ESEC Conference

Using the classification in the case of the LFS

Bled, June 2006

Natasa Kozlevcar

Methodological explanations

• From April 1997 the LFS is a continuous survey, data are published quarterly

• Is a rotating panel survey (each household is interviewed five times)

• A stratified simple random sample is used (in the 2nd quarter of 2005 the panel part of the sample included 5.024 households, the new part 2.081)

Applying the ESEC in the LFS data

• We used data for second quarter 2005• Three steps:

1. Determining ISCO-88(COM) code

1. Determining the employment status

1. Using the ESEC derivation table

Classifying individuals into ESEC

• Only individuals who had determined the ISCO-88(COM) code

• We prepared:• Basic distribution• Distribution by sex• Distribution by age • Distribution by educational level

Distribution at the household level

• Reference person:– the same as already determined in the LFS,– dominant ESEC class

• Basic distribution at the household level is comparable to the distribution at the individual level

Distribution of the population at the individual level according to ESEC class, Slovenia, 2005, 2nd quarter

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19,5

8,6

5,8

3,2

7,9

8,2

12,7

23,2

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Distribution of the population at the individual level according to ESEC class by sex, Slovenia, 2005, 2nd quarter

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30

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ESEC class

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women

Distribution of the population at the individual level according to educational level, per ESEC, Slovenia, 2005, 2nd quarter

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UppersecondaryTertiary

Distribution of the population at the individual level according to ESEC class by age group, Slovenia, 2005, 2nd quarter

ESEC class Age %

15 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 years and over

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100

1 1,6 14,6 10,6 9,6 15,8 9,4

2 8,8 19,8 22,2 20,7 20,6 5,3

3 7,9 10,5 8,2 9,1 4,3 2,1

4 0,6 5,2 5,8 8,1 6,5 3,5

5 0,1 0,8 1,8 3,1 11,4 35,5

6 3,9 8,3 9,8 7,8 6,5 -

7 17,2 9,1 7,8 6,3 5,1 -

8 19,4 10,8 10,5 11,7 16,7 32,3

9 40,5 20,9 23,3 23,6 13,1 12

Distribution according to ESEC (individual l. – household l. – dominant class), Slovenia, 2005, 2nd quarter

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