2006 ad hoc module on transition from work into retirement

1. Participating countries and reference periods

Countries	Reference periods	Countries	Reference periods
BE	Q2	NL	Q1
BG	Q2	AT	Q1 to Q4
CZ	Q1 to Q4	PL	Q2
DK	Q2	PT	Q2
DE	Q1 to Q4	RO	Q2
EE	Q1 to Q4	SI	Q2
IE	Q2	SK	Q2
EL	Q2	FI	Q1 to Q4
ES	Q1 to Q4	SE	Q1 to Q4
FR	Q1 to Q4	UK	Q2
IT	Q2
CY	Q2	HR	-
LV	Q2	MK	-
LT	Q2	TR	-
LU	Q1 to Q4	IS
HU	Q2	NO	Q1 to Q4
MT	Q2	CH

2. Variables, coding list and filters

The filters can refer to variables from the core LFS questionnaire: see LFS Main page, Database description user guide.

Name	Code	Description & coding list	Filters	Comments
REDUCHRS		Person reduced his/her working hours in a move to full retirement	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2
	1	Yes, in a progressive retirement scheme/part-time pension
	2	Yes, but not in a progressive retirement scheme/part-time pension
	3	No, but plans to do so within the next 5 years
	4	No, and plans not to do so within the next 5 years/did not do so
	5 9 Blank	No, and does not know about plans for the next 5 years or plans are not relevant Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
PLAGESTP		Planned age for stopping all work for pay or profit	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2))
	50-93	2 digits
	94	No exact planned age, but it will be before 60 years old
	95	No exact planned age, but it will be between 60 and 64 years old
	96	No exact planned age, but it will be at 65 years old or after or plans to work as long as possible
	97	No exact planned age and does not know at all when it will be
	98	Has already stopped all work for pay or profit
	99 Blank	Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
STATAFT		Main labour status just after leaving last job or business	Everybody aged 50-69 and WSTATOR=3, 5 and YEARPR-YEARBIR>49
	1	Unemployed
	2	In retirement or early retirement
	3	Long term sick or disabled
	4	Other
	9 Blank	Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
REASRET		Main reason for retirement or early retirement	C243=2
	1	Job lost
	2	Had reached compulsory retirement age
	3	Own health or disability
	4	Care responsibilities
	5 6 7 8 9 Blank	Problems related to job Favourable financial arrangements to leave Preference to stop working other than previous codes Other Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
FLEXWORK		More flexible working time arrangements would have contributed to person staying longer at work/would contribute to person staying longer at work	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2))
	1 2 9 Blank	Yes No Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
OPPSKIL		More opportunities to update skills would have contributed to person staying longer at work/would contribute to person staying longer at work	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2))
	1 2 9 Blank	Yes No Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
HLTHSAF		Better health and/or safety at workplace would have contributed to person staying longer at work/would contribute to person staying longer at work	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2))
	1 2 9 Blank	Yes No Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
AGEPENS		Age at which person started to receive an individual retirement pension	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2))
	97 98 99 Blank	2 digits Does not receive an individual retirement pension even though is entitled to Is not/not yet entitled to an individual retirement pension Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
OTHBENF		Person receives an individual pension or individual benefits, other than a retirement pension and unemployment benefits, such as a disability pension, a sick pension or an early retirement scheme allowance	Everybody aged 50-69 and WSTATOR=3, 5 and YEARPR-YEARBIR>49
	1	Yes, a disability pension or a sick pension
	2	Yes, an early retirement scheme allowance
	3 4 5	Yes, another individual benefit not elsewhere classified Yes, combination of codes 1, 2 or 3 No
	9	Not applicable (not included in the filter)
	Blank	No answer
FININCTV		Main financial incentive to stay at work	Everybody aged 50-69 and WSTATOR=1, 2 and C248/249 < 98
	1	To increase retirement pension entitlements
	2	To provide sufficient household income
	3 9 Blank	No financial incentive Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
YEARSPNT		Number of years spent working for pay or profit (during working life)	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2))
	99 Blank	2 digits Not applicable (not included in the filter) No answer
	0000-9999 00-99	Weighting factor for the LFS module 2006 (optional) Columns 254-257 contain whole numbers Columns 258-259 contain decimal places	Everybody aged 50-69 and ((WSTATOR=3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR)>49) or (WSTATOR=1, 2))

3. General information

· Regulation

Regulations for ad-hoc modules are divided in two groups:

- 3 year ad-hoc modules programme (see LFS Main page Regulations, Ad Hoc modules topics)

- Yearly codification scheme (see LFS Main page Regulations, Ad Hoc modules description)

· Explanatory notes

· Guidelines for publications

Special reliability limits apply to the results because of the specific topic surveyed

and/or the specific reference period and sample (see LFS Main page Publishing Guidelines, Ad Hoc modules reliability limits.)

· Evaluation Report

· Anonymisation

Anonymisation criteria for ad-hoc modules appear on page 2 of the document criteria for the anonymisation.

(See LFS Main page , anonymisation)

4. LFS AD HOC modules national questionnaires and national instructions

• See LFS Main page National questionnaires