Questionnaire Public Report11/29/2012 12:44:22 PM
Cohort:NLSY79 Young Adults
Round:YAdult Round 16
Instrument :YAdult7994
  1. Gaps When Not Working or in Military



Q8-1 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

Default Next:Q8-5


Q8-5 [Y01673.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-7)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q8-5A
Lead-In:Q8-1 [Default]


Q8-5A [Y01674.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-7)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q8-6
Lead-In:Q8-5 [Default]


Q8-6 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

INTERVIEWER: PUT [January 1, 1993] AND [current date] ON ROW C OF THE
CALENDAR. DRAW A LINE TO CONNECT THESE DATES.

Default Next:Q8-7
Lead-In:Q8-5A [Default]


Q8-7 [Y01675.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q9-0
If Answer >= 1 AND Answer <= 6 Then Go To Q8-8

Default Next:Q9-0
Lead-In:Q8-5 [1:1], Q8-5A [1:1], Q8-6 [Default]


Q8-8 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

Default Next:Q8-10.1
Lead-In:Q8-7 [1:6]


Q8-10.1 [Y01676.01]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-11.1
Lead-In:Q8-8 [Default]


Q8-11.1 [Y01677.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-12.1
Lead-In:Q8-10.1 [Default]


Q8-12.1 [Y01678.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

You said you were not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(1)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(2)]. During how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job -- during none, some, or all of those weeks?

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

 1   None   ...(Go To Q8-19.1)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q8-16.1)
 3   All

Default Next:Q8-20.1
Lead-In:Q8-11.1 [Default]


Q8-16.1 [Y01680.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

Enter Number: 

Default Next:Q8-17.1
Lead-In:Q8-12.1 [2:2]


Q8-17.1 [Y01681.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q8-20.1

Default Next:Q8-18.1
Lead-In:Q8-16.1 [Default]


Q8-18.1 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

Default Next:Q8-19.1
Lead-In:Q8-17.1 [Default]


Q8-19.1 [Y01682.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

 1   DID NOT WANT TO WORK
 2   ILL, DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK
 3   SCHOOL EMPLOYEES: SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION FOR THIS PERIOD
 4   ARMED FORCES
 5   PREGNANCY
 6   CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
 7   PERSONAL/FAMILY REASONS
 8   VACATION
 9   LABOR DISPUTE/STRIKE
 10   BELIEVED NO WORK AVAILABLE
 11   COULD NOT FIND WORK
 12   IN SCHOOL
 13   IN JAIL
 14   TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
 15   NEW JOB TO START
 16   OTHER

Default Next:Q8-20.1
Lead-In:Q8-12.1 [1:1], Q8-18.1 [Default]


Q8-20.1 [Y01683.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-10.2)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q9-0
Lead-In:Q8-17.1 [0:0], Q8-12.1 [Default], Q8-19.1 [Default]


Q8-10.2 [Y01684.02]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-11.2
Lead-In:Q8-20.1 [1:1]


Q8-11.2 [Y01685.01]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-12.2
Lead-In:Q8-10.2 [Default]


Q8-12.2 [Y01686.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(3)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(4)]. During how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job -- during none, some, or all of those weeks?

 1   None   ...(Go To Q8-19.2)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q8-16.2)
 3   All

Default Next:Q8-20.2
Lead-In:Q8-11.2 [Default]


Q8-16.2 [Y01688.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

Enter Number: 

Default Next:Q8-17.2
Lead-In:Q8-12.2 [2:2]


Q8-17.2 [Y01689.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q8-20.2

Default Next:Q8-18.2
Lead-In:Q8-16.2 [Default]


Q8-18.2 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

That leaves [Q8-17.2] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

Default Next:Q8-19.2
Lead-In:Q8-17.2 [Default]


