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WORK EXPERIENCES

17. What is your present occupation or occupations? WPOC

___________________________________

Switzerland:

wpoc_01 = tarsi12: What kind of job have you got? OR What kind of job was your last one?

_______________________open question

no response 99

Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

wpoc_04= q440sl1: What is your profession (recoded in 14 positions) (consult profession

code):

farmer-smallholder (self-employed) 1

craftsman-small trader (self-employed) 2

manager of a company with more than 10 salaried staff (self-

employed)

3

liberal profession (self-employed except paramedic in 4) 4

teacher/lecturer/scientific profession (salaried employee) 5

executives and other top-flight intellectual professions

(salaried staff)

6

intermediate profession (salaried staff or paramedic) 7

school teacher or similar (salaried staff) 8

employee (salaried staff) 9

service employee (salaried staff) 10

worker/farm laborer (salaried staff) 11

retired 12

pupil/student 13

others inactive 14

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Spain:

wpoc_05 = p15: What is your present occupation? Included

homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupation

big company (businessman/high manager) 1

small and medium-sized companies (businessman)/self-

employed

2

technical professional 3

civil servant/army 4

workers & employees of services 5

industrial & construction workers 6

farm & agricultural workers 7

unemployed, with previous employment 8

unemployed, without previous employment 9

student 10

housewife/-husband 11

retired or pensioner 12

other situation 13

don’t know/no answer 14

United Kingdom:

not surveyed

Israel

wpoc_07 = occ: What is your major occupation? (if does not work, what was the last

occupation, that is – the vocation, or type of work, not where worked)

simple laborer 1

skilled worker 2

worker in agriculture 3

services (hotels, restaurants, laundry, police, cleaners, drivers) 4

sales (shops, salesmen, insurance, advertisement) 5

clerks (in government, business, bookkeepers, postmen) 6

managerial (including officers in military & police) 7

professionals (incl. teachers in elementary schools,

accountants ,social workers, laboratory worker)

8

academic & scientific: (incl. lawyers, architects,

high-school teachers) 9

homemakers, soldiers 0

no response 99


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Mexico:

wpoc_08 = using wpoc_08a, wpoc_08b and wpoc_08c: present occupation

professional (with university studies, university professor) 1

teacher (primary, secondary, high school) 2

small business owner (shop, restaurant, corner shop) 3

bank or office clerk, government employee 4

skilled worker (machinist, mechanic, bookbinder, etc.) 5

unskilled worker with temporary jobs, sergeant, private,

domestic service personnel (driver, houseboy, gardener,

construction worker, taxi driver)

6

farmer 7

peasant 8

underemployed (non-salaried salesperson, bootblack, car

washer, agricultural day labourer, etc.)

9

student 10

housewife 11

other (specify) 12

Sweden:

wpoc_09=using wpoc09a and wpoc09b: present occupation

employed full-time 1

employed part-time 2

own and family business/farm 3

unemployed 4

student 5

homemaker 6

retired (age) 7

retired (illness) 8

parental leave 9

others 10

Finland:

not surveyed, see wmap

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

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Austria:

wpoc_13 = s9: occupation (present/past/or household-leader)

skilled worker (Facharbeiter) 1

other worker 2

farmer 3

managing employee 4

not managing employee 5

higher state employee 6

state employee in a middle or simple position 7

owner and managing directorotr of a big firm 8

middle, self employed business man 9

little, self employed business man, handicraftsman 10

free business 11

Czech Republic:

wpoc_14 = q15: What is your present occupation?

director, top manager etc. 1

professional (University degree required) 2

military services, police 3

middle level professional 4

clerk, administrative work 5

services 6

agriculture 7

skilled worker 8

worker in services 9

small business/self employed 10

runs company with 3 or more employees 11

student 12

at home (housewife) 13

other 14


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Hungary:

wpoc_15 = A5b: What is your present occupation (or what was the last one)? (If you had more

occupations parallel, please tell me your main occupation!)

farmer 1

manufacturer 2

trader 3

other service 4

freelance 5

director 6

head of department 7

team leader 8

production leader 9

intellectual with degree 10

intellectual without degree 11

skilled worker 12

unskilled worker 13

factory hand 14

manual worker in agriculture 15

never worked 88

no response 99

Brazil: Sample A & B

wpoc_17 =poc: What is your current occupation?

Remark: There are some problems in matching dataset

A is ok

B has 551 missing cases and different labels

INCLUDING HOUSEWIFE. HOUSE HUSBAND. USE HUTCHINSON CLASSIFICATION

(1960) a-f.

Iceland:

wpoc_18 = V98: what is your profession?

unskilled worker, manual labour 1

unskilled worker, services 2

sailor, fisherman 3

farmer 4

skilled worker 5

office worker 6

civil servant 7

professionals (private) 8

professionals (civil servants) 9

manager 10

employer 11

domestic worker 12

student 13

invalid 14

retired 15

other 16

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Denmark:

wpoc_19 = a106: Could you tell me more precisely what your occupation is?

Remark: Categories 7 to 11 of wpos_19 are skipped here (sysmis)

_________________ a106_1

other a106_2

Sri Lanka:

wpoc_20 = wpoc_17: What is your present occupation or occupations? Include

homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupations

administrative/managerial/executive 1

professional 2

business (large) 3

business (small) 4

technician 5

clerical/teaching 6

service & sales workers 7

skill labour (craft related) 8

farmer/cultivator/animal husbandry 9

unskilled labour (elementary occupations) 10

household worker 11

Nigeria:

wpoc: same as core question

Remark: If the respondent has difficulty answering this question, the interviewer may provide

a locally appropriate set of occupational categories (include

homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupation).

Kazakhstan:

wpoc_22 = 201(17): What is your present occupation or occupations? Include

homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupation.

Remark: Labels are missing

Argentina:

wpoc_23 = q17: What is your present occupation?

people selling in the street 1

unskilled worker 2

small traders 3

white collar 4

skilled trader 5

teachers 6

professional/managerial 7

people in charge of institutions of government (i.e. ministry,

etc.)

8

unemployed 9

retired A

homemaker B

student C

person of independent means D


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Canada:

wpoc_24 = W3_noc: What is your current occupation?

Remark: Occupations were recoded according the Canadian “National Occupational

Classification and Career Handbook” (www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca)

occupation

[If R currently self-employed] What kind of business do you

own?

coded

according

the NOC

[If less than or eq one year since worked] What was your

occupation?

[if retired] What was your occupation?

Interviewer: If required: “What kind of work do you do?

What are your most important duties?

USA I:

wpoca25 and wpocb25 = acctext and indtext: Occupational descriptions (alphanumeric) [F22,

N23] (ask Perry Benson, UND, for more information)

Industry descriptions(alphanumeric) [F23, N24] (aks Perry Benson, UND, for more

information)

USA II:

wpoc_26 = jobclass: What (is/was) your (current/most recent) occupation or job title?

mgr/professional 1

tech/sales administration 2

service 3

farm/forest/fish 4

craft/repair 5

fabricators/labor 6

military 7

Uganda:

wpoc_27 = What is your present occupation or occupations?

Remark: If the respondent has difficulty answering this question, the interviewer may provide

a locally appropriate set of occupational categories (include

homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupation).

manager 9

professional 8

technician 7

clerk 6

service worker 5

agricultural worker 4

craft worker 3

machine operator 2

elementary occupations 1

others

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Japan:

wpoc_28 = q9: What is your present occupation or occupations if it is divided into the

following list? CIRCLE ONE

professional (researcher, engineer, doctor, lawyer/accountant,

teacher, artist, journalist, professional athlete)

1

manager (upper section chief of company or association 2

administration (general clerk, office banker, post officer,

typist, an electircity or gass bill collector)

3

businessperson 4

salesperson 5

sercvice employee (hairdresser, laundry worker, cook, servant,

waiter/waitress, tour guide, cabin attendant, janitor,

housekeeper, babysitter)

6

constable (self defense force member, police officer, guard,

fireman)

7

farmer, lumberman or fisherman 8

driver, train driver, pilot, navigation officer, tour bus guide,

postman or telephone operator

9

manual or semi-skilled laborer (factory worker, artisan,

construction worker, cleaning staff)

10

other 11

Costa Rica:

wpoc_29: What is your present occupation or occupations? Include

homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupations

homemaker 1

student 2

retired 3

professional 4

unemployed 5

farmhand 6

technical 7

services sector 8

comerces/sales 9

others 11

India:

wpoc_30 = occup: What is your present occupation or occupations?

professional 1

semi-professional 2

skilled worker 3

smi skilled worker 4

unskilled worker 5

unemployed 6

retired 7

housewife 8

student 9

others/not classified 10


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Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed

ECAS: United Kingdom:

not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:

wpoc_39: What is your present occupation?

professional/manager/director 9

owner with personal on charge 8

non university professional working for his own/independent

workers, that has also studied, with an enterprise of their

own/teacher or professor/administrator/seller

7

owner with an inversion/specialized manual worker/manual

public worker non specialized

6

infrequent work/own worker without inversion/maid/manual,

private sector, not specialized worker

5

retired 4

unemployed 3

housewife/does not work/lives from others rent 2

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Isle of Man:

wpoc_40: What is your present occupation or main occupation?

Part time education and part time work 1

Part time education 2

Full time education 3

Mother/housewife (not more than 7 hours /week outside home) 4

Unemployed and not seeking work 5

Unemployed and seeking work 6

Part time work (8-29 hours per week) 7

Full time work (30+ hours per week) 8

Government training scheme 9

Retired 11

Maternity/paternity leave 12

Temporarily out of work due to illness 13

On disability and no job to go back to 14

Temporarily laid off 15

Belize:

wpoc_41 = q3_4: What is your job title? Give a brief description of your main duties.

questions: waiting for an answer from Belize

title: _____________________

|__|__|__|__|

description: ________________

Nicaragua:

wpoc_42: What is present occupation or occupations?

Include homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupation

Answer regarding categories not yet received

____________________ (principal/main occupation) 1

____________________ 2

____________________ 3

____________________ 4

Peru:

wpoc_43: What is present occupation or occupations?

Include homemaker/housewife/househusband as an occupation

Answer regarding categories not yet received

____________________ (principal/main occupation) 1

____________________ 2

____________________ 3

____________________ 4

Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed


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New Zealand:

wpoc_46 = Q17A_Occupation: What is/are your current occupation or occupations?

For example, childcare aid, maths teacher, pastry chef, dairy farmer. INCLUDE

HOMEMAKER / HOUSEWIFE / HOUSEHUSBAND AS AN OCCUPATION.

____________________

18. Do you have a management position? WMAP

Yes, at the top level 4

Yes, at the medium level 3

Yes, at the low level 2

No 1

Switzerland:

wmap_01 = using the variables wmap_01a, wmap_01b, wmap_01c, and wmap_01d

(egp10_97)

Remark: The indicator was created by the Swiss Federal Statistic Office

self- employed, high leading position 1

high qualified white collar workers 2

with collar workers, other non manual jobs 3

entrepreneur (small factories) with employees 4

entrepreneur (small factories) with employees 5

farmer, self-employed fisherman 6

foreman 7

qualified blue collar workers 8

training on the job 9

agricultural worker 10

no answer 99

Germany:

wmap_02 = using wmap_02a (What is your current (or most recent) job position?), and

wmap_02b:

employed as an apprentice 1

unskilled / manual worker, skilled worker, office

worker/government employee

2

self-employed, employee / civil servant with special /higher

qualifications

3

manager (Director, company head) 4

no response 8

none of the above 9

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

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Spain:

not surveyed

United Kingdom:

not surveyed

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

wmap_08 = using wmap_08a, wmap_08b and wmap_08c (p8, p9 and p11 = wpos_08a,b,c)

Remark: see wpcoc_08

professional (with university studies, university professor) 1

teacher (primary, secondary, high school) 2

small business owner (shop, restaurant, corner shop) 3

bank or office clerk, government employee 4

skilled worker (machinist, mechanic, bookbinder, etc.) 5

unskilled worker with temporary jobs, sergeant, private,

domestic service personnel (driver, houseboy, gardener,

construction worker, taxi driver)

6

farmer 7

peasant 8

underemployed (non-salaried salesperson, bootblack, car

washer, agricultural day labourer, etc.)

9

student 10

housewife 11

other (specify) 12

Sweden:

not surveyed

Finland:

wmap_10 = sose1: wording see appendix

Remark: sose1 is a classification based on the occupation that was asked and categorized in

the interview situation

farmer or other self-employed 1

upper white collar employee 2

lower white collar employee 3

unskilled / skilled worker 4

socio-economic position unknown or no profession 5

no response 99

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed


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Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

not surveyed

Hungary:

not surveyed

Brazil: Sample A

wmap_17: Are you a manager or in a position of responsibility?

yes, high responsibility 4

yes, average responsibility 3

yes, little responsibility 2

no 1

Iceland:

not surveyed

Denmark:

not surveyed

Sri Lanka:

wmap = wmap_18: same as core question

Remark: 2 x “8”; 1 x “7”???

Nigeria:

wmap: same as core question

Kazakhstan:

wmap = 202(18): same as core question

Argentina:


Canada:

not surveyed

USA I:

not surveyed

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:


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Japan:

not surveyed

Costa Rica:


India:

wmap = mgmtpas: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


Remark: a skip orde after wpoc_40 (“if you are not working please skip to question 19

(wpos)”) results in around 30% of missing values on this variable

Belize:

not surveyed

Nicaragua:



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Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


19.A. What is your present daily occupation/employment status? WPOS

Working for pay 8 (SKIP TO Q. 20)

Involuntarily unemployed 7 (SKIP TO Q. 19B)

Student 6 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Retired 5 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Not working due to illness 4 (SKIP TO Q. 19C)

Parental or pregnancy leave 3 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Homemaker 2 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Voluntarily unemployed for other reasons 1 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Switzerland:

wpos_01 = using the variables wpos_01a, wpos_01b, wpos_01c, wpos_01d,wpos_01e,

wpos_01f, wpos_01g, wpos_01h, wpos_01i, and wpos_01j (arbeit97)

employed 1

self-employed 2

apprenticeship 3

occasionally working, unemployed 4

housewife, houseman 5

retired; chronic diseased 6

no response, missing 99

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Germany:

wpos_02 = using variables wpos_02a, wpos_02b; wpos_02c, wpos_02d, wpos_02e,

wpos_02f, wpos_02g, wpos_02h, wpos_02i, wpos_02j, wpos_02k, wpos_02l, wpos_02m

Remark: no variables to „not working due illness“ (4)

working for pay 8

unemployed 7

student 6

retired 5

maternity leave/family leave 3

housewife/house-husband 2

military (compulsory service) / community work (option to

compulsory military service, school, professional training

internship, residency, applying to admission to university or

training program, other

1

none of the above 96

no response 99

Italy:

wpos_03 = q2-cond_p: What’s your present occupation/employment status?

