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Innovation Panel Variable

techimport

Importance of tech

Datafile

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "Automation Experiment". See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

scaworktech_ip14.techimport

Question label:

Importance of tech

Question text:

(ff_techworkw14 = 5Some experts think ff_techworkw14 = 1 | 2 | 3 | 4Experts predict that in the ff_techworkw14 = 1 | 3next 20 years ff_techworkw14 = 2 | 4next 5 years ff_techworkw14 = 5future, ff_techworkw14 = 1 | 250% of all ff_techworkw14 = 3 | 410% of all jobs now being done by humans could be done by new technology (e.g., robots, artificial intelligence, or algorithms). ff_techworkw14 = 5Other experts think that new technology cannot replace work by humans, or only to limited extent. When you think about your own work or organisation, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?) It is important to keep up with new technological developments at work.

Question universe:

if ((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3) & (CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBHAS = 1 | CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBOFF = 1) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion or mode is telephone or web AND worked in the last week or did not work last week but has a job)

Further details:
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Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9160.52%
inapplicable-8135944.4%
proxy-730.1%
refusal-280.26%
don't know-140.13%
Totally disagree1772.52%
Somewhat disagree2822.68%
Neither disagree nor agree32217.22%
Somewhat agree468922.51%
Totally agree560219.67%
Total3061100.0%

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