- (a) Externally, by user requests from the scientific community,
- (b) Internally, by all LISER employees or by visitors to LISER.
- 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
Enquête Femmes employées privées
Female private employees (survey)
3000 women took part in a survey between December 1995 and January 1996. All of these 3000 women were private employees working in Luxembourg.
The survey was part of a research programme launched and funded by the Chambre des Employés Privés, and carried out by LISER (formerly Ceps/Instead).
The research collected a large quantity of data about female private employees, most of it brand new.
The questionnaire used in the survey covered eight themes:
1. Members of the household
2. Basic education/training
3. Continued professional development
4. A description of their current professional circumstances
5. Employment history
6. Work/life balance
7. Constraints, solutions, and desires with regard to the balance between working and family life
8. Female cross-border worker characteristics
The survey is within the context of recent growth in the female workforce in Luxembourg between 1987 and 1997, where 32,500 new women joined the workforce, and make up 48% of private employees.
This growth is clearly visible in the statistics, but it was also apparent in the most recent trade union elections, with more women elected in the last election than ever before. Indeed, today eight women are members of the Chambre des Employés Privés’ plenary assembly. This helped raise awareness of the increasing importance of women in the workplace which lead to taking a closer look at the issue. It was then realised that before this survey there had been no research focusing specifically on working conditions for women in Luxembourg.
Women
Employment
Borderers
Housework
Everyday Life
Children
Arrangement Of Working Time
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 :
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 :