[total number of employers reported] > 0

COMMENT: Check for at least one employer

REPEAT

COMMENT: Starting loop of Employer Supplement.

[INTERVIEWER: NOW ENTERING THE EMPLOYER SUPPLEMENTS SECTION/ " "]

Now I'd like to ask a few questions about [your employer/business] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])].

DATE2DAY([start date with employer([QES-LOOP1 counter])]) > DATE2DAY([Date of last interview])

COMMENT: compare dates

DATE2DAY([start date with employer([QES-LOOP1 counter])]) == DATE2DAY([Date of last interview])

COMMENT: compare dates

[employer roster information([QES-LOOP1 counter])] > 201800

Between [start date with employer([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [Date of last interview], were there any periods of one month or more during which you were [not working (at/for)/not available for assignment with] [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], not counting [paid vacation or paid sick leave/time you took off for vacation or sick leave]?

[(READ IF NECESSARY): Please do not include any periods in which there were no assignments available or that you turned down an assignment which you were otherwise available to work."]

What is the total number of months you [did work (for/at)/were available for assignment with)] [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] before [Date of last interview]?

For all of the rest of the questions we have about [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], please think only of the time you worked [at/for] since [Date of last interview].

REFERENCE DATE IS: [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X].

THIS DATE IS THE POINT FROM WHICH INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED ABOUT THIS [employer/business].

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: skip based on job type

Just to verify, [(is/was)] [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] your own formal or informal business that was operated with regularity for the purpose of generating income or profit?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE SEE HELP SCREEN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.)

Did you take an active role in the operation of [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

(READ IF NECESSARY:) We are not interested in activities carried out purely as a hobby, or those in which you were merely a shareholder or investor with no role in the operation of the business.

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE SEE HELP SCREEN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.)

Just to verify, [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] [(is/was)] not your own business. Is that correct?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE SEE HELP SCREEN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.)

[(Is/Was)] [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] a business that you owned? By business, we mean any activity operated with regularity for the purpose of generating income or profit. We are interested in all incorporated companies and partnerships in which you had any ownership share, as well as unincorporated businesses that you may have operated as a sole proprietor, independent contractor, consultant, or free-lancer. This even includes informal businesses such as cleaning services, gardening services, and the selling of goods out of your home, as long as they generated income and were operated on a regular basis. The only businesses we are not interested in are those operated on a highly sporadic basis, those carried out purely as a hobby, and those in which you were merely a shareholder or investor with no role in the operation of the company.

[(Is/Was)] [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] a business that would be of interest to us according to this description?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE SEE HELP SCREEN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.)

[is this job current?([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1

COMMENT: Is R currently working for this employer?

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: if this is a self-employed respondent, ask different questions about why left job than non-trad or regular

What is the main reason you [left your job with/stopped taking assignments with/no longer work at] [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

(INTERVIEWER: FOR RESPONSES WHICH CAN NOT BE CODED IN THE CATEGORIES PROVIDED, PLEASE CHOOSE "OTHER (SPECIFY)" AND RECORD COMPLETE VERBATIM. SELECT "COMMENT" BUTTON BESIDE QNAME TO ENTER ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN AN INTERVIEWER COMMENT.)

(SELECT ONE ONLY)

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Is this a non-traditional employer?

[QES-23A([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Skip based on reason left traditional job

About how many days notice did [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] give you before the plant closed - under 30 days or 30 days or more?

Did you have a new job lined up before you left this one?

When you left this job, did you receive any severance pay?

[Are you RECEIVING/Did you RECEIVE] your severance pay as a lump sum, or as a certain number of weeks or months of full or partial salary?

How much [time unit of severence pay] did you or will you receive in severance pay?

[how r rec'd severence pay]

COMMENT: CHECK TO SEE IF LUMP SUM WAS CHOSEN

How many [time unit of severence pay] of severance pay [are/were] you eligible for?

(ENTER TIME UNIT)

(How many weeks of severance pay [are/were] you eligible for?)

(ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS:)

(How many months of severance pay [are/were] you eligible for?)

(ENTER NUMBER OF MONTHS:)

Did [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] reduce the amount of severance pay if you found a new job during the period you were receiving severance pay?

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Skip next series for self-employed

[(READ IF NECESSARY:) The next questions refer to your current or most recent assignment with (name of employer).]

How many hours per day [do/did] you usually work at [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)]?

