title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... 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

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                             EUROPEAN
                             COMMISSION
                                                        Brussels, 16.12.2019
                                                        C(2019) 8802 final
                COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...
                                          of 16.12.2019
      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)
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 ---pagebreak---                     COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...
                                                     of 16.12.2019
       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 NUTS2, ISCED3, ISCO4 and NACE5 classifications.
   (3)         The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of
               the European Statistical System Committee.
   1
             OJ L 261I, 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).
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 ---pagebreak---    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 workers6;
   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
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 ---pagebreak---         (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 work6 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
        Labour Statisticians (ICLS) Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour
        underutilisation, adopted on 11 October 2013.
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 ---pagebreak---                   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;
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 ---pagebreak---        (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;
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 ---pagebreak---       (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
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 ---pagebreak---               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
              15000 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
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 ---pagebreak---    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,
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 ---pagebreak---              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;
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 ---pagebreak---              (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.
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 ---pagebreak---    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, 16.12.2019
                                                  For the Commission
                                                 The President
                                                 Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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 ---documentbreak---                              EUROPEAN
                             COMMISSION
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                                                        C(2019) 8802 final
                                                        ANNEXES 1 to 3
                                           ANNEXES
                                              to the
                COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) xxx
      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
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                                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
                                                                                Minimum
                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic         Detailed topic                Variable name       Codes                   Labels                Filter          Filter labels       set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                    Data collection                                                                                Everybody in the target
 01.Technical Items                  REFYEAR      Year of survey      YYYY    Year of survey (4 digits)                                                     Yes    Technical
                    information                                                                                population
                    Data collection                                                                                Everybody in the target
 01.Technical Items                  REFWEEK      Reference week      01-53   Number of the week (2 digits)                                                 Yes    Technical
                    information                                                                                population
                    Data collection                                                                                Everybody in the target
 01.Technical Items                  REFMONTH     Reference month     01-12   Number of the month (2 digits)                                                Yes    Derived
                    information                                                                                population
                    Data collection                                                                                Everybody in the target
 01.Technical Items                  INTWEEK      Interview week      01-53   Number of the week (2 digits)                                                 Yes    Technical
                    information                                                                                population
                                                                      1       Person surveyed and living in the same
                                                                              private household
                                                  Living in a private 2       Person surveyed in the private
                    Data collection                                                                                Everybody in the target
 01.Technical Items                  HHTYPE       household or an             household but living in an institution                                        Yes    Technical
                    information                                                                                population
                                                  institution
                                                                      3       Person surveyed in the private
                                                                              household but living in another private
                                                                              household
                                                                                Everybody in the target
                                                                                population, when the
                                                                      Not     Stratum identifier (15 character               target population (or a
                    Data collection                                   blank   alphanumeric)                                  part thereof) is stratified
 01.Technical items                  STRATUM      Stratum                                                                                Yes    Technical
                    information                                                                                at the first stage of the
                                                                      Blank   Not applicable                                 sample design or in case of
                                                                                self-representing primary
                                                                                sampling units
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic         Detailed topic                Variable name      Codes                    Labels                 Filter         Filter labels         set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                      Not     Primary sampling unit identifier (15            Everybody in the target
                    Data collection               Primary sampling    blank   character alphanumeric)                         population, when the
 01.Technical items                  PSU                                                                                Yes    Technical
                    information                   unit                                                                        target population is
                                                                      Blank   Not applicable                                  divided into clusters (PSUs)
                                                                      Not     Final sampling unit identifier (15
                                                                      blank   character alphanumeric)
                    Data collection               Final (or ultimate)                                                         Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items                  FSU                                                                                No     Technical
                    information                   sampling unit                                                               population
                                                                      Blank   Not applicable (only for the not sampled
                                                                              persons in a sample of individuals)
                                                                      Not     Design weight (7 digits: first 5 contain
                                                                      blank   whole number, following 2 are
                    Data collection                                                                                Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items                  DEWEIGHT     Design weight               decimals)                                                                       No     Technical
                    information                                                                                population
                                                                      Blank   Not applicable
                                                                      Not                                                     Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items Identification   IDENT        Unique identifier           Identifier (25 character alphanumeric)                                          Yes    Technical
                                                                      blank                                                   population
                                                  Serial number of    Not     Household number (8 character                   Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items Identification   HHNUM                                                                                Yes    Technical
                                                  the household       blank   alphanumeric)                                   population
                                                  Sequence number             Sequence number allocated to each               Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items Identification   HHSEQNUM                         01-98                                                                                Yes    Technical
                                                  in the household            member of the household (2 digits)              population
                                                                      0000000 Quarterly weight with 9 digits: first 5
                                                                      00-     digits contain whole numbers; last 4
                                                  Quarterly           9999999 digits contain decimal places                   Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items Weights          COEFFQ                                                                                No     Technical
                                                  weighting factor    99                                                      population
                                                                      Blank   Not applicable
EN                                                                                2                                                                                EN
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                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic         Detailed topic                Variable name     Codes                     Labels                        Filter           Filter labels    set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                     0000000 Yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits
                                                                     00-     contain whole numbers; last 4 digits        Everybody in
                                                                                the yearly    Everybody in the yearly
                                                  Yearly weighting   9999999 contain decimal places
 01.Technical items Weights          COEFFY                                                                              (sub-)sample  (sub-)sample for annual    No     Technical
                                                  factor             99                                                  for annual    variables
                                                                                variables
                                                                     Blank   Not applicable
                                                                     0000000 Two-yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5    Everybody in
                                                                     00-     digits contain whole numbers; last 4        the yearly
                                                  Weighting factor                                                                     Everybody in the yearly
                                                                     9999999 digits contain decimal places               (sub-) sample
 01.Technical items Weights          COEFF2Y      for the two-yearly                                                     for two-
                                                                                (sub-)sample for two-      No     Technical
                                                                     99
                                                  variables                                                              yearly        yearly variables
                                                                     Blank   Not applicable                              variables
                                                                     0000000 Yearly module weight with 9 digits: first
                                                                     00-     5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4      Everybody in
                                                  Yearly weighting   9999999 digits contain decimal places               the yearly    Everybody in the yearly
 01.Technical items Weights          COEFFMOD                                                                                No     Technical
                                                  factor — module    99                                                  module        module subsample
                                                                                subsample
                                                                     Blank   Not applicable
                                                                     0000000 Yearly household weight with 9 digits:      Everybody in
                                                                     00-     first 5 digits contain whole numbers;       the yearly
                                                                                (sub-) sample Everybody in the yearly
                                                  Yearly household   9999999 last 4 digits contain decimal places
 01.Technical items Weights          COEFFHH                                                                             to be used    (sub-)sample to be used    Yes    Technical
                                                  weighting factor   99                                                  for           for household analyses
                                                                                household
                                                                     Blank   Not applicable                              analyses
                                                  Sequence number
                    Interview                                                                                Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items                  INTWAVE      of the survey      1-8     Sequence number of the survey wave                                                   Yes    Technical
                    characteristics                                                                                population
                                                  wave
EN                                                                                3                                                                                EN
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                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic         Detailed topic                Variable name  Codes                    Labels               Filter        Filter labels     set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                  01     Quarterly
                                                                  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
                    Interview                     Questionnaire          household subsample                            Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items                  INTQUEST                                                                                Yes    Technical
                    characteristics               used                                                                  population
                                                                  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)
EN                                                                                4                                                                          EN
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                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic         Detailed topic               Variable name    Codes                   Labels                   Filter        Filter labels     set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                  1       Computer-assisted personal
                                                                          interviewing (CAPI)
                                                                  2       Computer-assisted telephone
                                                                          interviewing (CATI)
                                                                  3       Computer-assisted web interviewing
                                                                          (CAWI)
                    Interview                    Interviewing                                                               Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items                  MODE                                                                                Yes    Technical
                    characteristics              mode used                                                                  population
                                                                  4       Pen-and-Paper Personal Interviews
                                                                          (PAPI)
                                                                  5       Copied from previous interview
                                                                  6       Other
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                                  1       Direct participation
                                                 Nature of
                    Interview                                     2       Indirect participation (i.e. participation        Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items                  PROXY       participation in                                                                                Yes    Technical
                    characteristics                                       via another member of the household)              population
                                                 the survey
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                 Country of       Not     Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2             Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items Localisation     COUNTRY                                                                                Yes    Technical
                                                 residence        Blank   code)                                             population
                                                 Region of        Not     NUTS 3 region (3 character                        Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items Localisation     REGION                                                                                Yes    Technical
                                                 residence        Blank   alphanumeric)                                     population
                                                                  1       Cities
                                                 Degree of                                                                  Everybody in the target
 01.Technical items Localisation     DEGURBA                      2       Towns and suburbs                                                            Yes    Technical
                                                 urbanisation                                                               population
                                                                  3       Rural areas
EN                                                                                5                                                                             EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic      Detailed topic                Variable name    Codes                    Labels              Filter        Filter labels     set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
 02.Person and                                                  1       Male
                                                                                Everybody in the target
 household       Demography       SEX          Sex                                                                                Yes    Collected
                                                                                population
 characteristics                                                2       Female
 02.Person and
                                                                                Everybody in the target
 household       Demography       YEARBIR      Year of birth    YYYY    Year of birth (4 digits)                                                 Yes    Collected
                                                                                population
 characteristics
                                                                        Yes and the reference week does not
                                                                1
                                                                        spill over into the next calendar year
                                                                        No and the reference week does not
                                                                2
 02.Person and                                                          spill over into the next calendar year
                                               Passing of                                                             Everybody in the target
 household       Demography       PASSBIR                                                                                Yes    Collected
                                               birthday                                                               population
 characteristics                                                        Yes and the reference week spills over
                                                                3
                                                                        into the next calendar year
                                                                        No and the reference week spills over
                                                                4
                                                                        into the next calendar year
 02.Person and
                                               Age in completed                                                       Everybody in the target
 household       Demography       AGE                           0-120   Age in completed years (3 digits)                                        Yes    Derived
                                               years                                                                  population
 characteristics
                                                                Not     Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO
                                                                blank   alpha-2 code)
 02.Person and   Citizenship and                                STLS    Stateless
                                               Country of main                                                        Everybody in the target
 household       migrant          CITIZENSHIP                                                                                Yes    Collected
                                               citizenship                                                            population
 characteristics background                                     FOR     Foreign citizenship but country
                                                                        unknown
                                                                Blank   Not stated
EN                                                                                6                                                                        EN
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                                    Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name   Codes                   Labels                    Filter         Filter labels     set of
                                   identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                               Not    Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)
                                                               blank
 02.Person and   Citizenship and
                                                                                Everybody in the target
 household       migrant          COUNTRYB    Country of birth FOR    Foreign-born but country of birth                                              Yes    Collected
                                                                                population
 characteristics background                                           unknown
                                                               Blank  Not stated
                                                               Not    Country of birth of the father (SCL GEO
                                                               blank  alpha-2 code)
 02.Person and   Citizenship and                               FOR    Father foreign-born but country of birth           Everybody in the target
                                              Country of birth
 household       migrant          COBFATH                             of the father unknown                    AGE <= 74 population aged 74 years    Yes    Collected
                                              of the father
 characteristics background                                                                                or less
                                                               Blank  Not stated
                                                               999    Not applicable
                                                               Not    Country of birth of the mother (SCL GEO
                                                               blank  alpha-2 code)
 02.Person and   Citizenship and                               FOR    Mother foreign-born but country of                 Everybody in the target
                                              Country of birth
 household       migrant          COBMOTH                             birth of the mother unknown              AGE <= 74 population aged 74 years    Yes    Collected
                                              of the mother
 characteristics background                                                                                or less
                                                               Blank  Not stated
                                                               999    Not applicable
EN                                                                                7                                                                                EN
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                                    Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name   Codes                  Labels               Filter         Filter labels       set of
                                   identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                      Employment, job found before
                                                              1
                                                                      migrating
                                                              2
                                                                      Employment, no job found before
                                                                      migrating
                                                              3
                                                                      Family reasons
                                                              4                                          COUNTRY ≠ First generation
 02.Person and                                                        Education or training
                 Reasons for                  Main reason for                                            COUNTRYB  immigrants or persons
 household                        MIGREAS                                                                                No     Collected
                 migration                    migrating       5                                          AND 15 <= with unknown country of
 characteristics                                                      Retirement                         AGE <= 74 birth, aged 15 to 74 years
                                                              6
                                                                      International protection or asylum
                                                              7
                                                                      Other
                                                              Blank
                                                                      Not stated
                                                              9
                                                                      Not applicable
                                                              01      Reference person
                                                              02      Partner of reference person
                                                              03      Son/daughter of reference person
                                              Relationship to 04      Son/daughter-in-law of reference
 02.Person and
                 Household                    the reference           person                                       Everybody in the target
 household                        HHLINK                                                                                Yes    Collected
                 composition                  person in the                                                        population
 characteristics
                                              household       05      Grandchild of reference person
                                                              06      Parent of reference person
                                                              07      Parent-in-law of reference person
                                                              08      Grandparent of reference person
EN                                                                                8                                                                            EN
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                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic      Detailed topic                  Variable name  Codes                   Labels              Filter        Filter labels     set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                 09     Brother/sister of reference person
                                                                 10     Other relative
                                                                 11     Other non-relative
                                                                 Blank  Not stated
                                                                 99     Not applicable
                                                                 00     Person has no partner, or the partner
                                                                        does not belong to this household
                 Household
 02.Person and
                 composition —                   Sequence number                                                     Everybody in the target
 household                           HHSPOU                      01-98  Sequence number of partner in the                                       Yes    Collected
                 additional specific             of partner                                                          population
 characteristics                                                        household
                 details
                                                                 99     Not applicable
                                                                 00     Father does not belong to this
                                                                        household
                 Household
 02.Person and
                 composition —                   Sequence number                                                     Everybody in the target
 household                           HHFATH                      01-98  Sequence number of father in the                                        Yes    Collected
                 additional specific             of father                                                           population
 characteristics                                                        household
                 details
                                                                 99     Not applicable
                                                                 00     Mother does not belong to this
                                                                        household
                 Household
 02.Person and
                 composition —                   Sequence number                                                     Everybody in the target
 household                           HHMOTH                      01-98  Sequence number of mother in the                                        Yes    Collected
                 additional specific             of mother                                                           population
 characteristics                                                        household
                 details
                                                                 99     Not applicable
EN                                                                                9                                                                         EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name     Codes                    Labels                      Filter           Filter labels         set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                 999     Born in this country and never lived
                                                                         abroad for a period of at least 1 year
                                                                 000     Less than 1 year in the country but
                                               Duration of stay          intention to stay at least 1 year in total
 02.Person and
                  Stay in the                  in the country of         (residence definition)                                  Everybody in the target
 household                         YEARESID                                                                                No     Collected
                  country                      residence in                                                                      population
 characteristics
                                               completed years   001-150 Number of years in this country (since
                                                                         last establishing the place of usual
                                                                         residence in this country)
                                                                 Blank   Not stated
                                                                 Not     Country of previous residence (SCL GEO
                                                                 blank   alpha-2 code)
                                                                                Everybody who last
 02.Person and                                 Country of
                  Stay in the                                                                                YEARESID =   established his/her place
 household                         COUNTRPR    previous          FOR     Foreign country but exact country of       000-010
                                                                                No     Collected
                  country                                                                                of usual residence in the
 characteristics                               residence                 previous residence unknown
                                                                                country in the last 10 years
                                                                 999     Not applicable
                                                                 1       Worked for pay or profit in the
                                                                         reference week
                                                                 2       Absent from work or business during
                                                                         the reference week (self-declared)
                                                                                Everybody in the target
 03.Labour market Employment                   Working in the                                                       15 <= AGE <=
                                   WKSTAT                        3       Worked as unpaid family worker in the                   population aged 15 to 89        Yes    Collected
 participation    status                       reference week                                                       89
                                                                         reference week                                          years
                                                                 4       Neither worked nor had a job or
                                                                         business during the reference week
                                                                 9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                10                                                                                EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic              Variable name    Codes                   Labels       Filter          Filter labels     set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                01     Holidays
                                                                02     Working time arrangements or
                                                                       compensation of overtime
                                                                03     Sick leave
                                                                04     Maternity or paternity leave
                                               Main reason for
                                                                05     Job-related training                    Persons reporting being
                                               absence from
 03.Labour market Employment                                                                                absent from work or
                                   ABSREAS     work during the                                      WKSTAT = 2                            Yes    Collected
 participation    status                                        06     Parental leave                          business during the
                                               entire reference
                                                                                reference week
                                               week
                                                                07     Off-season
                                                                08     Other reason
                                                                09     Having a job not started yet
                                                                Blank  Not stated
                                                                99     Not applicable
EN                                                                                11                                                                    EN
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                                      Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic                Variable name   Codes                  Labels                      Filter           Filter labels      set of
                                     identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                1       Parental leave with any job-related
                                                                        income or benefit
                                                                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                        Persons reporting being
                                                                                absent from work during
                                                                4       Seasonal worker in off-season, regularly ABSREAS =    the reference week for
 03.Labour market Employment
