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Table 1

A comparison between LFS and EU-SILC data

	Variables
	EU-SILC	LFS
Starting point of the STWT	PE030: year of study completion	HATYEAR, MONTHYEAR: year and month of study completion
Ending point of the STWT	PL190 (date when an individual attained the first regular job, defined as “any paid work activity that has lasted for at least six months, including temporary work, but excluding seasonal and occasional work”)	No (variable STARTIME reports the number of years the individual has spent in the current job, without providing information on the past work experiences)
Highest level of education attained	PE040: highest level of education attained and type of path, but no distinction between ISCED 5,6,7,8 for many countries	HATLEVEL: highest level of education attained
General or vocational path	No	HATVOC: general/vocational
Field of study	No	HATFIELD: field of study
Finale grade	No	No
Experience in terms of training or additional education received during the STWT	No	No
Territorial detail	NUTS1	NUTS2

	Variables
	EU-SILC	LFS
Starting point of the STWT	PE030: year of study completion	HATYEAR, MONTHYEAR: year and month of study completion
Ending point of the STWT	PL190 (date when an individual attained the first regular job, defined as “any paid work activity that has lasted for at least six months, including temporary work, but excluding seasonal and occasional work”)	No (variable STARTIME reports the number of years the individual has spent in the current job, without providing information on the past work experiences)
Highest level of education attained	PE040: highest level of education attained and type of path, but no distinction between ISCED 5,6,7,8 for many countries	HATLEVEL: highest level of education attained
General or vocational path	No	HATVOC: general/vocational
Field of study	No	HATFIELD: field of study
Finale grade	No	No
Experience in terms of training or additional education received during the STWT	No	No
Territorial detail	NUTS1	NUTS2