Employment History Details

Employment History Details

Subtopics

[Military History] [1st Job After School] [Occupation 1964, 1970, and 1977] [Longest Held Job in the Last Year] [Current Work Status--Looking For Work ] [Current or Last Job Variables] [Ever-Married Women] [Job Spells]

Military History	Return to Top			SIB DATA		SIB DATA
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
Military Status in 1964 (males)		MLST64
Ever been on active duty in the Armed Forces?			MILTY	XMILTY	RB029RE	SB032RE
How did R first enter Armed Forces?			MLENTR	XMLENTR	RB030REC	SB033REC
Century month first entered active duty.			CMMLBG	XCMMLBG	RB032REC	SB035REC
Highest grade or year of regular school completed before entering active military service					RB031REC	SB034REC
Number of training programs completed in the Armed Forces.			MLTRNO
Type of training: Program 1.			MLTRM1
Length of participation (in weeks): Program 1			MLTRL1
Used training of Program 1 on any job subsequent to military service.			MLTJB1
Type of training: Program 2			MLTRM2
Length of participation (in weeks): Program 2			MLTRL2
Used training of Program 2 on any job subsequent to military service.			MLTJB2
Type of training: Program 3.			MLTRM3
Length of participation (in weeks): Program 3			MLTRL3
Used training of Program 3 on any job subsequent to military service.			MLTJB3
Currently on active duty?			MIL75	XMIL77
Century month of last separation from active duty.			CMMLEN	XCMMLEN	RB033REC	SB036REC
Rank at last separation, or current rank.			MLRANK
Branch of service.			MLBRSV
Interrupted Military service.			MLINTR	XMLINTR
Century month when first separation from military service began/ended.			CMMLB1 CMMLE1
Century month when second separation from military service began/ended.			CMMLB2 CMMLE2
Century month when third separation from military service began/ended.			CMMLB3 CMMLE3
Duration of military service.			MILDUR	XMILDUR
First Job After Leaving/Completing School	Return to Top
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
Did Respondent have a full-time civilian job after completing school?			JOBED	XJOBED
Century month began first job.			CMJX1B	XCMJX1B
Year began first full-time civilian job after leaving school.						SF003REC
Did Respondent begin first job before completing highest level in school?			JR1BED	XJR1BED		SF004REC
Detailed industry.			INX1U	XINX1		SFU05REC SF014REC
Detailed occupation.			OCX1U	XOCX1		SFU06REC SF015REC
Major industry.			INMX1U	XINMX1		SFU08RED SF016RED
Major occupation.			OCMX1U	XOCMX1		SFU09REE SF017REE
Class of worker.			CWX1U	XCWX1		SFU07RED
Occupational status (Duncan SEI).			OCSX1U2	XOCSX1U		SFU10REE
Occupational prestige (NORC/Siegel).			OCPX1U2	XOCPX1U		SFU11REE
Occupational Education score.			OCEX1	XOCEX1		SFA10REE SF019RED
Occupational Income score.			OCIX1	XOCIX1		SFB10REE SF020RED
MSEI occupational status score.						SFU12RED
TSEI occupational status score.						SFU13RED
Nakao-Treas prestige rating.						SF018RED
Occupation 1964, 1970 and 1977	Return to Top
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
These variables are in the columns of the year they were asked...these are the occupation years the data describes		1964	1970	1970		1977
Did Respondent work at a civilian job in at time of interview			JBC70	XJBC70		SF022RE
Date began occupation.						SF023RED
Did R work 35 hours or more per week?						SF024REC
City where job was held.						SFA24RED
State where job was held.						SF025REC
Year occupation ended.						SF026REC
Year this occupation stopped being R's main job.						SF027RED
Detailed industry. *1970 and 1990 respectively			INX70	XINX70		SFU28REC SF037REC
Detailed occupation. *1970 and 1990 respectively		OCMS64 OCMS16	OCX70	XOCX70		SFU29REC SF038REC
Major industry. *1970 and 1990 respectively			INMX70	XINMX70		SFU31RED SF039RED
Major occupation. *1970 and 1990 respectively			OCMX70	XOCMX70		SFU32REE SF040REE
Class of worker.			CWX70	XCWX70		SFU30RED
Occupational status (Duncan SEI).		OCSMS6	OCSX70U	XOCSX70U		SFU33REE
Occupational prestige (NORC/Siegel).		OCPMS6	OCPX70U	XOCPX70U		SFU34REE
Occupational Education score. *1970 and 1990 respectively			OCEX70	XOCEX70		SFA33REE SF042RED
Occupational Income score. *1970 and 1990 respectively			OCIX70	XOCIX70		SFB33REE SF043RED
MSEI occupational status score.						SFU35RED
TSEI occupational status score.						SFU36RED
Nakao-Treas prestige rating.						SF041RED
Situs--Males and Females in 1964		SITR64
Situs--Husband's 1964 Occupation		SITHS6
Longest Held Occupation Last Year	Return to Top
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
How many weeks did Respondent work last year, either full or part-time?			WRWK74	XWRWK76
Weeks Respondent was in the labor force last year.			LFWK74	XLFWK76
Did R lose weeks because of layoff?			WRLA74	XWRLA76
Even though R did not work last year, did R spend time trying to find a job?			WRLK74	XWRLK76
Weeks R was looking for work or on layoff?			WRN4L2 WRP4L1	XWRN4L2 XWRP4L1
Main reason R did not work last year.			WRN4L3
Number of stretches R was looking for work.			WRLKST	XWRLKST
What was R doing most of the remaining weeks last year?			WR7452	XWR7652
Did R work full or part-time?			LF74FP	XLF76FP
Detailed industry of longest held job last year.			INR74	XINR76
Detailed occupation.			OCR74	XOCR76
Class of worker.			CWR74	XCWR76
Major industry.			INMR74	XINMR76
Major occupation.			OCMR74	XOCMR76
Occupational status (Duncan SEI).			OCS74U	XOCS76U
Occupational prestige (NORC/Siegel).			OCP74U	XOCP76U
