Metadata for Official Statistics

Thematic Order: AES 2016 - Cross-sectional

Demographic Background

Sex

SEX - Sex

Year of birth

BIRTHYEAR - Year of birth

Month of birth

BIRTHMONTH - Month of birth

Age

AGE - Age of the respondent

Citizenship

CITIZEN - Citizenship

Country of birth

BIRTHPLACE - COUNTRY of birth

Country of Residence

COUNTRY - COUNTRY of residence

Years of residence in this country

RESTIME - Years of residence in this COUNTRY

Material status (de facto)

MARSTADEFACTO - De facto marital status (consensual union)

Country of birth of the father

BIRTHFATHER - COUNTRY of birth of the father

Country of birth of the mother

BIRTHMOTHER - COUNTRY of birth of the mother

Labour and Employment

Main Labour Status

Main current labour status

MAINSTAT - Current main labour status

Employment during the last 12 months

EMP12M - Employment during the last 12 months

Employment characteristics of the main job

Professional status

JOBSTAT - Professional status

Occupation

JOBISCO - Occupation

Economic activity of the local unit

LOCNACE - Economic activity of the local unit

Number of persons working at the local unit

LOCSIZEFIRM - Number of persons working at the local unit

Year in which person started working in his/her current main job

JOBTIME - Year in which person started working in his/her current main job

Level of education and training

Education and training sucessfully completed

Highest level of education of training successfully completed

HATLEVEL - Educational attainment level (highest level of education or training successfully completed as defined by isced 2011)

Field of the highest level of education or training successfully completed

HATFIELD - Field of the highest level of education or training successfully completed

Year when highest level of education or training was successfully completed

HATYEAR - Year when highest level of educaton or training was successfully completed

Orientation of the highest level of education or training successfully completed

HATVOC - Orientation of the highest level of education or training successfully completed

Not completed education and training

Formal education not completed

DROPEDUC - Formal education or training abandoned (programme with the highest level in case of several programmes abandoned)

Level of formal education not completed

DROPEDUCLEVEL - Level of the formal education or training abandoned

Orientation of the formal education not completed

DROPEDUCVOC - Orientation of the formal education or training abandoned

Parental education

Highste level of education successfully completed by father

HATFATHER - Father (male guardian)

Highste level of education successfully completed by mother

HATMOTHER - Mother (female guardian)

Access to information about learning possibilities

Looked for any information concerning learning possibilities in the last 12 months

SEEKINFO - Looked for any information concerning learning possibilities in the last 12 months (formal and non-formal education and training)

Information or advice/help on learning possibilities received from institutions/organisations in the last 12 months

GUIDEINST - Information or advice/help on learning possibilities received from institutions/organisation s in the last 12 months

Free of charge information or advice/help on learning opportunities from institutions/organisations

GUIDEINST_1 - Yes, i received free of charge information or advice/help on learning opportunities from institutions/organisations

Paid information or advice/help on learning opportunities from institutions/organisations

GUIDEINST_2 - Yes, i paid for information or advice/help on learning opportunities from institutions/organisations

No information or advice/help on learning opportunities from institutions/organisations

GUIDEINST_3 - No, i did not receive any information or advice/help on learning opportunities from institutions/organisations

Source of free of charge information or advice/help on learning possibilities received in the last 12 months

GUIDESOURCE - Source of free of charge information or advice/help on learning possibilities received in the last 12 months

Free of charge information on learning possibilities from education or training institutions

GUIDESOURCE_1 - From education or training institutions (school, college, university, vet centre, institution for adult learning, validation centre)

Free of charge information on learning possibilities from employment services

GUIDESOURCE_2 - From employment services

Free of charge information on learning possibilities from employer or employer organisations

GUIDESOURCE_3 - From employer or employer organisations

Free of charge information on learning possibilities from trade unions or work council

GUIDESOURCE_4 - From trade unions or work council

Free of charge information on learning possibilities from other institutions/organisations

GUIDESOURCE_5 - From other institutions/organisations providing free information or advice/help on learning opportunities (other than mentioned before)