student 1

homemaker 2

retired 3

working for pay 4

looking for first job 5

unvoluntary unemployed 6

France:

wpos_04= using wpos_04a to wpos_04f: What is your job situation?

working for pay 8

unemployed 7

student / pupil 6

retired 5

not working due to illness 4

parental or pregnancy leave 3

homemaker 2

training/re-training 9

apprenticeship/ sandwich course 10

national service 11

not working for other reasons 12


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Spain:

wpos_05 = p16: What is your present daily occupation/employment status?

employee (skip to Q.17) 1

no working due to illness (skip to Q.17) 2

self-employed (skip to Q.20) 3

homemaker (skip to Q.21) 4

parental or pregnancy leave (skip to 21) 5

involuntarily unemployed (skip to Q.21) 6

voluntarily unemployed for other reasons (skip to Q.21) 7

student (skip to Q.21) 8

retired (skip to Q.21) 9

don’t know/don’t answer 10

United Kingdom:

wpos_06 = q12: What is your present daily occupation/employment status? ££

government training scheme 1

full-time work (30+ hours per week) 2

part-time work (8-29 hours per week) 3

unemployed and seeking work 4

unemployed not seeking work 5

mother/housewife (not more than 7 hours a week outside

home)and not seeking work

6

full-time education 7

part-time education 8

part-time education and part-time work 9

temporarily laid off 10

on disability and no job to go back to 11

temporarily out of work due to illness/ disability and job to go

back to

12

maternity/ paternity leave 13

retired 14

refused 15

Israel:

wpos_07 = using the variables wpos_07a, and wpos_07b

working for pay 1

unemployed 2

sick leave 3

reserve military service 4

vacation; between jobs 5

no response 99

Mexico:

wpos_08 = using wpos_08a, wpos_08b and wpos_08c (p8, p9, p11 =wpoc_08a/b/c)

working for pay 8

student 6

retired 5

homemaker 2

others 1

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Sweden:

wpos_09 using wpos_09a and wpos_09b: What is your present daily occupation/employment

status?

employed full-time 1

employed part-time 2

own and family business/farm 3

unemployed 4

student 5

homemaker 6

retired (age) 7

retired (illness) 8

parental leave 9

others 10

Finland:

wpos_10 = toimi: What is your present daily occupation / employment status?

gainfully employed full-time 1

gainfully employed part-time 2

farmer 3

working in family farm without pay 4

self-employed 5

working in a family enterprise without pay 6

unemployed or laid off without pay 7

on maternity or parental leave 8

conscript or undergoing non-military service 9

student 10

not working due to long-term illness 11

retired 12

on unemployment pension 13

homemaker 14

other 15

no response 99

Norway:

wpos_11 = using a_k + a_j: What type of position do you have?

married / cohabiting without personal paid work 2

pensioner 5

student/intern 6

currently unemployed 7

labourer/operator, unskilled 9

worker/operater, skilled 10

professional, managerial position 11

professional, other 12

independent 13

on public assistance 14

other 15


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The Netherlands:

wpos_12=werkzelf: Which category or categories fits best your situation?

Remark: respondent can use only one category

paid work for >32 hr/week 1

paid work for 18-32 hr/week 2

paid work for less than 18 hr/week 3

housewife/-man 4

volunteer 5

student 6

retired 7

unemployed 8

disability pension 9

social welfare 10

otherwise 11

Austria:

wpos_13 = s8: daily occupation/employment status

fully 1

in training 2

retired 3

housewife/man 4

unemployed/no profession 5

Czech Republic:

wpos_14 = q16: How can you describe your occupation/work?

working for salary/wage 9

unemployed, looking for work 8

student 7

retired 6

disability allowance 5

not working due to illness 4


homemaker 2

voluntarily unemployed (not looking for work) 1

none of the above mentioned categories apply 0

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Hungary:

wpos_15 = A4: What is your present daily occupation/ employment status?

full-time employee 1

part-time employee 2

self-employed 3

temporarily, occasionally employed 4

retired 5

disability pensioner 6


housewife 8

student 9

unemployed 10

other inactive 11

no response 99


wpos_17 = pos: Your current work status is.(CIRCLE ONE CATEGORY BELOW)

Remark: question 1 only asked in Sample A and question 3 not asked or no cases

paid employment 8 (GO TO WPES)

unemployed (involuntary) 7 (GO TO WDUE)

student 6 (GO TO WHHI)

retired 5 (GO TO WHHI)

out of work due to illness 4 (GO TO WDIL)

maternity leave 3 (GO TO WHHI)

housewife 2 (GO TO WHHI)

voluntarily unemployed for other reasons 1 (GO TO WHHI)

Iceland:

not surveyed (wpos_18 = wpoc_18)

Denmark:

wpos_19 = a105: What is your main occupation?

farmer owning and working my own farm 1

other self-employed occupation 2

partner working at home 3

office worker/public servant 4

skilled worker 5

unskilled worker/semi-skilled worker 6

retired/early retirement 7

unemployed 8

housewife/househusband 9

apprentice/trainee 10

student 11

other 12 a105_2

Sri Lanka:

wpos = wpos_19a: same as core question


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Nigeria:

wpos_21: What is your present daily occupation/employment status?

gainfully employed 8 (GO TO Q. 20)

applicant 7 (SKIP TO Q. 19B)

student 6 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

retired 5 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

not working due to illness 4 (SKIP TO Q. 19C)

maternity leave 3 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

homemaker 2 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

voluntarily unemployed for other reasons 1 (SKIP TO Q. 26)

missing 9

Kazakhstan:

wpos = 203A(19A): same as core question

Argentina:

wpos: same as core question

Canada:

wpos_24 = W1: Which of the following BEST DESCRIBES your present employment

situation. Are you working for pay, self-employed, going to school, caring for family, on

disability, retired, or unemployed?

work for pay (part- or full-time position, one or more

positions

1

self-employed (part- or full-time, includes self-employed and

working elsewhere part-time)

2

goint to school 3

R volunteers going to school and working for pay 4

caring for family 5

R volunteers caring for a family and working for pay 6

long-term illness/disability 7

retired 8

R volunteers retired and working for pay 9

unemployed 10

other (specify) 97

USA I:

wpos_25 = genemp01: What is respondent’s present employment status? Constructed from

F21N22 and FN2B (ask Perry Benson, UND, for more information).

Remark: Same response categories as the core question.

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USA II:

wpos_26 = q23: Which of these statements best describes your present work situation?

working full-time, that is, 35 hours or more per week 1

working part-time, that is, less than 35 hours per week 2

have a job, but not at work because of temporary illness 3

unemployed or laid off and looking for work 4

unemployed and not looking for work 5

in school 6

retired 7

homemaker 8

disables 9

never worked for pay, or 10

something else? (specify) ____________________ 77

self-employed 11

volunteer 12

in job training programm 13

don’t know 98

missing 97,99

Uganda:


Remark: Circle one.