1970 Occupational income score for longest job in 1974.			OCI74	XOCI76
1970 Occupational Education Score			OCE74	XOCE76
Current Status--Looking for Work	Return to Top
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
Respondent's labor status.			LFSTAT	XLFSTAT
Employment classification.			LFEMPL	XLFEMPL
Not in labor force?			NILF	XNILF
Labor force status with details for the unemployed.			LFUNEM
Labor force status code (civilian and military).			LFCIVS	XLFCIVS
Duration of unemployment.			LFDUR
R's major activity last week.			LFMALW	XLFMALW		SF045RE
Did R do any work at all last week?			LFLWK
How many hours did you work last week?			JXLWK3
Summary number of hours R worked last week at all jobs.			CKJHR
Does R usually work 35 hours or more a week?			LF35HR
Did R have a job from which he was temporarily absent or on layoff last week?			LFABLW
Reason R was temporarily absent or on layoff from his job last week?			JXLWK5 JXLW13
Does R usually work 35 hours or more a week at the job R was absent from last week?			LFUS35
Is R looking for work or doing any work for pay now?				XXLKFPT		SF046REC
When did R last work for pay at a regular job or business, either full or part-time?				XXLSTW
Why Did Respondent Start Looking For Work?			JXLW16
How many weeks ago did R start looking for work?			JXLW17
How many weeks ago was R laid off?			JXLW18
Has R looked for work within the last 4 weeks?			LFLKL4
Did R use a public employment agency to find work in the last 4 weeks?			LFLKPB
Did R use a private employment agency to find work in the last 4 weeks?			LFLKPR
Did R contact possible employer directly to find work in the last 4 weeks?			LFLKEM
Did R contact friends or relatives to find work in the last 4 weeks?			LFLKFR
Did R place or answer an ad to find work in the last 4 weeks?			LFLKAD
Did R do nothing to find work in the last 4 weeks?			LFLKNO
Did R do something other than things listed above to find work in the last 4 weeks?			LFLKOT
Why did R start looking for full or part-time work?			JXLKW9
How many weeks has R been looking for work?			JXLK10
Has R been looking for full or part-time work?			LFLKFP
Is there any reason that R could not take a job last week?			LFRNLW
Reason R could not take a job last week?			JXLK13
When did R last work at a full-time job or business lasting 2 consecutive weeks or more?			LFWHEN
When did R last work for pay at a regular job or business, either full or part-time?			JXLWU1
Why did R leave last job?			JXLWU2
Does R want a regular job now, either full or part-time?			LFLWUN
Why is R not looking for work now? (1st response)			JXLWU4
Why is R not looking for work now? (2nd response)			JXLWU5
Does R intend to look for work of any kind in the next 12 months?			LF12MO
Does R intend to look for a job any time in the future?			LFLKFU
When does R intend to look for work?			JXLWU8
If R didn't have to work to make a living would R want to work anyway?			WRWOUD	XWRWOUD
Why would R want to work or not want to work if he didn't have to? (1st response)			WRYWR1	XWRYWR1
Why would R want to work or not want to work if he didn't have to? (2nd response)			WRYWR2	XWRYWR2
Does R have more than one job at which he works regularly?			JBCROT
Current or Last Occupation	Return to Top
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
All of the variables under 1992-93 are from the 'current or last job spell' section of the emjc codebook. They are also mentioned in the "job spell" subtopic of this table. If these variables have a ------ separating them, then the top are from the 'first or only job with the current or last employer,' and the bottom are from the 'last or only job with the current or last employer.' Which variables contain the data for a particular respondent hinges on the value of RF030JCD. If the respondent had another job with the employer use the data from the 'last or only job with that employer.'
Labor force experience for respondents who were in the labor force at the time of the interview.			EXPER
Labor force experience for all respondents regardless of labor force status at the time of the interview.			NEWEXPER
Tenure at current job for respondents who were in the labor force at the time of the interview.			TENURE		RF054JCE
Tenure at current job for all respondents regardless of their labor force status at the time of the interview.			NEWTEN
Does R belong to a labor union?				XXLU	RF023JCC
Did R's head of household belong to a labor union when R was 16 years old?				XXHLU	RF024J1C
Does R belong to the same labor union that head of household belonged to?				XXRHLU	RF025J1D
Century month began current or last job.			CMJXCR	XCMJXCR	RF001JCD ------------ RF031JCE
Year began last or current job.						SF047REE
Century-month respondent stopped working at current/last (1992/93) employer job spell					RF002JCD
Year ended current or last job.						SF050RED
Year current or last job stopped being R's main job.						SF051REE
Did respondent ever have a change in (his/her) most important job activities or duties during current/last employer job spell?					RF030JCD
City where job is located.					RF021JCE	SFA48REE
State where job is located.					RF022JCD	SF049RED
Does R work 35 hours per week?					RF004JCD ------------- RF032JCE	SF048RED
Why did respondent begin working for current/last employer at that time?					RF003JCD
Did respondent ever have a change in (his/her) most important job activities or duties during current/last employer job spell?					RF030JCD
Detailed industry. *1970 and 1990 respectively			INXCURU	XINXCUR	RFU05JCD RF014JCE -------------- RFU33JCE RF041JCF	SFU52RED SF061RED
