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Mail: Job Characteristics
ng001rer-ng010rer Importance of job characteristics compared to high pay items. Job characteristic items are repeated in the 1993-94 Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Sibling Phone Questionnaire. Please see items sg062jj-sg065jj. This series of questions was not administered to any respondents from groups 0 and 1 (sa004re=0,1) who were not in the 1977 selected sibling sample (sa011re=99). NOTE: See Appendix E - MEMO120 for Job Importance Items.
ng001rer: How important is having the opportunity to get on-the-job training compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: sn10, XS77, GP91, 46a, MG001RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 53 | 82 | 135 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 164 | 252 | 416 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 298 | 428 | 726 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 246 | 251 | 497 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 450 | 523 | 973 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 178 | 162 | 340 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 139 | 98 | 237 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 117 | 60 | 177 |
ng002rer: How important is having a large number of paid vacation days compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46b, MG002RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 57 | 99 | 156 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 85 | 101 | 186 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 203 | 285 | 488 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 209 | 247 | 456 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 440 | 530 | 970 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 274 | 285 | 559 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 220 | 199 | 419 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 157 | 110 | 267 |
ng003rer: How important is being able to do different things rather than the same things over and over compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46c, MG003RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 57 | 89 | 146 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 266 | 378 | 644 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 441 | 444 | 885 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 293 | 307 | 600 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 305 | 342 | 647 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 140 | 147 | 287 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 95 | 94 | 189 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 48 | 55 | 103 |
ng004rer: How important is having a low risk of losing your job compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46d, MG004RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 53 | 109 | 162 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 302 | 444 | 746 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 428 | 466 | 894 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 258 | 267 | 525 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 288 | 338 | 626 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 111 | 99 | 210 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 95 | 67 | 162 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 110 | 66 | 176 |
ng005rer: How important is being able to decide what time to come to work and when to leave compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46e, MG005RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 58 | 93 | 151 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 130 | 194 | 324 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 218 | 216 | 434 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 211 | 219 | 430 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 258 | 241 | 499 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 231 | 245 | 476 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 230 | 245 | 475 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 309 | 403 | 712 |
ng006rer: How important is being able to work without frequent checking by a supervisor compared high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46f, MG006RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 57 | 95 | 152 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 265 | 343 | 608 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 344 | 359 | 703 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 233 | 232 | 465 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 270 | 314 | 584 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 172 | 179 | 351 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 157 | 179 | 336 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 147 | 155 | 302 |
ng007rer: How important is being able to avoid getting dirty on the job compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46g, MG007RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 66 | 116 | 182 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 22 | 70 | 92 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 82 | 130 | 212 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 122 | 169 | 291 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 189 | 226 | 415 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 225 | 280 | 505 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 339 | 295 | 634 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 600 | 570 | 1170 |
ng008rer: How important is having a job that other people regard highly compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46h, MG008RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 61 | 107 | 168 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 84 | 132 | 216 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 214 | 238 | 452 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 170 | 218 | 388 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 362 | 391 | 753 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 186 | 234 | 420 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 243 | 216 | 459 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 325 | 320 | 645 |
ng009rer: How important is having a job that provides health insurance compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46i, MG009RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 52 | 90 | 142 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 419 | 629 | 1048 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 378 | 413 | 791 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 191 | 156 | 347 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 370 | 350 | 720 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 76 | 64 | 140 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 67 | 57 | 124 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 92 | 97 | 189 |
ng010rer: How important is having a job that provides a pension plan compared to high pay?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: mail
Source variables: 46j, MG010RER
Revisions: Updated 1/99
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2535 | 2181 | 4716 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED/REFUSED | 53 | 90 | 143 |
-2 | 257 | 304 | 561 | |
1 | MUCH MORE IMPORTANT | 438 | 593 | 1031 |
2 | MODERATELY MORE IMPORTANT | 395 | 426 | 821 |
3 | SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT | 206 | 176 | 382 |
4 | SAME IMPORTANCE | 328 | 358 | 686 |
5 | SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT | 72 | 84 | 156 |
6 | MODERATELY LESS IMPORTANT | 65 | 57 | 122 |
7 | MUCH LESS IMPORTANT | 88 | 72 | 160 |