(INTERVIEWER: READ IF NECESSARY:) Usually is 50 percent of the time or more, or your most frequent schedule during the past 4 or 5 months. Please use whole numbers and count 30 minutes or more as a whole hour.

IF R'S ANSWER IS IN FRACTIONS OR MINUTES, PLEASE ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS AND COUNT 30 MINUTES OR MORE AS A WHOLE HOUR.

Including hours that you [(work/worked)] at your place of employment and any hours worked at home, altogether how many hours per week [do/did] you usually work at [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)]?

(PROBE: During the weeks when you [are/were] working).

How many of those [hours/wk usually worked for employer] hours per week [do/did] you usually work at [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] at home?

(ENTER '0' FOR 'NONE'.)

Hours worked per week, including hours at home

COMMENT: Hours worked per week, including hours at home

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: if this is a self-employer then ask next question, if not skip to hours chk

Including hours that you [(work/worked)] at your place of business and any hours usually worked at home, altogether how many hours per week [do/did] you usually work for this business?

How many of those [hours/wk usually worked for employer] hours per week [do/did] you usually work at this business at home?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER '0' FOR 'NONE'.)

Over the course of [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~Y], about how many weeks were you working actively at your business?

[employer industry([QES-LOOP1 counter])] !=""

COMMENT: is industry for employer present from date of last interview

[employer occupation description([QES-LOOP1 counter])] !=""

COMMENT: is occupation for employer present from date of last interview

Is this business, a ranch or a farm?

[Flag indicating whether worked at least 10 hours per week for employer]

COMMENT: Check whether R worked at least 10 hours a week for this employer (see previous question.)

[Flag indicating whether worked 9 weeks or more for employr since last interview]>=9 || [employer cps flag([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1

COMMENT: Did R work at least 9 weeks for this employer since last interview or is this the CPS employer?

ISVAREMPTY ([employer industry([QES-LOOP1 counter])])

COMMENT: Is industry for first employer present from date of last interview?

ISVAREMPTY ([employer occupation description([QES-LOOP1 counter])])

COMMENT: Is occupation for first employer present from date of last interview?

[(READ IF NECESSARY:) Thinking of your current or most recent assignment...]

[(Have/Had)] the usual activities and duties of [(your job/current assignment/business)] changed since [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X]?

On [Date of last interview], your occupation was reported as [employer occupation description([QES-LOOP1 counter])] and your usual activities were [employer occupation description([QES-LOOP1 counter])].....

[(READ IF NECESSARY:) Thinking of your current or most recent assignment...]

Is this an accurate description of [(your job/current assignment/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

(INTERVIEWER: READ IF NECESSARY:) Please think of your [current/most recent] activities.

[((READ IF NECESSARY:) Thinking of your current or most recent assignment...)]
What kind of business or industry [(is/was)] [your current or most recent assignment with employer]?

(READ IF NECESSARY:) What do they make or do where you [(work/worked)]?

[((READ IF NECESSARY:) Thinking of your current or most recent assignment...)]

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

[((READ IF NECESSARY:) Thinking of your current or most recent assignment...)]

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

[((READ IF NECESSARY:) Thinking of your current or most recent assignment...)]

What [are/were] your usual activities or duties at [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)]?

(For example: types, keeps account books, files, sells cars, operates printing press, lays brick...)

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Is this job a self-employed situation?

[((READ IF NECESSARY:) Thinking of your current or most recent assignment...)]

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

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: What is job type for this employer?

[QES-56B([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Skip based on class of worker for non-traditional employee

[QES-56B([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Skip based on class of worker for traditional employee

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

[respondent owns business([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1

[(Is/Was)] this business incorporated?

INTERVIEWER: READ IF NECESSARY: Incorporated businesses are taxable entities with officers and by-laws registered with the state, and have met with all state and/or federal regulations.
Unincorporated businesses are sole-proprietor (having only one owner) or partnerships, needing only a business license to operate.

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: If this employer is a business, ask next series fo questions about pay

[(Is/Was)] your business based entirely in your home, or [do/did] you have a place of business or office that is physically separate from the place you live?

[(Is/Was)] your business a partnership with at least one person outside your family, or a sole proprietorship (having only one owner or proprietor)?

How many partners [do/did] you have from outside your family?

[Excluding (yourself/all owners and partners)], how many paid employees does this business have?

Some businesses are sidelines - that is, businesses you have part-time that you have in addition to a regular job. Other businesses are regular jobs- that is, a business that is your main occupation or most important job for making money. [(Is/Was)] this business more your sideline or more your main job?

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] == 3 || [employer_busowner([QES-LOOP1 counter])] == 1

COMMENT: R SELF-EMPLOYED OR BUSINESS OWNER WITH THIS EMPLOYER?

[Dli flag?([QES-LOOP1 counter])] == 1

COMMENT: EMPLOYER CONTINUING FROM LAST SURVEY YEAR?

Now let's talk about how you established or acquired this business.

In what year was [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] originally established?

In what month and year did you acquire an ownership share in [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

How did you acquire ownership in [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]? Did you establish the business either alone or with partners, receive ownership as a gift, purchase ownership, inherit ownership, acquire ownership through marriage, or was it something else?

What was your reason for establishing or acquiring this business?

Prior to establishing or acquiring this business, had you ever owned or worked for a related type of business?

What sources of money did you use to establish or acquire this business?

(INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENTS SHOULD REPORT ONLY THE SOURCES THAT THEY THEMSELVES PROVIDED, AND NOT SOURCES USED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS AND/OR CO-OWNERS.)

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

What was the total amount of money that you used to establish or acquire the business?

Did you use $5,000 or less?

Did you use $10,000 or more?

Did you use $25,000 or more?

Did you use $50,000 or more?

Did you use $100,000 or more?

Did you use $250,000 or more?

Did you use $1,000,000 or more?

Has the legal form of [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] changed since [Date of last interview]?

What [(is/was)] the legal form of this business? [(Is/Was)] it a...

VAREXIST([employer_businddescrip([QES-LOOP1 counter])])

COMMENT: is there a business description

Our records show that the type of business done by [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] is [employer_businddescrip([QES-LOOP1 counter])]. Is this still an accurate description?

What type of business [(is/was)] [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]? (READ IF NECESSARY:) What [(does/did)] the company make or do?

At its largest, how many people worked for this business, including you? Please include part-time and temporary workers, and exclude outside contractors.

(INTERVIEWER: PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE NUMBER IF NECESSARY.)

At its largest, did this business have one physical location, multiple physical locations or no specific physical location?

Approximately how much [(does/did)] this business generate in sales or revenue during a typical year?

(INTERVIEWER: IF R HAS DIFFICULTY WITH "TYPICAL" YEAR, ASK ABOUT REVENUE IN LAST CALENDAR YEAR OR THE LAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, AND ENTER A COMMENT.)

[is this job current?([QES-LOOP1 counter])] == 1

COMMENT: R CURRENTLY WORKING AT THIS BUSINESS?

What is the main reason you no longer work at [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

Do you still maintain an ownership share in this business?

In what year did your ownership end?

How did your ownership end? Did you sell the business, shut down the business or was it something else?

At the time you (left/shut down) this business, what was your ownership share?

After [sold/closed selling/closing] your business, paying off the business's debts and selling your business's assets, did you come away with some money after liquidation, or did you have to put some of your personal funds into the business in order to shut it down?

How much money?

[money left from liquidation]

COMMENT: if R made money after liquidation, then ask about future income, otherwise skip past those questions

Are you entitled to any future income, such as royalties, profit sharing, or future payments from selling this business?

How much?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE, FOR EXAMPLE, $4000 PER YEAR OVER 10 YEARS, 20 PERCENT OF THE PROFITS FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS, ETC.)

Was there some property you had in the business that you did not sell or dispose of, but kept for yourself?

How much would you say the property you kept was worth?

Did you have a new job lined up before you closed your business?

What is your current ownership share?

[(Is/Was)] this business [owns/owned] exclusively by members of your family? (READ IF NECESSARY:) Please include spouses, domestic partners, parents or guardians, brothers, sisters or other close relatives.

INTERVIEWER: IS R A TEACHER OR SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN [{HISR_HERR_CAP}] JOB WITH [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

IF "YES", RESPONDENT WILL BE ASKED QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR TEACHERS IN THIS EMPLOYER SUPPLEMENT.

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Is employer non-traditional?

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Is employer non-traditional?

Is this teaching job at a regular school, that is an elementary school, a secondary school, a college, or a university?

The next few questions ask about periods when you did not work for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]. For most teachers this would include summer vacation and periods of unpaid personal leave, but not shorter breaks during the regular school year. If, during the summer, you work for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], for example as a summer school teacher, a coach or an advisor, please report only the weeks when you were not working at any appointment.

