The Austrian System of Official Social Surveys · • a summary of survey profiles and access conditions for a set of major official social surveys; The papers are supplemented by

The Austrian System of Official Social Surveys

Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria) Official Social Surveys in Europe. Edited by F. Kraus and G. Schmaus

EuReporting Working Paper No. 34

Towards a European System of Social Reporting and Welfare Measurement A TSER-Project Financed by the European Commission Subproject Access to Comparative Microdata Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Eurodata Research Archive and Centre for Populaton, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS), Panel Comparability Project Paco Mannheim 2001

Editors' note:

'Official Social Surveys in Europe' is a series of commissioned working papers whose major aim is to provide basic information on the availability of and access to major official survey data in Western Europe relevant for problem-oriented social reporting on Europe.

The working papers provide

• background information on data infrastructures;

• a summary of survey profiles and access conditions for a set of major official social surveys;

The papers are supplemented by detailed, standardised survey documentation made available on the Internet at the home-page of the subproject at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES)1.

In addition to common documentation items, information also covers a set of major classification variables with respect to the availability and concepts/definitions. In compiling this information, authors could usually use as a point of reference meta-information made available to the project by Eurostat, Directorate E.

The information system on the Internet can be queried either to retrieve blocks of information for a single survey, or to compare single items (such as definition and measurement of household relationships) across a set of surveys.

1 Currently accessible at http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/projekte/mikrodaten/comi.htm (select 'Survey profiles' )

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1. OFFICIAL STATISTICS: ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND LEGAL ISSUES........................... 1

1.1 THE RÔLE OF STATISTICS AUSTRIA .................................................................................................... 1

1.2 USER REPRESENTATION IN COUNCILS ........................................................................................................ 2

2. THE EVOLUTION OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEYS IN AUSTRIA 3

2.1 THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF FEDERAL ENUMERATIONS ............................................................................. 3

2.2 TREND TOWARDS AN INCREASING USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES ...................................................... 4

2.3 FEDERAL COLLECTION PROGRAMMES IN THE FIELD OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS:.............................. 4

2.3.1 Surveys ............................................................................................................................................ 4

2.3.2 Administrative sources:................................................................................................................... 7

3. SURVEYS ON PERSONS/HOUSEHOLDS: SURVEY HARMONIZATION ........................................... 8

4. STATISTICS AUSTRIA SURVEY DETAILS ............................................................................................ 8

4.1 POPULATION CENSUS ................................................................................................................................ 9

4.2 HOUSING CENSUS.................................................................................................................................... 10

4.3 MICROCENSUS: CORE QUESTIONNAIRE .................................................................................................. 11

4.4 THE EUROPEAN LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (SUPPLEMENT TO THE MICROCENSUS) ................................... 12

4.5 HOUSING SURVEY (SUPPLEMENT TO THE MICROCENSUS) ....................................................................... 13

4.6 SURVEY ON WORKING CONDITIONS (SUPPLEMENT TO THE MICROCENSUS)............................................. 14

4.7 SURVEY ON INCOME (SUPPLEMENT TO THE MICROCENSUS).................................................................... 14

4.8 TIME USE SURVEY................................................................................................................................... 15

4.9 HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY ................................................................................................................ 15

5. ACCESS TO MICRODATA FOR BONA-FIDE RESEARCH.................................................................. 16

6. RESULT PUBLICATIONS BY STATISTICS AUSTRIA......................................................................... 17

7. APPENDIX: SURVEY DESCRIPTIONS IN SUMMARIZED FORM .................................................... 23

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1. Official statistics: organisational structure and legal issues

On January 1, 2000, STATISTICS AUSTRIA (http://www.statistik.at) was established as a federal institution under public law, named “Bundesanstalt STATISTIK ÖSTERREICH”. The new Federal Statistics Act of 2000 (http://www.statistik.at/_institution/bundesgesetz.pdf), which gave the national statistical office a new legal personality, also implies a radical change in many other aspects of the legal basis and the duties of the office, and in the way statistics should be produced, even if 'Statistik Austria' – our new trade mark in German symbolizing the change - acts as a successor to the 'Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt'.

Statistics Austria has two managing directors, one Director-General-Finance and one Director-General-Statistics, to be accompanied and supervised by two new boards, the Economic Council and the Statistical Council, with the already existing Central Statistical Commission and their Special Advisory Subcommittees still playing their role. The statistical work is mostly done in four Directorates (Population Statistics, Business Statistics, Spatial Statistics, Macro-economic Statistics).

1.1 The rôle of STATISTICS AUSTRIA

Statistics Austria plays a central role in official Austrian statistics and in particular in federal statistics, which in principle can only be done by StatisticsAustria, especially in the case of statistics for the European Union. Entrusting other federal agencies with the creation of statistics is possible; as laid down in the Federal Statistics Act 2000, however, this must be based on a law, except in the case of internal administrative statistics.

However, some important data producers are outside federal statistics, such as the Austrian Central Bank, the social security institutions, and the chambers. The statistical authority of the Länder and municipalities is not touched by federal statistics. The following important statistical areas are cared for outside of Statistics Austria and published by other institutions: registered unemployed, financial and currency statistics as well as the data of the social security institutions in the areas of social expenditures, health, occupation and income, which can be partly replaced, however, by other data sources of Statistics Austria.

The results of statistical data collection of other federal agencies are to be transmitted to Statistics Austria. The transmission of entries in the register and other administrative data to Statistics Austria can be made mandatory by law or regulation. With certain restrictions, this

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obligation can also be imposed on the above mentioned Austrian Central Bank, social security administrations and chambers.

Statistics Austria has an important function with respect to the coordination and the standardization of official statistics. As regards the design of laws and regulations concerning official federal statistics, the advice of Statistics Austria is to be obtained. However, the formal agreement of Statistics Austria is not required. Moreover, Statistics Austria is to be informed of developments regarding administrative data or the creation of registers respectively modifications in the structure of existing registers. Its needs as a future user have to be taken into consideration.

A coordinating function of Statistics Austria also arises from its participation in the work of the European Commission, in particular in the case of EUROSTAT. But it is also a result of the participation in consulting committees of other institutions, to which, however, the participation of these institutions in consulting committees of Statistics Austria corresponds.

Despite all co-ordination functions of Statistics Austria, no legal mechanism exists for the national federal statistics as a whole, which makes statistical programmes mandatory. Such a mechanism exists to some extent for the work of Statistics Austria, as the yearly work programme has both to pass the Statistical and Economic Council and is to be agreed upon by the Chancellery. But in fact, the responsible Minister carries the responsibility for laws and regulations in the field of statistics.

1.2 User representation in councils

Two bodies, which could be called user councils, exist: the Statistical Council and the Central Statistical Commission. An important role is played by the Statistical Council, in which 15 members are represented, the most important Ministries, the Austrian “social partners” , the Austrian Central Bank, a representative of the Länder , one of the social security, and one of the academic statistics (Professor Peter Hackl), with the latter being appointed by the Federal Chancellor. The Statistical Council meets at least quarterly. It checks and advises, above all, Statistics Austria and has, similarly to Statistics Austria, a general coordinating and advisory functions in the area of federal statistics. The Central Statistical Commission comprises far more members, some of them also from the academic community. It meets annually and offers the possibility of a broader exchange of ideas. In the advisory groups and task forces of the Central Statistical Commission, most of the statistical work of Statistics Austria is elaborated in detail, under the inclusion of numerous scientific collaborators).

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2. The evolution of the current system of socio-economic surveys in Austria

2.1 The legal framework of federal enumerations

The increasing importance of legislation on statistics

The Statistics Act 2000 is the basis for the official federal statistics in general and for the work of Statistics Austria in particular. This law does not apply, however, to institutions as the Austrian central bank, the social security institutions or the chambers. One basic principle of the new act is the further legislative anchoring of statistics. Now not only primary statistical surveys, but also the procurement procedures within the area of secondary statistics require either the prior issuing of subordinate legislation and directly effective international obligations, respectively, or a contract with an ordering customer who has to pay the full costs. Many of the statistical enumerations are executed on the basis of individual laws, e.g. the Population Census, or they are based on directly effective international obligations. Of particular relevance is the statistical legislation of the European Communities. The Federal Statistics Act permits, however, for a set of determined ranges of topics the execution of surveys due to regulations of the responsible ministers (regulation by the secretary ).

Personal data and data linkage

Only when it is based on a law, an international obligation or a national regulation, can the survey be stipulated as mandatory and can data be collected as personal data. If participation is voluntary, as in a special programme within the Microcensus (Mikrozensus), e.g., even personal data collections can be executed without special legal bases. However, as said before, Statistics Austria can execute such voluntary surveys only if they are based on contracts under private law with the Ministries or other public institutions (or are ordered by law, directly effective international obligations or regulations).

Non-personal data can be linked by Statistics Austria without further limitations. On the basis of the Federal Statistics Act, Statistics Austria can run personal registers on legal persons as well as scientific institutions and use personal data from different sources. For natural persons, such a register must be based on a law or a directly effective international obligation. The linking of the personal data of a natural person for panels must also be based on a law or a directly effective international obligation. In the other cases, these personal data must be

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encoded or the personal identifiers removed in some other way after the fulfilment of the purpose of the personal collection (mostly for control and supplement purposes). For persons and institutions outside Statistics Austria a link of non-encrypted data is only possible if it is covered by a law or after the expressed agreement of the respondents.

2.2 Trend towards an increasing use of administrative sources

With the enormous increase in electronically available administrative data the use of these data for socio-economic analyses gains in importance. Anxious to lower the informants' burden, the new Federal Statistics Act gives priority to this type of data gathering; however, data security is always taken into consideration. One of the largest projects of Statistics Austria, in which administrative sources and field surveys were linked, was the income report 1999. In this report income data from the administrative pay slips were linked to social security records by industrial branch and with the Microcensus. The updating of the newly created “Zentrales Melderegister” (central population register) by using data from the survey based census 2001 should be the basis for the census 2011, based solely on administrative data. The “Melderegister” contains, in principle, the addresses and main data (sex, age, nationality) of all residents of Austria. It should then be linked to social security records (data on employment) and to an education register. This register of education completed is to be fed first with the data of the census of 2001 and afterwards to be continuously filled with data from administrative sources. Within the area of housing statistics analyses from administrative sources are to replace survey data of owners.

2.3 Federal collection programmes in the field of socio-economic statistics:

Statistics Austria collects a variety of statistics through surveys of persons/households and business surveys as well as through the use of administrative sources.

2.3.1 Surveys

The most valuable surveys as regards the size of the surveys are still the Censuses, last carried out in 2001:

• -Population Census

• -Housing Census

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• -Census of local units of employment

• In the field of continuous enumerations, the Austrian Microcensus is a major data source, especially as regards the broad range of topics dealt with in this survey. The Microcensus has a modular structure, consisting of a basic programme and various supplements, often rotating over time.

