Variable
|
Original
variable |
Notes |
| I. DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND (DB) |
| DB01 |
erelat |
|
| DB02 |
sex |
|
| DB03 |
age |
|
| DB04 |
marstat |
|
| DB05 |
nation |
|
| DB06 |
arrival |
This variable refers to the first arrival in UK for any purpose,
including holiday trips. According to the British questionnaire, it does not apply to UK
natives who are therefore coded as missing in the LES dataset |
| DB07 |
country |
|
| DB08 |
ethnic |
Respondents from Northern Ireland (DB09=28) are coded as missing |
| DB09 |
region |
|
| DB10 |
|
* |
| DB11 |
typehha |
|
| DB12 |
typefub (derived variable based on sex, age, famunit) |
|
| DB13 |
numinhh |
|
| DB14 |
nochiha |
|
| DB15 |
noemhha |
|
| DB16 |
|
* |
| DB17 |
ecarb (derived variable, based on ytsetemp, working,
jobaway, looking, notlook1, notstart, employee, ftedage, scheme, educnow) |
This is the economic activity in the reference week |
| II. WORK STATUS (WS) |
| WS01 |
working, jobaway, whyaway, scheme |
Note that category WS01=6 ('on government scheme')
should be coded as WS01=1 ('worked at least one hour') according to EUROSTAT's variable
structure. However, to not lose information, we have preferred to keep this category
separately.
Category WS01=6 ('on government scheme') includes the following programs: Youth Training
Scheme (YTS), Community Industry, Job Training Scheme (JTS), Employment Training (ET),
Action for Community Employment (ACE), Enterprise Ulster/Job Training Program and other
government scheme (excluding Enterprise Allowance Scheme); it does not include the
Voluntary Projects Program (VPP). All these programs are targeted to young and/or
unemployed people and provide training, education, and work experience to help the
individual to acquire skills and experience needed to compete for jobs. |
| WS02 |
jobaway, whyaway |
Category WS02=3 ('school, education, training') includes only
people attending courses outside their workplace. Respondents who say that they
were not working because of a training course inside their workplace are coded
WS02=8 ('other reasons'). |
| III. EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS -
FIRST (MAIN) JOB (FJ) - In the case of the UK, the filter includes also people on
govenment scheme (WS01=6) |
| FJ01 |
indb |
|
| FJ02 |
eemstat (derived variable based on ytsetemp, working,
jobaway, employee, employer, scheme) |
|
| FJ02b |
|
|
| FJ03 |
indb |
NACE 70, 4 digits |
| FJ04 |
|
converted into ISCO88 classification, 4
digits using Ganzeboom's module |
| FJ05 |
|
* |
| FJ06 |
employno |
|
| FJ07 |
|
* |
| FJ08 |
emplen |
Attention! This variable has been
recoded (15.V.1998) to better match the LES standardised variable structure |
| FJ09 |
ftptwb (derived variable, based on working, jobaway,
ftptwork, whyptjob) |
The full-time/part-time distinction is based on
individual assessment |
| FJ10 |
epertem (derived variable, based on working, jobaway,
jobtemp, whytemp, scheme, employee, ytsetemp) |
|
| FJ11 |
|
* |
| FJ12 |
ehrnorm (derived variable, based on ytsetemp, working,
jobaway, totusu1, scheme, totusu2, hourint) |
|
| FJ13 |
ehrsact (derived variable, based on ytsetemp, working,
jobaway, totact1, scheme, hourint, totact2) |
|
| FJ14 |
edifhrs (derived variable, based on ytsetemp, working,
jobaway, actequsu, hrsvary, scheme) |
|
| FJ15 |
schiftwrk |
Attention! This variable has been
recoded (5.VIII.1998) to better match the LES standardised variable structure |
| FJ16 |
worktime |
Note that the classification of this variable does not correspond
exactly at the LES standardised classification. |
| FJ17 |
worktime |
Attention! This variable has been
recoded (5.VIII.1998) to better match the LES standardised variable structure |
| FJ18 |
|
* |
| FJ19 |
|
* |
| FJ20 |
|
* |
| FJ21 |
esknrsn |
|
| IV. INFORMATION ABOUT SECOND JOB
(SJ) |
| SJ01 |
secjob |
|
| SJ02 |
emplyee2 |
|
| SJ03 |
insecb |
|
| SJ04 |
|
|
| SJ05 |
|
* |
| SJ06 |
acthrs2 |
|
| SJ07 |
|
* |
V. PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF
PERSONS NOT IN EMPLOYMENT (PE)
Attention! Only those who left last job less than 3
years ago (i.e. PE05=1-7) are asked about last job (PE02, PE03, PE04 and PE06 apply). |
| PE01 |
everwork |
|
| PE02 |
premstb |
Those who left last job more than 3 years ago are coded as 9999
"left over 3 years ago" |
| PE03 |
preindb |
|
| PE04 |
|
|
| PE05 |
whenleft |
|
| PE06 |
erelejb |
|
| VI. SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT (SE)
- Questions on job search are asked only to men aged 16 to 69 and women aged 16 to 64 |
| SE01 |
notlook1, notlook2, ernskem, looking, schlook |
Note that questions on job search are asked only to men aged 16 to
69 and women aged 16 to 64. For this reason a new category 999 'man 70 and over/woman 65
and over' appears |
| SE02 |
etyemsk |
|
| SE03 |
durskwb |
|
| SE04 |
mainway, methm1-methm12, seeking, emmeth |
In the UK questionnaire, for each possible method of
search (12 total different methods are listed) the individual is asked whether he/she has
used it. Therefore, it may be possible that up to 12 different methods are indicated by
the same individual. When the individual reports more than one method, he is asked to
indicate the main one (variable 'mainway'). In this case, or in the case that only one
method is reported, this one will be the main method of search (SE04). The remaining ones
