An Examination of the Lithuanian Labour Market during the first quarter of 2004

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image1.pngApproved by order No.213 adopted on

8 December 2003 by the Director General

of Statistics Lithuania

STATISTICS LITHUANIA

Employment Statistics division

Gedimino av. 29, 2746 Vilnius

LABOUR FORCE SAMPLE SURVEY GU – 01

Territory code

Reference week

Name of municipality, local administrative, village

No. quarter

2004

–

year month day month day

Give back: by 15 day on the morrow of month

Household No.

Persons interviewed: 15 years old and over

Respondent code

Sex

male

1

female

2

Confidentiality is guaranteed

Date of birth (day, month, year)

Personal code

EMPLOYMENT (Persons interviewed: 15 years old and over)

1

Did you have a job for pay or profit during the reference week, or did you contribute family business or farm or were not working, but had a job or business?

1

Yes

2

2

No

3

Was a conscript on compulsory military or community service

49

2

Did you work during the reference week?

1

Yes

6

2

Was not working because on lay-off

3

3

No

5

3

Are you going to receive ≥ 50% of wage from your employer?

1

Yes

6

2

No

4

4

Do you have an assurance of return to work within a period of 3 months?

1

Yes

6

2

No

49

5

Why did you do no work in your job last week?

1

Slack work for technical or economic reasons

2

Labour dispute

3

School education or training

4

Own illness, injury or temporary disability

6

5

Maternity or parental leave

6

Holidays

7

Other reasons

8

Bad weather

9

Compensation leave (within the framework of working time banking or an annualised hours contract)

EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN JOB

6

What is a full name of your working place?

Code of enterprise

7

7

Main economic activity:

Code of activity

8

8

Your occupation, position, work:

Code of occupation

9

9

Give a short description of your job:

10

10

Are you working for a state – owned enterprise or a private company?

1

State (where>50% of capital is held by the state/public institution)

2

Private (in private or public limited company /agricultural partnership/ sole proprietorship/ hold a license, own a farm, etc.)

11

11

Country of place of work:

1

Lithuania

Town, local administration, village

K11A

Code of the territory

12

2

Other country

Name of country

K11B

Code of country

12

During the past four weeks have you worked at home?

1

Yes

2

Sometimes

13

3

Never

13

During the past four weeks have you worked in the evening?

1

Yes

2

Sometimes

14

3

Never

14

During the past four weeks have you worked at night?

1

Yes

2

Sometimes

15

3

Never

15

During the past four weeks have you worked on Saturdays?

1

Yes

2

Sometimes

16

3

Never

16

During the past four weeks have you worked on Sundays?

1

Yes

2

Sometimes

17

3

Never

17

During the reference week were you:

1

Employee, working by written agreement

18

2

Employee, working by verbal agreement

3

Farmer without employees

4

Small farmer

26

5

Holding a patent

6

Other person working as self-employed without employees

7

Self-employed with employees

8

Family worker

25

9

Farmer with employees

18

What is your monthly pay from your main job?

litas

19

19

Do you receive any additional payments from your main job?

(13th and 14th salary, bonuses four annual work results, dividends, bonus shares)

litas

20

20

Do you receive any sickness, disability or invalidity allowances?

litas

21

21

During the past four weeks have you worked shift work?

1

Yes

2

No

22

22

Your work:

1

A permanent job or work contract of unlimited duration

25

2

Temporary job/work contract of limited duration

23

23

Your job temporary, contract of limited duration, because:

1

A contract covering a period of training

2

Could not find a permanent job

3

Did not want a permanent job

24

4

No reason given

5

A contract for a probationary period

24

Total duration of temporary job:

1

Less than one month

2

If you are working less than 3 years, specify number of months

K24A

months

25

3

If you are working more than 3 years, specify number of years

K24B

years

25

How many people are working at your place of work, including yourself?

1

Less than 10 persons (exact number of persons)

K25A

persons

2

11 to 19 persons

3

20 to 49 persons

26

4

50 persons or more

5

Do not know, but less than 11 persons

6

Do not know, but more than 10 persons

1

26

In which year did you start working in this job?

year

27

27

In which month did you start working for this employer or as self-employed?

(Specify, if the person worked less than 2 years).

month

28

28

In the reference week did you work full-time or part-time?

1

Part-time

29

2

Full-time, your working week usually is less than 40 hours

30

3

Full-time, your working week usually is 40 hours or more

34

29

Part-time job which was taken because:

1

Undergoing school education or training

2

Of own illness or disability

3

Could not find a full-time job

4

Did not want a full-time job

5

Other reasons

30

6

No reason given

7

Looking after children or incapacitated adults

30

Would you like to work more hours each week than you do currently?

1

No

34

2

Yes

31

31

In what way would you prefer to work more hours?

1

At additional job

2

At a job working more hours than at the present job

32

3

Only within the present job

4

In any of the above ways

32

If you found a suitable job, could you start working within two weeks?

1

Yes

34

2

No

33

33

Why would you not be able to start within the next two weeks?

1

Must complete education or training

2

Must complete compulsory military or community service

4

Personal family responsibilities (including maternity)

34

5

Own illness or incapacity

6

Other reasons

7

No reason given

HOURS WORKED

34

How many hours per week do you usually work?

1

Usually work:

K34A

hours

35

2

Usual hours cannot be given because hours worked vary considerably from week to week or from month to month

35

How many hours per week did you actually work during the reference week?

1

Worked K35A

hours

36

2

Did not work at all

39

36

During the reference week you actually worked:

1

More than usually

37

2

Less than usually

38

3

Usual hours

4

Hours worked vary considerably from week to week

39

37

Why did you work more than your usual number of hours during the reference week? (specify reason):

1

Variable hours (e. g. flexible working hours)

2

Overtime

39

3

Other reasons

38

Why did you work fewer than your usual number of hours during the reference week?

1

Bad weather

2

Slack work for technical or economic reasons

3

Labour dispute

4

Education or training

5

Variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours)

6

Own illness, injury or temporary disability

7

Maternity or parental leave

39

8

Special leave for personal or family reasons

9

Annual Holidays

10

Bank Holidays

11

Start of/change in job during reference week

12

End of job without taking up a new one during the reference week

13

Other reasons

14

Your hours vary considerably from week to week or month to month and you did not state a reason for a divergence between the actual and usual hours

39

How many hours (in total) would you like to work each week?

hours

40

SECOND JOB

40

Apart from the main job did you have a second job during the reference week for which you were paid or had income (monetary or in kind) or you worked on a farm?

1

Yes

41

2

No

47

41

How many jobs or businesses did you have during the reference week?

1

Had only one job or business

42

2

Had more than one job or business

42

In your second job you are:

1

Employee

2

Self-employed without employees

3

Self-employed with employees (employer)

43

4

Family worker

5

Farmer with employees (employer)

43

Full name of your secondary workplace or short description of your secondary occupation:

44

Code of enterprise

44

Main economic activity:

Code of activity

45

45

Did you actually work during the reference week in your second job?

1

Yes

46

2

No

47

46

Number of hours actually worked in your second job:

hours

47

OTHER JOB

47

Are you looking for a second (another job)?

1

No

67

2

Yes

48

48

Why are you looking for a second (another) job?

1

Due to a risk or certainty of loss or termination of present job

2

Actual job is considered as a transitional job

3

Seeking an additional job to add more hours to those worked in present job

4

Seeking a job with more hours worked than at present job

62

5

Seeking a job with less hours worked than at present job

6

Wish to have better working conditions (e.g. pay, working or travel time, quality of work)

7

Other reasons

8

Looking for another job but not giving any reason

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE OF PERSON NOT IN EMPLOYMENT

49

Existence of previous employment:

1

Has already been in employment

50

2

Has never been in employment (purely occasional work, such as vacation work, compulsory military or community service are not considered as employment)

57

50

In which year did you last work?

year

51

51

In which month did you last work?

(Specify, if the person left work less than 2 years)

month

52

52

How many years you don’t work?

1

Less than 8 years

53

2

8 years or longer

57

53

Why did you leave your (last) job/business?

1

Dismissed or made redundant

2

A job of limited duration has ended, seasonal or casual work

3

Personal or family responsibilities

4

Own illness or disability

5

Education or training

54

6

Early retirement

7

Normal retirement

8

Compulsory military or community service

9

Other reasons

54

Professional status in last job:

1

Employee

2

Self-employed without employees

3

Self-employed with employees (employer)

55

4

Family worker

5

Farmer with employees

55

Economic activity of the local unit in which you last worked:

Code of activity

56

56

Occupation of last work:

Code of occupation

57

SEACH FOR EMPLOYMENT

57

Have you been looking for a job over the last four weeks?

