Labour Force Survey, 2020
LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Italy, 2020
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Reference ID
ITA_2020_LFS-Q1_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), IPUMS
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- Data files
- ITA2020_LFS-Q1-H-H
- ITA2020_LFS-Q1-P-H
Reason absent from work last week (IT2020H_B3)
Data file: ITA2020_LFS-Q1-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
243
End:
244
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Individual Questionnaire</span>
<br /><span class="lang">The information must refer to the family member indicated with the same number as that of the variable SG9 in the General Form</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Section B</span>
<br /><span class="em">Employment status during the reference week<br />For individuals aged 15 and over</span></p>
<p>B3. What was the main reason for which you didn't work that week?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Redundancy fund (ordinary or extraordinary) [set B4=1 and go to B6]<br />[] 2 Reduced enterprise activity for economic and/or technical reasons (excluding CIG) [go to B4]<br />[] 4 Job-related dispute [go to B4]<br />[] 5 Bad weather [go to section C]<br />[] 6 Illness, personal health problems, accident [go to section C]<br />[] 7 Annual break [go to section C]<br />[] 8 Public holidays during the week [go to section C]<br />[] 9 Variable or flexible work schedule (e.g. paid leave) [go to section C]<br />[] 10 Vertical part-time [go to B4]<br />[] 11 Study or training not organized within the scope of the job [go to B4]<br />[] 12 Mandatory maternity leave [go to section C]<br />[] 13 Optional leave until the child's eighth birthday (parental leave) [go to B4]<br />[] 14 Family reasons (excluding mandatory maternity and parental leave) [go to B4]<br />[] 15 Lack of/low workload [go to B4]<br />[] 994 Occasional job<br />[] 995 Seasonal employment (e.g. lifeguard, fruit picker, winter waiter in mountain, etc.)<br />[] 996 Other reasons [go to B4]</div>
<br /><span class="lang">The information must refer to the family member indicated with the same number as that of the variable SG9 in the General Form</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Section B</span>
<br /><span class="em">Employment status during the reference week<br />For individuals aged 15 and over</span></p>
<p>B3. What was the main reason for which you didn't work that week?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Redundancy fund (ordinary or extraordinary) [set B4=1 and go to B6]<br />[] 2 Reduced enterprise activity for economic and/or technical reasons (excluding CIG) [go to B4]<br />[] 4 Job-related dispute [go to B4]<br />[] 5 Bad weather [go to section C]<br />[] 6 Illness, personal health problems, accident [go to section C]<br />[] 7 Annual break [go to section C]<br />[] 8 Public holidays during the week [go to section C]<br />[] 9 Variable or flexible work schedule (e.g. paid leave) [go to section C]<br />[] 10 Vertical part-time [go to B4]<br />[] 11 Study or training not organized within the scope of the job [go to B4]<br />[] 12 Mandatory maternity leave [go to section C]<br />[] 13 Optional leave until the child's eighth birthday (parental leave) [go to B4]<br />[] 14 Family reasons (excluding mandatory maternity and parental leave) [go to B4]<br />[] 15 Lack of/low workload [go to B4]<br />[] 994 Occasional job<br />[] 995 Seasonal employment (e.g. lifeguard, fruit picker, winter waiter in mountain, etc.)<br />[] 996 Other reasons [go to B4]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Redundancy fund (ordinary or extraordinary CIG) |
| 02 | Reduced enterprise activity for economic and/or technical reasons (excluding CIG) |
| 04 | Job-related dispute |
| 05 | Bad weather |
| 06 | Illness, personal health problems, accident |
| 07 | Annual break |
| 08 | Public holidays during the week |
| 09 | Variable or flexible work schedule (e.g. paid leave) |
| 10 | Vertical part-time |
| 11 | Study or training not organized within the scope of the job |
| 12 | Mandatory maternity leave |
| 13 | Optional leave until the child's eighth birthday (parental leave) |
| 14 | Family reasons (excluding mandatory maternity and parental leave) |
| 15 | Lack of/low workload |
| 18 | Occasional job |
| 94 | Seasonal employment (e.g. lifeguard, fruit picker, winter waiter in mountain, etc.) |
| 95 | Other reasons |
| 96 | Altro motivo (specificare) |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the reason for which the person was absent from work during the previous week.
Universe
Italy 2020: Persons age 15+ absent from work last week
concept
Concept