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Mainstage Variable

jsworkdis

s/emp: commuting distance

Datafile

Index term

Variable note:

Related question only asked during sample months JA1 to JU1 (January to June 2009)

Question asked in the latest wave:

selfemployment_w1.jsworkdis

Question label:

S/emp: commuting distance

Question text:

About how far, in miles, do you live from your usual place of work?

Question universe:

if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSPL > 2 (Work somewhere other than at home)
and if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)

Question interviewer instructions:

PROBE IF NECESSARY: PLEASE GIVE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE
ENTER NUMBER OF MILES
RECORD JOURNEYS OF HALF A MILE OR LESS AS 0

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9190.04%
inapplicable-84720292.56%
proxy-732626.4%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-1580.11%
[Value >= 0]14520.89%
Total50994100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
12.78505420600.033.65452

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