INTERVIEWER: ENTER TIME INTERVIEW BEGINS BELOW.

INTERVIEWER: ENTER [!lintdate] AND [!curdate] ON CALENDAR.
DRAW A VERTICAL LINE THROUGH ROWS A-C AT EACH DATE TO
INDICATE THE REFERENCE PERIOD FOR THIS YEAR'S INTERVIEW.

When we last talked with you on [!lintdate], you said you were [Marital status name at dli (initial on info sheet)]. Is that correct?

What was your marital status on [!lintdate]?

Have there been any changes in your marital status since [!lintdate]?

Just to verify, your current marital status is [marital status at dli]?

(INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT ANSWERS NO, RETURN TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS
USING <PG-UP> KEYS AND CORRECT AS NECESSARY.)

What is your marital status?

When were you married?


(INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW: [!lintdate])

When were you remarried?


(INTERVIEWER NOTE: DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW: [!lintdate])

After that, was there any OTHER change in your marital status?

Just to verify, your current marital status is [marital status]?

(INTERVIEWER: IF NO, A MARITAL STATUS CHANGE MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED. PROBE,
TO CLARIFY, AND BACK UP AND ADD CHANGE IF POSSIBLE. IF MORE THAN SIX
CHANGES, NOTE IN A COMMENT, AND ENTER NO BELOW.)

What is your current marital status?

COMMENT: CODE FOR FIRST MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: DATE OF FIRST MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: CODE FOR SECOND MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: DATE OF SECOND MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: CODE FOR THIRD MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

COMMENT: DATE OF THIRD MARITAL STATUS CHANGE SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

When was your (most recent) [husband/wife] born?

Did you and your (most recent) [husband/wife] live together BEFORE you were married?

In what month and year did the two of you begin living together?

Did you live together continuously from [Month and year respondent and spouse started to live together before marriage] until you were married?

When was [partner's name] born?

In what month and year did you and [partner's name] begin living together?

Have you lived together continuously from [!shackdate] until now?

Even though your (most recent) [husband/wife] is no longer with you, we would like to get some information about [him/her].

Have the usual activities and duties of [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job changed during 1995? By "main" job, we mean the one at which [s/he] usually worked the most hours.

On [Date of last interview], [Name of (most recent) spouse] was reported as [Occupation description of spouse/partner reported date of last interview] and....

....[Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual activities were [Spouse/partner's usual activities or duties description reported at date of last interview], [Spouse/partner's usual activities or duties description reported at date of last interview].....

Is this an accurate description of [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job in 1995?

What kind of work did [Name of (most recent) spouse] do. That is, what was [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s occupation?
(For example: plumber, typist, farmer..)

(INTERVIEWER: INITIALIZE SCREEN AND PRESS <ENTER> TO ENTER TEXT. PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW.)

(What kind of work did [Name of (most recent) spouse] do? That is, what was [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s occupation?
(For example: plumber, typist, farmer..)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual activities or duties at this job?
(For example: types, keeps account books, files, sells cars, operates printing press, lays brick...)

(INTERVIEWER: INITIALIZE SCREEN AND PRESS <ENTER> TO ENTER TEXT.
PRESS <F6> FOR DON'T KNOW.)

(What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual activities or duties at this job?
(For example: types, keeps account books, files, sells cars, operates printing press, lays brick...)

(INTERVIEWER: MORE SPACE PROVIDED FOR TEXT IN NEXT SCREEN.)

(What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual activities or duties at this job?
(For example: types, keeps account books, files, sells cars, operates printing press, lays brick...)

(INTERVIEWER: IF NO MORE TO ENTER, PRESS <SPACE BAR> AND <ENTER> TO
CONTINUE.)

Now we would like to ask you a few questions concerning [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s earnings at [his/her] main job during 1995. Please include any tips, overtime, and bonuses and give me the amount [Name of (most recent) spouse] earned before deductions like taxes and Social Security were taken out.

