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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)

NLSY79 Appendix 12: Most Important Job Learning Activities (1993-94)

Respondents were asked in 1993 and in 1994 to identify the activities most important in helping them to learn how to perform their current or most recent job duties, and in helping them to learn about how work place changes would affect their jobs.

Most Important Job Learning Activities (1993) 

The 1993 data are contained in the following variables:

  • R41986. Most Important Activity To Learn Current/Most Recent Occupation (RE)
  • R41987. Prompt-Most Important Ac To Learn Current/Most Recent Occupation (RE)
  • R42641. Most Important Act To Learn How Wrkplc Chngs Would Affect Job
  • R42642. Prompt-Most Important Act To Learn How Wrkplc Chngs Would Affect Job?

These variables contain only codes. The substantive value labels for the codes are listed below:

Code

Value Labels

More than one activity mentioned as most important

2

Classes or seminars

3

Spending time with supervisors

4

Spending time with coworkers

5

Using self-teaching materials

6

Learning new skills on own

7

Trial and error

8

Previous job experience

9

On-the-job/hands on experience, learning by doing

10

Other

20

Reported only classes or seminars

30

Reported only spending time with supervisors

40

Reported only spending time with supervisors

50

Reported only self-teaching materials

60

Reported only learning new skills on own

Most Important Job Learning Activities (1994)

These data are contained in the following variables:

  • R45931. Most Important Activity To Learn Job #1 Occupation (RE)
  • R45932. Prompt-Most Important Ac To Learn Job #1 Occupation (RE)
  • R46372. Most Important Activity To Learn Job #2 Occupation (RE)
  • R46373. Prompt-Most Important Ac To Learn Job #2 Occupation (RE)
  • R46809. Most Important Activity To Learn Job #3 Occupation (RE)
  • R46810. Prompt-Most Important Ac To Learn Job #3 Occupation (RE)
  • R47195. Most Important Activity To Learn Job #4 Occupation (RE)
  • R47196. Prompt-Most Important Ac To Learn Job #4 Occupation (RE)
  • R47530. Most Important Activity To Learn Job #5 Occupation (RE)
  • R47531. Prompt-Most Important Ac To Learn Job #5 Occupation (RE)
  • R48046. Most Important Act To Learn How Wrkplc Chngs Would Affect Job
  • R48047. Prompt-Most Important Act To Learn How Wrkplc Chngs Would Affect Job?

These variables contain only codes. The substantive value labels for the codes are listed below:

Code

Value Labels

More than one activity mentioned as most important

2

Classes or seminars

3

Spending time with supervisors

4

Spending time with coworkers

5

Using self-teaching materials

6

Learning new skills on own

7

Trial and error

8

Previous job experience

9

On-the-job/hands on experience, learning by doing

10

Other

11

Classes/workshops/conferences

12

Practicing

13

Read journals/books/articles/viewed videos

14

Communicate with/observe experts/colleagues/peers

15

Self-taught/studying on own

16

Experience (unspecified)

20

Reported only classes or seminars

30

Reported only spending time with supervisors

40

Reported only spending time with supervisors

50

Reported only self-teaching materials

60

Reported only learning new skills on own