Household

Variable Present Name Variable label in file HOUSEHOLD LEVEL VARIABLES File information Unique country/year id COUNTRY number YES 51 Italy 1991 Unique household unit CASENUM number YES Value labels Source LIS code LIS code Original household level weight data (peso1991 ) LIS code HWEIGHT DEFLATE Sample weight Deflation factor Country specific household information YES YES HSLOT1 NO Country specific HSLOT2 household information Demographic variables NO 0 no couple present in household 1 married couple 2 married couple, head and spouse interchanged by lis 3 non-married cohabiting couple 4 non-married cohabiting couple, lis interchanged partners 5 non-married cohabiting couple, both partners same sex MARRIED D1 Married couple indicator Age of head YES YES Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data LIS code Derived from original historical individual level structured income data (rper1991 ) D2 D3 D4 D5 Age of spouse Sex of head Number of persons in household Family structure YES YES YES YES 1 male 2 female 5 household D6 Number of earners YES Variable Name Variable label Present in file Value labels 101 North West PIEMONTE 102 North West VAL D'AOSTA 103 "North West LOMBARDIA 107 North West LIGURIA 204 "North East TRENTINO 205 North East VENETO 206 North East FRIULI 208 North East EMILIA ROMAGNA 309 Central TOSCANA 310 Central UMBRIA 311 Central MARCHE 312 Central LAZIO 413 South ABRUZZO 414 South MOLISE 415 South CAMPANIA 416 South PUGLIA 417 South BASILICATA 418 South CALABRIA 519 Islands SICILIA 520 Islands SARDINIA Source Geographic location indicator A Ethnicity/Nationality of D8 head Ethnicity/Nationality of ETHNATSP spouse D7 YES NO NO Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) D10 Educational level (head) YES D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 Educational level (spouse) Occupational training of head Occupational training of spouse Occupation of head Occupation of spouse YES NO NO NO NO 1 none (nessuno) 2 elementary school (licenza elementare) 3 middle school (medie inferiori) 4 high school (medie superiori) 5 bachelor's degree (laurea) 6 post-graduate qualification (specializzazione post-laurea) 1 none (nessuno) 2 elementary school (licenza elementare) 3 middle school (medie inferiori) 4 high school (medie superiori) 5 bachelor's degree (laurea) 6 post-graduate qualification (specializzazione post-laurea) Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data Variable Name Variable label Present in file D16 Industry of head YES D17 D18 D19 Industry of spouse Type (status) of worker head Type (status) of worker spouse YES NO NO Value labels 0 not working 1 agriculture 2 manufacturing 3 building and construction 4 wholesale and retail trade, lodging and catering serv. 5 transport and communications 6 services of credit and insurance institutions 7 real estate & renting serv., other prof. & buis. actvities 8 general government, defence 9 educ., health, domestic services & oth. private serv. 0 not working 1 agriculture 2 manufacturing 3 building and construction 4 wholesale and retail trade, lodging and catering serv. 5 transport and communications 6 services of credit and insurance institutions 7 real estate & renting serv., other prof. & buis. actvities 8 general government, defence 9 educ., health, domestic services & oth. private serv. Source Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data D20 Geographic location indicator B YES D21 Marital status of head YES MARTSP Marital status of spouse YES 1 < 5,000 2 5,000-20,000 3 20,000-50,000 4 50,000-200,000 5 >200,000 1 never married 2 married 3 separated / divorced 4 widowed 1 never married 2 married 3 separated / divorced 4 widowed Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data D22 D25 Tenure (owned/rented housing) Disability status of head Disability status of spouse Number of children under age 18 YES YES 1 home owner 2 tenant 3 redemption agreement 4 usufruct, use without charge 0 no 1 yes 0 no 1 yes Original historical household level data (fami1991) Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data D26 YES D27 YES Variable Name Variable label Age of the youngest child Number of persons aged 65 to 74 Number of persons aged 75 or more Present in file Value labels Source Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data Derived from LIS individual level data D28 NUM6574 YES YES NUMGE75 YES 0 not working 1 blue-collar worker or similar 2 office worker or school teacher 3 junior manager/cadre 4 manager, senior official 5 member of the arts or professions 6 sole proprietor 7 freelance 8 owner or member of family buisness 9 active shareholder/partner 0 not working 1 blue-collar worker or similar 2 office worker or school teacher 3 junior manager/cadre 4 manager, senior official 5 member of the arts or professions 6 sole proprietor 7 freelance 8 owner or member of family buisness 9 active shareholder/partner 1 born outside Italy 2 born in the south (incl. islands), lives in the north 3 born in the south (incl. islands), lives in the centre 4 born in the centre, lives in the north 5 born in the centre, lives in the south (incl. islands) 6 born in the north, lives in the centre 7 born in the north, lives in the south (incl. islands) 8 lives in the area of birth 1 born outside Italy 2 born in the south (incl. islands), lives in the north 3 born in the south (incl. islands), lives in the centre 4 born in the centre, lives in the north 5 born in the centre, lives in the south (incl. islands) 6 born in the north, lives in the centre 7 born in the north, lives in the south (incl. islands) 8 lives in the area of birth 1 employee 2 self-employed 3 first job-seeker 4 housewife 5 rentier 6 pensioner 7 unemployed 8 student 9 other not employed ACTIVHD Activity status of head YES Derived from LIS individual level data ACTIVSP Activity status of spouse YES Derived from LIS individual level data Immigration status of IMMIGRHD head YES Derived from LIS individual level data Immigration status of IMMIGRSP spouse YES Derived from LIS individual level data LFSHD Labour force status of head YES Derived from LIS individual level data Variable Name Variable label Present in file 1 employee 2 self-employed 3 first job-seeker 4 housewife 5 rentier 6 pensioner 7 unemployed 8 student 9 other not employed Value labels Source LFSSP Labour force status of spouse YES Derived from LIS individual level data Weeks worked fullWEEKHDFT time head YES Derived from LIS individual level data Weeks worked fullWEEKSPFT time spouse YES Derived from LIS individual level data Weeks worked partWEEKHDPT time head YES Derived from LIS individual level data Weeks worked partWEEKSPPT time spouse Weeks unemployed WEEKHDUP head Weeks unemployed WEEKSPUP spouse Hours worked per week head YES NO NO Derived from LIS individual level data HRSHD YES Derived from LIS individual level data HRSSP Hours worked per week spouse YES Derived from LIS individual level data Expenditure variables Original historical household level data (fami1991) Original historical household level residence data (imma1991 ) FOODEXP Food expenditures YES HOUSEXP Housing expenditures APPEXP TRANEXP Clothing expenditures Transportation expenditures YES NO NO Variable label Child care CHCAREXP expenditures Education EDUCEXP expenditures Out of pocket medical expenditures Variable Name Present in file NO NO Value labels Source MEDEXP NO Total family unit TOTEXP expenditures Income variables Gross wages and V1 salaries YES Original historical structured household level expenditure data (cons1991) NO V1NET V2 Net wages and salaries Mandatory Employer Contribution Non mandatory Employer Contribution YES NO Original historical household level structured income data (rfam1991) V3 NO V4 Farm self-employment income YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical individual level structured income data (rper1991 )] Variable Name Variable label Present in file Value labels Source V5 Non-farm selfemployment income YES V6 V7 In-kind earnings Mandatory Contribution for SelfEmployment YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical individual level structured income data (rper1991 )] Original historical household level structured income data (rfam1991) NO V8 V8S1 V8S2 V8S3 V8S4 V8SR V8X Cash property income Interests and