VCF0150 Respondent Work Status 16-category

QUESTION:
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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?

VALID_CODES:
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10.  Working now
15.  Working now and retired--20 or more hrs/wk
16.  Working now and permanently disabled--20 or more
       hrs/wk
17.  Working now and homemaker--20 or more hrs/wk
18.  Working now and student--20 or more hrs/wk
20.  Temporarily laid off
40.  Unemployed
50.  Retired, no current occupation
51.  Retired and working now--less than 20 hrs/wk
60.  Permanently disabled, no current occupation
61.  Permanently disabled and working--less than 20 hrs/wk
70.  Homemaker, no other occupation
71.  Homemaker and working now--less than 20 hrs/wk
75.  Homemaker and student, no other occupation
80.  Student, no current occupation
81.  Student and working now--less than 20 hrs/wk

MISSING_CODES:
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99.  NA
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See VCF0116,VCF0118.
GENERAL NOTE:
In 1980, those who were "permanently disabled" when the occupation 
questions began but who subsequently replied that they were also 
currently working were not administered the "permanently disabled" 
series (past employment, if any) but instead were administered the 
"working now" set of questions (present employment), regardless of 
number of hours working [code 10].  Code 60 only represents nonworking 
disabled (during all years since 1980).
2002 NOTE:
Number of hours working was not determined; no 2002 data.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1980:  800515
1982:  820610  
1984:  840457
1986:  860615
1988:  880429
1990:  900565
1992:  923915
1994:  941216 
1996:  960615
1998:  980579  
2000:  000919
2004:  043260a