Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2240 of 16 December 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 CouncilText with EEA relevance.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2240 of 16 December 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 OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 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 NUTS 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). , ISCED 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). , ISCO 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). and NACE 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). classifications. (3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, 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 workers 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 Labour Statisticians (ICLS) Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilisation, adopted on 11 October 2013. ; (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 work (6) 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 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; (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; (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 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

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.

1. 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, 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.

1. 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.
2. 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; (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.

1. 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.
2. Annual datasets shall include all structural variables as well as main variables for the respective samples or sub-samples.
3. The main and structural variables of the quarterly and annual datasets shall comply with the requirements described in Article 4(3) of this Regulation.
4. Revised data shall be transmitted in complete datasets covering all variables, regardless of the number of revised observations and variables.
5. 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.
6. 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. 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 December 2019. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

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 TopicDetailed topicVariable identifierVariable nameCodesLabelsFilterFilter labelsMinimum set of variablesVariable type01.Technical ItemsData collection informationREFYEARYear of surveyYYYYYear of survey (4 digits)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical ItemsData collection informationREFWEEKReference week01-53Number of the week (2 digits)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical ItemsData collection informationREFMONTHReference month01-12Number of the month (2 digits)Everybody in the target populationYesDerived01.Technical ItemsData collection informationINTWEEKInterview week01-53Number of the week (2 digits)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical ItemsData collection informationHHTYPELiving in a private household or an institution1Person surveyed and living in the same private householdEverybody in the target populationYesTechnical2Person surveyed in the private household but living in an institution3Person surveyed in the private household but living in another private household01.Technical itemsData collection informationSTRATU MStratumNot blankStratum identifier (15 character alphanumeric)Everybody in the target population, when the target population (or a part thereof) is stratified at the first stage of the sample design or in case of self-representing primary sampling unitsYesTechnicalBlankNot applicable01.Technical itemsData collection informationPSUPrimary sampling unitNot blankPrimary sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric)Everybody in the target population, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs)YesTechnicalBlankNot applicable

01.Technical itemsData collection informationFSUFinal (or ultimate) sampling unitNot blankFinal sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric)Everybody in the target populationNoTechnicalBlankNot applicable (only for the not sampled persons in a sample of individuals)01.Technical itemsData collection informationDEWEIGHTDesign weightNot blankDesign weight (7 digits: first 5 contain whole number, following 2 are decimals)Everybody in the target populationNoTechnicalBlankNot applicable01.Technical itemsIdentificationIDENTUnique identifierNot blankIdentifier (25 character alphanumeric)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical itemsIdentificationHHNUMSerial number of the householdNot blankHousehold number (8 character alphanumeric)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical itemsIdentificationHHSEQNUMSequence number in the household01-98Sequence number allocated to each member of the household (2 digits)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical itemsWeightsCOEFFQQuarterly weighting factor000000000-999999999Quarterly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal placesEverybody in the target populationNoTechnicalBlankNot applicable01.Technical itemsWeightsCOEFFYYearly weighting factor000000000-999999999Yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal placesEverybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variablesEverybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variablesNoTechnicalBlankNot applicable01.Technical itemsWeightsCOEFF2YWeighting factor for the two-yearly variables000000000-999999999Two-yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal placesEverybody in the yearly (sub-) sample for two-yearly variablesEverybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for two-yearly variablesNoTechnical BlankNot applicable01.Technical itemsWeightsCOEFFMODYearly weighting factor — module000000000-999999999Yearly module weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal placesEverybody in the yearly module subsampleEverybody in the yearly module subsampleNoTechnicalBlankNot applicable01.Technical itemsWeightsCOEFFHHYearly household weighting factor000000000-999999999Yearly household weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal placesEverybody in the yearly (sub-) sample to be used for household analysesEverybody in the yearly (sub-)sample to be used for household analysesYesTechnicalBlankNot applicable01.Technical itemsInterview characteristicsINTWAVESequence number of the survey wave1-8Sequence number of the survey waveEverybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical itemsInterview characteristicsINTQUESTQuestionnaire used01QuarterlyEverybody in the target populationYesTechnical02Quarterly and yearly03Quarterly, yearly and biennial04Quarterly, yearly, biennial and module05Quarterly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample06Quarterly, yearly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample07Quarterly, yearly, biennial and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample

08Quarterly, yearly, biennial, module and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample09Household — minimum set of variables (for additional household members)10Household — restricted set of module background variables (for additional household members)01.Technical itemsInterview characteristicsMODEInterviewing mode used1Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical2Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)3Computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI)4Pen-and-Paper Personal Interviews (PAPI)5Copied from previous interview6OtherBlankNot stated01.Technical itemsInterview characteristicsPROXYNature of participation in the survey1Direct participationEverybody in the target populationYesTechnical2Indirect participation (i.e. participation via another member of the household)BlankNot stated01.Technical itemsLocalisationCOUNTRYCountry of residenceNot BlankCountry of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical itemsLocalisationREGIONRegion of residenceNot BlankNUTS 3 region (3 character alphanumeric)Everybody in the target populationYesTechnical01.Technical itemsLocalisationDEGURBADegree of urbanisation1CitiesEverybody in the target populationYesTechnical 2Towns and suburbs3Rural areas02.Person and household characteristicsDemographySEXSex1MaleEverybody in the target populationYesCollected2Female02.Person and household characteristicsDemographyYEARBIRYear of birthYYYYYear of birth (4 digits)Everybody in the target populationYesCollected02.Person and household characteristicsDemographyPASSBIRPassing of birthday1Yes and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar yearEverybody in the target populationYesCollected2No and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year3Yes and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year4No and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year02.Person and household characteristicsDemographyAGEAge in completed years0-120Age in completed years (3 digits)Everybody in the target populationYesDerived02.Person and household characteristicsCitizenship and migrant backgroundCITIZENS HIPCountry of main citizenshipNot blankCountry of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)Everybody in the target populationYesCollectedSTLSStatelessFORForeign citizenship but country unknownBlankNot stated02.Person and household characteristicsCitizenship and migrant backgroundCOUNTRYBCountry of birthNot blankCountry of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)Everybody in the target populationYesCollected FORForeign-born but country of birth unknownBlankNot stated02.Person and household characteristicsCitizenship and migrant backgroundCOBFATHCountry of birth of the fatherNot blankCountry of birth of the father (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or lessYesCollectedFORFather foreign-born but country of birth of the father unknownBlankNot stated999Not applicable02.Person and household characteristicsCitizenship and migrant backgroundCOBMOTHCountry of birth of the motherNot blankCountry of birth of the mother (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or lessYesCollectedFORMother foreign-born but country of birth of the mother unknownBlankNot stated999Not applicable02.Person and household characteristicsReasons for migrationMIGREASMain reason for migrating1Employment, job found before migratingCOUNTRY ≠ COUNTRYB AND 15 <= AGE <= 74First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2Employment, no job found before migrating3Family reasons4Education or training5Retirement6International protection or asylum7OtherBlankNot stated

9Not applicable02.Person and household characteristicsHousehold compositionHHLINKRelationship to the reference person in the household01Reference personEverybody in the target populationYesCollected02Partner of reference person03Son/daughter of reference person04Son/daughter-in-law of reference person05Grandchild of reference person06Parent of reference person07Parent-in-law of reference person08Grandparent of reference person09Brother/sister of reference person10Other relative11Other non-relativeBlankNot stated99Not applicable02.Person and household characteristicsHousehold composition — additional specific detailsHHSPOUSequence number of partner00Person has no partner, or the partner does not belong to this householdEverybody in the target populationYesCollected01-98Sequence number of partner in the household99Not applicable02.Person and household characteristicsHousehol d composition — additional specific detailsHHFATHSequence number of father00Father does not belong to this householdEverybody in the target populationYesCollected 01-98Sequence number of father in the household99Not applicable02.Person and household characteristicsHousehol d composition — additional specific detailsHHMOTHSequence number of mother00Mother does not belong to this householdEverybody in the target populationYesCollected01-98Sequence number of mother in the household99Not applicable02.Person and household characteristicsStay in the countryYEARESIDDuration of stay in the country of residence in completed years999Born in this country and never lived abroad for a period of at least 1 yearEverybody in the target populationNoCollected000Less than 1 year in the country but intention to stay at least 1 year in total (residence definition)001-150Number of years in this country (since last establishing the place of usual residence in this country)BlankNot stated02.Person and household characteristicsStay in the countryCOUNTRPRCountry of previous residenceNot blankCountry of previous residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code)YEARESID = 000-010Everybody who last established his/her place of usual residence in the country in the last 10 yearsNoCollectedFORForeign country but exact country of previous residence unknown999Not applicable03.Labour market participationEmployment statusWKSTATWorking in the reference week1Worked for pay or profit in the reference week15 <= AGE <= 89Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 yearsYesCollected 2Absent from work or business during the reference week (self-declared)3Worked as unpaid family worker in the reference week4Neither worked nor had a job or business during the reference week9Not applicable03.Labour market participationEmployment statusABSREASMain reason for absence from work during the entire reference week01HolidaysWKSTAT = 2Persons reporting being absent from work or business during the reference weekYesCollected02Working time arrangements or compensation of overtime03Sick leave04Maternity or paternity leave05Job-related training06Parental leave07Off-season08Other reason09Having a job not started yetBlankNot stated99Not applicable03.Labour market participationEmployment statusJATTACHJob attachment1Parental leave with any job-related income or benefitABSREAS = 06, 07, 08, BlankPersons reporting being absent from work during the reference week for one of the following main reasons: parental leave, off-season, other reason or don’t knowYesCollected

2Parental 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 months4Seasonal worker in off-season, regularly performing job-related tasks5Seasonal worker in off-season, not regularly performing any job-related task6Other absence where duration of absence is 3 months or less7Other absence where duration of absence is more than 3 months9Not applicable03.Labour market participationEmployment statusEMPSTATBeing in employment1Employed15 <= AGE <= 89Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 yearsYesDerived2Not employed9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSecond or multiple job(s)NUMJOBNumber of jobs1Only one jobEMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentYesCollected2Two jobs3Three jobs or moreBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSearch for employmentSEEKWORKSearching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week1Person is searching for employmentEMPSTAT = 2 AND AGE <= 74Persons classified as not in employment aged less than 75 yearsYesCollected 2Person 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 week3Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start in more than 3 months after the end of the reference week4Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which started between the end of the reference week and the interview date5Person is not searching for employment and has not found any job to start later9Not applicable03.Labour market participationWillingness to workWANTWORKWillingness to work even if not searching for employment 1 Person is not searching for employment but would nevertheless like to work SEEKWORK = 5Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference weekYesCollected 2 Person is not searching for employment and does not want to work Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSearch for employmentSEEKREASMain reason for not searching for employment 1 No suitable job is available WANTWORK = 1Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week but who would like to workNoCollected 2 Education or training 3 Own illness or disability 4 Care responsibilities 5 Other family reasons 6 Other personal reasons 7 Awaiting recall to work (lay-off) 8 Other reasons Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationWillingness to workWANTREASMain reason for not wanting to work 1 Education or training WANTWORK = 2Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week and not wanting to workNoCollected 2 Own illness or disability 3 Care responsibilities

