Second European Working Conditions Survey (1996)

In January 1996 the survey was expanded to include a much wider range of issues including physical environment, workplace design, working hours, work organisation and social relationships at the workplace. The survey collated data from interviews from 15,800 workers (either employed or self-employed) throughout the EU. The basic sample design was a multi-stage random sampling, called ‘random walk’. This method has been used in each of the subsequent European Working Conditions Surveys.

Main publications and documents:

• Second European Working Conditions Survey (final report)
• Working conditions in the European Union (summary)

Secondary analysis reports:

The following reports and summaries present and analyse data on the 15 Member States of the European Union, collected from the Foundation's second European Working Conditions Survey conducted in 1996.

• Gender and working conditions
• Working conditions of the self-employed
• Time constraints and autonomy at work
• Precarious employment and health-related outcomes
• Precarious employment and working conditions
• Employment status and health

Questionnaires:

The questionnaire of the second working conditions survey is available for the various countries as follows: