Annex Description and technical format of the variables to be collected for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain and the codification to be used
United Kingdom
| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variable name | Codes | Labels | Filter | Filter labels | Minimum set of variables | Variable type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | DIGITAL | Time spent on working on digital devices in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | READING | Time spent on reading work-related manuals and technical documents in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | CALCULATE | Time spent on doing relatively complex calculations in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | PHYSICAL | Time spent on doing hard physical work in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | DEXTERITY | Time spent on tasks involving finger dexterity in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | COMMINT | Time spent on interacting with people from the same enterprise or organisation in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | COMMEXT | Time spent on interacting with people from outside the enterprise or organisation in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | GUIDANCE | Time spent on advising, training or teaching other people in main or last job | 1 | All or most of the working time | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Half of the working time or slightly more | ||||||||
| 3 | Some of the working time | ||||||||
| 4 | Little of the working time | ||||||||
| 5 | None of the working time | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | JOBAUTON | Degree of autonomy on tasks in main or last job | 11 | Large or very large autonomy on both order and content | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 12 | Large or very large autonomy on order and some autonomy on content | ||||||||
| 13 | Large or very large autonomy on order and little or no autonomy on content | ||||||||
| 21 | Some autonomy on order and large or very large autonomy on content | ||||||||
| 22 | Some autonomy on both order and content | ||||||||
| 23 | Some autonomy on order and little or no autonomy on content | ||||||||
| 31 | Little or no autonomy on order and large or very large autonomy on content | ||||||||
| 32 | Little or no autonomy on order and some autonomy on content | ||||||||
| 33 | Little or no autonomy on both order and content | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 99 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | REPETITIVE | Repetitiveness of tasks in main or last job | 1 | To a very large extent | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | To a large extent | ||||||||
| 3 | To some extent | ||||||||
| 4 | To little extent | ||||||||
| 5 | To no extent | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3c. Labour market participation | Job skills | PROCEDURE | Tasks precisely described by strict procedures in main or last job | 1 | To a very large extent | AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH)))) | Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | To a large extent | ||||||||
| 3 | To some extent | ||||||||
| 4 | To little extent | ||||||||
| 5 | To no extent | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | PENSTYP1 | Old age pension | 1 | Statutory pension only | 50 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 50 to 74 years | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Combination of statutory and occupational pension | ||||||||
| 3 | Combination of statutory and personal pensions | ||||||||
| 4 | Combination of statutory, occupational and personal pensions | ||||||||
| 5 | Combination of occupational and personal pensions | ||||||||
| 6 | Occupational pension only | ||||||||
| 7 | Personal pension only | ||||||||
| 8 | No pension | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | AGEPENSO | Age at which the person started receiving an old age pension | 0-120 | Age in completed years (3 digits) | PENSTYP1 = 1-7 | Persons receiving an old age pension | Not relevant | Collected |
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 999 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | STATRECE | First statutory old age pension receipt with reduction or bonus | 1 | With reduction in case of anticipated pension benefit | PENSTYP1 = 1-4 | Persons receiving a statutory old age pension | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | With bonus due to retirement deferment | ||||||||
| 3 | Without reduction or bonus | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | PENSTYP2 | Disability pension and other disability periodic cash benefit | 1 | Yes | 50 <= AGE <= 74 | Everybody in the target population aged 50 to 74 years | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | No | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour market participation | AGEPENSD | Age at which the person started receiving the disability pension or other disability periodic cash benefits | 0-120 | Age in completed years (3 digits) | PENSTYP2 = 1 | Persons receiving a disability pension or other disability periodic cash benefits | Not relevant | Collected |
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 999 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | PROVTYPE | Financial old age provisions | 1 | Statutory provision only | PENSTYP1 = 7, 8 | Persons (aged 50 to 74 years) not receiving a statutory nor an occupational pension | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Combination of statutory and occupational provisions | ||||||||
| 3 | Combination of statutory and personal provisions | ||||||||
| 4 | Combination of statutory, occupational and personal provisions | ||||||||
| 5 | Combination of occupational and personal provisions | ||||||||
| 6 | Occupational provision only | ||||||||
| 7 | Personal provision only | ||||||||
| 8 | No provision | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour market participation | PENSSITU | Situation at beginning of old age pension receipt | 1 | Stopped working | PENSTYP1 = 1-7 | Persons receiving an old age pension | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Continued working without changes | ||||||||
| 3 | Continued working with changes | ||||||||
| 4 | Was not working (for any reason) | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | WSTPREAS | Main reason to stop working with the beginning of the old age pension receipt | 1 | Had reached eligibility for the pension | PENSSITU = 1 | Persons having stopped working with old age pension receipt | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Had reached the maximum retirement age | ||||||||
| 3 | Favourable financial arrangements to leave | ||||||||
| 4 | Other job-related reasons | ||||||||
| 5 | Own illness or disability | ||||||||
| 6 | Care responsibilities or other family reasons | ||||||||
| 7 | Other reasons | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | WCONREAS | Main reason to continue working with old age pension receipt | 1 | Financially necessary | PENSSITU = 2, 3 | Persons who continued working with pension receipt | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Financially attractive | ||||||||
| 3 | Partner/spouse still working | ||||||||
| 4 | Enjoy working/being productive | ||||||||
| 5 | Stay socially integrated | ||||||||
| 6 | Other reasons | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | LMREENT | Re-enter the labour market after beginning of old age pension receipt | 1 | Yes, with at least one paid job of a minimum duration of 3 months | PENSSITU = 1, 4 | Persons who stopped working or were not working at the beginning of old age pension receipt | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Yes, but for occasional work only | ||||||||
| 3 | No | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| 3d. Labour market participation | Pension and labour marketparticipation | LMENTREAS | Main reason to re-enter the labour market | 1 | Financially necessary | LMREENT = 1 | Persons who re-entered the labour market while not working when first receiving old age pension | Not relevant | Collected |
| 2 | Financially attractive | ||||||||
| 3 | Partner/spouse still working | ||||||||
| 4 | Enjoy working/being productive | ||||||||
| 5 | Stay socially integrated | ||||||||
| 6 | Other reasons | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable |