the next questions are about all periods in or out of employment since you le
Datafile
Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
employmentstatushistory_w5.empintro
Question label:
Employment status history intro
Question text:
The next questions are about all periods in or out of employment since you left full-time education, even if they only lasted for a month. Please do not tell me about each job you have had, just about each period of paid employment or periods doing things like looking after the family, being unemployed or being in education.
Question universe:
if month = 7 thru 24 & ff_sampst = 1 & ff_hhorig = 1|2) | (ff_sampst = 2|3 & ff_hhorig = 1|2) | ((ff_ivlolw 1 | ff_everint 1) & ff_hhorig = 1|2) (Understanding Society OSMs in sample months 7 to 24, or all Understanding Society PSMs and TSMs, or Understanding Society new entrants at wave 5)
and if (DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat 7 | LGAPED = 1) (Not a full-time student or is a full-time student but took a break from education between school and college/university)
Question interviewer instructions:
F9 FOR HELP
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 17949 | 40.03% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 13 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| press 1 and [enter] to continue. | 1 | 23008 | 51.31% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
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