The major modules of the Microcensus are

• Mikrozensus-Grundprogramm (basic module): core questionnaire with key questions of Population and Housing Censuses and of a quarterly labour force survey;

• Annual Housing Survey: extension of the core questionnaire once a year;

• Annual European Labour Force Survey (ELFS, March; since 1995 supplement to the Microcensus core questionnaire to get the complete set of questions laid down in an EU regulation;

• Supplementary modules to the European Labour Force Survey, such as 'Transition from School to Employment';

• Other Microcensus supplements, mostly repeated. Major topics since the nineties related to

• Vacation trips

• Trips of five or more days ( yearly since 1998, every third year since 1969)

- Day trips, short trips

• -Dwellings

• change of residence, looking for a new home

- Annoyances due to noise, etc,. in the dwelling

- Energy consumption of households

• Additional labour market issues:

- Occupational careers

- Change of job, looking for a new job

- Working conditions

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- Working time arrangements

- Use of Computers for and on the job, teleworking

- Continuing vocational training

• Income

- (approx. every second year since 1981)

• Living conditions of specific population groups

- Living Conditions of female population, respectively surveys dealing with aspects of housekeeping, care for children and compatibility with employment

- Living conditions of the elderly

• Health

- Accidents (mainly dealing with accidents at home or occurring at leisure or sports activities)

- Smoking habits

- Health Survey

- Disabled persons

• Foreign languages

• Cultural and leisure-time activities

• Family networks

• Components of a Fertility Survey

• Time Use Survey

• Equipment of households with cars and consumer durables

• Environmental aspects of household activities

• Use of computers and of internet

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Other important socio-economic surveys are:

• Household Budget Survey 1999/2000

• European Community Household Panel (carried out by a private research institute)

• Structure of Earnings Survey 1996 (information on individuals collected in a business survey)

• Survey on Labour Costs 2000 (business survey)

• CVTS2 (Continuing vocational training ) (business survey)

2.3.2 Administrative sources:

- Statistics on income on the basis of pay-slips and income tax declarations

- Migration statistics on the basis of registration sheets at lieu of residence

- Statistics on registered unemployed (by federal employment office)

- Statistics on employees on the basis of administrative social security data (published by social security authority )

-Statistics on income on the basis of administrative social security data (published by social security authority)

-Vital, health and educational statistics on the basis of administrative files.

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3. Surveys on persons/households: survey harmonization

Within the system of surveys on households and persons, the Microcensus plays a central role. The regional, demographic and socio-economic variables regularly collected in the Microcensus core programme are also used in the supplementary modules. Hence, the core variables for individuals and households are identical in all these surveys. There are, however, also some important enumerations outside the Microcensus. Among these independent enumerations are the ECHP, the Household Budget Survey 1999/2000 and the Censuses. Moreover, collections which are based on administrative data files are also conceived as independent collections.

Naturally, harmonization is less pronounced with respect to these independent collections, On the other hand, a general trend towards harmonisation is caused by the statistical European programme to which most of these surveys are subordinate.

4. Statistics Austria survey details

In the following, summary descriptions are provided for the following surveys:

• Population Census of 2001

• Housing Census of 2001

• Microcensus

• Core questionnaire

• Labour Force Survey (Supplement to core questionnaire)

• Working conditions (Supplement to core questionnaire)

• Housing Survey (Supplement to core questionnaire)

• Income (Supplement to core questionnaire)

• Time Use Survey 1992 (based on diaries, in combination with Microcensus core questionnaire)

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• Household Budget Survey

These summary descriptions are limited to scope, basic features and changes in content and comparability of each of these surveys. More detailed information has been transmitted to the EuReporting project for incorporation into an international meta-database of official surveys accessible via Internet (http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/projekte/mikrodaten/comi.htm).

Many of the Austrian surveys documented are part of the survey programme of EUROSTAT and are carried out according to the rules of EUROSTAT and/or other international organizations. This applies to the two Censuses, the Labour Force Survey and the Household Budget Survey as well as to the core questionnaire of the Microcensus, as data on employment and unemployment from this source meet the needs of EUROSTAT on quarterly data in this field. The Time Use Survey of 1992 was at that time mainly a national project. The annual housing survey within the Microcensus and the supplement to the Microcensus on income are also, above all, national surveys, even if some results are transmitted to EUROSTAT.

4.1 Population Census

Scope:

The Population Census covers the whole Austrian population (=residents ). Its results are the legal basis for the distribution of Parliament seats to the constituencies (=Länder) and for the allocation of public funds to the communes. It provides complete and detailed information on the demographic and social structure of the Austrian population and is a vital basis for small area statistics.

Basic features

The Population Census is a separate survey and has no panel aspect. It was always combined with the Housing Census. Since 1981, the Census of local units has been carried out together with the Population and Housing Census. In 2001, an updating of the “Zentrales Melderegister” (central register of residents) takes place together with the organization of the Census. The improved register of residents will be the basis for a new Census generation, carried out by linking different administrative data.

Conduction history:

The first modern Population Census of Austria was carried out in 1869 and has since then been repeated in approximately every decade. After World War II, the Population Census was

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executed in 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, and last in 2001.

Changes in concepts and major content

From 1951 to 1991, major contents and concepts remained mostly the same, even if the focus of interest changed from issues related to the effects of World War II (refugees, etc.) to the concerns of a highly developed country. Some important changes occurred with the Census of 2001: the definition of households now follows the household-dwelling concept instead of the housekeeping concept used in the previous censuses. For the first time questions regarding employment (as well as unemployment) are based on the ILO Labour Force Concept, whereas before a mixture between Labour-Force-Concept and “Main source of livelihood ”-Concept was used. According to the concept mentioned last, only people working at least 12 hours per week were counted as employed, whereas the ILO Labour Force Concept sets, in principle, the limit at one hour per week.

Some breaks in time series are caused by changes in the classifications used for the economic activity (branch), occupation, and educational attainment. Over time, changes in international classifications were followed by more or less the same changes in the classifications used in the Census. Generally spoken, there is a clear trend towards a strict appliance of international classifications. In the Census of 2001, branch and occupation will be coded directly in NACE or in ISCO-88 respectively.

4.2 Housing Census

Scope

The Housing Census covers (with a few exceptions) all Austrian buildings (with or without dwellings) and Austrian dwellings (with or without people having their main residence in a specific dwelling). It gives complete and detailed information on the structure of buildings and dwellings and shows how people live in their dwellings. It is a vital basis for small area statistics and for environmental statistics.

Basic features

The Housing Census is a separate survey and has in itself no panel aspect. It has always been combined with the Population Census. Since 1981, the Census of local units has been carried out together with the Population and Housing Census. The Housing Census serves for the updating of the “Buildings (Address) Register” established within Statistics Austria.

Conduction history

The first Housing Census covering the whole country was conducted in 1951 and then every

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ten years. Before, a restricted set of questions related to housing had already been included in the Population Census of 1869, but it covered only big cities like Vienna and Graz. Later on, the housing supplement to the Population Census was expanded as regards content and coverage, but it did not comprise the rural area.


From 1951 to 1991, major contents and concepts remained mostly the same, even if the focus of interest changed from issues related to the effects of World War II (damages in the dwelling stock caused by war, population living in shelters, etc.) to the concerns of a highly developed country.

4.3 Microcensus: Core questionnaire

Scope

The Austrian Microcensus covers the whole Austrian population (=residents ) and all occupied dwellings. It is a quarterly sample survey, its sample size being about 33,000 dwellings or 60,000 individuals. Sampling frames are the most recent Census and the addresses of the dwellings built yearly. The core questionnaire comprises questions on basic data on housing, especially on housing costs, and population structure, employment and unemployment as partly dealt with in the Censuses and in the European Labour Force Survey. Data on rents from the quarterly Microcensus are used in the Consumer Price Index.

Conduction history

The Microcensus and therefore its core questionnaire,too, was first conducted in March 1968.

Basic features

The Microcensus is a multi-purpose survey with a modular structure. Its core questionnaire itself can be seen as a multi-purpose survey dealing with matters relating to housing and to population and social statistics. In addition, quarterly supplementary programmes are carried out dealing with topics from the whole field of population and social statistics and of adjoining fields like environmental statistics.

The most important supplement to the core questionnaire is the European Labour Force Survey executed yearly in March (since 1995). The supplement contains the questions of the complete European programme not included in the quarterly core questionnaire.

By using the system of key numbers (the same key numbers are used every time the

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household is in the sample) neighbouring supplements can be linked.


From its start in 1968 till 1993 major contents and concepts of the core questionnaire remained mostly the same. The sample design was changed in 1974 from a formerly two-stage sample proportional to the dwelling stock of the Austrian Länder to nine samples for the Länder of approximately the same size (one-stage), giving reliable results for all Länder, even the smallest ones. A significant break occurred in 1994 in connection with the entry of Austria into the European Union. At that time the Microcensus was chosen as a tool to fulfil the European requirements regarding the yearly conduction of a Labour Force Survey. Therefore the questions on employment as well as unemployment had to be based on the ILO Labour Force Concept, whereas before only the “Life Subsistence Concept” was in use. According to the last mentioned concept, only people working at least 12 hours per week were counted as employed, whereas the ILO Labour Force Concept sets, in principle, the limit at one hour per week.

Some breaks in time series are caused by changes in the classifications used for the economic activity (branch), occupation, and educational attainment. Over time, changes in international classifications were followed by more or less the same changes in classifications used in the Microcensus. Since 1994, the branch is coded directly in ÖNACE. Some biases in time series are caused by the drawing of a completely new sample which always takes place three after the Census, and some minor changes in definitions, order of questions, etc., undertaken at the same time.

4.4 The European Labour Force Survey (Supplement to the Microcensus)

Scope

The Austrian European Labour Force Survey covers the whole Austrian population (=residents ) in private households. It is executed yearly in March. Its sample size is about 33,000 dwellings or 60,000 individuals. Sampling frames are the most recent Census and the addresses of the dwellings built yearly. The questionnaire comprises the complete programme of the European Labour Force Survey according to the respective regulation of the European Union.

Conduction history

The European Labour Force Survey was first conducted in Austria in 1995.

Basic features

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The European Labour Force Survey is the most important programme supplementing the Austrian Microcensus. It contains the questions of the complete European programme not included in the quarterly core questionnaire.


As the survey started in Austria as late as 1995, there are no major changes in content, concepts and definitions.

4.5 Housing Survey (Supplement to the Microcensus)

Scope

The Housing Survey covers all Austrian occupied dwellings an their inhabitants. It is now carried out approximately every year. The sample size is about 33,000 dwellings or 60,000 individuals. Main topics of the survey are the structure of the dwelling stock (year of construction, number of dwellings in the building, size of dwelling, amenities within the dwelling, tenure status, housing expenditures, heating facilities and heating material mostly used, facilities for parking cars within the building and related costs).

Conduction history

The Housing Survey within the Microcensus was first conducted in 1969.

Basic features

The Austrian Housing Survey is a programme supplementing the Austrian Microcensus. It contains the questions of the complete survey programme not included in the quarterly core questionnaire. In general, a further supplement programme relating to housing is added to the Housing Survey, such as surveys on energy consumption by households, annoyances due to noise, and similar disturbances in the dwelling, etc.


There were only a few changes in content, concepts and definitions. Due to changes in the sample design, results for Länder were available from 1974 onwards. From 1981 onwards, “Wohnküchen” (i.e., kitchens which were widely used as living rooms) were not counted as rooms.

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4.6 Survey on working conditions (Supplement to the Microcensus)

Scope

The Austrian Survey on working conditions covers the employed in private households. The sample size is about 30,000 employed. Topics dealt with are environmental burdens at the workplace, such as noise, weather conditions, dust, exposure to toxics, and, on the other hand, other possibly harming working conditions mostly due to the organization of work (work involving physical strain, assembly-line work, work under stress, time pressure, etc).

Conduction history

The Survey on Working conditions was first conducted in 1980 and then approximately every 5 years.

Basic features:

The Survey on working Conditions is a supplement to the Microcensus.


There are no major changes in content, concepts and definitions, but there are some small alterations which make it a little difficult to compare the results over time.

4.7 Survey on Income (Supplement to the Microcensus)

Scope

The Income Supplement to the Microcensus covers all individuals in private households except for employers and own-account workers and family workers. The sample size is about 45,000 persons. In principle, information on the regular average monthly net income of each person in the household is collected.

Conduction history

The Income Supplement to the Microcensus was first conducted in 1981 and then approximately every second year.

Basic features

The Survey on Income is a supplement to the Microcensus.


No major changes in content, concepts and definitions occurred, but changes in the editing

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procedure and the way missing data are substituted make it somewhat difficult to compare the results over time.

4.8 Time Use Survey

Scope

The Time Use Survey of 1992 covered all individuals of 10 years or older in private households. The sample size was about 50,000 people or 25,000 people respectively (net sample size). The informants should make entries into a diary according to a given time table (mostly differentiating by quarters of hours) by writing down their main activity and a potential second activity. Additionally, the place where the activity took place and the presence of or help by other persons should be entered. Activities were coded in about 300 positions.

Conduction history

The TUS of 1992 was the first one conducted by Statistics Austria where diaries were used. In the predecessor of 1981 the data were collected on 40 precoded groups of activities.

Basic features

The Time Use Survey of 1992 was a supplement to the Microcensus. The basic demographic, socio-economic and household data were taken from the core questionnaire of the Microcensus.


The way of data collection, the scope of the survey (no data on presence of other people or place of activity in 1981) differed considerably between the two surveys of 1981 and 1992. Nevertheless, the results of the two surveys give a good picture of changes in activity patterns in the eighties.

4.9 Household Budget Survey

Scope

The Household Budget Survey gives most valuable information on consumer spending and consumer habits of the Austrians. It serves as a basis for the basket of goods for the Consumer Price Index, for market research, and it becomes more and more an important source with respect ot the effects of social exclusion. It covers all Austrian private household. The survey

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consists of a diary part (book-keeping period of two weeks) and an interview part. The net sample size is about 7,000 households.

Conduction history

The first Household Budget Survey carried out by Statistics Austria was conducted in 1954, followed by surveys in 1964, 1974, 1984, 1993, and 1999/2000.

Basic features

The Household Budget Survey is a single survey, even if the sample covered households that were included in the sample of the Microcensus of the years 1994 and 1995.


The first survey covering all private households was the one carried out in 1974, whereas all farmers as well as other households in communes with a high proportion of farmers were not included in the prior surveys. In 1984 and 1993, the survey programme was aligned to the programme of EUROSTAT, and became officially part of the European programme in 1999/2000. In 1993 as well as in 1999/2000, rents for owner–used dwellings and houses were imputed. The use of the newly established classification of consumption COICOP has a considerable negative impact on the comparability with prior surveys.

5. Access to microdata for bona-fide research

The federal statistics Act 2000 gives, more than earlier laws, special attention to data security. The collection of personal data is possible only with agreement of the concerned person or under special conditions. The personal identifiers must be erased as soon as possible after the collection or can only be maintained under certain conditions. The release of data is permitted only if a conclusion on certain or assignable persons (natural or legal) can be excluded, or no interest worthy of protection exists, or the person agrees in writing.

Concerning access to microdata on persons/households, Statistics Austria can grant access to scientists or scientific institutions, if data has been de-personalized. It has to be ensured, however, that a re-identification of de-personalized data is not possible. The use of personal statistics data is not permitted even for scientific purposes.

Following these rules, Statistics Austria offers researchers the possibility to use encrypted

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data files of the Austrian Microcensus on many topics in the field of population and social statistics as well as of other surveys, such as the Household Budget Survey. Interested researchers must submit a summary of the research plan as well as the purpose of research to Statistics Austria and specify the duration these microdata need to be locally available. Data is released under contract as a scientific use file (with a standard set of variables) for a specified period; files must be erased afterwards. Data files as of microcensus March 2000 are available in SPSS format as well as in ASCII format, well documented and with as well as without imputation. Earlier microcensus data files are available at Statistics Austria only in ASCII format, but the Austrian social science data archive WISDOM (Vienna Institute for Social Science Documentation and Methodology, http://www.wisdom.at ), which co-operates closely with Statistics Austria, offers these data as SPSS files produced by WISDOM. In any case, Statistics Austria remains the partner of contract. The so-far existing documentation of the Microcensus on the Internet is provided by WISDOM as well as for current microcensus data by Statistics Austria .

Regarding personal data, no individual data of the Censuses were offered to the public in general or to scientists. Even if there is no real public use file, the so-called “Aggregatfiles” (i.e. tabular data) with Census data present a very broad data basis for scientific work. In the field of business surveys no microdata were disseminated to the public (except if laid down in a law).

6. Result publications by Statistics Austria

Population Census:

Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt (1995). Volkszählung 1991: Benützerhandbuch, Ausgabe 1994. [Population Census 1991. User Guide, 1994 edition]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Wohnbevölkerung nach Gemeinden mit der Bevölkerungsentwicklung seit 1869. [Resident population by municipality including the development of population since 1869]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991 : Hauptergebnisse I - Österreich. [Main Results I - Austrian Republic]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Burgenland. [Main Results I - Federal State of Burgenland]. Vienna.

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_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Kärnten. [Main Results I - Federal

State of Kärnten]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Niederösterreich. [Main Results I - Federal State of Niederösterreich]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Oberösterreich. [Main Results I - Federal State of Oberösterreich]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Salzburg. [Main Results I - Federal State of Salzburg]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Steiermark. [Main Results I - Federal State of Steiermark]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Tirol. [Main Results I - Federal State of Tirol]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Vorarlberg. [Main Results I - Federal State of Vorarlberg]. Vienna.

_____. Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Wien. [Main Results I - Federal State of Burgenland]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991 : Hauptergebnisse II - Österreich. [Main Results I - Austrian Republic]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Burgenland. [Main Results II - Federal State of Burgenland]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Kärnten. [Main Results II - Federal State of Kärnten]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Niederösterreich. [Main Results II - Federal State of Niederösterreich]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Oberösterreich. [Main Results II - Federal State of Oberösterreich]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Salzburg. [Main Results II - Federal State of Salzburg]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Steiermark. [Main Results II - Federal State of Steiermark]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Tirol. [Main Results II - Federal State of Tirol]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Vorarlberg. [Main Results II - Federal State of Vorarlberg]. Vienna.

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_____ (1993). Volkszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse II - Wien. [Main Results II - Federal

State of Burgenland]. Vienna.

_____ (1995). Volkszählung: Berufspendler. [Commuting]. Vienna

_____ (1995). Volksszählung 1991: Berufstätige nach beruflichen und wirtschaftlichen Merkmalen. [Gainfully employed by occupational and economic characteristics]. Vienna.

_____ (1996). Volkszählung 1991: Bildungsstand der Bevölkerung. [Educational level of the population]. Vienna.

_____ (1996). Volkszählung 1991: Schüler und Studenten. [Pupils and students]. Vienna.

_____ (1996). Volkszählung 1991: Binnenwanderung 1986-1991. [Domestic migration 1986-1991]. Vienna.

_____ (1996). Volkszählung 1991: Haushalte und Familien. [Households and families]. Vienna.

_____ (1997). Volkszählung 1991: Die demographische, soziale und wirtschaftliche Struktur der österreichischen Bevölkerung (Textband). [Demographic, social and economic characterisitcs of the Austrian population (Monograph)].

Housing Census:

Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt. Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991 (1992). Hauptergebnisse Burgenland . [Main Results: Federal State of Burgenland]. Vienna.

_____ (1992). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Kärnten. [Main Results I - Federal State of Kärnten]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Niederösterreich. [Main Results I - Federal State of Niederösterreich]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Oberösterreich. [Main Results I - Federal State of Oberösterreich]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Salzburg. [Main Results I - Federal State of Salzburg]. Vienna.

_____ (1993). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Steiermark. [Main Results I - Federal State of Steiermark]. Vienna.

_____ (1992). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Tirol. [Main Results I - Federal State of Tirol]. Vienna.

_____ (1992). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Vorarlberg. [Main Results I - Federal State of Vorarlberg]. Vienna.

_____. Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Hauptergebnisse I - Wien. [Main Results I - Federal State of Burgenland]. Vienna.

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_____ (1996). Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991: Merkmale für Arbeitsstätten.

[Characteristics of establishments]. Vienna.

Statistik Austria (2002). Schnellbericht Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 2001 Rohdaten nach Gemeinden. [Quick Report Census of housing an dwellings 2001. Raw data by municipality.]. Vienna.

Microcensus:

Statistik Austria (2001). Mikrozensus Jahresergebnisse 2000 (inkl. CD-ROM). [Microcensus. Annual Results 2000, incl. CD-ROM]. Vienna.

Microcensus supplements:

Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt (1995). Zeitverwendung 1992/1981; Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus März/September 1992 und September 1981. [Time Use 1992/81. Results of the microcensus March/September 1992 and September 1981]. Vienna.

_____ (1995). Kultur und Freizeit; Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus Dezember 1992. [Cultural activities and leisure time. Results of the microcensus of December 1992]. Vienna.

_____ (1997). Tagesablauf - Rund um die Uhr, Vergleich 1992/1981; Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus März/September 1992 und September 1981. [Daily life - 24 hours. Comparison of the situation in March/September 1992 with September 1981.]. Vienna.

_____ (1998). Freizeitaktivitäten, Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus September 1998 (inkl. CD-ROM). [Leisure time activities. Results of the microcensus of September 1998. (Incl. CD-ROM)]. Vienna.

_____ (1996). Gesundheitszustand der österreichischen Bevölkerung, Mikrozensus Dezember 1991 (Sonderausgabe). [Health situation of the Austrian population. Microcensus December 1991. (Special issue)]. Vienna.

_____ (1998). Personen mit körperlichen Beeinträchtigungen; Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus Juni 1995. [Handicapped people. Results of the microcensus of June 1995]. Vienna.

Statistik Austria (2000). Lebenssituation älterer Menschen; Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus Juni 1998 (inkl. CD-ROM). [Life situation of the elderly. Results of the microcensus of June 1998. (Incl. CD-ROM)]. Vienna.

_____ (2001): Arbeitskräfteerhebung 2000/01 (inkl. CD-ROM). [Labour Force Survey 2000/01, incl. CD-ROM.]. Vienna.

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_____ (2001). Arbeitsplatzwechsel Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus September 2000. [Job

changing. Results of the microcensus of September 2000]. Vienna.

_____ (2001). PC-Nutzung, Internet, Telearbeit Mikrozensus September 2000. [Use of PCs, Internet and telework. Microcensus September 2000]. Vienna.

_____ (2001). Wohnungen. Ergebnisse der Wohnungserhebungen in den Mikrozensen 2000 und 2001. [Dwellings. Results of the housing supplement to the microcensus 2000]. Vienna.

_____ (2002). Rauchgewohnheiten; Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus Dezember 1997. [Smoking habits. Results of the microcensus of December 1997]. Vienna.

