The Application of ESEC to Harmonized European Data: Introducing the Statistical Compendium Rhys Davies and Peter Elias

Outline of Presentation Overview of data sources Information requirements for constructing ESEC Comparisons of employment status Comparisons of occupational composition Presentation of ESEC distributions Occupational detail and ESEC Introducing the Statistical Compendium

Overview of Data Sources European Community Household Panel Survey –8 annual waves discontinued –Replaced by EU-SILC in 2004 European Labour Force Survey –quarterly household survey by NSIs –persons aged 15+ living in private households European Social Survey –biennial attitudinal survey 2002/3, 2004/5

Information Requirements Status in employment –employers –self employed –employees Occupation –service relationship (higher professional, senior administrative and senior management positions) –labour contract (‘working class occupations’) –intermediate (clerical occupations, as well as for some technical, sales and service occupations) Supervisory Status Establishment Size

Employment Status ECHP Status in employment EU-LFS Professional status ESS Employment relation Working with an employer in paid employment Working with an employer in paid apprenticeship Working with an employer in training under special related to employment Self-employment Unpaid work in a family enterprise Self-employed with employees Self-employed without employees Employee Family Worker Employee Self-employed Working for own family business

Establishment Size ECHP (1994)EU-LFS (1997)ESS (2002/3) Number of regular paid employees at local unit (missing for most in public sector) Number of persons working at the local unit How many people are employed at the place where you usually work? None 1-4, 5-19, 20-49, , 500 or more Exact number between 1 and 10, 11 to 19, 20 to , DK <11, DK 10+, Under 10, 10 to 24, 25 to 99, 100 to or more How many employees (if any) do you have? Exact number of persons

Supervisory Status ECHP (1994)EU-LFS (1997)ESS (2002/3) Do you supervise or coordinate the work or any personnel? Do you have any say on their pay or promotion? None at time of writing In your main job, do you have any responsibility for supervising the work of other employees? supervisory intermediate non-supervisory Yes No Occupational Classification 2 digit/ merged 2 digit 4 digit (trailing zeros) 4 digit

Self Employment: EU12

Supervisory Status: EU12

Manual Employment: EU12

ESEC Distributions Distributions based on 2 digit ISCO derivation matrix for comparability ECHP Wave 1 (1994) EULFS 1997 –2 digit matrix without information on supervisory status results in empty Class 6 and overpopulated Classes 7-9 ESS 2002/3 EU-12 who participated in ECHP Wave 1 Distributions based on individual allocation and current employment

ESEC: Denmark

ESEC: Germany

ESEC: Netherlands

ESEC: United Kingdom

ESEC: France

ESEC: Luxembourg

ESEC: Belgium

ESEC: Ireland

EUSEC: Greece

ESEC: Italy

EUSEC: Spain

ESEC: Portugal

Occupational Detail and ESEC ESS 2002/3Percentage who Change Class Compared to 4 Digit Matrix Country3 digit matrix2 digit matrix Belgium7.0%13.7% Denmark11.0%18.7% Germany6.8%14.1% Greece5.8%10.3% Ireland5.8%16.6% Italy9.9%14.1% Luxembourg7.5%14.6% Netherlands10.8%21.2% Portugal9.8%18.8% Spain6.4%16.3% United Kingdom6.7%12.9%

Statistical Compendium ECHPEULFS DistributionsWave /2003 EducationAge Completed Educational Attainment (ISCED) Age Completed Educational Attainment (ISCED) HealthLimiting Illness Self Reported Health Current Employment Hourly Earnings Fringe Benefits Current Tenure Temporary Job Economic Security Forced to Leave last Job Spell of Unemployment before Current Job Unable to Make a Scheduled Payment Activity Status Last Year