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Phone: Job Characteristics

GJOBC  Job Characteristics Module

OVERVIEW

The job characteristics module collects data on the current or last employment
spell if the respondent has never retired from a job.  If a respondent has
retired then data is collected about the first employment spell the respondent
reported retiring from.

The job characteristics module consists of two parts: the wage section and the
job characteristics section. All respondents who have been in the labor force
since they were last interviewed receive the pay questions (GG011JJC -
GG022JJD) as well as questions about union membership (GF023JCC) that was moved
from the employment details section in this wave and the level of government
(GG026JJF) if applicable.  the job characteristics questions
(GG028JJC-GG058JJC) are given to the same 75% sub-sample of respondents that
got them in the 1993 wave.

There are five new questions in the current wave: how often respondents felt
stressful at work (GG201JJ) and how often they felt used up at the end of the
day (GG202JJ). The final three new questions are about computer usage (GG203JJ
and GG204JJ) and internet access (GG205JJ) on the job.

Another new feature in the current wave is that up to five hazardous conditions
are coded instead of only one. They are coded in the order that they were
mentioned by the respondent.

The final big change in the current wave of data has to do with the
construction of the base hourly wage rate. These changes follow the logic of
the last wave (see cor582) but are adapted to changes in the instrument. They
are documented in cor850a.rtf and cor850b.sas

BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS (in the order of the dataset)

    GG011JJC-GG018JJC:          How the Respondent Was Paid and How Much 
                                They Received

    GG021JJD:                   Constructed Base Hourly Wage Rate

    GG022JJD:                   How Base Hourly Wage Rate Was Constructed

    GF023JCC:                   Union Membership

    GG026JJF:                   Is Current Job With Government

    GG127JJ:                    Flag for Inclusion in 75% Job 
                                Characteristics Sub-Sample

    GG028JJC-GG202JJ:           Job Characteristics

    GG203JJ-GG205JJ:            Computer/Internet Usage on the Job

    GG046JJC-GG053JJC:          More Job Characteristics

    GG054JJC-GG057JJD:          Hazardous Job Conditions

    GG058JJC:                   Subjective Rating of Job Security


Note: See Cor 850 in Appendix F for variable creation details

gg011jjc: Do you get paid by the hour, get a salary, or get paid on some other basis?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j266r, c_j266r

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 8 15 23
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 3 6 9
-2 119 534 653
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 4 6
0 NOT PAID FOR JOB (TYPICALLY UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS) 5 23 28
1 HOURLY 1148 1894 3042
2 SALARY 1433 996 2429
3 OTHER (PIECEWORK, ETC.) 116 99 215
4 HOURLY PLUS COMMISSION 13 20 33
5 SALARY PLUS COMMISSION 39 3 42
6 COMMISSION ONLY 96 59 155
7 PAY SELF FROM PROFITS 385 242 627
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.

gg012jjc: What was your most recent base hourly wage rate at your curent job?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j266s, c_j266s

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 6 11
-3 REFUSED 37 95 132
-2 2221 1995 4216
-1 DON'T KNOW 41 133 174
150 $1.50 OR LESS 0 2 2
159 - 925 76 472 548
928 - 1200 131 498 629
1205 - 1565 200 346 546
1570 - 2100 359 209 568
2107 - 30000 300 139 439
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.
Note: Observations presented in cents per hour; to convert to dollars per hour, move the decimal point two places to the left.

The not ascertained cases should have received this question but instead responded to GG018JJC because they were originally coded as "other" pay type.
Note: Top coded on the public release

gg013jjc: What was your most recent gross salary before deductions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j268f, gg011jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 28 8 36
-3 REFUSED 96 61 157
-2 1934 2896 4830
-1 DON'T KNOW 47 98 145
10 $10 OR LESS 1 0 1
50 - 21000 191 229 420
22000 - 41000 151 273 424
41500 - 55000 275 190 465
56000 - 80000 327 105 432
81000 - 660000 319 35 354
999999 $999,999 OR MORE 1 0 1
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.

The not ascertained cases should have recieved this series of questions but instead were originally coded as other pay type.

