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employmentstatushistory_w1

Employment Status History module

Questions 9

employmentstatushistory_w1.empstat

Time at start of employment status history module

Type: time

employmentstatushistory_w1.lgaped

Whether left F/T education before starting FE

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Can I just check, apart from taking a holiday or a gap year, did you leave full-time education between finishing at school and starting at college or university?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 3 (Still at college/university)

employmentstatushistory_w1.leshst

Employment status

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: DO NOT CODE EACH 'JOB' SEPARATELY. ONE PERIOD OF PAID EMPLOYMENT CAN INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE JOB F9 FOR HELP

Text: Which description on this card [comes closest to what you first did after leaving full-time education]{LESHST = FIRST SPELL}/[best describes what you did next, even if it was only for a month?]{LESHST = SECOND SPELL ONWARDS}

OptionLabel
0Current status reached, no further changes
1Self-employed
2Full-time employed
3Part-time employed
4Unemployed
5Retired
6Maternity leave
7Looking after family or home
8Full-time student/at school
9Long-term sick or disabled
10On a government training scheme
11National Service/War Service
12Something else

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if (INITIALCONDITIONS.SCHOOL = 2) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 1) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 2) OR LGAPED = 1 (Never went to school or no longer in full-time education or still in full-time education but took a break between school and college/university)

employmentstatushistory_w1.leshem

Month employment status started

Type: number

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: CODE MONTH AND YEAR PLEASE ENTER THE MONTH IF MONTH NOT KNOWN CODE SEASON 13 Winter/December 14 Winter/January/February 15 Spring 16 Summer 17 Autumn

Text: When did you start this period of being [LESHST]?

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if (INITIALCONDITIONS.SCHOOL = 2) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 1) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 2) OR LGAPED = 1 (Never went to school or no longer in full-time education or still in full-time education but took a break between school and college/university)
and if LESHST>0 (New employment status)

employmentstatushistory_w1.leshsy4

Year employment status started

Type: number

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if (INITIALCONDITIONS.SCHOOL = 2) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 1) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 2) OR LGAPED = 1 (Never went to school or no longer in full-time education or still in full-time education but took a break between school and college/university)
and if LESHST>0 (New employment status)

employmentstatushistory_w1.pj1soc00

SOC of first job

Type: text

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER JOB TITLE DESCRIBE WORK DONE

Text: What was the first job you had when you started working in [LESHEM][LESHSY4]? Please tell me the exact job title and describe the work you did.

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if (INITIALCONDITIONS.SCHOOL = 2) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 1) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 2) OR LGAPED = 1 (Never went to school or no longer in full-time education or still in full-time education but took a break between school and college/university)
and if LESHST = 1|2|3 & first spell of employment (Employed or self-employed and this is the first spell of employment)

employmentstatushistory_w1.pj1semp

Employed or self-employed, first job

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if (INITIALCONDITIONS.SCHOOL = 2) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 1) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 2) OR LGAPED = 1 (Never went to school or no longer in full-time education or still in full-time education but took a break between school and college/university)
and if LESHST = 1|2|3 & first spell of employment (Employed or self-employed and this is the first spell of employment)

employmentstatushistory_w1.pj1boss

Hired employees, first job

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Did you have any employees?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if (INITIALCONDITIONS.SCHOOL = 2) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 1) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 2) OR LGAPED = 1 (Never went to school or no longer in full-time education or still in full-time education but took a break between school and college/university)
and if LESHST = 1|2|3 & first spell of employment (Employed or self-employed and this is the first spell of employment)
and if PJ1SEMP = 2 (Self-employed)

employmentstatushistory_w1.pj1mngr

Managerial duties, first job

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Did you have any managerial duties or were you supervising any other employees?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
and if (INITIALCONDITIONS.SCHOOL = 2) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 1) OR (INITIALCONDITIONS.FENOW = 2) OR LGAPED = 1 (Never went to school or no longer in full-time education or still in full-time education but took a break between school and college/university)
and if LESHST = 1|2|3 & first spell of employment (Employed or self-employed and this is the first spell of employment)
and if PJ1SEMP = 1 (Employee)

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