Main attraction of current job
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Question label:
Main attraction of current job
Question text:
What was the main thing about your current job that attracted you to it?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [(EmpChk = 1 & ff_JBSTAT > 1 & ff_JBSTAT MIS|DK|REF) | (EMPCHK = 2 & ff_JBSTAT = 13 & NXTST = 1 & ff_JBSTAT MIS|DK|REF)] // Continuously employed since last interview OR Temp laid off status at last interview followed by paid work
And if [NxtSt = 1 | JbSamR = 2 | SameJob = 2] // Next spell was in paid employment or not working for the same employer as at last interview or same employer but different job
And if [CJob = 1] // Next employment spell was current job
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE AS REQUIRED. CODE ONE ONLY.
PRIORITY CODE. LOWER NUMBERED CODES HAVE PRIORITY OVER HIGHER NUMBERED CODES
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2324 | 93.18% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| Better money | 1 | 31 | 1.24% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 20 | 0.8% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 4 | 0.16% |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.24% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 17 | 0.68% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 3 | 0.12% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 2 | 0.08% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 13 | 0.52% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 9 | 0.36% |
| Health reasons | 12 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 6 | 0.24% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 6 | 0.24% |
| Other | 97 | 15 | 0.6% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2651 | 93.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Better money | 1 | 50 | 1.76% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 26 | 0.91% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 6 | 0.21% |
| More secure job | 4 | 9 | 0.32% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 17 | 0.6% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 3 | 0.11% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 2 | 0.07% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 14 | 0.49% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 5 | 0.18% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 11 | 0.39% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.25% |
| Other | 97 | 11 | 0.39% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2520 | 92.65% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Better money | 1 | 35 | 1.29% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 28 | 1.03% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.18% |
| More secure job | 4 | 7 | 0.26% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 15 | 0.55% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 3 | 0.11% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 2 | 0.07% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 4 | 0.15% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 15 | 0.55% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 4 | 0.15% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 14 | 0.51% |
| Health reasons | 12 | 4 | 0.15% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 6 | 0.22% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 5 | 0.18% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 8 | 0.29% |
| Other | 97 | 10 | 0.37% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2976 | 97.22% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Better money | 1 | 16 | 0.52% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 12 | 0.39% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.16% |
| More secure job | 4 | 3 | 0.1% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 12 | 0.39% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 2 | 0.07% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 7 | 0.23% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 5 | 0.16% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 5 | 0.16% |
| Other | 97 | 7 | 0.23% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2101 | 92.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| Better money | 1 | 24 | 1.06% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 30 | 1.32% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 8 | 0.35% |
| More secure job | 4 | 10 | 0.44% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 18 | 0.79% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 6 | 0.26% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 6 | 0.26% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 4 | 0.18% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 6 | 0.26% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 7 | 0.31% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 5 | 0.22% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 11 | 0.49% |
| Other | 97 | 14 | 0.62% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1984 | 89.65% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| Better money | 1 | 42 | 1.9% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 24 | 1.08% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.23% |
| More secure job | 4 | 8 | 0.36% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 18 | 0.81% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 6 | 0.27% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.05% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 10 | 0.45% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.14% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 12 | 0.54% |
| Health reasons | 12 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 9 | 0.41% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 8 | 0.36% |
| Other | 97 | 25 | 1.13% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2753 | 92.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Better money | 1 | 23 | 0.77% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 21 | 0.7% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.17% |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.2% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 17 | 0.57% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 5 | 0.17% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 8 | 0.27% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 5 | 0.17% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 6 | 0.2% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 6 | 0.2% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.23% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 8 | 0.27% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.23% |
| Other | 97 | 15 | 0.5% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2341 | 91.09% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Better money | 1 | 20 | 0.78% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 19 | 0.74% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.23% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 15 | 0.58% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 14 | 0.54% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 3 | 0.12% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 9 | 0.35% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 9 | 0.35% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 17 | 0.66% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 4 | 0.16% |
| Other | 97 | 15 | 0.58% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2089 | 87.85% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Better money | 1 | 34 | 1.43% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 20 | 0.84% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 6 | 0.25% |
| More secure job | 4 | 9 | 0.38% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 12 | 0.5% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 8 | 0.34% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 4 | 0.17% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 3 | 0.13% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 20 | 0.84% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 7 | 0.29% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Health reasons | 12 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 13 | 0.55% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Other | 97 | 25 | 1.05% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2215 | 91.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Better money | 1 | 22 | 0.91% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 15 | 0.62% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 2 | 0.08% |
| More secure job | 4 | 9 | 0.37% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 8 | 0.33% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 5 | 0.21% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 6 | 0.25% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 8 | 0.33% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 5 | 0.21% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Other | 97 | 23 | 0.95% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1900 | 88.41% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Better money | 1 | 21 | 0.98% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 12 | 0.56% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.23% |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.28% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 5 | 0.23% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 6 | 0.28% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.14% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.33% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 11 | 0.51% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 6 | 0.28% |
| Other | 97 | 26 | 1.21% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1874 | 87.49% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| Better money | 1 | 19 | 0.89% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 9 | 0.42% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 2 | 0.09% |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.28% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 9 | 0.42% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 9 | 0.42% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 3 | 0.14% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 9 | 0.42% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 6 | 0.28% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 10 | 0.47% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 6 | 0.28% |
| Other | 97 | 25 | 1.17% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2057 | 86.25% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Better money | 1 | 26 | 1.09% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 16 | 0.67% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 6 | 0.25% |
| More secure job | 4 | 2 | 0.08% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 18 | 0.75% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 2 | 0.08% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 3 | 0.13% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 5 | 0.21% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.13% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 3 | 0.13% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Other | 97 | 31 | 1.3% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1513 | 86.16% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.06% |
| Better money | 1 | 22 | 1.25% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 11 | 0.63% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 3 | 0.17% |
| More secure job | 4 | 3 | 0.17% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 11 | 0.63% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 1 | 0.06% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.06% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 5 | 0.28% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.11% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 3 | 0.17% |
| Health reasons | 12 | 1 | 0.06% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.23% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 4 | 0.23% |
| Other | 97 | 36 | 2.05% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |



