| Variable |
Original
variable |
Notes |
I.
DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND (DB) |
| DB01 |
lprm |
The reference person, according to the French questionnaire, is:
- there is only one couple in the household: the man is the ref. person
- there is more than one couple: the oldest man (part of a couple) among
the active (incl. the unemployed) men; the oldest man if there are no active individuals
- one single parent family: the mother or the father (Attention: a
grand-father or grand-mother + grand-children are not a single parent family. This
typology is considered under 'other cases' - see below)
- two or more single parent families: the oldest active (including the
unemployed) individual (among the mothers or the fathers); the oldest individual if there
are no active individuals
- other cases: all the individuals are considered as 'single individuals'
and the reference person is the oldest active individual among all the 'single
individuals' or the oldest individual if there are no active indiv.
A child younger than 15 can never be the reference person. |
| DB02 |
s |
|
| DB03 |
naia |
|
| DB04 |
m |
the marital status is asked only to individuals aged 15 or more |
| DB05 |
nosce, n |
|
| DB06 |
nresid |
the question applies only to non-French individuals; individuals
who became French because of marriage/personal choice are not asked about how long they
are resident in France |
| DB07 |
pnai |
the classification does not correspond to the one of DB05; in the
case of DB07 it is less detailed |
| DB08 |
|
* |
| DB09 |
rg |
|
| DB10 |
tu90 |
|
| DB11 |
tymen90 |
|
| DB12 |
|
* |
| DB13 |
np |
among the total number of persons in the household the children are
obviously counted as well; given that the children younger than 15 are not included in the
dataset, DB13 is bigger (or equal) than the number of persons that you can calculate based
on variable TI01 |
| DB14 |
|
this is the number of non-married children aged less than 18 living
in the household |
| DB15 |
|
|
| DB16 |
|
|
| DB17 |
fi |
this is the "present status" of the individual as it is
recorded by the French questionnaire |
| II. WORK STATUS (WS) |
| WS01 |
fi, am, ht, ohtm |
Given that there is no direct question, in the French
questionnaire, about the working status during a reference week, variable WS01 has
been built by crossing information about the "present status" (original variable
FI, which is recorded in its original form into variable DB17) with information on hours
worked in the reference week.
People answering that they have worked a positive number of hours (despite they might have
declared 'currently not working') have been classified WS01=1.
People declaring of having a job, without answering how many hours they worked in the
reference week, have been left missing, because it is not possible to determine whether
they actually worked in the reference week.
People classified WS01=3 are those 'on chômage partiel' |
| WS02 |
ohtm |
It is not possible, in the French questionnaire, to
distinguish between 'bad weather' and 'slack work for technical or economic reasons'.
WS02=1 means therefore 'bad weather, slack work for technical or economic reasons'. |
| III. EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS -
FIRST (MAIN) JOB (FJ) |
| FJ01 |
peta |
|
| FJ02 |
aidfam, st, chpub, nse |
|
| FJ02b |
indep, q |
|
| FJ03 |
naf (2 digits) |
country-specific classification (Nomenclature
d'Activités Françaises) |
| FJ04 |
p, naf |
the original occupational variables follow the French-specific PCS
classification (nomenclature des Professions et Catégories
Socioprofessionnelles). The PCS has been translated into ISCO using the conversion
program provided by INSEE. |
| FJ05 |
pub, chpub, aidfam |
FJ05=3 'other' includes the self-employed and the unpaid family
workers |
| FJ06 |
|
* |
| FJ07 |
|
|
| FJ08 |
ancentr |
|
| FJ09 |
tp |
No indication is given about the reason why the individual works
part-time |
| FJ10 |
interim, stj, deb, det |
FJ10=5 means in this case ‘person has a temporary,
fixed-term or seasonal job’. In the French questionnaire, in fact, no reason is given
about the reasons why a person has a temporary job contract |
| FJ11 |
duintm, duints, dustagem, dustages, dudetm, dudets |
|
| FJ12 |
hh |
|
| FJ13 |
ht |
|
| FJ14 |
ohtp, ohtm |
Note that:
- the 'bad weather' reason is included in 'slack work for technical economic reasons';
- 'annual holidays' includes also 'absence for personal reasons';
- the category 'other reasons' includes workers on lay-off. |
| FJ15 |
|
* |
| FJ16 |
soir |
|
| FJ17 |
nuit |
|
| FJ18 |