1

Yes

60

2

Not seeking because expected to start within a period of at most three months

3

Not seeking because expected to start within in a period of more than three months

62

4

No

58

58

Why haven’t you been looking for a job?

1

Awaiting recall to work (persons on lay-off)

2

Own illness or disability

3

Personal or family responsibilities

4

Education or training

59

5

Retirement

6

Belief that no work is available

7

Other reasons

8

No reason given

59

Even though you haven’t been looking for a job, would you like a job if a suitable one were available?

1

Would nevertheless like to work

60

2

Do not want to work

67

60

If you found a suitable job, could you start working within two weeks?

1

Yes

62

2

No

61

61

Why would you not be able to start within the next two weeks?

1

Must complete education or training

2

Must complete compulsory military or community service

4

Personal family responsibilities (including maternity)

62

5

Own illness or incapacity

6

Other reasons

7

No reason given

62

How long have you been looking for work/job?

1

Search not yet started

66

2

Less than 1 month

3

Specify number of months, if you have been searching for employment less than 4 years

K62A

months

63

4

4 years or longer

63

Type of employment sought:

1

As self-employed

2

Only full-time job is looked for (or has already been found)

3

Full-time job is sought, but if not available, part-time job will be accepted

64

4

Part-time job is sought, but if not available, full-time job will be accepted

5

Only part-time job is looked for (or has already been found)

6

Did not state whether full-time or part-time job is looked for (or has already been found)

64

Which steps have you taken during previous four weeks? (several answers (K641,K642, K643, K644, K645, K646, K647) may be possible)

1

Contacted the public Labour Exchange to find work

2

Contacted private employment agency to find job

3

Applied to employers directly

4

Asked friends, relatives, etc.

5

Inserted or answered advertisements in newspapers or journals

6

Studied advertisements in newspapers or journals

7

Took a test, interview or examination

65

8

Looked for land, premises or equipment

9

Looked for permits, licences, financial resources

10

Awaiting the results of an application for a job

11

Waiting for a call from a public employment office

12

Awaiting the results of a competition for recruitment

13

Other methods used

65

What wage (salary) would satisfy you in your new work?

1

Minimum

2

Less than minimum wage or salary

66

3

Would like to have K65A

litas

66

What were you doing before you started to look for work?

1

Was working (including apprentices, trainees)

2

Was in full-time education (excluding apprentices, trainees)

3

Was a conscript on compulsory military or community service

67

4

Had domestic/family responsibilities

5

Other (e.g. retired)

6

Was a convict, returned from prison

67

Registration at a public employment office:

1

Person is registered at the National Labour Exchange and receives a benefit or assistance

68

2

Person is not registered at the National Labour Exchange but receives a benefit or assistance

3

Person is registered at the National Labour Exchange but does not receive any benefit or assistance

69

4

Person is not registered at the National Labour Exchange but receives a benefit or assistance

68

Specify, how much do you receive in unemployment allowances each month? (=<250 Litas)

litas

69

69

Do you receive any additional payment of unemployment allowance?

litas

70

70

What was your main activity during the reference week?

1

Employed

2

Student

3

Retired

4

Disabled

71

5

In compulsory military or community service

6

Housekeeping

7

Inactive person

8

Unemployed

EDUCATION

71

Have you been a student in regular education during the last 4 weeks?

1

Yes

72

2

No

73

72

Where did you study (by levels of education)?

1

Primary (ISCED 1)

2

Lower secondary general (ISCED 2A)

3

Upper-secondary general (ISCED 3A)

4

Vocational without completion of lower-secondary (ISCED 2C)

5

Lower-secondary vocational, Upper-secondary vocation (ISCED 3A, 3C)

73

6

Post-secondary vocational (ISCED 4)

7

Professional colleges (ISCED 5B)

8

Colleges (higher non-university) (ISCED 5B)

9

Universities (ISCED 5A)

10

Doctorate (ISCED 6)

73

Did you attend any courses, seminars, conferences and etc.?

1

Yes

74

2

No

77

74

Number of hours spent on all taught learning activities within the last 4 weeks:

hours

75

75

Which training courses did you attend? (several answers (K751,K752, K753, K754) may be possible)

1

Foreign languages

2

Computer courses

76

3

Other courses

4

Visited conferences, seminars, workshops

76

Purpose of the most recent taught learning activity:

1

Mostly job related

2

Mostly personal

77

77

Highest level of education or training successfully completed:

1

Doctorate (ISCED 6)

2

University (ISCED 5A)

3

College (higher non-university) (ISCED 5B)

4

Professional college (ISCED 5B)

5

Specialized secondary school (technicum) (ISCED 4)

6

Post-secondary vocational education

(ISCED 4)

78

7

Upper-secondary general education

(ISCED 3A)

8

Upper-secondary vocational education

(ISCED 3A)

9

Lower-secondary vocational education shorter than two years (ISCED 3C)

10

Lower-secondary vocational education two years and more (ISCED 3C)

11

Vocational qualification without completion of lower-secondary (ISCED 2C)

12

Lower-secondary general education

(ISCED 2A)

13

Primary education (ISCED 1)

80

14

Illiterate

78

Field of highest level of education or training successfully completed:

000

General programmes

100

Teacher training and education science

200

Humanities, languages and arts

222

Foreign languages

1

300

Social sciences, business and law

400

Science, mathematics and computing

420

Life science (including biology and environmental science)

79

440

Physical science (including physics, chemistry and earth science)

460

Mathematics and statistics

481

Computer science

482

Computer use

500

Engineering, manufacturing and construction

600

Agriculture and veterinary

700

Health and welfare

800

Services

900

Unknown

79

In which year your highest level of education or training was successfully completed?

year

80

SITUATION ONE YEAR BEFORE SURVEY

80

Situation one year before survey:

1

Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family business or holding, including an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc.

81

2

Pupil, student (full-time education)

3

In retirement or early retirement

4

Permanently disabled

5

In compulsory military service

83

6

Fulfilling domestic tasks

7

Unemployed

8

Other inactive person

81

Professional status one year before survey:

1

Employee

2

Self-employed without employees

3

Self-employed with employees

82

4

Family worker

5

Farmer with employees

82

Economic activity of local unit in which a person was working one year before the survey:

83

Code of economic activity

83

Country of residence one year before survey:

1

Lithuania

(Name of town, district)

K83A

Code of the territory

84

2

Other country

Name of country

K83B

Code of country

MARITAL STATUS

84

Your marital status:

1

Single

2

Married

85

3

Widowed

4

Divorced or legally separated

ETHNICITY

85

Your ethnicity:

1

LT

Lithuanian

2

PL

Polish

86

3

RU

Russian

4

BY

Belarussian

5

UA

Ukrainian

6

Other (specify) K85A

CITIZENSHIP

86

Your citizenship:

1

LT

Lithuanian

2

PL

Polish

3

RU

Russian

87

4

BY

Belarussian

5

UA

Ukrainian

6

00

No citizenship

7

Other (specify) K86A

OTHER INFORMATION

87

Your birthplace:

1

LT

Lithuania

89

2

RU

Russia

3

BY

Belarus

90

4

UA

Ukraine

5

Other (specify country) K87A

88

How long have you been living in Lithuania?

1

Living in Lithuania years (if less than 10 years) K88A

2

10 years or more

89

89

Type of household:

1

Person is living in private household, ( or permanently in a hotel) and surveyed in this household

91

2

Person is living in another private household on the territory of the Lithuania but surveyed in this household

3

Person is living in an institution and surveyed in this institution

90

4

Person is living in an institution but surveyed in this private household

90

Type of institution:

1

Educational institution

2

hospital

3

Other welfare institution

91

4

Religious institution

5

Workers’ hostel, working quarters at building sites, etc.

6

Military establishment

7

Other (prison),etc.

91

You are:

1

Reference person (householder - person, whose income is the highest)

2

Spouse (or cohabiting partner) of reference person

3

Child of reference person

92

4

Father, mother, grandparent, great-grandparent of reference person

5

Other relative (brother, sister, daughter-in- law, son-in-law, etc.) of reference person

6

No relation (foster-child, lodger, etc.)

92

Nature of participation in the survey:

1

Direct participation

93

2

Participation via another member of the household

FAMILY CONNECTIONS

93

Sequence number of person in the household

94

Sequence number of spouse or cohabiting partner

95

Sequence number of father

96

Sequence number of mother

THANK YOU PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY
Interviewer

First name, last name

Date of the interview

Signature

Make inquiries by phone: (8~5) 2364 706

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