An Overview of EuroStat (EU) UK Labour Force Survey Micro Data William Barnes Office for National Statistics

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Structure of presentation Background to the UK LFS micro data Variables available in the dataset Ad hoc modules Availability & Access Main benefits to users Next steps

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Background to the UK LFS micro data The UK LFS is carried out under EU regulations, discussed and agreed by Member States (MS) of the European Union 2005 regulation specifies what data should be provided by MS how the survey should be conducted the quality of the results supplied to EuroStat the timetable for supplying micro data MS prepare questionnaire etc EuroStat publishes results showing EU totals & figures for each MS – website & various publications Further background information could be obtained from EuroStat website or the 2007 LFS User Guide (vol. 9)

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Demographic background e.g. gender, age, marital status, nationality, country of birth etc Labour status e.g. labour status during reference week, reasons for not having worked though having a job Employment characteristics of main job e.g. professional status, occupation, industry, supervisory responsibilities country/region of place of work, full-time / part-time work etc. Atypical work e.g. shift work, evening / night / Saturday / Sunday work Hours worked e.g. number of hours usually / actually worked per week, paid/unpaid overtime, working at home, looking for another job etc. Employment characteristics of second job e.g. existence of more than one job, professional status, occupation, industry Previous work experience for person not in employment e.g. year/month in which person last worked, reason for leaving etc. Variables available in the dataset (1)

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Variables available in the dataset (2) Search for employment e.g. whether seeking employment during previous four weeks, type of employment, reasons for not looking etc Methods used to find work e.g. contacted public employment office, went for an interview, availability to start work within two weeks etc Education and training e.g. participation in regular education or taught learning activities, highest attainment level etc Situation one year before the survey e.g. labour status, professional status, occupation, country of residence etc Income e.g. monthly take home pay Technical items relating to the interview e.g. year of survey, degree of urbanisation, type of household, weights

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Variables available in the dataset (3) Three categories Core variables - variables that ONS transmits to EuroStat Primary derived variables - created by EuroStat from core Secondary derived variables – computed by EuroStat to enable easier analysis due to changes in codification Yearly / quarterly variables Ad-hoc module

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Ad hoc modules Ad hoc module descriptionYear Transition from school to work life2009 Labour Market situation of migrants and the immediate descendants of migrants 2008 Accidents at work and work-related health problems2007 Transition from work into retirement2006 Reconciliation between work and family life2005 Work organisation and working time arrangements2004 Lifelong learning2003 Employment of disabled people2002 Length and patterns of working time2001 Transition from school to working life2000 Accidents at work and occupational diseases1999

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Classifications used in UK-LFS Country codes – ISO 3166 Economic activities – NACE Rev.1 Occupations – SIC92 mapped to ISCO 88(COM) Regions – NUTS Education & training – ISCED 1997

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Availability … Annual datasets from 1992 to 1998 Quarterly datasets from 1999 onwards Ad-hoc datasets (under discussion with EuroStat)... & Access UK Data Archive (Standard End User Licence) Format SPSS

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Main benefits to users Direct access to micro data Additional variables not currently on QLFS Useful for international comparisons Next steps Complete arrangements with - EuroStat - UK Data Archive

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview ISCED codeISCED levelProgrammes under each level 0 No formal education or below ISCED 1 Pre-primary education 11 ISCED 1 (primary educ or 1st stage of basic education) Primary education 21 ISCED 2 (lower secondary or 2nd stage of basic education) Key skills/basic skills/entry level qualif/ YTP certificate/ no qualification etc 22 ISCED 3c (< 2 yrs - Upper sec ed) NVQ level 1/SCOTVEC modules/City & Guilds Pt 1/CSE below grade 1/GCSE below grade C etc 31 ISCED 3c (>2 yrs - Up sec ed)AMA/NVQ level 2/GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate/RSA dip/ City & Guilds PT 2/BTEC/SCOTVEC etc 32 ISCED 3a,b (Up sec ed)NVQ level 3/GNVQ/A level/AMA/Scottish CSYS etc 30 ISCED 3c (Up sec)Other qualifications 41ISCED 4a,b Access qualification 42ISCED 4c 43ISCED 4 51ISCED 5b NVQ level 4/5/higher diplomas eg RSA/HND/BTEC etc 52ISCED 5a 1 st degree/teaching qualif/MA/professional qual etc 60ISCED 6 Higher degree eg M.Phil/PhD

UK LFS Micro Data - Overview References LFS User Guide (Vol. 9) EuroStat & EuroStat Derived Variables (available on website from February) =1&Rank=272 EU Labour Force Survey Database User Guide ://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_PUB_WELC UK Data Archive

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