ATTACHMENT A
SUPPLEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
January 2010 Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure,
and Occupational Mobility Supplement
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PRESUP This month we have some additional questions about: losing or leaving a job in the
last three years, length of time on a job, and frequency of changing jobs.
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SD1 During the last 3 calendar years, that is, January 2007 through December 2009, did
(name/you) lose a job or leave one because: (your/his/her) plant or company closed
or moved, (your/his/her) position or shift was abolished, insufficient work or another
similar reason?
(1) Yes
(2) No
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SD2 Which of these specific reasons describes why (name/you)(is/are) no longer working
at that job?
READ IF NECESSARY: If (name/you) lost or left more than one job in the last 3
years, refer to the job (you/he/she) had held the longest when answering this
question and the ones that follow.
(1) Plant or company closed down or moved
Plant or company operating but lost or left job because of:
(2) Insufficient work
(3) Position or shift abolished
(4) Seasonal job completed
(5) Self-operated business failed
(6) Some other reason
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SD3 In what year did (name/you) last work at that job?
(1) 2007
(2) 2008
(3) 2009
(4) Other
_
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SD4 (Do/Does)(name/you) expect to be recalled to that job within the next 6 months?
(1) Yes
(2) No
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SD5 Had (name/you) been given written advance notice informing (you/him/her) that (the
plant or business would be closed) ((you/he/she) would lose (your/his/her) job)?
(1) Yes
(2) No
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SD6 How long before (name/you)(were/was) to have lost (your/his/her) job did
(you/he/she) receive that notice?
(1) Less than 1 month
(2) 1 to 2 months
(3) More than 2 months
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SD7 (Were/Was)(you/name) employed by government, by a private company, a nonprofit
organization, or (was/were)(you/he/she) self-employed or working in a
business owned or operated by a member of (your/his/her) family?
(1) Government
(2) Private for-profit company
(3) Non-profit organization (incl. tax exempt and charitable)
(4) Self-employed
(5) Working in the family business
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SD8 Was that the federal, state, or local government?
(1) Federal
(2) State
(3) Local
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SD9 (Were/Was)(you/name) working for pay?
(1) Yes
(2) No
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SD10 What was the name of the (company)(nonprofit organization)(business) for which
(name/you) worked?
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SD11 What was the name of the government agency for which (name/you) worked?
_
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SD12 What kind of business or industry was this?
READ IF NECESSARY: (What did they make or do where (name/you) worked?)
_
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ASK IF NECESSARY
SD13 Was this business or organization mainly manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale
trade, or something else?
(1) Manufacturing
(2) Retail trade
(3) Wholesale trade
(4) Something else
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SD14 What kind of work did (name/you) do, that is, what was (his/her/your) occupation?
(For example: plumber, typist, farmer.)
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SD15 What were (your/his/her) usual activities or duties at that job? (For example:
typing, keeping account books, filing, selling cars, operating printing press, laying
bricks.)
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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SD16 On that job, (were/was)(name/you) a member of a union or an employee association
similar to a union?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SD17 Did (name/you) have health insurance at that job?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SD18A How long had (name/you) worked for (fill SD10, SD11, or that employer if none
specified) when that job ended?
ENTER AMOUNT _
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SD18B How long had (name/you) worked for (fill SD10, SD11, or that employer if none
specified) when that job ended?
(1) Days
(2) Weeks
(3) Months
(4) Years
ENTER PERIODICITY _
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SD19 Did (name/you) usually work 35 hours or more per week at that job?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Hours varied
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SLE1 What is the easiest way for you to report earnings on the job (name/you) lost or left,
BEFORE taxes or other deductions: hourly, weekly, annually, or on some other
basis?
(1) Hourly
(2) Weekly
(3) Bi-weekly
(4) Twice monthly
(5) Monthly
(6) Annually
(7) Other (specify)
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SLE2 Did (name/you) usually receive overtime pay, tips, or commissions on that job?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SLE3DL (EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) was the hourly
rate of pay on that job?
