Appendix 2- The variables included in the synthetic index of job quality5
The sign in brackets refers to the hypothesis made about the sign of contribution to job quality.
Transition of non-employed people into employment one year later (+)
Long-term unemployment rate (-)
Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment (-)
Involuntary part-time employment as a percentage of part-time employment (-)
Fixed-term contract as a percentage of total employment (-)
Difference in employment rates between 55-64 years old and 15-64 years old (-)
Employment gap between men and women (-)
Pay gap between men and women
Occupational segregation (-)
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Participation in education and training (+)
Population who achieved at least upper secondary education (+)
Non-standard hours: proportion of people working nights, or Sundays or Saturdays (-)
In-work accidents rate (-)
The source for all these variables is the LFS (Labour Force Survey).
5 Source: Davoine et al. (2008a).
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