Statistical populations, observation units and rules for respondents
Article 4
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.