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In Person: Job Characteristics

KJOBC  Job Characteristics Module

OVERVIEW

The 2011 Job Characteristics Module generally replicates its predecessor from
the 2005 collection wave. As in 2005, one of the job spells reported by the
participant during the Employment Module was selected as the subject of further
interviewing related to wages and job details (e.g. authority level, reactions
to work, computer use, the organization of labor, and perceptions of job
security). The following criteria were used to select a spell: if the
participant reported a retirement since last being interviewed (2005 for the
great majority of them and 1994 for those who did not participate in 2005), the
first spell they retired from was selected; if the participant had not retired
since last being interviewed but was currently employed, the current spell they
started first was selected; finally, if the participant had not retired since
last being interviewed and was not currently employed, their most recently
completed spell was selected. The Job Characteristics Module was skipped if the
participant had not worked in a valid employer spell since last being
interviewed or if the characteristics of a job that ended in retirement were
previously recorded in 2005. Notably, while questions about job details were
only asked to a randomly selected 75% sub-sample in 2005, they were asked to
all participants who were eligible for the module in 2011. 

For information about the nature of the Job Characteristics Module and our
employment data at prior collection waves, please see Appendices E and F (CORs
582, 850, and 958). No new documentation about job characteristics data was
added to the appendices for the 2011 collection wave. 


BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

    Variable ranges reference dataset/codebook order and are not necessarily 
    alphabetical.
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    KJOBSTAT-KJOBREL:	    Module-Level Status Variables
    
    KG100JJC-KG101JJC:	    Indicators for Whether Participant Was 
    			    Eligible for Job Characteristics and the 
    			    Outcome of Module Administration
    			    
    KG102JJC:		    Employer Job Spell (from Employment Module)
    			    Selected as Subject of Job Characteristics
    			    Module
    
    KG011JJC:		    Basis on Which Participant Is/Was Paid
    			    While Working for Selected Employer
    			    
    KG012JJC-KG018JJC:	    Nature and Amount of Compensation Most 
    			    Recently Paid to Participant by Selected
    			    Employer
    
    KF023JCC:		    Labor Union Membership During Selected
    			    Employer Job Spell
    
    KG026JJF:		    Level of Government Participant was 
    			    Employed at During Selected Job Spell
    			    
    KG028JJF-KG202JJ:	    Participant's Authority Level, Degree of 
    			    Autonomy, and Reactions to Work During Job
    			    with Selected Employer
    		      
    KG203JJ-KG205JJ:	    Extent of Computer/Internet Usage During
    			    Job with Selected Employer
    
    KG046JJC-KG053JJC:	    Types of Effort and Labor Required by Job
    			    with Selected Employer
    
    KG054JJC-KG057JJD:	    Exposure to Dangerous Working Conditions
    			    During Job with Selected Employer: Types,
    			    Seriousness of Danger, and Frequency
    
    KG058JJC:		    Participant's Subjective Rating of Their
    			    Job Security with Selected Employer

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