Main survey variable: jlendm Month left last job

Month left last job

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment Unemployment

Question asked in the latest wave:

nonemployment_w15.jlendm

Question label:

Month left last job

Question text:

In what month and year did you leave your last paid job?

Question universe:

if [CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBHAS = 2 AND CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBOFF = 2] // Did no paid work in last week and does not have a job
And if [ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed
And if [JBHAD = 1] // Ever had paid employment

Question interviewer instructions:

SELECT MONTH
IF CAN'T REMEMBER GIVE ESTIMATE

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32504	98.95%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	13	0.04%
don't know	-1	40	0.12%
January	1	11	0.03%
February	2	11	0.03%
March	3	25	0.08%
April	4	15	0.05%
May	5	15	0.05%
June	6	28	0.09%
July	7	20	0.06%
August	8	23	0.07%
September	9	26	0.08%
October	10	13	0.04%
November	11	12	0.04%
December	12	19	0.06%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.69	32631	1.0	12.0	3.17	218

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	32251	90.92%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	76	0.21%
don't know	-1	547	1.54%
January	1	194	0.55%
February	2	140	0.39%
March	3	215	0.61%
April	4	207	0.58%
May	5	227	0.64%
June	6	249	0.7%
July	7	273	0.77%
August	8	243	0.69%
September	9	222	0.63%
October	10	152	0.43%
November	11	123	0.35%
December	12	217	0.61%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.46	33009	1.0	12.0	3.26	2462

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27816	99.35%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
January	1	5	0.02%
February	2	10	0.04%
March	3	4	0.01%
April	4	5	0.02%
June	6	8	0.03%
July	7	5	0.02%
August	8	5	0.02%
September	9	6	0.02%
October	10	7	0.03%
November	11	1	0.0%
December	12	9	0.03%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.51	27933	1.0	12.0	3.67	65

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28995	99.06%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	9	0.03%
don't know	-1	14	0.05%
January	1	9	0.03%
February	2	3	0.01%
March	3	4	0.01%
April	4	5	0.02%
May	5	2	0.01%
June	6	5	0.02%
July	7	5	0.02%
August	8	3	0.01%
September	9	8	0.03%
October	10	5	0.02%
November	11	1	0.0%
December	12	5	0.02%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.16	29216	1.0	12.0	3.61	55

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31453	98.27%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	5	0.02%
don't know	-1	14	0.04%
January	1	4	0.01%
February	2	7	0.02%
March	3	5	0.02%
April	4	1	0.0%
May	5	6	0.02%
June	6	8	0.02%
July	7	3	0.01%
August	8	8	0.02%
September	9	12	0.04%
October	10	6	0.02%
November	11	7	0.02%
December	12	5	0.02%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.01	31936	1.0	12.0	3.33	72

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33403	97.33%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	26	0.08%
January	1	13	0.04%
February	2	4	0.01%
March	3	7	0.02%
April	4	5	0.01%
May	5	6	0.02%
June	6	6	0.02%
July	7	9	0.03%
August	8	9	0.03%
September	9	6	0.02%
October	10	5	0.01%
November	11	5	0.01%
December	12	6	0.02%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.1	34238	1.0	12.0	3.53	81

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34824	96.58%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	30	0.08%
January	1	9	0.02%
February	2	5	0.01%
March	3	7	0.02%
April	4	10	0.03%
May	5	6	0.02%
June	6	9	0.02%
July	7	14	0.04%
August	8	15	0.04%
September	9	6	0.02%
October	10	7	0.02%
November	11	6	0.02%
December	12	12	0.03%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.75	35952	1.0	12.0	3.35	106

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37422	95.24%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	35	0.09%
January	1	10	0.03%
February	2	6	0.02%
March	3	16	0.04%
April	4	8	0.02%
May	5	18	0.05%
June	6	19	0.05%
July	7	9	0.02%
August	8	11	0.03%
September	9	19	0.05%
October	10	10	0.03%
November	11	8	0.02%
December	12	10	0.03%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.5	39150	1.0	12.0	3.18	144

