4-may-10 labour force survey ad hoc modules good or bad practice? johan van der valk...
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4-May-10
Labour Force Survey ad hoc modulesGood or bad practice?
Johan van der Valk
4-May-10 Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules
Contents
1. What is a LFS ad hoc module?
2. Process of LFS ad hoc modules
3. Some practical issues
4. Concluding remarks
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LFS ad hoc module
Introduced in LFS regulation 1998
Several topics– Programme defined in separately in advance
AHM regulation (output)– Definition of variables (max 11)– Categories per variable– Target population per variable
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Process LFS ad hoc module
I. Preparation II. Implementation III. EvaluationPreparatory task force
Approving regulation
Preparing implementation
Implementation in LFS by MS
Data processing by Eurostat
Y - 4 1st meetingY - 3 2nd meeting
Y - 2Final meeting
Approval in EC bodies
Explanatory notes and model questionnaire
Y - 1
Design questionnaire & prepare fieldwork
YFieldwork & data processing
Y + 1 Quality reports Data verification Meeting TFY + 2 Dissemination
4-May-10 Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules
Process LFS ad hoc module
I. Preparation II. Implementation III. EvaluationPreparatory task force
Approving regulation
Preparing implementation
Implementation in LFS by MS
Data processing by Eurostat
Y - 4 1st meetingY - 3 2nd meeting
Y - 2Final meeting
Approval in EC bodies
Explanatory notes and model questionnaire
Y - 1
Design questionnaire & prepare fieldwork
YFieldwork & data processing
Y + 1 Quality reports Data verification Meeting TFY + 2 Dissemination
4-May-10 Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules
Process LFS ad hoc module
I. Preparation II. Implementation III. EvaluationPreparatory task force
Approving regulation
Preparing implementation
Implementation in LFS by MS
Data processing by Eurostat
Y - 4 1st meetingY - 3 2nd meeting
Y - 2Final meeting
Approval in EC bodies
Explanatory notes and model questionnaire
Y - 1
Design questionnaire & prepare fieldwork
YFieldwork & data processing
Y + 1 Quality reports Data verification Meeting TFY + 2 Dissemination Report
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Process LFS ad hoc module
AHM2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Calendar year
2004200520062007 Preparation200820092010 Implementation20112012 Evaluation201320142015
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List of ad hoc modules
2015 Work organisation and working time arrangements2014 Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants2013 Accidents at work and other work-related health problems2012 Transition from work into retirement2011 Employment of disabled people2010 Reconciliation between work and family life2009 Entry of young people into the labour market2008 Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants2007 Accidents at work and work-related health problems2006 Transition from work into retirement2005 Reconciliation between work and family life2004 Work organisation and working time arrangements2003 Lifelong learning2002 Employment of disabled people2001 Length and patterns of working time2000 Transition from school to working life1999 Accidents at work and occupational diseases
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Results ad hoc modules
Including module in LFS feasible
Valuable results– Rich data set– Basis for set of tables and publication– Used for analyse by Commission and researchers– Used for national publications
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LFS ad hoc modulesPractical issue 1: definition of module
Different views in task force– Users vs. NSI’s– Resulting in compromise
Scope sometimes difficult for LFS– Only 11 variables, no in-depth survey– Labour market related
Variables sometimes difficult to implement– Complex concept, involve many questions, subjective– Proxy answering is allowed in LFS
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LFS ad hoc modulesPractical issue 2: inclusion in LFS
LFS is continuous survey with sensitive data– Questions may not disturb regular data collection
National modules extra handicap– General practice in a number of MS
Complex variables can cause problems– Unclear questions involve much instruction– Sometime deviation from defined concept
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LFS ad hoc modulesPractical issue 3: processing data
Quality checks AHM requires specific expertise – Substantial work– Not easy to organise
Ad hoc production lines– Within NSI– Within Eurostat
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LFS ad hoc modulesPractical issue 4: outcomes
Results not always fully comparable– Between countries– In time in case of repetitions
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Concluding remarks
LFS works as vehicle Ad hoc modules gives valuable resultsBut A lot of work Results not always satisfactory
Room to improve process of definition &
implementation ad hoc modules
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Concluding remarks
Evaluation task force will address:
1. How to make the process of defining a module more efficient?
2. How to reduce the work involved with implementing and processing?
3. How to improve the comparability of the results?
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Thank you for your attention!