LegalizeCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/257 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the labour force domain (Text with EEA relevance)
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| 26.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 54/9 |
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 [^ntr1-L_2020054EN.01000901-E0001], and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
- (1) In order to cover the needs identified in the relevant detailed topics, the Commission should specify the number and title of the variables for the data set in the labour force domain.
- (2) The number of variables to be collected does not exceed by more than 5 % the number of variables collected for the labour force domain at the time when Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 entered into force.
- (3) The Commission has carried out appropriate consultations of national experts as part of the preparation of this delegated act,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The number and the titles of the variables for the data set in the labour force domain are set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
[^ntr1-L_2020054EN.01000901-E0001]: OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.
ANNEX
Number and title of the variables for the dataset in the labour force domain
| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variable name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | REFYEAR | Year of survey |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | REFWEEK | Reference week |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | REFMONTH | Reference month |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | INTWEEK | Interview week |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | HHTYPE | Living in a private household or an institution |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | STRATUM | Stratum |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | PSU | Primary sampling unit |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | FSU | Final (or ultimate) sampling unit |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | DEWEIGHT | Design weight |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Identification | IDENT | Unique identifier |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Identification | HHNUM | Serial number of the household |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Identification | HHSEQNUM | Sequence number in the household |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Weights | COEFFQ | Quarterly weighting factor |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Weights | COEFFY | Yearly weighting factor |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Weights | COEFF2Y | Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Weights | COEFFMOD | Yearly weighting factor — module |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Weights | COEFFHH | Yearly household weighting factor |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Interview characteristics | INTWAVE | Sequence number of the survey wave |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Interview characteristics | INTQUEST | Questionnaire used |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Interview characteristics | MODE | Interviewing mode used |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Interview characteristics | PROXY | Nature of participation in the survey |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Localisation | COUNTRY | Country of residence |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Localisation | REGION | Region of residence |
| 01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Localisation | DEGURBA | Degree of urbanisation |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Demography | SEX | Sex |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Demography | YEARBIR | Year of birth |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Demography | PASSBIR | Passing of birthday |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Demography | AGE | Age in completed years |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Citizenship and migrant background | CITIZENSHIP | Country of main citizenship |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Citizenship and migrant background | COUNTRYB | Country of birth |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Citizenship and migrant background | COBFATH | Country of birth of the father |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Citizenship and migrant background | COBMOTH | Country of birth of the mother |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Reasons for migration | MIGREAS | Main reason for migrating |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Household composition | HHLINK | Relationship to the reference person in the household |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Household composition — additional specific details | HHSPOU | Sequence number of partner |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Household composition — additional specific details | HHFATH | Sequence number of father |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Household composition — additional specific details | HHMOTH | Sequence number of mother |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Stay in the country | YEARESID | Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years |
| 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Stay in the country | COUNTRPR | Country of previous residence |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Employment status | WKSTAT | Working in the reference week |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Employment status | ABSREAS | Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Employment status | JATTACH | Job attachment |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Employment status | EMPSTAT | Being in employment |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Employment status | ILOSTAT | ILO employment status |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Second or multiple job(s) | NUMJOB | Number of jobs |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Second or multiple job(s) | STAPRO2J | Status in employment in second job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Second or multiple job(s) | NACE2J2D | Economic activity of the local unit for second job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Search for employment | SEEKWORK | Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Search for employment | SEEKREAS | Main reason for not searching for employment |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Search for employment | ACTMETNE | Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed people) |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Search for employment | SEEKDUR | Duration of search for employment |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Willingness to work | WANTWORK | Willingness to work even if not searching for employment |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Willingness to work | WANTREAS | Main reason for not wanting to work |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Underemployment | WISHMORE | Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Availability | AVAILBLE | Availability to start working immediately or to work more |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Availability | AVAIREAS | Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Workplace | COUNTRYW | Country of place of work for main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Workplace | REGIONW | Region of place of work for main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Working at home | HOMEWORK | Working at home for the main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Elementary job characteristics | STAPRO | Status in employment in main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Elementary job characteristics | NACE3D | Economic activity of the local unit for main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Elementary job characteristics | ISCO4D | Occupation in