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VCF0116 R Work Status 7-category

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