European Working Conditions Survey on Candidate Countries (2001)
Tabular data for all of the countries
The following data are based on answers by respondents in 12 of the candidate countries (1,000 in each country except Malta and Cyprus: 500) to the following questionnaire (pdf). The survey was extended to Turkey during 2002, the results for which are included in the main descriptive report published in 2003. Factsheets summarising the data for each country are also available.
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Structure of the workforce / time
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Working time
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Skills,
training
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| Q2a: Title of main paid job | Q11: Hours worked per week in main paid job | Q25: Skills-job match | ||
| Q2b: Time individual has been in main paid job (months) | Q12: Commuting time | Q26: Training undergone in previous 12 months | ||
| Q2c: Time individual has been in main paid job (years) | Q13a: Nightwork | |||
| Q3: Sector (based on NACE codes) | Q13b: Evening work |
Information
and consultation
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| Q4: No of people working in local unit | Q13c: Sunday work | Q27a: Information exchange | ||
| Q5: No of people working under your supervision | Q13d: Saturday work | Q27b: Consultation regarding work organisation | ||
| Q6: Any other paid job besides main paid job | Q13e: Long working day (+10 hrs) | Q27c: Outcome of consultations | ||
| Q7: Hours per week (in other paid job) | Q14: Part-time work | |||
| Q15a: Regularity of work schedule |
Psychosocial factors
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Physical
work factors
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Q15b: Shiftwork | Q28ac: Exposure to violence and intimidation | ||
| Q8a: Exposure to vibrations | Q17: Work / non-work life fit | Q28de: Sexual discrimination and harassment | ||
| Q8b: Exposure to noise | Q28fi: Other forms of discrimination | |||
| Q8c: Exposure to high temperatures |
Work
organisation
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| Q8d: Exposure to low temperatures | Q18a: Repetitive tasks |
Gender segregation
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| Q8e: Exposure to vapours/fumes | Q18b: Working at high speed / to tight deadlines | Q29: Gender of immediate superior | ||
| Q8f: Exposure to dangerous substances | Q19: Factors on which pace of work depends | |||
| Q8g: Exposure to radiation | Q20: Work interruptions (frequency, causes, effects) |
Outcomes
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| Q9a: Painful/tiring positions | Q21a: Job content: meeting quality standards | Q30: Health or safety at risk due to work | ||
| Q9b: Carrying heavy loads | Q21b: Assessing quality of work | Q31: Work-related health outcomes | ||
| Q9c: Repetitive hand / arm movements | Q21c: Solving unforeseen problems | Q32: Absence due to work accidents in previous 12 mths | ||
| Q9d: Working with computers | Q21d: Monotonous tasks | |||
| Q9e: Teleworking | Q21e: Complex tasks |
Job satisfaction / sustainability
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| Q9f: Home working | Q21f: Learning new things | Q33: Ability to perform current job when 60 years old | ||
| Q9g: Client contact | Q22: Control over work (task order, rate of work etc) | Q34: Job satisfaction | ||
| Q9h: Wearing personal protective equipment | Q23a: Assistance from colleagues | |||
| Q10: Information regarding work-related health risks | Q23bcd: Influence over working hours |
Job status
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| Q23e: Adequate time to get job done | Q35: Employee, self-employed, temporary agency worker etc | |||
| Q23f: Access to telephone for private calls | ||||
| Q24a: Job responsibilities | ||||
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Q24b: Job rotation / teamwork |
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