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QUESTION:
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1972-1978:
(1972: We'd like to know if you are looking for work, working now) (1974-
1978: We'd like to know if you are working now, or are you unemployed,)
retired, (a housewife) a (student), or what? (IF HOMEMAKER OR STUDENT)
Are you doing any work for pay at the present time? (IF R IS HOMEMAKER
OR STUDENT AND R IS WORKING FOR PAY:) About how many hours do you work
on your job in the average week?
1980 AND LATER EXC. 2002 FRESH CROSS:
We'd like to know if you are working now, temporarily laid off, or are
you unemployed, retired, permanently disabled, (a homemaker), (a
student), or what? (STUDENT OR HOMEMAKER:) Are you doing any work for
pay at the present time? (RETIRED 1980,1982, 1988 AND LATER:) Are you
doing any work for pay at the present time? (DISABLED 1982,1988 AND
LATER:) Are you doing any work for pay at the present time? (STUDENT OR
HOMEMAKER:) About how many hours do you work on your job in the average
week? (RETIRED AND ANSWERED WORKING FOR PAY 1980:) In an average week do
you work 20 or more hours on that job? (RETIRED OR DISABLED, AND R
ANSWERED WORKING FOR PAY 1982,1988 AND LATER:) About how many hours do
you work on your job in the average week? (RETIRED OR DISABLED AND R
VOLUNTEERED WORKING FOR PAY 1984,1986:) About how many hours do you work
on your job in the average week?
2002 FRESH CROSS:
We'd like to know if you are working now, or are you unemployed,
retired, a homemaker, (a student), or what? (MULTIPLE RESPONSES)
VALID_CODES:
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1. Working now
2. Temporarily laid off
4. Unemployed
5. Retired
6. Permanently disabled
7. Homemaker
8. Student
MISSING_CODES:
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9. NA; DK
Inap. question not used
NOTES:
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See appendix note "WORK STATUS".
See also VCF0118,VCF0150.
GENERAL NOTE:
For all years except 2002, this is occupation status after the
respondent has first self-identified in one or more occupation
categories and then answered other employment questions related to work
history, number of work hours etc.; for these years, it may be that
coding here differs from R's initial self-identification(s).
2002 NOTE:
2000 data have been incorporated for panel cases.
WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a
TYPE:
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Numeric Dec 0
SOURCE_VARS:
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1972: 720306
1974: 742443
1976: 763409
1978: 780531
1980: 800515
1982: 820610
1984: 840457
1986: 860615
1988: 880429
1990: 900566
1992: 923915
1994: 941216
1996: 960676
1998: 980579A
2000: 000920
2002: 023132x
2004: 043260b
Walter Mebane
2005-11-03