be surveyed as annual averages, using a sub-sample of independent observations with reference to 52 weeks, rather than as quarterly averages. Core variables to be surveyed each quarter are identified as ‘quarterly’. 2.   Representativeness of the results For structural variables, the relative standard error (without taking design effect into account) of any yearly estimate representing 1 % or more of the working-age population shall not exceed: (a) 9 % for countries with a population between 1 million and 20 million inhabitants and, (b) 5 % for countries with a population of 20 million or more. Countries with fewer than 1 million inhabitants are exempted from these precision requirements, and structural variables should be collected for the total sample unless the sample meets the requirements set out in (a). For countries using a sub-sample for data collection on structural variables, if more than one wave is used, the total sub-sample used shall consist of independent observations. 3.   Consistency of totals Consistency between annual sub-sample totals and full-sample annual averages shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and inactive population by sex and for the following age groups: 15 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 +. 4.   Ad hoc modules The sample used to collect information on ad hoc modules shall also provide information on structural variables.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II DEFINITION OF THE REFERENCE QUARTERS (a) Quarters of each year refer to the 12 months of the year, 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 (a) to which at least four days of that week belong, unless this results in the first quarter of the year consisting of only 12 weeks. When that occurs, the quarters of the year in question will be formed by consecutive blocks of 13 weeks. (c) When, according to (b), a quarter consists of 14 weeks instead of 13 weeks the Member States should attempt to spread the sample over all of the 14 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 (i.e. not cover it). 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. (e) The first quarter of 2009 shall start on Monday, 29 December 2008. Until the end of 2011, Member States running the Labour Force Survey along with other surveys as one single integrated survey may define the start of reference quarters one week earlier than laid down in (a), (b) and (e).

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX III CODIFICATION Name Column Periodicity Code Description Filter/Remarks   DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND HHSEQNUM 1/2 QUARTERLY   Sequence number in the household (it should remain the same for all waves) everybody 01-98 Two-digit sequence number allocated to each member of the household HHLINK 3 YEARLY   Relationship to reference person in the household HHTYPE=1,3 1 Reference person 2 Spouse (or cohabiting partner) of reference person 3 Child of reference person (or of his/her spouse or cohabiting partner) 4 Ascendant relative of reference person (or of his/her spouse or cohabiting partner) 5 Other relative 6 Other 9 Not applicable (HHTYPE≠1,3) HHSPOU 4/5 YEARLY   Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner HHTYPE=1,3 01-98 Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner in the household 99 Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or has no partner, or the partner does not belong to this private household) HHFATH 6/7 YEARLY   Sequence number of father HHTYPE=1,3 01-98 Sequence number of father in the household 99 Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or the father does not belong to this private household) HHMOTH 8/9 YEARLY   Sequence number of mother HHTYPE=1,3 01-98 Sequence number of mother in the household 99 Not applicable (person does not belong to a private household, or the mother does not belong to this private household) SEX 10 QUARTERLY   Sex everybody 1 Male 2 Female YEARBIR 11/14 QUARTERLY   Year of birth everybody   The 4 digits of year of birth are entered DATEBIR 15 QUARTERLY   Date of birth in relation to the end of reference period everybody 1 Person's birthday falls between 1 January and the end of the reference week 2 Person's birthday falls after the end of the reference week MARSTAT 16 YEARLY   Marital status everybody 1 Single 2 Married 3 Widowed 4 Divorced or legally separated blank No answer NATIONAL 17/18 QUARTERLY   Nationality everybody   For coding, see ISO country classification YEARESID 19/20 QUARTERLY   Years of residence in this country everybody 00 Born in this country 01-99 Number of years of residence in this country blank No answer COUNTRYB 21/22 QUARTERLY   Country of birth YEARESID≠00   For coding, see ISO country classification 99 Not applicable (col.19/20=00) blank No answer PROXY 23 QUARTERLY   Nature of participation in the survey everybody aged 15 years or more 1 Direct participation 2 Participation via another member of the household 9 Not applicable (child less than 15 years) blank No answer   LABOUR STATUS WSTATOR 24 QUARTERLY   Labour status during the reference week everybody aged 15 years or more 1 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) 2 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) 3 Was not working because on lay-off 4 Was a conscript on compulsory military or community service 5 Other (15 years or more) who neither worked nor had a job or business during the reference week 9 Not applicable (child less than 15 years) NOWKREAS 25/26 QUARTERLY   Reason for not having worked at all though having a job WSTATOR=2 00 Bad weather 01 Slack work for technical or economic reasons 02 Labour dispute 03 School education or training 04 Own illness, injury or temporary disability 05 Maternity leave 06 Parental leave 07 Holidays 08 Compensation leave (within the framework of working time banking or an annualised hours contract) 09 Other reasons (e.g. personal or family responsibilities) 99 Not applicable (WSTATOR=1,3-5,9)   EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN JOB STAPRO 27 QUARTERLY   Professional status WSTATOR=1,2 1 Self-employed with employees 2 Self-employed without employees 3 Employee 4 Family worker 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer SIGNISAL 28 QUARTERLY   Continuing receipt of the wage or salary (WSTATOR=2 and NOWKREAS≠04 and NOWKREAS≠05 and STAPRO=3) or WSTATOR=3 1 Absent for up to and including 3 months 2 Absent for more than 3 months and receiving a wage, salary or social allowances corresponding to half or more of the salary 3 Absent for more than 3 months and receiving a wage, salary or social allowances corresponding to less than half of the salary 4 Don’t know 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR≠2 or NOWKREAS=04 or NOWKREAS=05 or STAPRO≠3) and WSTATOR≠3 NACE3D 29/31 QUARTERLY   Economic activity of the local unit WSTATOR=1,2   NACE Rev 2 coded at 2 or if possible 3 digit level 000 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer ISCO4D 32/35 QUARTERLY   Occupation WSTATOR=1,2   ISCO-88 (COM) coded at 3 or if possible 4 digit level 9999 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer SUPVISOR 36 YEARLY   Supervisory responsibilities STAPRO=3 1 Yes 2 No 9 STAPRO≠3 blank No answer SIZEFIRM 37/38 YEARLY   Number of persons working at the local unit STAPRO=1,3,4, blank 01-10 Exact number of persons, if between 1 and 10 11 11 to 19 persons 12 20 to 49 persons 13 50 persons or more 14 Do not know but fewer than 11 persons 15 Do not know but more than 10 persons 99 Not applicable (STAPRO=2,9) blank No answer COUNTRYW 39/40 QUARTERLY   Country of place of work WSTATOR=1,2   For coding, see ISO country classification 99 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer REGIONW 41/42 QUARTERLY   Region of place of work WSTATOR=1,2   NUTS 2 99 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer YSTARTWK 43/46 QUARTERLY   Year in which person started working for this employer or as self-employed WSTATOR=1,2   Enter the 4 digits of the year concerned 9999 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer MSTARTWK 47/48 QUARTERLY   Month in which person started working for this employer or as self-employed YSTARTWK≠9999, blank & REFYEAR-YSTARTWK<=2 01-12 Enter the number of the month concerned 99 Not applicable (YSTARTWK=9999, blank or REFYEAR-YSTARTWK>2) blank No answer WAYJFOUN 49 YEARLY   Involvement of the public employment office at any moment in finding the present job STAPRO=3 & has started this job in the last 12 months 0 No 1 Yes 9 STAPRO≠3 or has started this job more than 1 year ago blank No answer FTPT 50 QUARTERLY   Full-time/Part-time distinction WSTATOR=1,2 1 Full-time job 2 Part-time job 9 WSTATOR≠1,2 blank No answer FTPTREAS 51 YEARLY   Reasons for the part-time work FTPT=2   Part-time job is taken because: 1 Person is undergoing school education or training 2 Of own illness or disability 3 Looking after children or incapacitated adults 4 Other personal or family reasons 5 Person could not find a full-time job 6 Of other reasons 9 Not applicable (FTPT≠2) blank No answer TEMP 52 QUARTERLY   Permanency of the job STAPRO=3 1 Person has a permanent job or work contract of unlimited duration 2 Person has temporary job/work contract of limited duration 9 Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) blank No answer TEMPREAS 53 YEARLY   Reasons for having a temporary job/work contract of limited duration TEMP=2   Person has temporary job/work contract of limited duration because: 1 It is a contract covering a period of training (apprentices, trainees, research assistants, etc.) 2 Person could not find a permanent job 3 Person did not want a permanent job 4 It is a contract for a probationary period 9 Not applicable (TEMP≠2) blank No answer TEMPDUR 54 QUARTERLY   Total duration of temporary job or work contract of limited duration TEMP=2 1 Less than one month 2 1 to 3 months 3 4 to 6 months 4 7 to 12 months 5 13 to 18 months 6 19 to 24 months 7 25 to 36 months 8 More than 3 years 9 Not applicable (TEMP≠2) blank No answer TEMPAGCY 55 YEARLY   Contract with a temporary employment agency STAPRO=3 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) blank No answer   ATYPICAL WORK SHIFTWK 56 YEARLY   Shift work STAPRO=3 1 Person does shift work 3 Person never does shift work 9 Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) blank No answer EVENWK 57 YEARLY   Evening work WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 1 Person usually works in the evening 2 Person sometimes works in the evening 3 Person never works in the evening 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer NIGHTWK 58 YEARLY   Night work WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 1 Person usually works at night 2 Person sometimes works at night 3 Person never works at night 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer SATWK 59 YEARLY   Saturday work WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 1 Person usually works on Saturdays 2 Person sometimes works on Saturdays 3 Person never works on Saturdays 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer SUNWK 60 YEARLY   Sunday work WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 1 Person usually works on Sundays 2 Person sometimes works on Sundays 3 Person never works on Sundays 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer   HOURS WORKED HWUSUAL 61/62 QUARTERLY   Number of hours per week usually worked in the main job WSTATOR=1,2 00 Usual hours cannot be given because hours worked vary considerably from week to week or from month to month 01-98 Number of hours usually worked in the main job 99 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer HWACTUAL 63/64 QUARTERLY   Number of hours actually worked during the reference week in the main job WSTATOR=1,2 00 Person having a job or business and not having worked at all in the main activity during the reference week 01-98 Number of hours actually worked in the main job during the reference week 99 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer HWOVERP 65/66 QUARTERLY   Paid overtime in the reference week in the main job STAPRO=3 00-98 Number of paid overtime hours 99 Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) blank No answer HWOVERPU 67/68 QUARTERLY   Unpaid overtime in the reference week in the main job STAPRO=3 00-98 Number of unpaid overtime hours 99 Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) blank No answer HOURREAS 69/70 QUARTERLY   Main reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours HWUSUAL=00-98 & HWACTUAL=00-98 & WSTATOR=1   Person has worked more than usual due to: 01 — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 16 — overtime 02 — other reasons   Person has worked less than usual due to: 03 — bad weather 04 — slack work for technical or economic reasons 05 — labour dispute 06 — education or training 07 — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 08 — own illness, injury or temporary disability 09 — maternity or parental leave 10 — special leave for personal or family reasons 11 — annual holidays 12 — bank holidays 13 — start of/change in job during reference week 14 — end of job without taking up a new one during reference week 15 — other reasons 97 Person having worked usual hours during the reference week (HWUSUAL=HWACTUAL=01-98) 98 Person whose hours vary considerably from week to week or month to month and who did not state a reason for a divergence between the actual and usual hours (HWUSUAL=00 & HOURREAS#01-16) 99 Not applicable (WSTATOR=2-5,9 or HWUSUAL=blank or HWACTUAL=blank) blank No answer WISHMORE 71 QUARTERLY   Wish to work usually more than the current number of hours (WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2) 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer WAYMORE 72 YEARLY   Way how person wants to work more hours WISHMORE=1 1 Through an additional job 2 Through a job working more hours than the present job 3 Only within the present job 4 In any of the above ways 9 Not applicable (WISHMORE≠1) blank No answer HWWISH 73/74 QUARTERLY   Number of hours that the person would like to work in total WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 01-98 Number of hours wished to work in total 99 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer HOMEWK 75 YEARLY   Working at home WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 1 Person usually works at home 2 Person sometimes works at home 3 Person never works at home 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer LOOKOJ 76 QUARTERLY   Looking for another job WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 0 Person is not looking for another job 1 Person is looking for another job 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer LOOKREAS 77 YEARLY   Reasons for looking for another job LOOKOJ=1 1 — risk or certainty of loss or termination of present job 2 — actual job is considered as a transitional job 3 — seeking an additional job to add more hours to those worked in present job 4 — seeking a job with more hours worked than in present job 5 — seeking a job with fewer hours worked than in present job 6 — wish to have better working conditions (e.g. pay, working or travel time, quality of work) 7 — other reasons 9 Not applicable (LOOKOJ≠1) blank No answer   SECOND JOB EXIST2J 78 QUARTERLY   Existence of more than one job or business WSTATOR=1 or WSTATOR=2 1 Person had only one job or business during the reference week 2 Person had more than one job or business during the reference week (not due to change of job or business) 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=3-5,9) blank No answer STAPRO2J 79 QUARTERLY   Professional status (in the second job) EXIST2J=2 1 Self-employed with employees 2 Self-employed without employees 3 Employee 4 Family worker 9 Not applicable (EXIST2J=1,9, blank) blank No answer NACE2J2D 80/81 QUARTERLY   Economic activity of the local unit (in the second job) EXIST2J=2   NACE Rev. 2 00 Not applicable (EXIST2J=1,9, blank) blank No answer HWACTUA2 82/83 QUARTERLY   Number of hours actually worked during the reference week in the second job EXIST2J=2 00 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 99 Not applicable (EXIST2J=1,9, blank) blank No answer   PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSON NOT IN EMPLOYMENT EXISTPR 84 QUARTERLY   Existence of previous employment experience WSTATOR=3-5 0 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) 1 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) 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=1,2 or 9) blank No answer YEARPR 85/88 QUARTERLY   Year in which person last worked EXISTPR=1   Enter the 4 digits of the year in which person last worked 9999 Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9, blank) blank No answer MONTHPR 89/90 QUARTERLY   Month in which person last worked YEARPR≠9999, blank & REFYEAR-YEARPR<=2 01-12 Enter the number of the month in which person last worked 99 Not applicable (YEARPR=9999, blank or REFYEAR-YEARPR>2) blank No answer LEAVREAS 91/92 YEARLY   Main reason for leaving last job or business EXISTPR=1 and REFYEAR-YEARPR<8 00 Dismissed or made redundant 01 A job of limited duration has ended 02 Looking after children or incapacitated adults 03 Other personal or family responsibilities 04 Own illness or disability 05 Education or training 06 Early retirement 07 Normal retirement 08 Compulsory military or community service 09 Other reasons 99 Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9, blank, or EXISTPR=1 and did not work in last 8 years) blank No answer STAPROPR 93 QUARTERLY only if having worked in the last 12 months, YEARLY otherwise   Professional status in last job EXISTPR=1 and REFYEAR-YEARPR<8 1 Self-employed with employees 2 Self-employed without employees 3 Employee 4 Family worker 9 Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9, blank, or EXISTPR=1 and did not work in last 8 years) blank No answer NACEPR2D 94/95 QUARTERLY if having worked in the last 12 months, YEARLY otherwise   Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked EXISTPR=1 and REFYEAR-YEARPR<8   NACE Rev. 2 00 Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9, blank, or EXISTPR=1 and did not work in last 8 years) blank No answer ISCOPR3D 96/98 QUARTERLY if having worked in the last 12 months, YEARLY otherwise   Occupation of last job EXISTPR=1 and REFYEAR-YEARPR<8   ISCO-88 (COM) 999 Not applicable (EXISTPR=0,9, blank, or EXISTPR=1 and did not work in last 8 years) blank No answer   SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT SEEKWORK 99 QUARTERLY   Seeking employment during previous four weeks (WSTATOR=3-5 or SIGNISAL=3) and Age<75 1 Person has already found a job which will start within a period of at most 3 months 2 Person has already found a job which will start in more than 3 months and is not seeking employment 3 Person is not seeking employment and has not found any job to start later 4 Person is seeking employment 9 Not applicable (WSTATOR=1,2 or 9 and SIGNISAL≠3) or Age equal or greater than 75 SEEKREAS 100 YEARLY   Reasons for not seeking employment SEEKWORK=3   Person is not seeking employment because: 1 — awaiting recall to work (persons on lay-off) 2 — of own illness or disability 3 — looking after children or incapacitated adults 4 — of other personal or family responsibilities 5 — of education or training 6 — of retirement 7 — of belief that no work is available 8 — of other reasons 