Data sources for hours worked

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Data sources for hours worked

• Microcensus micro data (including Austrian LFS)
• Quaterly microcensus at the micro level for the
  years 1981, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
  1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 are already at WIFO
• Remaining microcensus data (1970-1990, 1992,
  1994) are also available at the micro level and
  can be purchased for about 7500 euro from the
  statistical office.
• Microcensus contains questions on weekly normal
  hours workers and weekly actual hours.
• Microcensus LFS 922, 951, 961, 971, 981,
  991, 20011, 20021, 20031 include additional
  questions on hours worked (number of overtime
  hours, reasons for differences between actual and
  normal hours worked, actually worked hours on
  secondary or multiple job.
• Microcensus 20012, 19913, 19973, 19823
  contains a number of questions on working time
  arrangements (i) Overtime hours in reference
  week, (ii) Paid overtime hours in the reference
  week, (iii) Shift work patterns, (iv) Variable
  working times, (v) Compensation of credit hours
• Problems to be addressed item-non response,
  large number of zero hours of employed persons

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Data sources for hours worked

• Aggregate tables based on microcensus
• Weekly actual and normal hours
• Time period 1994-2003, 31 and 61 nace industries
• Problems to be addressed large number of missing
  due to cell size problems (sampling error)
  solution calculations at the micro level
• Data on actual and normal hours
• Industry statistics
• Average annual paid and actual hours available at
  the 2, 3 4 digit level.
• Nace classification starting from 1996. National
  industry classification 1970-1995.
• Coverage manufacturing, construction, energy,
  water and gas
• Data quality good reliability, employer survey
• Problems to be addressed less comparability to
  national accounts data