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Phone: Employment/Benefits

HEMPL - Employment Module Graduate-Spouse Phone Instrument 

For more information on the Employment Module see Appendix F.


OVERVIEW

This module contains data about the WLS graduate's spouse employment
experiences.Unlike the graduates, we only gather information about one job if
the spouse reports that they have ever been in the labor force.  The module
starts with a series of questions that identify which type of job the data come
from - the job the spouse first retired from, the current job or the last job
held. The variable af001js summarizes this information. If it existed, we
collected information about the first job from which the respondent retired. If
they had never retired, we collected information about their current job. If
they were not employed during the time of the interview we asked about the last
job that the respondent held.

The second part of the module gathers information about the industry and
occupation (including occupational status and occupational prestige scores). In
addition we collect data on hours worked per week as well as the availability
and use of pension and health care plans.

BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS


af001js             Type of job reported

af002js - af005js   Whether respondent reported having a current job, a job 
                    they no longer have but was not the first job retired 
                    from, and the first job they retired from.

af006jc - af010jc   class of worker, industry and occupation codes

af011jc - af013jc   occupational status and prestige scores

af014jc - af015jc   hours worked per week

af016jc - af017jc   pension availability and participation

af018jc - af019jc   health insurance availability and participation

af001js: Is job data about current, last or 1st retired spell?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp1, h_emp1a, h_emp2 AND h_emp3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 0 1 1
1 CURRENT JOB 294 765 1059
2 LAST JOB 47 405 452
3 FIRST RETIRED JOB 1463 885 2348
4 NEVER HAD A VALID JOB 4 26 30
Note: All respondents were asked the series of questions of which this variable is a composite. There is still one -2=Inapplicable because, in order to remain consistent in the construction of composite variables, one respondent answered "refused" to each of the constiuent questions (h_emp1, h_emp2, h_emp3).

af002js: Have you ever held a full-time or part-time job lasting six months or more including starting your own business?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
1 YES 1773 2046 3819
2 NO 35 35 70

af003js: Are you currently working?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp1a, h_emp2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
1 YES, MORE THAN 6 MO 568 930 1498
2 YES, LESS THAN 6 MO 2 4 6
3 NO 1237 1147 2384

af005js: Have you ever retired from a job?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 3 4
1 YES 1463 885 2348
2 NO 344 1193 1537

af006jc: Class of Worker codes

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp10, h_emp11=1 AND h_emp12

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 2 4
1 Private company, business or individual for wages, salary or commission 1129 1352 2481
2 Government employee (federal, state or local government) 401 491 892
3 Own business or professional practice; incorporated 114 51 165
4 Own business or professional practice; not incorporated 153 147 300
5 Working without pay in a family business or farm 3 9 12
6 Family worker, not further specified 1 2 3
Note: See Appendix E on occupational coding and variable construction.

af007jc: Detailed 1990 Industry codes

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

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-17 SPECIAL MISSING CODE - ALLOCATION CASES 16 18 34
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 2 3
-3 REFUSED 8 11 19
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 9 27
10 - 960 DETAILED 1990 INDUSTRY CODES 1761 2016 3777
Note: See Appendix E on Occupation Coding and Variable Construction.

af008jc: Detailed 1990 Occupation codes

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

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-17 SPECIAL MISSING CODE - ALLOCATION CASES 3 4 7
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 3 7 10
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 7 15
3 - 905 DETAILED 1990 OCCUPATION CODES 1789 2037 3826
Note: See Appendix E on Occupation Coding and Variable Construction.
Note: The number of military codes may vary for two reasons:
(1) there is a difference in the coding of military
occupations between the 1970 and 1990 Census, and (2)
an individual may work for the military "industry"
(government) as either a civilian or a member of the
military. These two issues create some confusion in
the assignment of the codes for"military" or
"inappropriate". All cases of this type have been
checked and should be assigned correctly.
(1) The number of military employees may vary between 1970 and
1990 codes for the exact same job. In 1970, all military
employees were assigned to government industry and given a
generic military code (ind = 917, occ = 970-973)regardless of
the exact occupational tasks they performed. In 1990, the Census
basis codes assigned military employees a government industry
(ind = 940-960), but if they held a job that also existed in the
civilian community, they were assigned a non-military occupation
code. The only individuals who received the 1990 generic
military occupation codes (903-905) were individuals who held
jobs that only existed in the military and had no comparable
civilian code.
(2) An individual could work for the military as either a member
of the military or as a civilian. If the individual indicated a
change in jobs within the same employer, one of those jobs could
be listed as a military occupation, while the other may be listed
as civilian. There are cases where the first job within an
employer spell was military and the last job within the same
spell was civilian, as well as the reverse situation.