Only asked of salaried workers.
Note: Top coded on the public release

gg014jjc: Pay interval of graduate's most recent reported salary.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j268m, gg011jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 29 11 40
-2 2077 3055 5132
3 BIWEEKLY (EVERY OTHER WEEK) 44 58 102
4 PER MONTH 122 113 235
5 PER YEAR 1098 658 1756
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.

Only asked of salaried workers.

gg015jjc: Was your most recent salary for full time work, for the full year?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j268s, gg011jjc, gg014jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 2272 3237 5509
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 YES 1035 568 1603
2 NO 62 89 151
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.

Only asked of salaried workers.

gg016jjc: For how many months work did you receive your most recent salary?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j270, gg011jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3308 3803 7111
0.50 1 0 1
2 0 1 1
3 1 0 1
4 1 0 1
5 2 1 3
6 1 1 2
7 1 0 1
8 0 2 2
9 20 35 55
9.50 1 1 2
10 11 13 24
11 0 1 1
12 23 37 60
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.

Only asked of salaried workers.

gg017jjc: For how many hours per week did you receive your most recent salary?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j270f, gg011jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-2 3308 3803 7111
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
4 - 20 16 19 35
22 - 30 12 23 35
32 - 40 11 29 40
42 - 55 15 15 30
60 - 84 4 5 9
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.

Only asked of salaried workers.

gg018jjc: In an average month, how much did you earn from your most recent job before taxes and other deductions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: j270m

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 9 9 18
-3 REFUSED 69 43 112
-2 2621 3259 5880
-1 DON'T KNOW 93 185 278
0 - 500 59 148 207
559 - 1600 77 112 189
1650 - 3333 131 59 190
3335 - 7000 152 47 199
7083 - 83333 144 18 162
90000 $90,000 OR MORE 6 0 6
Note: See Appendix E - COR582 Creation of Hourly Wage Rate Variables.
Note: Top coded on the public release

gg021jjd: Base hourly wage.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gg011jjc, gg012jjc, gg013jjc, gg014jjc, gg015jjc, gg016jjc, gg017jjc, gg018jjc, gf104jcd, gp250rec

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 479 1025 1504
0 - 9867 280 872 1152
9870 - 13942 345 807 1152
13950 - 19000 619 554 1173
19020 - 27174 766 386 1152
27213 - 3,299,240 881 251 1132
Note: Three decimal places are implied
Note: Top coded on the public release

gg022jjd: Flag for base hourly wage source.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gg011jjc, gg012jjc, gg013jjc, gg014jjc, gg015jjc, gg016jjc, gg017jjc, gg018jjc, gf104jcd, gp250rec

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 479 1025 1504
0 INDIVIDUALLY CODED 2 11 13
1 GG011JJC = 1, Non truncated valid hourly wage 1064 1657 2721
2 GG011JJC = 1, DK hourly wage, non truncated monthly earnings, strictly positive hours reported 12 41 53
7 GG011JJC = 1, NOT ASCERTAINED hourly wage, non truncated monthly earnings, strictly positive hours reported 5 4 9
9 GG011JJC = 1, Bottom truncated hourly wage, strictly positive hours reported 0 2 2
10 GG011JJC = 2, Top truncated salary, strictly positive hours reported 1 0 1
11 GG011JJC = 2, Bottom truncated salary, strictly positive hours reported 1 0 1
12 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated Salary, BIWEEKLY pay period, strictly positive hours reported 44 57 101
13 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, BIWEEKLY pay period, negative or zero hours reported 0 1 1
14 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, MONTHLY pay period, strictly positive hours reported 120 110 230
15 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, MONTHLY pay period, negative or zero hours reported 2 3 5
16 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, ANNUAL pay period, full time/full year, strictly positive hours reported 1031 567 1598
17 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, ANNUAL pay period, full time/full year, negative or zero hours reported 1 1 2
18 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, ANNUAL pay period, NOT full time/full year, strictly positive hours reported on GG017JJC 56 88 144
19 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, ANNUAL pay period, NOT full time/full year, negative or zero hours reported on GG017JJC, strictly positive hours reported in employment section 4 1 5
20 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, ANNUAL pay period, DK/REF/NOT ASCERTAINED fulltime/full year, strictly positive hours reported 1 0 1
21 GG011JJC = 2, Non truncated salary, ANNUAL pay period, DK/REF/NOT ASCERTAINED fulltime/full year, negative or zero hours reported 0 1 1
25 GG011JJC = 2, NOT ASCERTAINED salary, non truncated monthly earnings, strictly positive hours reported 20 6 26
26 GG011JJC = 2, NOT ASCERTAINED salary, non truncated monthly earnings, negative or zero hours reported 1 0 1
27 GG011JJC = 2, NOT ASCERTAINED salary, top truncated monthly earnings, strictly positive hours reported 3 0 3
29 GG011JJC = 4 through 6, Non truncated monthly earnings reported, strictly positive hours reported 124 56 180
32 GG011JJC = 4 through 6,Bottom truncated monthly earnings, striclty positive hours reported 1 0 1
35 GG011JJC = -1, -3, -4, Bottom truncated monthly earnings, striclty positive hours reported 1 1 2
36 GG011JJC = 3, Non truncated monthly earnings reported, strictly positive hours reported 93 69 162
37 GG011JJC = 3, Non truncated monthly earnings reported, negative or zero hours reported 2 3 5
41 GG011JJC = 3, Bottom truncated monthly earnings. negative or zero hours reported 0 1 1
43 GG011JJC = 7, Non truncated monthly earnings reported, strictly positive hours reported 270 134 404
44 GG011JJC = 7, Non truncated monthly earnings reported, negative or zero hours reported 9 6 15
47 GG011JJC = 7, Bottom truncated monthly earnings, striclty positive hours reported 16 26 42
48 GG011JJC = 7, Bottom truncated monthly earnings. negative or zero hours reported 1 1 2
49 GG011JJC = 7, Top truncated monthly earnings reported, strictly positive hours reported 2 0 2
51 GG011JJC = 0, Bottom truncated monthly earnings, strictly positive hours reported 4 23 27

