01 Medium use of sources from within the enterprise
02 High use of sources from within the enterprise
03 Sources from within the enterprise, not used
04 Missing information for given variable
05 Low use of Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group
06 Medium use of Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group
07 High use of Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group
08 Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group, not used
09 Missing information for given variable
0a Low use of Sources for innovation from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc.
0b Medium use of Sources for innovation from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc.
0c Enterprises considering information from suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software highly important
0d Sources for innovation from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc., not used
0e Missing information for given variable
0f Low use of Sources for innovation from Clients or customers
0g Medium use of Sources for innovation from Clients or customers
0h High use of Sources for innovation from Clients or customers
0i Sources for innovation from Clients or customers, not used
0j Missing information for given variable
0k Low use of sources for innovation from Competitors and other enterprises of same industry
0l Medium use of sources for innovation from Competitors and other enterprises of same industry
0m Enterprises considering information from competitors or other enterprises in your sector highly important
0n Sources from Competitors for innovation and other enterprises of same industry, not used
0o Missing information for given variable
0p Low use of Sources for innovation from Universities or other higher education institutes
0q Medium use of Sources for innovation from Universities or other higher education institutes
0r Enterprises considering information from universities or other higher education institutes highly important
0s Sources for innovation from Universities or other higher education institutes, not used
0t Missing information for given variable
0u Low use of Sources for innovation from Government or private non-profit research institutes
0v Medium use of Sources for innovation from Government or private non-profit research institutes
0w High use of Sources for innovation from Government or private non-profit research institutes
0x Sources from Government for innovation or private non-profit research institutes, not used
0y Missing information for given variable
0z Low use of Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals
10 Medium use of Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals
11 High use of Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals
12 Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals, not used
13 Missing information for given variable
14 Low use of Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions
15 Medium use of Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions
16 High use of Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions
17 Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions, not used
18 Missing information for given variable
Classification of economic activities - NACE Rev.1.1
0 Total - all NACE activities
1 Industry (except construction)
2 Mining and quarrying
3 Manufacturing
4 Electricity, gas and water supply
5 Services (except public administration and community services; activities of households and extra-territorial organizations)
6 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
7 Transport, storage and communication
8 Financial intermediation
9 Real estate, renting and business activities
Size classes in number of employees
0 Total
1 From 10 to 49 employees
2 From 10 to 249 employees
3 From 50 to 249 employees
4 250 employees or more
Unit of measure
0 Number
1 Rate
Breakdown by type of innovator
0 Product and/or process innovative enterprises, regardless of organisational or marketing innovation (including enterprises with abandoned/suspended or on-going innovation activities)
1 Novel innovators, product and/or process
2 Product innovative enterprises only
3 Process innovative enterprises only
4 Product and process innovative enterprises only
5 Enterprises with abandoned/suspended and on-going innovation activities only
Geopolitical entity (reporting)
0 Belgium
1 Bulgaria
2 Czechia
3 Denmark
4 Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
Source of information for innovation during 1998-2000
methods, notes and classification
Methods 
Variables