Type of free of charge information or advice/help on learning possibilities received in the last 12 months

GUIDETYPE - Type of free information or advice/help on learning possibilities received in the last 12 months

Information or advice/help on learning possibilities

GUIDETYPE_1 - Information or advice/help on learning possibilities

Assessment of skills and competences through tests, skills audits or interviews

GUIDETYPE_2 - Assessment of skills and competences through tests, skills audits or interviews

Information or advice/help on procedure for validation/recognition of skills, competences or prior learning

GUIDETYPE_3 - Information or advice/help on procedure for validation/recognition of skills, competences or prior learning

Other type of information or advice/help

GUIDETYPE_4 - Other type of information or advice/help

Mode of delivery of free of charge information or advice/help on learning possibilities received in the last 12 months

GUIDEMODE - Mode of delivery of free information or advice/help on learning possibilities received in the last 12 months

Mode of delivery of the free of charge informationon learning possibilities: Face to face interaction

GUIDEMODE_1 - Face to face interaction

Mode of delivery of the free of charge informationon learning possibilities: Interaction with a person through media

GUIDEMODE_2 - Interaction with a person through internet, phone, e-mail or any other media

Mode of delivery of the free of charge informationon learning possibilities: Interaction with a computer based application

GUIDEMODE_3 - Iinteraction with a computer based application for information or advice/help (including on line self-assessment tools)

Mode of delivery of the free of charge informationon learning possibilities: through dedicated material, not interaction

GUIDEMODE_4 - No interaction, only information through dedicated material (books, posters, websites, leaflet, tv programme, etc.)

Participation in Education and Training

Formal Education

Participation in formal Education

Participation in formal education during the last 12 months

FED - Participation in formal education during the last 12 months

Number of formal education activities participated in during the last 12 months

FEDNUM - Number of formal education activities participated in during the last 12 months

Level of the most recent formal education activity

FEDLEVEL - Level of the most recent formal education activity

Field of the most recent formal education activity

FEDFIELD - Field of the most recent formal education activity

Orientation of the most recent education or training

FEDVOC - Orientation of the most recent formal education activity

Year when the most recent formal education activity started

FEDSTARTYEAR - Year when the most recent formal education activity started

Month when the most recent formal education activity started

FEDSTARTMONTH - Month when the most recent formal education activity started

Completion of the most recent formal education activity

FEDCOMP - Completion of the most recent formal education activity

Most recent learning activity organised as distance learning

FEDDIST - Most recent formal education activity organised as distance learning

Distance learning organised as online course

FEDDISTOL - Distance learning organised as an online course

Use of online educational resources (OER) for the most recent formal education activity

FEDOERA - Use of online educational resources for the most recent formal education activity

Current use of skills/knowledge from formal education activity

FEDUSEA - Current use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the most recent formal education activity

Expected use of skills/knowledge from formal education activity

FEDUSEB - Expected use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the most recent formal education activity

Reason for participating in formal education

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity

FEDREASON - Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: to do my job better

FEDREASON_01A - To do my job better

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: improve my carrier prospects

FEDREASON_01B - To improve my career prospects

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: to be less likely to lose my job

FEDREASON_02 - To be less likely to lose my job

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: to increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession

FEDREASON_03 - To increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: to start my own business

FEDREASON_04 - To start my own business

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: i was obliged to participate

FEDREASON_05 - I was obliged to participate

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: to get knowledge/skills useful in my everyday life

FEDREASON_06 - To get knowledge/skills useful in my everyday life

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: to increase my knowledge/skills on a subject that interests me

FEDREASON_07 - To increase my knowledge/skills on a subject that interests me

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: obtain certificate

FEDREASON_08 - Obtain certificate

Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity: to meet new people/for fun

FEDREASON_09 - To meet new people/for fun

Most recent formal education activity during paid working hours

FEDWORKTIME - Most recent formal education activity during paid working hours (including paid leave or recuperation)

Volume of instruction hours

Total number of instruction hours

FEDNBHOURS - Total number of instruction hours of the most recent formal education activity