4 Other family reasons 5 Other personal reasons 6 Retirement 7 Other reasons Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSearch for employmentACTMETNEHaving used an active search method to find a job (for not employed persons) 1 Used active search method to find work SEEKWORK = 1Persons not in employment and searching for employmentYesCollected 2 Did not use active search method to find work 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationUnderemploymentWISHMOREWish to work more than the current number of usual hours 1 No EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentYesCollected 2 Yes Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationAvailabilityAVAILBLEAvailability to start working immediately or to work more 1 Person could start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 3, 4 OR WANTWORK = 1 OR WISHMORE = 2Persons having already found a job, searching for employment, not searching for employment but would like to have work, or working already but wishing to work more hoursYesCollected 2 Person could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationAvailabilityAVAIREASMain reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more 1 Education or training AVAILBLE = 2Persons who could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks)NoCollected 2 Own illness or disability 3 Care responsibilities 4 Other family reasons 5 Other personal reasons 6 Other reasons Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationEmployment statusILOSTATILO employment status 1 Employed Everybody in the target populationYesDerived 2 Unemployed 3Outside the labour force03.Labour market participationWorkplaceCOUNTRYWCountry of place of work for main job Not blank Country of place of work (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected FOR Foreign country but exact country of place of work unknown Blank Not stated 999Not applicable03.Labour market participationWorkplaceREGIONWRegion of place of work for main job Not blank NUTS 3 region for people working in their country of residence; NUTS 2 region for people working in border regions of neighbouring countries; country level information otherwise EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected Blank Not stated 999Not applicable03.Labour market participationWorking at homeHOMEWORKWorking at home for the main job 1 Person mainly works at home EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentYesCollected 2 Person sometimes works at home 3 Person never works at home Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationElementary job characteristicsSTAPROStatus in employment in main job 1 Self-employed person with employees EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentYesCollected 2 Self-employed person without employees 3 Employee 4 Family worker (unpaid) Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationElementary job characteristicsNACE3DEconomic activity of the local unit for main job 010-990 NACE code at 3-digit level EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected

Blank Not stated 000Not applicable03.Labour market participationElementary job characteristicsISCO4DOccupation in main job 0000-9900 ISCO code at 4-digit level EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected Blank Not stated 9999Not applicable03.Labour market participationElementary job characteristicsFTPTFull- or part-time main job (self-defined) 1 Full-time job EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentYesCollected 2 Part-time job Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationDuration of contractTEMPPermanency of main job 1 Permanent job STAPRO = 3EmployeesYesCollected 2 Fixed-term job Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationDuration of contractTEMPDURTotal duration of temporary main job 1 Less than 1 month TEMP = 2Employees with a fixed-term jobNoCollected 2 From 1 to less than 3 months 3 From 3 to less than 6 months 4 From 6 to less than 12 months 5 From 12 to less than 18 months 6 From 18 to less than 24 months 7 From 24 to less than 36 months 8 36 months or over Blank Not stated 9Not applicable03.Labour market participationDetails of contractTEMPREASMain reason for having a temporary main job 1 Could not find a permanent job TEMP = 2Employees with a fixed-term jobNoCollected2Did not want a permanent job3Fixed-term probationary contract4Apprenticeship5Training other than apprenticeship (trainees, internships, research assistants, etc.)6This type of job is only available with a temporary contract7Other reasonsBlankNot stated9Not applicable 03.Labour market participationDetails of contractTEMPAGCYContract with a temporary employment agency for the main job 1 No STAPRO = 3EmployeesNoCollected2YesBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationFull- or part-time status — reasonFTPTREASMain reason for part-time work in the main job 1 Education or training FTPT = 2Persons in employment with a part-time jobNoCollected2Own illness or disability3Care responsibilities4Other family reasons5Other personal reasons6Could not find a full-time job7Other reasonsBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationDependent self-employmentMAINCLNTNumber and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week 1 Only one client in the 12 months ending with the reference week STAPRO = 1, 2Self-employed workersNoCollected22-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant32-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant410 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant 510 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant6No client in the 12 months ending with the reference weekBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationDependent self-employmentVARITIMEDecision on the start and end of working time 1 Worker can fully decide him/herself EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected2Worker can decide under flexible working time arrangements3Employer, organisation, or client(s) decides4Any other party decidesBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSupervisory responsibilitiesSUPVISORSupervisory responsibilities in main job

1 Yes STAPRO = 3EmployeesNoCollected2NoBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationEstablishment sizeSIZEFIRMSize of the local unit for main job 01-09 Exact number of people, if between 1 and 9 EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected1010 to 19 people1120 to 49 people1250 to 249 people13250 people or more 14Do not know but less than 10 people15Do not know but 10 people or moreBlankNot stated99Not applicable03.Labour market participationSearch for another jobLOOKOJLooking for another job 1 Person is not looking for another job EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected2Person is looking for another jobBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSearch for another jobHWWISHNumber of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week 00-98 Number of hours wished to work in total in a week EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable03.Labour market participationSearch for employmentSEEKDURDuration of search for employment 1 Less than 1 month SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4Persons searching for employment or having already found a job which started between the reference week and the interview date or which will start within 3 months after the end of the reference weekNoCollected21 to 2 months33 to 5 months46 to 11 months512 to 17 months618 to 23 months 724 to 47 months84 years or longerBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationCare needsNEEDCAREMain reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation 1 Relevant care services not available SEEKREAS = 4 OR WANTREAS = 3 OR FTPTREAS = 3 OR AVAIREAS = 3Persons whose reason for not searching for employment or for not wanting to work or for working part-time or for not being available to start work is having care responsibilitiesNoCollected2Relevant care services not affordable3Want to provide care themselves4Other factors were decisiveBlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSecond or multiple job(s)STAPRO2JStatus in employment in second job 1 Self-employed person with employees NUMJOB = 2, 3Persons in employment with more than one jobNoCollected2Self-employed person without employees3Employee4Family worker (unpaid)BlankNot stated9Not applicable03.Labour market participationSecond or multiple job(s)NACE2J2DEconomic activity of the local unit for second job 01-99 NACE code at 2-digit level NUMJOB = 2, 3Persons in employment with more than one jobNoCollectedBlankNot stated 00Not applicable03.Labour market participationMain activity status (self-defined)MAINSTATMain activity status (self-defined) 1 Employed 15 <= AGE <= 89Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 yearsYesCollected2Unemployed3Retired4Unable to work due to long-standing health problems5Student, pupil6Fulfilling domestic tasks7Compulsory military or civilian service8OtherBlankNot stated9Not applicable04.Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment levelHATLEVELEducational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)

000 No formal education or below ISCED 1 15 <= AGE <= 89Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 yearsYesCollected100ISCED 1 Primary education200ISCED 2 Lower secondary education342ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education343ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education344ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education 349ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education352ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education353ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education354ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education359ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education392ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education393ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education394ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education399ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education 440ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general450ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational490ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown540ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general550ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational590ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown600ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level700ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level800ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent levelBlankNot stated999Not applicable04.Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandonedHATFIELDField of the highest level of education successfully completed 001 Basic programmes and qualifications HATLEVEL = 342-800Persons with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3NoCollected002Literacy and numeracy003Personal skills and development 009Generic programmes and qualifications not further defined011Education018Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving education021Arts022Humanities (except languages)023Languages028Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving arts and humanities029Arts and humanities not further defined031Social and behavioural sciences032Journalism and information038Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving social sciences, journalism and information039Social sciences, journalism and information not further defined041Business and administration042Law048Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving business, administration and law

049Business, administration and law not further defined051Biological and related sciences052Environment053Physical sciences054Mathematics and statistics058Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving natural sciences, mathematics and statistics059Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics not further defined061Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)068Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)071Engineering and engineering trades072Manufacturing and processing073Architecture and construction078Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction079Engineering, manufacturing and construction not further defined081Agriculture082Forestry083Fisheries084Veterinary 088Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary089Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary not further defined091Health092Welfare098Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving health and welfare099Health and welfare not further defined101Personal services102Hygiene and occupational health services103Security services104Transport services108Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving services109Services not further definedBlankNot stated999Not applicable04.Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandonedHATYEARYear when the highest level of education was successfully completed YYYY Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed (4 digits) HATLEVEL = 100-800Persons with at least primary educational attainmentNoCollected BlankNot stated9999Not applicable04.Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandonedHATWORKWork experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL 1 Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, at least one paid HATLEVEL = 342-800 AND 20 <= AGE <= 34Persons aged 20-34 with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3NoCollected2Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, all unpaid3Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, at least one paid4Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, all unpaid5No or less than 1 month work experienceBlankNot stated9Not applicable05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceStart of jobYSTARTWKYear in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job YYYY Year concerned (4 digits) EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollectedBlankNot stated9999Not applicable 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceStart of jobMSTARTWKMonth in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job 01-12 Month concerned (2 digits) YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK) <= 2Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the current or previous 2 yearsNoCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceWay job foundWAYJFOUNPublic employment service helped to find the current main job

1 Yes (EMPSTAT = 1) AND ((YSTARTWK = REFYEAR) OR (YSTARTWK = REFYEAR — 1 AND 01 <= MSTARTWK <= 12 AND MSTARTWK > REFMONTH))Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the last 12 monthsNoCollected2NoBlankNot stated9Not applicable05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceWay job foundFINDMETHMost effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment) 01 Job advertisements STAPRO = 3 AND (YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK <= 7)Employees who started working in their current main job in the current year or previous 7 yearsNoCollected02Friends, relatives or acquaintances03Public employment service04Private employment agency 05Education or training institution, internship or previous work experience06Contacted employer directly07Employer contacted person directly08Applying for a public competition09Other methodBlankNot stated99Not applicable05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceCareer continuity and breaksEXISTPRExistence of previous employment experience 1 Person has never been in employment EMPSTAT = 2Persons not in employmentNoCollected2Person has employment experience limited to occasional work3Person has employment experience other than occasional workBlankNot stated9Not applicable05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceCareer continuity and breaksYEARPRYear in which person left the last job or business YYYY Year concerned (4 digits) EXISTPR = 2, 3Persons not in employment who have been previously in employmentNoCollectedBlankNot stated9999Not applicable 05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceCareer continuity and breaksMONTHPRMonth in which person left the last job or business 01-12 Month concerned (2 digits) YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank AND REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 2Persons who left their last employment in the current year or previous 2 yearsNoCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experienceCareer continuity and breaksLEAVREASMain reason for leaving last job or business 01 Dismissal or business closed for economic reasons (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 yearsNoCollected02A fixed-term job has ended03Care responsibilities04Other family reasons05Education or training06Own illness and disability07Retirement08Other personal reasons09Other reasonsBlankNot stated99Not applicable05.Job tenure and previous work experienceElementary characteristics of the last jobSTAPROPRStatus in employment in last job or business 1 Self-employed person with employees (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 yearsNoCollected2Self-employed person without employees 3Employee4Family worker (unpaid)BlankNot stated9Not applicable05.Job tenure and previous work experienceElementary characteristics of the last jobNACEPR2DEconomic activity of the local unit in which person last worked

01-99 NACE code at 2-digit level (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 yearsNoCollectedBlankNot stated00Not applicable05.Job tenure and previous work experienceElementary characteristics of the last jobISCOPR3DOccupation in the last job 000-990 ISCO code at 3-digit level (EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7)Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 yearsNoCollectedBlankNot stated999Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursCONTRHRSContractual working hours in main job 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 Number of working hours per week in the contract or agreement (x10) STAPRO = 3EmployeesNoCollected960Has a contract or agreement without specified hours970Does not have a contract or agreementBlankNot stated999Not applicable 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursHWUSUALNumber of hours per week usually worked in main job 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 Number of hours usually worked in the main job (x10) EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentYesCollected970Hours worked vary from week to weekBlankNot stated999Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursABSHOLIDDays of absence from main job due to holidays and leave 00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 Number of days of absence (x10) EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursABSILLINJDays of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability 00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 Number of days of absence (x10) EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursABSOTHERDays of absence from main job due to other reasons 00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 Number of days of absence (x10) EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursEXTRAHRSOvertime or extra hours worked in main job 000 No overtime or extra hours in the main job WKSTAT = 1, 3Persons present at work for at least 1 hour or who worked as a family worker in the reference weekNoCollected005, 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950Number of hours of overtime or extra hours in the main job (x10)BlankNot stated999Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursHWACTUALNumber of hours actually worked in main job 000 Did not work in the main job in the reference week EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentYesCollected010, 015, 020.. 945, 950Number of hours actually worked in the main job (x10)BlankNot stated999Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursHWUSU2JNumber of hours per week usually worked in second job