Reference to emplyoyment status and employment categories may need to use local terms

with similar meanings.

self employed 9 (Go to Q..22A)

working for pay 8 (GO TO Q. 20)

involuntarily unemployed 7 (SKIP TO Q. 19B)

student 6 (SKIP TO Q. 26)


not working due to illness 4 (SKIP TO Q. 19C)

parental or pregnancy leave 3 (SKIP TO Q. 26)



Japan:

wpos_28 = q6: What is your employment status?

working 1 (SKIP TO q.8)

involuntarily unemployed 2 (SKIP TO Q. 7B)

not working due to illness 3 (SKIP TO Q. 7)

parental or pregnancy leave 4 (SKIP TO Q. 13)

student 5 (SKIP TO Q. 13C)




other 9 (SKIP TO Q. 13)

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India:

wpos = empstat: same as core question

Australia:

wpos_31 = q17: Do you work??

part-time 1

full-time 2

home-duties 3

student 4

not currently working 5

ECAS: Germany:

wpos_32 = present: What is your present work situation?

working full-time (i.e., 35 hours + per week) 1

working part-time (i.e. less than 35 hours per week) 2

full-time housewife 3

retired 4

not working 5

other 6

ECAS: Italy:





retired 4

not working 5

other 6

ECAS: France:

wpos_34= present: What is your present work situation?




retired 4

not working 5

other 6






retired 4

not working 5

other 6

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ECAS: Sweden:





retired 4

not working 5

other 6

ECAS: Finland:





retired 4

not working 5

other 6

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


Belize:

wpos_41 = based on q3_1 and q3_2:

voluntary unemployed 1

housewife/home duties 2

other (specify) _____________________ 3

income recipient (remittances from abroad, public/private,

rents, investments, interest, pension)

4

student 5

without job/wanting and available to work 6

working for pay 7


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Nicaragua:


working for pay 8 (skip to q.20)

involuntarily unemployed 7 (skip to q.19B)

student 6 (skip to q.26)

retired 5 (skip to q.26)

not working due to illness 4 (skip to q.19C)

parental or pregnancy leave 3 (skip to q.26)

homemaker 2 (skip to q.26)

voluntarily unemployed for other reasons 1 (skip to q.26)

other (informal job) 0

Peru:


working for the family without pay 13 (skip to q.20)

working for pay 12 (skip to q.20)

I don’t work because of a strike, but I have a job 11 (skip to q.20)

I don’t work because of illness, but I have a job 10 (skip to q.20)

looking for a job, but I worked before 9 (skip to q.19B)

looking the first time for a job 8 (skip to q.19B)

not working due to illness 7 (skip to q.19B)

student 6 (skip to q.26)

homemaker 5 (skip to q.26)

retired 4 (skip to q.26)

income recipients 3 (skip to q.26)

can’t work because of pregnancy 2 (skip to q.26)

voluntarily unemployed 1 (skip to q.26)

Australia II:


USA III:

wpos_45 = q46-47 (>a17<): Please stop when I get to the category that best describes your

present work situation? Are you:

working full time, that is, 35 hours or more per week 1

working part-time, that is, less than 35 hours per week 2

have a job, but not at work because of temporary illness 3

unemployed or laid off and looking for work 4

unemployed or laid off and not looking for work 5

in school 6

retired 7

homemaker 8

disabled 9

never worked for pay or 10

something else? (What is your pesent work situation?)______ 77

self-employed 11

volunteer work 12

don’t know 98

refused 97

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New Zealand:


19.B. How long have you been involuntarily unemployed? WDUE

|__|__| MONTHS (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Switzerland:

wdue_01 = using the variables wdue_01a, wdue_01b, and wdue_01c

|__|__| months

no response/ don’t know 999

Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

wdue_04 = using wdue_04a to wdue_04g (skip variables = age <16, >30, wpos_04 “not

unemployed”, wpos_04b “students”): How long have you been unemployed?

|__|__| months

skipped, not asked (not unemployed) 9997

skipped (student) 9998

skipped (age <16 >30) 9999

Spain:

not surveyed

United Kingdom:

not surveyed

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed

Sweden:

not surveyed

Finland:

wdue_10= using variables wdue_10a, and wdue_10b

Remark: sum of the variables named above; skip if person is not unemployed

|__|__|__| months

no response 999


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Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

not surveyed

Hungary:

not surveyed

Brazil: Sample A

wdue: same as core question

Iceland:

not surveyed

Denmark:

not surveyed

Sri Lanka:

wdue = wdue_19b: same as core question

Nigeria:

wdue_21: How long have you been an applicant?

|__|__|__| months (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Kazakhstan:

wdue = 203B(19B): same as core question

Argentina:


Canada:

not surveyed

USA I:

not surveyed

USA II:

wdue_26 = q29: How many weeks have you been unemployed?

|__|__| weeks

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Uganda:


Japan:

not surveyed

Costa Rica:


India:

wdue = unemp: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


Belize:

not surveyed


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Nicaragua:


Remark: values are too high, go up to 360 months

Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:

wdue: same as core question (in months)

19.C. How long have you been not working due to illness? WDIL

|__|__| MONTHS (SKIP TO Q. 26)

Switzerland:

wdil_01 = using the variables wdil_01a, wdil_01b, wdil_01c, and wdil_01d

|__|__| months


Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

not surveyed

United Kingdom:

not surveyed

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed

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Sweden:

wdil_09 = using the variables wdil_09a, wdil_09b, and wdil_09c

|__|__| months

none 0

don't know 88

refused 99

Finland:

not surveyed

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

not surveyed

Hungary:

not surveyed

Brazil: Sample A

wdil: same as core question

Iceland:

not surveyed

Denmark:

not surveyed

Sri Lanka:

wdil = wdil_19c: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

wdil = 203C(19C): same as core question

Argentina:



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Canada:

not surveyed

USA I:

not surveyed

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:


Japan:

not surveyed

Costa Rica:


India:

wdil = illness: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

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Uruguay;


Isle of Man:


Belize:

not surveyed

Nicaragua:


Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


20. What is your present employment situation? WPES

Employed until I quit or retire 4

Employed until I am laid off or fired 3

Employed until the (project/ task/job) I was hired for is finished 2

Employed only temporarily or (off-and-on/intermittently) 1

Switzerland:

not surveyed

Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

wpes = p17 : same as core question


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United Kingdom:

wpes_06 = q13: What is your present employment situation?

“permanently” employed 1

temporarily employed 2

self-employed 3

not working 98

refused 9999

no response 99

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed

Sweden:

not surveyed

Finland:

not surveyed

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

not surveyed

Hungary:

not surveyed

Brazil: Sample A

wpes: same as core question

Iceland:

not surveyed

Denmark:

not surveyed

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Sri Lanka:

wpes = wpes_20: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

wpes = 242(20): same as core question

Argentina:


Canada:

not surveyed

USA I:

wpes = f24n25: same as core question

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:


Japan:

not surveyed

Costa Rica:


India:

wpes = presemp: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


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not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


Belize:

not surveyed

Nicaragua:

wpes_42: same as core question

Remark: filter of this question is determined by wpos_42

Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


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21. Are you self-employed or are you employed by others? WEST

Self-employed 1

Employed by others 2

Switzerland:

west_01 = using the variables west_01a and west_01b

employed 1

self-employed 2

in apprenticeship 3

occasionally working 4

unemployed or without pay 8

no response 99

Germany:

west_02 = using west_02a (What is your current (or most recent) job position?), and west_02b

(Are you currently employed?)

self-employed 1

employed by others 2

no employment status 3

refused 97

don’t know 98

no response 99

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

west_04=using q442 (skip variables = age <16, >30, wpos_04b “student”): Are you:

self-employed 1


registered with the National Employment Agency 3

inactive 4

skipped (age <16 >30), not asked 9999

skipped (students) 9998

Spain:

not surveyed

United Kingdom:

west_06: see wpes_06: What is your present employment situation?

