The Application of ESEC to Harmonized European Data: Introducing the Statistical Compendium

The Application of ESEC to Harmonized European Data:

Introducing the Statistical Compendium

Rhys Davies and Peter Elias

Outline of Presentation• Overview of data sources

• Information requirements for constructing ESEC

• Comparisons of employment status

• Comparisons of occupational composition

• Presentation of ESEC distributions

• Occupational detail and ESEC

• Introducing the Statistical Compendium

Overview of Data Sources• European Community Household Panel

Survey– 8 annual waves 1994-2001 - discontinued– Replaced by EU-SILC in 2004

• European Labour Force Survey– quarterly household survey by NSIs– persons aged 15+ living in private households

• European Social Survey– biennial attitudinal survey 2002/3, 2004/5

Information Requirements• Status in employment

– employers– self employed – employees

• Occupation– service relationship (higher professional, senior

administrative and senior management positions) – labour contract (‘working class occupations’)– intermediate (clerical occupations, as well as for some

technical, sales and service occupations)

• Supervisory Status

• Establishment Size

Employment StatusECHP Status in employment

EU-LFSProfessional status

ESSEmployment relation

Working with an employer in paid employment

Working with an employer in paid apprenticeship

Working with an employer in training under special related to employment

Self-employmentUnpaid work in a family

enterprise

Self-employed with employees

Self-employed without employees

EmployeeFamily Worker

EmployeeSelf-employedWorking for own family

business

Establishment SizeECHP (1994) EU-LFS (1997) ESS (2002/3)

Number of regular paid employees at local unit

(missing for most in public sector)

Number of persons working at the local unit

How many people are employed at the place where you usually work?

None1-4, 5-19, 20-49, 50-

99100-499, 500 or more

Exact number between 1 and 10,

11 to 19, 20 to 4950+, DK <11, DK

10+,

Under 10, 10 to 24, 25 to 99, 100 to 499 500 or more

How many employees (if any) do you have?

Exact number of persons

Supervisory StatusECHP (1994) EU-LFS (1997) ESS (2002/3)

Do you supervise or coordinate the work or any personnel?Do you have any say on their pay or promotion?

None at time of writing

In your main job, do you have any responsibility for supervising the work of other employees?

supervisoryintermediate non-supervisory

YesNo

Occupational Classification2 digit/

merged 2 digit4 digit

(trailing zeros)4 digit

Self Employment: EU12

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

% s

elf

emp

loye

d

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

Supervisory Status: EU12

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

% s

up

ervi

sory

ECHP

ESS

Manual Employment: EU12

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

%

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC Distributions

• Distributions based on 2 digit ISCO derivation matrix for comparability

• ECHP Wave 1 (1994)• EULFS 1997

– 2 digit matrix without information on supervisory status results in empty Class 6 and overpopulated Classes 7-9

• ESS 2002/3• EU-12 who participated in ECHP Wave 1• Distributions based on individual allocation and

current employment

ESEC: Denmark

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat

Intermediate Self emp &small

employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory &

lowertechnician

Lowerservices,sales &clerical

Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: Germany

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory &

lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: Netherlands

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory &

lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: United Kingdom

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: France

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: Luxembourg

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory &

lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: Belgium

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory &

lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: Ireland

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

EUSEC: Greece

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory &

lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: Italy

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory &

lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

EUSEC: Spain

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

ESEC: Portugal

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

ECHP

ESS

EULFS

Occupational Detail and ESECESS 2002/3 Percentage who Change Class Compared

to 4 Digit Matrix

Country 3 digit matrix 2 digit matrix

Belgium 7.0% 13.7%

Denmark 11.0% 18.7%

Germany 6.8% 14.1%

Greece 5.8% 10.3%

Ireland 5.8% 16.6%

Italy 9.9% 14.1%

Luxembourg 7.5% 14.6%

Netherlands 10.8% 21.2%

Portugal 9.8% 18.8%

Spain 6.4% 16.3%

United Kingdom 6.7% 12.9%

Statistical CompendiumECHP EULFS

Distributions Wave 1 1994 1997/2003

Education Age Completed

Educational Attainment (ISCED)

Age Completed

Educational Attainment (ISCED)

Health Limiting Illness

Self Reported Health

Current Employment

Hourly Earnings

Fringe Benefits

Current Tenure

Temporary Job

Economic Security

Forced to Leave last Job

Spell of Unemployment before Current Job

Unable to Make a Scheduled Payment

Activity Status Last Year

Low Educational Attainment (EULFS): Belgium

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

1997 - ISCO 2-digit 1997 - ISCO 3-digit 2003 - ISCO 2-digit 2003 - ISCO 3-digit

Limited by Illness or Disability (ECHP Wave 1): Denmark

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine

2 digit ISCO with supervisory status 2 digit ISCO without supervisory status

Hourly Earnings (ECHP Wave 1): Germany

0

5

10

15

20

25

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine


In Receipt of Fringe Benefits (ECHP Wave 1): Portugal

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine


Average Tenure (EULFS): Italy

0

5

10

15

20

25

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine


Temporary Contract (EULFS): Spain

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine


Forced to Leave Last Job (ECHP Wave 1): Ireland

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine


Spell of Unemployment Before Current Job (ECHP Wave 1): France

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine


Unable to Make Scheduled Payment (ECHP Wave 1): Greece

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Highersalariat

Lowersalariat


employersexcl agric

Self emp &small

employersincl agric

Lowersupervisory

& lowertechnician


Lowertechnical

Routine


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The Application of ESEC to Harmonized European Data: Introducing the Statistical Compendium