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LES Variables

I.

DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND (DB)

DB01

RELATIONSHIP TO REFERENCE PERSON IN THE HOUSEHOLD

DB02

SEX

DB03

AGE

DB04

MARITAL STATUS

DB05

NATIONALITY

DB06

YEARS OF RESIDENCE IN THIS COUNTRY

DB07

COUNTRY OF BIRTH

DB08

ETHNICITY

DB09

REGION

DB10

URBAN/RURAL INDICATOR

DB11

HOUSEHOLD TYPE

DB12

FAMILY TYPE

DB13

NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD

DB14

NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN HOUSEHOLD

DB15

NUMBER OF EMPLOYED IN HOUSEHOLD

DB16

NUMBER OF PENSIONERS IN HOUSEHOLD

DB17

USUAL/MAIN ECONOMIC STATUS

 

 

II.

WORK STATUS (WS)

WS01

WORK STATUS DURING REFERENCE WEEK

WS02

REASON FOR NOT HAVING WORKED AT ALL THOUGH HAVING A JOB

 

 

III.

EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN JOB (FJ)

FJ01

COUNTRY OF PLACE OF WORK

FJ02

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

FJ02b

DETAILED TYPE OF CONTRAC/PROFESSIONAL STATUS

FJ03

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF ESTABLISHMENT/INDUSTRY

FJ04

OCCUPATION

FJ05

SECTOR OF ESTABLISHMENT

FJ06

NUMBER OF PERSONS WORKING AT THE LOCAL UNIT OF ESTABLISHMENT

FJ07

REGION OF PLACE OF WORK

FJ08

DURATION OF CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

FJ09

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME DISTINCTION

FJ10

PERMANENCY OF JOB CONTRACT

FJ11

DURATION OF TEMPORARY JOB OR JOB CONTRACT OF LIMITED DURATION

FJ12

NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK USUALLY WORKED

FJ13

NUMBER OF HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED DURING THE REFERENCE WEEK

FJ14

MAIN REASON FOR HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED DURING THE REFERENCE WEEK BEING DIFFERENT FROM PERSON'S USUAL HOURS

FJ15

SHIFT WORK

FJ16

EVENING WORK

FJ17

NIGHT WORK

FJ18

SATURDAY WORK

FJ19

SUNDAY WORK

FJ20

WORKING AT HOME

FJ21

LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB AND REASONS FOR DOING SO

 

 

IV.

INFORMATION ABOUT SECOND JOB (SJ)

SJ01

EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE JOB

SJ02

PROFESSIONAL STATUS, 2ND JOB

SJ03

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF ESTABLISHMENT/INDUSTRY, 2ND JOB

SJ04

OCCUPATION, 2ND JOB

SJ05

SECTOR OF ESTABLISHMENT, 2ND JOB

SJ06

NUMBER OF HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED DURING THE REFERENCE WEEK

SJ07

REGULARITY

 

 

V.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSON NOT IN EMPLOYMENT (PE)

PE01

EXISTENCE OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

PE02

PROFESSIONAL STATUS IN LAST JOB

PE03

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF ESTABLISHMENT/INDUSTRY IN WHICH PERSON LAST WORKED

PE04

OCCUPATION IN LAST JOB

PE05

TIME PASSED SINCE PERSON LAST WORKED

PE06

MAIN REASON FOR LEAVING LAST JOB

 

 

VI.

SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT (SE)

SE01

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT FOR PERSON WITHOUT EMPLOYMENT DURING THE REFERENCE WEEK

SE02

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT SOUGHT

SE03

DURATION OF SEARCH FOR JOB

SE04

MAIN METHOD USED DURING PREVIOUS FOUR WEEKS TO FIND A JOB

SE04b

SECOND METHOD USED DURING PREVIOUS FOUR WEEKS TO FIND A JOB

SE04c

THIRD METHOD USED DURING PREVIOUS FOUR WEEKS TO FIND A JOB

SE05

WILLINGNESS TO WORK FOR PERSON NOT SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

SE06

AVAILABILITY TO START WORKING WITHIN TWO WEEKS

SE07

SITUATION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PERSON STARTED TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT (OR WAS WAITING FOR NEW JOB TO START)

SE08

REGISTRATION AT A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

SE08b

TYPE OF BENEFIT THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES

SE09

REASON FOR LOOKING FOR WORK

 

 

VII.

SITUATION OF INACTIVE PERSONS (IA)

IA01

SITUATION OF PERSON WHO NEITHER HAS A JOB NOR IS LOOKING FOR ONE

 

 

VIII.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ET)

ET01

HIGHEST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED LEVEL OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING

ET02

HIGHEST COMPLETED LEVEL OF FURTHER EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING

ET03

EDUCATION AND TRAINING RECEIVED DURING PREVIOUS FOUR WEEKS

ET04

PURPOSE OF THIS EDUCATION AND TRAINING

ET05

TOTAL LENGTH OF THIS EDUCATION OR TRAINING

ET06

USUAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION PER WEEK

ET07

AGE WHEN OBTAINED HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING

 

 

IX.

SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE SURVEY (YA)

YA01

SITUATION WITH REGARD TO ACTIVITY 1YEAR AGO

YA02

PROFESSIONAL STATUS 1 YEAR AGO

YA03

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF ESTABLISHMENT/INDUSTRY 1 YEAR AGO

YA04

OCCUPATION 1 YEAR AGO

YA05

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO

YA06

REGION OF RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO

 

 

X.

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (LF)

LF01

LABOUR FORCE STATUS

LF02

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

LF03

UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS

LF04

INACTIVITY STATUS

 

 

XI.

EARNINGS AND INCOME (EI)

EI01

WAGES/EARNINGS PER HOUR

EI02

TOTAL PERSON EARNINGS

EI03

TOTAL PERSON INCOME

EI04

TOTAL FAMILY (HOUSEHOLD) INCOME

 

 

XII.

TECHNICAL ITEMS (TI)

TI01

SERIAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD

TI02

SERIAL NUMBER OF FAMILY

TI03

SERIAL NUMBER OF PERSON

TI04

WEIGHTING FACTOR

TI05

DATE OF INTERVIEW

COUNTRY

COUNTRY IDENTIFIER

 

 

XIII.

SLOT VARIABLES (SV)

LSLOT1

COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION

LSLOT2

COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION

 


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