samedi |
|
| FJ19 |
dimanche |
|
| FJ20 |
maison |
|
| FJ21 |
creact, reche |
FJ21=2 includes people who want to find a more suitable job
under the profile of the occupation and the education level '
FJ21=3 means 'seeking a second job or a job with longer working hours'
FJ21=4 includes wage, structure of working
hours, effort and health reasons
FJ21=5 includes willingness of having a job closer to home, a job in a different region,
other reasons |
| VI. INFORMATION ABOUT SECOND JOB
(SJ) |
| SJ01 |
sec |
|
| SJ02 |
sec |
SJ02=1 includes self-employed with and without employees, as well
as dependent workers. Only the 'unpaid family workers' may be singled out (SJ02=4) |
| SJ03 |
nafsec |
country-specific classification (Nomenclature
d'Activités Françaises) |
| SJ04 |
cssec |
country-specific classification (Catégorie
Socioprofessionnelle) |
| SJ05 |
|
* |
| SJ06 |
hhsec |
|
| SJ07 |
regsec |
|
V. PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF
PERSONS NOT IN EMPLOYMENT (PE)
NB. In the French questionnaire only those who are not
working but have worked in the last year - after January of the year preceding the
interview - and those at their first interview who are not working now but have already
worked in the past are asked about previous work experience |
| PE01 |
aa, aam, am, fi |
|
| PE02 |
stac, nsea |
|
| PE03 |
nafa |
country-specific classification (Nomenclature
d'Activités Françaises) |
| PE04 |
csa |
country-specific classification (Catégorie
Socioprofessionnelle) |
| PE05 |
dea, mm, acta, actm |
|
| PE06 |
circa |
PE06=2 includes all personal
reasons (family reasons), including education (i.e. PE06=4) |
VI. SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT (SE)
NB. In the French questionnaire, only people
that are in one of these situations answer the section ‘job search’:
-- are unemployed;
-- are looking for a job (even if they have already one);
-- are registered at the public employment agency;
-- are willing to work (even if they are not working and/or not looking for a job);
-- have a job that will start later.
So the filter is stricter than the one foreseen in LES (e.g. inactive people do not answer
to this section) |
| SE01 |
dec, dre1, reche |
SE01=5 includes also people doing the
military service
SE01=7 includes essentially the early-retired, given that SE questions do not apply to the
‘normal retired’ (unless they are including themselves in one of the categories
to which these questions applies - see above) |
| SE02 |
re, ner |
those who answer that they are looking for both a self-employed
activity and a wage-paid job have been put in category SE02=1 |
| SE03 |
drem, dre1, dre2 |
|
| SE04 |
mre1-mre12 |
The individual is asked whether he/she has used
the 12 methods of search listed in the questionnaire, not only about 'the first three
methods'. It may be possible, therefore, that up to 12 methods are indicated, though this
latter is an exceptional case. When the individual indicates more than 3 methods, three of
them have been randomly selected, giving preference to the active methods.
SE04, SE04b and SE04c are therefore listed with no order of importance.
The category SE04=1 (SE04b=1, SE04c=1) 'contacted Public Employment Office to find work'
includes both those who simply signed at the PEO and those who did more active steps at
the PEO, like for example, participating at initiatives promoted by the PEO.
The three passive methods, SE04=9, SE04=10, SE04=11, appear only in SE04 and not in SE04b
and SE04c because those individuals are considered not searching for a job (in the French
questionnaire) and to non-searching individuals only one reason for this is asked
for. |
| SE04b |
mre1-mre12 |
| SE04c |
mre1-mre12 |
| SE05 |
souh |
|
| SE06 |
dispo, nondisp |
The category SE06=6 'illness or incapacity', means 'temporary
illness'. Those who are permanently ill are included in SE06=7 'other reasons'. In fact,
in the French questionnaire, 'long illness, accident, pre-retirement' are all part of the
category 'other reasons'. |
| SE07 |
cre |
There is a slight difference between the
variable CRE of the French dataset and the variable SE07 of LES, even if both are asked to
the unemployed. CRE question is: ‘Following which circumstance is the person without
job?’ - This means that, to give an example, for the long-term unemployed who lost
the job, then withdrawn from the labour force, then started again to look for a job, CRE
will probably register their status before losing the job (‘workers losing a
job’) whereas SE07 would instead register ‘out of the labour force’ or
‘domestic responsibilities’.
