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Mainstage Variable

empintro

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 labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-970.02%
inapplicable-81794940.03%
proxy-738588.6%
refusal-2130.03%
don't know-120.0%
press 1 and [enter] to continue.12300851.31%
Total44837100.0%

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