Across all (on-call job) assignments through [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] (so far), about how much on average [do/did] you usually earn per month, before taxes or other deductions?

About how many different assignments (or on-call assignments) [have you had/did you have] from [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] between [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X]?

(INTERVIEWER: IF "DON'T KNOW" PLEASE ENTER 995.)

[is this job current?([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1

COMMENT: Is R currently working for this employer?

Are you currently on an assignment or on-call with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] or are you between assignments?

Again, the next questions refer to your [current/most recent] assignment with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])].

About how many weeks [have you been/were you] working at your [current/most recent] assignment?

(INTERVIEWER: IF LESS THAN ONE WEEK, PLEASE ENTER '1' WEEK.)

[currently on assignment?]==1

COMMENT: IS the respondent currently on assignment?

About how many more weeks do you expect to work at this assignment (assuming that the job does not become permanent)?

(INTERVIEWER: IF LESS THAN ONE WEEK, PLEASE ENTER '1' WEEK. IF THIS ASSIGNMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, ENTER 995.)

[For one reason or another people often do not work for a week- a month- or even longer: For example- strikes- layoffs- and extended illnesses can cause people to miss work for a week or longer./ " "]

Between [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X], were there any periods of a full week or more during which you did not work [(for/at) (name of employer) - not counting (paid) vacations or (paid) sick leave?/at this business- not counting vacations or sick leave?]

(INTERVIEWER: IF R IS NOT SELF-EMPLOYED IN [{HISR_HERR_CAP}] JOB WITH [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], RECORD ONLY UNPAID PERIODS NOT WORKING HERE.)

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: if this employer is non-traditional, go to series about non-traditional gaps, otherwise go to regular gap collection series

Between [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X], how many separate periods of a full week or more were you not on assignment [(for/at) (name of employer) - not counting (paid) vacations or (paid) sick leave?/at this business- not counting vacations or sick leave?] (IF NECESSARY PROMPT:) Were there less than 5 or 5 or more?

(READ IF NECESSARY:) This includes all periods including those when [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] did not have an assignment for you and those when you chose to decline an assignment for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])].

About how many weeks were you without an assignment for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] between [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X]?

(READ IF NECESSARY:) Please tell me about all periods including those when [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] did not have an assignment for you and those when you chose to decline an assignment with them.

[total number of employers reported] > 1

COMMENT: did the respondent report more than one employer?

Earlier you mentioned that you worked for [(an)other employer(s)] since [Date of last interview]. Between [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] about how many weeks were you not working for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] and not working for any other employer?

Now, please tell me the beginning and ending dates of the most recent period between [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])] during which you didn't work for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] for a full week or more.

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER BEGINNING DATE OF MOST RECENT PERIOD BELOW. SELECT <NEXT> TO PROCEED AND ENTER ENDING DATE.)

INTERVIEWER: ENTER ENDING DATE OF MOST RECENT PERIOD BELOW.

NOTE: BEGINNING DATE OF THE MOST RECENT PERIOD WAS [date began most recent gap (non-trad emps)([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X]

Now, please tell me the beginning and ending dates of the longest period between [employer start date/date of last int([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] during which you didn't work for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] for a full week or more. (IF LONGEST GAP WAS ALSO MOST RECENT, READ:) Please tell me about the next most recent period.

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER BEGINNING DATE OF LONGEST PERIOD BELOW. SELECT <NEXT> TO PROCEED AND ENTER ENDING DATE.)

INTERVIEWER: ENTER ENDING DATE OF LONGEST (OR NEXT MOST RECENT) PERIOD BELOW.

NOTE: BEGINNING DATE OF THE LONGEST (OR NEXT MOST RECENT) PERIOD WAS [date began longest gap (non-trad emps)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

REPEAT

COMMENT: Begin Loop.

Please tell me the [first/next] period between [Month/day/year ended period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP3 counter])~X] and [DATE RESPONDENT STOPPED WORKING FOR EMPLOYER([QES-LOOP1 counter])~X] during which you didn't work for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] for a full week or more.

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER BEGINNING DATE OF PERIOD BELOW.)

INTERVIEWER: ENTER ENDING DATE OF PERIOD 1 BELOW.

NOTE: BEGINNING DATE OF PERIOD 1 WAS [Month/day/year began period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP3 counter])~X].

(PROBE:) What other period was there during which you didn't work for [(your job/current assignment/business)] for a full week or more?

