Main survey variable: jbterm1 Current job: permanent or temporary

Current job: permanent or temporary

Datafiles

Index term

Employment Employment status Type of employment

Question asked in the latest wave:

currentemployment_w15.jbterm1

Question label:

Current job: permanent or temporary

Question text:

Leaving aside your own personal intentions and circumstances, is your job as a/an [JOBCODE] {if MULTIJOBSTOTAL > 1} / job {if
MULTIJOBSTOTAL = 1}...

Question universe:

if [JBHAS = 1 OR JBOFF = 1] // Has a job

Question interviewer instructions:

READ OUT

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	63	0.32%
don't know	-1	45	0.23%
A permanent job	1	16821	85.0%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2860	14.45%
	Total	19789	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	58	0.27%
don't know	-1	51	0.24%
A permanent job	1	18024	85.46%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2958	14.02%
	Total	21091	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	31	0.19%
don't know	-1	47	0.29%
A permanent job	1	13926	85.72%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2241	13.8%
	Total	16245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15158	46.14%
refusal	-2	30	0.09%
don't know	-1	34	0.1%
A permanent job	1	15738	47.91%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	1889	5.75%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16325	46.02%
refusal	-2	34	0.1%
don't know	-1	35	0.1%
A permanent job	1	16982	47.88%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2095	5.91%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13030	46.54%
refusal	-2	22	0.08%
don't know	-1	35	0.13%
A permanent job	1	13228	47.25%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	1683	6.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13242	45.24%
refusal	-2	15	0.05%
don't know	-1	30	0.1%
A permanent job	1	14254	48.7%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	1730	5.91%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14258	44.55%
refusal	-2	20	0.06%
don't know	-1	41	0.13%
A permanent job	1	15874	49.59%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	1815	5.67%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15045	43.84%
refusal	-2	12	0.03%
don't know	-1	36	0.1%
A permanent job	1	17294	50.39%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	1932	5.63%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15492	42.96%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	43	0.12%
A permanent job	1	18380	50.97%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2133	5.92%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	16787	42.72%
refusal	-2	9	0.02%
don't know	-1	54	0.14%
A permanent job	1	20236	51.5%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2206	5.61%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17728	42.04%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	54	0.13%
A permanent job	1	22197	52.64%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2187	5.19%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	19219	42.53%
refusal	-2	7	0.02%
don't know	-1	100	0.22%
a permanent job	1	23510	52.02%
or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2356	5.21%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	19058	42.51%
don't know	-1	14	0.03%
a permanent job	1	23585	52.6%
or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2180	4.86%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	20314	43.15%
don't know	-1	20	0.04%
a permanent job	1	24474	51.99%
or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2266	4.81%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	21639	43.55%
don't know	-1	19	0.04%
a permanent job	1	25637	51.59%
or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2397	4.82%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	23800	43.62%
don't know	-1	32	0.06%
a permanent job	1	28048	51.4%
not permanent job	2	2688	4.93%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	22680	44.48%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	21	0.04%
a permanent job	1	25691	50.38%
or is there some way that it is not permanent?	2	2601	5.1%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5426	37.63%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Permanent job	1	7510	52.08%
Not permanent job	2	518	3.59%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	5485	36.88%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Permanent job	1	7902	53.13%
Not permanent job	2	536	3.6%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	5753	37.38%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Permanent job	1	8100	52.62%
Not permanent job	2	560	3.64%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	5763	36.9%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Permanent job	1	8249	52.82%
Not permanent job	2	618	3.96%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	5709	36.15%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Permanent job	1	8455	53.54%
Not permanent job	2	609	3.86%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	6048	37.25%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Permanent job	1	8587	52.88%
Not permanent job	2	705	4.34%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	6237	37.58%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Permanent job	1	8755	52.75%
Not permanent job	2	709	4.27%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	7417	39.31%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Permanent job	1	9779	51.83%
Not permanent job	2	866	4.59%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	6140	39.35%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Permanent job	1	8236	52.78%
Not permanent job	2	701	4.49%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6230	39.88%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Permanent job	1	8170	52.29%
Not permanent job	2	785	5.02%
	Total	15623	100.0%

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Question asked in the latest wave:

currentemployment_w15.jbterm1

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

currentemployment_w15.jbterm1

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 15 (o_jbterm1 employment)

Wave 14 (n_jbterm1 employment)

Wave 13 (m_jbterm1 employment)

Wave 15 (o_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 14 (n_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 13 (m_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 12 (l_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 11 (k_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 10 (j_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 9 (i_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 8 (h_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 7 (g_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 6 (f_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 5 (e_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 4 (d_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 3 (c_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 2 (b_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave 1 (a_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B18 (br_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_jbterm1 indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_jbterm1 indresp)

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