*****************SECTION 7 *** JOBS ***************************************

We would now like to ask you about your employment experiences since [LINTDATE~X].

[age of young adult]>18

COMMENT: Machine Check: Is R over age 18?

Some jobs are odd jobs where you do one or more tasks for several people, such as babysitting, housecleaning, or mowing lawns or where you work for yourself without a "boss," such as a paper route. Other jobs are regular jobs where you usually have regular hours and a regular paycheck and may have a uniform.

Have you participated in any odd jobs such as babysitting, housecleaning, mowing lawns or a paper route since [LINTDATE~X]?

[Besides your military service, have/Have] you had any regular jobs since [lintdate~X]?

[flag indicating if R has odd jobs]==1 && [flag indicating if R has done any work for pay since date of last interview]==1

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R report both odd jobs and regular employment?

We are first going to ask you about your regular jobs and then about your odd jobs.

[flag indicating if R has odd jobs]==0 && [flag indicating if R has done any work for pay since date of last interview]==0

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R report neither odd jobs nor regular employment?

[flag indicating if R has odd jobs]==1 && [flag indicating if R has done any work for pay since date of last interview]==0

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R report only odd jobs and no regular employment?

[Besides your military service, have/Have] you done any [other/blank] work for pay since [LINTDATE~X]?

(READ TO RESPONDENT:) You have reported no work for pay (besides your military service) since [LINTDATE~X]. Is that correct?

(INTERVIEWER: IMPORTANT: DO NOT CONTINUE UNTIL THE RESPONDENT CONFIRMS REPORTS OF EMPLOYERS SINCE [LINTDATE~X].

IF RESPONSE IS "NO", RETURN TO QUESTION "Q7-1" AND ENTER YES. IF RESPONSE IS "YES", PRESS "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

REPEAT

COMMENT: BEGIN LOOPS TO GATHER INFORMATION ON EMPLOYERS SINCE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW MAXLOOPS_TO_DOC=5

[loop number] == 1

COMMENT: Machine Check: Is this the first time through?

Beginning with your current or most recent job, we would like to ask you some questions about the employers you have had for pay since [LINTDATE~X]. If you (are/were) working more than one job at the same time, please tell me about the job that you work(ed) the most hours for first.

What is the name of the [first/next([loop number])] employer you have had since [LINTDATE~X]?

During a single month, (do/did) you generally work for ONE employer or MORE THAN ONE employer for this job?

Please tell me about EACH employer you have worked for on this job SEPARATELY, starting with the most recent employer.

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER EMPLOYER NAME VERBATIM.)

When did you first start working for [name of new employer([loop number])] [(on that job)([loop number])]?

(INTERVIEWER: YOU MUST ENTER A VALID YEAR IN THIS QUESTION. REPORT ANY UNUSUAL ANSWERS IN A COMMENT.)

Are you currently working for [name of new employer([loop number])] [(on that job)([loop number])]?


(INTERVIEWER: IF R IS UNDECIDED, CONTINUE WITH PROBING QUESTION BY CLICKING ON "DON'T KNOW". )

(PROBE:) IS RESPONDENT ON MATERNITY LEAVE?

(PROBE:) WILL RESPONDENT BE ON MATERNITY LEAVE FOR LESS THAN 90 DAYS, TOTAL?

(PROBE:) DOES R RECEIVE WAGES FROM EMPLOYER FOR TIME NOT WORKING THERE?

(PROBE:) IS THERE A COMMITMENT ON THE EMPLOYER'S AND RESPONDENT'S PART TO RETURN TO WORK IN THE FUTURE?

(PROBE:) IS THE RESPONDENT CURRENTLY ON LAYOFF?

When did you last stop working for [name of new employer([loop number])] [after you began working there]?

(INTERVIEWER: R IS NOT CURRENTLY WORKING FOR [name of new employer([loop number])].)

(INTERVIEWER: YOU MUST ENTER A VALID YEAR IN THIS QUESTION. REPORT ANY UNUSUAL ANSWERS IN A COMMENT.)

[flag indicating if R gave DK or refusal for month began job([loop number])] > 0

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R already give a DK/REF on start date?

[month R stopped working for new employer()([loop number])]

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R indicate DK or refusal of month ended job?

[year R stopped working for new employer()([loop number])]

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R indicate DK or refusal of year ended job?

About how long [have you been working/did you work] for [name of new employer([loop number])]?

ENTER WEEKS WORKED FOR [name of new employer([loop number])]:

ENTER MONTHS WORKED FOR [name of new employer([loop number])]:

ENTER YEARS WORKED FOR [name of new employer([loop number])]:

[Have you been working/Did you work] for [name of new employer([loop number])] for two months or more?

How many hours per week [do/did] you USUALLY work at this job?

(PROBE: DURING WEEKS WHEN YOU [are/were] WORKING).

Did you work for [name of new employer([loop number])] 10 or more hours per week or less than 10 hours per week?

[loop number] == 1

COMMENT: Machine Check: Is this the first time through?

