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An Overview of EuroStat (EU) UK Labour Force Survey Micro Data

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

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An Overview of EuroStat (EU) UK Labour Force Survey Micro Data

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

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Variables available in the dataset (1) • 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Ad hoc modules

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. UK LFS Micro Data - Overview

  12. UK LFS Micro Data - Overview References • LFS User Guide (Vol. 9) “EuroStat & EuroStat Derived Variables” - 2007 (available on website from February) www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=1537&Pos=3&ColRank=1&Rank=272 • EU Labour Force Survey Database User Guide http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu ://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_PUB_WELC • UK Data Archive http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/Introduction.asp

  13. UK LFS Micro Data - Overview Questions For further information on UK-LFS micro data email: william.barnes@ons.gsi.gov.uk laura.keyse@ons.gsi.gov.uk

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