
Article 1 
The detailed list of variables for the 2012 ad hoc module on transition from work to retirement to be added to the labour force sample survey shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European 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
ANNEX 1. Member States and regions concerned: all.
 2. 
(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)


Name Column Code Description Filter
PENSION 197  Person receives a pension Everybody aged 50-69 and (WSTATOR = 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and (YEARPR-YEARBIR) > 49))
1 Yes
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-age pension PENSTYP1 = 1 or PENSTYP2 = 1 or 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 work WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 3 and PENSION = 1
1 Favourable financial arrangements to leave
2 Lost job and/or could not find a job
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 towards full retirement (WSTATOR = 1, 2 and aged 55-69) or (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
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 job after receiving old-age pension (WSTATOR = 1, 2 or (WSTATOR = 3, 5 and SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4)) and BUILDPEN ≠ 0000, 9999 and PENSION = 2, blank
1 Yes, for financial reasons
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 module (optional) Everybody aged 50-69 and (WSTATOR = 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
