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Official Journal of the European Union
15.3.2011
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 249/2011
of 14 March 2011
adopting the specifications of the 2012 ad hoc module on transition from work to retirement
provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
of the European Union in the fields of employment and
social affairs from 1 January 2007 to 31 December
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
2013. In the field of pensions the programme provides
Union,
for policy analysis, statistical information and advice.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of
(3) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
365/2008
of
23
April
9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample
2008 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules,
survey in the Community ( 1 ), and in particular Article 4(2)
covering the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, for the
thereof,
labour force sample survey provided for by Council
Regulation (EC) No 577/98 ( 3 ) includes an ad hoc
Whereas:
module on transition from work to retirement. The list
of variables for this module should be defined.
(1)
There is a need for a comprehensive and comparable set
of data on the transition from work to retirement in
(4) Reference
should
be
made
to
Article
12(3)
of
Regulation
order to monitor progress towards the common
(EC) No 223/2009 ( 4 ) of the European Parliament and of
objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and of the
the Council on quality reporting and Commission
open method of coordination in the area of social
Recommendation 2009/498/EC
( 5 ) on the report
protection and social inclusion. Both processes identify
structure.
promotion of active ageing and prolongation of working
life as priorities for action, in particular under guideline 7
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines (Increasing
accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical
labour market participation and reducing structural
System Committee,
unemployment) and under the objective of adequate
and sustainable pensions adopted by the European
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Council in March 2006 on the basis of the Commission
communication ‘Working together, working better: A
Article 1
new framework for the open coordination of social
The detailed list of variables for the 2012 ad hoc module on
protection and inclusion policies in the European Union’.
transition from work to retirement to be added to the labour
force sample survey shall be as set out in the Annex.
(2) Decision
No
1672/2006/EC
of
the
European
Parliament
and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a
Article 2
Community Programme for Employment and Social Soli
darity — Progress ( 2 ) supports the implementation of the
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
European Employment Strategy. This programme
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
financially supports the implementation of the objectives
Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 3 ) OJ L 112, 24.4.2008, p. 22.
( 1 ) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.
( 4 ) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.
( 2 ) OJ L 315, 15.11.2006, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 50.

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ANNEX
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY
Specifications of the 2012 ad hoc module on transition from work to retirement
1. Member States and regions concerned: all.
2. The variables will be coded as follows:
(The codes for the variables of the Labour Force Sample Survey in the column ‘Filter’ refer to Annex III to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation
of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009
onwards, the use of a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference
quarters ( 1 ))
Name Column Code Description Filter
PENSION 197 Person
receives
a
pension Everybody
aged
50-69
and
(WSTATOR
= 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and
1 Yes
(YEARPR-YEARBIR) > 49))
2 No
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
PENSTYPE 198-205 Type
of
pension(s) PENSION
=
1
PENSTYP1
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Statutory
scheme
PENSTYP2
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Occupational
scheme
PENSTYP3
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Personal
scheme
PENSTYP4
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Scheme
unknown
PENSTYP5
1: Yes; 0: No Unemployment
pension
PENSTYP6
1: Yes; 0: No Disability
pension
PENSTYP7
1: Yes; 0: No Survivor's
pension
PENSTYP8
1: Yes; 0: No Other
pension(s)
or
type
of
pension
unknown
99999999 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
EARLYRET 206 Early
retirement
PENSTYP1 = 1 or PENSTYP2 = 1 or
PENSTYP3 = 1 or PENSTYP4 = 1
1 Yes
2 No
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
AGEPENS 207-208 Age
at
which
person
first
received
an
old-
PENSTYP1 = 1 or PENSTYP2 = 1 or
age pension
PENSTYP3 = 1 or PENSTYP4 = 1
2 digits
99 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
REASNOT 209 Main
reason
for
not
staying
longer
at
WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 3
work
and PENSION = 1
1 Favourable
financial
arrangements
to
leave
2 Lost
job
and/or
could
not
find
a
job
( 1 ) OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57.

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Name Column Code Description Filter
3 Had
reached
the
maximum
retirement
age
4 Had
reached
eligibility
for
a
pension
5 Other
job-related
reasons
6 Own
health
or
disability
7 Family
or
care-related
reasons
8 Other
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
WORKLONG 210 Wish
to
stay
longer
at
work
WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 3
and PENSION = 1
1 Yes
2 No
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
REDUCHRS 211 Person
reduced
working
hours
in
a
move
(WSTATOR = 1, 2 and aged 55-69) or
towards full retirement
(WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK =
3 and PENSION = 1)
1 Yes,
before
receiving
the
first
old-age
pension
2 Yes,
since
or
after
receiving
the
first
old-age
pension
3 No
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
STAYWORK 212 Main
reason
for
staying
at
work
WSTATOR = 1, 2 and PENSION = 1
1 To
establish
or
increase
future
retirement
pension entitlements
2 To
provide
sufficient
personal/household
income
3 Combination
of
1
and
2
4 Non-financial
reasons,
e.g.
work
satisfaction
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
PLANSTOP 213 Plans
to
stop
work
WSTATOR = 1, 2 and PENSION = 1
1 In
up
to
1
year
2 In
more
than
1
year
up
to
3
years
3
In more than 3 years up to 5 years
4 In
more
than
5
years
up
to
10
years
5 More
than
10
years
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know

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Name Column Code Description Filter
BUILDPEN 214-217 Pension
rights
built
up
so
far PENSION
=
2,
blank
or
(PENSTYP1
to
PENSTYP4 = 0)
BUILDPEN1
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Statutory
scheme
BUILDPEN2
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Occupational
scheme
BUILDPEN3
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Personal
scheme
BUILDPEN4
1: Yes; 0: No Old-age
pension.
Scheme
unknown
9999 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
CONTWORK 218 Expects
to
continue
working/looking
for
a
(WSTATOR = 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3,
job after receiving old-age pension
5 and SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4)) and
BUILDPEN ≠ 0000, 9999 and
1 Yes,
for
financial
reasons
PENSION = 2, blank
2 Yes,
for
other
reasons
3 No,
stop
immediately
when
receiving
old-age
pension
4 No,
stop
before
receiving
old-age
pension
9 Not
applicable
(not
included
in
the
filter)
Blank No
answer
or
does
not
know
219-224 Weighting
factor
for
the
2012
ad
hoc
Everybody aged 50-69 and (WSTATOR
module (optional)
= 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and
(YEARPR-YEARBIR) > 49))
0000-9999 Columns
219-222
contain
whole
numbers
00-99 Columns
223-224
contain
decimal
places

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