Enquête Mobilité résidentielle hors des frontières luxembourgeoises (EVALUX)
    Survey of residential mobility outside the Luxemburg borders (EVALUX)
    This was a survey conducted by post in spring 2008, by the LISER (formerly CEPS/INSTEAD) in partnership with the Europa Forum. The field of study comprised all employed members of the working population who were Luxembourg residents but had gone to live in a neighbouring country between 2001 and 2007, while continuing to work in the Grand Duchy. Four selection criteria were used, i.e. people who had: (i) moved from Luxembourg to a German, Belgian or French area of the Greater Region, (ii) moved between 2001 and 2007, (iii) been employed in the Grand Duchy both before and after the move, (iv) lived in the host country for at least six months. These criteria eventually resulted in the selection of a parent population of 7,715 people. Overall, the average age and therefore the average income were slightly lower than those of Luxembourg's resident working population, although this does not mean that the phenomenon can be described as residential relegation (Carpentier, 2010). To analyse the reference population and establish a contact base, both of which were essential in order to ensure that the survey was conducted properly, data was used from the files of Luxembourg's Social Security Authority (Inspection Générale de la Sécurité Sociale/IGSS). This longitudinal administrative data base contains data on everyone covered by Luxembourg's social security scheme, and is the only one to contain, with a certain level of temporal depth, both residents of Luxembourg and cross-border workers from Germany, Belgium and France. As the data base contains individual information only, questions about families and any changes developing in them (separation, setting up home together, births, etc.) when the move took place, were added to the questionnaire. Of the 7,715 people contacted, the response rate of 25% resulted in a final sample comprising 1,939 respondents, for whom, in addition to the usual sociodemographic data, there was data concerning their various addresses, as well as a certain number of places where everyday activities were carried out, both before and after moving away from Luxembourg. Specifically, ten types of activity were addressed: place of work, spouse's place of work, food shopping, doctor's appointments, sports activities, visits to friends, visits to members of the family, hairdressing appointments, restaurants and cinema trips. For each type of everyday activity, respondents were asked to choose the place where the said activity most often took place. In order to reduce the amount of time taken to complete the questionnaire, which, let us not forget, was self-administered, no questions were asked about, for example, the route taken, times, frequency, and transport links. Thus the aim was not to collect information on a typical day's travel, but to specify, based on their habitual activities, the places where these new « suburban cross-border workers » conducted their everyday lives (and the journeys that this involved).
    Satisfaction
    Move
    Housing Conditions
    Place Of Activities
    Residential Mobility
    Housing