Q8-19.2 [Y01690.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

 1   DID NOT WANT TO WORK
 2   ILL, DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK
 3   SCHOOL EMPLOYEES: SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION FOR THIS PERIOD
 4   ARMED FORCES
 5   PREGNANCY
 6   CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
 7   PERSONAL/FAMILY REASONS
 8   VACATION
 9   LABOR DISPUTE/STRIKE
 10   BELIEVED NO WORK AVAILABLE
 11   COULD NOT FIND WORK
 12   IN SCHOOL
 13   IN JAIL
 14   TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
 15   NEW JOB TO START
 16   OTHER

Default Next:Q8-20.2
Lead-In:Q8-12.2 [1:1], Q8-18.2 [Default]


Q8-20.2 [Y01691.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-10.3)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q9-0
Lead-In:Q8-17.2 [0:0], Q8-12.2 [Default], Q8-19.2 [Default]


Q8-10.3 [Y01692.02]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-11.3
Lead-In:Q8-20.2 [1:1]


Q8-11.3 [Y01693.01]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-12.3
Lead-In:Q8-10.3 [Default]


Q8-12.3 [Y01694.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(5)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(6)]. During how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job -- during none, some, or all of those weeks?

 1   None   ...(Go To Q8-19.3)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q8-16.3)
 3   All

Default Next:Q8-20.3
Lead-In:Q8-11.3 [Default]


Q8-16.3 [Y01696.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

Enter Number: 

Default Next:Q8-17.3
Lead-In:Q8-12.3 [2:2]


Q8-17.3 [Y01697.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

[[total duration of the gap in number of weeks (gap 3)]] - [[number of weeks looking for work or on layoff from a job in gap 2]]

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

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q8-20.3

Default Next:Q8-18.3
Lead-In:Q8-16.3 [Default]


Q8-18.3 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

That leaves [Q8-17.3] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

Default Next:Q8-19.3
Lead-In:Q8-17.3 [Default]


Q8-19.3 [Y01698.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

 1   DID NOT WANT TO WORK
 2   ILL, DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK
 3   SCHOOL EMPLOYEES: SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION FOR THIS PERIOD
 4   ARMED FORCES
 5   PREGNANCY
 6   CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
 7   PERSONAL/FAMILY REASONS
 8   VACATION
 9   LABOR DISPUTE/STRIKE
 10   BELIEVED NO WORK AVAILABLE
 11   COULD NOT FIND WORK
 12   IN SCHOOL
 13   IN JAIL
 14   TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
 15   NEW JOB TO START
 16   OTHER

Default Next:Q8-20.3
Lead-In:Q8-12.3 [1:1], Q8-18.3 [Default]


Q8-20.3 [Y01699.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-10.4)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q9-0
Lead-In:Q8-17.3 [0:0], Q8-12.3 [Default], Q8-19.3 [Default]


Q8-10.4 [Y01700.01]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER BEGINNING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-11.4
Lead-In:Q8-20.3 [1:1]


Q8-11.4 [Y01701.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

COMMENT: ENTER ENDING GAP DATE INTO ANSWER.

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

Default Next:Q8-12.4
Lead-In:Q8-10.4 [Default]


Q8-12.4 [Y01702.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(7)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(8)]. During how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job -- during none, some, or all of those weeks?

 1   None   ...(Go To Q8-19.4)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q8-16.4)
 3   All

Default Next:Q8-20.4
Lead-In:Q8-11.4 [Default]


Q8-16.4 [Y01704.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

Enter Number: 

Default Next:Q8-17.4
Lead-In:Q8-12.4 [2:2]


Q8-17.4 [Y01705.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q8-20.4

Default Next:Q8-18.4
Lead-In:Q8-16.4 [Default]


Q8-18.4 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

That leaves [Q8-17.4] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

Default Next:Q8-19.4
Lead-In:Q8-17.4 [Default]


Q8-19.4 [Y01706.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

 1   DID NOT WANT TO WORK
 2   ILL, DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK
 3   SCHOOL EMPLOYEES: SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION FOR THIS PERIOD
 4   ARMED FORCES
 5   PREGNANCY
 6   CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
 7   PERSONAL/FAMILY REASONS
 8   VACATION
 9   LABOR DISPUTE/STRIKE
 10   BELIEVED NO WORK AVAILABLE
 11   COULD NOT FIND WORK
 12   IN SCHOOL
 13   IN JAIL
 14   TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
 15   NEW JOB TO START
 16   OTHER

Default Next:Q8-20.4
Lead-In:Q8-12.4 [1:1], Q8-18.4 [Default]


Q8-20.4 [Y01707.00]Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-12.5)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q9-0
Lead-In:Q8-17.4 [0:0], Q8-12.4 [Default], Q8-19.4 [Default]


Q8-12.5 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

You said you were also not working between [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(9)] and [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(10)]. During how many of those weeks were you looking for work or on layoff from a job -- during none, some, or all of those weeks?

 1   None   ...(Go To Q8-19.5)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q8-16.5)
 3   All

Default Next:Q8-20.5
Lead-In:Q8-20.4 [1:1]


Q8-16.5 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(9)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(10)]. That would be about [Q8-15.5] weeks 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:Q8-17.5
Lead-In:Q8-12.5 [2:2]


Q8-17.5 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

[[Q8-15.5]] - [[Q8-16.5]]

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

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q8-20.5

Default Next:Q8-18.5
Lead-In:Q8-16.5 [Default]


Q8-18.5 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

That leaves [Q8-17.5] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

Default Next:Q8-19.5
Lead-In:Q8-17.5 [Default]


Q8-19.5 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

 1   DID NOT WANT TO WORK
 2   ILL, DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK
 3   SCHOOL EMPLOYEES: SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION FOR THIS PERIOD
 4   ARMED FORCES
 5   PREGNANCY
 6   CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
 7   PERSONAL/FAMILY REASONS
 8   VACATION
 9   LABOR DISPUTE/STRIKE
 10   BELIEVED NO WORK AVAILABLE
 11   COULD NOT FIND WORK
 12   IN SCHOOL
 13   IN JAIL
 14   TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
 15   NEW JOB TO START
 16   OTHER

Default Next:Q8-20.5
Lead-In:Q8-12.5 [1:1], Q8-18.5 [Default]


Q8-20.5 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q8-12.6)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q9-0
Lead-In:Q8-17.5 [0:0], Q8-12.5 [Default], Q8-19.5 [Default]


Q8-12.6 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

 1   None   ...(Go To Q8-19.6)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q8-16.6)
 3   All

Default Next:Q8-20.6
Lead-In:Q8-20.5 [1:1]


Q8-16.6 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

You were not working from [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(11)] to [Gaps in employment when respondent is not working or in military(12)]. That would be about [Q8-15.6] weeks 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:Q8-17.6
Lead-In:Q8-12.6 [2:2]


Q8-17.6 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

[[Q8-15.6]] - [[Q8-16.6]]

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

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q8-20.6

Default Next:Q8-18.6
Lead-In:Q8-16.6 [Default]


Q8-18.6 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

That leaves [Q8-17.6] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

Default Next:Q8-19.6
Lead-In:Q8-17.6 [Default]


Q8-19.6 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND ENTER CODE.)

 1   DID NOT WANT TO WORK
 2   ILL, DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK
 3   SCHOOL EMPLOYEES: SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION FOR THIS PERIOD
 4   ARMED FORCES
 5   PREGNANCY
 6   CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
 7   PERSONAL/FAMILY REASONS
 8   VACATION
 9   LABOR DISPUTE/STRIKE
 10   BELIEVED NO WORK AVAILABLE
 11   COULD NOT FIND WORK
 12   IN SCHOOL
 13   IN JAIL
 14   TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
 15   NEW JOB TO START
 16   OTHER

Default Next:Q8-20.6
Lead-In:Q8-12.6 [1:1], Q8-18.6 [Default]


Q8-20.6 []Section: Gaps When Not Working or in Military

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

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

 1   CONDITION APPLIES   ...(Go To Q9-0)
 0   CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY

Default Next:Q9-0
Lead-In:Q8-17.6 [0:0], Q8-12.6 [Default], Q8-19.6 [Default]