dividends Rental income Private savings plans Royalties Other cash property income Interest paid YES NO NO NO NO NO NO Original historical household level structured income data (rfam1991) V9 Noncash property income Market value: residence (homeowners) YES Original historical household level structured income data (rfam1991) Original historical property level housing data (immp1991) V10 YES Variable Name V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 Variable label Income taxes Property or wealth taxes Mandatory Employee Contribution Other direct taxes Indirect taxes Sick Pay Present in file NO NO NO NO NO NO Value labels Source V17 Accident Pay YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] V18 Disability Pay YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] V19 Social Retirement Benefits YES LIS household level data V19S1 Basic old age benefit Supplementary old age benefit Early retirement benefit YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] V19S2 V19S3 NO NO Variable Name Variable label Present in file Value labels Source V19S4 Survivor's pensions YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] V19SR Other social retirement not included inV19S1V19S4 YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] V20 V20S1 Family or Child Allowance Child allowance Advance maintenance (single parents pgm) Orphan's pension allowance Other child allowance amounts NO NO V20S2 V20S3 V20SR NO NO NO V21 V21S1 V21S2 V21S3 V21SR V22 V22S1 V22S2 Unemployment Compensation Unemployment insurance Training or retraining allowance Placement/resettlemen t benefits Other unemployment benefits Maternity Allowances Pay replacement Birth premium NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Variable Name V22SR Variable label Other maternity/paternity benefits Present in file Value labels Source NO V23 Military/Vet/War Benefits YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] V24 Other Social Insurance YES LIS household level data V24S1 Invalid care premium NO Aggregated over individuals [from original historical payment level transfer data (tras1991 )] V24S2 V24S3 V24SR Non means-tested student premium Non means-tested child-care benefit Other social benefits YES NO NO V25 Means-Tested Cash Benefits YES LIS household level data V25S1 Social assistance YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical payment level transfer data (tras1991 )] V25S2 Old age assistance YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] Variable Name V25S3 V25S4 Variable label Unemployment assistance Unmarried mother's allowance Present in file NO NO Value labels Source V25SR V26 V26S1 V26S2 V26S3 V26S4 V26S5 V26S6 Other means-tested allowance All Near-Cash Benefits Near cash food benefits Near cash housing benefits Near cash medical benefits Near cash heating benefits Near cash education benefits Near cash child care benefits YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Aggregated over individuals [from original historical pension level data (pens1991 )] Other near cash means-tested benefits Value of non cash V27 food benefits Value of non cash V28 housing benefits Value of non cash V29 medical benefits Value of non cash V30 heating benefits Value of non cash V31 education benefits Value of non-cash care V31A benefits Alternate non-cash ALTNCASH income V26SR V32 Private Pensions Occupational pensions Opting out pensions NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO V32S1 V32S2 NO NO Variable Name Variable label Other private pension income Present in file Value labels Source V32SR NO V33 Public Sector Pensions YES Aggregated over individuals (LIS individual level file) Aggregated over individuals [from original historical payment level transfer data (tras1991 )] V34 V34X V35 Alimony or Child Support Alimony/child support paid Other Regular Private Income YES NO NO V35S1 V35S2 V35SR V35X Regular transfers from relatives Reg.transfers from private charitable organ. Other regular private income Regular transfers paid to relatives NO NO NO NO V36 Other Cash Income NO V37 V37S1 Realized Lump Sum Income Capital gains and losses YES NO LIS household level data V37SR V39 Other lump sum income Gross wage/salary of head YES NO YES Aggregated over individuals [from original historical payment level transfer data (tras1991 ) and original annual individual transfer level file (f91tsb8) ] V39NET Net wage/salary of head Derived from LIS individual level data Variable Name Variable label Present in file YES Value labels Source V40 V41 Hourly wage rate of head Gross wage/salary of spouse Derived from LIS individual level data NO V41NET Net wage/salary of spouse YES Derived from LIS individual level data Hourly wage rate of spouse Near cash housing NEARCHB benefits Near cash except NEARCOB housing LIS income aggregates V42 YES NO NO Derived from LIS individual level data SELFI Total self employment income YES LIS household level data EARNING Total earnings YES LIS household level data FI Total factor income YES LIS household level data PENSIOI Total occupational pensions YES LIS household level data MI Total market income YES LIS household level data MEANSI Total means-tested income Total social insurance (Excl. V19, V20 and V21) YES LIS household level data OTHSOCI YES LIS household level data Variable Name Variable label Present in file Value labels Source SOCI Total social insurance transfer YES LIS household level data SOCTRANS Total social transfers YES LIS household level data PRIVATI Total private transfers YES LIS household level data TRANSI Total transfer income YES LIS household level data GI PAYROLL Total gross income Total mandatory payroll taxes YES NO LIS household level data DPI Net disposable income YES LIS household level data Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments COUNTRY = 51. See variables definition. (original variable: nquest = household id - numero di questionario ). HWEIGHT = pesofl2 , where pesofl2 = post-stratified w eight (peso post-stratificato) . DEFLATE = 1. No missing values. No missing values. Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW); survey held in 1992; income data relate to 1991. No missing values. No missing values. Inflates to total population. Deflation factor serves to correct for extreme high inflation for some Eastern European countries. Value if per default 1 in other countries. See variable definition. D1 = PAGE if PPNUM = 1. No missing values. No missing values. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. No missing values. No missing values. No missing values. In 89 cases the female head and male spouse were interchanged by LIS. D1 = PAGE if PPNUM = 2. D3 = PSEX if PPNUM = 1. D4 = sum(iD4) over individuals, where iD4=1. D5 = 5. D6 = sum(iD6) over individuals in household, where iD6 = 1 if yl >0 or ym >0, where yl = compensation of employees (reddito da lavoro dipendente) , ym = net income from self-employment and entrepreneurial income (reddito da lavoro autonomo e impresa) . No missing values. The original variable yl includes net wages and salaries (see V1NET) as well as fringe benefits (see V6). The original variable ym includes income from self-employment minus depreciation plus entrepreunerial income (profits and dividends) for those actually working in the enterprise (see V4 and V5). Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments D7 = area5 *100 + ireg , where area5 = geographical area (area geografica) , ireg = ISTAT regional code (codice ISTAT regione) . No missing values. The survey also includes the province and the municipality of residence, but that information is not available for external users. Information collected but not available for external users. Information collected but not available for external users. D10 = PEDUC if PPNUM = 1. No missing values. D11 = PEDUC if PPNUM = 2. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. Information not available until the 1993 survey included (see comment for PTOCC). Information not available until the 1993 survey included (see comment for PTOCC). Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments D16 = PIND if PPNUM = 1. Missing values = sysmis. Not applicable (not employed) = 0. D17 = PIND if PPNUM = 2. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. Not applicable (spouse not employed) = 0. Variable not available in original survey (see comment for PTYPEWK). Variable not available in original survey (see comment for PTYPEWK). D20 = acom5 , where acom5 = division of municipalities by resident population (ripartizione dei comuni per popolazione residente) . No missing values. D21 = PMART if PPNUM=1. No missing values. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. Code 2 includes tenants who rent or sublet the dwelling, while code 4 includes: - occupied in usufruct; - occupied free of charge, i.e. owned by relatives or friends who lent the house free of charge or in exchange for services (caretaking, cleaning, etc.). MARTSP = PMART if PPNUM=2. D22 = godab , where godab = resident status (titolo di godimento dell'abitazione di residenza) . D25 = PDISABL if PPNUM=1. No missing values. No missing values. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. D26 = PDISABL if PPNUM=2. D27 = sum(iD27) over individuals, where iD27=1 if (PAGE<18 & PREL~=1 or 2 & PMART=1 or missing), otherwise iD27=0. No missing values. Head, spouse and (ever) married children are excluded. Variable construction D28 = min(iD28) over individuals, where iD28=PAGE if iD27=1, otherwise iD28=99 reset D28=-1 if D28=99. NUM6574 = sum(iNUM6574) over individuals, where iNUM6574=1 if (PAGE>64 & PAGE<75), otherwise iNUM6574=0. NUMGE75 = sum(iNUMGE75) over individuals, where iNUMGE75=1 if PAGE>74, otherwise iNUMGE75=0. Missing values / not applicable No missing values. Not applicable (no children) = sysmis. No missing values. Net / gross (income variables) Comments No missing values. ACTIVHD = PACTIV if PPNUM=1. No missing values. Not applicable (not employed) = 0. See comment for PACTIV. ACTIVSP = PACTIV if PPNUM=2. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. Not applicable (spouse not employed) = 0. See comment for PACTIV. IMMIGRHD = PIMMIGR if PPNUM=1. No missing values. See comment for PIMMIGR. IMMIGRSP = PIMMIGR if PPNUM=2. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. See comment for PIMMIGR. LFSHD = PLFS if PPNUM=1. No missing values. Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments LFSP = PLFS if PPNUM=2. WEEKHDFT = PWEEKFT if PPNUM=1. WEEKSPFT = PWEEKFT if PPNUM=2. WEEKHDPT = PWEEKPT if PPNUM=1. WEEKSPPT = PWEEKPT if PPNUM=2. No missing values. Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. Missing values and not applicable (not engaged in any full-time regular activity) = sysmis. Missing values and not applicable (no spouse or spouse not engaged in any full-time regular activity) = sysmis. Missing values and not applicable (not engaged in any part-time regular activity) = sysmis. Missing values and not applicable (no spouse or spouse not engaged in any part-time regular activity) = sysmis. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Missing values and not applicable (not engaged in any activity) = sysmis. Missing values and not applicable (no spouse or spouse not engaged in any activity) = sysmis. All expenditures variables are expressed in thousands of Italian Lire. Including food consumption only, i.e. spending on food products in supermarkets and the like and the spending on meals eaten regularly outside the home. This is one part of variable cn1 (see comment for TOTEXP). HRSHD = PHOURS if PPNUM=1. HRSSP = PHOURS if PPNUM=2. FOODEXP = consal , where consal = amount of expenditure on food (ammontare delle spese per consumi alimentari) . No missing values. No missing values. Not applicable (no such HOUSEXP = affpag , expenditure in household) = where affpag = annual rent actually paid (affitto annuo effettivamente pagato) . 0. Including only actual rent paid during the year for tenants, excluding condominium charges, heating and other sundry expenses. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. TOTEXP = c , where c = total consumption (consumi totali) . No missing values. Information not available in original survey. Including: - variable cd1 (consumption of transport equipment net of sales earnings) : value of the means of transport bought during 1991 (even if not paid for completely) minus total value (I.e. amount received) of the means of transport sold during 1991, including cars. motorbikes, caravans motor boats, boats, bicycles; - variable cd2 (consumption of other durables) : value of the furniture, furnishing, household appliances and sundry rticles bought during 1991 (even if not paid for completely), including furniture, furnishings, carpets, lamps, small household appliances, washing mashines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, TVs, PCs, fridges, cookers, heaters, air conditioners, radios, tape recorders, CD players, HI-FI equipment, mobile phonesets, fax machines, cameras, camcorders, etc.; - variable cn1 (consumption of monetary non-durables) : this is made up of 2 distinct components: --- average spending on all consumer goods, in cash, by means of credit cards, cheques, Bancomat cards, etc., including both food and non-food consumption, and excluding only precious objects, cars, household appliances and furniture, maintenance payments, other contributions received from friends and relatives, extraordinary maintenance of hte dwelling, rent for the dwelling, mortgage payments, life insurance premiums, contributions to private pension funds; --- rent paid for the principal residence, excluding condominium charges, All income variables are expressed in thousands of Italian Lire. Only net incomes are available (see PNWAGE). See coment for PNWAGE. Included in the wages are also all the benefits paid out by the employer but financed either by contributions or by the State, such as sick and maternity pay (indennita di malattia, indennita di maternita), the means-tested maternity allowance (assegno di maternita) and the family allowance (assegno per il nucleo familiare) , the temporary work related cash benefit from INAIL. Information not available in original dataset. V1NET = yl1 , where yl1 = net wages and salaries (retribuzione netta) . No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Information not available in original dataset. V4 = sum(iV4) over individuals in household, where iV4 = ym if PIND=1, and where ym = net income from self-employment and entrepreneurial income (reddito da lavoro autonomo e impresa) . No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net See comment for PSLOT1. Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments V5 = sum(iV5) over individuals in household, where iV5 = ym if PIND~=1, and where ym = net income from self-employment and entrepreneurial income (reddito da lavoro autonomo e impresa) . V6 = yl2 , where yl2 = cash value of fringe benefits (integrazioni non monetarie) . No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net See comment for PSLOT1. Including the monetary value of fringe benefits in the form of lunch vouchers, trips, company cars, etc. (excluding housing). Based on basic variable ylnm from file ldip1991. net V8 = ycf1 + ycf2 + ycf3 + yca1 , where ycf1 = interest on bank and postal deposits (interessi su depositi bancari e postali) , ycf2 = interest on government securities (interessi su titoli di Stato) , ycf3 = income from other securities (interessi su altre attivita finanziare) , yca1 = actual rents (affitti effettivi) . No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Information not available in original dataset. Variables ycf1 , ycf2 and ycf3 have been calculated by multiplying two different interest rates (one for savings in ycf1 and the other for savings in ycf2 and ycf3 ) by the amounts held at the end of hte year in the following forms of savings [basic variables from file fami1991 in brackets]: - ycf1 : bank current account deposits [ldbcc] , bank savings deposits (i.e. savings books, both tied and not) [ldbri] , certificates of deposit [lcd] , postal deposits in current or savings accounts [ldp] , postal savings certificates [lbfp] ; - ycf2 : Italian government securities: BOTs (T-bills) [lbot] , CCTs (Tcertificates) [lcct] , BTPs (T-bonds) [lbtp] , and other (CTEs, BTEs, CTOs et al.) [lats] ; - ycf3 : bonds [lobb] , shares of Italian mutual funds [lqfc] , Italian shares shares of listed or non-listed companies (at their market value at end1991) [lazq] , shares of societa a responsabilita limitata (limited liability company - at their estimated realizable value at end-1991) [lsrl] , and shares of societa di persone (partnerships - at their estimated realizable value at end-1991) [lper] and managed savings (by banks, SIMs and trust companies) [lgp] . Please note that dividends received by entrepreneurs actually working in the enterprise are included in V4 and V5. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. This records the rent that could be potentially received (excluding condominum charges, heating or other sundry expenses) for the properties owned (incl. principal residence and other property owned, but excluding buildings used for self-employment) according to the owner; based on basic variable affimp from file immp1991 . That records the owner's best estimate of the price he/she could ask for the dwelling in which he/she lives (unoccupied, including any cellar, garage or attic). V9 = yca2 , where yca2 = imputed rent (affitti imputati). V10 = valabit if resid =1 & D22=1, where valabit = value of the property (valore dell'immobile) , resid = main residence of the household (residenza principale della famiglia) [1: yes]. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Not applicable (not homeowners) = 0. net Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments Information not available in original dataset. Information not available in original dataset. Information not available in original dataset. Information not available in original dataset. Information not available in original dataset. Information not separately available in original survey (part of the pay slip and included in V1NET). V17 = sum(iV17) over individuals in household, where iV17 = [sum(tpens*mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =12, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [12: INAIL]. V18 = sum(iV18) over individuals in household, where iV18 = [sum(tpens*mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =2 or 6, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [2: INPS - disability pension (INPS - invalidità) ; 6: INPDAP - disability (INPDAP - invalidità) ]. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of pensions (variable ytp ), so pension variables are constructed from the more detailed individual level variables. Including direct invalidit and survivor's pensions from the National Insurance Institute for Work Injuries (INAIL, Istituto Nazionale contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro ); temporary cash benefits from INAIL are part of the wage slip and thus included in V1NET. V19 = V19S1 + V19S4 + V19SR. V19S1 = sum(iV19S1) over individuals in household, where iV19S1 = [sum(tpens *mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =1, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [1: INPS: old-age or long-service (vecchiaia o anzianità) ]. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of pensions (variable ytp ), so pension variables are constructed from the more detailed individual level variables. Including disability pensions from the Institute for Social Protection (INPS, Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale) and for civil servants from public sector pension schemes and social security entities run by the Treasury. Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of pensions (variable ytp ), so pension variables are constructed from the more detailed individual level variables. Includes old-age (pensione di vecchiaia), long-service / seniority pensions (pensione di anzianità) and means-tested integration to the minimum pension (integrazione al trattamento minimo) from the National Institute for Social Protection (INPS, Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale) covering private sector workers and some self-employed (farmers, craftsmen, traders); other categories (such as industrial managers, liberal professions, air transport workers, journalists, etc.) are covered by special systems not included here. Differently form other survey years, there were no imputations for pension amounts. Information not available in original survey (some supplementary pensions and supplementary benefits from INPS are included in V19SR). Information not separately available in original survey (long-service or seniority pensins are included in V19S1). net No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Variable construction V19S4 = sum(iV19S4) over individuals in household, where iV19S4 = [sum(tpens *mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =3, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [3: INPS - survivor's (INPS reversibilità) ]. V19SR = sum(iV19SR) over individuals in household, where iV19SR = [sum(tpens *mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =99 or D, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [99: other pensions (altro) D: pensions with missing type]. Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Including survivor's pensions to the spouse, children grand-children or other relatives of a pensioner or a worker (pensione di reversibilità e pensione indiretta) from the National Institute for Social Protection (INPS, Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale) ; see comment for V19S1 for coverage. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net The variable "other pensions" includes all pensions not exactly identified by the respondent, the larger part of which being from the National Institute for Social Protection (INPS, Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale) , but it also includes pensions from special systems for specific categories (industrial managers, liberal professions, air transport workers, journalists, etc.) and some private occupational pensions. Information not separately available in original survey. In Italy there exists a benefit for families with children, which varies with the income; this is not separable from the wage slip and included in V1NET. Information not separately available in original survey (included in V1NET). Information not available in original survey. Information not separately available in original survey (orphan's pensions are included in V19S4). Information not available in original survey. Variable not separately available in original survey (until the 1993 survey included, all types of unemployment benefits were lumped together with other economic support such as assistance for disabled persons, maintenance, guaranteed minimum income, etc. in variable ytad of the annual data, corresponding to variable assis of the historical database, included in V25S1). Information not separately available in original survey (included in V25S1). Information not available in original survey (no such benefit in Italy). Information not available in original survey (no such benefit in Italy). Information not separately available in original survey (included in V25S1). Information not separately available in original survey (part of the pay slip and included in V1NET). Information not separately available in original survey (part of the pay slip and included in V1NET). Information not available in original survey. Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments Information not available in original survey. V23 = sum(iV23) over individuals in household, where iV23 = [sum(tpens*mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =10, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli No missing values (all arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , imputed). tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [10: State - war pensions (Stato - Not applicable (no such guerra) ]. income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such V24 = V24S2. income in household) = 0. net Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of pensions (variable ytp ), so pension variables are constructed from the more detailed individual level variables. Including war pensions (pensioni di guerra) from the Treasury. net Information not available in original survey; the care allowance (assegno di accompagnamento) is paid directly to invalidity pensioners who need help to move around or who need permanent attendance to accomplish daily tasks and is included in V18. Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of transfers (variable yta ). Corresponds exactly to variable ytaf of the annual data (ytd1 for later surveys). Includes private scholarships as well. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Until the 1993 survey included, information on all types of public economic support (regardless of benefit provider) and unemployment benefits are collected together (variable assis of the historical databse), and included in V25S1, whereas for later surveys these are spread over variables the V21S1, V21SR, V25S1, V25SR and V35S2. See comment for V25. Corresponds exactly to variable ytad of the annual data. Includes unemployment benefits (indennità di disoccupazione - speciale, ordinaria, ecc.) , wage supplementation payments (assegni della cassa integrazione, indennità di mobilità) , economic support from local health units, local government bodies and private social institutions (such as assistance for disabled persons, maintenance, guaranteed minimum income, etc.). V24S2 = sum(iV24S2) over individuals in household, where iV24S2 = bors , and where bors = student scholarships (borsa di studio) . No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net V25 = V25S1 + V25S2 + V25SR. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net V25S1 = sum(iV25S1) over individuals in household, where iV25S1 = assis , and where assis = economic support (assistenza economica) . V25S2 = sum(iV25S2) over individuals in household, where iV25S2 =[sum(tpens *mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =4, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [4: INPS - social pension (INPS pensione sociale) ]. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of pensions (variable ytp ), so pension variables are constructed from the more detailed individual level variables. Including social pensions (pensione sociale) from the the National Institute for Social Protection (INPS, Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale). Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. V25SR = sum(iV25SR) over individuals in household, where iV25SR = [sum(tpens*mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =11, and where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte), mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite), arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno), tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [11: State - disability (Stato invalidità civile) ]. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net Including the means-tested State invalidity pension for civil invalids. See comment for V25. Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of pensions (variable ytp ), so pension variables are constructed from the more detailed individual level variables. Economic assistance included here for more recent surveys (food allowances, assistance for treatment, etc. from local health units and other public agencies) was not separately available until 1995 and is included in V25S1. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not separately available in original survey (see comments below). Information on private pensions and life annuities from Italian private bodies (i.e. insurances), included here for later surveys, was not separately available until the 1993 survey (included in V19SR). Information not available in original survey (no such possibility in Italy). Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) V33 = sum(iV33) over individuals in household, where iV33 = PPUBPEN. V34 = sum(iV34) over individuals in household, where iV34 = enric , and where enric = other recurrent transfers, incl. alimony (altre entrate ricorrenti, incl. assegni per gli alimenti). No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received) = 0. net Comments Information on pensions from foreign entities, included here for later surveys, was not separately available until the 1993 survey (included in V19SR). Information at the household level is constructed only for all types of pensions (variable ytp ), so pension variables are constructed from the more detailed individual level variables. Including old-age, long-service and survivor's pensions for civil servants from public sector pension schemes and social security entities run by the Treasury. Corresponding to variable ytah of the annual database. Until the 1993 survey included, information on alimony payments is collected together with other recurrent transfers (variable ytd4 of the annual database, included in V36 for later surveys). Information on maintenance payments paid was collected only starting from the 1998 survey. Most detailed income variable coming from the annual data for later surveys, were not available until the 1993 survey included. Variable not separately available (annual data variable ytag/ytd2 , including gifts or cash from friends or relatives not living in the household was not collected for the 1991 and 1993 surveys; most likely included in V34). Variable not separately available (annual data variable ytc7 , including economic support from private social institutions was separately collected starting from the 1995 survey only; included in V25S1). Information not available in original survey. Variable introduced in Wave V. Annual data variable ytd4 (other income), available for later surveys, was collected separately starting from the 1995 survey only; most likely included in V34. net V37 = V37SR. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received) = 0. net V37SR = sum(iV37SR) over individuals in household, where iV37SR = liqv + liql + ytai , and where liqv = payments under life, accident and health insurance policies (liquidazioni da assicurazione ramo vita, liquidazioni da danni e liquidazioni sanitarie) , liql = severance pay, incl. advances (liquidazione da lavoro, inclusi gli anticipi della liquidazione) , ytai = lottery winnings (vincite al totocalcio, lotto, lotterie, ecc.) . No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received) = 0. net Variable liqv includes variables ytaa (liquidazioni da assicurazione ramo vita, escluso pensioni integrative vitalize) , ytab (liquidazioni da danni sinistri auto, casa, ecc) , ytac (iquidazioni sanitarie - rimborso visite specialistiche, degenza, ecc.) of the annual data (corresponding to variables yta1 , yta2 and yta3 of the annual data for later years), while variable liql corresponds exactly to variable ytae (ytb4 for later years). Information on lottery winnings is not collected for later surveys. Only net information available in original survey. V39NET = PNWAGE if PPNUM=1. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (head not receiving wage) = 0. net Variable construction V40 = PHRWAGE if PPNUM=1. Missing values / not applicable No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (head not receiving wage or not derivable) = sysmis. Net / gross (income variables) Comments net Only net information available in original survey. V41NET = PNWAGE if PPNUM=2. V42 = PHRWAGE if PPNUM=2. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no spouse) = sysmis. Not applicable (spouse not receiving wage) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no spouse, spouse not receiving wage or not derivable) = sysmis. net net Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. All income variables are expressed in thousands of Italian Lire. SELFI = V4 + V5. EARNING = V1NET + V4 + V5. FI = V1NET + V4 + V5 + V8. PENSIOI = V32 + V33. MI = V1NET + V4 + V5 + V8 + V32 + V33. MEANSI = V25 + V26. OTHSOCI = V16 + V17 + V18 + V22 + V23 + V24. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. net net net net net net net Missing values / not Variable construction applicable No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such SOCI = V16 + V17 + V18 + V19 + V20 + V21 + V22 + V23 + V24. income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). SOCTRANS = V16 + V17 + V18 + V19 + V20 + V21 + V22 + V23 + V24 + V25 Not applicable (no such + V26. income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such PRIVATI = V34 + V35. income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). SOCTRANS = V16 + V17 + V18 + V19 + V20 + V21 + V22 + V23 + V24 + V25 Not applicable (no such + V26 + V34 + V35. income in household) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). GI = V1NET + V4 + V5 + V8 + V16 + V17 + V18 + V19 + V20 + V21 + V22 + Not applicable (no such V23 + V24 + V25 + V26 + V32 + V33 + V34 + V35 + V36. income in household) = 0. Net / gross (income variables) Comments net net net net net This actually represents total net income (same as DPI). Information not available in original survey. No missing values (all imputed). DPI = (V1NET + V4 + V5 + V8 + V16 + V17 + V18 + V19 + V20 + V21 + V22 + Not applicable (no such V23 + V24 + V25 + V26 + V32 + V33 + V34 + V35 + V36) - (V7 + V11 + V13). income in household) = 0. net Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded Unweighted 8188 8188 8188 8188 0 0 8188 8188 6108 8188 8188 8188 8188 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 8188 0 0 8188 6108 0 0 0 0 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 8186 6108 0 0 8188 8188 6108 8188 8188 6108 8188 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 3138 8188 8188 8188 6108 8188 6108 8188 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 6108 4851 1730 119 156 0 0 4914 1876 8188 2320 0 0 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0 0 0 8188 0 4755 0 0 157 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 1579 342 0 6587 6032 4818 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 555 2919 2297 0 0 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 838 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0 44 32 0 32 0 0 424 118 187 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0 685 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 238 0 238 0 3601 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 3599 0 1451 1449 0 0 1724 5827 7486 685 7575 424 676 Number of observations Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 3251 3463 117 3552 8175 0 8175 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded Weighted by HWEIGHT 51 1 51 51 0 8188 3590.46857 2372.17744 86.1993783 55348.1135 2397.39138 3148.40995 1 1 1 0 0 18 4 0.75118887 0.52818638 95 54.1823289 15.8805045 17 1 1 5 87 47.688026 13.9336389 2 1.20216672 0.40161592 9 2.89070706 1.36434181 5 5 0 0 6 1.10717212 0.9439398 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 101 520 275.528074 141.716896 1 6 2.79959777 1.08975205 1 6 2.78460841 1.03177703 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0 9 2.74115683 3.16748728 0 9 1.94742146 3.21921649 1 5 2.90190555 1.40769976 1 4 2.28794422 0.84069984 1 4 1.99680887 0.14731289 1 0 4 1.57955561 0.94521551 1 0.04972066 0.21736724 0 1 0.04123045 0.19882278 0 7 0.55156395 0.86606312 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0 0 17 8.34749088 5.50492746 3 0.28371298 0.56637833 0 3 0.17593596 0.43002054 0 9 1.92575326 2.56204798 0 9 1.17697937 2.26674641 1 8 7.39850281 1.73121964 1 8 7.36649925 1.79674703 1 9 3.32264094 2.37160635 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 1 9 3.53638352 1.83466729 4 52 50.9285054 5.34798351 4 52 49.9538293 7.9719051 4 52 36.3475472 18.0014234 4 52 45.6023932 13.7641382 2 97 42.6109506 8.82258785 1 97 37.180789 10.1768353 360 43200 8610.17485 4242.15395 48 19200 3291.25051 2118.78258 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded -53100 259350.097 26083.3988 14988.0003 800 322000 28520.3704 15313.9875 1500 90000 18658.0273 13498.4408 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 1600 268064.2 30165.6666 22438.8917 6 77600 2189.60146 3012.05697 0.0142622 203422.01 2538.59065 6405.2013 50 187350.097 6748.86501 6694.32218 5000 5000000 171986.356 140659.195 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 390 39078 10293.7587 9193.58812 960 34100 7808.32911 4482.32844 disabi1/disabi2 = [sum(tpens*mesip + arret) over pensions per individual] if tipopen=2/6 580 71470 13613.8344 7358.43428 580 71470 13587.1441 7174.66956 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 234 42100 8248.63076 5089.18415 260 42100 11561.6711 8893.44498 See PSOCRET. Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 216 16800 2763.16272 3426.49309 150 13000 2629.10106 3850.97096 150 13000 2629.10106 3850.97096 300 34840 6451.40743 4264.5099 600 20000 6177.95826 3977.75787 300 34840 6100.31087 4259.02123 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 360 30600 6979.21458 4243.0059 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 1236 68900 16192.3301 8695.10413 See PPUBPEN. 200 38000 8349.81586 6489.63117 200 91000 11420.6914 12417.3055 200 91000 11420.6914 12417.3055 1400 300000 22430.4927 9840.75547 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 0.72115385 274.725275 10.8506412 6.10677621 500 60000 17420.4283 6552.00405 0.25303644 33.2167832 10.0848158 4.63177371 1500 268064.2 29122.3883 22046.4617 1400 322000 32345.6001 18951.2625 0.93433785 393422.01 26940.542 23500.0573 1236 68900 16192.3301 8695.10413 0.93433785 393422.01 28106.9447 23389.2028 300 34840 6451.40743 4264.5099 150 39078 7611.84991 5126.13578 Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation Original variable descriptives (For income and expenditure variables calculated from more than 1 original variable) (Please note that the most original variables are on the individual level) Missing and not applicable values have been excluded 150 71470 13905.9784 7684.288 150 71470 13830.471 7778.57753 200 38000 8349.81586 6489.63117 150 71470 13744.4122 7795.24805 6.04976701 397972.01 32303.6637 21591.476 6.04976701 397972.01 32303.6637 21591.476 Variable Present Name Variable label in file PERSON LEVEL VARIABLES File information Unique country/year id COUNTRY number YES 51 Italy 1991 Unique household unit CASENUM number YES 1 head 2 wife or steady partner 3 oldest other adult 4 2nd oldest oth adlt 5 3rd oldest oth adlt 31 4th oldest oth adlt 32 5th oldest oth adlt 33 6th oldest oth adlt PPNUM Person number YES 34 7th oldest oth adlt PWEIGHT Person weight YES Value labels Source Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) Comments LIS code LIS code COUNTRY = 51. See variables definition. (original variable: nquest = household id - numero di questionario). No missing values. No missing values. LIS code LIS household level data See variables definition. PWEIGHT = HWEIGHT. No missing values. No missing values. Person selfPSLOT1 employment income Person specific PSLOT2 person information Demographic variables PAGE PSEX Age Sex YES NO Original historical individual level structured income data (rper1991) PSLOT1 = ym , where ym = net income from self-employment and entrepreneurial income (reddito da lavoro autonomo e impresa) . No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income in household) = 0. Note that if there is a married couple and the head is female, the head is switched with the spouse, so that the head is male. Original structured variable ym Includes income from self-employment net of taxes, contributions and depreciation based on the following structured subvariables (and corresponding basic variables): - variable ym1 (income from self employment) = sum of yml (from file linb1991 for members of professions, self-employed, sole proprietors and entrepreneurs with fewer than 20 employees) and yml (from file lind1991 for family businesses), including revenues from sales of goods or services net of VAT plus other receipts minus ordinary maintenance expenses, purchases of raw materials or goods, employee compensation (incl. social security contributions), current expenses, rent of premises, taxes and other expenses (interest paid, leasing instalments) excluding depreciation/provisions; - (minus) variable ym2 (depreciation) = sum of ammort (from file linb1991) and ammort (from file lind1991 as above) including the amount of depreciation, i.e. the amount needed to compensate for the wear of capital goods); - variable ym3 (entrepreneurial income) = comfis + divid (both from file linc1991 for entrepreneurs with 20 or more employees), including respectively the fixed compensation for work in the firm net of tax, and the YES YES 1 male 2 female 1 never married 2 married 3 separated / divorced 4 widowed 1 head of household 2 spouse / partner of head 3 child of head 4 other Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) PAGE = età , where età = age in years (età - anni) . PSEX = sesso , where sesso = sex (sesso) . No missing values. No missing values. Some minor corrections were carried out by LIS. PMART Marital status YES Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) PMART = staciv (recoded), where staciv = marital status (stato civile) . No missing values. PREL PETHNAT Relationship Ethnicity / Nationality YES NO Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) PREL = par , where par = household position (grado di parentela dei membri della famiglia) . PIMMIGR = 1 if nascarea =sysmis, PIMMIGR = 2 if nascarea =3 & area3 =1, PIMMIGR = 3 if nascarea =3 & area3= 2, PIMMIGR = 4 if nascarea= 2 & area3= 1, PIMMIGR = 5 if nascarea= 2 & area3= 3, PIMMIGR = 6 if nascarea= 1 & area3= 2, PIMMIGR = 7 if nascarea= 1 & area3= 3, PIMMIGR = 8 if nascarea=area3 , where nascarea = geographical area of birth (area geografica di nascita) [variable always available for persons born in Italy], area3 = geographical area of residence (area geografica di residenza) . No missing values. Some minor corrections were carried out by LIS. Information collected but not available for external users. PIMMIGR Immigration Status YES PEDUC Educational level YES 1 born outside Italy 2 born in the south (incl. islands), lives in the north 3 born in the south (incl. islands), lives in the centre 4 born in the centre, lives in the north 5 born in the centre, lives in the south (incl. islands) 6 born in the north, lives in the centre 7 born in the north, lives in the south (incl. islands) 8 lives in the area of birth 1 none (nessuno) 2 elementary school (licenza elementare) 3 middle school (medie inferiori) 4 high school (medie superiori) 5 bachelor's degree (laurea) 6 post-graduate qualification (specializzazione post-laurea) Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) No missing values. Information on the region of birth outside Italy is collected but it is not available for external users. Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) PEDUC = studio , where studio = educational qualification (titolo di studio) . No missing values. Information on the type of high school diploma or the field of universty degree (coming from the annual data) is only collected from the 1995 survey onwards. PTOCC Occupational training NO 1 employee 2 self-employed 3 first job-seeker 4 housewife 5 rentier 6 pensioner 7 unemployed 8 student 9 other not employed 0 not working 1 blue-collar worker or similar 2 office worker or school teacher 3 junior manager/cadre 4 manager, senior official 5 member of the arts or professions 6 sole proprietor 7 freelance 8 owner or member of family buisness 9 active shareholder/partner PLFS Labor force status YES Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) PLFS = qualp3 if qualp3 <3, else PLFS = nonoc + 2 if qualp3 =3 & nonocc >0, where qualp3 = main emloyment, work status (occupazione principale, ripartizione per condizione professionale) , nonoc = not employed (ripartizione delle condizioni non professionali) . No missing values. PACTIV POCC Activity code (occupation) Occupation YES NO Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) PACTIV = qualp10 , where qualp10 = main employment, work status (occupazione principale, ripartizione per condizione professionale) . No missing values. Not applicable (not employed) = 0. Codes 1 to 4 are used for employees and 5 to 9 for self-employed. Code 1 includes also apprentices and homeworkers; code 2 includes teachers in any type of school, those with term appointments, those under special contracts and similar. Code 10 of the original variable (not employed) has been recoded into not working (0). Information not available in original survey. Industry Type (status) of PTYPEWK worker PIND YES NO 0 not working 1 agriculture 2 manufacturing 3 building and construction 4 wholesale and retail trade, lodging and catering serv. 5 transport and communications 6 services of credit and insurance institutions 7 real estate & renting serv., other prof. & buis. actvities 8 general government, defence 9 educ., health, domestic services & oth. private serv. Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) PIND = settp10 , where settp10 = main employment, branch of activity (occupazione principale, ripartizione per settore di attività economica) . Missing values = sysmis. Not applicable (not employed) = 0. Please note that codes 8 and 9 for the 1987, 1989 and 1991 surveys lump together 3 categories from variable settp11 available from the 1993 survey onwards. Code 10 of the original variable (not employed) has been recoded into not working (0). The distinction is only feasible with the level of detail of the industry sector of variable settp11 , only available from is recorded in 4 onwards. Information on employment activities the 1993 survey different files (depending on the type of activity), where the unit of observation is the activity and not the individual: - ldip1991: payroll employment activities (lavoro dipendente) ; - linb1991 : self-employment activities for members of the professions, selfemployed, sole proprietors and entrepreneurs with fewer than 20 employees (lavoro indipendente: liberi professionisti, lavoratori autonomi e imprenditori individuali e fino a 20 addetti) ; - linc1991: self-employment activities for entrepreuneurs with less than 20 employees (lavoro indipendente: imprenditori con oltre 20 addetti) ; - lind1991: self-employment activities for family buisness (lavoro indipendente: imprese familiari) . The information on the activities as unpaid family members (lavoro indipendente: coadiuvanti) was available only for the 1989 survey year (file lina1989 ). If a person is engaged both in a payroll employment activity and a selfemployment activity (either of the 3), all the hours/months worked are added together and topcoded at, respectively, 97 hours (same limit as in indvidual original variables) and 52 weeks. If the person is engaged in more than one payroll employment activity, the PHOURS Hours worked per week YES 1 1 hour or less 97 97 hours or more Original historical activity level employment data (ldip1991, linb1991, linc1991 & lind1991) PWEEKFT Weeks worked full time YES Original historical activity level employment data (ldip1991, linb1991, linc1991 & lind1991) Weeks worked part PWEEKPT time PWEEKUP Weeks unemployed YES NO Original historical activity level employment data (ldip1991, linb1991, linc1991 & lind1991) PHOURS = oretotdip + oretotb + oretotc + oretotd, where oretotdip = number of hours worked on average per week (incl. overtime) / payroll employment [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of oretot from ldip1991 )], oretotb = number of hours worked on average per week (incl. overtime) / self-emlp <20 empl. [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of oretot from linb1991 )], oretotc = number of hours worked on average per week (incl. overtime) / self-emlp. >20 empl. [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of oretot from linc1991 )], oretotd = number of hours worked on average per week (incl. overtime) / family buisness [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of oretot1 to oretot6 from lind1991 )]. PWEEKFT = [mesilavdip (if partime =0) + (mesilavb + mesilavc + mesilavd) if attivp =1] *4.33, where mesilavdip = number of months of the year worked / payroll employment [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from ldip1991 ], partime = part-time activity / payroll employment [0: no], mesilavb = number of months of the year worked /self-emlp. <20 empl. [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from linb1991 ], mesilavc = number of months of the year worked /self-emlp. >20 empl. [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from linc1991 ], mesilavd = number of months of the year worked / family buisness [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from lind1991 ], attivp = type of activity /self-emlp. <20 empl., self-emlp. >20 empl., family business [1: main]. PWEEKPT = [mesilavdip (if partime =1) + (mesilavb + mesilavc + mesilavd) if attivp =0] *4.33, where mesilavdip = number of months of the year worked / payroll employment [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from ldip1991 ], partime = part-time activity / payroll employment [1: yes], mesilavb = number of months of the year worked /self-emlp. <20 empl. [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from linb1991 ], mesilavc = number of months of the year worked /self-emlp. >20 