Payment and costs

Partial or full payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity by:

FEDPAIDBY - Partial or full payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity

Partial or full payment for the most recent formal education activity: employer or prospective employer

FEDPAIDBY_1 - Employer or prospective employer

Partial or full payment for the most recent formal education activity: public employment services

FEDPAIDBY_2 - Public employment services

Partial or full payment for the most recent formal education activity: other public institutions

FEDPAIDBY_3 - Other public institutions

Partial or full payment for the most recent formal education activity: a household member or a relative

FEDPAIDBY_4 - A household member or a relative

Payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity

FEDPAID - Payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity

Outcome

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity

FEDOUTCOME - Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity: getting a (new) job

FEDOUTCOME_1 - Getting a (new) job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity: promotion in the job

FEDOUTCOME_2 - Promotion in the job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity: higher salary/wages

FEDOUTCOME_3 - Higher salary/wages

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity: new tasks

FEDOUTCOME_4 - New tasks

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity: better performance in the job

FEDOUTCOME_5 - Better performance in the job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity: personal related reasons (meet other people, refresh your skills in general subjects etc.)

FEDOUTCOME_6 - Personal-related reasons (meet other people, refresh your skills in general subjects etc.)

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the most recent formal education activity: no outcomes yet

FEDOUTCOME_7 - No outcomes yet

Non-formal Education

Participation in non-formal Education

Existence of any non-formal education and training activity

NFE - Existence of any non-formal education and training activity

Participation in any courses with the intention to improve knowledge or skills in any area (including hobbies) during the last 12 months

NFECOURSE - a. Courses

Participation in any workshops or seminars with the intention to improve knowledge or skills in any area (including hobbies) during the last 12 months

NFEWORKSHOP - b. Workshops and seminars

Participation in any guided on the job training with the intention to improve knowledge or skills in any area (including hobbies) during the last 12 months

NFEGUIDEDJT - c. Guided-on-the-job training

Participation in any private lessons with the intention to improve knowledge or skills in any area (including hobbies) during the last 12 months

NFELESSON - d. Private lessons

Number of non-formal education and training activities during the last 12 months

NFENUM - Number of non-formal education and training activities during the last 12 months

Number of non-formal education and training activities described (up to 7 activities)

NFERPT - Number of non-formal education and training activities described (up to 7 activities) - used for the calculation of NFEACTWEIGHT2

Number of employer-sponsored job-related non-formal activities (up to 7 activities)

EMPSPON_NFE - Number of employer-sponsored job-related non-formal activities (based on variables collected on up to 7 activities)

Number of job-related non-formal activities (up to 7 activities)

JOBREL_NFE - Number of job-related non-formal activities (based on variables collected on up to 7 activities)

Total number of hours spent in non-formal education and training

NFENBHOURSX - Total number of hours spent in non-formal education and training

Type of the 1st NFE activity

NFEACT01_TYPE - Type of the activity

Type of the 2nd NFE activity

NFEACT02_TYPE - Type of the activity

Type of the 4th NFE activity

NFEACT04_TYPE - Type of the activity

Type of the 5th NFE activity

NFEACT05_TYPE - Type of the activity

Type of the 6th NFE activity

NFEACT06_TYPE - Type of the activity

Type of the 7th NFE activity

NFEACT07_TYPE - Type of the activity

Purpose of the 1st NFE activity

NFEACT01_PURP - Purpose of the activity

Purpose of the 2nd NFE activity

NFEACT02_PURP - Purpose of the activity

Purpose of the 4th NFE activity

NFEACT04_PURP - Purpose of the activity

Purpose of the 5th NFE activity

NFEACT05_PURP - Purpose of the activity

Purpose of the 6th NFE activity

NFEACT06_PURP - Purpose of the activity

Purpose of the 7th NFE activity

NFEACT07_PURP - Purpose of the activity

The 1st NFE learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours

NFEACT01_WORKTIME - The learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

The 2nd NFE learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours

NFEACT02_WORKTIME - The learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

The 3rd NFE learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours

NFEACT03_WORKTIME - The learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