gf023jcc: Did you belong to a labor union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b1366

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 587 857 1444
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 3 3
1 YES 811 588 1399
2 NO 1961 2431 4392
Note: This variable was in the employment section about the current employer in 1993. Hence the prefix GF instead of GG. Note that it now refers to the pre-retirement job instead of the current job if they are different.

gg026jjf: Was your last or current job with the Federal, State or Local Government?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b1365, c_b1365

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 14 23
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 2761 3106 5867
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 15 15
1 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 127 88 215
2 STATE GOVERNMENT 184 256 440
3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 277 404 681
4 OTHER 12 11 23

gg127jj: Flag for inclusion in 75% job characteristics sample.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: JOBCFLAG

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NOT IN 75% SAMPLE 841 1003 1844
1 IN 75% SAMPLE 2529 2892 5421
Note: This variable is similar to the old variable RG027JJC. Because we cut down the number of items we have a 75% sample to receive these questions instead of half the sample each receiving either Jencks or Wright items.

gg028jjf: Did you have the authority to hire or fire others?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b1372

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 1295 1647 2942
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 4 4
1 YES 742 333 1075
2 NO 1322 1895 3217
Note: This question was given to a 75% subsample of those respondents who had a valid current or last job.

This is a Jencks Item.

gg029jjf: Could you influence or set the rate of pay received by others?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b1375

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-3 REFUSED 3 1 4
-2 1295 1646 2941
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 2 4
1 YES 781 325 1106
2 NO 1280 1906 3186
Note: This question was given to a 75% subsample of those respondents who had a valid current or last job.

This is a Jencks Item.

gg030jjf: Did you supervise the work of others? That is, what they produce or how much?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b1380

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 1295 1645 2940
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 1 3
1 YES 1165 728 1893
2 NO 897 1505 2402
Note: This question was given to a 75% subsample of those respondents who had a valid current or last job.

This is a Jencks Item.

gg031jjf: Did someone else supervise your work? That is, what you produce or how much?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b1385

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-3 REFUSED 2 2 4
-2 1295 1645 2940
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 5 8
1 YES 1665 1797 3462
2 NO 396 431 827
Note: This question was given to a 75% subsample of those respondents who had a valid current or last job.

