VAR CF0116 R WORK STATUS (1)

VAR CF0116    R WORK STATUS (1)                                               
              COLUMNS 104  - 104                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9                                                 

        1972-1982:  We'd like to know if you are working now, or are you      
        unemployed, (1972: We'd like to know if you are looking for work,)    
        retired, (a housewife) a (student), or what?  (IF R IS RETIRED OR     
        DISABLED):  Are you doing any work for pay at the present time?  (IF R
        IS HOUSEWIFE OR STUDENT:) Are you doing any work for pay at the       
        present time?                                                         
                                                                              
        1984 and later:  We'd like to know if you are working now, temporarily
        laid off, or are you unemployed, retired, permanently disabled, (a    
        homemaker/ housewife), (a student), or what?  (IF STUDENT OR          
        HOMEMAKER:) Are you doing any work for pay at the present time?       
                                                                              
        R's WORK STATUS [1]                                                   
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        SEE ALSO VCF0118,VCF0150.                                             
                                                                              
        General note:  This is the occupation status summary determined by NES
        staff after the respondent has identified self in one or more         
        occupation categories and after he or she has answered other          
        employment questions related to work history, number of work hours    
        etc. It may be that categorization here differs from the initial self-
        identification(s) provided by R.                                      
                                                                              
        ALL YEARS (1972 and later):                                           
        Rs who were housewives or students but who were also presently        
        working more than 20 hrs. per week were considered "working now."     
        If the student/housewife was working less than 20 hrs per week,       
        s/he has been coded 7 or 8.                                           
                                                                              
        RETIRED AND DISABLED PERSONS 1972-1978:                               
        If R was presently working but his/her current job was unrelated      
        to his/her prior job before retirement/disablement, then R            
        has been coded as "retired" or "disabled," not as "working now;"      
        however,if R's current job was related to his/ her prior job,         
        s/he has been coded as "working now."                                 
                                                                              
        RETIRED PERSONS 1980 and later:                                       
        Retirees were included in "working now" status if working at          
        least 20 hours per week.  In 1984-1992, information whether a         
        retired R was currently employed was obtained only if volunteered     
        by the respondent; the retired were not directly asked if             
        currently employed.  (If a retired R volunteered that s/he was        
        employed, then information about number of hours and occupation       
        was obtained by subsequently administering the "working now"          
        series of questions in 1984-1992.)  In 1980 and 1982, the retired     
        were asked if they were currently employed, and, if so, the           
        "working now" series of questions were administered to determine      
        number of hours, etc.                                                 
                                                                              
        PERMANENTLY DISABLED PERSONS 1980 AND 1982:                           
        Those categorized as  permanently disabled were not considered        
        working.  If working, they have been coded in "working now."          
                                                                              
        PERMANENTLY DISABLED PERSONS 1984 and later:                          
        The permanently disabled were considered "working now" (not           
        "permanently disabled") if presently working at least 20 hours        
        per week.  Information whether a disabled R was currently             
        employed was obtained only if volunteered by the respondent;          
        the permanently disabled were not directly asked if currently         
        employed.  (If a permanently disabled R volunteered that s/he         
        was employed, the information about number of hours and               
        occupation was obtained by subsequently administering the             
        "working now" series of questions.)                                   
                                                                              
               1.  Working now                                                
               2.  Temporarily laid off                                       
               4.  Unemployed (1972 adds "looking for work.")                 
               5.  Retired                                                    
               6.  Permanently disabled (since 1984: not working at least 20  
                        hrs. per wk.)                                         
               7.  Homemaker (not working at least 20 hrs. per wk.)           
               8.  Student (not working at least 20 hrs. per wk.)             
                                                                              
               9.  NA; DK                                                     
               0.  INAP, question not used                                    
                                                                              
        1972:  306        1974:  2443       1976:  3409                       
        1978:  5313       1980:  515        1982:  610                        
        1984:  457        1986:  615        1988:  429                        
        1990:  566        1992:  3915       1994:  1216                       
        1996:  960676     1998:  980579A                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
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