Innovation Panel variable: jshrs s/emp: hours normally worked per week

s/emp: hours normally worked per week

Datafile

indresp_ip

Question asked in the latest wave:

selfemployment_ip17.jshrs

Question label:

S/emp: hours normally worked per week

Question text:

How many hours in total do you usually work in a week in your job as a/an [TITLE] at [FIRM] {if MULTIJOBSTOTAL > 1 & ((ALLJOBSTITLE DK|REF|MIS)&(ALLJOBSFIRM DK|REF|MIS)) in your main job {if MULTIJOBSTOTAL > 1 & ((ALLJOBSTITLE = DK|REF|MIS)|(ALLJOBSFIRM = DK|REF|MIS)}?

Question universe:

if [(CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.MULTIJOBSTOTAL = 1 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2) | JOBCODE selected at CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBMAIN is CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2] // Has one job and is self-employed OR Has more than 1 job and is self-employed in the main job

Question interviewer instructions:

IF NO USUAL, GIVE AVERAGE
WRITE IN HOURS
ENTER TO THE NEAREST HOUR

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2352	94.31%
refusal	-2	3	0.12%
don't know	-1	2	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	137	5.49%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
30.23	2357	1.0	80.0	17.65	137

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2680	94.13%
refusal	-2	3	0.11%
don't know	-1	7	0.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	157	5.51%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
31.08	2690	2.0	97.9	17.99	157

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.09	2549	1.0	97.9	20.05	171

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
31.1	2897	1.0	97.9	18.27	164

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.07	2117	1.0	97.9	20.46	150

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2044	92.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.05%
don't know	-1	4	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	164	7.41%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.27	2049	1.0	97.0	18.34	164

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2751	92.01%
refusal	-2	2	0.07%
don't know	-1	11	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	226	7.56%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
34.0	2764	2.0	97.0	19.16	226

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2375	92.41%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	3	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	191	7.43%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
34.29	2379	1.0	97.0	19.64	191

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2060	91.03%
refusal	-2	4	0.18%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	171	7.56%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
36.12	2092	1.0	90.0	17.51	171

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2200	92.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	3	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	174	7.32%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
36.59	2204	1.0	120.0	19.85	174

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2246	93.08%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	166	6.88%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
36.09	2247	1.0	95.0	19.88	166

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1960	91.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	189	8.79%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
37.88	1960	1.0	120.0	19.98	189

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1964	91.69%
refusal	-2	1	0.05%
don't know	-1	3	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	174	8.12%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
36.33	1968	1.0	100.0	19.24	174

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	2196	92.08%
don't know	-1	3	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	185	7.76%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
36.46	2200	2.0	100.0	18.24	185

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1631	92.88%
don't know	-1	1	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	124	7.06%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
34.67	1632	1.0	80.0	18.88	124

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1740	93.05%
don't know	-1	2	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	128	6.84%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.63	1742	1.0	80.0	19.7	128

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2379	92.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	189	7.36%
	Total	2568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
37.98	2379	1.0	90.0	18.33	189

jshrs

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

selfemployment_ip17.jshrs

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Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 17 (q_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 9 (i_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 2 (b_jshrs indresp_ip)

Wave 1 (a_jshrs indresp_ip)

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