Hours set
Datafiles
Index term
Variable note:
This variable measures how hours are determined at your main job. The output values are displayed as continuous but are categorical. The value options are (1) Fixed weekly hours, (2) I choose my hours, (3) My employer chooses my hours, with a minimum guaranteed number of hours and (4) My employer chooses my hours, with no minimum guaranteed number of hours.
See zerohour_1, zerohour_2, zerohour_3, zerohour_4, zerohour_5, zerohour_6, zerohour_7, zerohour_8, zerohour_9, zerohour_10
Question asked in the latest wave:
currentemployment_w15.zerohour
Question label:
Hours set
Question text:
How are your hours set at this job?
Question universe:
if [JBHAS = 1 OR JBOFF = 1] // Has a job
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 71 | 0.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 34 | 0.17% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 19684 | 99.47% |
| Total | 19789 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.48 | 105 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 19684 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 68 | 0.32% |
| don't know | -1 | 41 | 0.19% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 20982 | 99.48% |
| Total | 21091 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.46 | 109 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.79 | 20982 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 60 | 0.37% |
| don't know | -1 | 50 | 0.31% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 16135 | 99.32% |
| Total | 16245 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.45 | 110 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.78 | 16135 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 15158 | 46.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 38 | 0.12% |
| don't know | -1 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Fixed weekly hours | 1 | 12743 | 38.79% |
| I choose my hours | 2 | 3066 | 9.33% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with a minimum guaranteed number of hours | 3 | 1245 | 3.79% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with no minimum guaranteed number of hours | 4 | 578 | 1.76% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.41 | 15217 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.76 | 17632 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 16325 | 46.02% |
| refusal | -2 | 36 | 0.1% |
| don't know | -1 | 30 | 0.08% |
| Fixed weekly hours | 1 | 13850 | 39.05% |
| I choose my hours | 2 | 3319 | 9.36% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with a minimum guaranteed number of hours | 3 | 1311 | 3.7% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with no minimum guaranteed number of hours | 4 | 600 | 1.69% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.41 | 16391 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 19080 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 13030 | 46.54% |
| refusal | -2 | 35 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 38 | 0.14% |
| Fixed weekly hours | 1 | 10759 | 38.43% |
| I choose my hours | 2 | 2679 | 9.57% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with a minimum guaranteed number of hours | 3 | 992 | 3.54% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with no minimum guaranteed number of hours | 4 | 465 | 1.66% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.41 | 13103 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 14895 |
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