Questionnaire Public Report11/29/2012 01:06:14 PM
Cohort:NLSY79 Young Adults
Round:YAdult Round 18
Instrument :Yadult7998
  1. Gaps YA18



Q8-C [Y08391.00]Section: Gaps YA18

([total number of employment gaps] = 0)

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

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

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Q8-6 []Section: Gaps YA18

INTERVIEWER: PUT JANUARY 1, 1997 AND [1998 interview date (current date)] ON ROW C OF THE CALENDAR.
DRAW A LINE TO CONNECT THESE DATES.

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Lead-In:Q8-C [Default]


Q8-7A []Section: Gaps YA18

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

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Lead-In:Q8-6 [Default]


Q8-7B [Y08392.00]Section: Gaps YA18

([total number of employment gaps] = 0)

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

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

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Lead-In:Q8-7A [Default]


Q8-8 []Section: Gaps YA18

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

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Lead-In:Q8-7B [Default]


Q8-9A-LOOP-BEGIN []Section: Gaps YA18

REPEAT ([BJGAPS-LOOP13])

COMMENT: START LOOP TO GATHER INFORMATION ON BETWEEN JOB GAPS

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Lead-In:Q8-8 [Default]


Q8-10 [Y08393.01]Section: Gaps YA18

([flag indicating which job gap([beginning date of job gap()])])

COMMENT: STAMP BEGINNING DATE OF BETWEEN JOB GAP

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

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Lead-In:Q8-9A-LOOP-BEGIN [Default]


Q8-11 [Y08399.02]Section: Gaps YA18

([flag indicating which job gap([ending date of job gap()])])

COMMENT: STAMP ENDING DATE OF BETWEEN JOB GAP

Enter Date:  
MonthDayYear 

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Lead-In:Q8-10 [Default]


Q8-12 [Y08405.00]Section: Gaps YA18

You said you were not working between [flag indicating which job gap([beginning date of job gap()])] and [flag indicating which job gap([ending date of job gap()])]. 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_VERBATIM)
 2   Some   ...(Go To Q8-16)
 3   All   ...(Go To Q8-37-LOOP-END)

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Lead-In:Q8-11 [Default]


Q8-16 [Y08415.00]Section: Gaps YA18

You said you were not working from [flag indicating which job gap([beginning date of job gap()])] and [flag indicating which job gap([ending date of job gap()])]. That would be about [total number of weeks in job gap()] 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: 

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Lead-In:Q8-12 [2:2], Q8-12 [Default]


Q8-17 [Y08419.00]Section: Gaps YA18

([total number of weeks in job gap()] - [# of weeks looking for work or on layoff()])

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

Enter Number: 
If Answer = 0 Then Go To
Q8-37-LOOP-END

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Lead-In:Q8-16 [Default]


Q8-18 []Section: Gaps YA18

That leaves [total number of weeks not working()] week(s) that you were not working or looking for work.

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Lead-In:Q8-17 [Default]


Q8-19_VERBATIM []Section: Gaps YA18

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

(RECORD VERBATIM AND SELECT RESPONSE.)

RECORD VERBATIM 


Q8-19 [Y08423.00]Section: Gaps YA18

 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

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Lead-In:Q8-19_VERBATIM [Default]


Q8-37-LOOP-END []Section: Gaps YA18

UNTIL ([BJGAPS-LOOP13], ([BJGAPS-LOOP13] = [total number of employment gaps]))

COMMENT: END LOOP FOR BETWEEN JOB GAPS

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Lead-In:Q8-12 [3:3], Q8-17 [0:0], Q8-19 [Default]