Overview and reading aid

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Overview and reading aid

The following f‌igures e xplain the possible components of t he survey’s questions.

If available, each ta ble contains the following:

1. Question code (bo ld, shaded in light blue)

2. Short question descri ption (bold, shaded in light blue)

3. Numerical f‌ilers and in pa renthesis their written out version (in li ght blue)

4. Survey question wo rding (shaded in grey)

5. Inst ructions to the interviewer (in capit al letters, shaded in yellow)

6. Response type (i n light grey, capitals letters)

7. Response cate gories

8. Numerical ans wer (in boxes)

9. Programming instruction (in orange)

A. Example s of question with a SINGLE RESPONSE category to choose:

1. Question code HH04 Employment situation 2. Short question description

ASK ALL 3. Filters

Please look at this card an d tell me

which of these categor ies describes

your current situation best?

4. Survey questi on wording

SHOW CARD HH04 5. Interviewer instructions

SINGLE RESPONSE 6. Response type

1In paid work

7. Response categories

2Self-employed

3 Helping in the fam ily business (unpaid)

4Unemployed

5 A pupil, student , in training

6 Not working due to illness o r disability

7Fulf‌illing dome stic tasks and

care responsibilities

8In retireme nt

9Military service or other community service

10 Other (only inactive pe rsons)

(NOT ON SHOW CARD)

96 Refused (NOT ON SHOW CARD)

97 Doesn’t understand the question

(NOT ON SHOW CARD)

99 Don’t know (NOT ON SHOW CARD)