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠3) blank No answer SEEKTYPE 101 QUARTERLY   Type of employment sought (or found) SEEKWORK=1,2,4 or LOOKOJ=1   The employment sought (for SEEKWORK=1,2 the employment found) is: 1 as self-employed   as employee: 2 — and only full-time job is sought (or has already been found) 3 — and full-time job is sought, but if not available, part-time job will be accepted 4 — and part-time job is sought, but if not available, full-time job will be accepted 5 — and only part-time job is sought (or has already been found) 6 — and person did not state whether full-time or part-time job is sought (or has already been found) 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠1,2,4 and LOOKOJ≠1) blank No answer SEEKDUR 102 QUARTERLY   Duration of search for employment SEEKWORK=1,4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 Search not yet started 1 Less than 1 month 2 1-2 months 3 3-5 months 4 6-11 months 5 12-17 months 6 18-23 months 7 24-47 months 8 4 years or longer 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠1,4 and LOOKOJ≠1) blank No answer   METHODS USED DURING PREVIOUS FOUR WEEKS TO FIND WORK METHODA 103 QUARTERLY   Contacted public employment office to find work SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODB 104 QUARTERLY   Contacted private employment agency to find work SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODC 105 QUARTERLY   Applied to employers directly SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODD 106 QUARTERLY   Asked friends, relatives, trade unions, etc. SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODE 107 QUARTERLY   Inserted or answered advertisements in newspapers or journals SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODF 108 QUARTERLY   Studied advertisements in newspapers or journals SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODG 109 QUARTERLY   Took a test, interview or examination SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODH 110 QUARTERLY   Looked for land, premises or equipment SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODI 111 QUARTERLY   Looked for permits, licences, financial resources SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODJ 112 QUARTERLY   Awaiting the results of an application for a job SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODK 113 QUARTERLY   Waiting for a call from a public employment office SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODL 114 QUARTERLY   Awaiting the results of a competition for recruitment to the public sector SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) METHODM 115 QUARTERLY   Other method used SEEKWORK=4 or LOOKOJ=1 0 No 1 Yes 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠4 and LOOKOJ≠1) WANTWORK 116 QUARTERLY   Willingness to work for person not seeking employment SEEKWORK=3   Person is not seeking employment: 1 — but would nevertheless like to have work 2 — and does not want to have work 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠3) blank No answer AVAILBLE 117 QUARTERLY   Availability to start working within two weeks SEEKWORK=1,4 or WANTWORK=1, blank or WISHMORE=1   If work were found now: 1 Person could start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) 2 Person could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK≠1, 4 and WANTWORK≠1, blank and WISHMORE≠1) AVAIREAS 118 YEARLY   Reasons for not being available to start working within 2 weeks AVAILBLE=2   Person could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) because: 1 — he/she must complete education or training 2 — he/she must complete compulsory military or community service 3 — he/she cannot leave present employment within two weeks due to period of notice 4 — of personal or family responsibilities (including maternity) 5 — of own illness or incapacity 6 — of other reasons 9 Not applicable (AVAILBLE≠2) blank No answer PRESEEK 119 YEARLY   Situation immediately before person started to seek employment (or was waiting for new job to start) SEEKWORK=1,2,4 1 Person was working (including apprentices, trainees) 2 Person was in full-time education (excluding apprentices, trainees) 3 Person was conscript on compulsory military or community service 4 Person had domestic/family responsibilities 5 Other (e.g. retired) 9 Not applicable (SEEKWORK=3,9) blank No answer NEEDCARE 120 YEARLY   Need for care facilities FTPTREAS=3 or SEEKREAS=3   Person is not searching for a job or is working part time because: 1 suitable care services for children are not available or affordable 2 suitable care services for ill, disabled, elderly are not available or affordable 3 suitable care services for both children and ill, disabled and elderly are not available or affordable. 