“permanently” employed 1

temporarily employed 2

self-employed 3

not working 98

refused 9999

no response 99


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Israel:

west_10 = employ: Are you

self-employed 1

employed 2

other 3

no response 99

Mexico:

not surveyed

Sweden:

not surveyed

Finland:

west_10 = using variable west_10a


self-employed 2

no employment status or no response 3

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

west_14 = q17: Are you employed by others or self-employed?

self-employed (i.e. sole trader, private entrepreneur) 1

employed 2

both (i.e. employed and self-employed) 3

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Hungary:

west_15 = see wpos_15: What is your present daily occupation/ employment status?

full-time employee 1

part-time employee 2

self-employed 3

temporarily, occasionally employed 4

retired 5

disability pensioner 6


housewife 8

student 9

unemployed 10

other inactive 11

no response 99


west: same as core question

Iceland:

not surveyed

Denmark:

not surveyed

Sri Lanka:

west = west_21: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

west = 205(21): same as core question

Argentina:


Canada:

not surveyed

USA I:

not surveyed

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:



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Japan:

not surveyed

Costa Rica:


India:

west = selfemp: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


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Belize:

west_41 = q3_3

own business/self-employed with paid help 1

own business/self-employed without paid help 2

paid employee – government 3

paid employee – quasi government 4

paid employee - private 5

unpaid family worker 6

Nicaragua:

west_42: Are you employer or employed by others?

Remark: Translation of self-employed not quite right

employer 1


Peru:

not surveyed

Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


22.A. What are your present working hours in your current job(s)? WPWH

61 hours or more a week 6

41 - 60 hours/week 5



11 – 20 hours/week 2

1 – 10 hours/week 1

Switzerland:

wpwh_01 = using the variables wpwh_01a, and wpwh_01b

open question




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Germany:

wpwh_02 = wpos_02a: Are you currently employed?

full-time (35h+) 1

part-time (15-34h) 2

part-time (<15h) 3

in training/apprenticeship 4

none of the above 6 (SKIP TO S7)

refused 7

don’t know 8

no response 9

(Note: no variable for 1-10 hours/week)

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

not surveyed

United Kingdom:

wpwh_06: q14: What are your present working hours in your current job?

30 hours/week or more 1

20-29 hours/week 2

10-19 hours/week 3

1-9 hours/week 4

not working 98

refused 9999

no response 99

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed

Sweden:

not surveyed

Finland:

not surveyed

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Norway:

wpwh_11 = a_j: Are you yourself in full-time or part-time paid labour?

yes, part-time 3

yes, full-time 5

it varies 7

no 9

The Netherlands:

wpwh_12: using wpos_12: for those with paid employment (code 1,2 or 3)

>32 hr/week 1

18-32 hr/week 2

<18 hr/week 3

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

not surveyed

Hungary:

not surveyed

Brazil: Sample A

wpwh: same as core question

Iceland:

wpwh_18 = V1: How many hours do you sually work outside home (include hours spent

studying)?

|__|__|__|__| hours

non response (mail survey) 97

non response (telephone survey) 98

don’t know 99

Denmark:

not surveyed

Sri Lanka:

wpwh = wpwh_22a: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

wpwh = 206A(22A): same as core question

Argentina:



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Canada:

wpwh_24 = W6A: How many hours a week do you work at your job?

three hours or less per week 3

enter number of hours: |__|__| hours 4-79

eighty or more hours 80

R insists it varies so much that they cannot answer 96

USA I:

wpwh = f25n26: Approximately how many hours per week do you work for pay?

USA II:

wpwh_26 = see wpos_26: Present working hours

full-time (35 hours +) 1

part-time (< 35 hours) 2

Uganda:


Japan:

wpwh_28 = q10: What are your present working hours in your current job(s) (including

overtime? CIRCLE ONE

1-10 hours/week 1

11-20 hours/week 2

21-30 hours/week 3

31-40 hours/week 4

41-50 hours/week 5

51-60 hours/week 6

more than 61 hours/week 7

Costa Rica:


India:

wpwh = workhrs: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed

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not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


Belize:


Nicaragua:

wpwh_42: same as core question

Remark: filter of question different

Peru:


Australia II:

wpwh_44 = A4: Do you work part-time or full time?

full-time (35 hours or more) 1

Part-time 2

don’t know 98

refused 99

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:



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22.B. Are you working one job or more than one job? WJOB

More than one job 2

One job 1

Switzerland:

wjob_01 = using the variables wjob_01a, and wjob_01b

more than one job 2

one job 1


no response 99

Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

not surveyed

United Kingdom:

not surveyed

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed

Sweden:

not surveyed

Finland:

not surveyed

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

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Czech Republic:

not surveyed

Hungary:

not surveyed

Brazil: Sample A

wjob: same as core question

Iceland:

not surveyed

Denmark:

not surveyed

Sri Lanka:

wjob = wjob_22b: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

wjob = 206B(22B): same as core question

Argentina:


Canada:

not surveyed

USA I:

wjob = f25n26a: same as core question

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:


Japan:

not surveyed

Costa Rica:



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India:

wjob = job: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


Belize:

not surveyed

Nicaragua:

wjob_42: same as core question


Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

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USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


23. Do you usually work: (MULTIPLE RESPONSES POSSIBLE) WUWT

Day time 4

Evenings 3

Night time 2

Shift work 1

Switzerland:

wuwt_01 = using the variables wuwt_01a, wuwt_01b, wuwt_01c, and wuwt_01d

Remark: evening-work (3) is not surveyed

day time 4

night time 2

shift work 1

weekends 5


no response 99

Germany:

wuwt_02 = using variables wuwt_02a, wuwt_02b, wuwt_02c, and wuwt_02d (working time)

Remark: evening-work (3) is not surveyed

day time 4

night time 2

shift work 1

weekends 5

none of the above 96

no response 99

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

wuwta – wuwtd = p18c01 – p18c12: same as core question

United Kingdom:

wuwta06 = q15@1: Do you usually work:

yes no

day time 1 0


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wuwtb06 = q15@2: Do you usually work:

yes no

evenings 1 0

wuwtc06 = q15@3: Do you usually work:

yes no

night time 1 0

wuwtd06 = q15@4: Do you usually work:

yes no

shift work 1 0

wuwte06 = q15@5: Do you usually work:

yes no

refused 1 0

not working 98

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed

Sweden:

not surveyed

Finland:

not surveyed

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

wuwt_14 = q18: How many hours do you usually work?

regular working hours (daytime) 4

evenings 3

night time 2

shift work 1

Hungary:

not surveyed

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wuwt: same as core question

Iceland:

wuwta18 using v3: Do you usually work:

Remark: wuwta18 and wuwtd18 are based on the same variable => no “multible response” is

possible for these two variables

yes no

day time 1 0

wuwtb18 using v4: Do you usually work:

yes no

evenings 1 0

wuwtc18 using v5: Do you usually work:

yes no

night time 1 0

wuwtd18 using v3: Do you usually work:

Remark: wuwta18 and wuwtd18 are based on the same variable => no “multible response” is

possible for these two variables

yes no

shift work 1 0

Denmark:

not surveyed

Sri Lanka:

wuwt = wuwt_23: same as core question

Nigeria:

wuwta – wuwtd = q23a to 23d: Do you usually work: CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY.

day time 4 (Q. 23A)

evenings 3 (Q. 23B)

night time 2 (Q. 23C)

shift work 1 (Q. 23D)

Kazakhstan:

wuwta22 = 207(23): Do you usually work …..?

A) Day time

yes 1

no 2

wuwtb22 = 207(23): Do you usually work …..?

B) Evenings

yes 1

no 2


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wuwtc22 = 207(23): Do you usually work …..?

C) Night time

yes 1

no 2

wuwtd22 = 207(23): Do you usually work …..?

