Innovation Panel variable: paynwc Pay period: take home pay

Pay period: take home pay

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Question asked in the latest wave:

employees_ip17.paynwc

Question label:

Pay period: take home pay

Question text:

How long a period did that cover?

Question universe:

if [(CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.MULTIJOBSTOTAL = 1 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1) | JOBCODE selected at CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBMAIN is CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1)] // If has one job and is an employee OR has more than one job and is an employee in the main job
And If [PAYGL REF] // If gross pay at last payment is not refused
And If [PAYNL = 1..9999997] // If take home pay at last payment provided

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	1514	60.71%
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
Per hour	0	1	0.04%
One week	1	67	2.69%
Two weeks	2	9	0.36%
Four weeks	4	106	4.25%
Calendar month	5	743	29.79%
One year/12 months/52 weeks	52	13	0.52%
None of these	96	4	0.16%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1634	57.39%
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
refusal	-2	10	0.35%
don't know	-1	14	0.49%
Per hour	0	1	0.04%
One week	1	94	3.3%
Two weeks	2	14	0.49%
Four weeks	4	139	4.88%
Calendar month	5	892	31.33%
Two calendar months	6	2	0.07%
Ten times a year	9	1	0.04%
One year/12 months/52 weeks	52	22	0.77%
One off/lump sum	95	1	0.04%
None of these	96	1	0.04%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	1558	57.28%
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
refusal	-2	9	0.33%
don't know	-1	11	0.4%
Per hour	0	2	0.07%
One week	1	88	3.24%
Two weeks	2	7	0.26%
Three weeks	3	3	0.11%
Four weeks	4	132	4.85%
Calendar month	5	848	31.18%
Two calendar months	6	1	0.04%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	23	0.85%
None of these	96	3	0.11%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1745	57.01%
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
refusal	-2	7	0.23%
don't know	-1	20	0.65%
One week	1	105	3.43%
Two weeks	2	16	0.52%
Three weeks	3	2	0.07%
Four weeks	4	201	6.57%
Calendar month	5	928	30.32%
Two calendar months	6	1	0.03%
Six months/26 weeks	26	1	0.03%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	23	0.75%
Less than once a week	90	1	0.03%
One off/lump sum	95	1	0.03%
None of these	96	7	0.23%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1343	59.24%
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
refusal	-2	4	0.18%
don't know	-1	15	0.66%
Per hour	0	2	0.09%
One week	1	71	3.13%
Two weeks	2	10	0.44%
Three weeks	3	1	0.04%
Four weeks	4	111	4.9%
Calendar month	5	671	29.6%
Two calendar months	6	1	0.04%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	18	0.79%
None of these	96	5	0.22%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1395	63.04%
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
refusal	-2	2	0.09%
Per hour	0	1	0.05%
One week	1	67	3.03%
Two weeks	2	9	0.41%
Four weeks	4	54	2.44%
Calendar month	5	621	28.06%
Two calendar months	6	1	0.05%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	11	0.5%
One off/lump sum	95	1	0.05%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1872	62.61%
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
refusal	-2	1	0.03%
One week	1	93	3.11%
Two weeks	2	12	0.4%
Three weeks	3	1	0.03%
Four weeks	4	88	2.94%
Calendar month	5	814	27.22%
Two calendar months	6	2	0.07%
Ten times a year	9	1	0.03%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	11	0.37%
None of these	96	1	0.03%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1573	61.21%
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
One week	1	92	3.58%
Two weeks	2	15	0.58%
Three weeks	3	1	0.04%
Four weeks	4	71	2.76%
Calendar month	5	705	27.43%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	21	0.82%
None of these	96	2	0.08%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	2.17%
inapplicable	-8	1208	53.38%
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
per hour	0	6	0.27%
one week	1	111	4.9%
two weeks	2	16	0.71%
three weeks	3	1	0.04%
four weeks	4	104	4.6%
calendar month	5	662	29.25%
two calendar months	6	3	0.13%
ten times a year	9	1	0.04%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	9	0.4%
one off/lump sum	95	1	0.04%
none of these	96	2	0.09%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1398	58.79%
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
per hour	0	3	0.13%
one week	1	94	3.95%
two weeks	2	12	0.5%
three weeks	3	3	0.13%
four weeks	4	80	3.36%
calendar month	5	645	27.12%
two calendar months	6	3	0.13%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	24	1.01%
none of these	96	5	0.21%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	1399	57.98%
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
don't know	-1	2	0.08%
per hour	0	1	0.04%
one week	1	102	4.23%
two weeks	2	13	0.54%
four weeks	4	75	3.11%
calendar month	5	713	29.55%
two calendar months	6	2	0.08%
nine times a year	8	1	0.04%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	18	0.75%
none of these	96	2	0.08%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1196	55.65%
proxy	-7	125	5.82%
refusal	-2	22	1.02%
don't know	-1	9	0.42%
Per hour	0	10	0.47%
One week	1	117	5.44%
Two weeks	2	13	0.6%
Three weeks	3	1	0.05%
Four weeks	4	68	3.16%
Calendar month	5	573	26.66%
Two calendar months	7	1	0.05%
Eight times a year	8	1	0.05%
One year/12 months/52 weeks	52	11	0.51%
None of these	96	2	0.09%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1188	55.46%
proxy	-7	147	6.86%
refusal	-2	5	0.23%
don't know	-1	4	0.19%
Per hour	0	9	0.42%
One week	1	111	5.18%
Two weeks	2	14	0.65%
Three weeks	3	2	0.09%
Four weeks	4	58	2.71%
Calendar month	5	567	26.47%
Nine times a year	9	1	0.05%
One year/12 months/52 weeks	52	30	1.4%
None of these	96	6	0.28%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1262	52.91%
proxy	-7	206	8.64%
per hour	0	3	0.13%
one week	1	120	5.03%
two weeks	2	11	0.46%
four weeks	4	57	2.39%
calendar month	5	695	29.14%
two calender months	6	1	0.04%
1 yr/12 months/52 weeks	52	30	1.26%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	942	53.64%
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
per hour	0	2	0.11%
one week	1	89	5.07%
two weeks	2	10	0.57%
three weeks	3	1	0.06%
four weeks	4	46	2.62%
calendar month	5	496	28.25%
two calender months	6	2	0.11%
one year/12 months/52 weeks	52	33	1.88%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1093	58.45%
proxy	-7	82	4.39%
per hour	0	7	0.37%
one week	1	90	4.81%
two weeks	2	9	0.48%
three weeks	3	1	0.05%
four weeks	4	64	3.42%
calendar month	5	499	26.68%
one year/12 months/52 weeks	52	24	1.28%
less than one week	90	1	0.05%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1409	54.87%
proxy	-7	169	6.58%
per hour	0	4	0.16%
one week	1	181	7.05%
two weeks	2	17	0.66%
four weeks	4	75	2.92%
calendar month	5	678	26.4%
two calendar months	6	1	0.04%
eight times a year	7	1	0.04%
one year/12 months/52 weeks	52	28	1.09%
less than one week	90	3	0.12%
none of these	96	2	0.08%
	Total	2568	100.0%

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employees_ip17.paynwc

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Question asked in the latest wave:

employees_ip17.paynwc

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Question universe:

Wave 17 (q_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 9 (i_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 2 (b_paynwc indresp_ip)

Wave 1 (a_paynwc indresp_ip)

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