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4-May-10 Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules Good or bad practice? Johan van der Valk johan.van-der-valk@ec.europa.eu
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4-May-10Labour 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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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules 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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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules Process LFS ad hoc module
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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules Process LFS ad hoc module
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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules Process LFS ad hoc module
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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules Process LFS ad hoc module
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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules List of ad hoc modules
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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules 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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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules LFS ad hoc modules Practical 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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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules LFS ad hoc modules Practical 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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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules LFS ad hoc modules Practical 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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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules LFS ad hoc modules Practical issue 4: outcomes Results not always fully comparable –Between countries –In time in case of repetitions
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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules Concluding remarks LFS works as vehicle Ad hoc modules gives valuable results But A lot of work Results not always satisfactory Room to improve process of definition & implementation ad hoc modules
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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules 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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4-May-10Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules Thank you for your attention!
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