empl. [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from linc1991 ], mesilavd = number of months of the year worked / family buisness [intermediate variable ceated by LIS on the basis of mesilav from lind1991 ], attivp = type of activity /self-emlp. <20 empl., self-emlp. >20 empl., family business [0: secondary]. Missing values and not applicable (not engaged in any activity) = sysmis. Missing values and not applicable (not engaged in any full-time regular activity) = sysmis. See comment for PHOURS. Information on full-time versus part-time employment exists only for payroll employment activities. For payroll employment activities, only weeks worked full-time in the main activity are considered, whereas for the other 3 types of activities all the weeks worked in the main activity are considered (assuming that the main activity is full-time). Occasional activities are not considered. Missing values and not applicable (not engaged in any part-time regular activity) = sysmis. See comment for PHOURS. Information on full-time versus part-time employment exists only for payroll employment activities. For payroll employment activities, only weeks worked part-time in the main activity are considered, whereas for the other 3 types of activities all the weeks worked in the secondary activity are considered (assuming that the secondary activity is part-time). Occasional activities are not considered. Information not available in original survey. PDISABL Disability status Income variables PGWAGE Gross wage/salary YES NO 0 no 1 yes Derived from original historical pension level data (pens1991 ) PDISABL = 1 if [sum(tpens*mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] for tipopen =2, 6 or 11, else PDISABL = 0, where where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [2: INPS - disability (INPS - invalidità) ; 6: INPDAP - disability (INPDAP - invalidità) ; 11: State - disability (Stato - invalidità) ]. No missing values. PNWAGE Net wage/salary YES Original historical individual level structured income data (rper1991 ) PNWAGE = yl1 , where yl1 = net wages and salaries (retribuzione netta) . PHRWAGE Hourly wage rate Mandatory employer PMERC contribution Personal selfPSELF employment income PYTAX Income taxes PWTAX PMEEC Property/wealth taxes Mandatory employee contribution YES NO NO NO NO NO Derived from LIS individual level data PHRWAGE = PNWAGE/(PHOURS*52). No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received) = 0. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received or not derivable) = sysmis. net A person is considered disabled if he/she receives any disability pension. All income variables are expressed in thousands of Italian Lire. Only net income information is available. This records the employee income net of taxes and compulsory contributions from main and secondary activity, based on basic variable ylm (from file ldip1991 for payroll employees), calculated as: average monthly net earnings (including overtime) times the number of months worked, plus additional monthly salary ("13th month" salary, "14th month" salary, etc.), plus any bonuses or special emoluments, plus any other compensation (produtivity bonuses, commissions, etc.). net Information not available in original survey. Variable introduced in Wave V. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. Information not available in original survey. PSOCRET Social retirement Person basic old-age PSOCRET1 pension Person supplementary old-age benefit Person early retirement benefit Person survivors pension Person other social retirement income YES NO PSOCRET = [sum(tpens *mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =1, 3, 99 or D, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [1: INPS: old-age or long-service Aggrgegated over pensions [from original historical pension level data (vecchiaia o anzianità) , 3: INPS - survivor's (INPS reversibilità) , 99: other pensions (pens1991 )] (altro) , D: pensions with missing type]. No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received) = 0. net Including pension monthly benefit (multiplied by the number of months received) and yearly arrears for old-age, long-service and survivor's pension from INPS (main pension fund) and all pensions not exactly identified by the respondent (but most of which coming from the INPS; some from other funds for specific categories of workers and some private occupational). Differently form other survey years, there were no imputations for pension amounts. Variable introduced in Wave V. PSOCRET2 PSOCRET3 PSOCRET4 PSOCRETR NO NO NO NO Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable not separately available in original survey (until the 1993 survey, all types of unemployment benefits were lumped together with other economic support such as assistance for disabled persons, maintenance, guaranteed minimum income, etc. in variable ytad of the annual data, corresponding to variable assist of the historical database, included in V25S1). PUNEMP Unemployment compensation Person unemployment insurance Person training or retraining allowance Person placement or resettlement benefits NO PUNEMP1 PUNEMP2 PUNEMP3 NO NO NO Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Person other unemployment PUNEMPR benefits NO PPRVPEN Private pensions Person occupational PPRVPEN1 pensions Person opting-out PPRVPEN2 pensions Person other private PPRVPENR pension income NO NO NO NO PPUBPEN = [sum(tpens *mesip + arret ) over pensions per individual] if tipopen =5, 7, 8 or 9, where tpens = pension benefits net of tax per month (importo mensile della pensione al netto delle imposte) , mesip = monthly payments received (numero di mensilità percepite) , arret = amount of pension arrears received during the year (valore degli arretrati di pensione percepiti nell'anno) , tipopens = type of pension (tipo di pensione) [5: INPDAP - old-age or long-service (INPDAP - vecchiaia o anzianità) ; 7: INPDAP - survivor's (INPDAP - reversibilià) ; 8: Aggregated over pensions [from original historical pension level data State - old-age or long-service (Stato - vecchiaia o anzianità) ; 9: State - survivor's (pens1991 )] (Stato - reversibilià) ]. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable not separately available in original survey (information on private pensions and life annuities from Italian private bodies, such as insurances, and on pensions from abroad, included here for later surveys, was collected separately only starting from the 1995 survey; most likely included in PSOCRET). Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. Variable introduced in Wave V. PPUBPEN Public sector pensions YES No missing values (all imputed). Not applicable (no such income received) = 0. net Including old-age, long-service and survivor's pensions for civil servants from public sector pension schemes, social security entities run by the Treasury and the State (most likely for public employees as well). Variable Name Variable label CHILD LEVEL VARIABLES File information COUNTRY Unique Country Id Present in file Value labels Source YES 51 Italy 1991 LIS code CASENUM Unique Unit Number YES 6 youngest child 7 2nd youngest child 8 3rd youngest child 61 4th youngest child 62 5th youngest child 63 6th youngest child 64 7th youngest child LIS code PPNUM Person Number CWEIGHT Child weight Demographic variables CAGE CSEX Age of child Sex of child YES YES LIS code LIS household level data Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) Original historical individual level demographic data (comp1991) YES YES 1 male 2 female 3 child of head 4 other CREL Relationship of child YES Variable construction Missing values / not applicable Net / gross (income variables) COUNTRY = 51. See variables definition. (original variable: nquest = household id - numero di questionario). No missing values. No missing values. See variables definition. CWEIGHT = HWEIGHT. No missing values. No missing values. CAGE = età , No missing values. where età = age in years (età - anni) . CSEX = sesso , No missing values. where sesso = sex (sesso) . CREL = par , where par = household position (grado di parentela dei membri della No missing values. famiglia) . Comments Some minor corrections were carried out by LIS. Some minor corrections were carried out by LIS.