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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
(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 |
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.
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 |
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).
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 |
right most digit.
They have been assigned a code of -4 in this routine
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 |
the right most digit.
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.
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 |
the right most digit.
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.
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 |
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 |