Detailed occupation. *1970 and 1990 respectively		OCX64	OCXCURU	XOCXCUR	RFU06JCD RF015JCE ------------- RFU34JCE RF042JCF	SFU53RED SF062RED
Class of worker.		OCCLX6	CWXCURU	XCWXCUR	RFU07JCE	SFU54REE
Major industry. *1970 and 1990 respectively			INMXCRU	XINMXCR	RFU08JCE RF016JCF ------------- RFU35JCF RF043JCG	SFU55REE SF063REE
Major occupation. *1970 and 1990 respectively			OCMXCRU	XOCMXCR	RFU09JCF RF017JCF ------------- RFU36JCF RF044JCG	SFU56REF SF064REF
Occupational status (Duncan SEI).		OCSX64	OCSXCRU2	XOCSXCRU	RFU10JCF ------------- RFU37JCF	SFU57REF
Occupational prestige (NORC/Siegel).		OCPX64	OCPXCRU2	XOCPXCRU	RFU11JCF ------------- RFU38JCF	SFU58REF
Occupational Education score. *1970 and 1990 respectively			OCEXCR	XOCEXCR	RFA10JCF RF019JCF ------------- RFA37JCF RF046JCG	SFA57REF SF066REE
Occupational Income score. *1970 and 1990 respectively			OCIXCR	XOCIXCR	RFB10JCF RF020JCF ------------- RFB37JCF RF047JCG	SFB57REF SF067REE
1970 MSEI occupational status score.					RFU12JCE ------------- RFU39JCF	SFU59REE
1970 TSEI occupational status score.					RFU13JCE ------------- RFU40JCF	SFU60REE
1989 Nakao-Treas prestige rating.					RF018JCF -------------- RF045JCG	SF065REE
Does current/last place of employment offer a pension or retirement plan?					RF026JCD	SF069REC
Does current/last place of employment offer health insurance?					RF027JCD	SF070REC
While working at this job, did R take any training or classes that could help him/her to find another job?					RF028JCD	SF071REC
Type of Job R thoguht training could help to find.					RF029JCE	SF072RED
Could respondent have remained at current/last (1992/93) employer job spell for another 6 months?					RF053JCE
Length of time graduate's health problem with current/last job spell lasted.					RF052JCF
Health problem for graduate or a family member that caused respondent to leave current/ last job spell.					RF051JCF
The main reason that respondent left current/last (1992/93) employer job spell.					RF050JCE
Occupational History for Ever-Married Women	Return to Top
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
Current work status.		WKSTF6
Is Respondent Pregnant?			PREGNW
If R is currently pregnant, does R plan to work after the baby?			WWWRAB
If R is currently pregnant, how soon after the birth does R expect to return to work (in weeks)?			FTSWAB
Sib-respondent's Highest Column Completed in Q83			CK125	XCK125
1970 Occupational Education Score of Respondent Between (first) Marriage and First Birth			OCEMW1
1970 Occupational Education Score of Respondent Between First and Second Birth			OCEW12
1970 Occupational Education of Respondent Between Second and Third Birth			OCEW23
1970 Occupational Education Score for Respondent Between "Next to Last and Last Birth"			OCEW3L
1970 Occupational education score between end of last period and time of interview.			OCEYAL
1970 Occupational income score between first marriage and first birth.			OCIMW1
1970 Occupational income score between first and second birth.			OCIW12
1970 Occupational income score between second and third birth.			OCIW23
1970 Occupational income score between "next to last and last birth."			OCIW3L
1970 Occupational income score between end of last period and time of interview.			OCIYAL
Before First marriage
Employed before first marriage?			WWWRBM	XWWWRBM
How long before your first marriage did you stop working (in weeks)?			WWNWBM	XWWNWBM
Detailed industry of R's job held first marriage.			INWWBM
Detailed occupation of R before first marriage.			OCWWBM
Class of worker before first marriage.			CWWWBM
Major industry of R before first marriage.			INMWBM
Major occupation of R before first marriage.			OCMWBM
1970 Occupational Education Score of Respondent's Occupation Before Marriage			OCEWBM
1970 Occupational income score of occupation before married.			OCIWBM
Occupational status (Duncan SEI) of job before first marriage.			OCSWBMU
Occupational prestige (NORC/Siegel) of job before first marriage.			OCPWBMU
Number of hours usually worked per week before marriage.			WWHRBM	XWWHRBM
Did you have any other jobs before marriage?			WWNOBM
Between Births
Variables for each time frame are identical and in order in the codebook. The variables for the first time frame are listed. The following time frames will have the first variable listed only, which is linked to the codebook.
Employed between first marriage and first birth?			WWWRM1	XWWWRM1
Unwantedness of First Birth			WANTB1
How soon did you start working after your first marriage?			WWSWAM	XWWSWAM
How long was it before your first birth that you stopped working (in weeks)?			WWPWB1	XWWPWB1
Number of months R was employed between marriage and first birth.			WWMOM1	XWWMOM1
Detailed industry of R between marriage and first birth.			INWWM1
Detailed occupation of R between marriage and first birth.			OCWWM1
Class of worker of R between marriage and first birth.			CWWWM1
Major industry of R between marriage and first birth.			INMWM1
Major occupation between first marriage and first birth.			OCMWM1
Occupational status (Duncan SEI) between first marriage and first birth.			OCSWM1U
Occupational prestige (NORC/Siegel) between first marriage and first birth.			OCPWM1U
Ever worked at this place before first marriage and first birth?			WWWBBM
Number of hours worked per week at longest job held between first marriage and first birth.			WWNHM1	XWWNHM1
Did R have any other jobs between first marriage and first birth?			WWNJM1