The 4th NFE learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours

NFEACT04_WORKTIME - The learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

The 5th NFE learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours

NFEACT05_WORKTIME - The learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

The 6th NFE learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours

NFEACT06_WORKTIME - The learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

The 7th NFE learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours

NFEACT07_WORKTIME - The learning activity took place fully or mostly during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

The 1st NFE learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

NFEACT01_PAIDBY - The learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

The 2nd NFE learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

NFEACT02_PAIDBY - The learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

The 3rd NFE learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

NFEACT03_PAIDBY - The learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

The 4th NFE learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

NFEACT04_PAIDBY - The learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

The 5th NFE learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

NFEACT05_PAIDBY - The learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

The 6th NFE learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

NFEACT06_PAIDBY - The learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

The 7th NFE learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

NFEACT07_PAIDBY - The learning activity was partially or fully paid by the employer

Detailed information concerning 1st randomly selected non-formal activity

Characteristics 1st non-formal education

Code of the 1st randomly selected NFE activity

NFERAND1 - Code of the 1st randomly selected activity

Type of the 1st NFE activity (randomly selected)

NFERAND1_TYPE - Type of the 1st activity

Purpose of the 1st NFE activity (randomly selected)

NFEPURP1 - Purpose (job-related / personal) of the 1st randomly selected non-formal activity (copy of related NFEACT0x_PURP)

Field of the 1st NFE activity

NFEFIELD1 - Field of the 1st activity

Distance learning for the 1st activity organised as an online course

NFEDISTOL1 - Distance learning for the 1st activity organised as an online course

Use of online educational resources for the first activity

NFEOERA1 - Use of online educational resources for the 1st activity

Interaction with other people (e. g. teachers, learners) through educational, websites/portals for the 1st activity

NFEOERB1 - Interaction with other people (e.g. teachers, learners) through educational websites/portals for the most recent formal education activity

The 1st NFE activity was mainly delivered through the distance learning

NFEDIST1 - 1st activity organised as distance learning

Provider of the 1st NFE activity

NFEPROVIDER1 - Provider of the 1st activity

Certificate obtained after the 1st NFE activity

NFECERT1 - Certificate obtained after the 1st activity

Reason for participating in 1st non-formal education

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity

NFEREASON1 - Reasons for participating in the 1st activity

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to do my job better

NFEREASON1_01A - To do my job better

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to improve carrier prospects

NFEREASON1_01B - To improve my career prospects

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to be less likely to lose my job

NFEREASON1_02 - To be less likely to lose my job

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession

NFEREASON1_03 - To increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to start my own business

NFEREASON1_04 - To start my own business

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to get knowledge/skills useful in my everyday life

NFEREASON1_06 - To get knowledge/skills useful in my everyday life

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to increase my knowledge/skills on a subject that interests me

NFEREASON1_07 - To increase my knowledge/skills on a subject that interests me

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: obtain certificate

NFEREASON1_08 - Obtain certificate

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to meet new people/for fun

NFEREASON1_09 - To meet new people/for fun

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: for health reasons

NFEREASON1_10 - For health reasons

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: required by the employer or the law

NFEREASON1_11 - Required by the employer or by law

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: to do voluntary work better

NFEREASON1_12 - To do voluntary work better

Reasons for participating in the 1st NFE activity: because of organisational and/or technological changes at work

NFEREASON1_13 - Because of organisational and/or technological changes at work

Volume of instruction hours 1st non-formal education

1st NFE activity during paid working hours

NFEWORKTIME1 - 1st randomly selected non-formal activity taking place during paid working time (copy of related NFEACT0x_WORKTIME)

Total number of instruction hours for 1st NFE activity

NFENBHOURS1 - Total number of instruction hours of 1st activity

Payments and costs 1st non-formal education

Payment for the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity

NFEPAID1 - Payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity

Partial or full payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the 1st NFE activity

NFEPAIDBY1 - Partial or full payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity

Partial or full payment for the 1st NFE activity: employer or prospective employer

NFEPAIDBY1_1 - Employer or prospective employer

Partial or full payment for the 1st NFE activity: public employment services

NFEPAIDBY1_2 - Public employment services

Partial or full payment for the 1st NFE activity: other public institutions

NFEPAIDBY1_3 - Other public institutions

Partial or full payment for the 1st NFE activity: a household member or a relative

NFEPAIDBY1_4 - A household member or a relative

Costs paid personally or by any household member or relative for tuition, registration, exam fees, books and/or technical study means regarding the 1st NFE activity

NFEPAIDVAL1 - Costs paid personally or by any household member or relative for tuition, registration, exam fees, books, and/or technical study means regarding the 1st activity

Outcome 1st non-formal education

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity

NFEOUTCOME1 - Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st activity

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity: getting a (new) job

NFEOUTCOME1_1 - Getting a (new) job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity: promotion in the job

NFEOUTCOME1_2 - Promotion in the job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity: higher salary/wages

NFEOUTCOME1_3 - Higher salary/wages

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity: new tasks

NFEOUTCOME1_4 - New tasks

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity: better performance in the job

NFEOUTCOME1_5 - Better performance in the job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity: personal related reasons (meet other people, refresh your skills in general subjects etc.)

NFEOUTCOME1_6 - Personal related reasons (meet other people, refresh your skills in general subjects etc.)

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 1st NFE activity: no outcomes yet

NFEOUTCOME1_7 - No outcomes yet

Current use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 1st activity

NFEUSEA1 - Current use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 1st activity

Expected use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 1st activity

NFEUSEB1 - Expected use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 1st activity

Detailed information concerning 2nd randomly selected non-formal activity

Characteristics 2nd non-formal education

Code of the 2nd randomly selected NFE activity

NFERAND2 - Code of the 2nd randomly selected activity

Type of the 2nd NFE activity (randomly selected)

NFERAND2_TYPE - Type of the 2nd activity

Purpose of the 2nd NFE activity (randomly selected)

NFEPURP2 - Purpose (job-related / personal) of the 2nd randomly selected non-formal activity (copy of related NFEACT0x_PURP)

Field of the 2nd NFE activity

NFEFIELD2 - Field of the 2nd activity

Distance learning for the 2nd activity organised as an online course

NFEDISTOL2 - Distance learning for the 2nd activity organised as an online course

Use of online educational resources for the 2nd activity

NFEOERA2 - Use of online educational resources for the 2nd activity

Interaction with other people (e.g. teachers, learners) through educational websites/portals for the 2nd activity

FEDOERB - Interaction with other people (e.g. teachers, learners) through educational websites/portals for the most recent formal education activity

NFEOERB2 - Interaction with other people (e.g. teachers, learners) through educational websites/portals for the most recent formal education activity

The 2nd NFE activity was mainly delivered through the distance learning

NFEDIST2 - 2nd activity organised as distance learning

Provider of the 2nd NFE activity

NFEPROVIDER2 - Provider of the 2nd activity

Certificate obtained after the 2nd NFE activity

NFECERT2 - Certificate obtained after the 2nd activity

Reason for participating in 2nd non-formal education

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity

NFEREASON2 - Reasons for participating in the 2nd activity

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to do my job better

NFEREASON2_01A - To do my job better

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to improve carrier prospects

NFEREASON2_01B - To improve my career prospects

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to be less likely to lose my job

NFEREASON2_02 - To be less likely to lose my job

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession

NFEREASON2_03 - To increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to start my own business

NFEREASON2_04 - To start my own business

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to get knowledge/skills useful in my everyday life

NFEREASON2_06 - To get knowledge/skills useful in my everyday life

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to increase my knowledge/skills on a subject that interests me

NFEREASON2_07 - To increase my knowledge/skills on a subject that interests me

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: obtain certificate

NFEREASON2_08 - Obtain certificate

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to meet new people/for fun

NFEREASON2_09 - To meet new people/for fun

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: for health reasons

NFEREASON2_10 - For health reasons

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: required by the employer or the law