This is a Jencks Item.

gg042jjf: Could you decide what time to come to work and when to leave, either officially or unofficially?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13115

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 1295 1645 2940
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 4 7
1 YES 1173 886 2059
2 NO 888 1344 2232

gg044jjc: All things considered, how satisfied were you with your job as a whole, were you very satisfied?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13125

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 3 4 7
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 4 6
1 VERY SATISFIED 1565 1505 3070
2 FAIRLY SATISFIED 778 836 1614
3 SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED 140 170 310
4 VERY DISSATISFIED 50 51 101

gg201jj: How often did you find your work stressful?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13127

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 4 2 6
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 ALWAYS 171 157 328
2 OFTEN 574 582 1156
3 SOMETIMES 1144 1137 2281
4 HARDLY EVER 537 583 1120
5 NEVER 107 109 216

gg202jj: How often in a typical month did you feel used up at the end of the day?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13128

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 5 7 12
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 15 23
1 VERY OFTEN 200 297 497
2 OFTEN 432 456 888
3 SOMETIMES 989 1010 1999
4 RARELY 648 598 1246
5 NEVER 256 187 443

gg203jj: Did you use a computer for your most recent job?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b139a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 9 15 24
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 2 2 4
-2 820 1310 2130
1 YES 1558 1593 3151
2 NO 978 975 1953

gg204jj: For your most recent job, how many hours in a typical week would you estimate that you used a computer?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b139b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 1 0 1
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 1812 2302 4114
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 24 42
0 NO TIME SPENT 13 11 24
0.5 LESS THAN 1 HR (VOLUNTEERED) 7 6 13
1 - 5 395 344 739
6 - 10 350 269 619
11 - 20 415 392 807
21 - 35 240 414 654
36 - 80 117 133 250

gg205jj: When you used a computer for your most recent job, did you connect to the internet or use email?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b139c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 1 0 1
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 1812 2302 4114
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 5 7
1 YES 979 902 1881
2 NO 574 686 1260

gg046jjc: How frequently did your job require lots of physical effort?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13140

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 10 15 25
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 3 2 5
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 2 6
1 ALWAYS 355 420 775
2 FREQUENTLY 391 402 793
3 SOMETIMES 634 534 1168
4 RARELY 760 710 1470
5 NEVER 390 500 890

gg047jjc: How frequently did your job require intense concentration or attention?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13145

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 11 16 27
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 3 2 5
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 0 2
1 ALWAYS 867 1094 1961
2 FREQUENTLY 1189 1014 2203
3 SOMETIMES 393 351 744
4 RARELY 65 82 147
5 NEVER 17 26 43

gg048jjc: How frequently did you have to work under the pressure of time?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13150

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 11 16 27
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 3 2 5
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 2 6
1 ALWAYS 568 645 1213
2 FREQUENTLY 910 835 1745
3 SOMETIMES 708 680 1388
4 RARELY 233 259 492
5 NEVER 110 146 256

gg053jjc: How dirty did you get on the job?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13175

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 11 16 27
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 4 2 6
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 3 8
1 VERY DIRTY 113 44 157
2 FAIRLY DIRTY 415 189 604
3 A LITTLE DIRTY 784 770 1554
4 NOT AT ALL DIRTY 1215 1561 2776

gg054jjc: Were you exposed to dangerous conditions in your work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13180

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 11 16 27
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 3 2 5
-2 820 1310 2130
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 1 6
1 YES 1198 582 1780
2 NO 1330 1984 3314
Note: For example, they may work with dangerous chemicals, equipment or machinery, or they may be exposed to dangerous fumes, gases or fires.

gg055jjd: What was the first, if any, dangerous or hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13181, b13180, gg054jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-3 REFUSED 4 0 4
-2 2172 3313 5485
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 0 3
1 BACTERIAL, VIRAL, FUNGAL, AND OTHER DISEASE AGENTS INCLUDING TAINTED BLOOD; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USED IN HANDLING DISEASE AGENTS; PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS 16 62 78
3 EXTENSIVE DRIVING 11 1 12
4 FREQUENT TRAVEL BY AIR 5 1 6
5 HIGH CRIME AREAS OR RISK OF ASSAULT 15 11 26
6 HOSTILE CLIENTS (e.g. PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS) 7 9 16
7 LARGE ANIMALS (COWS, HORSES); ANIMAL BITES 8 7 15
8 USING HEAVY MACHINERY (TRACTORS, ETC...) OR DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (TRUCKS, TRAINS, AIRPLANES) 329 86 415
9 LIFTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS OR PEOPLE 2 2 4
10 BURNS FROM HIGH PRESSURE STEAM, HOT GREASE OR OIL, MOLTEN METALS, COOKING STEAM (AUTOCLAVES, STEAMERS), FIRES 50 36 86
11 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HIGH VOLTAGE 31 4 35
12 FALLING OR WORKING AT HEIGHTS 15 3 18
13 EXPLOSIVES 10 1 11
14 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INCLUDING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND GASES, HAZARDS TO RESPIRATORY FUNCTION SUCH AS DUST, CIGARETTE SMOKE, LACK OF VENTILATION 541 294 835
15 MUTAGENIC/CARCINOGENIC MATERIALS (i.e. ASBESTOS) 48 18 66
16 RADIATION (X-RAY AND GAMMA EMITTERS); RADIOISOTOPES (ALL) 9 11 20
18 TOXINS (PESTICIDES, BOTULISM TOXIN, ETC.) 34 12 46
19 NOISE 15 1 16
24 DANGEROUS WEATHER OR ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT (OUTDOOR) 7 0 7
26 WORKING WITH EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES (INDOOR); OTHER ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS (i.e. POOR LIGHTING, LOOSE WIRES, DIRTY ENVIRONMENT) 27 19 46
32 CUTLERY (CLEAVERS,KNIVES,NON-POWER SAWS,HAND TOOLS) 7 4 11
33 CAVE-INS 3 0 3
Note: Variables GG055JJD, GG155JJD, GG255JJD, GG355JJD, and GG455JJD are all coded from a single open ended response. They are coded in the order in which they were given (i.e. GG055JJD was the first condition given, GG155JJD the second, etc...) All of these conditions refer to the SAME selected current/last job asked about throughout the job characteristics module. They do NOT refer to different employment spells.

gg155jjd: What was the second, if any, dangerous or hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13181, b13180, gg054jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 2776 3679 6455
1 BACTERIAL, VIRAL, FUNGAL, AND OTHER DISEASE AGENTS INCLUDING TAINTED BLOOD; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USED IN HANDLING DISEASE AGENTS; PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS 9 20 29
3 EXTENSIVE DRIVING 13 1 14
4 FREQUENT TRAVEL BY AIR 1 0 1
5 HIGH CRIME AREAS OR RISK OF ASSAULT 6 3 9
6 HOSTILE CLIENTS (e.g. PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS) 1 2 3
7 LARGE ANIMALS (COWS, HORSES); ANIMAL BITES 12 4 16
8 USING HEAVY MACHINERY (TRACTORS, ETC...) OR DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (TRUCKS, TRAINS, AIRPLANES) 160 51 211
9 LIFTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS OR PEOPLE 3 2 5
10 BURNS FROM HIGH PRESSURE STEAM, HOT GREASE OR OIL, MOLTEN METALS, COOKING STEAM (AUTOCLAVES, STEAMERS), FIRES 67 34 101
11 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HIGH VOLTAGE 21 2 23
12 FALLING OR WORKING AT HEIGHTS 30 5 35
13 EXPLOSIVES 6 2 8
14 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INCLUDING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND GASES, HAZARDS TO RESPIRATORY FUNCTION SUCH AS DUST, CIGARETTE SMOKE, LACK OF VENTILATION 178 65 243
15 MUTAGENIC/CARCINOGENIC MATERIALS (i.e. ASBESTOS) 18 4 22
16 RADIATION (X-RAY AND GAMMA EMITTERS); RADIOISOTOPES (ALL) 5 4 9
18 TOXINS (PESTICIDES, BOTULISM TOXIN, ETC.) 14 3 17
19 NOISE 15 1 16
24 DANGEROUS WEATHER OR ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT (OUTDOOR) 12 0 12
26 WORKING WITH EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES (INDOOR); OTHER ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS (i.e. POOR LIGHTING, LOOSE WIRES, DIRTY ENVIRONMENT) 13 9 22
32 CUTLERY (CLEAVERS,KNIVES,NON-POWER SAWS,HAND TOOLS) 4 4 8
33 CAVE-INS 6 0 6
Note: Variables GG055JJD, GG155JJD, GG255JJD, GG355JJD, and GG455JJD are all coded from a single open ended response. They are coded in the order in which they were given (i.e. GG055JJD was the first condition given, GG155JJD the second, etc...) All of these conditions refer to the SAME selected current/last job asked about throughout the job characteristics module. They do NOT refer to different employment spells.