4 care facilities do not influence decision for working part time or not searching for a job 9 Not applicable (FTPTREAS≠3 and SEEKREAS≠3) blank No answer REGISTER 121 YEARLY   Registration at a public employment office everybody aged 15 to 74 years 1 Person is registered at a public employment office and receives benefit or assistance 2 Person is registered at a public employment office but does not receive benefit or assistance 3 Person is not registered at a public employment office but receives benefit or assistance 4 Person is not registered at a public employment office and does not receive benefit or assistance 9 Not applicable (person aged less than 15 years or older than 75) blank No answer   MAIN LABOUR STATUS MAINSTAT (optional) 122 YEARLY   Main status everybody aged 15 years or more 1 Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family business or holding, including an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc. 2 Unemployed 3 Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience 4 In retirement or early retirement or has given up business 5 Permanently disabled 6 In compulsory military service 7 Fulfilling domestic tasks 8 Other inactive person 9 Not applicable (child less than 15 years) blank No answer   EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDUCSTAT 123 QUARTERLY   Student or apprentice in regular education during the last four weeks everybody aged 15 years or more 1 Has been a student or an apprentice 3 Person in regular education but on holiday 2 Has not been a student or apprentice 9 Not applicable (child less than 15 years) blank No answer EDUCLEVL 124 QUARTERLY   Level of this education or training EDUCSTAT=1 or 3 1 ISCED 1 2 ISCED 2 3 ISCED 3 4 ISCED 4 5 ISCED 5 6 ISCED 6 9 Not applicable (EDUCSTAT=2,9, blank) blank No answer EDUCFILD (optional) 125/127 YEARLY   Field of this education or training EDUCSTAT=1 or 3 and EDUCLEVL=3 to 6 000 General programmes 100 Teacher training and education science 200 Humanities, languages and arts 222 Foreign languages 300 Social sciences, business and law 400 Science, mathematics and computing 420 Life science (including biology and environmental science) 440 Physical science (including physics, chemistry and earth science) 460 Mathematics and statistics 481 Computer science 482 Computer use 500 Engineering, manufacturing and construction 600 Agriculture and veterinary 700 Health and welfare 800 Services 900 Unknown 999 Not applicable (EDUCSTAT=2,9, blank or EDUCLEVL≠(3 to 6)) blank No answer COURATT 128 QUARTERLY   Did you attend any courses, seminars, conferences or receive private lessons or instruction outside the regular education system (hereafter referred to as taught-learning activities) within the last four weeks? Everybody aged 15 years or more 1 Yes 2 No 9 Not applicable (child less than 15 years) blank No answer COURLEN 129/131 QUARTERLY   Number of hours spent on all taught-learning activities within the last four weeks COURATT=1 3 digits Number of hours 999 Not applicable (COURATT=2,9, blank) blank No answer COURPURP (optional) 132 YEARLY   Purpose of the most recent taught-learning activity COURATT=1 1 Mostly job related (professional) 2 Mostly personal/social 9 Not applicable (COURATT=2,9, blank) blank No answer COURFILD (optional) 133/135 YEARLY   Field of the most recent taught-learning activity COURATT=1 000 General programmes 100 Teacher training and education science 200 Humanities, languages and arts 222 Foreign languages 300 Social sciences, business and law 400 Science, mathematics and computing 420 Life science (including biology and environmental science) 440 Physical science (including physics, chemistry and earth science) 460 Mathematics and statistics 481 Computer science 482 Computer use 500 Engineering, manufacturing and construction 600 Agriculture and veterinary 700 Health and welfare 800 Services 900 Unknown 999 Not applicable (COURATT=2,9, blank) blank No answer COURWORH (optional) 136 YEARLY   Did the most recent taught-learning activity take place during paid working hours? COURATT=1 1 Only during paid working hours 2 Mostly during paid working hours 3 Mostly outside paid working hours 4 Only outside paid working hours 5 No job at that time 9 Not applicable (COURATT=2,9, blank) blank No answer HATLEVEL 137/138 QUARTERLY   Highest level of education or training successfully completed Everybody aged 15 years or more 00 No formal education or below ISCED 1 11 ISCED 1 21 ISCED 2 22 ISCED 3c (shorter than two years) 31 ISCED 3c ( two years and more) 32 ISCED 3 a, b 30 ISCED 3 (without distinction a, b or c possible, 2 y+) 41 ISCED 4a, b 42 ISCED 4c 43 ISCED 4 (without distinction a, b or c possible) 51 ISCED 5b 52 ISCED 5a 60 ISCED 6 99 Not applicable (child less than 15 years) blank No answer HATFIELD 139/141 YEARLY   Field of highest level of education or training successfully completed HATLEVEL=22 to 60 000 General programmes  ( 1 ) 100 Teacher training and education science  ( 1 ) 200 Humanities, languages and arts  ( 1 ) 222 Foreign languages 300 Social sciences, business and law  ( 1 ) 400 Science, mathematics and computing  ( 1 ) 420 Life science, including biology and environmental science  ( 1 ) 440 Physical science, including physics, chemistry and earth science  ( 1 ) 460 Mathematics and statistics  ( 1 ) 481 Computer science 482 Computer use 500 Engineering, manufacturing and construction  ( 1 ) 600 Agriculture and veterinary  ( 1 ) 700 Health and welfare  ( 1 ) 800 Services  ( 1 ) 900 Unknown 999 Not applicable (HATLEVEL=00, 11, 21, 99, blank) blank No answer HATYEAR 142/145 YEARLY   Year when highest level of education or training was successfully completed HATLEVEL=11-60   The 4 digits of year when highest level of education or training was successfully completed are entered 9999 Not applicable (HATLEVEL=00, 99, blank) blank No answer   SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE SURVEY WSTAT1Y 146 YEARLY   Situation with regard to activity one year before survey everybody aged 15 years or more 1 Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family business or holding, including an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc. 2 Unemployed 3 Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience 4 In retirement or early retirement or has given up business 5 Permanently disabled 6 In compulsory military service 7 Fulfilling domestic tasks 8 Other inactive person 9 Not applicable (child less than 15 years) blank No answer STAPRO1Y 147 YEARLY   Professional status one year before survey WSTAT1Y=1 1 Self-employed with employees 2 Self-employed without employees 3 Employee 4 Family worker 9 Not applicable (WSTAT1Y≠1) blank No answer NACE1Y2D 148/149 YEARLY   Economic activity of local unit in which person was working one year before survey WSTAT1Y=1   NACE Rev. 2 00 Not applicable (WSTAT1Y≠1) blank No answer COUNTR1Y 150/151 YEARLY   Country of residence one year before survey Everybody aged 1 year or more   For coding, see ISO country classification 99 Not applicable (child less than one year old) blank No answer REGION1Y 152/153 YEARLY   Region of residence one year before survey Everybody aged 1 year or more   NUTS 2 99 Not applicable (person who has changed country of residence or child less than one year old) blank No answer   INCOME INCDECIL 154/155 YEARLY   Monthly (take-home) pay from main job STAPRO=3 01-10 Deciles order 99 Not applicable (STAPRO≠3) blank No answer   TECHNICAL ITEMS RELATING TO THE INTERVIEW REFYEAR 156/159 QUARTERLY   Year of survey everybody   4 digits of the year REFWEEK 160/161 QUARTERLY   Reference week everybody   Number of the week running from Monday to Sunday INTWEEK 162/163 QUARTERLY   Interview week everybody   Number of the week running from Monday to Sunday COUNTRY 164/165 QUARTERLY   Country everybody   For coding, see ISO country classification REGION 166/167 QUARTERLY   Region of household everybody   NUTS 2 DEGURBA 168 QUARTERLY   Degree of urbanisation everybody 1 Densely populated area 2 Intermediate area 3 Thinly populated area HHNUM 169/174 QUARTERLY   Serial number of household everybody   Serial numbers are allocated by the national statistical institutes and remain the same for all waves   Records relating to different members of the same household carry the same serial number HHTYPE 175 QUARTERLY   Type of household everybody 1 Person living in private household (or permanently in a hotel) and surveyed in this household 2 Person living in an institution and surveyed in this institution 3 Person living in an institution but surveyed in this private household 4 Person living in another private household on the territory of the country but surveyed in this household of origin HHINST 176 QUARTERLY   Type of institution HHTYPE=2,3 1 Educational institution 2 Hospital 3 Other welfare institution 4 Religious institution (not already included in 1-3) 5 Workers' hostel, working quarters at building sites, student hostel, university accommodation, etc. 6 Military establishment 7 Other (e.g. prison) 9 Not applicable (HHTYPE=1,4) blank No answer COEFFY 177/182 YEARLY   Yearly weighting factor everybody 0000-9999 Cols 177-180 contain whole numbers 00-99 Cols 181-182 contain decimal places COEFFQ 183/188 QUARTERLY   Quarterly weighting factor everybody 0000-9999 Cols 183-186 contain whole numbers 00-99 Cols 187-188 contain decimal places COEFFH 189/194 YEARLY   Yearly weighting factor of the sample for household characteristics (in the case of a sample of individuals)   0000-9999 Cols 189-192 contain whole numbers   00-99 Cols 193-194 contain decimal places   INTWAVE 195 QUARTERLY   Sequence number of the survey wave everybody 1-8 Sequence number of the wave INTQUEST 196 QUARTERLY   Questionnaire used everybody 1 Only core variables 2 Whole questionnaire ( 1 )   Or subdivisions of ISCED 1997 — field of education — coded on 3 digits.