Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey

The survey aimed at getting detailed information on employment, reasons for unemployment and job search strategies, education, changes in places of residence and health of active adult population of Ukraine. The survey was held in all the regions including the Crimean Autonomous Republic. Besides individual information, the survey gathered information on welfare level of Ukrainian households, in particular on sources and amounts of cash and natural income, and the structure of expenditure and consumption of Ukrainian families. The household questionnaire contains items on the demographic structure of the household, including data on household membership and structure. Information on households' consumption, including data on buying, making and consuming foodstuff in the household, as well as nonfood costs. The core of the survey is the individual questionnaire, which elicits detailed information concerning the labor market experience of Ukrainian workers. The individual questionnaire included the following sections: - Retrospective sections where information is gathered about employment changes during 2003-2004 and about changes of residence since during 2003-2004 - Reference-week part where information is gathered about the employment and non-employment during the week preceding the interview - Individual characteristics of a household member section; - Studies and skills section; - Attitudes, health, and ecology section In the 2004 questionnaire, besides the reference week sections, there is an extensive retrospective part, which ascertains each individual's labor market circumstances covering the intervals 2003 to 2004.