LAMAS Working Group 19-21 June 2017 Agenda Item 2.9 Household subsampling: inclusion of reason variables Frank.Espelage@ec.europa.eu Magdalena.Grzegorzewska@ec.europa.eu DG EMPL

Background LAMAS decisions on variables for household subsampling (June and December 2015) Delete some 30 variables (incl. NEEDCARE, INCDECIL, ISCO4D, NOWKREAS, WISHMORE) Add 2 variables: COBFATH, COBMOTH Open: some REASon variables DG EMPL

Requested evidence from DG EMPL Policy needs even stronger European Pillar of Social Rights - 26 April 2017 And related initiative to support work-life balance for parents and carers Research questions and empirical evidence LAMAS asked: FTPTREAS, SEEKREAS, TEMPREAS, AVAIREAS Also analysed: WANTWORK/WANTREAS, NOWKREAS/(ABSREAS), LEAVREAS, WISHMORE Review of existing research conducted for DG JUST Why INCDECIL? Relevant according to researchers Due to its importance, inclusion already discussed in 2016 for some regular modules Benefit from improved INCDECIL in the future DG EMPL

LAMAS exchange of views Do you agree on the inclusion of the variable …. in the minimum set of variables for household sub-sampling? DG EMPL

Comments received Reasons for 'NO's Reasons to keep Low response rate for household questions (proxy) Number of household variables should not increase INCDECIL difficult to obtain (especially by proxy) Reasons to keep SEEKREAS and WANTWORK as part of ILO modules INCDECIL useful REASONS interesting for in-depth analysis NOWKREAS/ABSREAS – not asked DG EMPL

LAMAS is invited to discuss Inclusion of FTPTREAS – reasons for part-time work SEEKREAS – reasons for not looking for job WANTWORK/WANTREAS – reasons for not wanting job ABSREAS – reasons for not working in reference week INCDECIL – pay from work variables in the minimum list of variables for household subsampling DG EMPL