Household Budget Survey:

Statistik Austria (2001). Verbrauchsausgaben Hauptergebnisse der Konsumerhebung 1999/2000 (inkl. CD-ROM). [Consumption expenditure: main results of the consumption survey 1999/2000. (Incl. CD-ROM).

_____ (2002). Verbrauchsausgaben Sozialstatistische Ergebnisse der Konsumerhebung 1999/2001 (inkl. CD-ROM). [Consumption expenditure. Social statistics results of the consumption survey 1999/2001. (Incl. CD-ROM)]. Vienna.

Classifications:

Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt (1995). Systematik der Wirtschaftstätigkeiten, ÖNACE 1995. [Industrial activities. Austrian versionl of NACE, 1995]. Vienna.

_____ (1999). Österreichisches Berufsverzeichnis; Version Häuser- und Wohnungszählung 1991 2 Bände (4.1, 4.2). [Austrian occupational classification. Version for the housing census 1991. 2 Volumes.]. Vienna.

General:

Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt (1999). EU-Harmonisierung der Österreichischen Statistik. Österreichs Statistik in der Europäischen Integration. [EU-Harmonisation of Austrian statistics. Austrian statistics and European integration.]. Vienna.

Statistik Austria (2000/2001). Statistische Nachrichten 2000, 55. Jahrgang (Neue Folge) inkl. CD-ROM. [Statistical News 2000, volume id 55 (New Series) incl. CD-ROM

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Topic Information Present

Study Citation

Country Austria

Title Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung 2001

Parallel title 2001 Housing census

Study Acronym GWZ 2001

Investigator Statistik Österreich

Investigator's name in English Statistics Austria

Investigator's home-page www.statistik.at

Study Content Summary

Subject items 1. Building: Owner, citizenship, number of housing units, number of freehold dwellings (more than 2 dwellings in the building), main use (CC), central heating, primary fuel, subsequent structural measures. 2. Dwelling: Location in the building, facilities, useable floor space, number of rooms,primary type of heating, primary fuel (central heating system for apartment/individual stove), tenure status.

Statistics domains Living conditions Housing

Abstract (Study Purpose) 1. Basic information on structure of buildings and dwellings

2. Dwelling situation of different population groups; 3. Small area statistics

Summary Data Description

Coverage

Reference period 15-May-01

Data collection period 2-May-2001 to 31-May-2001

Country Austria

Lowest geographic level total enumeration of buildings and dwellings

Observed units Buildings Dwellings

Universe

Institutional universe Total of buildings and dwellings

Geographic universe Total of buildings and dwellings

Conceptual exceptions Excluded are buildings of less than 20 m², non residential farm buildings and private garages.

Kind of Data

Type of source Population and housing census

Type of census Traditional, supported by registers

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MZES - Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung

Survey Documentation - Results for A-HC-2001

Data Collection Methodology

Survey structure

Kind of survey Part of the Combined Census (housing census, census of local units of employment)

Parent enumeration GROSSZAEHLUNG 20012001 COMBINED CENSUS

Participation mode Mandatory

Study frequency Every 10 years

Collection period(s) 2-May-2001 to 31-May-2001

Collection responsibility

Sampling procedure

Data collection procedure

Survey instruments Questionnaire

Survey modes Enumerators (questionnaires are usually filled in by the respondents) Interviews at the local census office

Survey tools None

Sources description The Housing Census is linked to the Building register of NSI and to the Population Census; therefore most of the Population variables can be linked with Housing variables.

Total response rate 100% (the communes are entitled to fill in parts of the forms for people who are not at home or refuse to answer by using information from the population register)

Class of survey .

Core Variables: Availability and Concepts

Place of Residence

Concept de facto

Country of Birth

Country of birth registered? no

Citizenship

Citizenship registered? See Population Census

Citizenship codes See Population Census

Treatment of dual citizenship

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Dual citizenship registered? See Population Census

Gender

Gender registered? See Population Census

Age

Age registered? See Population Census

Marital Status

Legal Status

Legal status registered? See Population Census

De Facto Marital Status

De Facto Status included? See Population Census

Private Household

Private HH specified? See Population Census

Concepts and Definitions

Reference Person

Reference person specified? See Population Census

Household Relationships

Household rel. specified? See Population Census

Family status recording

Educational attainment

Educ. attainment included? See Population Census

Distinguished programmes

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Current/continued education

Current education included? See Population Census

Labour Status

Labour Status included? See Population Census

Status in Employment

Employment Status included? See Population Census

Hours worked

Hours worked included? See Population Census

Definition .

Occupation

Occopation included? See Population Census

Industry

Industry included? See Population Census

Main social status

Main social status asked for? See Population Census

Social Status Concept

Socio-economic Classification

SEC included? See Population Census

Income

Income variables

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included? no

Description of Income Variables

Health Status

Health status included? no

Tenure Status of Households

Tenure status specified? yes

Housing amenities

Number of rooms specified? yes

Survey History

Survey conduction

First year 1951

Conduction history 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991 .

Survey developments

Major breaks No question 'construction period' – has to be concluded by address identity with HC 1991 or with current building statistics.

Additional modules 1990+

Data Access

Statistical disclosure control methods Threshold for tables for small user-defined areas of 4 buildings

Type of access No access to microdata for the public, only for statistical agencies of the Laender-governments Data users only get tables and aggregate files .

Access conditions to previous files As above

Other Study Description Materials

Related Materials on Internet

Home page of survey www.statistik.at www.volkszaehlung.at

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Codebook for survey Not on the Internet

Questionnaire for Individuals: Statistical Office

www.statistik.at www.volkszaehlung.at

Variable lists: Not on the Internet

Related Studies


Related Publications

Part title(s) Beiträge zur österreichischen Statistik: Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung 2001, Hauptergebnisse – Burgenland Hauptergebnisse – Kärnten Hauptergebnisse – Niederösterreich Hauptergebnisse – Oberösterreich Hauptergebnisse – Steiermark Hauptergebnisse – Salzburg Hauptergebnisse – Tirol Hauptergebnisse – Vorarlberg Hauptergebnisse – Wien Hauptergebnisse – Österreich

Parallel part title(s) Beiträge zur österreichischen Statistik: 2001 Housing Census, Main results – Burgenland Main results – Kärnten Main results – Niederösterreich Main results – Oberösterreich Main results – Steiermark Main results – Salzburg Main results – Tirol Main results – Vorarlberg Main results – Wien Main results – Österreich

Document citation EuReporting Standard Documentation: Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung 2001Housing Census 2001, by Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria); eds. F. Kraus (MZES) and G. Schmaus (CEPS). Mannheim/Luxembourg: 2001

Source references Statistics Austria: Internal documentation.

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Study Citation

Country Austria

Title Arbeitskräfte-Erhebung

Parallel title Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Study Acronym AKE

Investigator Statistik Austria


Investigator's home-page http://www.statistik.de


Subject items For individuals: Core questions (quarterly): Demographic data, employment and labour market, occupational situation incl. Working hours. Other topics (annually): Nationality and residence, immigration. Occupational situation one year ago. Former employment of persons out of labour market. Completed and actual training and education, unemployment, type of work searched for, search for other work, detailed information on actual employment, special organisation of working time, time limited work.

Statistics domains Demography education, household and family, labour market

Abstract (Study Purpose) The European Labour Force Survey is the most important programme supplementing the

Austrian Microcensus. It contains the questions of the complete European programme which is not included in the quarterly core questionnaire.


Coverage

Reference period 2001

Data collection period 2 to 22 March

Country Austria

Lowest geographic level NUTS II

Observed units Person ; Household ; Family

Universe

Institutional universe Population in private households with main residence in Austria

Geographic universe Main residence in Austria

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Survey Documentation - Results for A-MZ/AKE-2001

Kind of Data

Type of source Household survey (Microcensus)

Type of census Traditional questionnaire


Survey structure

Time method Yes, 1/8 of sample replaced

Kind of survey Part of Microcensus surveys

Parent enumeration Mikrozensus (Microcensus)

Survey integration The core questions of LFS are largely the same as the quarterly 'Basic Programme' of the Microcensus. The other questions of LFS are asked only annually in March as a “Special Program” to Microcensus.

Participation mode Core questions: mandatory Other questions: voluntary.

Study frequency Annual

Collection period(s) 2 to 22 March


Sampling procedure

Sample Size 35,000 dwellings; 57,000 individuals

Sampling method Stratified random sample

Sampling frame Last census and updating of addresses from statistics on newly built dwellings.



Survey modes Visit (few: telephone)

Survey tools -

Class of survey Labour force survey


Place of Residence

Concept de facto

Definition/Practice Results on population are aligned to results of population estimation

Treatment of multiple residences People with multiple residences are counted only once.

Country of Birth

Country of birth registered? yes

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Country coded? yes

Citizenship

Citizenship registered? yes

Foreign citizenship coded? yes

Citizenship codes Almost each country


Dual citizenship registered? no

Priority rule for classification Self assessment

Gender

Gender registered? yes

Age

Age registered? yes

Specification Month and year of birth

Marital Status

Legal Status

Legal status registered? yes

Categories in source Single Married (including separated) Widowed Divorced


De Facto Status included? yes

Categories in source Living with a legal partner Living in a consensual union Living with no spouse or partner. Combinations with de-jure status possible

Co-habiting coded separately? Yes

Private Household

Private HH specified? yes


Housing unit concept used? No

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Housing unit specified? yes

Definition of housing unit Dwelling must have a separate entrance and a kitchen or kitchenette

Housekeeping unit concept used? yes

Definition of housekeeping unit National definition:

Mostly self assessment. The number of households is only 0,5% higher than the number of dwellings with people having there their main residence.

Reference Person

Reference person specified? yes

Definition of reference person Up to the respondents


Household rel. specified? yes

Definition and categories Relationship to head of household

Head of household Spouse or living in consensual union with head of household Child of head of household Mother or father of head of household Others

Family status specified? Yes

Family status recording The Austrian Microcensus uses since the early eighties the sequence number approach. Each member of the household gets a unique number and if not head of household or partner (legal or consensual) or child of head of household) gives this l number of the partner (legal or consensual) and of a parent (preferably mother) living in the household.


Educ. attainment included? yes

Measurement Highest level completed


Major categories Allgemeinbildende Schulen, Berufsbildende Schulen und Abschlüsse, Hochschulverwandte Lehranstalten und Hochschulen

Major categories in English General education and vocational/technical education (Universities and other tertiary

education included) General education: -No compulsory schooling completed -Compulsory schooling -General upper secondary school Vocational /Technical Education : -Apprenticeship -Intermediate vocational school

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-Higher vocational school, normal type -Mastercraftsmen, foremen -Higher vocational school, college type-Institute of higher education -University or equivalent

Categories and related programmes Allgemein bildende Schulen:

-Kein Pflichtschulabschluss -Pflichtschulabschluss -Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schule Berufsbildende Schulen und Abschlüsse: -Lehrabschluss -Berufsbildende Mittlere Schulen -Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen, Normalform -Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen – Kolleg -Meister, Werkmeister (seit 1999)-Hochschulverwandte Lehranstalten -Universität, Hochschule

Type of classification used: Not directly derived from ISCED97, but close to ISCED97. Classification for primary and

secondary education follows Schulformensystematik (legal basis of Austrian school system).


Current education included? Yes (for all aged 15+)

Current vocational training included? yes

Current continued education included? yes

Labour Status

Labour Status included? yes

Status categories Employed Unemployed Not active

Measurement approach Specification (Labour-Force-Survey-Concept)

Status concept Current status (ILO-Concept)

Age limit for inclusion Lower limit: 15 years

Labour Force definition' ILO-Definition

Unemployment definition ILO-Definition

Classification of parental leave Employed as long as they get parental leave benefits


Employment Status included? Yes

Status categories Selbständige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb

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-Mittelbetrieb -Größerer BetriebMithelfende Familienangehörige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer Betrieb Selbständige, sonstige Bereiche, ohne Freiberufler: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeit Mithelfende Familienangehörige bei Selbständigen in sonstigen Bereichen, ohne Freie Berufe: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeitn.) Freiberufler: - ohne Hochschulbildung - mit HochschulbildungMithelfende Familienangehörige bei Freiberuflern: - ohne Hochschulbildung -mit Hochschulbildung Arbeiter (ohne öffentlichen Dienst): -Lehrling -Hilfsarbeiter außerhalb Landwirtschaft -Hilfsarbeiter in Land- und Forstwirtsch. -Angelernter Arbeiter -Facharbeiter -Vorarbeiter, Meister Angestellte (ohne öffentl. Dienst): -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende TätigkeiBeamte (pragmatisiert): -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit Vetragsbedienstete: -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte und führ. Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit

Status categories (English) Self-employed, agriculture, small farm Self-employed, agriculture, med. sized f..

Self-employed, agriculture, big sized f. Family Work., agriculture, small farm Family Work., agriculture, med. sized f. Family Work, agriculture, big sized f.

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Other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Family workers with other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers - small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Self-employed, liberal professions - without academic education -with academic education Family workers with self-employed, liberal professions : - without academic education - with academic education Blue collar worker : -Apprentice -Unskilled worker (exc. agriculture) - Unskilled worker (agriculture) -Semi-skilled worker -Skilled worker -Gaffer, foreman White-collar workers (except public service): -Apprentice - unskilled worker -skilled worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service-having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar - unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service- not having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar -unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified or top manager

Classification of family workers Only unpaid family workers in the labour force are counted as family workers

Hours worked

Hours worked included? yes

Concepts Actual and normally worked hours

Full time / Part time question included? yes

Definition 1. self assessment. 2. Up to 35more than 35 h.

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Occupation

Occopation included? yes

Classification compatible to ISCO-88? Yes.

Occupation digits of “Österreichische Berufssystematik” are transformed to ISCO 88 using information on educational attainment and on status in employment .

Name of classification actually used Österreichische Berufssystematik

Coding level 3

Industry

Industry included? yes

Classification compatible to NACE, R.1 yes

Classification actually used NACE rev.1

Coding level 3

Industry recording mode Self assessment

Size group of workplace included? yes

Classification of conscripts Separate category of employees

Main social status

Main social status asked for? yes


Main source of livelihood yes

Main activity status yes

Other concepts Combination of both concepts

Status categories distinguished Employed

Parental leave Unemployed Retired Housewife Pupil/student Pre-school age


SEC included? In Austria there is no official socio-economic classification. Therefore for the Microcensus, very many of such classifications were in use, mostly based on the main social status and combined with status in employment.

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Income

Income variables included? no


Health Status




Housing amenities

Survey History

Survey conduction

First year 1995

Survey developments

Major breaks As the survey started in Austria as late as 1995, there are no major changes in content, concepts and definitions.

Predecessors The core part of LFS has been conducted as Basic Program of Microcensus (using national definitions) since 1968.


Supplementary modules 2000: Transition from Education to Employment. 2001: Duration and Structure of Working Hours. 2002: Employment of Disabled Persons (These are the modules to the European Labour Force Survey, conducted under the regulations of EUROSTAT).

Data Access

Data disseminators Statistik Austria; WISDOM Vienna .

Statistical disclosure control methods Removal of geographical identifiers .

Type of access Scientific use file

Use restrictions Access only by application for specific projects with predominant scientific interest. Normally only standard files without derived information.

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Access conditions to previous files no changes

Acquisition costs ATS 10.000. ATS (Costs as of 30.07.2001. Cost schedules might be changed.)

Special user support WISDOM Vienna: http://www.wisdom.at



Home page of survey -

Other links related to the survey WISDOM at http://www.wisdom.at

Related Studies

Study predecessors The core part of LFS has been conducted as Basic Program of Microcensus (using national definitions) since 1968.

Parent enumeration Mikrozensus (Microcensus)

Supplementary modules 2000: Transition from Education to Employment. 2001: Duration and Structure of Working Hours. 2002: Employment of Disabled Persons (These are the modules to the European Labour Force Survey, conducted under the regulations of EUROSTAT).


Part title(s) Statistik Austria: Arbeitskräfte-Erhebung <Jahr>

Parallel part title(s) Labour Force Survey <year>

Document citation EuReporting Standard Documentation: Arbeitskräfteerhebung 2001Labour Force Survey 2001, by Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria); eds. F. Kraus (MZES) and G. Schmaus (CEPS). Mannheim/Luxembourg: 2001


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Study Citation

Country Austria

Title Wohnungserhebung

Parallel title Housing Survey



Investigator's home-page http://www.statistik.at


Subject items Household: ° Technical information ° Household: size of households ° Household: household composition Dwelling: ° Size of dwellings ° tenure status ° housing expenditures ° equipment ° kind of heating Individual: ° Technical Information ° basic demographic information (gender, age, marital status) ° Citizenship ° Position to reference person ° Educational attainment ° Employment and unemployment ° characteristics of employment (occupation, industry, working hours, limited job contract) ° Main social status

Statistics domains Household Housing

Abstract (Study Purpose) Observation of structure of dwelling stock (year of construction, number of dwellings in the

building, size of dwelling, amenities within the dwelling, tenure status, housing expenditures, heating facilities and heating material mostly used, facilities for parking cars within the building and related cost). Situation of households of different population groups regarding housing conditions.


Coverage

Reference period Feb-01

Data collection period Three weeks

Country Austria

Lowest geographic level Mainly NUTS, but sample design and sample size allows tabulations by type of community and to some extent to NUTS3.

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Observed units Person ; Household ; Family

Universe

Institutional universe Dwellings (main residences)

Kind of Data

Type of source Household survey



Survey structure

Time method no

Kind of survey Part of a System of Surveys

Parent enumeration MikrozensusMicrocensus

Survey integration Supplement with a stable set of questions to the Core questionnaire of Mikrozensus, which itself contains largely data on housing. By the system of key numbers (the same key numbers are used every time the household is in the sample) neighbouring supplements can be linked. The Housing Survey was mostly conducted together with other Mikozensus supplements relating to housing .


Study frequency Yearly (approximately)

Collection period(s) Three weeks


Sampling procedure

Sample Size 34,000 dwellings ; 57,000 individuals

Sampling method The sample design is a two stage design in the rural domain and a one stage design in the urban domain. Rural domain: Municipalities are the primary sampling units, dwellings are the secondary sampling units. Stratification of municipalities according to size and agrarian proportion. 5-16 strata in each province. Urban domain: Dwellings are the primary sampling units. The dwellings in each province are stratified into 100-150 strata according to kind of dwelling, period of construction, kind of building, floor space of dwelling, kind of heating and number of inhabitants Sample selection: systematic selection using random start and every k-th unit thereafter. Simultaneous selection for 44 surveys (from March 1994 onwards).




Survey modes Visit and partially telephone

Survey tools -

Total response rate 85 to 90%

Class of survey Micocensus

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Place of Residence

Concept de facto.



Country of Birth


Country coded? no.

Citizenship



Citizenship codes AUSTRIAN Ex-Yougoslavia Turkey Others


Dual citizenship registered? No

Priority rule for classification Self assessment .

Gender


Age

Age registered? yes

Specification month and year of birth

Marital Status

Legal Status


Categories in source Single Married (including separated) Widowed divorced

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Private Household



Housing unit concept used? No




Definition of housekeeping unit National definition


Reference Person


Definition of reference person Head of household (Haushaltsvorstand). Mostly self assessment, but reference person must

be of age 15 or over. In case of doubt, a person of the parent generation should be preferred to a child , an economically active person to a non active or in the case of three generations-households a person of the middle generation.



Definition and categories Relationship to reference person (head of household)

Head of reference person Spouse or living in consensual union with reference person Child of reference person Mother or father of reference person Others


Family status recording The Austrian Microcensus uses since the early eighties the sequence number approach. Each member of the household gets a unique number and if not head of household or partner (legal or consensual) or child of head of household) gives this l number of the partner (legal or

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consensual) and of a parent (preferably mother) living in the household



Measurement Highest programme level completed




education included) General education: -No compulsory schooling completed -Compulsory schooling -General upper secondary school Vocational /Technical Education : -Apprenticeship -Intermediate vocational school -Higher vocational school, normal type -Mastercraftsmen, foremen -Higher vocational school, college type-Institute of higher education -University or equivalent


-Kein Pflichtschulabschluss -Pflichtschulabschluss -Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schule Berufsbildende Schulen und Abschlüsse: -Lehrabschluss -Berufsbildende Mittlere Schulen -Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen - Normalform -Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen – Kolleg -Meister, Werkmeister (seit 1999)-Hochschulverwandte Lehranstalten -Universität, Hochschule




Current education included? yes


Current continued education included? No

Labour Status

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Employment Status included? yes

Status categories Selbständige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer BetriebMithelfende Familienangehörige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer Betrieb Selbständige, sonstige Bereiche, ohne Freiberufler: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeit Mithelfende Familienangehörige bei Selbständigen in sonstigen Bereichen, ohne Freie Berufe: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeitn.) Freiberufler: - ohne Hochschulbildung - mit HochschulbildungMithelfende Familienangehörige bei Freiberuflern: - ohne Hochschulbildung -mit Hochschulbildung Arbeiter (ohne öffentlichen Dienst): -Lehrling -Hilfsarbeiter außerhalb Landwirtschaft -Hilfsarbeiter in Land- und Forstwirtsch. -Angelernter Arbeiter -Facharbeiter -Vorarbeiter, Meister Angestellte (ohne öffentl. Dienst): -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkei

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Beamte (pragmatisiert): -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit Vetragsbedienstete: -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte und führ. Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit

Status categories (English) Self-employed, agriculture, small farms

Self-employed, agriculture, med. sized farms Self-employed, agriculture, big sized farms Family Work., agriculture, small farms Family Work., agriculture, med. sized farms. Family Work, agriculture, big sized farms. Other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Family workers with other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Self-employed, liberal professions - without academic education -with academic education Family workers with self-employed, liberal professions : - without academic education -with academic education Blue collar worker : -Apprentice -Unskilled worker (exc. agriculture) - Unskilled worker (agriculture) -Semi-skilled worker -Skilled worker -Gaffer, foreman White-collar workers (except public service): -Apprentice - unskilled worker -skilled worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service-having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar - unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position

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-qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service- not having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar -unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified or top manager


Hours worked

Hours worked included? Yes


Full time / Part time question included? No

Definition Part-time: Normally worked hours below 36 hours per week

Occupation


Classification compatible to ISCO-88? Yes. Occupation digits of “Österreichische Berufssystematik” are transformed to ISCO 88 using

information on educational attainment and on status in employment .


Coding level 3

Industry



Classification actually used Nace rev. 1

Coding level 3


Size group of workplace included? No

Classification of conscripts Separate category

Main social status



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Main source of livelihood Yes

Main activity status Yes





SEC included? In Austria there is no official socio-economic classification. Therefore for the Microcensus, plenty of such classifications were in use, mostly based on the main social status and combined with status in employment.

Income

Income variables included? No (but sometimes linkable to Income supplement)


Health Status




Housing amenities


Survey History

Survey conduction

First year 1969

Conduction history 1969 to 1994: yearly in March 1995 to 2001: 1995 , 1997. 1999, 2000, 2001 (varying months)

Survey developments

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Major breaks In 1994 (one year before the entry of Austria to EU) the Microcensus which before was rather orientated to national tasks got an “international” mission as a tool for fulfilling European needs, especially in the field of labour statistics (European Labour Force Survey). Therefore many definitions had to be adapted to the rules of EUROSTAT. Changes focussed on the introduction of the Labour-Force-Concept in statistics on employment and unemployment, whereas before only the life-subsistence-concept was in use (as in the Censuses prior to 2001). A major break occurred in 1974 when the sample design was changed from a two-stage-sample proportional to the population in the Länder to a one-stage-sample with approx. the same sample size in all the Länder. This made it possible to publish results for the Austrian Länder. Other or additional breaks in time-series were caused by the complete substitution of the addresses of the sample by new ones from the then most recent Census (1974, 1984, 1994). The questionnaire was extended several times


Supplementary modules 1991: Annoyances by noise etc. in the dwelling /Umweltbedingungen des Wohnens 1993: Energy consumption of householdsEnergieverbrauch der Haushalte 1993: Changes to a new dwellingWohnungswechsel 1994: : Annoyances by noise etc. in the dwelling /Umweltbedingungen des Wohnens 1997: Energy consumption of householdsEnergieverbrauch der Haushalte 1998: : Annoyances by noise etc. in the dwelling /Umweltbedingungen des Wohnens (not connected to housing survey, but related to housing) 2000: Energy consumption of householdsEnergieverbrauch der Haushalte (full list of surveys before 1991 see core questionnaire)

Data Access

Data disseminators Statistik Austria; WISDOM Vienna





Acquisition costs ATS 10.000 per quarter. ATS (Costs as on 30.06.2001. Cost schedules might be changed.)

Special user support WISDOM Vienna ; http://www.wisdom.at



Other links related to the survey http://www.wisdom.at

Related Studies

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Supplementary modules 1991: Annoyances by noise etc. in the dwelling /Umweltbedingungen des Wohnens 1993: Energy consumption of householdsEnergieverbrauch der Haushalte 1993: Changes to a new dwellingWohnungswechsel 1994: : Annoyances by noise etc. in the dwelling /Umweltbedingungen des Wohnens 1997: Energy consumption of householdsEnergieverbrauch der Haushalte 1998: : Annoyances by noise etc. in the dwelling /Umweltbedingungen des Wohnens (not connected to housing survey, but related to housing) 2000: Energy consumption of householdsEnergieverbrauch der Haushalte (full list of surveys before 1991 see core questionnaire)


Part title(s) Statistik Austria: :Wohnen.<Jahr>

Parallel part title(s) Housing conditions <year>

Document citation EuReporting Standard Documentation: 'Wohnungserhebung 2001' (Mikrozensus Programm)'Housing Survey 2001' (Microcensus programme)', by Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria); eds. F. Kraus (MZES) and G. Schmaus (CEPS). Mannheim/Luxembourg: 2001


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Study Citation

Country Austria

Title Volkszählung 2001

Parallel title 2001 Population Census

Study Acronym VZ 2001



Investigator's home-page www.statistik.at


Subject items 1. Person: Date of birth, sex, marital status, country of birth, nationality, colloquial language, household status, religious affiliation, number of children born (only women aged 16+), school currently attended, education completed, whether employed or other economic status, status in employment, occupation, name of employer, branch of economic activity, starting point of daily way to school/work, address of school/work place, mode of transport, duration of way to school/work 2. Household: Name, date of birth, if main or secondary residence, nationality (if Austrian or other)

Statistics domains Demography Household and family Labour Market Education Commuting

Abstract (Study Purpose) 1.Calculation of the population of communes as legal base for allocation of public funds to

communes and for the distribution of Parliament seats to the constituencies (=Länder); 2. information on demographic and social structure of population; 3. up-dating the local population registers; 4. Small area statistics


Coverage

Reference period 15-May-01

Data collection period 2-May-2001 to 31-May-2001

Country Austria

Lowest geographic level Total enumeration of population

Observed units Persons Households Families

Universe

Institutional universe Total population

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Survey Documentation - Results for A-PC-2001

Geographic universe Resident population

Conceptual exceptions Foreign diplomats and employees of international organisations with a diplomatic passport and their families are not counted. Austrian diplomats living abroad and their families are counted as part of the resident population.

Kind of Data

Type of source Population and housing census

Type of census Traditionally but supported by registers


Survey structure

Kind of survey Part of the Combined Census


Survey integration The Population Census is conducted together with the Housing Census and the Census of local units of employment, the three Censuses being in principle fully integrated. In fact the exchange of data occurs mostly between the Population and the Housing Census as variables for the population living in dwellings are taken from the Population Census.


Study frequency Every 10 years

Collection period(s) 2-May-2001 to 31-May-2001


Data collector Statistik Austria

Collector's name in English Statistics Austria

Collector's home-page www.statistik.at

Sampling procedure

Sampling method



Survey modes Enumerators (questionnaires are usually filled in by the respondents) Interviews at the local census office

Survey tools Readable forms

Total response rate 100% (the communes are entitled to fill in parts of the forms for people who are not at home or refuse to answer by using information from the population register)

Class of survey .


Place of Residence

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Concept DE JURE: People are counted at the place of main residence. But: If somebody is registered at a place and not living there any more he/she is counted at the place of the de facto residence. The population register has to be updated according to the information from the census period after census day.

Definition/Practice According to the Population Census Law persons have to be counted at their place of main residence. The main residence is defined as the place where the person has the centre of her/his life and personal relations (family, work, friends…).

Treatment of multiple residences In Austria people only may have one main residence, but several secondary residences.

A personal questionnaire is only filled in at the place of the main residence.

Country of Birth

Country of birth registered? yes

Country coded? yes

Citizenship



Citizenship codes Each country specified


Dual citizenship registered? yes

Priority rule for classification Host country

Gender


Age

Age registered? yes

Specification Date and year of birth

Marital Status

Legal Status


Categories in source Never married Married Divorced Widowed


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Categories in source Married, living with a partner Married, not living with a partner Living in consensual union Neither married nor living in a consensual union

Co-habiting coded separately? From variable household status – cohabitant of household reference person

Private Household

Private HH specified? Yes


Housing unit concept used? yes

Housing unit specified? Yes

Definition of housing unit National definition

Main residence of at least 1 person. Persons can separate themselves into housekeeping units, but these are matched to one household

Housekeeping unit concept used? Only during enumeration stage

Definition of housekeeping unit People living together and managing their household together (pooling of income and

resources, joint provision of food and/or other essentials of living)

Reference Person

Reference person specified? Yes ('head of household')

Definition of reference person Person who contributes most to the household budget

If such a distinction is not possible, household has to decide on its own who is the reference person


Household rel. specified? Yes

Definition and categories Relationship to head of household

Head of household Her/his spouse Her/his cohabitant Her/his daughter/son Partner of daugher/son Her/his grandchild/partner of grandchild Her/his mother/father (mother/father in law, step, grand mother/father) Other relation Not related

Family status specified? yes

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Family status recording Families are identified by using the categories given in the question on household status



Measurement Educational programmes completed


Major categories Allgemeinbildende Pflichtschule Lehrlingsausbildung Berufsbildende mittlere Schule Allgemeinbildende höhere Schule Berufsbildende höhere Schule Kolleg, Abiturientenlehrgang Universität, Fachhochschule, Akademien

Major categories in English General education at the lower secondary level

Apprenticeship training Vocational, technical education at the upper secondary level, but with no qualification for university education General education at the upper secondary level (qualifying for university education) Vocational, technical education at the upper secondary level qualifying for university education Short vocational, technical education at the postsecondary level University studies and other higher education programmes on tertiary level with a vocational focus

Categories and related programmes About 660 programmes/fields of studies

Type of classification used: national

Name of national classification 'Bildungsschlüssel Volkszählung 2001' Classification is only used for the Population Census and

is updated before each census

Coding level About 660 programmes/fields of studies; 4-digit-level


Current education included? Yes (general, vocational and technical education)

Current vocational training included? Yes (only apprentices)

Current continued education included? No

Labour Status


Status categories Active (employed, unemployed, parental leave, military service), non-active (retired, engaged in family activities, pupil, student, child, other)

Measurement approach SELF-ASSESSMENT

Status concept CURRENT STATUS

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Age limit for inclusion 15, no upper limit

Labour Force definition' ILO-DEFINITION (only the reference period is extended to “during the last few weeks”)

Unemployment definition Deviating from ILO-definition:

People who have been employed and are looking for a job irrespectively of whether they get unemployment benefits or not.

Classification of parental leave As being active: If they have been employed, they are classified together with the employed; if

they have been unemployed, they are classified together with the unemployed; no limit with respect to the duration of the leave.



Status categories Selbständige/r Mithelfende/r im Familienbetrieb Werkvertragsnehmer/in, frei/e Mitarbeiter/in Beamter/Beamtin Angestellte/r Facharbeiter/in Angelernte/r Arbeiter/in Hilfsarbeiter/in Lehrling

Status categories (English) Employer or self-employed

Unpaid family worker Contractor, freelance worker Civil servant White collar worker Skilled worker Semi-skilled worker Unskilled worder Apprentice

Classification of family workers Paid family workers are classified as employees according to their labour contract, unpaid

family workers make up a separate category

Hours worked

Hours worked included? no


Definition Definition: Full time: 32 and more working hours a week Part time (long): 12 to 31 working hours a week Part time (short): 1 to 11 working hours a week

Occupation


Classification compatible to ISCO-88? yes

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Name of classification actually used ISCO 88 (COM)

Coding level Four digit level

Industry



Classification actually used Nace rev. 1 (ÖNACE 1995)

Coding level Four digit

Industry recording mode Both: name and address of firm and self-assessment

Size group of workplace included? From the business register


Main social status



Main source of livelihood no

Main activity status no

Other concepts Activity status asked for (multiple ticking possible)

Status categories distinguished Employed, unemployed, on parental leave, conscripts, engaged in family duties, pupil,

student, child, retired, other


SEC included? yes

Type of classification Classification used for census only

Name of classification Socio-economic status

Concept Employers, self-employed and unpaid family workers are broken down by occupation (agriculture and forestry, liberal professionals, production and service occupations), civil servants and white collar workers are broken down by level of educational attainment and blue collar workers are broken down by the categories skilled, semiskilled and unskilled.

Income

Income variables included? No


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Health Status



Tenure status specified? Yes (derived from type of dwelling)

Housing amenities


Survey History

Survey conduction

First year 1869

Conduction history 1869, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1923, 1934, 1939, 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991

Survey developments

Major breaks Break in classification of occupation and branch of economic industry, break in the definition of household (household-dwelling concept versus housekeeping concept in the previous censuses), ILO-definition of 'being in the labour force' is used for the first time in the 2001 population census


Data Access

Statistical disclosure control methods Threshold for tables for small user-defined areas of 30 inhabitants and 4 buildings

Type of access No access to microdata for the public, only for statistical agencies of the Laender-governments Data users only get tables and aggregate files

Access conditions to previous files As above



Home page of survey www.statistik.at www.volkszaehlung.at

Codebook for survey Not on the Internet

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Questionnaire for Individuals: Statistical Office

www.statistik.at www.volkszaehlung.at

Variable lists: Not on the Internet

Related Studies



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Parallel part title(s) Beiträge zur österreichischen Statistik: 2001 Population Census, Main results I, II – Burgenland Main results I, II – Kärnten (Carinthia) Main results I, II – Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) Main results I, II – Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) Main results I, II – Steiermark (Styria) Main results I, II – Salzburg Main results I, II – Tirol (Tyrol) Main results I, II – Vorarlberg Main results I, II – Wien (Vienna) Main results I, II – Austria Commuters Labour Force by Economic Characteristics Educational Attainment Pupils and Students Migration 2000 Households and Families The Demographic, Social and Economic Structure in Austria

Document citation EuReporting Standard Documentation: Volkszählung 2001Population Census 2001, by Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria); eds. F. Kraus (MZES) and G. Schmaus (CEPS). Mannheim/Luxembourg: 2001


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Study Citation

Country Austria

Title Konsumerhebung

Parallel title Household Budget Survey

Study Acronym KE





Subject items Household-Questionnaires: Diary, Housing, Possession of consumer durables, Living Conditions; Members-Questionnaires: Personal diary, Characteristics of the household members (e.g. age, sex, occupation, education), vacation, income;

Statistics domains Household and family Living conditions Other: Household expenditures (to calculate the weights for the consumer prices, as an input for the National Accaounts) Income; Possession of consumer durables; Housing;

Abstract (Study Purpose) Household expenditures , Equipment of households with vehicles and consumer durables


Coverage

Reference period 1999/2000

Data collection period 1.Nov. 1999 – 29. Oct. 2000; 2. Diary keeping = 2 weeks

Country Austria

Lowest geographic level NUTS 2

Observed units Person Household (Household and Members)

Universe

Institutional universe Population in private households

Geographic universe resident population

Kind of Data

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Survey Documentation - Results for A-KE-2000

Type of source Person/household survey


Survey structure

Time method no

Kind of survey Independent survey

Survey integration Part of the harmonized system of European household budget surveys;

Participation mode voluntary (households were paid ATS 500,- when participating)

Study frequency every 5 years

Collection period(s) 1.Nov. 1999 – 29. Oct. 2000; 2. Diary keeping = 2 weeks




Collector's home-page www.statistik.at

Sampling procedure

Sample Size for 1999/2000 survey: gross sample: 31,600 households, net sample: 7,098 households

Sampling method Sub sample of the Austrian Microcensus


Survey instruments Diary Questionnaire

Survey modes Visit

Survey tools Scanner readable forms

Sources description Sample design: probability sample; Sample representativeness: representative for the 9 Austrian regions “Bundesländer” (=NUTS2-level); Coverage: private households and their members; Survey period: 1 year; Recording period: 14 days for diary keeping; for some bigger expenditures a 12 month retrospective period was used; for expenditures on accommodation the recording period was 1 month;

Total response rate 1999/2000: 7,098 households; = 40,7% response rate (of all useable addresses)

Class of survey household budget survey


Place of Residence

Concept de facto

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Treatment of multiple residences usual residence;

people with multiple residences are counted only once;

Country of Birth


Country coded? no

Citizenship

Citizenship registered? Only: Austria = 1; Others = 2

Foreign citizenship coded? no

Citizenship codes Austria = 1; Others = 2



Gender

Age

Age registered? yes

Specification Month and year of birth

Marital Status

Legal Status


Categories in source Single=1; Married=2; Cohabitation=3; Widowed=4; Divorced or Separated=5;


De Facto Status included? no

Categories in source –

Co-habiting coded separately? yes

Private Household


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Housing unit concept used? Temporarily absent persons who are financially dependent on the household - as students -

are included whereas persons living in the dwelling but without being economically connected to/dependent on the household constitute their own households.




Definition of housekeeping unit National definition;

Reference Person


Definition of reference person Reference person = Head of household. The head of household is self-defined, following the

definition “a person contributing most to the total income of the household”



Definition and categories Reference person,

Spouse of reference person; Child of reference person or spouse; Other relative to reference person or spouse; Other relative; Resident employee; Other person;

Family status specified? yes

Family status recording sequence number approach



Measurement Highest level of studies completed


Major categories Pflichtschule mit/ohne Lehrabschluss; Berufsbildende mittlere Schule; Allgemeinbildende höhere Schule; Berufsbildende höhere Schule; Hochschulverwandte Lehranstalt; Universität;

Major categories in English Elementary school without/with completed apprenticeship; medium level vocational training;

higher general education; higher technical or vocational training; university

Type of classification used: Others

(ISCED can be derived)

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Coding level ISCED 1-digit level (can be derived)



Current vocational training included? no

Current continued education included? no

Labour Status


Status categories Employed, Unemployed, Retired, Parental leave, National service, Housewife, Student, Child pre school, Unable to work;

Measurement approach Self-assessment

Status concept Current & usual status


Labour Force definition' ILO

Unemployment definition ILO




Status categories Selbständige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer BetriebMithelfende Familienangehörige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer Betrieb Selbständige, sonstige Bereiche, ohne Freiberufler: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeit Mithelfende Familienangehörige bei Selbständigen in sonstigen Bereichen, ohne Freie Berufe: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeitn.)

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Freiberufler: - ohne Hochschulbildung - mit HochschulbildungMithelfende Familienangehörige bei Freiberuflern: - ohne Hochschulbildung -mit Hochschulbildung Arbeiter (ohne öffentlichen Dienst): -Lehrling -Hilfsarbeiter außerhalb Landwirtschaft -Hilfsarbeiter in Land- und Forstwirtsch. -Angelernter Arbeiter -Facharbeiter -Vorarbeiter, Meister Angestellte (ohne öffentl. Dienst): -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende TätigkeiBeamte (pragmatisiert): -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit Vetragsbedienstete: -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte und führ. Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit


Self-employed, agriculture, big sized f. Family Work., agriculture, small farm Family Work., agriculture, med. sized f. Family Work, agriculture, big sized f. Other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Family workers with other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Self-employed, liberal professions - without academic education -with academic education Family workers with self-employed, liberal professions : - without academic education - with academic education

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Blue collar worker : -Apprentice -Unskilled worker (exc. agriculture) - Unskilled worker (agriculture) -Semi-skilled worker -Skilled worker -Gaffer, foreman White-collar workers (except public service): -Apprentice - unskilled worker -skilled worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service-having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar - unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service- not having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar -unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified or top manager

Classification of family workers Only unpaid family workers in the labor force are counted as family workers

Hours worked

Hours worked included? no


Definition Part-time: 1 - 35 hours; full-time: 36+ hours.

Occupation



Name of classification actually used ISCO 88 (COM)

Coding level 2-digit level

Industry


Classification compatible to NACE,

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R.1 yes


Coding level 2-digit level

Industry recording mode self assessment

Size group of workplace included? no

Classification of conscripts separate category

Main social status



Main source of livelihood yes

Main activity status yes

Other concepts no

Status categories distinguished Employed, Unemployed, Retired, Parental leave, National service, Housewife, Student, Child

pre school, Unable to work;


SEC included? yes

Type of classification In Austria there is no official classification; the classifications used are mainly based on the main social status;

Income

Income variables included? yes

Income units available Individuals Households


Income concept: Individuals net income

Income concept: Households net income

Income components: Individuals income of employees

income of self-employed pensions unemployment benefits allocation in relative with illness or disability ("Pflegegeld") family benefits ("Familienbeihilfe") maternity ("Karenzurlaubsgeld") student grants

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Income components: Households income of employees

income of self-employed pensions unemployment benefits allocation in relative with illness or disability ("Pflegegeld") family benefits ("Familienbeihilfe") maternity ("Karenzurlaubsgeld") income from property income from housing student grants

Health Status




Housing amenities


Survey History

Survey conduction

First year 1954

Conduction history 1954 – 1993/94 every 10 years; now every 5 years;

Survey developments

Major breaks HBS 1999/2000: not integrated in the quarterly microcensus; survey conduction every 5 years; use of the newly established expenditure nomenclature COICOP; including some new income questions (component method). Questions on possession of household durables now completely integrated in HBS, whereas 1993 and 1984 these questions were part of special programme of the Mikrozensus, linkable with diaries of HBS.

Predecessors HBS 1993/94


Data Access

Data disseminators Statistics Austria

Statistical disclosure control methods only anonymous data

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Acquisition costs not yet decided

Special user support Statistics Austria



Home page of survey www.statistik.at

Variable lists: .

Other links related to the survey .

Related Studies

Study predecessors HBS 1993/94


Part title(s) Konsumerhebung 1999/2000

Parallel part title(s) Household Budget Survey 1999/2000

Document citation EuReporting Standard Documentation: Konsumerhebung 1999/2000Consumption Survey 1999/2000, by Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria); eds. F. Kraus (MZES) and G. Schmaus (CEPS). Mannheim/Luxembourg: 2001


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Study Citation

Country Austria

Title Arbeitsbedingungen

Parallel title Working conditions





Subject items Individuals: Environmental burdens and vocational burdens on the working place

Statistics domains labour market

Abstract (Study Purpose) Description of working conditions as regards such as environmental burdens at the work

place, such as noise, weather conditions, dust, exposure to toxics, and on the other hand other possibly harming working conditions mostly due to organization of work (work with physical strain, assembly-line work, work under stress, exposure to time pressure etc). Comparisons with prior surveys.


Coverage

Reference period Nov-00

Data collection period 2 – 22 June1999

Country Austria

Lowest geographic level NUTS II

Observed units Person

Universe

Institutional universe All employed and people up to 60 (female) or 65 (male) having retired 1995 to 199. living in private households .


Kind of Data

Type of source Household survey (Microcensus)



Survey structure

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Survey Documentation - Results for A-MZ/WC-1999

Kind of survey Part of Microcensus survey


Survey integration 'Special Programme' to Microcensus.

Participation mode voluntary.

Study frequency Ad hoc

Collection period(s) 2 – 22 June1999




Collector's home-page http://www.statistik.at

Sampling procedure

Sample Size 33,000

Sampling method The sample design is a two stage design in the rural domain and a one stage design in the urban domain. Rural domain: Municipalities are the primary sampling units, dwellings are the secondary sampling units. Stratification of municipalities according to size and agrarian proportion. 5-16 strata in each province. Urban domain: Dwellings are the primary sampling units. The dwellings in each province are stratified into 100-150 strata according to kind of dwelling, period of construction, kind of building, floor space of dwelling, kind of heating and number of inhabitants Sample selection: systematic selection using random start and every k-th unit thereafter. Simultaneous selection for 44 surveys (from March 1994 onwards).