    V010
    B2:type maison lux
    TAG: Housing
    V011
    B3:surface log lux
    TAG: Housing
    V012
    B4:nbre pièce log lux
    TAG: Housing
    V013
    B5:surface terrain
    TAG: Housing
    V014
    B5:pas de terrain
    TAG: Housing
    V015
    B6:terrasse/balcon log lux
    TAG: Housing
    V016
    B7:nbre salle de bains
    TAG: Housing
    V017
    B8:nbre garage
    TAG: Housing
    V018
    B8:nbre parking privé
    TAG: Housing
    V019
    B9taille logementt
    TAG: Housing
    V020
    B10statut logement
    TAG: Housing
    V021
    B11:loyer log lux
    TAG: Housing
    V022
    B12:prix logement
    TAG: Housing
    V023
    B13:avez vs fait du logement
    TAG: Housing
    V024
    B14:anciennete logement
    TAG: Housing
    V038
    C1:pays premier logement
    TAG: Housing
    V038L
    C1:pays premier logement-Localité
    TAG: Housing
    V039
    C2:1er log type log
    TAG: Housing
    V040
    C3:1er log surface
    TAG: Housing
    V041
    C4:1er log nbre pieces
    TAG: Housing
    V042
    C5:1er log surface terrrain
    TAG: Housing
    V043
    C5:1er log pas de terrain
    TAG: Housing
    V044
    C6:1er log: terrasse balcon
    TAG: Housing
    V045
    C7:1er log nbre salle de bains
    TAG: Housing
    V046
    C8:1er log nbre garage
    TAG: Housing
    V047
    C8:1er log nbre parking privé
    TAG: Housing
    V048
    C9:1er log taille?
    TAG: Housing
    V049
    C10:statut 1er log
    TAG: Housing
    V050
    C11:1er log montant loyer
    TAG: Housing
    V051
    C12:1er log prix du log
    TAG: Housing
    V052
    C13:avez-vous construit?
    TAG: Housing
    V053
    C14:ancienneté log
    TAG: Housing
    V054
    C15:si log au lux: plus cher ou moins?
    TAG: Housing
    V055
    C16:comment trouvé log?
    TAG: Housing
    V067
    D1:deménagement -changt travail?
    TAG: Housing
    V068
    D2:ou lieu de travail
    TAG: Housing
    V069
    D3:pays nouvel emploi
    TAG: Housing
    V069L
    D3:pays nouvel emploi-Localité
    TAG: Housing
    V070
    D3:localité ancien emploi
    TAG: Housing
    V071
    D4:mois chgt emploi
    TAG: Housing
    V072
    D4:année chgt emploi
    TAG: Housing
    V073
    D5a:déménagt: prix log?
    TAG: Housing
    V074
    D5b:déménagt: envie proprio
    TAG: Housing
    V075
    D5c:déménagt: naissance enfts
    TAG: Housing
    V076
    D5d:déménagt: départ log parents
    TAG: Housing
    V077
    D5e:déménagt: scolarité enfts
    TAG: Housing
    V078
    D5f:déménagt:départ enfts du log
    TAG: Housing
    V079
    D5g:déménagt:baisse du revenu
    TAG: Housing
    V080
    D5h:déménagt:mariage
    TAG: Housing
    V081
    D5i:déménagt:diff intégration linguistique
    TAG: Housing
    V082
    D5j:déménagt:souhait retour pays
    TAG: Housing
    V083
    D5k:déménagt:souhait rapprocher trav conjoint
    TAG: Housing
    V084
    D5l:déménagt:augmentation revenu
    TAG: Housing
    V085
    D5m:déménagt:cout vie moins élevé etranger
    TAG: Housing
    V086
    D5n:déménagt:souhait rapprocher famille
    TAG: Housing
    V087
    D5o:déménagt:séparation
    TAG: Housing
    V088
    D5p:déménagt:diff intégration culturelle
    TAG: Housing
    V089
    D5q:déménagt:autre raison
    TAG: Housing
    V090
    D6:déménagt:raison principale
    TAG: Housing
    V091
    D7:autres pays chercher log
    TAG: Housing
    V092
    D8:préférer vivre au lux
    TAG: Housing
    V093
    D9:amis-famille partis du lux pr autre pays
    TAG: Housing
    V094
    D10a:situation log suite déméngt
    TAG: Housing
    V095
    D10b:situation déplacmt travail suite déméngt
    TAG: Housing
    V096
    D10c:situation autre déplacmt suit déméngt
    TAG: Housing
    V097
    D10d:voisinage suite déméngt
    TAG: Housing
    V098
    D10e:cadre de vie suite déméngt
    TAG: Housing
    V099
    D10f:activité suite déméngt
    TAG: Housing
    V100
    D10g:pouvoir achat suite déméngt
    TAG: Housing
    V101
    D10h:qualité vie suite déménagement
    TAG: Housing
    V102
    D10i:vie sociale suite déménagement
    TAG: Housing
    V103
    D11:globalement satisfait
    TAG: Housing
    V104
    D12:habitez-vs encore ce logment
    TAG: Housing
    V105
    D12:non depuis quel mois?
    TAG: Housing
    V106
    D12:non depuis quelle année
    TAG: Housing

    LISER database access and use policy

    As part of its studies and research, LISER has collected large amounts of data from various projects the Institute has carried out since its creation. LISER has also conducted a significant number of surveys in the country and in bordering countries mainly concerning individuals and households, from which it has analysed and archived information.

    LISER aims to increase the value of the data collected by making it available to the scientific community.

    It is, therefore, necessary to lay down essential rules for accessing the Institute's different databases. These rules concern the confidentiality statutes that are to be complied with as well as general conditions of use and procedures for accessing the multiple databases.

    This policy specifies the types of databases LISER makes available, as well as how they can be used, either :

    • (a) Externally, by user requests from the scientific community,
    • (b) Internally, by all LISER employees or by visitors to LISER.


    Data access conditions

    By default, all the databases owned or co-owned by LISER are accessible to all LISER employees on simple request (using a confidentiality declaration form). There may be specific cases that differ, namely databases of which LISER is not the sole owner. For the latter case, each database has its own arrangements (generally a specific data agreement form).

    For people external to LISER, access to data varies depending on the legal status and confidentiality level of the database requested. Therefore, depending on the database's confidentiality level, access may be granted only within LISER (physical entity) through an individualised and secure IT account. In all cases, access is requested using a form (see 'How to make a request').

    The aim of our policy is to facilitate access to data for research. The rules laid down are not used to hinder research or any other arbitrary desire to control. Rather, the aim is to put researchers in a position of responsibility with regard to data whose dissemination may be limited due to legal obligations (protection of persons, professional secrecy, etc.) or due to the data producer's interest (privilege of use, right of quotation, etc.).

    How to make a request

    The data access procedures differ depending on the user and data status. In all cases, users must sign an individual commitment.

    Data can be requested :

    • By contacting the LISER Data Centre : dataservice@liser.lu,
    • Or by drawing up (if one is available for the database requested) a LISER Agreement on data access or provision. (downloadable).
      Users provide information on their status and are requested to indicate which research project their request relates to. The published and signed documents must be sent by post to the following address :

      The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
      11 Porte des Sciences Campus Belval
      L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette
      Luxembourg