In September 2000 a special survey, within the scope of the Mikrozensus, on the utilisation of the PC, internet and teleworking was conducted. There are data on the equipment of households with a PC and the utilisation of the PC at work from previous studies but the above mentioned questions and the thematic priority internet have been evaluated in detail in September 2000 for the first time. The questions on teleworking are comparable to those of the special survey from September 1997. The emphasis in the topic information and communication technology was on: - question on the equipment of the households with modern information and communication technology (telephone, PC, modem, fax, internet connection, etc.) - questions concerning the use of the PC and the internet (frequency and applications) - questions concerning the use of the PC at work - teleworking at the workplace - flexible or teleworking from home; contractual agreement with the employer and paying of the costs. The topic job change has a tradition in the Mikrozensus. It had already been asked in the years 1987 and 1988. It has become more important in recent years - catch phrase “transition to a flexible working environment”. The emphasis was on: - number job changes - continuity and discontinuity in job change - circumstances of the termination of employment - main reasons for termination of employment - influence of parental leave on the termination of Employment

Probability: Stratified: Disproportional

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