010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 Number of hours usually worked in the second job (x10) NUMJOB = 2, 3Persons in employment with more than one jobNoCollected970Hours worked vary from week to weekBlankNot stated999Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking hoursHWACTU2JNumber of hours actually worked in second job 000 Did not work in the second job in the reference week NUMJOB = 2, 3Persons in employment with more than one jobNoCollected 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950Number of hours actually worked in the second job (x10)BlankNot stated999Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking time arrangementsSHIFTWKShift work in main job 1 Person usually does shift work STAPRO = 3EmployeesNoCollected3Person never does shift workBlankNot stated9Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking time arrangementsEVENWKEvening work in main job 1 Person frequently works in the evening EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected2Person sometimes works in the evening3Person never works in the eveningBlankNot stated9Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking time arrangementsNIGHTWKNight work in main job 1 Person frequently works at night EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected2Person sometimes works at night3Person never works at nightBlankNot stated9Not applicable 06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking time arrangementsSATWKSaturday work in main job 1 Person frequently works on Saturdays EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected2Person sometimes works on Saturdays3Person never works on SaturdaysBlankNot stated9Not applicable06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangementsWorking time arrangementsSUNWKSunday work in main job 1 Person frequently works on Sundays EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employmentNoCollected2Person sometimes works on Sundays3Person never works on SundaysBlankNot stated9Not applicable07.Participation in education and trainingParticipation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)EDUCFED4Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks 1 Yes (includes students on holidays) 15 <= AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 yearsYesCollected2NoBlankNot stated9Not applicable07.Participation in education and trainingParticipation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)EDUCLEV4Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks 10 ISCED 1 Primary education EDUCFED4 = 1Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeksNoCollected 20ISCED 2 Lower secondary education34ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general35ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational39ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown44ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general45ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational49ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown54ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general55ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational59ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown60ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level70ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level80ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent levelBlankNot stated99Not applicable

07.Participation in education and trainingParticipation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)EDUCNFE4Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks 1 Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity 15 <= AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 yearsYesCollected2Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities3Not participating in any non-formal education or training activityBlankNot stated9Not applicable07.Participation in education and trainingParticipation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)EDUCFED12Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months 1 Yes 15 <= AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2NoBlankNot stated9Not applicable07.Participation in education and trainingParticipation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)EDUCLEV12Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months 10 ISCED 1 Primary education EDUCFED12 = 1Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 monthsNoCollected20ISCED 2 Lower secondary education34ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general 35ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational39ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown44ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general45ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational49ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown54ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general55ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational59ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown60ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level70ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level80ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent levelBlankNot stated99Not applicable07.Participation in education and trainingParticipation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)EDUCNFE12Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months 1 Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity 15 <= AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected 2Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities3Not participating in any non-formal education or training activityBlankNot stated9Not applicable08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinantsDisability and other elements of Minimum European Health ModuleGENHEALTHSelf-perceived general health 1 Very good 15 <= AGE <= 89Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 yearsNoCollected2Good3Fair (neither good nor bad)4Bad5Very badBlankNot stated9Not applicable08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinantsElements of the Minimum European Health ModuleGALILimitation in activities because of health problems

