Main survey variable: j1boss Hired employees: first job

Hired employees: first job

Datafiles

Index terms

Variable note:

Hired employees: first job. Routing updated in Wave 11 to include two additional codes (12 Furloughed and 13 Temporarily laid off/short time working) at DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT

See other first job variables which all start with J1.

Uses W_J1BOSS on data file W_INDRESP.
Uses BW_J1BOSS on data file BW_INDRESP/

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w14.j1boss

Question label:

Hired employees: First job

Question text:

Did you have employees?

Question universe:

if J1NONE = 3 | (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1 & DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat = 1|2|12|13) (had a first job after full-time education or is new entrant never interviewed (excluding rising 16 year olds) and current economic activity is employed, self-employed, furloughed or temporarily laid off/short time working)
and if J1SEMP = 2 (first job was self-employed)

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35170	99.15%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
Yes	1	17	0.05%
No	2	150	0.42%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27877	99.57%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
Yes	1	2	0.01%
No	2	15	0.05%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29060	99.28%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
Yes	1	1	0.0%
No	2	12	0.04%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31522	98.48%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
Yes	1	2	0.01%
No	2	20	0.06%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33502	97.62%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
Yes	1	2	0.01%
No	2	11	0.03%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34941	96.9%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
Yes	1	2	0.01%
No	2	19	0.05%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37573	95.62%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
Yes	1	3	0.01%
No	2	35	0.09%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39298	93.19%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
Yes	1	10	0.02%
No	2	28	0.07%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41610	92.07%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
yes	1	60	0.13%
no	2	195	0.43%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40957	91.35%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
no	2	22	0.05%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42691	90.69%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
yes	1	67	0.14%
no	2	381	0.81%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45810	92.19%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
yes	1	10	0.02%
no	2	42	0.08%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50606	92.74%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
yes	1	17	0.03%
no	2	65	0.12%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13452	93.29%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
No	2	2	0.01%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13919	93.59%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
No	2	6	0.04%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14409	93.61%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
No	2	4	0.03%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14620	93.62%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
No	2	3	0.02%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	14761	93.48%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Yes	1	1	0.01%
No	2	6	0.04%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15328	94.4%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Yes	1	3	0.02%
No	2	6	0.04%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	15687	94.52%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Yes	1	1	0.01%
No	2	9	0.05%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	17948	95.13%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Yes	1	15	0.08%
No	2	88	0.47%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	15052	96.47%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Yes	1	2	0.01%
No	2	5	0.03%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	15112	96.73%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Yes	1	12	0.08%
No	2	49	0.31%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	10472	96.02%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Yes	1	4	0.04%
No	2	38	0.35%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	165778	99.14%
yes	1	237	0.14%
no	2	1193	0.71%
	Total	167208	100.0%

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Variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w14.j1boss

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

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Datafiles

Index terms

Variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w14.j1boss

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Wave 14 (n_j1boss indresp)

Wave 13 (m_j1boss indresp)

Wave 12 (l_j1boss indresp)

Wave 11 (k_j1boss indresp)

Wave 10 (j_j1boss indresp)

Wave 9 (i_j1boss indresp)

Wave 8 (h_j1boss indresp)

Wave 7 (g_j1boss indresp)

Wave 6 (f_j1boss indresp)

Wave 5 (e_j1boss indresp)

Wave 4 (d_j1boss indresp)

Wave 3 (c_j1boss indresp)

Wave 2 (b_j1boss indresp)

Wave B18 (br_j1boss indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_j1boss indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_j1boss indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_j1boss indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_j1boss indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_j1boss indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_j1boss indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_j1boss indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_j1boss indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_j1boss indresp)

Wave B8 (bh_j1boss indresp)

Wave xwave (j1boss xwavedat)

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