af009jc: Major 1990 Industry Codes

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: AF007JC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-17 SPECIAL MISSING CODE FOR ALLOCATION CASES 16 18 34
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 2 3
-3 REFUSED 8 11 19
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 9 27
1 Agriculture, Forestry, And Fisheries 67 32 99
2 Mining 6 1 7
3 Construction 119 16 135
4 Manufacturing 555 216 771
5 Transportation, Communications, And Other Public Utilities 174 92 266
6 Wholesale And Retail Trade 198 332 530
7 Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate 91 200 291
8 Business And Repair Services 46 49 95
9 Personal Services 16 73 89
10 Entertainment And Recreation Services 10 17 27
11 Public Administration 119 88 207
12 Professional And Related Services 322 899 1221
13 Active Duty Military 38 1 39
Note: The 1990 Major Industry categories are selected
to resemble the 1970 categories, but individual
industries which may have changed category between
1970 and 1990 (for example, US Postal Service)
keep their 1990 major industry designation. No
attempt was made to reconcile these cases.
Note: See Appendix E - COR681 for detailed coding instructions.

af010jc: Major 1990 Occupation Codes

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: AF008JC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-17 SPECIAL MISSING CODE FOR ALLOCATION CASES 3 4 7
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 3 7 10
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 7 15
1 Professional, Technical & Specialty: Self-Employed & w/o Pay 52 30 82
2 Professional, Technical & Specialty: Salaried & N.A. 329 504 833
3 Executives, Administrators & Managers: Salaried & N.A. 387 252 639
4 Executives, Administrators & Managers: Self-Employed & w/o Pay 66 36 102
5 Sales: Not Retail Trade 112 60 172
6 Sales: Retail Trade 54 138 192
7 Administrator Support, Including Clerical 99 613 712
8 Precision Production, Craftsmen, Repair: Manufacturing 139 22 161
9 Precision Production, Craftsmen, Repair: Construction 66 0 66
10 Precision Production, Craftsmen, Repair: All Other & N.A. 105 20 125
11 Operators & Fabricators: Manufacturing 115 55 170
12 Operators & Fabricators: All Other & N.A. 84 23 107
13 Service Occupations 66 233 299
14 Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers/Laborers: Manufacturing 12 8 20
15 Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers/Laborers: All Other & N.A. 16 21 37
16 Farm Operators & Managers 51 17 68
17 Farm Workers & Related Occupations 13 5 18
18 Military Occupations 23 0 23
Note: The 1990 Major Occupation categories are selected
to resemble the 1970 categories, but individual
occupations which may have changed category
between 1970 and 1990 (for example, Actors and
Directors) keep their 1990 major industry
designation. No attempt was made to reconcile
these cases. The large number of such cases makes
direct comparison between 1970 and 1990 Major
Occupation categories unadvisable. For a list of
all such individual changes, see Kubitschek 1986
(Center for Demography Working Paper 86-6).
Note: See Appendix E - COR681 for detailed coding instructions.

