1. Eurostat - collection of data on Occupations 28.11.2008
ISCO-08: a need for a common european interpretation

2. PLAN
Part one : How to deal with imprecisions in ISCO-08? Part two : How to identify supervisors: a pilot survey

3. PART ONE How to deal with imprecisions in ISCO-08?

4. Boundaries between major groups need to be clarified
In the French context:
managers / supervisors / tradesmen
managers / shopkeepers or hotelier
managers / professionals
labourers / skilled agricultural workers

5. Distinction between major groups 1 - 3 - 7
Question 1:
how do we classify a mechanic who runs his own small garage - 3 employees - where he also works as a mechanic?
Major group 1 or 7 (3?)

6. Distinction between major groups 1 - 3 - 7
Question 2:
how do we classify a mechanic who, in addition to his work as a mechanic, runs his own garage supported by a supervisor to whom he delegates some of his authority over 8 salaried mechanics?
Major group 1 or 7 (3?)

7. Distinction between major groups 1 - 5
Question 1:
how do we classify a shopkeeper who runs his own shop with his wife and 2 employees?
Normaly Major group 5

8. Distinction between major groups 1 - 5
Question 2:
how do we classify a shopkeeper who runs his own shop supported by a supervisor to whom he delegates some of his authority over 8 salaried shop assistants?
Major group 1 or 5 ?

9. Distinction between major groups 1 - 5
Question 3:
how do we classify an hotelier who runs his own hotel - 2 employees - ?
Major group 1 or 5

10. Distinction between major groups 1 - 2
Question:
Where would one classify a professional who coordinates a small team of 3 other people ?
Major group 1 or 2?

11. Distinction between major groups 6 - 9
Question:
Where would one classify a family worker?
Major group 6 or 9?

12. Specific questions in the French context (1)
How do we classify
 specific occupations in the public sector?
 occupations that may require different level of qualifications (accountants, nurses, gardeners, directors)?
 non specialized managerial occupations in middle size firm?

13. Specific questions in the French context (2)
No interest for the distinction between commercial and non-commercial agriculture (61-62)
The concept
 doesn’t characterize tasks but earnings
 is not applied systematically
applied to MG 6 but not to unskilled agricultural workers MG-9

14. Enhancing coding using supplementary variables
for a better comparability
 firmsize
 occupational status (employer/employee/family workers)
 managerial position
 supervisory responsabilities

15. Enhancing coding using supplementary variables
... and robustness
 economic activity of the local unit
 function/role (production, research, sale, management, teaching etc. )

16. Two recommendations ... - No multiplication of supplementary variables
- Coherence between additional variables to be used to implement ESeC and those used to implement ISCO

17. Practical implications
More information to be collected about job
An automatic coding system using
- job title and/or self-description
- additional variables
That can be used for CAPI interviews, internet self interview or for post-coding (paper survey and register)

18. PART TWO How to identify supervisors? a pilot survey

19. A pilot survey made comparable to ZUMA (DE) experiment
3 890 respondents, in 5 regions
field work: november 2007
eligible respondents:
- 18 years old or more
- employed, unemployed, inactive Insee

20. The questionnaire (1)

21. The questionnaire (2)

22. The questionnaire (3)

23. The questionnaire (4)

24. The questionnaire (5)

25. Exploratory and provisional results (1) by L. Wolff

26. Exploratory and provisional results (2)

27. What questions for type of supervisors (3)?