NFEREASON2_11 - Required by the employer or by law

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: to do voluntary work better

NFEREASON2_12 - To do voluntary work better

Reasons for participating in the 2nd NFE activity: because of organisational and/or technological changes at work

NFEREASON2_13 - Because of organisational and/or technological changes at work

2nd NFE activity during paid working hours (including paid leave and recuperation)

NFEWORKTIME2 - 2nd randomly selected non-formal activity taking place during paid working time (copy of related NFEACT0x_WORKTIME)

Volume of instruction hours 2nd non-formal education

Total number of instruction hours for 2nd NFE activity

NFENBHOURS2 - Total number of instruction hours of 2nd activity

Payments and costs 2nd non-formal education

Payment for the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity

NFEPAID2 - Payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity

Partial or full payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the 2nd NFE activity

NFEPAIDBY2 - Partial or full payment for the tuition, registration, exam fees, expenses for books or technical study means for the most recent formal education activity

Partial or full payment for the 2nd NFE activity: employer or prospective employer

NFEPAIDBY2_1 - Employer or prospective employer

Partial or full payment for the 2nd NFE activity: public employment services

NFEPAIDBY2_2 - Public employment services

Partial or full payment for the 2nd NFE activity: other public institutions

NFEPAIDBY2_3 - Other public institutions

Partial or full payment for the 2nd NFE activity: a household member or a relative

NFEPAIDBY2_4 - A household member or a relative

Costs paid personally or by any household member or relative for tuition, registration, exam fees, books and/or technical study means regarding the 2nd NFE activity

NFEPAIDVAL2 - Costs paid personally or by any household member or relative for tuition, registration, exam fees, books, and/or technical study means regarding the 1st activity

Outcome 2nd non-formal education

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity

NFEOUTCOME2 - Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd activity

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity: getting a (new) job

NFEOUTCOME2_1 - Getting a (new) job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity: promotion in the job

NFEOUTCOME2_2 - Promotion in the job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity: higher salary/wages

NFEOUTCOME2_3 - Higher salary/wages

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity: new tasks

NFEOUTCOME2_4 - New tasks

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity: better performance in the job

NFEOUTCOME2_5 - Better performance in the job

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity: personal related reasons (meet other people, refresh your skills in general subjects etc.)

NFEOUTCOME2_6 - Personal related reasons (meet other people, refresh your skills in general subjects etc.)

Outcomes of the new skills/knowledge acquired through the 2nd NFE activity: no outcomes expected

NFEOUTCOME2_7 - No outcomes yet

Current use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 2nd activity

NFEUSEA2 - Current use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 2nd activity

Expected use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 2nd activity

NFEUSEB2 - Expected use of the skills or knowledge acquired from the 2nd activity

Detailed information concerning 3rd randomly selected non-formal activity

Characteristics 3rd non-formal education

Type of the 3rd NFE activity (randomly selected)

NFEACT03_TYPE - Type of the activity

Purpose of the 3rd NFE activity (randomly selected)

NFEACT03_PURP - Purpose of the activity

Difficulties in participation in education

No need for (further) education and training

NEED - No need for (further) education and training

Difficulties related to participation (or more participation) in education and training during the last 12 months

DEG_URB - Degree of urbanisation of the area the household lives in

DIFFICULTY - Difficulties related to participation (or more participation) in formal or non-formal education and training during the last 12 months

Type of difficulties

DIFFTYPE - Type of difficulties

Type of difficulties: prerequisites

DIFFTYPE_01 - Difficulty 01 - prerequisites

Type of difficulties: cost

DIFFTYPE_02 - Difficulty 02 - cost

Type of difficulties: lack of employer's support or lack of public services support

DIFFTYPE_03 - Difficulty 03 - lack of employer's support or lack of public services support

Type of difficulties: schedule

DIFFTYPE_04 - Difficulty 04 - schedule

Type of difficulties: distance

DIFFTYPE_05 - Difficulty 05 - distance

Type of difficulties: no access to a computer or internet (for distance learning)