                                   JATTACH      Job attachment          performing job-related tasks             06, 07, 08,  one of the following main    Yes    Collected
 participation    status                                                                                Blank        reasons: parental leave,
                                                                5       Seasonal worker in off-season, not                    off-season, other reason
                                                                        regularly performing any job-related                  or ‘don’t know’
                                                                        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
                                                                1       Employed
                                                                                Everybody in the target
 03.Labour market Employment                    Being in                                                         15 <= AGE <=
                                   EMPSTAT                      2       Not employed                                          population aged 15 to 89     Yes    Derived
 participation    status                        employment                                                       89
                                                                                years
                                                                9       Not applicable
                                                                1       Only one job
 03.Labour market Second or                                     2       Two jobs
                                   NUMJOB       Number of jobs                                                   EMPSTAT = 1  Persons in employment        Yes    Collected
 participation    multiple job(s)
                                                                3       Three jobs or more
EN                                                                                12                                                                                EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name    Codes                  Labels                     Filter           Filter labels         set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                Blank   Not stated
                                                                9       Not applicable
                                                                1       Person is searching for employment
                                                                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
                                               Searching for
                                                                        and has already found a job which has
                                               employment
                                                                        not yet started but will start in more   EMPSTAT = 2 Persons classified as not in
 03.Labour market Search for                   during the 4
                                   SEEKWORK                             than 3 months after the end of the       AND AGE <=  employment aged less            Yes    Collected
 participation    employment                   weeks ending in                                                   74
                                                                        reference week                                       than 75 years
                                               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
                                                                1       Person is not searching for employment
                                                                        but would nevertheless like to work
                                                                                Persons not in
                                               Willingness to                                                                employment, not
                                                                2       Person is not searching for employment
 03.Labour market Willingness to               work even if not                                                  SEEKWORK =  searching for employment
                                   WANTWORK                             and does not want to work                                                            Yes    Collected
 participation    work                         searching for                                                     5           and not having found any
                                               employment                                                                    job to start after the
                                                                Blank   Not stated
                                                                                reference week
                                                                9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                13                                                                                EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic              Variable name      Codes                   Labels             Filter         Filter labels     set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                 1       No suitable job is available
                                                                 2       Education or training
                                                                 3       Own illness or disability
                                                                 4       Care responsibilities                       Persons not in
                                                                                employment, not
                                               Main reason for   5       Other family reasons                        searching for employment
 03.Labour market Search for                                                                               WANTWORK
                                   SEEKREAS    not searching for                                                     and not having found any    No     Collected
 participation    employment                                                                               =1
                                               employment        6       Other personal reasons                      job to start after the
                                                                                reference week but who
                                                                 7       Awaiting recall to work (lay-off)           would like to work
                                                                 8       Other reasons
                                                                 Blank   Not stated
                                                                 9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                14                                                                         EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name    Codes                   Labels                  Filter           Filter labels     set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                1       Education or training
                                                                2       Own illness or disability
                                                                3       Care responsibilities
                                                                                Persons not in
                                                                4       Other family reasons                               employment, not
                                               Main reason for                                                             searching for employment
 03.Labour market Willingness to                                                                               WANTWORK
                                   WANTREAS    not wanting to   5       Other personal reasons                 =2
                                                                                and not having found any    No     Collected
 participation    work
                                               work                                                                        job to start after the
                                                                6       Retirement                                         reference week and not
                                                                                wanting to work
                                                                7       Other reasons
                                                                Blank   Not stated
                                                                9       Not applicable
                                               Having used an   1       Used active search method to find work
                                               active search
                                                                                Persons not in
 03.Labour market Search for                   method to find a 2       Did not use active search method to    SEEKWORK =
                                   ACTMETNE                                                                                employment and              Yes    Collected
 participation    employment                   job (for not             find work                              1
                                                                                searching for employment
                                               employed
                                               persons)         9       Not applicable
                                                                1       No
                                               Wish to work
                                                                2       Yes
 03.Labour market Underemploymen               more than the
                                   WISHMORE                                                                    EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment       Yes    Collected
 participation    t                            current number
                                                                Blank   Not stated
                                               of usual hours
                                                                9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                15                                                                                EN
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                                      Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic                Variable name      Codes                   Labels                   Filter             Filter labels      set of
                                     identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                                Persons having already
                                                                   1       Person could start to work immediately
                                                                                SEEKWORK =    found a job, searching for
                                                                           (within 2 weeks)
                                                Availability to                                                   1, 2, 3, 4 OR employment, not
 03.Labour market                               start working                                                     WANTWORK      searching for employment
                  Availability     AVAILBLE                        2       Person could not start to work         = 1 OR
                                                                                Yes    Collected
 participation                                  immediately or to                                                               but would like to have
                                                                           immediately (within 2 weeks)           WISHMORE =
                                                work more                                                                       work, or working already
                                                                                2             but wishing to work more
                                                                   9       Not applicable
                                                                                hours
                                                                   1       Education or training
                                                                   2       Own illness or disability
                                                                   3       Care responsibilities
                                                Main reason for
                                                not being
                                                                   4       Other family reasons                                 Persons who could not
 03.Labour market                               available to start
                  Availability     AVAIREAS                                                                       AVAILBLE = 2  start to work immediately     No     Collected
 participation                                  working
                                                                   5       Other personal reasons                               (within 2 weeks)
                                                immediately or to
                                                work more
                                                                   6       Other reasons
                                                                   Blank   Not stated
                                                                   9       Not applicable
                                                                   1       Employed
 03.Labour market Employment                    ILO employment                                                                  Everybody in the target
                                   ILOSTAT                         2       Unemployed                                                                         Yes    Derived
 participation    status                        status                                                                          population
                                                                   3       Outside the labour force
                                                                   Not     Country of place of work (SCL GEO
                                                                   blank   alpha-2 code)
                                                Country of place
 03.Labour market
                  Workplace        COUNTRYW     of work for main   FOR     Foreign country but exact country of   EMPSTAT = 1   Persons in employment         No     Collected
 participation
                                                job                        place of work unknown
                                                                   Blank   Not stated
EN                                                                                16                                                                                EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name      Codes                   Labels              Filter           Filter labels   set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                  999     Not applicable
                                                                  Not     NUTS 3 region for people working in
                                                                  blank   their country of residence;
                                                                          NUTS 2 region for people working in
                                                                          border regions of neighbouring
 03.Labour market                              Region of place of         countries;
                  Workplace        REGIONW                                                                    EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
 participation                                 work for main job          country level information otherwise
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                                  999     Not applicable
                                                                  1       Person mainly works at home
                                                                  2       Person sometimes works at home
 03.Labour market                              Working at home
                  Working at home  HOMEWORK                       3       Person never works at home          EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    Yes    Collected
 participation                                 for the main job
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                                  9       Not applicable
                                                                  1       Self-employed person with employees
                                                                  2       Self-employed person without
                                                                          employees
                                               Status in
 03.Labour market Elementary job                                  3       Employee
                                   STAPRO      employment in                                                  EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    Yes    Collected
 participation    characteristics
                                               main job
                                                                  4       Family worker (unpaid)
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                                  9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                17                                                                         EN
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                                      Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic                Variable name      Codes                  Labels           Filter          Filter labels     set of
                                     identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                   010-990 NACE code at 3-digit level
                                                Economic activity
 03.Labour market Elementary job
                                   NACE3D       of the local unit  Blank   Not stated                     EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment      No     Collected
 participation    characteristics
                                                for main job
                                                                   000     Not applicable
                                                                   0000-   ISCO code at 4-digit level
                                                                   9900
 03.Labour market Elementary job                Occupation in
                                   ISCO4D                                                                 EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment      No     Collected
 participation    characteristics               main job           Blank   Not stated
                                                                   9999    Not applicable
                                                                   1       Full-time job
                                                Full- or part-time 2       Part-time job
 03.Labour market Elementary job
                                   FTPT         main job (self-                                           EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment      Yes    Collected
 participation    characteristics
                                                defined)           Blank   Not stated
                                                                   9       Not applicable
                                                                   1       Permanent job
                                                                   2       Fixed-term job
 03.Labour market Duration of                   Permanency of
                                   TEMP                                                                   STAPRO = 3  Employees                  Yes    Collected
 participation    contract                      main job
                                                                   Blank   Not stated
                                                                   9       Not applicable
                                                                   1       Less than 1 month
                                                                   2       From 1 to less than 3 months
                                                Total duration of
 03.Labour market Duration of                                      3       From 3 to less than 6 months               Employees with a fixed-
                                   TEMPDUR      temporary main                                            TEMP = 2                               No     Collected
 participation    contract                                                                                term job
                                                job
                                                                   4       From 6 to less than 12 months
                                                                   5       From 12 to less than 18 months
EN                                                                                18                                                                       EN
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                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic     Detailed topic                   Variable name   Codes                    Labels                    Filter         Filter labels     set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                  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
