************SECTION 8: GAPS WHEN R WAS NOT WORKING OR IN THE MILITARY******

([[Flag indicating whether respondent sworn into active military since date of last interview]]=1)

COMMENT: Was R in the active military forces since last interview?

([Q8-1A.1]=1)

COMMENT: Has R worked for a civilian employer since last interview?

INTERVIEWER: PUT [January 1, 1995] AND [current date] ON ROW C OF THE
CALENDAR. DRAW A LINE TO CONNECT THESE DATES.

[[Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service]]

COMMENT: Is there at least 1 gap between jobs detected?

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

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(1)]]

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(2)]]

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

You said you were not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(1)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(2)]. 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?

(INTERVIEWER: TOTAL GAPS DETECTED WAS [Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service] GAP(S).

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(1)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(2)]. That would be about [ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 1)] weeks when you were not working. For how many of these weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a
a job?

[[ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 1)]] - [[number of weeks looking for work or on layoff from a job in gap 1]]

COMMENT: This function calculates the number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work.

That leaves [number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work in gap 1] week(s) that you were not working or looking for
work.

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

[[Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service]]>1

COMMENT: Was more than 1 between-job gap detected?

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(3)]]

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(4)]]

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(3)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(4)]. 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?

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(3)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(4)]. That would be about [ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 2)] weeks when you were not working. For how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job?

[[ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 2)]] - [[number of weeks looking for work or on layoff from a job in gap 2]]

COMMENT: This function calculates the number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work.

That leaves [number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work in gap 2] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

[[Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service]]>2

COMMENT: Were more than 2 between-job gaps detected?

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(5)]]

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(6)]]

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(5)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(6)]. 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?

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(5)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(6)]. That would be about [ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 3)] weeks when you were not working. How many of these weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job?

[[ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 3)]] - [[number of weeks looking for work or on layoff from a job in gap 3]]

COMMENT: This function calculates the number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work.

That leaves [number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work in gap 3] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

[[Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service]]>3

COMMENT: Were more than 3 between-job gaps detected?

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(7)]]

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(8)]]

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(7)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(8)]. 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?

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(7)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(8)]. That would be about [ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 4)] weeks when you were not working. For how many of these weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job?

[[ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 4)]] - [[number of weeks looking for work or on layoff from a job in gap 4]]

COMMENT: This function calculates the number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work.

That leaves [number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work in gap 4] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

[[Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service]]>4

COMMENT: Were more than 4 between-job gaps detected?

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(9)]]

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(10)]]

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(9)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(10)]. 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?

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(9)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(10)]. That would be about [ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 5)] weeks when you were not working. For how many of these weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job?

[[ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 5)]] - [[number of weeks looking for work or on layoff from a job in gap 5]]

COMMENT: This function calculates the number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work.

That leaves [number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work in gap 5] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

[[Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service]]>5

COMMENT: Were more than 5 between-job gaps detected?

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(11)]]

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

[[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(12)]]

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(11)] and
[Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(12)].
During how many of those weeks were you looking for work hose weeks?
or on layoff from a job -- during none, some, or all of those weeks?

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(11)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(12)].
That would be about [ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 6)] weeks when you were not working. For how
many of these weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job?

[[ total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 6)]] - [[number of weeks looking for work or on layoff from a job in gap 6]]

COMMENT: This function calculates the number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work.

That leaves [number of weeks in the gap that R was neither working nor looking for work in gap 6] week(s) that you were not working or looking for
work.

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

[[Total number of periods of one week or more during which respondent was neither working nor in military service]]>6

COMMENT: Were more than 6 between-job gaps detected?