Main survey variable: j1semp Employee or self-employed: first job

Employee or self-employed: first job

Datafiles

Index term

Employment Employment status

Variable note:

Employee or self-employed: first job. Routing updated in Wave 11 to include two additional codes (12 Furloughed and 13 Temporarily laid off/short time working) at DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT

See other first job variables which all start with J1.

Uses W_J1SEMP on data file W_INDRESPUses W_PRJ1SEMP on datafile A_EMPSTAT/

Derived variable note:

Uses W_J1SEMP on data file W_INDRESP
Uses W_J1SEMP on data file W_INDRESP
Uses W_PRJ1SEMP on datafile A_EMPSTAT/

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w15.j1semp

Question label:

Employee or self-employed: First job

Question text:

Were you working as an employee or were you self-employed?

Question universe:

if [J1NONE = 3 | (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1 & DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat = 1|2|12|13)] // had a first job after full-time education or is new entrant never interviewed (excluding rising 16 year olds) and current economic activity is employed, self-employed, furloughed or temporarily laid off/short time working

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31790	96.78%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Employee	1	954	2.9%
Self-employed	2	27	0.08%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27562	77.7%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	20	0.06%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Employee	1	7579	21.37%
Self-employed	2	167	0.47%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27506	98.24%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	5	0.02%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Employee	1	365	1.3%
Self-employed	2	17	0.06%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28703	98.06%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
Employee	1	352	1.2%
Self-employed	2	13	0.04%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31096	97.15%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Employee	1	422	1.32%
Self-employed	2	22	0.07%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33039	96.27%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Employee	1	458	1.33%
Self-employed	2	13	0.04%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34367	95.31%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
Employee	1	567	1.57%
Self-employed	2	21	0.06%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	36814	93.69%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Employee	1	750	1.91%
Self-employed	2	38	0.1%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	38302	90.83%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
Employee	1	988	2.34%
Self-employed	2	40	0.09%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37548	83.09%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	35	0.08%
don't know	-1	33	0.07%
employee	1	3994	8.84%
self-employed	2	258	0.57%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	40132	89.51%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
employee	1	820	1.83%
self-employed	2	22	0.05%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	20696	43.96%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	26	0.06%
employee	1	21962	46.65%
self-employed	2	448	0.95%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	44339	89.23%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
employee	1	1462	2.94%
self-employed	2	52	0.1%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	370	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	47967	87.9%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	8	0.01%
employee	1	2260	4.14%
self-employed	2	82	0.15%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13272	92.05%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Employee	1	180	1.25%
Self-employed	2	2	0.01%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13656	91.82%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Employee	1	263	1.77%
Self-employed	2	6	0.04%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14095	91.57%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Employee	1	314	2.04%
Self-employed	2	4	0.03%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14261	91.32%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Employee	1	359	2.3%
Self-employed	2	3	0.02%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14403	91.21%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Employee	1	358	2.27%
Self-employed	2	8	0.05%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	14925	91.91%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Employee	1	402	2.48%
Self-employed	2	9	0.06%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	15276	92.04%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Employee	1	411	2.48%
Self-employed	2	10	0.06%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	14635	77.57%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Employee	1	3310	17.54%
Self-employed	2	103	0.55%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	14143	90.64%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Employee	1	904	5.79%
Self-employed	2	7	0.04%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	10409	66.63%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Employee	1	4692	30.03%
Self-employed	2	61	0.39%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	8034	73.67%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Employee	1	2438	22.35%
Self-employed	2	42	0.39%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	103280	61.34%
employee	1	56687	33.67%
self-employed	2	8057	4.79%
	3	353	0.21%
	Total	168377	100.0%

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j1semp

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Index term

Variable note:

Derived variable note:

Derived variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w15.j1semp

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

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Index term

Variable note:

Derived variable note:

Derived variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w15.j1semp

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Wave 15 (o_j1semp indresp)

Wave 14 (n_j1semp indresp)

Wave 13 (m_j1semp indresp)

Wave 12 (l_j1semp indresp)

Wave 11 (k_j1semp indresp)

Wave 10 (j_j1semp indresp)

Wave 9 (i_j1semp indresp)

Wave 8 (h_j1semp indresp)

Wave 7 (g_j1semp indresp)

Wave 6 (f_j1semp indresp)

Wave 5 (e_j1semp indresp)

Wave 4 (d_j1semp indresp)

Wave 3 (c_j1semp indresp)

Wave 2 (b_j1semp indresp)

Wave B18 (br_j1semp indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_j1semp indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_j1semp indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_j1semp indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_j1semp indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_j1semp indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_j1semp indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_j1semp indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_j1semp indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_j1semp indresp)

Wave B8 (bh_j1semp indresp)

Wave xwave (j1semp xwavedat)

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