[EB] Looking for Belgium surveys with detailed occupational & income data

[Ken Shultz]

EB 44.2, "Working Conditions in the European Union, Nov 1995-Jan 1996" has
most of the variables you are looking for (it is listed at ICPSR as study
#6722). You may also want to look at "International Social Science Program:
Work Orientations, 1989" (it is listed at ICPSR as study #9784). Abstracts
for the studies (including an overview of the variables used) can be viewed
at the URL http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/archive1.html
Simply type in the ICPSR study number listed above.

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----- Original Message -----
From: James Cassell <cassell at vance.irss.unc.edu>
To: Social Science Data List <sos-data at vance.irss.unc.edu>; Euro-Barometer
List <eurobarometer at icpsr.umich.edu>; ICPSR Offical Representatives
Discussion <orl at majordomo.srv.ualberta.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 6:43 AM
Subject: [EB] Looking for Belgium surveys with detailed occupational &
income data


>
> I received the following request from a faculty member here at UNC. The
> Eurobarometer survey *may* suffice, but I'm wondering if there's
> something else out there. Note that he wants a more detailed measure of
> occupation than what's used in the Luxemborg Income Study.
>
> Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.
>
> James
>
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> James Cassell                                cassell at irss.unc.edu
> Institute for Research in Social Science
http://www.irss.unc.edu/cassell/
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  Phone: 919/962-0782
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> On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Francois Nielsen wrote:
>
> > Jim:
> >   Mariah Evans in Australia has asked me to write a chapter in a volume
of
> > studies comparing models of occupational status, income, and hourly
wages
> > in different countries.  The studies focus on differences in achievement
> > models by sex and for majority/minorities of various kinds
> > (race/ethnicity/language/immigration status).  She has asked me to do
the
> > chapter on Belgium.  I have looked around and found some studies that
are
> > part of LIS (1985 and 1988/92).  These have large Ns but the
occupational
> > variables are not very detailed.  I have tried to look at the
> > Eurobarometer surveys but they are so abundant that I get lost.  I
wonder
> > if you can give me advice on where to find such a data set.  Crucial
> > variables for this project are detailed occupation, annual income, and
> > hourly earnings (the latter optional); as independent variables: years
of
> > education, sex, ethnicity/geographical location/language-spoken (as
> > specific as possible); nativity/year of arrival for immigrants.  I would
> > appreciate any help you can give me on this.
>
> > Francois.
> >
>
>
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