Questionnaire Public Report12/03/2012 01:56:07 PM
Cohort:National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Round:NLSY79 Round 18
Instrument :NLSY7998 release
  1. Y18 Gaps



Q7-A [R61523.00]Section: Y18 Gaps

([total number of between job gaps] = 0)

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-TEMP2)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

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Q7-6 []Section: Y18 Gaps

INTERVIEWER: PUT [Date of last interview] AND [1998 int (current) date] ON ROW C OF THE CALENDAR.
DRAW A LINE TO CONNECT THESE DATES.

Default Next:Q7-7A
Lead-In:Q7-A [Default]


Q7-7A []Section: Y18 Gaps

INTERVIEWER: NOW ENTERING GAPS SECTION - PERIODS WHEN R WAS NOT WORKING.

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Lead-In:Q7-6 [Default]


Q7-7B []Section: Y18 Gaps

([total number of between job gaps] = 0)

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-TEMP2)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q7-8
Lead-In:Q7-7A [Default]


Q7-8 []Section: Y18 Gaps

INTERVIEWER: DRAW LINES ON ROW C TO REPRESENT PERIODS DURING
WHICH THERE ARE NO LINES IN ROWS A OR B. USE DATES
ENTERED IN ROWS A OR B TO INDICATE IN ROW C DATES R
BEGAN AND ENDED EACH PERIOD OF NON-EMPLOYMENT.

Default Next:Q7-9
Lead-In:Q7-7B [Default]


Q7-9 [R61524.00]Section: Y18 Gaps

([total number of between job gaps])

COMMENT: STAMP NUMBER OF BETWEEN-JOB GAPS

Enter Number: 

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Lead-In:Q7-8 [Default]


Q7-9A-LOOP-BEGIN []Section: Y18 Gaps

REPEAT ([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])



COMMENT: START LOOP TO GATHER INFORMATION ON BETWEEN JOB GAPS

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Lead-In:Q7-9 [Default]


Q7-10 [R61525.02]Section: Y18 Gaps

([Number of gaps([index for loop about between job gaps- start date()])])

COMMENT: STAMP BEGINNING DATE OF BETWEEN JOB GAP

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q7-11
Lead-In:Q7-9A-LOOP-BEGIN [Default]


Q7-11 [R61536.01]Section: Y18 Gaps

([Number of gaps([index for loop about between job gaps- stop date()])])

COMMENT: STAMP ENDING DATE OF BETWEEN JOB GAP

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

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Lead-In:Q7-10 [Default]


Q7-12 [R61547.00]Section: Y18 Gaps

You said you were not working between [Number of gaps([index for loop about between job gaps- start date()])] and [Number of gaps([index for loop about between job gaps- stop date()])]. During how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job -- during none, some or all of those weeks?

 1   None   ...(Go To Q7-19_VERBATIM)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q7-15)
 3   All   ...(Go To Q7-37-LOOP-END)

Default Next:Q7-15
Lead-In:Q7-11 [Default]


Q7-15 [R61558.00]Section: Y18 Gaps

([calculated number of total days in b/t job()]/7)

COMMENT: CALCULATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKS IN GAPS

Enter Number: 

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Lead-In:Q7-12 [2:2], Q7-12 [Default]


Q7-16 [R61568.00]Section: Y18 Gaps

You said you were not working from [Number of gaps([index for loop about between job gaps- start date()])] and [Number of gaps([index for loop about between job gaps- stop date()])]. That would be about [calculated number of total weeks in b/t job gap()] week(s) when you were not working.

For how many of these weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job?

Enter Number: 

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Lead-In:Q7-15 [Default]


Q7-17 [R61578.00]Section: Y18 Gaps

([calculated number of total weeks in b/t job gap()] - [Number of weeks r was looking for work while on layoff from job()])

COMMENT: CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF WEEKS NOT WORKING AS AN EMPLOYEE AND NOT WORKING FOR SELF

Enter Number: 
If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q7-37-LOOP-END

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Lead-In:Q7-16 [Default]


Q7-18 []Section: Y18 Gaps

That leaves [Calculated number of weeks not working or self-employed()] week(s) that you were not working, looking for work.

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Lead-In:Q7-17 [Default]


Q7-19_VERBATIM []Section: Y18 Gaps

What would you say was the main reason that you were not looking for work during that period?

(RECORD VERBATIM AND SELECT RESPONSE.)

RECORD VERBATIM 


Q7-19 [R61588.00]Section: Y18 Gaps

 1   BELIEVED NO WORK AVAILABLE IN LINE OF WORK OR AREA
 2   COULDN'T FIND ANY WORK
 3   LACKS NECESSARY SCHOOLING, TRAINING, SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE
 4   EMPLOYERS THINK TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD
 5   OTHER TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION
 6   CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
 7   FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
 8   IN SCHOOL OR OTHER TRAINING
 9   ILL-HEALTH, PHYSICAL DISABILITY
 10   TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
 11   OTHER (SPECIFY)

Default Next:Q7-37-LOOP-END
Lead-In:Q7-19_VERBATIM [Default]


Q7-37-LOOP-END []Section: Y18 Gaps

UNTIL ([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter], ([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter] = [total number of between job gaps]))

COMMENT: END LOOP FOR BETWEEN JOB GAPS

Default Next:Q8-TEMP2
Lead-In:Q7-12 [3:3], Q7-17 [0:0], Q7-19 [Default]