Between First and Second Births			WWWR12	XWWWR12
Between Second and Third Births			WWWR23	XWWWR23
Between "Next to Last" and Last Birth			WWWR3L	XWWWR3L
Between Last Period and Now			WWWRAL	XWWWRAL

Respondent's Employer Job Spells	Return to Top
A "job spell" refers to all consecutive occupations under the same employer. Similar variables are gathered about the first and last jobs under the respondent's five job spells. The first and last variables for each job are linked to the codebooks in order to condense space. Variables include: start and end dates; census industry and occupation codes; class of worker; status and prestige scores; employer location; insurance and pension plans; job training; change in duties; reason for job termination; labor union status.
	1957	1964	1975	1977	1992-93	1993-94
First Job with Employer #1					RF001J1C RF030J1C
Last Job with Employer #1					RF031J1D RF053J1D
First Job with Employer #2					RF001J2C RF030J2C
Last Job with Employer #2					RF031J2D RF053J2D
First Job with Employer #3					RF001J3C RF030J3C
Last Job with Employer #3					RF031J3D RF053J3D
First Job with Employer #4					RF001J4C RF030J4C
Last Job with Employer #4					RF031J4D RF053J4D
First Job with Current Employer					RF001JCD RF030JCD
Last Job with Current Employer					RF031JCE RF053JCE

Table last updated November 4, 2003