2009 ad hoc module on the entry of young people into the labour market

 

1. Participating countries and reference periods

Countries

Reference periods

 

Countries

Reference periods

BE

Q2

 

MT

Q2

BG

Q1 to Q4

 

NL

Q1 to Q4

CZ

Q1 to Q4

 

AT

Q2

DK

Q2

 

PL

Q3

DE

Q1 to Q4

 

PT

Q2

EE

Q2 and Q4

 

RO

Q2

EL

Q2

 

SI

Q2

ES

Q1 to Q4

 

SK

Q2

FR

Q1 to Q4

 

FI

Q1 to Q4

IE

Q2

 

SE

Q1 to Q4

IT

Q2

 

UK

Q2

CY

Q2

 

 

 

LV

Q2

 

IS

Q2

LT

Q2

 

NO

Q1 to Q4

LU

Q1 to Q4

 

CH

Q2

HU

Q1 to Q4

 

RS

Q1

 

Note: for countries using a single quarter, the results from the module might provide different results for important policy indicators based on average of quarterly (core) LFS data e.g. Europe 2020 headline indicators (early leavers from education and training age 18-24, Tertiary educational attainment age 30-34) or employment rates few years after graduation.

 

2. Variables, coding list and filters

 

The filters might refer to variables from the core LFS questionnaire: see the statistics explained on the EU labour force survey – methodology - user guide

 

Primary Variables (transmitted to Eurostat by Member States)

 

Variable

Code

Description

Filter

 

 

 

Everybody aged 15-34  

AHM2009_ PARHAT

 

Highest level of education successfully completed by father or mother

   

 

1

Low: ISCED 0, 1, 2 and 3c short

 

2

Medium: ISCED 3-4 (without 3c short)

 

3

High: ISCED 5-6

 

 

9

Not applicable (persons aged less than 15 or more than 34)

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ COBFATH

 

Country of birth of father

 

 

 

(For Germany: nationality/former nationality of father and mother when they have in the reference week the German nationality)

 

 

For coding, see ISO country classification

 

99

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ COBMOTH

 

Country of birth of mother

 

 

 

(For Germany: nationality/former nationality of father and mother when they have in the reference week the German nationality)

 

 

For coding, see ISO country classification

 

99

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ HATVOC

 

Orientation of the highest level of formal education attained (HATLEVEL / not available in NO)

HATLEVEL=21-43

 

1

General education

 

 

2

Vocational education mainly (or solely) school based

 

 

3

Combination of school and work place based vocational education

 

 

4

Vocational education mainly work place based

 

 

5

Vocational education, with no distinction possible between 2, 3 and 4

 

 

9

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ YSTOPDAT

 

Year of leaving formal education for the last time

EDUCSTAT=2 and HATLEVEL≠00

 

year

 

 

9999

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ MSTOPDAT

 

Month of leaving formal education for the last time

EDUCSTAT=2 and HATLEVEL≠00

 

month

 

 

99

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ WORKEDUC

 

Work during studies in formal education

 

 

0

 No work or work less than 1 month per year

 

 

1

Work (only) as part of educational programme

 

 

2

Work while studying but outside educational programmes

 

 

3

Work (only) during an interruption of studies

 

 

4

Work as combination of 1 and 2

 

 

5

Work as combination of 1 and 3

 

 

6

Work as combination of 2 and 3

 

 

7

Work as combination of 1, 2 and 3

 

 

9

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ YJOBSTAR

 

Year of start of the first job of more than 3 months after leaving formal education for the last time

YSTOPDAT ≠ 9999 and blank

 

0000

Never had a job of more than 3 months

 

 

……

year

 

 

9999

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

If current job is first job, value is copied from corresponding LFS core variable

 

 

AHM2009_ MJOBSTAR

 

Month of start of the first job of more than 3 months after leaving formal education for the last time

YSTOPDAT ≠ 9999 and blank

 

00

Never had a job of more than 3 months

 

 

……

month

 

 

99

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

If current job is first job, value is copied from corresponding LFS core variable

 

 

AHM2009_ JOBDUR

 

Duration of the first job of more than 3 months (after leaving formal education for the last time)

YJOBSTAR ≠ 9999 and blank

 

Number of months

 

 

999

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

If current job is first job, value is not copied from corresponding LFS core variable: see variable DUR1JOB

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ FINDMETH

 

Method which allowed to find the first job of more than 3 months (after leaving formal education for the last time)

YJOBSTAR ≠ 9999 and blank

 

1

Via educational institution

 

 

2

Via PES (Public Employment Services)

 

 

3

Via ads in press or on the Internet

 

 

4

Submission of direct (spontaneous) job application to employer

 

 

5

Via family and friends

 

 

6

Job found after previous experience (summer/student job, apprenticeship, traineeship, voluntary job) in the same company

 

 

7

Launching private business

 

 

8

Other

 

 

9

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ JOBOCC

 

Occupation of the first job of more than 3 months (after leaving formal education for the last time

YJOBSTAR ≠ 9999 and blank

 

….

