Childcare services (including paid childminders), pre-school
Not applicable (the respondent has no child up to 14 years old in the household or/and is not working)
The person regularly takes care of other children up to 14
The person regularly takes care of relatives/friends aged 15 or more in need of care
The person regularly takes care of other children up to 14 and of relatives/friends aged 15 or more in need of care
Wish to work or to work more (and reduce caring time)
Wish to work less to have more time for caring
Not applicable (the respondent cares of no child/relative/friend in need of care)
Lack of childcare services during the day
Lack of childcare services at special times
Lack of childcare services during the day or at special times
Available childcare services are not of sufficient quality
Other reason not linked with the lack of suitable childcare services
Other reason linked with the lack of suitable childcare services
Not applicable (the respondent does not wish to work or work more and reduce the time for caring about children up to 14 and/or has no care responsibility)
The person took special arrangements because of lack of alternative childcare services during the day
The person took special arrangements because of lack of alternative childcare services at special times
The person took special arrangements because alternative childcare services too expensive
The person took special arrangements because alternative childcare services not of sufficient quality
The person took special arrangements, always because of other reasons
Lack of care services during the day or at special times
Available care services are not of sufficient quality
Other reason not linked with the lack of suitable care services
Other reason linked with the lack of suitable care services
Not applicable (the respondent does not wish to work or work more and reduce the time for caring about relatives/friends in need of care)
Yes, 'special leave' days not at all remunerated
Not applicable (the respondent is not working)
No, but the person plans to do so within the next 5 years
No and the person has no plans or does not know for the next 5 years
At 65 years old or after or the person plans to work as long as possible
No exact planned age and the person does not know at all when he/she will stop working
The person has already stopped all work for pay or profit
Any other main reason for retirement or early retirement
More flexible working time arrangements would contribute/have contributed to person staying longer at work
More flexible working time arrangements would not contribute/have contributed to person staying longer at work
More opportunities to update skills would contribute/have contributed to person staying longer at work
More opportunities to update skills would not contribute/have contributed to person staying longer at work
Better health and/or safety at work would contribute/have contributed to person staying longer at work
Better health and/or safety at work would not contribute/have contributed to person staying longer at work
Another individual benefit not elsewhere classified
To increase retirement pension entitlements
Job lost or job-related problems or other
Reached retirement age or preference to stop working
Health or care-related or financial reasons
Person cannot determine how or when to do the work
Person can determine when to do the work
Person can determine when and how to do the work
Works regularly for more than one client or customer
Works regularly for just one client or customer
Continuous shift work, usually four-shift system
Semi-continuous shift work, usually three-shift system
Person does not have an annualised hours contract
Less hours per day and less days per week
Person has reduced her or his credit hours
Person has taken a few hours off (without the need to take holidays)
Person has taken half a day, one or more days off
Person has reduced her/his credit hours balance or has taken a few hours off and has also taken half a day, one or more days off (on different days of the week)
Person wanted to take credit hours but could not do so (and has not taken holidays)
Person wanted to take a few hours, half a day, one or more days off but could not do so
Other (hours actually worked is more than contractual, lay-off etc.)
Shift work or on-call work is not convenient for personal life situation
Shift work is convenient for personal life situation
On-call work is convenient for personal life situation
Work in the evening, at night or during weekend is convenient for personal life situation
Work in the evening, at night or during weekend is not convenient for personal life situation
Staggered working hours, banded start and end
Working time banking with possibility only to take hours off
Working time banking with possibility to take full days off (besides taking hours off)
Start and end of working day varying by individual agreement
Determines own work schedule (no formal boundaries)
Any other type of variable working hours
Determines own work methods and schedule
Works regularly for more than one firm or customer
Works regularly for one firm or customer
Job or work ceases to exist when product or services are provided
Temporary job under contract for a fixed period
Job or work continues to exist after product or services are provided
Fixed start and end of a working day or varying working time as decided by the employer
Daily number of hours fixed, but some flexibility within the day
Cannot use credit hours to take full days or weeks off
Can use credit hours to take full days or weeks off (besides to take hours off)
A minimum number of hours is agreed by contract but the number of hours actually worked may exceed this minimum and they are not paid at overtime rate
Shift work was the type of job person was looking for (personal initiative)
Shift work was not the type of job person was looking for but no similar job available without shift work (similar within this occupation or industry)
These working time arrangements were the type of job person was looking for (personal initiative)
These working time arrangements were not the type of job person was looking for but no similar job available with ordinary working time arrangements (similar within this occupation or industry)
Persons receiving only statutory old-age pension
Persons receiving only an old-age pension
Favourable financial arrangements to leave
To establish or increase future retirement pension entitlements
To provide sufficient personal/household income
To establish/increase future retirement pension entitlements and to provide sufficient personal/household income
Non-financial reasons, e.g. work satisfaction