                                                                  1       Could not find a permanent job
                                                                  2       Did not want a permanent job
                                                                  3       Fixed-term probationary contract
                                                                  4       Apprenticeship
                                                  Main reason for 5       Training other than apprenticeship
 03.Labour market                                 having a                (trainees, internships, research                     Employees with a fixed-
                  Details of contract TEMPREAS                                                                      TEMP = 2                              No     Collected
 participation                                    temporary main          assistants, etc.)                                    term job
                                                  job
                                                                  6       This type of job is only available with a
                                                                          temporary contract
                                                                  7       Other reasons
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                                  9       Not applicable
                                                                  1       No
                                                  Contract with a
                                                  temporary       2       Yes
 03.Labour market
                  Details of contract TEMPAGCY    employment                                                        STAPRO = 3 Employees                  No     Collected
 participation
                                                  agency for the  Blank   Not stated
                                                  main job
                                                                  9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                19                                                                                EN
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                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic                 Variable name     Codes                   Labels          Filter         Filter labels  set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                   1       Education or training
                                                                   2       Own illness or disability
                                                                   3       Care responsibilities
                                                                   4       Other family reasons
                                                 Main reason for
 03.Labour market Full- or part-time                                                                                Persons in employment
                                     FTPTREAS    part-time work in 5       Other personal reasons         FTPT = 2                           No     Collected
 participation    status — reason                                                                                with a part-time job
                                                 the main job
                                                                   6       Could not find a full-time job
                                                                   7       Other reasons
                                                                   Blank   Not stated
                                                                   9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                20                                                                   EN
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                                    Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic     Detailed topic               Variable name     Codes                    Labels                   Filter          Filter labels   set of
                                   identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                1       Only one client in the 12 months ending
                                                                        with the reference week
                                                                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
                                              Number and
                                              importance of
                                                                4       10 clients or more in the 12 months
 03.Labour market Dependent self-             clients in the 12                                                  STAPRO = 1,
                                  MAINCLNT                              ending with the reference week, but                  Self-employed workers    No     Collected
 participation    employment                  months ending                                                      2
                                                                        one was dominant
                                              with the
                                              reference week
                                                                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
                                                                1       Worker can fully decide him/herself
                                                                2       Worker can decide under flexible
                                                                        working time arrangements
                                              Decision on the
 03.Labour market Dependent self-
                                  VARITIME    start and end of  3       Employer, organisation, or client(s)     EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
 participation    employment
                                              working time              decides
                                                                4       Any other party decides
                                                                Blank   Not stated
EN                                                                                21                                                                             EN
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                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic       Detailed topic                Variable name       Codes                  Labels                  Filter          Filter labels   set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                     9       Not applicable
                                                                     1       Yes
                                                 Supervisory         2       No
 03.Labour market Supervisory
                                    SUPVISOR     responsibilities in                                               STAPRO = 3  Employees                No     Collected
 participation    responsibilities
                                                 main job            Blank   Not stated
                                                                     9       Not applicable
                                                                     01-09   Exact number of people, if between 1
                                                                             and 9
                                                                     10      10 to 19 people
                                                                     11      20 to 49 people
                                                                     12      50 to 249 people
 03.Labour market Establishment                  Size of the local
                                    SIZEFIRM                                                                       EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
 participation    size                           unit for main job   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
                                                                     1       Person is not looking for another job
                                                                     2       Person is looking for another job
 03.Labour market Search for                     Looking for
                                    LOOKOJ                                                                         EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
 participation    another job                    another job
                                                                     Blank   Not stated
                                                                     9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                22                                                                           EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name      Codes                   Labels                  Filter            Filter labels        set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                  00-98   Number of hours wished to work in
                                               Number of hours
                                                                          total in a week
                                               that the person
 03.Labour market Search for
                                   HWWISH      would like to                                                    EMPSTAT = 1  Persons in employment           No     Collected
 participation    another job                                     Blank   Not stated
                                               work in total in a
                                               week
                                                                  99      Not applicable
                                                                  1       Less than 1 month
                                                                  2       1 to 2 months
                                                                  3       3 to 5 months
                                                                                Persons searching for
                                                                  4       6 to 11 months                                     employment or having
                                                                                already found a job which
                                               Duration of        5       12 to 17 months                                    started between the
 03.Labour market Search for                                                                                SEEKWORK =
                                   SEEKDUR     search for                                                                    reference week and the          No     Collected
 participation    employment                                                                                1, 2, 4
                                               employment         6       18 to 23 months                                    interview date or which
                                                                                will start within 3 months
                                                                  7       24 to 47 months                                    after the end of the
                                                                                reference week
                                                                  8       4 years or longer
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                                  9       Not applicable
                                                                  1       Relevant care services not available
                                                                                Persons whose reason for
                                                                  2       Relevant care services not affordable SEEKREAS = 4
                                               Main reason why                                                               not searching for
                                               care for children                                                OR           employment or for not
                                                                  3       Want to provide care themselves       WANTREAS =
 03.Labour market                              or incapacitated                                                              wanting to work or for
                  Care needs       NEEDCARE                                                                     3 OR                                         No     Collected
 participation                                 relatives limits                                                 FTPTREAS = 3 working part-time or for
                                                                  4       Other factors were decisive
                                               labour market                                                    OR AVAIREAS  not being available to start
                                               participation                                                    =3           work is having care
                                                                  Blank   Not stated
                                                                                responsibilities
                                                                  9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                23                                                                                EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic      Detailed topic               Variable name     Codes                   Labels                    Filter          Filter labels      set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                 1       Self-employed person with employees
                                                                 2       Self-employed person without
                                                                         employees
                                               Status in
 03.Labour market Second or                                      3       Employee                                NUMJOB = 2,  Persons in employment
                                   STAPRO2J    employment in                                                                                No     Collected
 participation    multiple job(s)                                                                                3            with more than one job
                                               second job
                                                                 4       Family worker (unpaid)
                                                                 Blank   Not stated
                                                                 9       Not applicable
                                                                 01-99   NACE code at 2-digit level
                                               Economic activity
 03.Labour market Second or                                                                                NUMJOB = 2,  Persons in employment
                                   NACE2J2D    of the local unit Blank   Not stated                                                                       No     Collected
 participation    multiple job(s)                                                                                3            with more than one job
                                               for second job
                                                                 00      Not applicable
                                                                 1       Employed
                                                                 2       Unemployed
                                                                 3       Retired
                                                                 4       Unable to work due to long-standing
                                                                         health problems
                  Main activity                Main activity                                                                  Everybody in the target
 03.Labour market                                                                                15 <= AGE <=
                  status (self-    MAINSTAT    status (self-     5       Student, pupil                          89
                                                                                population aged 15 to 89    Yes    Collected
 participation
                  defined)                     defined)                                                                       years
                                                                 6       Fulfilling domestic tasks
                                                                 7       Compulsory military or civilian service
                                                                 8       Other
                                                                 Blank   Not stated
EN                                                                                24                                                                                EN
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                                   Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic     Detailed topic               Variable name     Codes                   Labels                     Filter          Filter labels      set of
                                  identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                               9       Not applicable
                                                               000     No formal education or below ISCED 1
                                                               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
                                             Educational
                                             attainment level  344     ISCED 3 Upper secondary education
 04.Educational                                                                                Everybody in the target
                Educational                  (highest level of         (general) — level completion, with       15 <= AGE <=
 attainment and                  HATLEVEL                                                                                population aged 15 to 89    Yes    Collected
                attainment level             education                 direct access to tertiary education      89
 background                                                                                years
                                             successfully
                                             completed)        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
EN                                                                                25                                                                                EN
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                         Variable                                                                                Variable
   Topic Detailed topic            Variable name  Codes                   Labels                   Filter Filter labels  set of
                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                        (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
EN                                                                     26                                                                  EN
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                                     Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic     Detailed topic                 Variable name   Codes                   Labels                  Filter          Filter labels      set of
                                    identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                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
                                                                001    Basic programmes and qualifications
                                                                002    Literacy and numeracy
                                                                003    Personal skills and development
                Educational
                                               Field of the     009    Generic programmes and qualifications
                attainment —
 04.Educational                                highest level of        not further defined                               Persons with educational
                details, including                                                                            HATLEVEL =
 attainment and                    HATFIELD    education                                                                 attainment level equal to    No     Collected
                education                                                                                342-800
 background                                    successfully     011    Education                                         or higher than ISCED 3
                interrupted or
                                               completed
                abandoned
                                                                018    Inter-disciplinary programmes and
                                                                       qualifications involving education
                                                                021    Arts
                                                                022    Humanities (except languages)
EN                                                                                27                                                                               EN
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                         Variable                                                                                Variable
   Topic Detailed topic            Variable name  Codes                    Labels                 Filter Filter labels  set of
                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                 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
EN                                                                     28                                                                 EN
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                         Variable                                                                                Variable
   Topic Detailed topic            Variable name  Codes                    Labels                  Filter Filter labels  set of
                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                 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
EN                                                                      29                                                                 EN
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                         Variable                                                                                Variable
   Topic Detailed topic            Variable name  Codes                    Labels              Filter Filter labels  set of
                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                 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
EN                                                                     30                                                              EN
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                                          Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic          Detailed topic                 Variable name     Codes                  Labels                    Filter           Filter labels     set of
                                         identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                      YYYY    Year when the highest level of
                     Educational
                                                    Year when the             education was successfully completed
                     attainment —
 04.Educational                                     highest level of          (4 digits)                                          Persons with at least
                     details, including                                                                              HATLEVEL =
 attainment and                         HATYEAR     education was                                                                 primary educational         No     Collected
                     education                                                                                100-800
 background                                         successfully      Blank   Not stated                                          attainment
                     interrupted or
                                                    completed
                     abandoned
                                                                      9999    Not applicable
                                                                      1       Work experience(s) at a workplace from
                                                                              1 to 6 months, at least one paid
                                                                      2       Work experience(s) at a workplace from
                                                                              1 to 6 months, all unpaid
                     Educational                                      3       Work experience(s) at a workplace 7
                     attainment —                                             months or over, at least one paid      HATLEVEL =   Persons aged 20-34 with
 04.Educational                                     Work experience
                     details, including                                                                              342-800 AND  educational attainment
 attainment and                         HATWORK     at a workplace as                                                                                No     Collected
                     education                                        4       Work experience(s) at a workplace 7    20 <= AGE <= level equal to or higher
 background                                         part of HATLEVEL                                                 34
                     interrupted or                                           months or over, all unpaid                          than ISCED 3
                     abandoned
                                                                      5       No or less than 1 month work
                                                                              experience
                                                                      Blank   Not stated
                                                                      9       Not applicable
                                                    Year in which
                                                    person started    YYYY    Year concerned (4 digits)
 05.Job tenure, work
                                                    working for
 biography and
                     Start of job       YSTARTWK    current employer  Blank   Not stated                             EMPSTAT = 1  Persons in employment       No     Collected
 previous work
                                                    or as self-
 experience
                                                    employed in       9999    Not applicable
                                                    current main job
EN                                                                                31                                                                                EN
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                                         Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic          Detailed topic                Variable name     Codes                   Labels                   Filter            Filter labels     set of
                                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                   Month in which
                                                   person started    01-12   Month concerned (2 digits)             YSTARTWK ≠   Persons in employment
 05.Job tenure, work                                                                                9999, Blank
                                                   working for                                                                   who started working in
 biography and                                                                                AND
                     Start of job     MSTARTWK     current employer  Blank   Not stated                                          their current main job in    No     Collected
 previous work                                                                                (REFYEAR —
                                                   or as self-                                                      YSTARTWK)    the current or previous 2
 experience
                                                   employed in       99      Not applicable                         <= 2         years
                                                   current main job
                                                                                (EMPSTAT =
                                                                                1) AND
                                                                     1       Yes                                    ((YSTARTWK
                                                   Public                                                           = REFYEAR)
 05.Job tenure, work                                                                                OR           Persons in employment
                                                   employment        2       No
 biography and                                                                                (YSTARTWK =  who started working in
                     Way job found    WAYJFOUN     service helped to                                                                                No     Collected
 previous work                                                                                REFYEAR — 1  their current main job in
                                                   find the current  Blank   Not stated                             AND 01 <=
 experience                                                                                the last 12 months
                                                   main job                                                         MSTARTWK
                                                                     9       Not applicable                         <= 12 AND
                                                                                MSTARTWK >
                                                                                REFMONTH))
                                                                     01      Job advertisements
                                                                     02      Friends, relatives or acquaintances
                                                                     03      Public employment service
                                                                                STAPRO = 3
                                                   Most effective    04      Private employment agency              AND
 05.Job tenure, work                               method used to                                                   (YSTARTWK ≠  Employees who started
 biography and                                     find the current  05      Education or training institution,     9999, Blank) working in their current
                     Way job found    FINDMETH                                                                                No     Collected
 previous work                                     main job (for             internship or previous work experience AND          main job in the current
 experience                                        persons in                                                       (REFYEAR —   year or previous 7 years
                                                   employment)       06      Contacted employer directly            YSTARTWK
                                                                                <= 7)
                                                                     07      Employer contacted person directly
                                                                     08      Applying for a public competition
                                                                     09      Other method
EN                                                                                32                                                                                EN
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                                          Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic          Detailed topic                 Variable name       Codes                   Labels                Filter             Filter labels        set of
                                         identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                        Blank   Not stated
                                                                        99      Not applicable
                                                                        1       Person has never been in employment
                                                                        2       Person has employment experience
                                                                                limited to occasional work
 05.Job tenure, work                                Existence of
 biography and       Career continuity              previous                                                                      Persons not in
                                       EXISTPR                          3       Person has employment experience    EMPSTAT = 2                                   No     Collected
 previous work       and breaks                     employment                                                                    employment
                                                                                other than occasional work
 experience                                         experience
                                                                        Blank   Not stated
                                                                        9       Not applicable
                                                                        YYYY    Year concerned (4 digits)
 05.Job tenure, work                                Year in which                                                                 Persons not in
 biography and       Career continuity              person left the                                                 EXISTPR = 2,  employment who have
                                       YEARPR                           Blank   Not stated                                                                        No     Collected
 previous work       and breaks                     last job or                                                     3             been previously in
 experience                                         business                                                                      employment
                                                                        9999    Not applicable
                                                                        01-12   Month concerned (2 digits)          YEARPR ≠
 05.Job tenure, work                                Month in which
                                                                                9999, Blank   Persons who left their last
 biography and       Career continuity              person left the
                                       MONTHPR                          Blank   Not stated                          AND           employment in the current       No     Collected
 previous work       and breaks                     last job or                                                     REFYEAR —     year or previous 2 years
 experience                                         business                                                        YEARPR <= 2
                                                                        99      Not applicable
                                                                        01      Dismissal or business closed for
                                                                                economic reasons                    (EXISTPR = 2, Persons not in
 05.Job tenure, work                                                                                3) AND        employment who have
                                                    Main reason for     02      A fixed-term job has ended          (YEARPR ≠
 biography and       Career continuity                                                                                been previously in
                                       LEAVREAS     leaving last job or                                             9999, Blank)                                  No     Collected
 previous work       and breaks                                                                                AND           employment, and left their
                                                    business            03      Care responsibilities
 experience                                                                                (REFYEAR —    last job in the current year
                                                                                YEARPR <= 7)  or previous 7 years
                                                                        04      Other family reasons
EN                                                                                33                                                                                EN
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                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic        Detailed topic                 Variable name        Codes                  Labels                 Filter             Filter labels        set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                       05      Education or training
                                                                       06      Own illness and disability
                                                                       07      Retirement
                                                                       08      Other personal reasons
                                                                       09      Other reasons
                                                                       Blank   Not stated
                                                                       99      Not applicable
                                                                       1       Self-employed person with employees
                                                                       2       Self-employed person without
                                                                               employees                           (EXISTPR = 2, Persons not in
                                                  Status in                                                        3) AND        employment who have
 05.Job tenure and Elementary                                                                                (YEARPR ≠
                                                  employment in        3       Employee                                          been previously in
 previous work     characteristics of STAPROPR                                                                     9999, Blank)                                  No     Collected
                                                  last job or                                                      AND           employment, and left their
 experience        the last job
                                                  business             4       Family worker (unpaid)              (REFYEAR —    last job in the current year
                                                                                YEARPR <= 7)  or previous 7 years
                                                                       Blank   Not stated
                                                                       9       Not applicable
                                                                                (EXISTPR = 2, Persons not in
                                                                       01-99   NACE code at 2-digit level          3) AND
                                                  Economic activity                                                              employment who have
 05.Job tenure and Elementary                                                                                (YEARPR ≠
                                                  of the local unit in                                                           been previously in
 previous work     characteristics of NACEPR2D                         Blank   Not stated                          9999, Blank)                                  No     Collected
                                                  which person last                                                AND           employment, and left their
 experience        the last job
                                                  worked                                                           (REFYEAR —    last job in the current year
                                                                       00      Not applicable
                                                                                YEARPR <= 7)  or previous 7 years
EN                                                                                34                                                                                EN
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                                            Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic           Detailed topic                  Variable name    Codes                    Labels                   Filter             Filter labels        set of
                                           identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                                (EXISTPR = 2, Persons not in
                                                                        000-990  ISCO code at 3-digit level            3) AND        employment who have
 05.Job tenure and    Elementary                                                                                (YEARPR ≠
                                                      Occupation in the                                                              been previously in
 previous work        characteristics of ISCOPR3D                       Blank    Not stated                            9999, Blank)                                  No     Collected
                                                      last job                                                         AND           employment, and left their
 experience           the last job
                                                                                (REFYEAR —    last job in the current year
                                                                        999      Not applicable
                                                                                YEARPR <= 7)  or previous 7 years
                                                                        010,     Number of working hours per week in
                                                                        015,     the contract or agreement (x10)
                                                                        020..
                                                                        945, 950
 06.Working
 conditions including                                 Contractual       960      Has a contract or agreement without
 working hours and Working hours         CONTRHRS     working hours in           specified hours                       STAPRO = 3    Employees                       No     Collected
 working time                                         main job
 arrangements                                                           970      Does not have a contract or agreement
                                                                        Blank    Not stated
                                                                        999      Not applicable
                                                                        010,     Number of hours usually worked in the
                                                                        015,     main job (x10)
                                                                        020..
 06.Working
                                                      Number of hours   945, 950
 conditions including
                                                      per week usually
 working hours and Working hours         HWUSUAL                                                                       EMPSTAT = 1   Persons in employment           Yes    Collected
                                                      worked in main    970      Hours worked vary from week to week
 working time
                                                      job
 arrangements
                                                                        Blank    Not stated
                                                                        999      Not applicable
                                                                        00, 05,  Number of days of absence (x10)
 06.Working
                                                      Days of absence   10.. 65,
 conditions including
                                                      from main job     70
 working hours and Working hours         ABSHOLID                                                                      EMPSTAT = 1   Persons in employment           No     Collected
                                                      due to holidays
 working time
                                                      and leave         Blank    Not stated
 arrangements
EN                                                                                35                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic         Detailed topic                Variable name    Codes                    Labels                  Filter             Filter labels      set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                    99       Not applicable
                                                                    00, 05,  Number of days of absence (x10)
                                                 Days of absence
 06.Working                                                         10.. 65,
                                                 from main job
 conditions including                                               70
                                                 due to own
 working hours and Working hours     ABSILLINJ                                                                      EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment         No     Collected
                                                 illness, injury or
 working time                                                       Blank    Not stated
                                                 temporary
 arrangements
                                                 disability
                                                                    99       Not applicable
                                                                    00, 05,  Number of days of absence (x10)
 06.Working                                                         10.. 65,
                                                 Days of absence
 conditions including                                               70
                                                 from main job
 working hours and Working hours     ABSOTHER                                                                       EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment         No     Collected
                                                 due to other
 working time                                                       Blank    Not stated
                                                 reasons
 arrangements
                                                                    99       Not applicable
                                                                    000      No overtime or extra hours in the main
                                                                             job
                                                                    005,     Number of hours of overtime or extra
 06.Working
                                                                    010,     hours in the main job (x10)                        Persons present at work
 conditions including                            Overtime or extra
                                                                    015,                                            WKSTAT = 1, for at least 1 hour or who
 working hours and Working hours     EXTRAHRS    hours worked in                                                                                No     Collected
                                                                    020..                                           3           worked as a family worker
 working time                                    main job
                                                                    945, 950                                                    in the reference week
 arrangements
                                                                    Blank    Not stated
                                                                    999      Not applicable
                                                                    000      Did not work in the main job in the
                                                                             reference week
 06.Working
 conditions including                            Number of hours
                                                                    010,     Number of hours actually worked in the
 working hours and Working hours     HWACTUAL    actually worked in                                                 EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment         Yes    Collected
                                                                    015,     main job (x10)
 working time                                    main job
                                                                    020..
 arrangements
                                                                    945, 950
EN                                                                                36                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                         Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic           Detailed topic               Variable name      Codes                   Labels                   Filter          Filter labels    set of
                                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                      Blank    Not stated
                                                                      999      Not applicable
                                                                      010,     Number of hours usually worked in the
                                                                      015,     second job (x10)
                                                                      020..
 06.Working
                                                   Number of hours    945, 950
 conditions including
                                                   per week usually                                                   NUMJOB = 2, Persons in employment
 working hours and Working hours       HWUSU2J                                                                        3
                                                                                No     Collected
                                                   worked in second   970      Hours worked vary from week to week                with more than one job
 working time
                                                   job
 arrangements
                                                                      Blank    Not stated
                                                                      999      Not applicable
                                                                      000      Did not work in the second job in the
                                                                               reference week
 06.Working                                                           010,     Number of hours actually worked in the
 conditions including                              Number of hours 015,        second job (x10)
                                                                                NUMJOB = 2, Persons in employment
 working hours and Working hours       HWACTU2J    actually worked in 020..                                                                                No     Collected
                                                                                3           with more than one job
 working time                                      second job         945, 950
 arrangements
                                                                      Blank    Not stated
                                                                      999      Not applicable
                                                                      1        Person usually does shift work
 06.Working
 conditions including                                                 3        Person never does shift work
                      Working time                 Shift work in main
 working hours and                     SHIFTWK                                                                        STAPRO = 3  Employees                 No     Collected
                      arrangements                 job
 working time                                                         Blank    Not stated
 arrangements
                                                                      9        Not applicable
EN                                                                                37                                                                              EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                         Variable                                                                                Variable
        Topic           Detailed topic               Variable name    Codes                 Labels                   Filter           Filter labels   set of
                                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                    1       Person frequently works in the evening
 06.Working                                                         2       Person sometimes works in the evening
 conditions including
                      Working time                 Evening work in
 working hours and                     EVENWK                       3       Person never works in the evening      EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
                      arrangements                 main job
 working time
 arrangements                                                       Blank   Not stated
                                                                    9       Not applicable
                                                                    1       Person frequently works at night
 06.Working                                                         2       Person sometimes works at night
 conditions including
                      Working time                 Night work in
 working hours and                     NIGHTWK                      3       Person never works at night            EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
                      arrangements                 main job
 working time
 arrangements                                                       Blank   Not stated
                                                                    9       Not applicable
                                                                    1       Person frequently works on Saturdays
 06.Working                                                         2       Person sometimes works on Saturdays
 conditions including
                      Working time                 Saturday work in
 working hours and                     SATWK                        3       Person never works on Saturdays        EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
                      arrangements                 main job
 working time
 arrangements                                                       Blank   Not stated
                                                                    9       Not applicable
                                                                    1       Person frequently works on Sundays
 06.Working
                                                                    2       Person sometimes works on Sundays
 conditions including
                      Working time                 Sunday work in
 working hours and                     SUNWK                                                                       EMPSTAT = 1 Persons in employment    No     Collected
                      arrangements                 main job         3       Person never works on Sundays
 working time
 arrangements
                                                                    Blank   Not stated
EN                                                                                38                                                                             EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic         Detailed topic               Variable name        Codes                  Labels                    Filter           Filter labels      set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                       9       Not applicable
                                                                       1       Yes (includes students on holidays)
                                                  Participation in
                     Participation in
                                                  formal education
 07.Participation in formal and non-                                   2       No                                                  Everybody in the target
                                                  and training                                                        15 <= AGE <=
 education and       formal education EDUCFED4                                                                                population aged 15 to 74     Yes    Collected
                                                  (student or                                                         74
 training            and training (4                                   Blank   Not stated                                          years
                                                  apprentice) in the
                     weeks)
                                                  last 4 weeks
                                                                       9       Not applicable
                                                                       10      ISCED 1 Primary education
                                                                       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 —
                     Participation in             Level of the most            orientation unknown                                 Persons who participated
 07.Participation in formal and non-              recent formal                                                                    in formal education and
                                                                                EDUCFED4 =
 education and       formal education EDUCLEV4    education or         44      ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary                 training (student or         No     Collected
                                                                                1
 training            and training (4              training activity in         education — general                                 apprentice) in the last 4
                     weeks)                       the last 4 weeks                                                                 weeks
                                                                       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
EN                                                                                39                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic         Detailed topic               Variable name        Codes                    Labels                     Filter          Filter labels      set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                       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
                                                                       1       Participating in at least one job-related
                                                                               non-formal education or training
                                                                               activity
                                                                       2       Participating only in non-job-
                     Participation in             Participation in
                                                                               related/personal non-formal education
 07.Participation in formal and non-              non-formal                                                                          Everybody in the target
                                                                               or training activities                    15 <= AGE <=
 education and       formal education EDUCNFE4    education and                                                                       population aged 15 to 74    Yes    Collected
                                                                                74
 training            and training (4              training in the last                                                                years
                                                                       3       Not participating in any non-formal
                     weeks)                       4 weeks
                                                                               education or training activity
                                                                       Blank   Not stated
                                                                       9       Not applicable
                                                                       1       Yes
                                                  Participation in
                     Participation in
                                                  formal education
 07.Participation in formal and non-                                   2       No                                                     Everybody in the target
                                                  and training                                                           15 <= AGE <=
 education and       formal education EDUCFED12                                                                                population aged 15 to 74    No     Collected
                                                  (student or                                                            74
 training            and training (12                                  Blank   Not stated                                             years
                                                  apprentice) in the
                     months)
                                                  last 12 months
                                                                       9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                40                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic         Detailed topic               Variable name       Codes                  Labels                   Filter           Filter labels       set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                       10     ISCED 1 Primary education
                                                                       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
                                                  Level of the most
                     Participation in                                                                                Persons who participated
                                                  recent formal        45     ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary
 07.Participation in formal and non-                                                                                in formal education and
                                                  education or                education — vocational                 EDUCFED12 =
 education and       formal education EDUCLEV12                                                                                training (student or          No     Collected
                                                  training activity in                                               1
 training            and training (12                                                                                apprentice) in the last 12
                                                  the last 12          49     ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary
                     months)                                                                                months
                                                  months                      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
EN                                                                                41                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                          Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic          Detailed topic                Variable name        Codes                    Labels                     Filter          Filter labels      set of
                                         identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                         Blank   Not stated
                                                                         99      Not applicable
                                                                         1       Participating in at least one job-related
                                                                                non-formal education or training
                                                                                activity
                                                                         2       Participating only in non-job-
                      Participation in              Participation in
                                                                                related/personal non-formal education
 07.Participation in  formal and non-               non-formal                                                                          Everybody in the target
                                                                                or training activities                    15 <= AGE <=
 education and        formal education  EDUCNFE12   education and                                                                       population aged 15 to 74    No     Collected
                                                                                74
 training             and training (12              training in the last                                                                years
                                                                         3       Not participating in any non-formal
                      months)                       12 months
                                                                                education or training activity
                                                                         Blank   Not stated
                                                                         9       Not applicable
                                                                         1       Very good
                                                                         2       Good
 08.Health: status
 and disability,      Disability and                                     3       Fair (neither good nor bad)
 access to,           other elements of                                                                                Everybody in the target
                                                    Self-perceived                                                         15 <= AGE <=
 availability and use Minimum           GENHEALTH                        4       Bad                                                    population aged 15 to 89    No     Collected
                                                    general health                                                         89
 of health care and   European Health                                                                                years
 health               Module                                             5       Very bad
 determinants
                                                                         Blank   Not stated
                                                                         9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                42                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                          Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic          Detailed topic                Variable name      Codes                     Labels                      Filter          Filter labels      set of
                                         identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                       1        Severely limited
 08.Health: status
 and disability,                                                       2        Limited but not severely
                      Elements of the               Limitation in
 access to,                                                                                Everybody in the target
                      Minimum                       activities because                                                     15 <= AGE <=
 availability and use                  GALI                            3        Not limited at all                                      population aged 15 to 89    No     Collected
                      European Health               of health                                                              89
 of health care and                                                                                years
                      Module                        problems
 health                                                                Blank    Not stated
 determinants
                                                                       9        Not applicable
                                                                       00000000 Gross monthly pay from main job (8
                                                                       –        digits), including the proportionally part
                                                                       99999998 of payments made on a higher than
 09.Income,
                                                    Gross monthly               monthly periodicity (National currency)
 consumption and      Income from
                                       INCGROSS     pay from the                                                           STAPRO = 3   Employees                   Yes    Collected
 elements of wealth, work
                                                    main job
 including debts                                                       Blank    Not stated
                                                                       99999999 Not applicable
                                                                       11       Gross income collected and no
                                                                                imputation for item non-
                                                                                response/inconsistency
                                                                       12       Gross income collected and imputation
                                                                                for item non-response/inconsistency
                                                                                from the labour force survey (LFS)
 09.Income,
                                                    Flag on gross
 consumption and      Income from                                      13       Gross income collected and imputation
                                       INCGROSS_F monthly pay from                                                         STAPRO = 3   Employees                   Yes    Technical
 elements of wealth, work                                                       for item non-response/inconsistency
                                                    main job
 including debts                                                                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
EN                                                                                43                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                         Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic          Detailed topic               Variable name     Codes                    Labels                    Filter          Filter labels      set of
                                        identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                             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
                                                                     1       Person is registered at a public
 09.Income,                                        Registration at a
                     Income from                                             employment service and receives                       Everybody in the target
 consumption and                                   public                                                             15 <= AGE <=
                     unemployment      REGISTER                              benefit or assistance                                 population aged 15 to 74    No     Collected
 elements of wealth,                               employment                                                         74
                     allowances                                                                                years
 including debts                                   service (PES)
                                                                     2       Person is registered at a public
EN                                                                                44                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic        Detailed topic               Variable name     Codes                     Labels                    Filter           Filter labels       set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                           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
                                                                   Not     Country where the highest level of
                                                                   blank   education was successfully completed
                                                                           (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)
                   Labour market                 Country where     FOR     Foreign country but exact country of
                   situation of                  the highest level         completion of highest level of education               Everybody in the target
 03b.Labour market                                                                                15 <= AGE <=
                   migrants and      HATCNTR     of education was          unknown                                                population aged 15 to 74      No     Collected
 participation                                                                                74
                   their immediate               successfully                                                                     years
                   descendants                   completed         Blank   Not stated
                                                                   998     No formal education or below ISCED 1
                                                                   999     Not applicable
                                                                   01      Has applied, formal qualification
                                                                           partially or fully recognised
                   Labour market                                                                                Persons aged 15 to 74
                                                 Recognition of
                   situation of                                    02      Has applied, but formal qualification not HATCNTR ≠    years who obtained their
 03b.Labour market                               formal                                                              COUNTRY
                   migrants and      ESTQUAL                               recognised                                             highest formal                No     Collected
 participation                                   qualifications                                                      AND 15 <=
                   their immediate                                                                                AGE <= 74    qualification abroad or in
                                                 obtained abroad
                   descendants                                     03      Has applied, procedure under                           an unknown country
                                                                           way/outcome still pending
EN                                                                                45                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic        Detailed topic                Variable name    Codes                    Labels                    Filter           Filter labels     set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                   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
                                                                   1       Low (ISCED 0-2)
                   Labour market                  Educational      2       Medium (ISCED 3-4)
                   situation of                   attainment level                                                               Everybody in the target
 03b.Labour market                                                                                15 <= AGE <=
                   migrants and      HATPAR       of the           3       High (ISCED 5-8)                                      population aged 15 to 74    No     Collected
 participation                                                                                74
                   their immediate                respondent’s                                                                   years
                   descendants                    parents          Blank   Not stated
                                                                   9       Not applicable
                                                                   1       Satisfied to a large extent
                   Labour market                                   2       Satisfied to some extent
                   situation of                                                                                EMPSTAT = 1
 03b.Labour market                                                                                Persons aged 15 to 74
                   migrants and      JOBSATISF    Job satisfaction 3       Satisfied to a small extent              AND 15 <=                                No     Collected
 participation                                                                                AGE <= 74    years in employment
                   their immediate
                   descendants                                     4       Not satisfied at all
                                                                   Blank   Not stated
EN                                                                                46                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic        Detailed topic               Variable name      Codes                   Labels             Filter            Filter labels     set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                    9       Not applicable
                                                                    1       Higher now
                                                                    2       Lower now
                   Labour market                                                                              EMPSTAT = 1 First generation
                                                                                AND
                   situation of                  Skill equivalence  3       Same                                          immigrants or persons
 03b.Labour market                                                                                COUNTRYB ≠
                   migrants and      SKILLEQ     new main and old                                                         with unknown country of      No     Collected
 participation                                                                                COUNTRY
                   their immediate               main job           4       Did not work before migrating     AND 15 <=   birth, in employment aged
                   descendants                                                                                AGE <= 74   15 to 74 years
                                                                    Blank   Not stated
                                                                    9       Not applicable
                                                                    1       No
                                                                    2       Yes, mainly discrimination on the
                                                                            grounds of age
                                                                    3       Yes, mainly discrimination on the
                                                                            grounds of gender
                   Labour market
                                                 Feeling of being
                   situation of                                     4       Yes, mainly discrimination on the EMPSTAT=1
 03b.Labour market                               discriminated                                                            Persons aged 15 to 74
                   migrants and      DISCRIMI                               grounds of foreign origin         AND 15 <=                                No     Collected
 participation                                   against at work in                                           AGE <= 74   years in employment
                   their immediate
                                                 the current job
                   descendants                                      5       Yes, mainly discrimination on the
                                                                            grounds of disability
                                                                    6       Yes, mainly on other grounds
                                                                    Blank   Not stated
                                                                    9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                47                                                                            EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                        Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic        Detailed topic                Variable name      Codes                   Labels                   Filter          Filter labels       set of
                                       identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                     1       Lack of language skills in host country
                                                                             language(s)
                                                                     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
                   Labour market
                                                                             foreign origin                          COUNTRYB ≠ First generation
                   situation of                   Main obstacle to
 03b.Labour market                                                                                COUNTRY    immigrants or persons
                   migrants and      JOBOBSTA     getting a suitable                                                 AND 15 <=
                                                                                No     Collected
 participation                                                       5       No suitable job available                          with unknown country of
                   their immediate                job                                                                AGE <= 74  birth, aged 15 to 74 years
                   descendants
                                                                     6       Other obstacle
                                                                     7       No obstacles
                                                                     8       Have never looked for work / never
                                                                             worked
                                                                     Blank   Not stated
                                                                     9       Not applicable
EN                                                                                48                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic        Detailed topic               Variable name       Codes                   Labels                  Filter          Filter labels       set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                     01      Less than 3 months
                                                                     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
                   Labour market                                     05      From 2 to less than 3 years
                                                 Time required to                                                   COUNTRYB ≠ First generation
                   situation of
 03b.Labour market                               find the first paid                                                COUNTRY    immigrants or persons
                   migrants and      DURFIJOB                        06      From 3 to less than 4 years                                                     No     Collected
 participation                                   job in the host                                                    AND 15 <=  with unknown country of
                   their immediate                                                                                AGE <= 74
                                                 country                                                                       birth, aged 15 to 74 years
                   descendants                                       07      4 years or over
                                                                     08      Did not find a job
                                                                     09      Did not look for a job
                                                                     Blank   Not stated
                                                                     99      Not applicable
                                                                     1       Mother tongue
                                                                     2       Advanced (proficient user)
                                                                     3       Intermediate (independent user)
                   Labour market
                                                 Skills in the main                                                 COUNTRYB ≠ First generation
                   situation of                                      4       Beginner (basic user)
 03b.Labour market                               host country                                                       COUNTRY    immigrants or persons
                   migrants and      PRKNLANG                                                                                No     Collected
 participation                                   language before                                                    AND 15 <=  with unknown country of
                   their immediate                                   5       Hardly any or no language skills       AGE <= 74
                                                 migrating                                                                     birth, aged 15 to 74 years
                   descendants
                                                                     6       Was too young to speak any language at
                                                                             the time of migrating
                                                                     Blank   Not stated
EN                                                                                49                                                                                EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Minimum
                                       Variable                                                                                Variable
         Topic        Detailed topic               Variable name     Codes                   Labels                 Filter          Filter labels       set of
                                      identifier                                                                                type
                                                                                variables
                                                                   9       Not applicable
                                                                   1       Mother tongue
                                                                   2       Advanced (proficient user)
                   Labour market                                   3       Intermediate (independent user)
                                                                                COUNTRYB ≠ First generation
                   situation of                  Current skills in
 03b.Labour market                                                                                COUNTRY    immigrants or persons
                   migrants and      LANGHOST    the main host     4       Beginner (basic user)                                                          No     Collected
 participation                                                                                AND 15 <=  with unknown country of
                   their immediate               country language                                                AGE <= 74  birth, aged 15 to 74 years
                   descendants                                     5       Hardly any or no language skills
                                                                   Blank   Not stated
                                                                   9       Not applicable
                                                                           Yes, general language course
                                                                   1
                                                                           Yes, work-specific language course
                                                                   2
                                                                           No, because language courses were not
                                                                   3
                   Labour market                                           available or affordable
                                                 Participation in                                                COUNTRYB ≠ First generation
                   situation of
 03b.Labour market                               course for the                                                  COUNTRY    immigrants or persons
                   migrants and      LANGCOUR                              No, because language skills were      AND 15 <=
                                                                                No     Collected
 participation                                   main host country 4                                                        with unknown country of
                   their immediate                                         sufficient                            AGE <= 74
                                                 language                                                                   birth, aged 15 to 74 years
                   descendants
                                                                   5
                                                                           No, for other reasons
                                                                   Blank
                                                                           Not stated
                                                                   9
                                                                           Not applicable
EN                                                                                50                                                                               EN
 ---pagebreak---                                           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:
                           Submodule XXX
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 ---pagebreak---             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:
                         XXX
            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
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 ---pagebreak---        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:
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 ---pagebreak---    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:
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 ---pagebreak---            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.
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 ---pagebreak---    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:
   –      the participation of the employee is required by the employer,
   –      the training takes place inside normal paid working hours and not during any
          kind of leave,
   –      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.
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 ---pagebreak---        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:
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 ---pagebreak---    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:
           –     no suitable job is available [it must remain in first position];
           –     education or training;
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 ---pagebreak---    –     own illness or disability;
   –     care responsibilities;
   –     other family reasons;
   –     other personal reasons;
   –     awaiting recall to work (lay-off) [can be dropped if irrelevant];
   –     other reasons; or
   –     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:
   –     education or training;
   –     own illness or disability;
   –     care responsibilities;
   –     other family reasons;
   –     other personal reasons;
   –     retirement;
   –     other reasons; or
   –     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’.
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 ---pagebreak---    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.
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 ---pagebreak---    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:
           –     education or training;
           –     own illness or disability;
           –     care responsibilities;
           –     other family reasons;
           –     other personal reasons;
           –     other reasons; or
           –     don’t know.
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 ---pagebreak---        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:
           People aged 15 to 69 are interviewed using the whole ‘labour status module’ in
            all interviews/waves according the applied rotation scheme.
           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.
           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.
           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 their answers can be
            copied from the last available interview.
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 ---pagebreak---                                        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.
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