main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Elementary job characteristics | FTPT | Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Duration of contract | TEMP | Permanency of main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Duration of contract | TEMPDUR | Total duration of temporary main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Details of contract | TEMPREAS | Main reason for having a temporary main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Details of contract | TEMPAGCY | Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Full- or part-time status — reason | FTPTREAS | Main reason for part-time work in the main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Dependent self-employment | MAINCLNT | Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Dependent self-employment | VARITIME | Decision on the start and end of working time |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Supervisory responsibilities | SUPVISOR | Supervisory responsibilities in main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Establishment size | SIZEFIRM | Size of the local unit for main job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Search for another job | LOOKOJ | Looking for another job |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Search for another job | HWWISH | Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Care needs | NEEDCARE | Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation |
| 03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Main activity status (self-defined) | MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) |
| 04. Educational attainment and background - 4 collected variables (1 quarterly; 3 yearly) | Educational attainment level | HATLEVEL | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) |
| 04. Educational attainment and background - 4 collected variables (1 quarterly; 3 yearly) | Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATFIELD | Field of the highest level of education successfully completed |
| 04. Educational attainment and background - 4 collected variables (1 quarterly; 3 yearly) | Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATYEAR | Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed |
| 04. Educational attainment and background - 4 collected variables (1 quarterly; 3 yearly) | Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATWORK | Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Start of job | YSTARTWK | Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Start of job | MSTARTWK | Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Way job found | WAYJFOUN | Public employment service helped to find the current main job |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Way job found | FINDMETH | Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment) |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Career continuity and breaks | EXISTPR | Existence of previous employment experience |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Career continuity and breaks | YEARPR | Year in which person left the last job or business |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Career continuity and breaks | MONTHPR | Month in which person left the last job or business |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Career continuity and breaks | LEAVREAS | Main reason for leaving last job or business |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Elementary characteristics of the last job | STAPROPR | Status in employment in last job or business |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Elementary characteristics of the last job | NACEPR2D | Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked |
| 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Elementary characteristics of the last job | ISCOPR3D | Occupation in the last job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | CONTRHRS | Contractual working hours in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | HWUSUAL | Number of hours per week usually worked in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | ABSHOLID | Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | ABSILLINJ | Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | ABSOTHER | Days of absence from main job due to other reasons |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | EXTRAHRS | Overtime or extra hours worked in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | HWACTUAL | Number of hours actually worked in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | HWUSU2J | Number of hours per week usually worked in second job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | HWACTU2J | Number of hours actually worked in second job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working time arrangements | SHIFTWK | Shift work in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working time arrangements | EVENWK | Evening work in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working time arrangements | NIGHTWK | Night work in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working time arrangements | SATWK | Saturday work in main job |
| 06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working time arrangements | SUNWK | Sunday work in main job |
| 07. Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | 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 |
| 07. Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) | EDUCLEV4 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks |
| 07. Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) | EDUCNFE4 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks |
| 07. Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | 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 |
| 07. Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) | EDUCLEV12 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months |
| 07. Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) | EDUCNFE12 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months |
| 08. Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants - 2 collected variables (2 biennially) | Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module | GENHEALTH | Self-perceived general health |
| 08. Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants - 2 collected variables (2 biennially) | Elements of the Minimum European Health Module | GALI | Limitation in activities because of health problems |
| 09. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts - 2 collected variables (1 quarterly; 1 yearly) - 1 technical variable | Income from work | INCGROSS | Gross monthly pay from the main job |
| 09. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts - 2 collected variables (1 quarterly; 1 yearly) - 1 technical variable | Income from work | INCGROSS_F | Flag on gross monthly pay from main job |
| 09. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts - 2 collected variables (1 quarterly; 1 yearly) - 1 technical variable | Income from unemployment allowances | REGISTER | Registration at a public employment service (PES) |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | HATPAR | Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | HATCNTR | Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | JOBSATISF | Job satisfaction |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | DISCRIMI | Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | JOBOBSTA | Main obstacle to getting a suitable job |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | PRKNLANG | Skills in the main host country language before migrating |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | LANGHOST | Current skills in the main host country language |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | SKILLEQ | Skill equivalence new main and old main job |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | LANGCOUR | Participation in course for the main host country language |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | DURFIJOB | Time required to find the first paid job in the host country |
| 03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | ESTQUAL | Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad |
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