Denmark
Title of the survey:
Beskaeftigelsesundersökelsen (BU): Labour Force Survey (LFS).
Organization responsible for the survey:
Planning and conduct of the survey:
Statistics Denmark (DS).
Analysis and publication of the results:
Statistics Denmark DS.
Topics covered:
Persons currently and usually economically active, employed and unemployed. Persons currently in time-related underemployment, persons in inadequate employment situations and persons currently outside the labour force. Discouraged workers. Hours of work. Duration of employment and unemployment. Second jobs. Industry, occupation, status in employment, education/training levels.
Coverage of the survey:
Geographical:
Whole country, excluding the self-governing territories Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.
Population groups:
Covers registered resident population of age 15-66 (-74 from 2001) years. Exclude non-residents and persons without fixed address.
Availability of estimates from other sources for the excluded areas/groups:
None.
Groups covered by the survey but excluded from the published results:
None.
Periodicity:
Conduct of the survey:
Quarterly.
Publication of results:
Quarterly.
Reference periods:
Employment:
One week.
Seeking work:
Within last four weeks.
Availability for work:
Within two weeks.
Concepts and definitions:
Employment:
Persons who a) performed some work for pay, profit or family gain during the reference week; and b) were temporarily absent from work during the reference week because of illness or leave, but were definitely going to return. Some work is defined as 1 hour or more during the reference week.
Unemployment:
Persons who were currently without work and available for work within two weeks, and who had searched for work sometime during the last four weeks.
Underemployment:
Time-related underemployment:
Employed persons who have searched for additional work during the reference period and/or were willing and available to engage in additional work.
Inadequate employment situations:
Employed persons seeking another job or employment for reasons of getting better working conditions, better commuting situation and/or better use of skills.
Hours of work:
Normal: according to agreement. Usual: in a typical week. Actual: hours actually worked during the reference week.
Employment-related income:
Income from paid employment:
Not applicable.
Income from self-employment:
Not applicable.
Informal sector:
Not applicable.
Usual activity:
No information.
Classifications:
Branch of economic activity (industry):
Title of the classification:
Danish adaptation of NACE, rev. 1.
Population groups classified by industry:
Employed and unemployed persons (last industry for the unemployed).
Number of groups used for coding:
At the 3rd digit level.
Links to ISIC:
ISIC-Rev.2 and Rev.3.
Occupation:
Title of the classification:
Dansk erhversnomenklatur (DISCO).
Population groups classified by occupation:
Employed and unemployed persons (last occupation for the unemployed).
Number of groups used for coding:
At the 4th digit level.
Links to ISCO:
ISCO-68 and ISCO-88.
Status in employment:
Title of the classification:
No information.
Population groups classified by status in employment:
Employed and unemployed persons (last status for the unemployed).
Groups used for classification:
Employees; self-employed with or without at least one employee; unpaid family workers.
Links to ICSE:
ICSE-1993.
Education:
Title of the classification:
National classification.
Population groups classified by education:
All persons.
Groups used for classification:
No information.
Links to ISCED:
ISCED-1997.
Sample size and design:
Ultimate sampling unit:
Individuals.
Sample size (ultimate sampling units):
15,600.
Overall sampling fraction:
0.00428.
Sample frame:
Central Population Register (CPR).
Updating of the sample:
Weekly.
Rotation:
Scheme:
No information.
Percentage of units remaining in the sample for two consecutive survey rounds:
Every person is interviewed in two consecutive quarters and then one year after second interview, i.e. 66 percent of sample participated in the previous round.
Maximum number of interviews per sample unit:
No information.
Length of time for complete renewal of the sample:
No information.
Field work:
Type of interview:
Computer assisted interviewing by telephone, and mail-out/mail-in for those that cannot be reached by phone.
Number of ultimate sampling units per sample area:
No information.
Duration of field work:
Total:
6-7 weeks.
Per sample area:
No information.
Survey organization:
Permanent.
Number of field staff:
40 interviewers and supervisors.
Substitution of non-responding ultimate sampling units:
No.
Estimation and adjustments:
Total non-response rate:
27 percent.
Adjustment for total non-response:
Imputations, not described.
Imputation for item non-response:
No.
Adjustment for areas/population not covered:
No.
Adjustment for undercoverage:
No.
Adjustment for overcoverage:
No.
Adjustment for seasonal variations:
No.
History of the survey:
Title and date of the first survey:
Labour Force Survey (LFS), spring 1972.
Significant changes or revisions:
Significant breaks in time series in 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994 and 2000.
Documentation and dissemination:
Documentation:
Survey results:
Statistiske Efterretninger: Arbejdsmarked.
Survey methodology:
Same.
Dissemination:
Time needed for initial release of survey results:
3 months.
Advance information of public about date of initial release:
Yes.
Availability of unpublished data upon request:
Yes.
Availability of data in machine-readable form:
Diskettes or magnetic tapes.
Website:
http://www.dst.dk/.