UNTIL ([did r have another gap?]==1)

COMMENT: loop end

[gap loop plus]-1

COMMENT: establish number of gaps for next loop

REPEAT

COMMENT: Begin Loop.

You said that you were not working for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] between [Month/day/year began period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])~X] and [Month/day/year ended period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])~X]. What was the main reason why you were not working at [(your job/current assignment/business)] for [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] during this period of time?

(PROBE IF NECESSARY:) What was the reason you were on vacation or unpaid leave.

What was the reason?

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: What is job type for this employer?

[QES-33([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])]

COMMENT: Skip based on reason for gap from traditional employer

[QES-33([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])]

COMMENT: Skip based on reason for gap from self-employment employer

[During how many of those weeks were you (looking for work/looking for a permanent regular employer/a different job or type of work/or on layoff from this job) --during none - some or all of those weeks?]

[(INTERVIEWER: READ IF NECEAARY: Looking for a job means looking for employment at an entirely different business or with an entirely new employer. It does not mean looking for new clients or jobs to bring to your business.)]

INT(DATE2WK ([Month/day/year ended period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])])-
DATE2WK ([Month/day/year began period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])]))

COMMENT: SUBTRACT WEEK GAP 1 BEGAN FROM WEEK GAP 1 ENDED. THIS IS THE ACTUAL DURATION OF GAP 1 IN WEEKS.

INTERVIEWER: THE GAP DATES R GAVE WERE NOT A FULL WEEK APART. VERIFY THE GAP DATES WITH R. IF THE DATES NEED TO BE CORRECTED, RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS QES-30 AND QES-31 BY USING THE BACK/LEFT ARROW AT TOP OF SCREEN AND CORRECT THE DATES. IF R CLAIMS THE DATES ARE CORRECT, SELECT <NEXT> TO PROCEED.

(DATES: [Month/day/year began period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])~X] [Month/day/year ended period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])~X]).

You were [not (working/on assignment)] from [Month/day/year began period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])~X] to [Month/day/year ended period not working([QES-LOOP1 counter]:[QES-LOOP4 counter])~X]. That would be about [Duration of first gap (measured in weeks)([QES-LOOP4 counter])] weeks when you were not working. For how many of these weeks were you [permanent job flag] [not (working/on assignment)/or on layoff from this job]?

[(INTERVIEWER: READ IF NECEAARY: Looking for a job means looking for employment at an entirely different business or with an entirely new employer. It does not mean looking for new clients or jobs to bring to your business.)]

[Duration of first gap (measured in weeks)([QES-LOOP4 counter])] - [Number of weeks during first gap looking for work or on layoff (unemployed)([QES-LOOP4 counter])]

COMMENT: SUBTRACT NUMBER OF WEEKS LOOKING FOR WORK OR ON LAYOFF FROM TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKS IN GAP 1. THIS LEAVES THE NUMBER OF WEEKS THAT R WAS NEITHER WORKING NOR LOOKING FOR WORK.

That leaves [weeks during gap not looking for work or on layoff (OLF)([QES-LOOP4 counter])] week(s) that you were [not (working/on assignment)] or [looking for (work/a permanent regular employer/a different job)].

What would you say was the main reason that you were not [looking for (work/a permanent regular employer/a different job)] during that period?

[(INTERVIEWER: READ IF NECEAARY: Looking for a job means looking for employment at an entirely different business or with an entirely new employer. It does not mean looking for new clients or jobs to bring to your business.)]

UNTIL([QES-LOOP4 counter]==[number of periods not working for employer([QES-LOOP1 counter])])

COMMENT: loop end

[(employer job type)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: If this employer is a business, ask next series of questions about pay

[teach regular school([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1

COMMENT: R teach in regular school

Aside from your regular contract, do you have any additional appointments with this school ([(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]), such as teaching summer school, coaching, or advising an extracurricular activity?

What is your annual salary for your regular teaching contract, excluding extra pay for your additional appointments? We are looking for the total amount before taxes and deductions.

(INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT IS PAID BY THE COURSE, ANSWER DK AND RECORD RESPONSE IN FOLLOWING QUESTION WITHOUT ASKING.)

[are/were] you paid a certain amount for each course you teach on this job?

How much [are/were] you paid for the [(course you are currently teaching/most recent course you taught)] before taxes deductions?

How many weeks [(does/did)] this course last?

During those weeks, how many hours per week [do/did] you spend on that course, including teaching, time with students, grading and instruction?

How many courses [do/did] you usually teach at a time at this school?

How many separate courses [do/did] you teach in the past calendar year at this school?

Questions about teachers' earnings can be difficult to answer. I would appreciate it if you could tell me how much you [are/were] paid per pay period before taxes and other deductions. Then, please tell me how many pay periods there are per year.

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE FOR AMOUNT AND PAY PERIOD.)

In a typical week, about how many hours do you work at school and at home on your regular teaching duties? [(In a moment we will ask about time spent on additional appointments for which you are paid extra.)]

[any additional appointments]==1

COMMENT: Did R report additional assigments with school?

Now we are going to ask about the additional appointments that you reported earlier, which might include teaching summer school, coaching or advising. Do you hold more than one paid appointment for this school outside of your regular contract?

REPEAT

COMMENT: Begin loop for additional teaching appoinments

What is your yearly stipend at this [first/next] additional appointment, outside your regular contract at this school? We are looking for the total amount before taxes and deductions.

About how many weeks during the year do you work at this additional appointment?

During a typical week, about how many total hours [do/did] you work at school and and home at this additional appointment?

[addtl school appts loop]==1

COMMENT: Is this the first time through the loop?

[r hold multiple addtl school appts?]==1

COMMENT: Did R report additional assigments with school?

[Do/Did] you hold another additional appointment outside your regular teaching appointment at this school?

UNTIL ([[Do/Did] you hold another additional appointment outside your regular teaching appointment at this school?]==0 || [addtl school appts loop]==3)

COMMENT: Did R report additional assigments with school?

[EMPLOYER_STARTYEAR([QES-LOOP1 counter])] > [{PCY_YEARNUM}]

COMMENT: The job started this calendar year

[stop year for employer([QES-LOOP1 counter])] < [{PCY_YEARNUM}]

COMMENT: The job ended before the previous calendar year

Now, we would like to ask you a few questions concerning your earnings at your business. We appreciate these questions are sensitive and difficult. Businesses are usually complex and business earnings hard to measure. Sometimes growth in the value of the business is a very important part of the financial return the owner gets from his or her work. I would like to ask you about two things - income from this business and then value of the business.

During [PAST_CALENDAR_YEAR], how much did you receive after expenses from this business?

What is the total value of the land, assets in the business, including tools and equipment, buildings (livestock, stored crops, except crops held under commodity credit loans) and other assets for this business?

What is the total value of liabilities for this business?

[excluding (yourself/all owners and partners)]==1

COMMENT: Is the respondent the sole owner of the business?

What percentage of the business [Do/Did] you [or] [Spouse/partner's name] own?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE ENTER A NUMBER FROM 1 TO 100, THE ANSWER WILL BE RECORDED AS A PERCENTAGE.)

[Now we would like to ask you a few questions concerning your earnings at (name of employer)] [(READ IF NECESSARY FOR TEACHERS): Please report your earnings (over the number of months that you were (contracted for/paid)./as you were paid over a (9/10) month period).]

For [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], what is the easiest way for you to report your 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.

[Do/Did] you usually receive overtime pay, tips or commissions at [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

[time unit code for rate of pay()([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

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

[QES-71B([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==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/current assignment or on-call job/business)]?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

What [(is/was)] your hourly rate of pay, on [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)]?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([rate of pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])]>=[Default minimum value hourly wages([QES-LOOP1 counter])]) && ([rate of pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])]<=[Default maximum value hourly wages([QES-LOOP1 counter])])

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

What is your best estimate of your hourly rate of pay on [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)]?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

([pay rate amount unknown([QES-LOOP1 counter])]>=[Default minimum value hourly wages([QES-LOOP1 counter])]) && ([pay rate amount unknown([QES-LOOP1 counter])]<=[Default maximum value hourly wages([QES-LOOP1 counter])])

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

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

EARNINGS RECORDED AS: $[hourly rate of pay for verification([QES-LOOP1 counter])] HOURLY. IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[hourly rate of pay for verification([QES-LOOP1 counter])] HOURLY. ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

Just to verify, you usually [(work/worked)] [hours/wk usually worked for employer] hours per week at this rate?

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

(INTERVIEWER: READ IF NECESSARY: Usually is 50 percent of the time or more, or your most frequent schedule during the past 4 or 5 months. Please use whole numbers and count 30 minutes or more as a whole hour).

