14-15 May-09 Workshop LFS Methodology, Ljubljana Household information in case of the Dutch LFS Johan van der Valk [email protected].

14-15 May-09 Workshop LFS Methodology, Ljubljana

Household information

in case of the Dutch LFS

Johan van der Valk

[email protected]

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Outline presentation

1. Introduction

2. Problematic issues regarding household tables

3. Approach in the case of the Netherlands

4. Some results

5. Discussion

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Introduction

Task to do:– Improving EU household information based on LFS

Work starts shortly Now: orientation phase

Views in presentation based on experiences Dutch LFS

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Household tables based on LFSNon-problematic issues

In LFS information on all household members– Demographic information

– Labour market information

The same weight for all household members– In principle possible to make consistent tables

Analysis possibilities like– Household situation & labour market situation of all (types of) members

– Labour market situations of different family members

Produces essential information – Reconciliation between work and family life

– Understanding labour market behaviour of individuals

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Household tablesSome problematic issues

Who belongs to a household?

Who should be considered as child in the household?

How to deal in publications with other persons in the household apart from parents, children or partners?

Consistency between household tables and tables of persons?

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Household tablesSome problematic issues Dutch pragmatic approach

Who belongs to a household? Defined by interviewer and respondent

Who should be considered as child in the household? Children of core of household. In tables mostly only children under 18

How to deal in publications with other persons in the household apart from parents, children or partners? No focus in publications. Listed as ‘others’ and not shown in most tables

Consistency between household tables and tables of persons? Some consistency is there. But since most tables do not include all

persons, consistency is not a big issue

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Household informationDutch approach

Tables of couplesgraph By 1 or 2 is working (full-time/part-time) By presence of (non adult) children and age of youngest child

Tables of mothers (fathers) with non adult children By presence of partner, age of youngest child and number of non adult

children graph

Tables of persons By position in the household (single, couple with or without children,

single parent, non-adult child, adult child, other) By characteristics of the household or partner (including labour market

characteristics) graph

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Household informationPoints for discussion

Main purpose of household information is reconciliation of work and family life from labour market point of view Be distinct from demographic approach

Focus on non-adult children (because they are dependent) Presence of other children can also be noted if needed

Couples are more interesting than complete households Work division between men and women is major concern

Breakdown of persons by characteristics of household and partner is important to extend Extra advantage that it is easy to extend without complications Also by definition consistent with other person tables

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Thank you very much for your

attention!

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Household compositionInstructions to interviewers

Who belongs to a household? Eat together Share main living room Share household expenses

Including persons temporarily not present because of• Holiday• Hospitalisation less that one year

Students are household members if they are registered in the population register on the address

Temporarily present persons like guests are not considered household members Back

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Household coreInstructions to interviewers

Household core: Person(s) (max 2) that manage(s) the household

In case of doubt: Owner of home or paying the rent Highest earnings Oldest

Child: Child of household core, including• Biological child• Child from former relation• Adoptive child• Foster child

Back

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Work division of couplesNL LFS 2008

9%

6%

23%

6%

42%

14%

Both not-working Part-time+Not working Full-time+Not working

Both part-time Full-time+Part-time Both full-time

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Working hours of mothersNL LFS 2008

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0-3 yrs 4-11 yrs 12-17 yrs One Two Three ormore

Age youngest child Number of children

Not working Working 1-11 hrs/wk Working 12-19 hrs/wk

Working 20-27 hrs/wk Working 28-34 hrs/wk Working >= 35 hrs/wk

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Women 15-64 by working hours of partnerNL LFS 2008

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1-11 hrs/wk 12-19 hrs/wk 20-27 hrs/wk 28-34 hrs/wk >= 35 hrs/wk

Not working Working

No partner Not working Working 1-27 hrs/wk Working 28-34 hrs/wk Working >= 35 hrs/wk