Questionnaire Public Report11/30/2012 04:51:34 PM
Cohort:National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Round:NLSY79 Round 24
Instrument :NLSY79 R24 release
  1. Gaps



Q7-A [T24646.00]Section: Gaps

{totbjgaps} == 0

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q8-1B

Default Next:Q7-7B


Q7-7B []Section: Gaps

{totbjgaps} == 0

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q8-1B

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


Q7-8 []Section: Gaps

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

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


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

REPEAT

COMMENT: START LOOP TO GATHER INFORMATION ON BETWEEN JOB GAPS

Default Next:Q7-11-B
Lead-In:Q7-8 [Default]


Q7-11-B []Section: Gaps

{^stop_days({bjgaps-loop13})^} >= 7

COMMENT: Check to see if the total number of days is 7 or more to see if gaps should be asked about

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q7-12

Default Next:Q7-37-LOOP-END
Lead-In:Q7-9A-LOOP-BEGIN [Default]


Q7-12 [T24655.00]Section: Gaps

You said you were not working between [start date of gap([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])~X] and [stop date of gap([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])~X]. During how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job -- during none, some or all of those weeks?

 1   None   ...(Go To Q7-19_VERBATIM)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q7-16)
 3   All   ...(Go To Q7-37-LOOP-END)

Default Next:Q7-16
Lead-In:Q7-11-B [1:1]


Q7-16 [T24667.00]Section: Gaps

You said you were not working from [start date of gap([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])~X] and [stop date of gap([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])~X]. That would be about [calculated number of total weeks in b/t job gap([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])] week(s) when you were not working.

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

Enter Number: 

Default Next:Q7-17
Lead-In:Q7-12 [2:2], Q7-12 [Default]


Q7-17 [T24671.00]Section: Gaps

{^bjgap_weeks({bjgaps-loop13})^} - {^q7-16({bjgaps-loop13})^}

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

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

Default Next:Q7-18
Lead-In:Q7-16 [Default]


Q7-18 []Section: Gaps

That leaves [Calculated number of weeks not working or self-employed([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])] week(s) that you were not working, looking for work.

Default Next:Q7-19_VERBATIM
Lead-In:Q7-17 [Default]


Q7-19_VERBATIM []Section: Gaps

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

(INTERVIEWER: RECORD VERBATIM AND SELECT RESPONSE.)

RECORD VERBATIM 


Q7-19 [T24675.00]Section: Gaps

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

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


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

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

COMMENT: END LOOP FOR BETWEEN JOB GAPS

Default Next:Q8-1B
Lead-In:Q7-12 [3:3], Q7-17 [0:0], Q7-11-B [Default], Q7-19 [Default]