D) Shift work

yes 1

no 2

Argentina:

wuwta - wuwtc: same as core question

Remark: only 3 variables asked

Canada:

wuwt_24 = W6B: Which of the following best describes your work schedule, would you say:

a regular daytime schedule, a regular evening shift, a regular night or graveyard shift, rotating

shifts, a split shift, an irregular schedule, or are you on call?

regular daytime schedule 1

regular evening shift 2

regular night or graveyard shift 3

rotating shifts 4

split shift 5

irregular schedule 6

on call 7

other 97

USA I:

wuwta25 = f26n27: At what times of day do you usually work?

yes no

day time 1 2

wuwtb25 = f26n272: At what times of day do you usually work?

yes no

evenings 1 2

wuwtc25 = f26n273: At what times of day do you usually work?

yes no

night time 1 2

wuwtd25 = 26n274: At what times of day do you usually work?

yes no

rotating shifs 1 2

USA II:

not surveyed

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Uganda:

wuwta27 = using q23day: Do you usually work:

apply doesn’t apply

day time 0 1

wuwtb27 = using q23evening: Do you usually work:


evenings 0 1

wuwtc27 = using q23night: Do you usually work:


night time 0 1

wuwtd27 = using q23shiftwo: Do you usually work:


shift work 0 1

Japan:

wuwta – wuwtd = q11_1ma – q11_4ma: same as core question

Costa Rica:

wuwt_29: Do you usually work? Only one possibility.

day time 4

evenings 3

night time 2

shift work 1

India:

wuwt_30 = working: Do you usually work? CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY

shift work 1

night time 2

evenings 3

daytime 4

day time and evenings 5

day time, evenings, and night time 6

day time and night time 7

day time, evenings, night time, and shift work 8

day time, evenings and shift work 10

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed


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ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:

wuwta – wuwtd: same as core question

Isle of Man:


Belize:

not surveyed

Nicaragua:

wuwta42 – wuwtd42: same as core question


Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:

wuwta46 = Q23_WorkTimeDay: When do you usually work? Day time

yes 1

no 0

wuwtb46 = Q23_WorkTimeEvening: When do you usually work? Evenings

yes 1

no 0

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wuwtc46 = Q23_WorkTimeNight: When do you usually work? Night time

yes 1

no 0

wuwtd46 = Q23_WorkTimeShift: When do you usually work? Shift work

yes 1

no 0

24. Which of the following best describes the people you work with or

who work alongside you? WPWW

All or nearly all are men 6

A majority are men 5

Half are women, half are men 4

A majority are women 3

All or nearly all are women 2

I work alone or by myself 1

Switzerland:

not surveyed

Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

wpww = p19: same as core question

United Kingdom:

wpww = q16: same as core question

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed


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Sweden:

wpww_09 = medarb: Which of the following best describes the people you work closest to, i e

co-workers within the same department or a small company?

all are men 1

most of them are men 2

half are women, half are men 3

most of them are women 4

all are women 5

I work alone 6

non working 0

Finland:

wpww_10 = tyotovsp: Which of the following best describes your work fellows you meet

daily?

all women 2

mostly women 3

both women and men 4

mostly men 6

all men 5

I don’t need anybody 1

not working 7

Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:


Remark: Read marked answers!

Hungary:

not surveyed


wpww: same as core question

Iceland:

not surveyed

Denmark:

wpww = a107: same as core question

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Sri Lanka:

wpww = wpww_24: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

wpww = 208(24): same as core question

Argentina:


Canada:

not surveyed

USA I:

wpww = f29n30gn: same as core question

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:


Japan:


Costa Rica:


India:

wpww = workwith: same as core question

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


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not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:

wpww_39: At work ….

all or nearly all are men 6

a majority are men 5

half arw women, half are men 4

a majority are women 3

all or nearly all are women 2

I work alone or by myself 1

Isle of Man:


Belize:


Nicaragua:

wpww_42: same as core question


Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


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25. How stressful is your work situation? WSWS

Very stressful 4

Somewhat stressful 3

A little stressful 2

Not at all stressful 1

Switzerland:

not surveyed

Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

wsws_03=stress: How stressful is your working situation?

very stressful 1

somewhat stressful 2

a little stressful 3

not at all stressful 4

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

wsws = p20: same as core question

United Kingdom:

wsws = q17: same as core question

Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

not surveyed

Sweden:

wsws_09 = stress: How stressful is your work situation?

Remark: stress means negative stress

Remark: only surveyed in a sub-sample (C )

very stressful 1




don’t know 5

refused 6

Finland:

not surveyed


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Norway:

not surveyed

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:

wsws_14 = q20: How stressful (exhausting) is your work?

very stressful 4

rather stressful 3

a bit stressful 2


Hungary:

not surveyed


wsws: same as core question

Iceland:

wsws_18 = V6: Would you say your work situation is very stressful, somewhat stressful or not

at all stressful?

very stressful 1



not al all stressful 4



don’t know 99

Denmark:

wsws = a108: same as core question

Sri Lanka:

wsws = wsws_25: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

wsws = 209(25): same as core question

Argentina:


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Canada:

wsws using W7: Would you say your work situation is very stressful, moderately stressful a

little stressful, or not at all stressful?

very stressful 1

moderately stressful 2



USA I:

wsws = f33n34: same as core question

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:


Japan:

wsws = q21: same as core question

Costa Rica:


India:

wsws stress: same as core question

Remark: this refers to negative stress or distress

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed


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ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:


Belize:


Nicaragua:

wsws_42: same as core question


Peru:


Australia II:

not surveyed

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


26. What is your total household income, before taxes and from all sources? By

household income we mean income earned by you (IF APPLICABLE: and by

your spouse/cohabiting partner, and by other family members living with you)

and any income from other sources, such as child support or pensions. WHHI

___________________________________

Switzerland:

whhi_01 = tsode40: Could you tell us the approximate total income for your household? (the

sum of all incomes of all household members after deducting social security, and pension

fees)

Remark: income after social security and pension fees but before tax

|__|__|__|__|__|__| CHF

no response/ don’t know 99’999

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Germany:

whhi_02 = S12: monthly household net income

Remark: it is the net income

up to 1,000 DM 1

1,000 up to 1,500 DM 2

1,500 up to 2,000 DM 3

2,000 up to 2,500 DM 4

2,500 up to 3,000 DM 5

3,000 up to 4,000 DM 6

4,000 up to 5,000 DM 7

5,000 up to 6,000 DM 8

6,000 DM, and more 9

refused 97

don’t know 98

no response 99

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

whhi_04= q462 (skip variable = age <16): In which band approximately, does your total net

monthly income fall ( or annual income if you prefer) and this from all those people living

with you, including revenue other than salaries, such as allowances, rents, commercial

industrial benefits (bic), non-commercial benefits, agricultural benefits:

Remark: only for aged 15 or more.

less than 1,500 Francs/month 1

from 1,500 to under 2,500 Francs/month 2










more than 50,000 Francs/month 12

do not know, do not want to say 13

skipped, age <16 9999


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Spain:

whhi_05 = p21: What is your monthly household income, before taxes and from all sources?

