Sub module in Labour Force Survey

Summary

Strengths: Large sample. Weaknesses: Changes in collection methods (from personal to telephonic interview) in subsequent waves.

Type of data

Data Source
Other, please specify

Type of Study
Survey different

Data gathering method
Telephone
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access
Cannot be downloaded directly.

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected between 2006 and 2011 with a total sample of 62,000 households in 2011.

First year of collection
2006

Stratification if applicable
Two-step stratification: 1) sample of municipalities 2) sample of addresses. Weighting model uses age, sex, region, country of origin and type of address.

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Dutch population

Age range
Population aged 16 and over

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Usage of early retirement benefits and arrangements for flexible early retirement.

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases
Linkable to other person databases through anonymised personal number.

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Survey errors.

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information
Department of Labour, Income and Living conditions
Statistics Netherlands
Henri Faasdreef 312
2492 JP Den Haag Netherlands Phone: Infoservice: 003188 570 70 70
Email: info(at)cbs.nl
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected annually.