1 Severely limited 15 <= AGE <= 89Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 yearsNoCollected 2Limited but not severely3Not limited at allBlankNot stated9Not applicable09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debtsIncome from workINCGROSSGross monthly pay from the main job 00000000–99999998 Gross monthly pay from main job (8 digits), including the proportionally part of payments made on a higher than monthly periodicity (National currency) STAPRO = 3EmployeesYesCollectedBlankNot stated99999999Not applicable09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debtsIncome from workINCGROSS_FFlag on gross monthly pay from main job 11 Gross income collected and no imputation for item non-response/inconsistency STAPRO = 3EmployeesYesTechnical12Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from the labour force survey (LFS)13Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source14Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s)21Net-to-gross conversion applied and no imputation (net amount available and no imputation for non-response/inconsistency) 22Imputed 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)23Imputed 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)24Imputed 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)25Imputed 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)BlankNot stated99Not applicable09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debtsIncome from unemployment allowancesREGISTERRegistration at a public employment service (PES) 1 Person is registered at a public employment service and receives benefit or assistance 15 <= AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2Person is registered at a public employment service but does not receive benefit or assistance3Person is not registered at a public employment service but receives benefit or assistance 4Person is not registered at a public employment service and does not receive benefit or assistanceBlankNot stated9Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsHATCNTRCountry where the highest level of education was successfully completed Not blank Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) 15 <= AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollectedFORForeign country but exact country of completion of highest level of education unknownBlankNot stated998No formal education or below ISCED 1999Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsESTQUALRecognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad

01 Has applied, formal qualification partially or fully recognised HATCNTR ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74Persons aged 15 to 74 years who obtained their highest formal qualification abroad or in an unknown countryNoCollected02Has applied, but formal qualification not recognised03Has applied, procedure under way/outcome still pending04Has not applied, because not needed05Has not applied, because not aware of possibilities or procedures 06Has not applied, because of costs or complexity of the procedures07Has not applied, because not possible to apply08No, for other reasons09No formal education or below ISCED 1BlankNot stated99Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsHATPAREducational attainment level of the respondent’s parents 1 Low (ISCED 0-2) 15 <= AGE <= 74Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2Medium (ISCED 3-4)3High (ISCED 5-8)BlankNot stated9Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsJOBSATISFJob satisfaction 1 Satisfied to a large extent EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employmentNoCollected2Satisfied to some extent3Satisfied to a small extent4Not satisfied at allBlankNot stated9Not applicable 03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsSKILLEQSkill equivalence new main and old main job 1 Higher now EMPSTAT = 1 AND COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, in employment aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2Lower now3Same4Did not work before migratingBlankNot stated9Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsDISCRIMIFeeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job 1 No EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employmentNoCollected2Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of age3Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of gender4Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin5Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of disability6Yes, mainly on other groundsBlankNot stated9Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsJOBOBSTAMain obstacle to getting a suitable job 1 Lack of language skills in host country language(s) COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected 2Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad3Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit4Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin5No suitable job available6Other obstacle7No obstacles8Have never looked for work/never workedBlankNot stated9Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsDURFIJOBTime required to find the first paid job in the host country

01 Less than 3 months COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected02From 3 to less than 6 months03From 6 to less than 12 months04From 12 months to less than 2 years05From 2 to less than 3 years06From 3 to less than 4 years074 years or over08Did not find a job09Did not look for a jobBlankNot stated 99Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsPRKNLANGSkills in the main host country language before migrating 1 Mother tongue COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2Advanced (proficient user)3Intermediate (independent user)4Beginner (basic user)5Hardly any or no language skills6Was too young to speak any language at the time of migratingBlankNot stated9Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsLANGHOSTCurrent skills in the main host country language 1 Mother tongue COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2Advanced (proficient user)3Intermediate (independent user)4Beginner (basic user)5Hardly any or no language skillsBlankNot stated 9Not applicable03b.Labour market participationLabour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendantsLANGCOURParticipation in course for the main host country language 1 Yes, general language course COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 yearsNoCollected2Yes, work-specific language course3No, because language courses were not available or affordable4No, because language skills were sufficient5No, for other reasonsBlankNot stated9Not applicable

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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.

1. The flowcharts will not be amended for at least 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2. 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: 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: 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:
3. 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.
4. 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 items in the questionnaire cannot be changed unless specified in the flowchart. No new outflows can be added.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The meta-flowchart of the labour status module is defined as follows:
8. 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: 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. 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. 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: 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; 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.

1. 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.
2. 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. 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.
3. 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 theiranswers can be copied from the last available interview.

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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.