af011jc: 1989 Nakao-Treas Prestige Rating

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: AF008JC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-19 MILITARY OCCUPATION, NO PRESTIGE ASSIGNED 23 0 23
-17 SPECIAL MISSING CODE - ALLOCATION CASES 3 4 7
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 2 3
-3 REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED 3 7 10
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 7 15
126 - 333 332 433 765
335 - 538 300 466 766
539 - 643 308 453 761
645 - 808 498 262 760
813 - 946 328 422 750
Note: There is an implied decimal point one place to the left of the
right most digit.
Note: Military occupations (903-905) were not assigned a code in cor680.
They have been assigned a code of -4 in this routine
Note: The 1989 Nakao-Treas prestige rating is the
percentage of respondents in the 1989 NORC General
Social Survey who ranked an occupation in category 5
or above on a 9-point scale. See Appendix E--COR 683
for details and a recommended transformation of this
variable.

af012jc: 1990 Occ-Ed Score

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: AF006JC, AF007JC AND AF008JC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-19 MILITARY OCCUPATION,NO PRESTIGE BSSIGNED 23 0 23
-17 SPECIAL MISSING CODE - ALLOCATION CASES 3 4 7
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 2 3
-3 REFUSED 3 7 10
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 7 15
0 - 999 1990 EDUCATION SCORE 1766 2036 3802
Note: See Change Notice #21 for information about the 9/00 update.
Note: There is an implied decimal point one place to the left of
the right most digit.
Note: The 1990-basis occupational education score is the
percentage of persons in the 1990 Census in an occupation/
industry/class-of-worker category who completed
one year of college or more. See Appendix E--
COR 639 and COR 684 for details, and a recommended
transformation of this variable.
Note: Consistent with 1990 Census procedures, civilian occupation
codes were assigned to military personnel if they described
civilian occupational activities. Therefore, it is possible
to assign a code for those individuals on this variable.
Individuals in the military who only described military
occupations were assigned the military occupation codes and
coded inappropriate on this variable.

af013jc: 1990 Occ-Inc Score

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: AF006JC, AF007JC AND AF008JC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-19 MILITARY OCCUPATION,NO PRESTIGE BSSIGNED 23 0 23
-17 SPECIAL MISSING CODE - ALLOCATION CASES 3 4 7
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 2 3
-3 REFUSED 3 7 10
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 7 15
37 - 876 1990 INCOME SCORE 1766 2036 3802
Note: See Change Notice #21 for information about the 9/00 update.
Note: There is an implied decimal point one place to the left of
the right most digit.
Note: The 1990-basis occupational earnings score is the
percentage of persons in the 1990 Census in an occupation/
industry/class-of-worker category who earned
at least $14.30 per hour in 1989. See Appendix
E--COR 639 and COR 684 for details, and a recommended
transformation of this variable.
Note: Consistent with 1990 Census procedures, civilian occupation
codes were assigned to military personnel if they described
civilian occupational activities. Therefore, it is possible
to assign a code for those individuals on this variable.
Individuals in the military who only described military
occupations were assigned the military occupation codes and
coded inappropriate on this variable.

af014jc: In a typical week, how many hours did/do you work?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp7

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-12 ESTIMATED FULL TIME 8 3 11
-11 ESTIMATED PART TIME 3 8 11
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 20 28
0 - 35 100 710 810
36 - 40 575 834 1409
41 - 50 669 323 992
52 - 126 440 155 595

af015jc: Full-time indicator

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: AF014JC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-12 ESTIMATED FULL-TIME 8 3 11
-11 ESTIMATED PART-TIME 3 8 11
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 20 28
1 FULL-TIME 1698 1377 3075
2 PART-TIME 86 645 731
Note: Full-time means 35 hours or more per week.

af016jc: Aside from Social Security, is/was any kind of pension plan or retirement plan available to you through this employer? Do not include IRAs.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp13

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 2 1 3
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 21 23
1 YES 1419 1195 2614
2 NO 381 837 1218

af017jc: Do/did you participate in a pension plan or retirement plan through this employer?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp14

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 389 887 1276
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 4 4
1 YES 1369 1093 2462
2 NO 50 98 148

af018jc: Is/was health insurance available to you through this employer?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp15

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 4 26 30
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 23 25
1 YES 1545 1364 2909
2 NO 256 666 922

af019jc: Do/did you participate in the health insurance program through this employer?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_emp16

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 263 718 981
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 1 3
1 YES 1461 1035 2496
2 NO 82 326 408

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