By household income we mean “take home” income earned by you (IF APPLICABLE: and by

your spouse/cohabiting partner, and by other family members living with you) and any income

from other sources, such as child support or pensions.

up to 300 € 1

from 300 to 600 € 2

from 600 to 1.200 € 3

from 1.200 to 1.800 € 4

from 1.800 to 2.400 € 5

more than 2.400 € 6


United Kingdom:

whhi_06 = q18: What is your monthly household income, from all sources? By household

income we mean “take home” income earned by you (IF APPLICABLE: your partner) and

any income from other sources, such as child support or pensions.

less than £500 1

£501 - £750 2

£751 - £1,000 3

£1,001 - £ 2,000 4

£2,001 - £3,000 5

£3,001 - £ 4,000 6

£4,001 - £ 5,000 7

£5,001 - £ 6,000 8

more than £6,000 9

refused 10

no response 99

Israel:

whhi_07 = income: As you know, the mean income of a family in this country is 12,400

shekels total per month. Is the income of all the members of your family who live here in the

apartment, similar, or lower than this sum?

Remark: exchange ratio: 1 shekel = 0.21465 euro (05.12.2002) => 2661.66 euro

much higher 1

a bit higher 2

similar 3

a little lower 4

much lower 5

refuses to say 6

don't know 7

no response 99

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Mexico:

whhi_08 = p15

Remark: ??? Where is 4-5minimum salaries

less than the minimum salary (up to $ 841) 1

one minimum salary 2

up to twice the minimum salary (from $ 843 to $ 1,684) 3

from 2 to 4 minimum salaries (from $ 1,684 to $ 3,368) 4

over 5 minimum salaries (Over $4,210) 5

don’t know, refused 9

Sweden:

whhi_09: sinkomst from register data

Finland:

whhi_10 = using the variables whhi_10a, and whhi_10b

Remark: sum of the variables named above; only own and partner's income asked, not those

of other family members; include all income without subtracing e.g. taxes; Finnish marks are

transferred to Euro

|__|__|__|__|__|__| Euro

no response 99999

Norway:

whhi_11 = using a_d: What would you estimate the total gross income of your household to

be per month? That is combined income before taxes and deductions.

up to 100.000/12 NOK = up to 8333 NOK 1

(100.000-199.000)/12 NOK = 8.334-16.583 NOK8.334-

16.583 NOK8.334-16.583 NOK

2

(200.000-299.000)/12 NOK = 16.584-24.917 NOK 3

(300.000-399.000)/12 NOK = 24.918-33.250 NOK 4

(400.000-499.000)/12 NOK = 33.251-41.583 NOK 5

(500.000-599.000)/12 NOK = 41.584-49.917 NOK 6

(600.000-699.000)/12 NOK = 49.918-58.250 NOK 7

(700.000-799.000)/12 NOK = 58.251-66.583 NOK 8

800.000/12 or more = 66.584 NOK or more 9

do not wish to answer 10

do not know 11

The Netherlands:

not surveyed


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Austria:

whhi_13 = s10: monthly net-income of household-leader (bread winner) EURO

under 581.- 1

581.- - 727.- 2

728.- - 872.- 3

873.- - 1017.- 4

1018.- - 1163.- 5

1164.- - 1308.- 6

1309.- - 1453.- 7

1454.- - 1599.- 8

1600.- - 1744.- 9

1745.- - 1890.- 10

1891.- - 2180.- 11

Czech Republic:

whhi_14 = q21: In which income category would you classify your household. By income, we

mean net monthly income of all household members. Household income means your income

(or even an income of you wife, partner, cohabiting partner, and income of other family

members who are living with you) and all income from other sources (child support,

pensions).

under CZK 5,000 1

CZK 5,001 - 10,000 2

CZK 10,001 - 15,000 3

CZK 15,001 - 20,000 4

CZK 20,001 - 30,000 5

CZK 30,001 - 40,000 6

CZK 40,001 - 60,000 7

CZK 60,001 - 80,000 8

more than CZK 80,000 9

I refuse to answer this question 88

Hungary:

whhi_15 = using the variables whhi_15a, and whhi_15b

Remark: monthly income in thousand forints

o.1 to 30 1

30.01 to 40 2

40.01 to 50 3

50.01 to 60 4

60.01 to 70 5

70.01 to 80 6

80.01 to 100 7

100.01 to 150 8

150.01 to 200 9

200 and more 10

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whhi_17 = hhi: What is total family income, from all sources? By family income we mean

what is earned by you ( IF APPLICABLE: and by your partner, spouse and by all those living

with you) and any other source of income such as from child support, student grants, living

allowances, etc.

02 minimum salaries 6






Iceland:

whhi_18 = V99: Total household income

less than 250.000 ISK 1

250.000-399.000 ISK 2

400.000-549.000 ISK 3

550.000 ISK or more 4



don’t know 99

Denmark:

whhi_19 = a109: What is your total household income, before taxes and from all sources in

2002? By household income we mean income earned by you (IF APPLICABLE: and by your

spouse/cohabiting partner, and by any other family members living with you) and any income


under 100.000 kr. 1

between 100.000-199.999 kr. 2

between 200.000-299.999 kr. 3

between 300.000-499.999 kr 4

between 500.000-749.999 kr 5

between 750.000-999.999 kr. 6

1.000.000 kr. or more 7

Sri Lanka:

whhi_20 = whhi_26: What is your total household income, before taxes and from all sources?

By household income we mean income earned by you (if applicable: and by your

spouse/cohabiting partner and by other family members living with your) and any income

from other sources, such as samurdhi, child support or pensions (monthly income).

Rs. < 3000/= per month 7

Rs. 3000 – 4999 6

Rs. 5000 – 9999 5

Rs. 10,000 – 14,999 4

Rs. 15,000 – 19,999 3

Rs. 20,000 – 24,999 2

Rs. 25,000 + 1


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Nigeria:

whhi_21: All together about how much money comes to the house at the end of the month?

That is income earned by you (IF APPLICABLE: and by your spouse/cohabiting partner,

and by other family members living with you) and any income from other sources, such as

child support or pensions.

less than 5,000 5

5,00 – 15,000 4

15,000 – 30, 000 3

30,000 – 80,000 2

80,000 or more 1

Kazakhstan:

whhi22 = 210A(26A): What is your total household income, before taxes and from all

sources? By household income we mean income earned by you (IF APPLICABLE: and by

your spouse/cohabiting partner, and by other family members living with you) and any income


Total houshold income: ____________________KZT (Kazakhstan Tenge)

Income per 1 person > 17364 KZT 1

Income per 1 person = 4532-17364 KZT 2

Income per 1 person < 4532 KZT 3

Argentina:

whhi_23: What is your total household income, before taxes and from all sources? By

household income we mean income earned by you (IF APPLICABLE: and by your

spouse/cohabiting partner, and by other family members living with you) and any income


up to 330 pesos 1

between 331 and 550 pesos 2




more than 3001 pesos 6


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Canada:

whhi_24 using Income: Could you please tell me how much income you and other members

of your household received in the year ending December 31st 2003, before taxes? Please

include income from ALL sources such as savings, pensions, rent, and unemployment

insurance as well as wages. TO THE NEAREST THOUSAND DOLLARS, what was your

TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME before taxes and other deductions were made?