[QES-71B([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1

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

On [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], 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. SELECT <NEXT> TO ENTER AMOUNT.)

[time unit code for overtime pay rate([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

COMMENT: Translate time unit for rate of overtime pay

(On [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], how much [do/did] you usually receive just in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER HOURLY AMOUNT)

(On [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], how much [do/did] you usually receive just in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER WEEKLY AMOUNT)

(On [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], how much [do/did] you usually receive just in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER MONTHLY AMOUNT)

(On [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], how much [do/did] you usually receive just in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER ANNUAL AMOUNT)

(On [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], how much [do/did] you usually receive just in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?)

(ENTER AMOUNT)

(On [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], 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/earned] weekly, just in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions on [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)]?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ:

USUAL [time unit text for overtime pay rate([QES-LOOP1 counter])] EARNINGS IN OVERTIME PAY, TIPS OR COMMISSIONS RECORDED AS: $[overtime rate of pay for verification([QES-LOOP1 counter])]. IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?

INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ

INCORRECT ENTRY IS RECORDED AS: $[overtime rate of pay for verification([QES-LOOP1 counter])] [time unit text for overtime pay rate([QES-LOOP1 counter])]. ENTER CORRECT AMOUNT:

[time unit code for overtime pay rate([QES-LOOP1 counter])]

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

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

([rate of pay()([QES-LOOP1 counter])]>=0) && ([Hours worked per week at hourly rate of pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])]>=0) && ([overtime pay amount([QES-LOOP1 counter])]>=0) && ([hours per week at overtime rate of pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])]>=0) && ([time unit for overtime pay rate([QES-LOOP1 counter])]>=0)

COMMENT: Do all elements of the overtime pay have a real value.

I have estimated your usual weekly earnings for [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] as $[earnings_wklydc([QES-LOOP1 counter])] before taxes or other deductions. Does that sound correct?

I have recorded:
1: [rate of pay()([QES-LOOP1 counter])] as your hourly rate of pay,
2: [Hours worked per week at hourly rate of pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])] as the number of hours you usually [(work/worked)] at this rate,
3: [calculated weekly overtime pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])] as the amount you usually [earn/earned] weekly in
overtime pay, tips and commissions, and
4: [hours per week at overtime rate of pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])] as the number of hours per week you usually [(work/worked)] at this rate

Which piece of information does not seem to be correct?

(INTERVIEWER: SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

INSELECTION([QES-73E([QES-LOOP1 counter])],5)

COMMENT: Did R indicate that none of the figures seemed incorrect?

INSELECTION([QES-73E([QES-LOOP1 counter])],1)

COMMENT: Did R indicate that hourly rate of pay seemed incorrect?

What [(is/was)] your hourly rate of pay on [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)], excluding overtime pay, tips or commissions?

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

INSELECTION([QES-73E([QES-LOOP1 counter])],2)

COMMENT: Did R indicate that hours worked at hourly rate of pay seemed incorrect?

How many hours [do/did] you usually work per week at the rate of $[rate of pay()([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

INSELECTION([QES-73E([QES-LOOP1 counter])],3)

COMMENT: Did R indicate that weekly overtime pay seemed incorrect?

How much [do/did] you usually earn weekly just in overtime pay, tips or commissions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

INSELECTION([QES-73E([QES-LOOP1 counter])],4)

COMMENT: Did R indicate that hours worked at overtime rate of pay seemed incorrect?

How many hours [do/did] you usually work per week at the rate of $[calculated weekly overtime pay([QES-LOOP1 counter])]?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS)

Then including [(overtime pay-)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] tips and commissions, what [are/were] your usual weeky earnings on [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)], before taxes or other deductions?

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

[QES-73Za([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1 && [QES-73Zb([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==1

COMMENT: Are all elements of payrate and overtime pay valid values?

I have estimated your total weekly earnings for [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])] as $[calculated weekly earnings error([QES-LOOP1 counter])] before taxes or other deductions. Does that sound correct?

[QES-71B([QES-LOOP1 counter])]==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 [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

(INTERVIEWER: BEGINNING SERIES FOR DAILY/WEEKLY/OTHER RATE OF PAY.)

Including overtime pay, tips and commissions, what [are/were] your usual weekly earnings on [(this job/current assignment or on-call job/business)] with [(employer name)([QES-LOOP1 counter])], before taxes or other deductions?

(ENTER AMOUNT)

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

(ENTER AMOUNT)