Main job
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Question asked in the latest wave:
currentemployment_ip17.jbmain
Question label:
Main job
Question text:
Which of your jobs is your main job? If you have more than one job the main job is the highest paid. If your jobs have equal earnings, the main job is the one with the most hours.
Question universe:
if [JBHAS = 1 OR JBOFF = 1] // Has a job
And if [MULTIJOBSTOTAL > 1] // More than one job
Question interviewer instructions:
SELECT MAIN JOB
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1219 | 79.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.26% |
| Job number 1 | 1 | 192 | 12.55% |
| Job number 2 | 2 | 88 | 5.75% |
| Job number 3 | 3 | 27 | 1.76% |
| Total | 1530 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2327 | 93.3% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Job number 1 | 1 | 73 | 2.93% |
| Job number 2 | 2 | 21 | 0.84% |
| Job number 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Job number 17 | 17 | 31 | 1.24% |
| Job number 18 | 18 | 10 | 0.4% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2684 | 94.27% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Job 1 | 1 | 101 | 3.55% |
| Job 2 | 2 | 32 | 1.12% |
| Job 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.21% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2575 | 94.67% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Job 1 | 1 | 90 | 3.31% |
| Job 2 | 2 | 17 | 0.62% |
| Job 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2937 | 95.95% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Job 1 | 1 | 101 | 3.3% |
| Job 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.39% |
| Job 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Job 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