gg255jjd: What was the third, if any, dangerous or hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13181, b13180, gg054jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3153 3851 7004
1 BACTERIAL, VIRAL, FUNGAL, AND OTHER DISEASE AGENTS INCLUDING TAINTED BLOOD; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USED IN HANDLING DISEASE AGENTS; PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS 4 5 9
3 EXTENSIVE DRIVING 6 0 6
6 HOSTILE CLIENTS (e.g. PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS) 1 2 3
7 LARGE ANIMALS (COWS, HORSES); ANIMAL BITES 7 2 9
8 USING HEAVY MACHINERY (TRACTORS, ETC...) OR DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (TRUCKS, TRAINS, AIRPLANES) 43 9 52
9 LIFTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS OR PEOPLE 1 1 2
10 BURNS FROM HIGH PRESSURE STEAM, HOT GREASE OR OIL, MOLTEN METALS, COOKING STEAM (AUTOCLAVES, STEAMERS), FIRES 34 5 39
11 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HIGH VOLTAGE 7 0 7
12 FALLING OR WORKING AT HEIGHTS 8 0 8
13 EXPLOSIVES 4 0 4
14 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INCLUDING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND GASES, HAZARDS TO RESPIRATORY FUNCTION SUCH AS DUST, CIGARETTE SMOKE, LACK OF VENTILATION 60 13 73
15 MUTAGENIC/CARCINOGENIC MATERIALS (i.e. ASBESTOS) 7 0 7
16 RADIATION (X-RAY AND GAMMA EMITTERS); RADIOISOTOPES (ALL) 2 0 2
18 TOXINS (PESTICIDES, BOTULISM TOXIN, ETC.) 6 3 9
19 NOISE 8 0 8
24 DANGEROUS WEATHER OR ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT (OUTDOOR) 9 1 10
26 WORKING WITH EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES (INDOOR); OTHER ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS (i.e. POOR LIGHTING, LOOSE WIRES, DIRTY ENVIRONMENT) 3 1 4
28 EYE STRAIN 1 0 1
32 CUTLERY (CLEAVERS,KNIVES,NON-POWER SAWS,HAND TOOLS) 4 2 6
33 CAVE-INS 2 0 2
Note: Variables GG055JJD, GG155JJD, GG255JJD, GG355JJD, and GG455JJD are all coded from a single open ended response. They are coded in the order in which they were given (i.e. GG055JJD was the first condition given, GG155JJD the second, etc...) All of these conditions refer to the SAME selected current/last job asked about throughout the job characteristics module. They do NOT refer to different employment spells.

gg355jjd: What was the fourth, if any, dangerous or hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13181, b13180, gg054jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3307 3879 7186
3 EXTENSIVE DRIVING 2 0 2
7 LARGE ANIMALS (COWS, HORSES); ANIMAL BITES 2 0 2
8 USING HEAVY MACHINERY (TRACTORS, ETC...) OR DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (TRUCKS, TRAINS, AIRPLANES) 12 5 17
9 LIFTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS OR PEOPLE 2 0 2
10 BURNS FROM HIGH PRESSURE STEAM, HOT GREASE OR OIL, MOLTEN METALS, COOKING STEAM (AUTOCLAVES, STEAMERS), FIRES 5 2 7
11 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HIGH VOLTAGE 5 0 5
12 FALLING OR WORKING AT HEIGHTS 2 0 2
14 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INCLUDING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND GASES, HAZARDS TO RESPIRATORY FUNCTION SUCH AS DUST, CIGARETTE SMOKE, LACK OF VENTILATION 9 4 13
15 MUTAGENIC/CARCINOGENIC MATERIALS (i.e. ASBESTOS) 1 1 2
16 RADIATION (X-RAY AND GAMMA EMITTERS); RADIOISOTOPES (ALL) 0 1 1
19 NOISE 17 2 19
24 DANGEROUS WEATHER OR ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT (OUTDOOR) 2 0 2
26 WORKING WITH EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES (INDOOR); OTHER ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS (i.e. POOR LIGHTING, LOOSE WIRES, DIRTY ENVIRONMENT) 2 0 2
32 CUTLERY (CLEAVERS,KNIVES,NON-POWER SAWS,HAND TOOLS) 0 1 1
33 CAVE-INS 2 0 2
Note: Variables GG055JJD, GG155JJD, GG255JJD, GG355JJD, and GG455JJD are all coded from a single open ended response. They are coded in the order in which they were given (i.e. GG055JJD was the first condition given, GG155JJD the second, etc...) All of these conditions refer to the SAME selected current/last job asked about throughout the job characteristics module. They do NOT refer to different employment spells.