COMMENT: PAYRATE FOR SPOUSE'S PRIMARY JOB

For [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, what is the easiest way for you to report [his/her] total earnings BEFORE taxes or other deductions: hourly, weekly, annually, or on some other basis? (READ IF NECESSARY:) We use this information to compare the amount that people earn in different types of jobs.

Did [s/he] usually receive overtime pay, tips or commissions at [his/her] main job in 1995?

EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions, what was [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s hourly rate of pay, on [his/her] job?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What was [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s hourly rate of pay, on this job?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s hourly rate of pay?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's hourly rate of pay for verification] HOURLY IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's hourly rate of pay for verification] HOURLY ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

How many hours did [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually work per week at this rate?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

At [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, how much did [s/he] usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER TIME UNIT FOR OVERTIME PAY FIRST. PRESS <ENTER> TO ENTER AMOUNT.)

(At [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, how much did [s/he] usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER HOURLY AMOUNT)

(At [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, how much did [s/he] usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER WEEKLY AMOUNT)

(At [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, how much did [s/he] usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER MONTHLY AMOUNT)

(At [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, how much did [s/he] usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER ANNUAL AMOUNT)

(At [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, how much did [s/he] usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER AMOUNT)

(At [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s main job, how much did [s/he] usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of how much [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually earned WEEKLY, at [his/her] main job, JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

USUAL [time unit text for spouse's overtime rate of pay] EARNINGS IN OVERTIME PAY, TIPS OR COMMISSIONS
RECORDED AS: $[spouse's overtime pay amount for verification] IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's overtime pay amount for verification] [time unit text for spouse's overtime rate of pay]

ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

How many hours did [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually work per week at this rate?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

What is your best estimate of the number of hours per week [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually worked at this rate?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

I have estimated [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual WEEKLY earnings for [his/her] main job as $[spouse's calculated weekly earnings, including overtime] before taxes or other deductions. Does that sound correct?

I have recorded: 1) [spouse's hourly rate of pay] as [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s hourly rate of pay,
2) [Hours spouse/partner usually worked per week at hourly rate of pay for main job] as the number of hours [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usually worked at this rate,
3) [spouse's calculated weekly overtime pay amount] as the amount [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually earned weekly
in overtime pay, tips and commissions, and....

4) [hours per week at overtime rate of pay (spouse)] as the number of hours per week [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually worked at this rate
Which piece of information does not seem to be correct?

(INTERVIEWER: PRESS <PAGE UP> TO REVIEW INFORMATION IN PREVIOUS SCREEN.)

What was [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s hourly rate of pay on [his/her] main job, excluding overtime pay, tips or commissions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF OVER $30.00 OR UNDER $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY AMOUNT.)

How many hours did [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually work per week at the rate of $[spouse's hourly rate of pay]?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

How much did [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually earn WEEKLY just in overtime pay, tips or commissions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

How many hours did [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually work per week at the rate of $[spouse's calculated weekly overtime pay amount]?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

Then, (including overtime pay), tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual WEEKLY earnings on this job, before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $1500.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY.)

(ENTER AMOUNT)

I have estimated [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s total WEEKLY earnings for [his/her] main job in 1995 as $[Spouse's corrected calculated weekly earnings including overtime for main job] before taxes or other deductions. Does that sound correct?

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual weekly earnings before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

WEEKLY EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's weekly rate of pay for verification] WEEKLY IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's weekly rate of pay for verification] WEEKLY ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

I have recorded [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s total earnings for [his/her] main job in 1995 as $[spouse's weekly rate of pay for verification] WEEKLY before taxes or other deductions. Is that correct?

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $1500.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995 before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $1500.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual monthly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual monthly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual monthly earnings before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's monthly rate of pay for verification] MONTHLY IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's monthly rate of pay for verification] MONTHLY ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

I have recorded [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s total earnings for [his/her] main job in 1995 as $[spouse's monthly rate of pay for verification] MONTHLY before taxes or other deductions. Is that correct?