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39099	92.72%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	51	0.12%
January	1	14	0.03%
February	2	11	0.03%
March	3	20	0.05%
April	4	10	0.02%
May	5	18	0.04%
June	6	14	0.03%
July	7	12	0.03%
August	8	24	0.06%
September	9	20	0.05%
October	10	14	0.03%
November	11	9	0.02%
December	12	17	0.04%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.61	41987	1.0	12.0	3.35	183

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40647	89.94%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	31	0.07%
don't know	-1	273	0.6%
january	1	95	0.21%
february	2	61	0.13%
march	3	78	0.17%
april	4	62	0.14%
may	5	67	0.15%
june	6	89	0.2%
july	7	81	0.18%
august	8	84	0.19%
september	9	91	0.2%
october	10	63	0.14%
november	11	50	0.11%
december	12	96	0.21%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.5	44275	1.0	12.0	3.48	917

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40786	90.97%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	16	0.04%
january	1	11	0.02%
february	2	13	0.03%
march	3	13	0.03%
april	4	11	0.02%
may	5	9	0.02%
june	6	19	0.04%
july	7	17	0.04%
august	8	19	0.04%
september	9	21	0.05%
october	10	15	0.03%
november	11	8	0.02%
december	12	20	0.04%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.91	44661	1.0	12.0	3.34	176

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42813	90.95%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	34	0.07%
january	1	27	0.06%
february	2	14	0.03%
march	3	32	0.07%
april	4	13	0.03%
may	5	24	0.05%
june	6	28	0.06%
july	7	26	0.06%
august	8	28	0.06%
september	9	38	0.08%
october	10	19	0.04%
november	11	13	0.03%
december	12	29	0.06%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.6	46783	1.0	12.0	3.38	291

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45454	91.47%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	43	0.09%
january	1	27	0.05%
february	2	23	0.05%
march	3	26	0.05%
april	4	23	0.05%
may	5	26	0.05%
june	6	47	0.09%
july	7	38	0.08%
august	8	34	0.07%
september	9	36	0.07%
october	10	23	0.05%
november	11	22	0.04%
december	12	39	0.08%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.75	49328	1.0	12.0	3.32	364

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	49925	91.49%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	66	0.12%
january	1	64	0.12%
february	2	42	0.08%
march	3	62	0.11%
april	4	38	0.07%
may	5	43	0.08%
june	6	93	0.17%
july	7	77	0.14%
august	8	43	0.08%
september	9	71	0.13%
october	10	50	0.09%
november	11	55	0.1%
december	12	57	0.1%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.58	53873	1.0	12.0	3.38	695

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	31624	62.02%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	19	0.04%
don't know	-1	1252	2.46%
january	1	1148	2.25%
february	2	944	1.85%
march	3	1257	2.46%
april	4	1210	2.37%
may	5	1062	2.08%
june	6	2108	4.13%
july	7	1454	2.85%
august	8	1168	2.29%
september	9	1338	2.62%
october	10	1004	1.97%
november	11	911	1.79%
december	12	1230	2.41%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.47	36160	1.0	12.0	3.27	14834

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jlendm

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Question asked in the latest wave:

nonemployment_w15.jlendm

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Question asked in the latest wave:

nonemployment_w15.jlendm

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 15 (o_jlendm indresp)

Wave 14 (n_jlendm indresp)

Wave 13 (m_jlendm indresp)

Wave 12 (l_jlendm indresp)

Wave 11 (k_jlendm indresp)

Wave 10 (j_jlendm indresp)

Wave 9 (i_jlendm indresp)

Wave 8 (h_jlendm indresp)

Wave 7 (g_jlendm indresp)

Wave 6 (f_jlendm indresp)

Wave 5 (e_jlendm indresp)

Wave 4 (d_jlendm indresp)

Wave 3 (c_jlendm indresp)

Wave 2 (b_jlendm indresp)

Wave 1 (a_jlendm indresp)

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