will be the second and the third, with no particular order of preference. When more than
three methods are listed, the second and the third method of search (SE04b and SE04c) are
randomly selected among the active methods listed (out of the methods remaining
after having selected the first one, thanks to the variable 'mainway') |
| SE04b |
mainway, methm1-methm12, seeking, emmeth |
| SE04c |
mainway, methm1-methm12, seeking, emmeth |
| SE05 |
likework |
|
| SE06 |
eavwork |
|
| SE07 |
befor |
|
| SE08 |
eregoee, benoff, unempben, signedon, nicredit |
In the UK questionnaire only men aged 16-69 and women aged 16-64,
not on government schemes (YTS/Community Industry/JTS/ET), are asked unemployment benefit
questions. Notice the following:
1) individuals (filtered as above) are first asked whether they receive unemployment
(insurance) benefit. Only those who answer 'no' and are aged 16-59 are asked
whether they receive income support (unemployment assistance);
2) individuals who are not receiving income support are asked whether they receive credits
for National Insurance contributions;
3) by consequence, the three types of benefits are mutually exclusive;
4) registration at the Unemployment Benefit Office is only needed to claim income support
(the means-tested, unemployment assistance benefit). There is no direct question about
'registration' at the UBO, but only a generic question 'have you attended an UBO in the
last 4 months'. Therefore, all the individuals are classified as 'not registered', even if
those who are receiving income support actually are. These are easily detectable using
variable SE08b;
5) Individuals classified SE08=3 are those receiving either UB, or UA or credits for
National Insurance contributions, even if this latter is not properly receipt of benefit.
However, variable SE08b allows the researcher to distinguish this category and to exclude
it when needed;
6) missing values are refusals by individuals to whom questions applied (satisfying the
filter). However, refusals by individuals aged 60 or more have been put in the category
SE08=4 (not registered/no benefit);
7) the category SE08=4 is a residual category, i.e. it includes all the individuals aged
16 and over, who do not receive any type of benefit, and who are not missing in the sense
defined at point 6). |
| SE08b |
unempben, signedon, nicredit |
Three type of benefit are distinguished: 1) unemployment
(insurance) benefit; 2) income support (unemployment assistance, means-tested); 3) credits
for National Insurance contributions. However, this latter is not properly receipt of
benefit (see notes on previous variable SE08). |
| SE09 |
|
* |
| VII. SITUATION OF INACTIVE PERSONS
(IA) |
| IA01 |
ewhltwk |
|
| VIII. EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ET) In UK the questions about education and training only apply to women who are
16-59 years old and men 16-64 years old. |
| ET01 |
ehledtc |
ET01 contains both general and further education.
The variable ehledtc, upon which ET01 is based, has been build by the British CSO and
follows the ISCED classification. However, the way education questions are asked in the UK
questionnaire makes it difficult to attribute the correct education level to everybody. In
fact the 'qualification level' is asked only to those (16-59/16-64 years) who either (i)
have any qualifications from school or college, or (ii) have ANY qualifications from work
with YTS, or (iii) who does not know whether they have such qualifications or not.
Originally, persons who answered to have 'no qualifications' were placed by the British
CSO in the category ehledtc=ET01=2. In fact, 'no qualifications' refers mainly to the list
of qualifications reported in variable ET02. In order to allow the researcher to detect
who these individuals are, those without any qualifications have been assigned to category
ET01=99; notice that this could mean 'a lower qualification than the ones reported in
variable ET02', or 'no qualification at all'. |
| ET02 |
qualsm1 |
ET02 contains both general and further education
Notice that the categories are in decreasing order |
| ET03 |
eoncor |
This variable applies only to respondents aged 16 to
49 |
| ET04 |
epurped |
This variable applies only to respondents aged 16 to
49
ET04=-1 ("not applicable") includes respondents less than
16 and more than 50 years old, and those who did not receive any training in the previous
4 weeks. |
| ET05 |
durtcb |
|
| ET06 |
|
* |
| ET07 |
ftedage |
|
IX. SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE THE
SURVEY (YA)
- the questions concerning situation one year
ago in the UK file only applies to WOMEN 16-64 YEARS AND MEN 16-69 YEARS OLD
- information for these variables is derived from self-assessment |
| YA01 |
eusitone |
|
| YA02 |
eemstone |
|
| YA03 |
inoneb |
|
| YA04 |
ksoneb |
|
| YA05 |
ectryone |
YA05=-1 'not applicable' refers to children aged less
than 1 |
| YA06 |
regonea |
YA06=-1 'not applicable' refers to children aged less
than 1 |
| X. LABOUR FORCE STATUS (LF) (derived
variables) |
| LF01 |
|
|
| LF02 |
|
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| LF03 |
|
|
| LF04 |
|
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| XI. EARNINGS AND INCOME (EI) |
| EI01 |
|
* |
| EI02 |
|
* |
| EI03 |
|
* |
| EI04 |
|
* |
| XII. TECHNICAL ITEMS (TI) |
| TI01 |
|
* |
| TI02 |
|
* |
| TI03 |
|
|
| TI04 |
factorsl |
|
| TI05 |
refweekm |
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