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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98note, and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,Whereas:
(1)To ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the labour force domain, it is necessary to specify the technical items of the data set for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment.
(2)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
The technical items of the data set for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital platform employment in the labour force domain shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Description of the technical format of the variables to be collected for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment in the labour force domain and the codification to be used.
| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variable name | Codes | Labels | Filter | Filter labels | Minimum set of variables | Variable type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3d.Labour market participation | Digital platform employment | DPWORK | Area of activity of the main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months | 01 | Goods selling activities | AGE = 15-64 | Persons aged 15 to 64 years | Not relevant | Collected |
| 02 | Delivery services (transport of only goods) | ||||||||
| 03 | Taxi services (transport of persons) | ||||||||
| 04 | Renting out accommodation activities | ||||||||
| 05 | IT services | ||||||||
| 06 | Medical services | ||||||||
| 07 | Cleaning and handiwork | ||||||||
| 08 | Creating contents such as videos or texts for payment | ||||||||
| 09 | Other digital platform work | ||||||||
| 10 | No digital platform work in the last 12 months | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 99 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPINTENS | Intensity of paid work in digital platform(s) in the last 12 months | 1 | One-off activity | DPWORK = 01-09 | Persons who performed digital platform work in the last 12 months | ||||
| 2 | Sporadically, i.e., several times a year | ||||||||
| 3 | Approximately every month | ||||||||
| 4 | Approximately every week | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPHRSW | Average number of paid hours worked per month in the last 12 months, in digital platform(s) | 1 | Less than 1 hour | DPWORK = 01-09 | Persons who performed digital platform work in the last 12 months | ||||
| 2 | 1 to 9 hours | ||||||||
| 3 | 10 to 19 hours | ||||||||
| 4 | 20 to 49 hours | ||||||||
| 5 | 50 to 99 hours | ||||||||
| 6 | 100 hours or more | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPINC | Share of total digital platform income in relation to total personal income in the last 12 months | 1 | Less than one quarter | DPHRSW = 2-6 | Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s) | ||||
| 2 | Between one quarter and less than a half | ||||||||
| 3 | Between one half and less than three quarters | ||||||||
| 4 | Three quarters or more | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPMR | Main reason for paid digital platform work in the last 12 months | 1 | Only available job opportunity | DPHRSW = 2-6 | Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s) | ||||
| 2 | Work organisation flexibility | ||||||||
| 3 | Additional income opportunity | ||||||||
| 4 | For the purposes of own business | ||||||||
| 5 | Specific desired work available mainly, or only, by platform | ||||||||
| 6 | Other reason | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPASG | Assignments in the main paid digital platform work carried out in the last 12 months | 1 | Tasks assigned by the platform or app | DPHRSW = 2-6 | Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s) | ||||
| 2 | Tasks chosen among offers, from the platform or app, or demands from clients | ||||||||
| 3 | Tasks offered or uploaded on own initiative | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPREJ | Possibility of rejection of tasks in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months | 1 | Could not reject tasks at all, because of dismissal or disconnection from the platform or app | DPHRSW = 2-6 | Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s) | ||||
| 2 | Could reject tasks but with consequences (such as losing access to valuable tasks or decline in ratings) | ||||||||
| 3 | Could reject tasks without consequences | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPHSET | Authority in deciding when the working hours are carried out in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months | 1 | Working hours fully or mainly set by the platform, app, or clients | DPHRSW = 2-6 | Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s) | ||||
| 2 | Working hours mainly self-determined, within limits set by the platform, app, or clients | ||||||||
| 3 | Working hours entirely self-determined | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPPSET | Authority in price setting in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months | 1 | Precise price set by the platform, app, or clients | DPHRSW = 2-6 | Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s) | ||||
| 2 | Range of price given by the platform, app, or clients | ||||||||
| 3 | Negotiation of price with platform, app, or clients | ||||||||
| 4 | Price set by oneself | ||||||||
| 5 | Price set by any other party | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPINSCOV | Access to paid leaves or leave benefits in case of sickness | 1 | Yes, access as a worker of the platform or app | DPINTENS = 3-4 | Persons who performed digital platform work approximately every month or every week in the last 12 months | ||||
| 2 | Yes, access from other sources than the platform or app | ||||||||
| 3 | No | ||||||||
| 4 | Do not know | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable | ||||||||
| DPMAIN | Paid digital platform work as main, second or other job in the reference week | 1 | Main job during the reference week | DPWORK = 01-09 | Persons who performed digital platform work in the last 12 months | ||||
| 2 | Second job during the reference week | ||||||||
| 3 | Additional job during the reference week | ||||||||
| 4 | Not provided during the reference week | ||||||||
| Blank | Not stated | ||||||||
| 9 | Not applicable |
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