Survey modes Visit (few: telephone)

Survey tools -

Class of survey Microcensus


Place of Residence

Concept de facto.



Country of Birth


Country coded? no.

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Citizenship



Citizenship codes AUSTRIAN Ex-Yougoslavia Turkey Others


Dual citizenship registered? No

Priority rule for classification Self assessment .

Gender


Age

Age registered? yes

Specification Other, month and year of birth

Marital Status

Legal Status







Private Household



Housing unit concept

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used? No




Definition of housekeeping unit National definition:


Reference Person


Definition of reference person Head of household (Haushaltsvorstand).

Mostly self assessment, but reference person must be of age 15 or over. In case of doubt, a person of the parent generation should be preferred to a child , a economically active person to a non active or in the case of three generations-households a person of the middle generation.






Family status recording The Austrian Microcensus uses since the early eighties the sequence number approach. Each member of the household gets a unique number and if not head of household or partner (legal or consensual) or child of head of household) gives this l number of the partner (legal or consensual) and of a parent (preferably mother) living in the household



Measurement Highest programme level completed




education included) General education:

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-No compulsory schooling completed -Compulsory schooling -General upper secondary school Vocational /Technical Education : -Apprenticeship -Intermediate vocational school -Higher vocational school, normal type -Mastercraftsmen, foremen -Higher vocational school, college type-Institute of higher education -University or equivalent


-Kein Pflichtschulabschluss -Pflichtschulabschluss -Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schule Berufsbildende Schulen und Abschlüsse: -Lehrabschluss -Berufsbildende Mittlere Schulen -Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen, Normalform -Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen – Kolleg -Meister, Werkmeister (seit 1999)-Hochschulverwandte Lehranstalten -Universität, Hochschule







Labour Status









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Status categories Selbständige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer BetriebMithelfende Familienangehörige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer Betrieb Selbständige, sonstige Bereiche, ohne Freiberufler: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeit Mithelfende Familienangehörige bei Selbständigen in sonstigen Bereichen, ohne Freie Berufe: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeitn.) Freiberufler: - ohne Hochschulbildung - mit HochschulbildungMithelfende Familienangehörige bei Freiberuflern: - ohne Hochschulbildung -mit Hochschulbildung Arbeiter (ohne öffentlichen Dienst): -Lehrling -Hilfsarbeiter außerhalb Landwirtschaft -Hilfsarbeiter in Land- und Forstwirtsch. -Angelernter Arbeiter -Facharbeiter -Vorarbeiter, Meister Angestellte (ohne öffentl. Dienst): -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende TätigkeiBeamte (pragmatisiert): -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit Vetragsbedienstete: -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte und führ. Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit

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Self-employed, agriculture, big sized f. Family Work., agriculture, small farm Family Work., agriculture, med. sized f. Family Work, agriculture, big sized f. Other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Family workers with other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Self-employed, liberal professions - without academic education -with academic education Family workers with self-employed, liberal professions : - without academic education. - with academic education Blue collar worker : -Apprentice -Unskilled worker (exc. agriculture) - Unskilled worker (agriculture) -Semi-skilled worker -Skilled worker -Gaffer, foreman White-collar workers (except public service): -Apprentice - unskilled worker -skilled worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service-having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar - unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service- not having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar -unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified or top manager


Hours worked

Hours worked included? Yes

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Full time / Part time question included? No

Definition Part-time: Normally worked hours below 36 hours per week

Occupation


Classification compatible to ISCO-88? Yes.

Occupation digits of “Österreichische Berufssystematik” are transformed to ISCO 88 using information on educational attainment and on status in employment .


Coding level 3

Industry




Coding level 3


Size group of workplace included? No


Main social status



Main source of livelihood Yes

Main activity status Yes




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Income

Income variables included? Not in this survey, but linkable with Mikrocensus-Supplement on Income


Health Status


Housing amenities

Survey History

Survey conduction

First year 1980

Conduction history 1980, 1985,1994, 1999

Survey developments

Major breaks 1999 only working conditions were asked, 1994 state of health also


Data Access

Data disseminators Statistik Austria; WISDOM Vienna .





Acquisition costs ATS 10.000 per quarter. ATS (Costs as on 30.06.2001. Cost schedules might be changed.)

Special user support WISDOM Vienna http://www.wisdom.at

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Other links related to the survey WISDOM Vienna http://www.wisdom.at

Related Studies



Part title(s) 'Arbeitsbedingungen – Hauptergebnisse – Mikrozensus Juni 1999'; in Statistische Nachrichten; Heft 11/2000

Parallel part title(s) 'Working Conditions – Main Results- June 1999'; in Statistische Nachrichten, no. 11/2000

Document citation EuReporting Standard Documentation: 'Arbeitsbedingungen 1999''Working Conditions 1999', by Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria); eds. F. Kraus (MZES) and G. Schmaus (CEPS). Mannheim/Luxembourg: 2001


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Study Citation

Country Austria

Title Zeitverwendungserhebung

Parallel title Time Use Survey

Investigator Statistik Österreich




Subject items Individuals: primary activity, place of performance, presense or help of other persons, activity done (only or also) for other household, secondary activity.

Statistics domains Household and family Living conditions Labour Market Leisure-time activities

Abstract (Study Purpose) Time use of different population groups


Coverage

Reference period March and September 1992

Data collection period March and September 1992

Country Austria

Lowest geographic level Whole of Austria, NUTS 2

Observed units Person; Household; Family.

Universe

Institutional universe Population in private households 10 years or older


Kind of Data

Type of source Person/household survey


Survey structure

Time method no

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Survey Documentation - Results for A-MZ/TUS-1992

Kind of survey Part of a system of household surveys


Survey integration At that time no relation to EU surveys Fully integration into Microcensus Part of a fully integrated survey system

Participation mode Voluntary

Study frequency Varying

Collection period(s) March and September 1992


Data collector Statistik Österreich


Collector's home-page www.statistik.a t

Sampling procedure

Sample Size 35,000 dwellings (like Microcensus); 25,233 diaries have been completed

Sampling method Random sample (Microcensus). For time use one half of the sample was asked in March, the other in September.

Sampling frame Mikrozensus


Survey instruments Questionnaire, Diary

Survey modes Visit

Survey tools -

Total response rate 47% (Men 45%, women 48%)


Place of Residence

Concept de facto


Country of Birth


Country coded? no

Citizenship


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Citizenship codes Austrian Ex-Yougoslavia Turkey, other



Priority rule for classification self assessment

Gender


Age

Age registered? yes

Specification month and year of birth

Marital Status

Legal Status







Private Household





Definition of

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housekeeping unit National definition

Reference Person


Definition of reference person Head of household (like Microcensus)






Family status recording The Austrian Microcensus uses since the early eighties the sequence number approach. Each member of the household gets a unique number and if not head of household or partner (legal or consensual) or child of head of household) gives this l number of the partner (legal or consensual) and of a parent (preferably mother) living in the household



Measurement Highest level completed


Major categories Pflichtschule ohne/mit Lehre, Berufsbildende mittlere Schule, Allgemeinbildende höhere Schule, Berufsbildende höhere Schule, Universität/Hochschule

Major categories in English Elementary school without/with completed apprenticeship, medium level vocational training,

higher general education, higher technical or vocational training, University

Type of classification used: Other



Current vocational training included? no


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Classification of parental leave Employed as long as the get parental leave benefits



Status categories Selbständige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer BetriebMithelfende Familienangehörige, Land- und Forstwirtschaft: -Kleinbetrieb -Mittelbetrieb -Größerer Betrieb Selbständige, sonstige Bereiche, ohne Freiberufler: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeit Mithelfende Familienangehörige bei Selbständigen in sonstigen Bereichen, ohne Freie Berufe: - ohne Arbeitnehmer -Kleinbetrieb (1-4 Arbeitnehmer) -Mittelbetrieb (5 – 9 Arbeitnehmer) -größerer Betrieb (10 und mehr Arbeitn.) Freiberufler: - ohne Hochschulbildung - mit HochschulbildungMithelfende Familienangehörige bei Freiberuflern: - ohne Hochschulbildung -mit Hochschulbildung Arbeiter (ohne öffentlichen Dienst): -Lehrling -Hilfsarbeiter außerhalb Landwirtschaft -Hilfsarbeiter in Land- und Forstwirtsch. -Angelernter Arbeiter -Facharbeiter -Vorarbeiter, Meister Angestellte (ohne öffentl. Dienst): -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkei

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Beamte (pragmatisiert): -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit Vetragsbedienstete: -Hilfs-, angelernte. Arbeitertätigkeit - Facharbeitertätigkeit -Hilfs-, angelernte Tätigkeit -Gerlernte Tätigkeit -Mittlere Tätigkeit -Höhere Tätigkeit -Hochqualifizierte und führ. Tätigkeit -Führende Tätigkeit


Self-employed, agriculture, big sized f. Family Work., agriculture, small farm Family Work., agriculture, med. sized f. Family Work, agriculture, big sized f. Other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Family workers with other self-employed without liberal professions - without dependant workers- small business. (1 –4 dep. work.) - med sized business (5-9 dep. work.) - big sized business (10+ dep. work) Self-employed, liberal professions - without academic education -with academic education Family workers with self-employed, liberal professions : - without academic education with academic education Blue collar worker : -Apprentice -Unskilled worker (exc. agriculture) - Unskilled worker (agriculture) -Semi-skilled worker -Skilled worker -Gaffer, foreman White-collar workers (except public service): -Apprentice - unskilled worker -skilled worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service-having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar - unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position

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-qualified manager -highly qualified manager -top manager Workers in public service- not having tenure: -unskilled or semiskilled blue collar -unskilled white collar worker -skilled white collar worker -middle position -qualified manager -highly qualified or top manager


Hours worked

Hours worked included? yes

Concepts Normally worked and actual hours

Full time / Part time question included? no

Definition part time: usual hours below 36 hours per week

Occupation




Coding level 3

Industry




Coding level 3

Industry recording mode Self-assessment

Size group of workplace included? no

Classification of conscripts separate category

Main social status



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Main source of livelihood






Income

Income variables included? no


Health Status




Housing amenities


Survey History

Survey conduction

First year 1992

Survey developments

Predecessors Tagesablauf, September 1981


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Data Access

Data disseminators Statistics Austria ( http://www.statistik.at )

Statistical disclosure control methods Only anonymous data


Use restrictions Access only by application for specific projects

Acquisition costs A copy in 1996: ATS 7,800 (Cost schedules might be changed)



Related Studies

Study predecessors Tagesablauf, September 1981



Part title(s) Statistik Austria: many articles in our monthly magazine ('Statistische Nachrichten'). For more information visit literature databank of EuReporting project at http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/projekte/mikrodaten/comi.htm In addition two special reports have been published: Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt: 'Zeitverwendung 1992/1981'; dto: 'Tagesablauf – Rund um die Uhr – Vergleich 1992/1981' “Wo kommt unsere Zeit hin?”

Parallel part title(s) 'Use of time 1992/1981' 'Daily routine – comparison 1992/1981' “What happens with our time?”

Document citation EuReporting Standard Documentation: 'Zeitverwendungserhebung 1992''Time Use Survey 1992', by Reinhard Eichwalder (Statistics Austria); eds. F. Kraus (MZES) and G. Schmaus (CEPS). Mannheim/Luxembourg: 2001


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