Main survey variable: jbterm2 type of non-permanent job

type of non-permanent job

Datafiles

Index term

Employment Employment status Type of employment

Question asked in the latest wave:

currentemployment_w15.jbterm2

Question label:

Type of non-permanent job

Question text:

In what way is the job not permanent, is it...

Question universe:

if [JBHAS = 1 OR JBOFF = 1] // Has a job
And if [JBTERM1 = 2] // Job is not permanent

Question interviewer instructions:

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16929	85.55%
refusal	-2	7	0.04%
don't know	-1	8	0.04%
Seasonal work	1	216	1.09%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	841	4.25%
Agency temping	3	221	1.12%
Casual type of work	4	895	4.52%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	672	3.4%
	Total	19789	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	18133	85.98%
refusal	-2	8	0.04%
don't know	-1	10	0.05%
Seasonal work	1	223	1.06%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	880	4.17%
Agency temping	3	255	1.21%
Casual type of work	4	859	4.07%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	723	3.43%
	Total	21091	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14004	86.2%
refusal	-2	6	0.04%
don't know	-1	7	0.04%
Seasonal work	1	125	0.77%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	752	4.63%
Agency temping	3	202	1.24%
Casual type of work	4	568	3.5%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	581	3.58%
	Total	16245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	30960	94.25%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
Seasonal work	1	120	0.37%
Done under contract for a fixed period or fixed task	2	627	1.91%
Agency temping	3	159	0.48%
Casual type of work	4	493	1.5%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	97	479	1.46%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33376	94.09%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
Seasonal work	1	149	0.42%
Done under contract for a fixed period or fixed task	2	705	1.99%
Agency temping	3	195	0.55%
Casual type of work	4	471	1.33%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	97	561	1.58%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	26315	93.99%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	7	0.03%
Seasonal work	1	82	0.29%
Done under contract for a fixed period or fixed task	2	639	2.28%
Agency temping	3	154	0.55%
Casual type of work	4	337	1.2%
Or is there some way that it is not permanent?	97	461	1.65%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27541	94.09%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	12	0.04%
Seasonal work	1	96	0.33%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	640	2.19%
Agency temping	3	138	0.47%
Casual type of work	4	348	1.19%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	495	1.69%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	30193	94.33%
refusal	-2	5	0.02%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Seasonal work	1	101	0.32%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	654	2.04%
Agency temping	3	190	0.59%
Casual type of work	4	368	1.15%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	488	1.52%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32387	94.37%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Seasonal work	1	129	0.38%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	697	2.03%
Agency temping	3	187	0.54%
Casual type of work	4	413	1.2%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	495	1.44%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33925	94.08%
refusal	-2	9	0.02%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
Seasonal work	1	148	0.41%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	753	2.09%
Agency temping	3	211	0.59%
Casual type of work	4	453	1.26%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	553	1.53%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37088	94.39%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	9	0.02%
Seasonal work	1	143	0.36%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	853	2.17%
Agency temping	3	207	0.53%
Casual type of work	4	502	1.28%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	491	1.25%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39983	94.81%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	10	0.02%
Seasonal work	1	152	0.36%
Done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	807	1.91%
Agency temping	3	249	0.59%
Casual type of work	4	532	1.26%
Or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	436	1.03%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42836	94.79%
don't know	-1	12	0.03%
seasonal work	1	177	0.39%
done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	852	1.89%
agency temping	3	291	0.64%
casual type of work	4	580	1.28%
or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	444	0.98%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42657	95.14%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
seasonal work	1	167	0.37%
done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	823	1.84%
agency temping	3	244	0.54%
casual type of work	4	578	1.29%
or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	365	0.81%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	44808	95.19%
seasonal work	1	166	0.35%
done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	923	1.96%
agency temping	3	245	0.52%
casual type of work	4	532	1.13%
or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	400	0.85%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	47295	95.18%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
seasonal work	1	166	0.33%
done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	916	1.84%
agency temping	3	277	0.56%
casual type of work	4	599	1.21%
or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	437	0.88%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	51880	95.07%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
seasonal work	1	193	0.35%
fixed term contract	2	1011	1.85%
agency temping	3	290	0.53%
casual type of work	4	673	1.23%
other non-permanent	97	518	0.95%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	48393	94.9%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
seasonal work	1	140	0.27%
done under contract for a fixed period or a fixed task	2	970	1.9%
agency temping	3	336	0.66%
casual type of work	4	646	1.27%
or is there some other way that it is not permanent?	97	506	0.99%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12936	89.71%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
seasonal work	1	40	0.28%
fixed term contract	2	191	1.32%
agency temping	3	49	0.34%
casual	4	168	1.17%
other	97	70	0.49%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13389	90.02%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
seasonal work	1	42	0.28%
fixed term contract	2	208	1.4%
agency temping	3	71	0.48%
casual	4	128	0.86%
other	97	87	0.58%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13855	90.01%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
seasonal work	1	32	0.21%
fixed term contract	2	198	1.29%
agency temping	3	72	0.47%
casual	4	171	1.11%
other	97	87	0.57%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14017	89.75%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
seasonal work	1	43	0.28%
fixed term contract	2	234	1.5%
agency temping	3	70	0.45%
casual	4	178	1.14%
other	97	93	0.6%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14168	89.72%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
seasonal work	1	51	0.32%
fixed term contract	2	237	1.5%
agency temping	3	57	0.36%
casual	4	172	1.09%
other	97	92	0.58%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14638	90.15%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
seasonal work	1	45	0.28%
fixed term contract	2	257	1.58%
agency temping	3	77	0.47%
casual	4	220	1.35%
other	97	106	0.65%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14996	90.35%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
seasonal work	1	46	0.28%
fixed term contract	2	260	1.57%
agency temping	3	96	0.58%
casual	4	193	1.16%
other	97	114	0.69%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17200	91.16%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
seasonal work	1	46	0.24%
fixed term contract	2	323	1.71%
agency temping	3	109	0.58%
casual	4	250	1.33%
other	97	138	0.73%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14380	92.16%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
seasonal work	1	43	0.28%
fixed term contract	2	292	1.87%
agency temping	3	91	0.58%
casual	4	182	1.17%
other	97	93	0.6%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14402	92.18%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
seasonal work	1	49	0.31%
fixed term contract	2	290	1.86%
agency temping	3	95	0.61%
casual	4	222	1.42%
other	97	118	0.76%
	Total	15623	100.0%

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jbterm2

Datafiles

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

currentemployment_w15.jbterm2

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

currentemployment_w15.jbterm2

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 15 (o_jbterm2 employment)

Wave 14 (n_jbterm2 employment)

Wave 13 (m_jbterm2 employment)

Wave 15 (o_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 14 (n_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 13 (m_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 12 (l_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 11 (k_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 10 (j_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 9 (i_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 8 (h_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 7 (g_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 6 (f_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 5 (e_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 4 (d_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 3 (c_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 2 (b_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave 1 (a_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B18 (br_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_jbterm2 indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_jbterm2 indresp)

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