LAMAS Working Group 29 June-1 July 2016 Agenda Item 6.3 Quality improvement of LFS and MUR: list of actions to be part of the 2017 call for proposals Diana-Monica.Ivan@ec.europa.eu Eurostat

Overview Current co-financing process and calendar The 2016 exercise (ongoing) 2017 call for proposals – list of actions Eurostat

Actions: Improving the LFS/MUR quality Formally, a block grant with two actions Call launched in early spring Actions starting in summer/autumn For questionnaire testing, results expected in spring Y+1

The 2016 exercise Budget: 250 000 for the LFS; 300 000 for the MUR List of 13 sub-actions regarding: The content of future regular modules Employment status and labour market variables Variance calculation Infra-annual rotation pattern Wave approach Survey of individuals with household subsampling Reducing the proxy interviewing rate Launching or improving MUR estimates

The 2016 exercise (cont.) Increased participation compared to previous years Pressure on the current budget Actions starting as early as 1 June 2016 (before the grant signature)

The 2017 call for proposals Transition towards broader testing (field testing) Substantial budget increase Similar constraints for the calendar Alignment with IESS calendar Discontinued actions: Testing the content of current AHMs or future regular modules Variance calculations

List of actions (1/2) Employment and unemployment: testing the flowcharts and model questionnaire Infra-annual rotation pattern Wave approach or dependent interviewing Towards a survey of individuals with a household subsample Reducing the rate of proxy interviewing

List of actions (2/2) Reducing the attrition bias Longitudinal weights for flow statistics Better estimates for specific sub-populations New MUR estimates or Improved MUR estimates

TF1: requirements for testing Independent sample, first wave Same sampling technique, interviewing mode(s), rules for proxies, imputation rules, weights – as for running LFS Significant sample size (comparable with the 1st LFS wave, and up to 10 000 respondents) Benchmark model questionnaire to running LFS Comparison by LM headline indicators

Feedback from LAMAS (exchange of views) Multi-mode data collection as new action Possibility of conducting laboratory tests? Feasibility of combining the 2017 call with the 2018 one?

LAMAS is invited to: take note of the current developments regarding the call for proposals express views on the proposed list of sub-actions indicate new projects that could be relevant in the IESS framework