Topic

Detailed topic

Variable identifier

Variable name

Data collection information

REFYEAR

Year of survey

REFWEEK

Reference week

REFMONTH

Reference month

INTWEEK

Interview week

HHTYPE

Living in a private household or an institution

STRATUM

Stratum

PSU

Primary sampling unit

FSU

Final (or ultimate) sampling unit

DEWEIGHT

Design weight

Identification

IDENT

Unique identifier

HHNUM

Serial number of the household

HHSEQNUM

Sequence number in the household

Weights

COEFFQ

Quarterly weighting factor

COEFFY

Yearly weighting factor

COEFF2Y

Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables

COEFFMOD

Yearly weighting factor — module

COEFFHH

Yearly household weighting factor

Interview characteristics

INTWAVE

Sequence number of the survey wave

INTQUEST

Questionnaire used

MODE

Interviewing mode used

PROXY

Nature of participation in the survey

Localisation

COUNTRY

Country of residence

REGION

Region of residence

DEGURBA

Degree of urbanisation

Demography

SEX

Sex

YEARBIR

Year of birth

PASSBIR

Passing of birthday

AGE

Age in completed years

Citizenship and migrant background

CITIZENSHIP

Country of main citizenship

COUNTRYB

Country of birth

COBFATH

Country of birth of the father

COBMOTH

Country of birth of the mother

Reasons for migration

MIGREAS

Main reason for migrating

Household composition

HHLINK

Relationship to the reference person in the household

Household composition — additional specific details

HHSPOU

Sequence number of partner

HHFATH

Sequence number of father

HHMOTH

Sequence number of mother

Stay in the country

YEARESID

Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years

COUNTRPR

Country of previous residence

Employment status

WKSTAT

Working in the reference week

ABSREAS

Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week

JATTACH

Job attachment

EMPSTAT

Being in employment

ILOSTAT

ILO employment status

Second or multiple job(s)

NUMJOB

Number of jobs

STAPRO2J

Status in employment in second job

NACE2J2D

Economic activity of the local unit for second job

Search for employment

SEEKWORK

Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week

SEEKREAS

Main reason for not searching for employment

ACTMETNE

Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed people)

SEEKDUR

Duration of search for employment

Willingness to work

WANTWORK

Willingness to work even if not searching for employment

WANTREAS

Main reason for not wanting to work

Underemployment

WISHMORE

Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours

Availability

AVAILBLE

Availability to start working immediately or to work more

AVAIREAS

Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more

Workplace

COUNTRYW

Country of place of work for main job

REGIONW

Region of place of work for main job

Working at home

HOMEWORK

Working at home for the main job

Elementary job characteristics

STAPRO

Status in employment in main job

NACE3D

Economic activity of the local unit for main job

ISCO4D

Occupation in main job

FTPT

Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)

Duration of contract

TEMP

Permanency of main job

TEMPDUR

Total duration of temporary main job

Details of contract

TEMPREAS

Main reason for having a temporary main job

TEMPAGCY

Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job

Full- or part-time status — reason

FTPTREAS

Main reason for part-time work in the main job

Dependent self-employment

MAINCLNT

Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week

VARITIME

Decision on the start and end of working time

Supervisory responsibilities

SUPVISOR

Supervisory responsibilities in main job

Establishment size

SIZEFIRM

Size of the local unit for main job

Search for another job

LOOKOJ

Looking for another job

HWWISH

Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week

Care needs

NEEDCARE

Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation

Main activity status (self-defined)

MAINSTAT

Main activity status (self-defined)

Educational attainment level

HATLEVEL

Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)

Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned

HATFIELD

Field of the highest level of education successfully completed

HATYEAR

Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed

HATWORK

Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL

Start of job

YSTARTWK

Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job

MSTARTWK

Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job

Way job found

WAYJFOUN

Public employment service helped to find the current main job

FINDMETH

Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment)

Career continuity and breaks

EXISTPR

Existence of previous employment experience

YEARPR

Year in which person left the last job or business

MONTHPR

Month in which person left the last job or business

LEAVREAS

Main reason for leaving last job or business

Elementary characteristics of the last job

STAPROPR

Status in employment in last job or business

NACEPR2D

Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked

ISCOPR3D

Occupation in the last job

Working hours

CONTRHRS

Contractual working hours in main job

HWUSUAL

Number of hours per week usually worked in main job

ABSHOLID

Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave

ABSILLINJ

Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability

ABSOTHER

Days of absence from main job due to other reasons

EXTRAHRS

Overtime or extra hours worked in main job

HWACTUAL

Number of hours actually worked in main job

HWUSU2J

Number of hours per week usually worked in second job

HWACTU2J

Number of hours actually worked in second job

Working time arrangements

SHIFTWK

Shift work in main job

EVENWK

Evening work in main job

NIGHTWK

Night work in main job

SATWK

Saturday work in main job

SUNWK

Sunday work in main job

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)

EDUCFED4

Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks

EDUCLEV4

Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks

EDUCNFE4

Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)

EDUCFED12

Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months

EDUCLEV12

Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months

EDUCNFE12

Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months

Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module

GENHEALTH

Self-perceived general health

Elements of the Minimum European Health Module

GALI

Limitation in activities because of health problems

Income from work

INCGROSS

Gross monthly pay from the main job

INCGROSS_F

Flag on gross monthly pay from main job

Income from unemployment allowances

REGISTER

Registration at a public employment service (PES)

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

HATPAR

Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents

HATCNTR

Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed

JOBSATISF

Job satisfaction

DISCRIMI

Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job

JOBOBSTA

Main obstacle to getting a suitable job

PRKNLANG

Skills in the main host country language before migrating

LANGHOST

Current skills in the main host country language

SKILLEQ

Skill equivalence new main and old main job

LANGCOUR

Participation in course for the main host country language

DURFIJOB

Time required to find the first paid job in the host country

ESTQUAL

Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad