| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variable name |
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01.Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable | Data collection information | REFYEAR | Year of survey |
| REFWEEK | Reference week |
| REFMONTH | Reference month |
| INTWEEK | Interview week |
| HHTYPE | Living in a private household or an institution |
| STRATUM | Stratum |
| PSU | Primary sampling unit |
| FSU | Final (or ultimate) sampling unit |
| DEWEIGHT | Design weight |
| Identification | IDENT | Unique identifier |
| HHNUM | Serial number of the household |
| HHSEQNUM | Sequence number in the household |
| Weights | COEFFQ | Quarterly weighting factor |
| COEFFY | Yearly weighting factor |
| COEFF2Y | Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables |
| COEFFMOD | Yearly weighting factor — module |
| COEFFHH | Yearly household weighting factor |
| Interview characteristics | INTWAVE | Sequence number of the survey wave |
| INTQUEST | Questionnaire used |
| MODE | Interviewing mode used |
| PROXY | Nature of participation in the survey |
| Localisation | COUNTRY | Country of residence |
| REGION | Region of residence |
| DEGURBA | Degree of urbanisation |
02.Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable | Demography | SEX | Sex |
| YEARBIR | Year of birth |
| PASSBIR | Passing of birthday |
| AGE | Age in completed years |
| Citizenship and migrant background | CITIZENSHIP | Country of main citizenship |
| COUNTRYB | Country of birth |
| COBFATH | Country of birth of the father |
| COBMOTH | Country of birth of the mother |
| Reasons for migration | MIGREAS | Main reason for migrating |
| Household composition | HHLINK | Relationship to the reference person in the household |
| Household composition — additional specific details | HHSPOU | Sequence number of partner |
| HHFATH | Sequence number of father |
| HHMOTH | Sequence number of mother |
| Stay in the country | YEARESID | Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years |
| COUNTRPR | Country of previous residence |
03.Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables | Employment status | WKSTAT | Working in the reference week |
| ABSREAS | Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week |
| JATTACH | Job attachment |
| EMPSTAT | Being in employment |
| ILOSTAT | ILO employment status |
| Second or multiple job(s) | NUMJOB | Number of jobs |
| STAPRO2J | Status in employment in second job |
| NACE2J2D | Economic activity of the local unit for second job |
| Search for employment | SEEKWORK | Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week |
| SEEKREAS | Main reason for not searching for employment |
| ACTMETNE | Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed people) |
| SEEKDUR | Duration of search for employment |
| Willingness to work | WANTWORK | Willingness to work even if not searching for employment |
| WANTREAS | Main reason for not wanting to work |
| Underemployment | WISHMORE | Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours |
| Availability | AVAILBLE | Availability to start working immediately or to work more |
| AVAIREAS | Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more |
| Workplace | COUNTRYW | Country of place of work for main job |
| REGIONW | Region of place of work for main job |
| Working at home | HOMEWORK | Working at home for the main job |
| Elementary job characteristics | STAPRO | Status in employment in main job |
| NACE3D | Economic activity of the local unit for main job |
| ISCO4D | Occupation in main job |
| FTPT | Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) |
| Duration of contract | TEMP | Permanency of main job |
| TEMPDUR | Total duration of temporary main job |
| Details of contract | TEMPREAS | Main reason for having a temporary main job |
| TEMPAGCY | Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job |
| Full- or part-time status — reason | FTPTREAS | Main reason for part-time work in the main job |
| Dependent self-employment | MAINCLNT | Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week |
| VARITIME | Decision on the start and end of working time |
| Supervisory responsibilities | SUPVISOR | Supervisory responsibilities in main job |
| Establishment size | SIZEFIRM | Size of the local unit for main job |
| Search for another job | LOOKOJ | Looking for another job |
| HWWISH | Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week |
| Care needs | NEEDCARE | Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation |
| Main activity status (self-defined) | MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) |
04.Educational attainment and background - 4 collected variables (1 quarterly; 3 yearly) | Educational attainment level | HATLEVEL | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) |
| Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned | HATFIELD | Field of the highest level of education successfully completed |
| HATYEAR | Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed |
| HATWORK | Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL |
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly) | Start of job | YSTARTWK | Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
| MSTARTWK | Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
| Way job found | WAYJFOUN | Public employment service helped to find the current main job |
| FINDMETH | Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment) |
| Career continuity and breaks | EXISTPR | Existence of previous employment experience |
| YEARPR | Year in which person left the last job or business |
| MONTHPR | Month in which person left the last job or business |
| LEAVREAS | Main reason for leaving last job or business |
| Elementary characteristics of the last job | STAPROPR | Status in employment in last job or business |
| NACEPR2D | Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked |
| ISCOPR3D | Occupation in the last job |
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially) | Working hours | CONTRHRS | Contractual working hours in main job |
| HWUSUAL | Number of hours per week usually worked in main job |
| ABSHOLID | Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave |
| ABSILLINJ | Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability |
| ABSOTHER | Days of absence from main job due to other reasons |
| EXTRAHRS | Overtime or extra hours worked in main job |
| HWACTUAL | Number of hours actually worked in main job |
| HWUSU2J | Number of hours per week usually worked in second job |
| HWACTU2J | Number of hours actually worked in second job |
| Working time arrangements | SHIFTWK | Shift work in main job |
| EVENWK | Evening work in main job |
| NIGHTWK | Night work in main job |
| SATWK | Saturday work in main job |
| SUNWK | Sunday work in main job |
07.Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially) | Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) | EDUCFED4 | Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks |
| EDUCLEV4 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks |
| EDUCNFE4 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks |
| Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) | EDUCFED12 | Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months |
| EDUCLEV12 | Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months |
| EDUCNFE12 | Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months |
08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants - 2 collected variables (2 biennially) | Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module | GENHEALTH | Self-perceived general health |
| Elements of the Minimum European Health Module | GALI | Limitation in activities because of health problems |
09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts - 2 collected variables (1 quarterly; 1 yearly) - 1 technical variable | Income from work | INCGROSS | Gross monthly pay from the main job |
| INCGROSS_F | Flag on gross monthly pay from main job |
| Income from unemployment allowances | REGISTER | Registration at a public employment service (PES) |
03b.Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly) | Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | HATPAR | Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents |
| HATCNTR | Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed |
| JOBSATISF | Job satisfaction |
| DISCRIMI | Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job |
| JOBOBSTA | Main obstacle to getting a suitable job |
| PRKNLANG | Skills in the main host country language before migrating |
| LANGHOST | Current skills in the main host country language |
| SKILLEQ | Skill equivalence new main and old main job |
| LANGCOUR | Participation in course for the main host country language |
| DURFIJOB | Time required to find the first paid job in the host country |
| ESTQUAL | Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad |
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