Perceived Overqualification

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The indicator measures what percentage of population think that their qualifications are higher than required to perform their professional duties
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(Date of retrieval: 2 February 2014)

Data host:

Social Indicators Research Centre

Unit of Measurement:

Percentage (%)

Link to Data:

http://gesis-simon.de/simon_eusi/index.php

Description to get data:

1. Press "European Data" 2. Press "Search" 3. Type "Overqualification" 4. Press "H1 Perceived Overqualification (ind)" 5. Press again - "H1 Perceived Overqualification (ind)" 6. Press "Total" 7. Press "All 14 Countries" 8. Go to the bottom of the page (below the graph with the results) 9. Choose H1 "Perceived Overqualification"

Type of Indicator source:

Scientific institute

Data availability

Geographical Coverage:

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

Geographical Level:

National

Temporal Coverage:

1994 to 2001

Frequency of Updates:

annualy

Publishing delay:

1-3 years

Cost of accessing data:

free of charge

Related indicators

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets:

European System of Social Indicators

Indicator relation:

Indicator:

Satisfied with Job

Relationship explanation:

Usually there will be a negative relationship of perceived overqualification with satisfaction with job. The more perceived overqualification - the less satisfaction with job

Type of relation:

Similar indicator

Indicator:

Satisfied with Type of Work

Relationship explanation:

Usually there will be a negative relationship of perceived overqualification with satisfaction with type of work. The more perceived overqualification - the less satisfaction with the type of work

Type of relation:

Similar indicator

Indicator developer:

Social Indicators Research Centre (gesis)

Aggregation level of indicator:

Single

Indicator quality

Methodological transparency:

Partial methodology available

Link to Methodology:

Survey Design and Methodology

Data quality assesment:

No published quality assessment

Interpretation aid

Contribution to the green economy:

Perceived overqualification is likely to negatively impact fulfillment or satisfaction at occupation and be impacted by lack of availability and diversity of occupations; therefore related to the quality of life

Potential misinterpretation:

Perceived overqualification is a subjective indicator. In order to understand the "overqualifications" better, we need to actually understand more objective actual qualifications, such as education and work experience

Related Indicator:

Participation in Tertiary Education

Potential misinterpretation:

Perceived overqualification is a subjective indicator. In order to understand the "overqualifications" better, we need to actually understand more objective actual qualifications, such as education

Related Indicator:

Education attainment: Lower primary; Upper secondary; Tertiary

Potential misinterpretation:

Related Indicator:

Ratio of Women and Men Employed as Professionals

Indicator theme

Topic:

Quality of Life

Topic:

Occupation

Topic:

Availability and diversity of occupations

Topic:

Fulfilment or satisfaction at occupation

Topic:

Quality of working conditions

Topic:

Economic Sustainability and resilience

Topic:

Human Capital

Topic:

Employment

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