ISCO-88 (COM) coded at 3 or if possible 4 digits level

 

 

9999

 Not applicable

 

 

Blank

 No answer

 

 

 

If current job is first job, value is copied from corresponding LFS core variable

 

 

AHM2009_ JOBCONTR

 

Type of contract of the first job of more than 3 months (after leaving formal education for the last time)

YJOBSTAR ≠ 9999 and blank

 

1

Self-employed

 

 

2

Employee, permanent full-time

 

 

3

Employee, permanent part-time

 

 

4

Employee, temporary full-time

 

 

5

Employee, temporary part-time

 

 

6

Family worker

 

 

9

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

If current job is first job, value is copied from corresponding LFS core variables

 

 

AHM2009_ TRANSACT

 

Main activity after leaving formal education for the last time and before starting the first job of a duration of at least 3 months

YSTOPDAT ≠ 9999 and blank and (first job started more than 3 months after the date in YSTOPDAT, MSTOPDAT or YSTOPDAT = 0000}

 

1

Employed - work in job(s) of short duration (maximum 3 months)

 

 

2

Compulsory military or community service

 

 

3

Not employed, actively looking for the job

 

 

 

Not employed, not looking actively for a job because of:

 

 

4

Family responsibilities

 

 

5

Participation in non-formal education

 

 

6

Voluntary activities

 

 

7

Health problems

 

 

8

Other reasons

 

 

9

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ FATHNATB

 

Nationality at birth of father (optional / only FR, LU and SI)

 

 

 

For coding, see ISO country classification

 

99

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_ MOTHNATB

 

Nationality at birth of mother (optional / only FR, LU and SI)

 

 

 

For coding, see ISO country classification

 

99

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

Derived Variables (calculated by Eurostat, based on primary variables)

 

Variable

 

Description

Filter

AHM2009_
CURRENTJOB

 

Existence of a first job of more than 3 months
(not available in DE and CH)

 

 

0

Never had a job of more than 3 months

 

 

1

Current job is the first job

 

 

2

Current job is not the first job

 

 

9

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
AGE_STOPDAT

 

Age at the end of studies

 

 

 

Age

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
AGE_JOBSTAR

 

Age when starting to work for the first time
(not available in DE and CH)

 

 

 

Age

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
SCHOOL_TO_WORK

 

Span between studies and first job
(not available in DE and CH)

 

 

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
SCHOOL_TO_YREF

 

Duration since leaving education for the last time

 

 

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
JOBSTART_TO_YREF

 

Duration since start of first job
(not available in DE and CH)

 

 

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
DUR1JOB

 

Duration of first job for persons who had a job of more than 3 months (not available in DE and CH)

 

 

3-998

Months

 

 

999

Not applicable

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

If current job is first job, value is copied from corresponding LFS core variable

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
COBPARENTS

 

Country of birth of parents

 

 

1

1.1.Two parents born abroad both same country

 

 

2

1.2.Two parents born abroad different countries

 

 

3

2.One parent born abroad

 

 

4

3.Both parents born in country

 

 

5

4.Unknown

 

 

6

Other

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
EMP_LENGTH

 

Minimum cumulative duration of employment after leaving formal education for the last time (sums up durations of first job and current job- not available in DE and CH)

 

 

1

Employment length of up to a year  (up to 12 months)

 

 

2

Employment length of more than a year (13 months or more)

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
NOEMP_LENGTH

 

Minimum duration of periods without employment after leaving formal education for the last time
(time elapsed between leaving education and first job - time elapsed since leaving education if no job - not available in DE and CH)

 

 

1

Up to 6 months

 

 

2

7 to 24 months

 

 

3

More than 24 months

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
LM_STAT

 

Labour market position during the reference week

(derived from core LFS)

 

 

11

Employed – Job tenure more than a year

 

 

12

Employed – Job tenure 1 year or less and self-employed (without employees)

 

 

13

Employed – Job tenure 1 year or less and self-employed full time (with employees)

 

 

14

Employed -  Job tenure 1 year or less and employee with permanent full time job contract

 

 

21

Employed - Other (incl. family workers)

 

 

22

Not employed – Found job to start later (with work experience)

 

 

31

Not employed – Found job to start later (without work experience)

 

 

32

Not employed – Seeking employment

 

 

41

Not employed – Not seeking employment

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

 

 

AHM2009_
LM_TYPE

 

Type of transition: level of experience in the labour market

(based on 1st digit of LM_STAT and EMP_LENGTH, NOEMP_LENGTH - not available in DE and CH)

 

 

11

Employed – Good level of experience

 

 

12

Employed – Fairly good level of experience

 

 

13

Employed – Some potential for reaching a "good level" of experience (code merged with 12 for dissemination)

 

 

14

Not used

 

 

21

Not used

 

 

22

Not employed – Some experience and good potential for entry into labour market (code merged with 23 for dissemination)

 

 

23

Not employed – Moderate experience in the labour market

 

 

24

Not employed – Limited experience in the labour market

 

 

Blank

No answer

 

 

 

3. General information

 

· Regulation

 

Regulations for ad-hoc modules are divided in two groups:

- 3 year ad-hoc modules programme (see the statistics explained on the EU labour force survey – main features and legal basis)

- Yearly codification scheme  (see the statistics explained on LFS ad-hoc modules)

 

· Explanatory notes and Frequently Asked Question (field work)

 

· Guidelines for publications

 

Special reliability limits apply to the results because of the specific topic surveyed

and/or the specific reference period and sample (see the statistics explained on the EU labour force survey – data and publication - Publishing Guidelines)

 

· Evaluation Report

 

· Anonymised datasets

 

see statistics explained on the EU labour force survey – data and publication Data for researchers

 

4. LFS AD HOC modules national questionnaires and national instructions