[If refused or don’t know income1] We don’t need the exact amount; could you tell me which

of these broad categories it falls into…Interviewer: read options, stop when R gives an

answer

less than $20,000 1

between $20,000 and $29,999.99 2

between $30,000 and $39,999.99 3

between $40,000 and $49,999.99 4

between $50,000 and $59,999.99 5

between $60,000 and $69,999.99 6

between $70,000 and $79,999.99 7

between $80,000 and $89,999.99 8

between $90,000 and $99,999.99 9

between $100,000 and $119,999.99 10

between $120,000 and $149,999.99 11

$150,000 or more 12

USA I:

whhi_25 = f39N40: Valid

1 A-Under $1000 1.00

2 B-$100 to $2999 2.00

3 C-$3000 to $3999 3.00

4 D-$4000 to $4999 4.00

5 E-$5000 to $5999 5.00

6 F-$6000 to $6999 6.00

7 G-$7000 to $7999 7.00

8 H-$8000 to $9999 8.00

9 I-$10000 to 12499 9.00

10 J-$12500 to $14999 10.00

11 K-$15000 to 17499 11.00

12 L-$17500 to $19999 12.00

13 M-$20000 to $22499 13.00

14 N-$22500 to $24999 14.00

15 O-$25000 to $29999 15.00

16 P-$30000 to $34999 16.00

17 Q-$35000 to $39999 17.00

18 R-$40000 to $49999 18.00

19 S-$50000 to $59999 19.00

20 T-$60000 to $74999 20.00

21 U-$75000 to $99999 11.00

22 V-$100000 or more 22.00


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USA II:

whhi_26 = q27: Please look at this card. Into which group did your total household income

from all sources in 1994 fall before taxes? Just tell me the letter on the card that best describes

your total household income

$4’000 or less 1

4’001 to 6’000 2

6’001 to 8’000 3

8’001 to 10’000 4

10’001 to 15’000 5

15’001 to 20’000 6

20’001 to 30’000 7

30’001 to 40’000 8

40’001 to 60’000 9

60’001 to 80’000 10

80’001 to 100’000 11

more than 10’000 12

don’t know 98

missing 97,99

Uganda:

whhi_27 = whhi: total household income

Remark: local currency

|__|__|__|__|__|__|

Japan:

whhi_28 = q13: What is your total household income, before taxes and from all sources like

bonus and commission?

less than a million yen 1

1-1.99 million yen 2











more than 20 million yen 13

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Costa Rica:





75$ or less 1

75$ thru 338$ 2

339$ thru 500$ 3

501$ thru 750$ 4

751$ thru 1000$ 5

1001$ thru 1250$ 6

1251$ or more 7


India:

whhi_30 = wkincome: same as core question

Remark: local currency

rs |__|__|__|__|__|__|/month

Australia:

not surveyed

ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed


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Uruguay:

whhi_39: What is the total family income? (Please include all type as rents, subsides, and

others)

Montevideo (card 1)

up to 6000 pesos 1




other cities (card 1)

up to 4450 pesos 5




Isle of Man:

whhi_40: question worded as core question

I would rather not say 0

More than £6,000 1

£5,001 – 6,000 2

£4,001 – 5,000 3

£3,001 – 4,000 4

£2,001 – 3,000 5

£1,001 – 2,000 6

£751 - £1,000 7

£501 - 750 8

Less than £500 9

Belize:

whhi_41 = q3_6: What is your gross income from employment? This is before taxes and

deductions (include tips, bonuses, commissions etc. from all sources)

GROSS INCOME - questions not yet answered

|__|__| income group

unpaid family worker 00

no fixed period 26

Nicaragua:

whhi_42: same as core question

Remark: Currency – values have been transformed to USD/month

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Peru:




from other sources, such as child support or pensions

Remark: currency: Nuevo sol (PEN) / 1 USD = 3.255 PEN in 2005

less than 500 1

from 500 to less than 1000 2




5500 and more 6

Australia II:




from other sources, such as child support or pensions

no income 1 go to T1

AUD 1 – 14’999 per year (AUD 1-287 per week) 2

AUD 15’000 – 29’999 per year (AUD 288 – 577 per week) 3



AUD 50’000 – 74’999 per year (AUD 963 – 1’442 per week) 6

AUD 75’000 – 109’999 per year (AUD 1’443 – 2’115 per week) 7

AUD 110’000 or more per year (AUD 2’115 per week or more) 8

don’t know 98

refused 99

USA III:

whhi_45 = q48-49 (based on a18 $ a18a – a18i): Please stop when I get to the category that

describes your total household income from all sources in (LAST YEAR) before taxes. Was

it:

$ 8,000 or less 1

$ 8,001 to $ 10,000 2

$ 10,001 to $ 15,000 3

$ 15,001 to $ 20,000 4

$ 20,001 to $ 30,000 5

$ 30,001 to $ 40,000 6

$ 40,001 to $ 60,000 7

$ 60,001 to $ 80,000 8

$ 80,001 to $ 100,000 or 9

more than $ 100,000? 10

don’t know 98

refused 97


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New Zealand:

whhi_46 = Q26_HouseholdIncome: What is your total household income (before tax) from all

sources? By household income, we mean income earned by you and by others living with you,

and any income from other soruces, such as child support or pensions

less than $ 10,000 1

$ 10,000 - $ 19,000 2

$ 20,000 - $ 39,000 3

$ 40,000 - $ 79,000 4

$ 80,000 - $ 119,000 5

$ 120,000 or more 6

27. How much of the total household income, from all sources, do you

yourself provide? WROI

All of it 5

More than half 4

About half 3

Less than half 2

None 1

Refused 0

Switzerland:

wroi_01 = using the variables wroi_01a, wroi_01b, and wroi_01c

all of it 5

more than half 4

about half 3

less than half 2

none 1


no response 99

Germany:

not surveyed

Italy:

not surveyed

France:

not surveyed

Spain:

wroi = p22: same as core question

United Kingdom:

wroi = q19: same as core question

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Israel:

not surveyed

Mexico:

wroi_08 = p10 (main wage earner / more than half of the household income)

yes 1

no 2

Sweden:

not surveyed ££ register data? ££

Finland:

wroi_10= using variables wroi_10a, and wroi_10b (there is a variable wroi_10c in the dataset

including the ratio (without categories)

Remark: wroi_10 = wroi_10a/(wroi_10a+wroi_10b) (or 0.5 if both have zero income ££ now

98)

none (0-5 %) 1

less than half (6-44 %) 2

about half (45-55 %) 3

more than half (56-94 %) 4

all of it (95-100 %) 5

no income

no response 99

Norway:

wroi_11 = using wroi_11a and wroi_11b: How much of the total household income do you

yourself provide?

______% (approximately) 5

The Netherlands:

not surveyed

Austria:

not surveyed

Czech Republic:


Hungary:

not surveyed


wroi: same as core question

Iceland:

not surveyed


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Denmark:

wroi = a110: same as core question

Sri Lanka:

wroi = wroi_27: same as core question

Nigeria:


Kazakhstan:

wroi = 211(27): same as core question

Argentina:


Canada:

wroi = using INCOME6: How much of the total household income do you provide, would you

say all of it, more than half, about half, less than half, or none of it?

Interviewer: the R may contribute to the household income even if they do not work. For

example, they may have any inheritances, pensions, savings, etc.

all 1

more than half 2

about half 3

less than half 4

none 5

USA I:

wroi = f40n41gn: same as core question

USA II:

not surveyed

Uganda:


Japan:


Costa Rica:


India:

indicator was not included in the database as it includes missing values only

Australia:

not surveyed

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ECAS: Germany:

not surveyed

ECAS: Italy:

not surveyed

ECAS: France:

not surveyed


not surveyed

ECAS: Sweden:

not surveyed

ECAS: Finland:

not surveyed

Ireland:

not surveyed

Uruguay:


Isle of Man:

wroi_40: question worded as core question

all of it 5

more than half 4

about half 3

less than half 2

none 1

I would rather not say 0

Belize:

not surveyed

Nicaragua:


Peru:



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Australia II:

wroi: same as core question (How much of the total household income, from all sources, do

you yourself provide?)

all of it 5

more than half 4

about half 3

less than half 2

none 1

don’t know 98

refused 99

USA III:

not surveyed

New Zealand:


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