Guidelines for Analysis of Surveys - HWF

Guidelines for Analysis of Surveys
13.07.2001
General Remarks
We propose that there should be two parts to the analysis for each country.
Part 1 should be of standardised format
Part 2 should be according to the interests of the team and is open.
In this document we shall prepare guidelines for Part 1 of the survey.
In the end we need a common definition of flexibility of time, place and conditions
but first it needs to be analysed at a national level. At the meeting in Vienna in
November 2002 we will discuss how to measure flexibility, but we need to begin with
the picture for each country and build up from there.
The analysis does not need to be limited only to survey data. Other data sources (e.g.
time budget data) could also be included.
Each partner needs to prepare a short summary of what were the optional questions
and how the survey was adapted (e.g. for a telephone interview) as part of their
documentation.

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Headings for Analysis
1. Patterns of time flexibility
Different hours of work according to sex, age and social group (social class but also
urban/rural) and economic standard of the household overall (which would need to be
calculated in each country) and the economic level of the individual.
Each country needs to define what they mean by flexibility and how it was defined in
the data set.
(1.10-1.19, Grid 1)
2. Patterns of place flexibility
Different places of work according to sex, age and social group (social class but also
urban/rural) and economic standard of the household overall and the economic level
of the individual.
(1.20-1.24, Grid 1)
3. Patterns of flexibility of conditions
Different condition of work according to sex, age and social group (social class but
also urban/rural) and economic standard of the household overall and the economic
level of the individual.
(1.25-1.29, Grid 1)
4. Patterns of career flexibility
How flexible are respondents across their careers? According to age, social class,
education and economic standard of the household overall and the economic level of
the individual.
(4.3-4.5)
5. The Accumulation of different kinds of work
How individuals put together a range of different kinds of work according to sex, age,
social group and economic standard of the household and the individual
(1.5,1.6,1.7,Grid 1)
6. Perceptions of flexibility
According to sex, age and social group and economic standard of the household and
individual
(4.1-4.2)
7. Integration of home and work
Different patterns of family and work according to age, social group, household
membership. (Perhaps create typologies of family and work).
(Grid 2,Grid 3)

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8. Employment and child care arrangements
Taking into account the whole pattern of work in the household as well as that of just
the individual (Grid 2, Grid 3 and Grid 4) and according to social class, age and
economic standard.
9. Domestic roles and employment roles
The ways in which different patterns of domestic roles are organised and how this fits
with patterns of work (Grid 4, Grid 1, Grid 2). Also with the family-work typology
and with economic standards.
10. Perceptions of family/work arrangements
According to sex, age and social group but also according to household-work
typology (see above) and with economic standards.
11. Patterns Informal and voluntary work
According to sex, age and social group and how this fits with the family-work
typology (see above) and with economic standards
12. Patterns of decision making in the household
According to age and social group. How this fits with the family-work typology and
with economic standards
Main independent variables:
• Age of respondent
• Sex of respondent
• Social group of respondent (derived from ISCO codes)
• Urban/rural situation
• Economic condition of the household
• Economic standard of the individual
• Family-Work typology (how should this be constructed?)
• Size and composition of the household.