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual monthly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $6000.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual monthly earnings on [his/her] job in 1995 before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $6000.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual annual earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual annual earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual annual earnings before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ


EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's annual rate of pay for verification] ANNUALLY. IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's annual rate of pay for verification] ANNUALLY. ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

I have recorded [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s total earnings for [his/her] main job in 1995 as $[spouse's annual rate of pay for verification] ANNUALLY before taxes or other deductions. Is that correct?

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual annual earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $72,000.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual annual earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995 before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $72,000.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual bi-weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual bi-weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual bi-weekly earnings before taxes or other deductions at [his/her] main job in 1995?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's bi-weekly rate of pay for verification] BI-WEEKLY. IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[spouse's bi-weekly rate of pay for verification] BI-WEEKLY. ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

I have recorded [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s total earnings for [his/her] main job in 1995 as $[spouse's bi-weekly rate of pay for verification] BI-WEEKLY before taxes or other deductions. Is that correct?

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual bi-weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995, before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $3000.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

What were [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s usual bi-weekly earnings on [his/her] main job in 1995 before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $3000.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNTS.)

How many weeks a year did [Name of (most recent) spouse] get paid for in [his/her] main job in 1995?

(ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS)

Was [Name of (most recent) spouse] PAID AT AN HOURLY RATE on [his/her] main job in 1995?

Even though you told me it is easier to report [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s earnings [time unit text for spouse's rate of pay], was [s/he] PAID AT AN HOURLY RATE on [his/her] job in 1995?

EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions, what was [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s hourly rate of pay on [his/her] main job in 1995?

(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $30.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY
AMOUNT.)

What was [Name of (most recent) spouse] hourly rate of pay on [his/her] job in 1995?


(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN $30.00 OR LESS THAN $1.00, PLEASE VERIFY AMOUNT.)

During the 52 weeks of 1995, how many weeks did your [Name of (most recent) spouse] work at all jobs, either full-time or part-time, not counting work around the house?

In the weeks [Name of (most recent) spouse] worked how many hours did [s/he] USUALLY work per week?

You said your [husband/wife] did not work in 1995. How many weeks in 1995 was [s/he] looking for work or layoff from a job?

You said [Name of (most recent) spouse] worked [Number of weeks spouse worked, either full- or part-time, at all jobs in calendar year previous to survey year] week(s) during 1995. How many of the remaining [Number of weeks spouse did not work, at all in calendar year previous to survey year] week(s) was [s/he] looking for work or on layoff from a job?

(ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS LOOKING FOR WORK OR ON LAYOFF FROM A JOB:)

LAST WEEK, did [Name of (most recent) spouse] do ANY work for pay or profit?

LAST WEEK, did [Name of (most recent) spouse] do any unpaid work in a family business or farm?

LAST WEEK, how many hours did [Name of (most recent) spouse] ACTUALLY work at all jobs combined?

Does [Name of (most recent) spouse] USUALLY work 35 hours or more per week at [his/her] main job?

Did [Name of (most recent) spouse] WORK at a job or business during the last 12 months?

Did [Name of (most recent) spouse] do any of this work during the last 4 weeks?

What best describes [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s situation at this time? For example, is [Name of (most recent) spouse] disabled, ill, in school, taking care of house or family, or something else?

(HAND CARD A) Which of the following categories best describes the hours [Name of (most recent) spouse] (works/worked) at [his/her] main job?

Who sets [Name of (most recent) spouse]'s hours?

At what time of the day (does/did) [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually begin work at [his/her] main job?

At what time of the day (does/did) [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually end work at [his/her] main job?

At what time of the day (does/did) [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually begin work at [his/her] main job [(last week)]?

At what time of the day (does/did) [Name of (most recent) spouse] usually end work at [his/her] main job [(last week)]?

INTERVIEWER: DID RESPONDENT CONSULT WITH ANYONE ELSE WHEN ANSWERING ANY OF THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION?

COMMENT: FLAG TO INDICATE IF 1ST MARRIAGE OCCURRED BEFORE 1ST BIRTH 1996