DIFFTYPE_06 - Difficulty 06 - no access to a computer or internet

Type of difficulties: family responsibilities

DIFFTYPE_07 - Difficulty 07 - family responsibilities

Type of difficulties: health or age

DIFFTYPE_08A - Difficulty 08a - health

Type of difficulties: age

DIFFTYPE_08B - Difficulty 08b - age

Type of difficulties: other personal reasons

DIFFTYPE_09 - Difficulty 09 - other personal reasons

Type of difficulties: no suitable education or training activity

DIFFTYPE_10 - Difficulty 10 - no suitable education or training activity

Type of difficulties: negative previous learning experience

DIFFTYPE_12 - Difficulty 12 - negative previous learning experience

Most important difficulty

DIFFMAIN - Most important difficulty

Informal learning

Participation in other activities in the last 12 months (deliberate self-teaching to improve knowledge or skills)

INF - Informal learning

Learning by using computers (online or offline)

INFCOMPUTER - Learning by using computers (online or offline)

Learning from a family member, friend or colleague

INFFAMILY - Learning from a family member, friend or colleague

Learning by visiting learning centres (including libraries)

INFLIBRARIES - Learning by visiting learning centres (including libraries)

Learning by using printed material (books, professional magazines...)

INFMATERIAL - Learning by using printed material (books, professional magazines...)

Learning through television/radio/video

INFMEDIA - Learning through television/radio/video

Learning by guided tours in museums, historical or natural or industrial sites

INFMUSEUM - Learning by guided tours in museums, historical or natural or industrial sites

Languages

1st mother tongue

LANGMOTHER1 - 1st mother tongue

2nd mother tongue

LANGMOTHER2 - 2nd mother tongue

Other languages except mother tongue(s)

LANGUSED - Other languages apart from mother tongue(s)

Other languages except mother tongue(s): first language

LANGUSED_1 - First language

Other languages except mother tongue(s): second language

LANGUSED_2 - Second language

Other languages except mother tongue(s): 3rd language

LANGUSED_3 - Third language

Other languages except mother tongue(s): 4th language

LANGUSED_4 - Fourth language

Other languages except mother tongue(s): 5th language

LANGUSED_5 - Fifth language

Other languages except mother tongue(s): 6th language

LANGUSED_6 - Sixth language

Other languages except mother tongue(s): 7th language

LANGUSED_7 - Seventh language

First best known language (excluding mother tongue)

LANGBEST1 - First best known language (apart from mother tongue(s))

First best language knowledge (excluding mother tongue)

LANGLEVEL1 - First best language knowledge (apart from mother tongue(s))

Second best known language (excluding mother tongue)

LANGBEST2 - Second best known language (apart from mother tongue(s))

Second best language knowledge (excluding mother tongue)

LANGLEVEL2 - Second best language knowledge (apart from mother tongue(s))

Income

Net monthly income of the household

HHINCOME - Net monthly equivalised income of the household

Household Structure

Persons 0-13 years old living in the household

HHNBPERS_0_13 - Persons 0-13 years old living in the household

Persons 14-24 years old iving in the household

HHNBPERS_14_24 - Persons 14-24 years old living in the household

Persons 25 years and older living in the household

HHNBPERS_25PLUS - Persons 25 years and older living in the household

Total number of persons living in the household

HHNBPERS_TOT - Total number of persons living in the household

Household type

HHTYPE - Household type

Technical items

Identification

Identification of the respondent

RESPID - Identification of the respondent

Data Collection

Reference year of the survey

REFYEAR - Year of interview

Reference month of the survey

REFMONTH - Month of interview

Data collection method used

INTMETHOD - Data collection method used

Weighting

Weighting factor for individuals

RESPWEIGHT - Weighting factor for individuals

Weighting factor for non-formal activities

NFEACTWEIGHT - Weighting factor for non-formal activities

Weight of the activities (to be used for calculation of indicators based on variables collected on up to 7 activities)

NFEACTWEIGHT2 - Weight of the activities (to be used for calculation of indicators based on variables collected on up to 7 activities)