Croatia
Title of the survey:
Labour Force Survey
Organization responsible for the survey:
Planning and conduct of the survey:
Central Bureau of Statistics
Analysis and publication of the results:
Central Bureau of Statistics
Topics covered:
Employment, unemployment, underemployment, hours of work, duration of employment, duration of unemployment, discouraged workers, occasional workers, industry, occupation, status in employment, educational level and second jobs.
Coverage of the survey:
Geographical:
Whole country with the exception of territories occupied during the war of 1995-1996.
Population groups:
All usual residents, aged 15 years and above living in non-institutional household, including those temporarily absent. Excluded are persons residing abroad and non-resident citizens.
Availability of estimates from other sources for the excluded areas/groups:
No.
Groups covered by the survey but excluded from the published results:
None.
Periodicity:
Conduct of the survey:
Continuous.
Publication of results:
Bi-annually.
Reference periods:
Employment:
Last week of each month, without public holidays or other non-working days.
Seeking work:
Four weeks prior to the date of the interview.
Availability for work:
Two weeks following the date of the interview.
Concepts and definitions:
Employment:
Employed are all persons aged 15 years and above who, during of reference period
- performed some work for at least one hour for payment in cash or in kind;
- did not work but had an assurance to return to the same job when the reason for absence holds no longer.
Also included in totals are persons who during the reference week were:
- temporarily absent from work due to leave, illness, bad weather, vocational training leave or other similar reason;
- full- and part-time workers seeking other work during the reference period;
- full- and part-time students working full- or part-time;
- persons who performed some work during the reference week while being either retired and receiving a pension; or were registered as job seekers at an employment office or receiving unemployment benefits;
- paid and unpaid family workers (if they worked at least one hour); g)private domestic servants;
- career members of the armed forces living in households;
- persons engage in production of goods for own final use.
Unemployment:
Unemployed are all persons of 15 years and above who did not work at all during the reference week, were actively looking for work during the four weeks previous to the interview and were available to start work within the two weeks following the survey week. Also included in the unemployed are persons who were not actively looking for work because they have found a job to start in the future.
Underemployment:
Time-related underemployment:
Persons who, during the reference week, worked less than statutory hours and were willing and available to work additional hours.
Inadequate employment situations:
Persons who, during the reference week
- were willing and available to change current job because they worked less than statutory hours against their will;
- wished to change a job due to inappropriate use of their skill, unsatisfactory working conditions or personal/health reasons, etc.
Hours of work:
Usual and actual hours worked during the reference week in the main job and actual hours worked during the reference week in the secondary job(s).
Employment-related income:
Income from paid employment:
Net monthly income of each interviewed person.
Income from self-employment:
Net monthly income of each interviewed person.
Informal sector:
Not applicable.
Usual activity:
Not applicable.
Classifications:
Branch of economic activity (industry):
Title of the classification:
National classification.
Population groups classified by industry:
Employed persons (in main and secondary jobs) and unemployed persons with previous job experience.
Number of groups used for coding:
571.
Links to ISIC:
ISIC-Rev.3.
Occupation:
Title of the classification:
National classification.
Population groups classified by occupation:
Employed persons (in main and secondary jobs) and unemployed persons with previous work experience.
Number of groups used for coding:
402.
Links to ISCO:
ISCO-98.
Status in employment:
Title of the classification:
National classification.
Population groups classified by status in employment:
Employed persons and unemployed persons with previous work experience.
Groups used for classification:
4 groups (employees, employers, own-account worker, unpaid family workers).
Links to ICSE:
ICSE-1993.
Education:
Title of the classification:
National classification.
Population groups classified by education:
All persons aged 15 years and over.
Groups used for classification:
9 groups (no schooling, 4-7 years of primary school, 1-2 years of secondary vocational schooling, 3rd year of secondary vocation schooling, 4th year of secondary vocational schooling, college, university, post-graduate, PhD).
Links to ISCED:
Yes.
Sample size and design:
Ultimate sampling unit:
Dwelling.
Sample size (ultimate sampling units):
About 8,500 dwellings representing 6,900 households and covering some 20,000 persons.
Overall sampling fraction:
0.74 per cent.
Sample frame:
From 2002 onwards, the sample frame is derived from the 2001 Population Census data base. If for the 1996-1999 period, the master sample frame is built up on the basis of the 1991 household census updated in 1996, it is based on the Croatian Electrical Utility Company data base for 2000 and 2001.
Updating of the sample:
Updated for 2002 on the basis of the 2001 Population Census.
Rotation:
Scheme:
From 2000 onwards, no rotation. For the 1996-1999 period, in every survey round (6 months), one third of sampled dwellings is dropped out and replaced by new dwellings, so that two thirds of units remain unchanged.
Percentage of units remaining in the sample for two consecutive survey rounds:
Not applicable.
Maximum number of interviews per sample unit:
No information provided.
Length of time for complete renewal of the sample:
No information provided.
Field work:
Type of interview:
Paper and pencil
Number of ultimate sampling units per sample area:
12 households per enumeration district.
Duration of field work:
Total:
14 days after each reference period.
Per sample area:
14 days after each reference period.
Survey organization:
Permanent survey organization.
Number of field staff:
Approximately 203 interviewers and 31 supervisors.
Substitution of non-responding ultimate sampling units:
No.
Estimation and adjustments:
Total non-response rate:
10 per cent for the 2001 first semester survey. It is usually about 12 per cent.
Adjustment for total non-response:
No.
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 (Anketa o radno snazi), November 1996.
Significant changes or revisions:
Regular improvements of the survey questionnaire; updating of the sample frame.
Documentation and dissemination:
Documentation:
Survey results:
First Releases: LFS – Labour Force Survey in the Republic of Croatia (bi-annual); LFS Results: comparison with the European Union results (annually); Statistical Year Book; Monthly Statistical Report.
Survey methodology:
Relevant methodological information is included in all the above-mentioned publication.
Dissemination:
Time needed for initial release of survey results:
Three 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, CD-Rom and selected information on the Internet.
Website:
http://www.dzs.hr/.