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'De-lessification' table

Republic of Slovenia 1994

Attention!
The variables SJ01 and SJ02 have been recoded (SJ01=0,1 ® 1,2 and SJ02=0,1,2,3 ® 1,2,3,4)

 

Variable

Original variable

Notes

I. DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND (DB)
DB01 q2  
DB02 q3  
DB03 q7c Individuals aged 15 and more are asked the whole questionnaire; individuals below 15 (=born in 1980 and after) are on the contrary not included in the survey (or, better, are asked only some basic demographic variables and are coded -1, 'not applicable', in the rest of the survey)
DB04 q8  
DB05 q4  
DB06   *
DB07   *
DB08   *
DB09   *
DB10   *
DB11   *
DB12   *
DB13    
DB14    
DB15    
DB16    
DB17 q19 In the Slovenian questionnaire, this is defined as the 'formal status in employment'
II. WORK STATUS (WS)
WS01 q20, q21 In Slovenia all lay-offs are temporary; therefore they will be treated as employed
WS02 q21  
III. EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS - FIRST (MAIN) JOB (FJ)
FJ01 q31  
FJ02 q22, q23a Even if, in the questionnaire, the individual can define him/herself as "employer" (in agriculture, in other sectors, freelance) as opposed as "own-account worker" (in agriculture, in other sectors, freelance), the distinction between self-employed with and without employees has been done considering the question where the individual is explicitely asked whether he/she employs workers or not (q23a)
FJ02b q22, q24, q25  
FJ03 q29  
FJ04 q30  
FJ05   *
FJ06 q34  
FJ07   *
FJ08 q32 The labels are country-specific
FJ09 q27, q28  
FJ10 q24, q25  
FJ11 q26  
FJ12 q35 Overtime is included if regularly worked
FJ13 q36  
FJ14 q37  
FJ15 q38a  
FJ16 q38b  
FJ17 q38c  
FJ18 q38d  
FJ19 q38e  
FJ20 q39  
FJ21 q46, q47 FJ21=6 means 'the individual is looking for another first job' (he/she wants to change job). However, no reason is given in the Slovenian questionnaire
VI. INFORMATION ABOUT SECOND JOB (SJ)
SJ01 q40 The reference period is 'last week', i.e. the week before the reference week
SJ02 q41  
SJ03 q42  
SJ04 q43  
SJ05   *
SJ06 q44  
SJ07 q45  
V. PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSONS NOT IN EMPLOYMENT (PE)
PE01 q48  
PE02 q51 The distinction between self-employed with and without employees has been done according whether the individual defines him/herself as "employer" (in agriculture, in other sectors, freelance) as opposed as "own-account worker" (in agriculture, in other sectors, freelance)
PE03 q52  
PE04 q53  
PE05 q49a, q49b This variable is build from a question asking the individual the month and the year when he/she last worked. Persons who answered the year but not the month are put into 'middle' categories
PE06 q50  
VI. SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT (SE)
SE01 q54, q57  
SE02 q58, q59, q60, q61  
SE03 q62  
SE04 q63  
SE04b q65 SE04b=13 ("no second method used") means that the individual, after answering the first method used, declares that he/she did not use another method (original variable q64)
SE04c   *
SE05 q56  
SE06 q67, q68  
SE07 q67 SE07=1 includes also the unpaid family workers and persons who were on training. A new category, SE07=6 ('unemployed') has been added.
SE08 q69, q72a, q72b, q72c As 'benefits' the following has been considered: unemployment insurance benefit, unemployment assistance benefit and social aid. Help from charity organisations has on the contrary been excluded
SE08b q72a, q72b, q72c As 'benefits' the following has been considered: unemployment insurance benefit, unemployment assistance benefit and social aid. Help from charity organisations has on the contrary been excluded. All possible combination has been given
SE09   *
VII. SITUATION OF INACTIVE PERSONS (IA)
IA01 q55  
VIII. EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ET)
ET01 q9  
ET02 q16 This variable refers to the number of years of further education, lasting in total one year or more, received by the individual.
It applies only to individuals who have received education/training in previous 4 weeks (see variables ET03 and ET04) and who specify that the type of education received is 'further education lasting in total one year or more' (while other types/purposes of this education are indicated in variable ET04)
ET03 q13 This variable applies only to people that have received some regular education or training related to economic activity in previous four weeks
ET04 q14 This variable applies only to people that have received some regular education or training related to economic activity in previous four weeks
ET05   *
ET06 q18 This variable applies only to people that have received some regular education or training related to economic activity in previous four weeks
ET07   *
IX. SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE THE SURVEY (YA)
- information for these variables is derived from self-assessment
YA01 q73  
YA02 q73 The distinction between self-employed with and without employees has been done according whether the individual defines him/herself as "employer" (in agriculture, in other sectors, freelance) as opposed as "own-account worker" (in agriculture, in other sectors, freelance)
YA03 q74  
YA04   *
YA05 q6b This variable applies only to those who lived NOT in the same household last year
YA06   *
X. LABOUR FORCE STATUS (LF) (derived variables)
LF01   Given that in Slovenia all lay-offs are temporary, they have been considered as employed (LF01=1)
LF02    
LF03    
LF04    
XI. EARNINGS AND INCOME (EI)
EI01   *
EI02   *
EI03   *
EI04   *
XII. TECHNICAL ITEMS (TI)
TI01 hhnr  
TI02   *
TI03    
TI04 wgt×79.33 'wgt' weights the internal distribution of the 25059 cases; in order to gross up to the total population (macro estimate) it has been multiplied by 79.33, according to the indication of the Slovenian CSO
TI05   *
COUNTRY    

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