gg455jjd: What was the fifth, if any, dangerous or hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13181, b13180, gg054jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3358 3892 7250
3 EXTENSIVE DRIVING 1 0 1
4 FREQUENT TRAVEL BY AIR 1 0 1
8 USING HEAVY MACHINERY (TRACTORS, ETC...) OR DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (TRUCKS, TRAINS, AIRPLANES) 1 2 3
10 BURNS FROM HIGH PRESSURE STEAM, HOT GREASE OR OIL, MOLTEN METALS, COOKING STEAM (AUTOCLAVES, STEAMERS), FIRES 1 0 1
11 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HIGH VOLTAGE 1 0 1
13 EXPLOSIVES 1 0 1
14 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INCLUDING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND GASES, HAZARDS TO RESPIRATORY FUNCTION SUCH AS DUST, CIGARETTE SMOKE, LACK OF VENTILATION 3 1 4
15 MUTAGENIC/CARCINOGENIC MATERIALS (i.e. ASBESTOS) 2 0 2
19 NOISE 1 0 1
Note: Variables GG055JJD, GG155JJD, GG255JJD, GG355JJD, and GG455JJD are all coded from a single open ended response. They are coded in the order in which they were given (i.e. GG055JJD was the first condition given, GG155JJD the second, etc...) All of these conditions refer to the SAME selected current/last job asked about throughout the job characteristics module. They do NOT refer to different employment spells.

gg056jje: What was the degree of seriousness of the first hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gg055jjd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-3 REFUSED 4 0 4
-2 2172 3313 5485
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 0 3
1 NOT SERIOUS OR EXTREME DANGER 12 5 17
2 SERIOUS DANGER 463 195 658
3 EXTREME DANGER 715 382 1097

gg156jje: What was the degree of seriousness of the second hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gg155jjd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 2776 3679 6455
1 NOT SERIOUS OR EXTREME DANGER 5 4 9
2 SERIOUS DANGER 259 91 350
3 EXTREME DANGER 330 121 451

gg256jje: What was the degree of seriousness of the third hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gg255jjd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3153 3851 7004
1 NOT SERIOUS OR EXTREME DANGER 4 2 6
2 SERIOUS DANGER 85 19 104
3 EXTREME DANGER 128 23 151

gg356jje: What was the degree of seriousness of the fourth hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gg355jjd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3307 3879 7186
1 NOT SERIOUS OR EXTREME DANGER 0 1 1
2 SERIOUS DANGER 44 7 51
3 EXTREME DANGER 19 8 27

gg456jje: What was the degree of seriousness of the fifth hazardous condition you were exposed to at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gg455jjd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3358 3892 7250
1 NOT SERIOUS OR EXTREME DANGER 1 0 1
2 SERIOUS DANGER 4 2 6
3 EXTREME DANGER 7 1 8

gg057jjd: How frequently were you exposed to hazardous conditions at your work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13182, b13181, b13180, gg055jjc, gg054jjc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 2 2 4
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 2172 3313 5485
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 1 4
1 ALWAYS 264 159 423
2 FREQUENTLY 303 138 441
3 SOMETIMES 407 163 570
4 RARELY 217 117 334
5 NEVER 1 2 3

gg058jjc: On a scale from zero to ten, what chance do you think there is that you will lose your job completely in the next two years? Zero means that there is absolutely no chance of job loss, Ten means that the you will certainly lose your job in the next two years?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b13198

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 11 16 27
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 0 3
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 2494 2933 5427
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 12 16
0 484 530 1014
1 110 82 192
2 75 93 168
3 49 44 93
4 11 27 38
5 60 81 141
6 7 9 16
7 13 15 28
8 17 28 45
9 6 7 13
10 25 16 41

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