SE07=5 means 'persons that used to work, but have stopped any activity because of
family/personal/health reasons'
SE07=6 is a new category including those who never worked before, but would like to work
now (of course individuals who never worked before are also in the category SE07=2 and
SE07=3) |
| SE08 |
office, alc, vb15 |
While all people are asked about registration at the public
employment office, only the individuals looking for a job (or another job) or willing to
work even if not searching, or registered at the public employment office, or who have
already found a job not yet started, are asked about receipt of benefit. Individuals who
are not asked have been classified as 'non receiving benefit'. See variable SE08b to
determine who - among those who were asked - is answering explicitly not to receive
benefit. |
| SE08b |
alc, vb15 |
The two categories of benefit recorded in the French questionnaire
are the 'unemployment benefit paid by the ASSEDIC (Association pour l'emploi dans
l'industrie et le commerce - the office in charge of the administration of the
benefit system)' and the 'allocation du revenu minimum d'insertion'. The former
includes both the unemployment insurance and the unemployment assistance benefit, which
therefore cannot be disentangled; the latter is a special means-tested benefit paid to
persons aged at least 25 who sign a 'contrat d'insertion' ('integration
contract'). This is a formal engagement between the individual and the 'local integration
committee' to take active steps (like a stage, a special contract of employment, etc.) to
facilitate the social-economic integration of the person. |
| SE09 |
cre |
The actual question in the French questionnaire is: Why is
person without job? The hypothesis underlying the choice of this variable for SE09 is
therefore is that this circumstance motivates the research for those who are searching.
The source is the same as for variable SE07, but the categories are re-arranged.
SE09=5 includes every kind of fixed term,
temporary, occasional job |
| VII. SITUATION OF INACTIVE PERSONS
(IA) |
| IA01 |
fi |
|
VIII. EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ET)
Questions ET03-ET06 do not refer to the previous 4 weeks but 'at present' |
| ET01 |
dieg |
|
| ET02 |
dies, diet |
The upper education level has been preferred over the
technical/professional education level for those individuals who indicate both |
| ET03 |
init |
Individuals who are classified as ET02=2
'education/training - regular schedule' are those who have been attending education
without interruption for more than one year (except those who interrupted because of
compulsory military service or maternity leave) |
| ET04 |
foact |
|
| ET05 |
duform |
The total length of the stage/program is recorded.
This variable applies only to those who - aged 15 and more - are receiving specific training (no general education, no apprenticeship) |
| ET06 |
hcform |
Only hours of real training are recorded.
This variable applies only to those who - aged 15 and more - are receiving specific training (no general education, no apprenticeship) |
| ET07 |
|
|
IX. SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE THE
SURVEY (YA)
- information for these variables is derived from self-assessment |
| YA01 |
fip |
|
| YA02 |
aidfamp, stp, chpubp, nsep |
|
| YA03 |
nafp |
country-specific classification (Nomenclature d'Activités Françaises) |
| YA04 |
pp, nafp |
the original occupational variables follow the
French-specific PCS classification (nomenclature des
Professions et Catégories Socioprofessionnelles). The PCS has been translated into
ISCO using the conversion program provided by INSEE. |
| YA05 |
pra |
YA05=0 "other type of accomodation" means:
in hospital, in a retirement home, in a students' hall of residence, in a community
centre, on a building site, in military barracks, etc. |
| YA06 |
rgra |
YA06=0 "other type of accomodation" means:
in hospital, in a retirement home, in a students' hall of residence, in a community
centre, on a building site, in military barracks, etc. |
| X. LABOUR FORCE STATUS (LF) (derived
variables) |
| LF01 |
|
|
| LF02 |
|
|
| LF03 |
|
|
| LF04 |
|
|
| XI. EARNINGS AND INCOME (EI) |
| EI01 |
salred |
This is the net monthly wage; payments not related to the wage are
excluded |
| EI02 |
primfr |
The meaning of EI02 is ‘other additional annual
payments to the person related to his/her main activity, e.g. 13th month,
production bonus, etc.’.
This is the only other piece of information about personal earnings in addition to the
monthly wage; that is why we have decided to keep it here.
Note that, while EI01 records the monthly wage, EI02 records instead the total annual
amount of extra-payments. |
| EI03 |
|
* |
| EI04 |
|
* |
| XII. TECHNICAL ITEMS (TI) |
| TI01 |
aire, imloc |
A unique household identification number has been created based on
the variables aire and imloc. |
| TI02 |
|
* |
| TI03 |
|
The serial number of the person is unique inside the
household. Before creating it, the individuals have been sorted by ti01 and db01, so the
head of the household has always ti03=1 |
| TI04 |
extri |
|
| TI05 |
mm, jj, 1997 |
|
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