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Mainstage Variable

empchk

Prev wave employed status check

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualemploymenthistory_w15.empchk

Question label:

Prev wave employed status check

Question text:

Last time we interviewed you, you were [ff_JBSTAT]. Have you been continuously [ff_JBSTAT] since [ff_IntDate]? {if ff_empLW = 1 & ff_JBSTAT =
1|2|12|13}
Last time we interviewed you, you were doing some paid work. Have you been continuously in paid work since [ff_IntDate]? {if
(ff_empLW = 1 & ff_JBSTAT 1|2|12|13) OR (ff_empLW = 2 & ff_JBSTAT less than 3)}

Question universe:

if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [ff_empLW = 1 | (ff_empLW = 2 & ff_JBSTAT = 1|2|12|13)] // In paid employment at last interview or did no paid work at last interview but claims employment or self-employment

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81453744.25%
proxy-7740.23%
refusal-21030.31%
don't know-1300.09%
Yes11651350.27%
No215924.85%
Total32849100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81972355.6%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2930.26%
don't know-1410.12%
Yes11401139.5%
No214694.14%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81198742.81%
proxy-71040.37%
refusal-2830.3%
don't know-1410.15%
Yes11404650.17%
No217376.2%
Total27998100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81226941.92%
proxy-71980.68%
refusal-2760.26%
don't know-1240.08%
Yes11494151.04%
No217636.02%
Total29271100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81338941.83%
proxy-74641.45%
refusal-2680.21%
don't know-1340.11%
Yes11630250.93%
No217515.47%
Total32008100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81433741.78%
proxy-78042.34%
refusal-2610.18%
don't know-1260.08%
Yes11729850.4%
No217935.22%
Total34319100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81543242.8%
proxy-710963.04%
refusal-2580.16%
don't know-1210.06%
Yes11774049.2%
No217114.75%
Total36058100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9180.05%
inapplicable-81650041.99%
proxy-716834.28%
refusal-2410.1%
don't know-1210.05%
Yes11902648.42%
No220055.1%
Total39294100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81748641.47%
proxy-728326.72%
refusal-2170.04%
don't know-1180.04%
Yes11961246.51%
No222055.23%
Total42170100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Not available for IEMB-10461510.21%
missing-9150.03%
inapplicable-81678237.13%
proxy-731296.92%
refusal-260.01%
don't know-180.02%
yes11863741.24%
no220004.43%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-940.01%
inapplicable-81852941.33%
proxy-738588.6%
don't know-140.01%
yes12033945.36%
no221034.69%
Total44837100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-980.02%
inapplicable-81970441.86%
proxy-739358.36%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-150.01%
yes12109944.82%
no223224.93%
Total47074100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-980.02%
inapplicable-82120742.68%
proxy-738307.71%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-140.01%
yes12212744.53%
no225155.06%
Total49692100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-930.01%
inapplicable-82457745.04%
proxy-738807.11%
don't know-170.01%
yes12317842.48%
no229235.36%
Total54568100.0%

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