MISSY - Metadata for Official Statistics
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Variable List: EU-LFS 1985 - Yearly

RELEASE - Data Release
REFYEAR - Year of survey
YEAR - Fixed reference year
QUARTER - Fixed reference quarter
REFWEEK - Reference week
REFMONTH - Reference month
INTWEEK - Interview week
HHTYPE - Living in private household or institution
HHNUM - Serial number of household
QHHNUM - Serial number of household in each quarter
HHSEQNUM - Sequence number in the household
COEFFY - Yearly weighting factor
COEFFMOD - Yearly weighting factor, module
COEFFHH - Yearly weighting factor, individuals
COEFFHHAVG - Yearly weighting factor, households
COEFF2Y - Weighting factor, two-yearly variables
INTWAVE - Sequence number of survey wave
INTQUEST - Questionnaire used
MODE - Interview mode
PROXY - Nature of participation in the survey
COUNTRY - Country of residence
REGION_2D - Region of residence (NUTS II)
DEGURBA - Degree of urbanisation
SEX - Sex
AGE - Age in completed years
AGE_GRP - Age group
CITIZENSHIP - Country of main citizenship
COUNTRYB - Country of birth
COBFATH - Country of birth of father
COBMOTH - Country of birth of mother
MIGREAS - Main reason for migrating
YEARESID - Duration of stay in country of residence
AGERESID - Age at which person last established their usual residence in the country
COUNTRPR - Country of previous residence
HHSPOU - Sequence number of partner
HHFATH - Sequence number of father
HHMOTH - Sequence number of mother
WKSTAT - Working in the reference week
ABSREAS - Main reason for absence from work in reference week
JATTACH - Job attachment
EMPSTAT - Being in employment
NUMJOB - Number of jobs
SEEKWORK - Searching for employment, last 4 weeks
WANTWORK - Willingness to work even if not searching for employment
SEEKREAS - Main reason for not searching for employment
WANTREAS - Main reason for not wanting to work
ACTMETNE - Having used active search method to find a job
WISHMORE - Wish to work more than current number of hours
AVAILBLE - Availability to start working within 2 weeks
AVAIREAS - Main reason for not being available to start working within 2 weeks
ILOSTAT - ILO employment status
COUNTRYW - Country of place of work, main job
REGION_2DW - Region of place of work, main job (NUTS II)
HOMEWORK - Working at home, main job
STAPRO - Status in employment, main job
NACE2_1D - Economic activity, main job, 2008 onwards (NACE Rev 2, 1 digit)
ISCO08_3D - Occupation, main job, 2011 onwards (ISCO-08, 3 digits)
ISCO08_1D - Occupation, main job, 2011 onwards (ISCO-08, 1 digit)
ESEG_2D - European Socio-economic Group (ESeG, 2 digits)
ESEG_1D - European Socio-economic Group (ESeG, 1 digit)
FTPT - Full- or part-time, main job (self-defined)
TEMP - Permanency of main job
TEMPDUR - Total duration of temporary main job
TEMPREAS - Main reason for having a temporary main job
TEMPAGCY - Contract with a temporary employment agency, main job
FTPTREAS - Main reason for part-time work, main job
MAINCLNT - Number and importance of clients, last 12 months
VARITIME - Decision on start and end of working time
SUPVISOR - Supervisory responsibilities, main job
SIZEFIRM - Size of local unit, main job
LOOKOJ - Looking for another job
HWWISH - Number of hours wished to work
SEEKDUR - Duration of search for employment
NEEDCARE - Main reason why care limits labour market participation
STAPRO2J - Status in employment, 2nd job
NACE2_1D2J - Economic activity, 2nd job, 2008 onwards (NACE Rev 2, 1 digit)
MAINSTAT - Main activity status (self-defined)
HATLEVEL - Highest level of education
HATLEV1D - Highest level of education, 2014 onwards (ISCED-11, 3 levels)
HATFIELD - Field of highest level of education
HATYEAR - Year when highest level of education was attained
HATWORK - Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL
YSTARTWK - Year in which person started working, main job
MSTARTWK - Month in which person started working, main job
STARTIME - Time since person started to work (in months)
WAYJFOUN - Public employment service helped to find main job
FINDMETH - Most effective method used to find main job
EXISTPR - Existence of previous employment experience
YEARPR - Year in which person last worked
MONTHPR - Month in which person last worked
LEAVTIME - Time since person last worked (in months)
LEAVCLAS - Time since person last worked (in months classes)
DURUNE - Duration of unemployment
LEAVREAS - Main reason for leaving last job
STAPROPR - Status in employment, last job
NACE2_1DPR - Economic activity, last job, 2008 onwards (NACE Rev 2, 1 digit)
ISCO08_3DPR - Occupation, last job, 2011 onwards (ISCO-08, 3 digits)
ISCO08_1DPR - Occupation, last job, 2011 onwards (ISCO-08, 1 digit)
CONTRHRS - Contractual working hours, main job
HWUSUAL - Number of hours usually worked, main job
ABSHOLID - Days of absence due to holidays and leave, main job
ABSILLINJ - Days of absence due to illness, injury or temporary disability, main job
ABSOTHER - Days of absence due to other reasons, main job
EXTRAHRS - Overtime or extra hours worked, main job
HWACTUAL - Number of hours actually worked, main job
HWUSU2J - Number of hours usually worked, 2nd job
HWACTU2J - Number of hours actually worked, 2nd job
SHIFTWK - Shift work, main job
EVENWK - Evening work, main job
NIGHTWK - Night work, main job
SATWK - Saturday work, main job
SUNWK - Sunday work, main job
EDUCFED4 - Participation in formal education and training, last 4 weeks
EDUCLEV4 - Level of most recent formal education or training, last 4 weeks
EDUCNFE4 - Participation in non-formal education and training, last 4 weeks
EDUC4WEEKS - Education or training received, last 4 weeks
EDUCFED12 - Participation in formal education and training, last 12 months
EDUCLEV12 - Level of the most recent formal education or training, last 12 months
EDUCNFE12 - Participation in non-formal education and training, last 12 months
EDUC12MONTHS - Education or training received, last 12 months
GENHEALTH - Self-perceived general health
GALI - Limitation in activities because of health problems
INCDECIL - Monthly take home pay from main job, 2009-2020 (deciles)
REGISTER - Registration at public employment service
NACE1_1D - Economic activity, main job, 1992-2008 (NACE Rev 1.1, 1 digit)
NACE1_1D2J - Economic activity, 2nd job, 1992-2008 (NACE Rev 1.1, 1 digit)
NACE1_1DPR - Economic activity, last job, 1992-2008 (NACE Rev 1.1, 1 digit)
ISCO88_3D - Occupation, main job, 1992-2010 (ISCO-88, 3 digits)
ISCO88_1D - Occupation, main job, 1992-2010 (ISCO-88, 1 digit)
ISCO88_3DPR - Occupation, last job, 1992-2010 (ISCO-88, 3 digits)
ISCO88_1DPR - Occupation, last job, 1992-2010 (ISCO-88, 1 digit)