[hours per week usually worked for employer([loop number])]

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R say DK/REF on hours per week?

[hours per week usually worked for employer([loop number])] > 9

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R work 10 or more hours per week?

[flag indicating if R worked 10 or more hours per week for new employer()([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R work 10 or more hours per week?

[flag indicating if R gave DK or refusal for how long they have worked/worked for new employer()([loop number])]

COMMENT: Machine check: Branch on whether R gave a bad date for how long worked

[number of weeks R has been working/worked for new employer()([loop number])] > 9

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R report working more than 9 weeks (DK or REF on dates)?

[flag indicating if R has been working or worked for new employer() for two months or more([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Machine Check: Did R report working more than two months (DK or REF on dates/probe)?

([stop date for new employer()([loop number])] < [month and year of last interview])

COMMENT: break up string from d4 to include day Machine Check: Is ending date of job before date of last interview?

[number of months worked([loop number])] > 2

COMMENT: Machine check: Did R work more than two months for employer?

[Since you began working for/During the time you worked for (name of new employer)], were there any periods of one week or more during which you were NOT working for [name of new employer([loop number])], not counting PAID vacation or PAID sick leave?

What is the total number of weeks you DID NOT work for [name of new employer([loop number])]?

What kind of business or industry [is/was] this?
(READ IF NECESSARY:) What do they make or where do you [work(ed)]?

[Is/Was] this business or organization mainly manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale trade, or something else?

What kind of work [do/did] you do? That is, what [is/was] your occupation? (For example: plumber, typist, farmer..)

What [are/were] your usual activities or duties at this job? (For example: types, keeps account books, files, sells cars, operates printing press, lays brick...)

[are/were] you employed by government, by a private company, a non-profit organization, or [are/were] you self employed or working in a family business?

Would that be the federal, state, or local government?

[Is/Was] this business incorporated?

Some people are in jobs that last only for a limited time or until the completion of a project. [Is/Was] your job with [name of new employer([loop number])] like this?

Now, we would like to ask you a few questions concerning your [current/last] earnings at your job with [name of new employer([loop number])].

For your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], what is the easiest way for you to report your [current/last] 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.

(INTERVIEWER: READ CATEGORIES ONLY IF NECESSARY)

[do/did] you usually receive overtime pay, tips or commissions at your job with [name of new employer([loop number])]?

[time unit for rate of pay for R's job (code)([loop number])]

COMMENT: Branch according the time unit for rate of pay R reported.

[time unit for rate of pay for R's job (code)([loop number])]

COMMENT: Branch according to the time unit for rate of pay R reported.

[QES-71B([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Did R receive overtime pay, tips or commissions?

EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions, what [is/was] your hourly rate of pay, on this job?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What [is/was] your hourly rate of pay, on this job?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's reported hourly wages([loop number])]) && ([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R's reported hourly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported hourly wage within the accepted range?

What is your best estimate of your hourly rate of pay?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's reported hourly wages([loop number])]) && ([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R's reported hourly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported hourly wage within the accepted range?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $ [hourly earnings value to be verified([loop number])] HOURLY
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $ [hourly earnings value to be verified([loop number])] HOURLY
ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

[QES-71B([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Did R receive overtime pay, tips or commissions?

At your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], how much [do/did] you usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER TIME UNIT FOR OVERTIME PAY FIRST. CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO ENTER AMOUNT.)

[time unit for rate of overtime pay (code)([loop number])]

COMMENT: Translate time unit for rate of overtime pay

(At your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], how much [do/did] you usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER HOURLY AMOUNT)

(At your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], how much [do/did] you usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER WEEKLY AMOUNT)

(At your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], how much [do/did] you usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER MONTHLY AMOUNT)

(At your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], how much [do/did] you usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER ANNUAL AMOUNT)

(At your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], how much [do/did] you usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER AMOUNT)

(At your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], how much [do/did] you usually receive JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of how much you usually [earn(ed)] WEEKLY, JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

USUAL [time unit for rate of overtime pay (text)([loop number])] EARNINGS IN OVERTIME PAY, TIPS OR COMMISSIONS RECORDED AS: $ [overtime earnings value to be verified([loop number])] IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $ [overtime earnings value to be verified([loop number])] [time unit for rate of overtime pay (text)([loop number])]

ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

[time unit for rate of overtime pay (code)([loop number])]

COMMENT: What time unit of overtime pay did R report?

How many hours [do/did] you usually work per week at this rate?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

What is your best estimate of the number of hours per week you usually [work(ed)] at this rate?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

[QES-71B([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Did R report overtime, tips and/or commissions? Beginning series for daily/weekly/other time unit ROP - see QES-71G

What [are/were] your usual weekly earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what [are/were] your usual weekly earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of your usual weekly earnings before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's reported weekly wages([loop number])]) && ([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's reported weekly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported weekly wage within the accepted range?

([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's reported weekly wages([loop number])]) && ([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's reported weekly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported weekly wage within the accepted range?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $ [weekly/daily/other earnings value to be verified([loop number])] WEEKLY
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $ [weekly/daily/other earnings value to be verified([loop number])] WEEKLY
ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

[QES-71B([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Did R report overtime, tips and/or commissions? Beginning series for monthly and bi-monthly time units for ROP

What [are/were] your usual monthly earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what [are/were] your usual monthly earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of your usual monthly earnings before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's monthly wages([loop number])]) && ([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's monthly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported monthly wage within the accepted range?

([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's monthly wages([loop number])]) && ([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's monthly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported monthly wage within the accepted range?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $ [monthly/bi-monthly earnings value to be verified([loop number])] MONTHLY
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $ [monthly/bi-monthly earnings value to be verified([loop number])] MONTHLY
ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

[QES-71B([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Did R report overtime, tips and/or commissions? Beginning series for those reporting annual ROP. See QES-71G

What [are/were] your usual annual earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what [are/were] your usual annual earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of your usual annual earnings before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's annual wages([loop number])]) && ([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's annual wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported annual wage within the accepted range?

([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's annual wages([loop number])]) && ([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's annual wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported annual wage within the accepted range?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $ [annual earnings value to be verified([loop number])] ANNUALLY.
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $ [annual earnings value to be verified([loop number])] ANNUALLY. ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

[QES-71B([loop number])] == 1

COMMENT: Did R report overtime, tips and/or commissions? Beginning series for R's that reported bi-weekly ROP in QES-71G

What [are/were] your usual bi-weekly earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what [are/were] your usual bi-weekly earnings on your job with [name of new employer([loop number])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What is your best estimate of your usual bi-weekly earnings before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's bi-weekly wages([loop number])]) && ([hourly rate of pay([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's bi-weekly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported biweekly wage within the accepted range?

([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] >= [default minimum value of R 's bi-weekly wages([loop number])]) && ([Respondents best estimate of payrate([loop number])] <= [default maximum value of R 's bi-weekly wages([loop number])])

COMMENT: Is the reported biweekly wage within the accepted range?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $ [bi-weekly earnings value to be verified([loop number])] BI-WEEKLY.
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $ [bi-weekly earnings value to be verified([loop number])] BI-WEEKLY. ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

[loop number] == 1

COMMENT: THE FIRST EMPLOYER ONLY GOES THROUGH BENEFITS SERIES Changed skip to go into asking shift question, reinstituted for 2004, means all jobs will get satisfaction question as well. 10/22/03 CKK

[class of worker] == 4

COMMENT: Skip self-employed respondents over supervisory questions

We would like to ask you a few questions about your job responsibilities with [name of new employer([loop number])].

[do/did] you supervise the work of other employees?

How much responsibility [do/did] you have for deciding the pay of the people you [supervise/supervised]?

How much responsibility [do/did] you have for deciding the promotions of the people you [supervise/supervised]?

How much responsibility [do/did] you have for deciding the specific tasks or jobs to be done by the people you [supervise/supervised]?

[Does/Did] someone supervise your work?

[Does/Did] your employer make any benefits available to you at all?

[Does/Did] your employer make available to you ...

Medical, surgical, or hospital insurance that covers injuries or major illnesses off the job?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

Life insurance that would cover your death for reasons not connected with your job?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

Dental benefits?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

(Maternity/Paternity) leave that will allow you to go back to your old job or one that pays the same as your old one?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

A retirement plan other than social security?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

Flexible hours or work schedule?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

Profit sharing?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

Training or educational opportunities including tuition reimbursement?

[Does/Did] your employer MAKE AVAILABLE to you ...

Company provided or subsidized childcare?

How many sick days with full pay [are/were] you entitled to each year?

(INTERVIEWER: IF VOLUNTEERED "UNLIMITED SICK DAYS", ENTER "365". IF VOLUNTEERED "SICK AND VACATION DAYS COMBINED", ENTER "995".)

How many days of paid sick and vacation days combined [are/were] you entitled to each year?

How many days of paid vacation [are/were] you entitled to each year?

Which of the following categories best describes the hours you [work(ed)] at this job?

How [do/did] you feel about your job with [name of new employer([loop number])]? [do/did] you like it very much, like it fairly well, dislike it somewhat, or dislike it very much?

(CODE ONE ONLY.)

Have you had any other employer or job since [LINTDATE~X]?

UNTIL([flag indicating if R has had any more employers since date of last interview([loop number])] == 0)

COMMENT: End loop for Sec7/Employer Supplement

[flag indicating if R has odd jobs]==1

COMMENT: Machine check: Is this an R under age 19 with odd jobs to ask about?

We would like to ask you a few questions about the odd jobs such as babysitting, mowing lawns or delivering papers that you have done since [lintdate~X].

What kinds of odd jobs do you do? (What are your duties?)

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY.)

When you do these kinds of odd jobs, how often do you usually work?

(CODE ONE ONLY.)

During the most recent three months when you have worked odd jobs, how many hours have you worked in a usual week?

During the most recent three months when you have worked odd jobs, how much money did you make, on average, in a usual week?

(ENTER AMOUNT)