Questionnaire Public Report

04/09/2019 03:31:00 PM

Cohort:

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979

Round:

NLSY79 Round 28

Instrument :

R28 Youth Main Field

  1. Gaps

 

Q7-A

Section: Gaps

[total number of between job gaps] == 0

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

If Answer = 1 Then Go To Q8-1B

Default Next:

Q7-7B

Lead-In:

BUSOWN-MATCH-CHK1 [0:0], BUSOWN-MATCH-CHK1A [Default], BUSOWN-MATCH-LOOP-END [Default]


 

Q7-7B

Section: Gaps

[total number of between job gaps] == 0

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF GAPS

If Answer = 1 Then Go To Q7-38

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

[# days duration of gap([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])] >= 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

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)

 

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

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?

 

 

Default Next:

Q7-17

Lead-In:

Q7-12 [2:2], Q7-12 [Default]


 

Q7-17

Section: Gaps

[calculated number of total weeks in b/t job gap([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])] - [Number of weeks r was looking for work while on layoff from job([BJGAPS-LOOP13 counter])]

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

Lead-In:

Q7-17 [Default]


 

Q7-19

Section: Gaps

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

 

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)

 

12   RETIRED

 

Default Next:

Q7-37-LOOP-END

Lead-In:

Q7-12 [1:1], Q7-18 [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:

Q7-38

Lead-In:

Q7-12 [3:3], Q7-17 [0:0], Q7-11-B [Default], Q7-19 [Default]


 

Q7-38

Section: Gaps

To confirm, are you working now, temporarily laid off, unemployed and looking for work, disabled and unable to work, retired, a homemaker, or what?

 

1   WORKING NOW

 

2   TEMPORARILY LAID OFF

 

3   UNEMPLOYED AND LOOKING FOR WORK

 

4   DISABLED AND UNABLE TO WORK

 

5   RETIRED

 

6   HOMEMAKER

 

7   OTHER

 

Default Next:

Q8-1B

Lead-In:

Q7-7B [1:1], Q7-37-LOOP-END [Default]