ESS-net ESeG

1. ESS-net ESeG Elaborating a European Socio economic Classication

2. The ESSnet EseG project • 2004-2006 : a ESeC prototype was set up by a consortium of researchers, project financed by the Commission (DG Research & Innovation) • 2006-2009 : evaluation of this prototype by Eurostat and NSIs • + change of classification ISCO 2008 • => necessity of launching an ESSnet, in order to establish a new european classification (EseG : European socioeconomic Groups), that could be adopted and promoted by the ESS. • ESSnet EseG • NSIs from Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary and France • coordinated by INSEE • grant agreement signed with Eurostat on October 2011 • a 2 year project : final report for October 2013 • Using Isco08 (2 digits) and the core variables from European surveys (status of employment, economic activity)

3. The ESSnet EseG project : Work Packages • -WP1 : elaboration of a methodology and access to microdata • -WP2 : assessing the quality of input variables, especially ISCO08 implementation • -WP3 : elaborating a few candidate prototypes (3 or 4) of classification • essentially from known elements on employment and occupation. • -WP4 : testing the different prototypes • in order to select the final proposition • ie: which one strongly discriminates behaviours in a wide set of social domains • -WP5 : delivery of final report and studies • in order to explain and to codify the new classification

4. The ESSnet ESeG project : collaborations • With collaborations and consultations: • a broad consultation : the 27 NSIs • researchers, experts and potential users of the classification • France, the Czech Republic and Italy have planned specific studies in association with several research laboratories   • The main European surveys will be used • LFS, SILC and AES, with ad hoc modules, will be used to elaborate prototypes and test their discriminating power in a wide set of domains. • Other surveys like EWCS will also be used. • Necessity of transition table from ISCO-88 to ISCO-08, in order to allow the use of a large set of data (new classification only implemented from 2011).

5. The ESSnet ESeG project : Where we are • Kick-Off meeting : 14-15th of November 2011 • Budapest meeting : 20-21th of February 2012 • A questionnaire was sent to 27 NSIs, to assess the present situation and the expectations regarding Socio economic Classifications country by country. All countries have answered. • 12 NSIs describe their national classification, most often based on occupation, Status of employment and qualification • several NSIs with no classification express their interest for ESeG • The methodology for setting up candidates prototypes has been selected : a top-down approach - end of WP1 • 3 or 4 prototypes to be elaborated • a detailed 2-digit version will be envisaged, using supplementary variables (such as supervision or the size of the enterprise) The quality assessment of the necessary variables - ISCO 2008 - has started - WP2 (led by Istat) • Microdata are expected (asked for by all the partners)

6. The ESSnet EseG project : next steps in the months to come • Assessing the variables • describing how ISCO is coded in practice by MS • Building prototypes • And trying to propose a second level to conciliate the different points of view • In June, a workshop with European researchers • Consulting with the 27 NSIs • in October : 3rd meeting in Rome In November: Eurostat workshop on classifications End of 2012: interim report • Testing the prototypes to select the best classification • Organizing tests on different fields (demography, revenu, wealth, social mobility, living conditions, time use, consumption, health…)

7. Insee 18 bd Adolphe-Pinard 75675 Paris Cedex 14 www.insee.fr Informations statistiques : www.insee.fr / Contacter l’Insee 09 72 72 4000 (coût d’un appel local) du lundi au vendredi de 9h00 à 17h00 The ESSnet EseG project Thank you for your attention … … and your support to the project! Contact Fabrice Lenglart Tél. : 33 1 41 17 53 64 Courriel : fabrice.lenglart@insee.fr