Enter dollar amount _ (dollars)
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SLE3CE (EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) was the hourly
rate of pay on that job?
Enter cents amount $ 0. (cents)
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SLE3DD What is your best estimate of the hourly rate of pay on that job?
Enter dollar amount _ (dollars)
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SLE3DC What is your best estimate of the hourly rate of pay on that job?
Enter cents amount $ 0. (cents)
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SLE3R ***DO NOT ASK THE RESPONDENT***
Hourly earnings recorded as: (fill SLE3) hourly
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
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SLE3C D ***DO NOT ASK THE RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE3) hourly
CORRECT DOLLAR ENTRY IS:
$ _ (dollars)
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SLE3C C ***DO NOT ASK THE RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE3) hourly
CORRECT CENTS ENTRY IS:
$ 0. (cents)
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SLE4 How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at that rate?
Enter number of hours _
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SLE5 On the job (name/you) lost or left, how much did (you/he/she) usually receive JUST
in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
(1) per hour
(2) per day
(3) per week
(4) per month
(5) per year
(6) Other
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SLE5B On the job (name/you) lost or left, how much did (you/he/she) usually receive JUST
in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
$ _ .
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SLE5CD On the job (name/you) lost or left, how much did (you/he/she) usually receive JUST
in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
$ _ .(dollars)
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SLE5CC On the job (name/you) lost or left, how much did (you/he/she) usually receive JUST
in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER CENTS AMOUNT
$ 0. (cents)
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SLE5D What is your best estimate of the usual weekly earnings on that job, JUST in
overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount _ _ _ _
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SLE5R ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
Usual (hourly/daily/weekly/monthly/annual) earnings in overtime pay, tips or
commissions recorded as: (fill SLE5B, SLE5C, or SLE5D)
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SLE5E ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE5B)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$ ____.00
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SLE5FD ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE5C)
CORRECT DOLLAR ENTRY IS:
$ _ (dollars)
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SLE5FC ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE5C)
CORRECT CENTS ENTRY IS:
$ 0. (cents)
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SLE6 How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at that rate?
Enter number of hours _ _
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SLE6D What is your best estimate of the number of hours per week (name/you) usually
worked at that rate?
Enter number of hours _
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SLE7 I have estimated that (your/his/her) usual WEEKLY earnings on the job (you/he/she)
lost or left were $(amount), before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SLE7D I have recorded:
1. (Fill SLE3, SLE3C or SLE3D) as (your/his/her) hourly rate of pay on
the job (you/he/she) lost or left.
2. (Fill SLE4) as the number of hours (you/he/she) usually worked at
this rate.
3. (Fill SLE5B, SLE5C or SLE5D) as the amount (you/he/she) usually
earned (fill parenthetical with periodicity specified in SLE5) in
overtime pay, tips and commissions.
4. If SLE5 is hourly, (Fill SLE6 or SLE6D) as the number of hours per
week (you/he/she) usually works at this rate.
Which piece or pieces of information do not seem to be correct?
Enter all that apply, separate by commas.
If information is correct, enter "0" to proceed.
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SLE7ED What was (your/name's) hourly rate of pay on the job (you/he/she) lost or left,
excluding overtime pay, tips or commissions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _ (dollars)
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SLE7EC What was (your/name's) hourly rate of pay on the job (you/he/she) lost or left,
excluding overtime pay, tips or commissions?
ENTER CENTS AMOUNT $0 . (cents)
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SLE7F How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill SLE3 or
SLE7E)?
ENTER HOURS _ _
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SLE7G How much did (name/you) usually earn (weekly/monthly/annually) just in overtime
pay, tips or commissions on the job (you/he/she) lost or left?
Enter Dollar Amount _
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SLE7HD How much did (name/you) usually earn hourly just in overtime pay, tips or
commissions on the job (you/he/she) lost or left?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _ (dollars)
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SLE7HC How much did (name/you) usually earn hourly just in overtime pay, tips or
commissions on the job (you/he/she) lost or left?
ENTER CENTS AMOUNT $ 0. (cents)
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SLE7I How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill SLE5C)?
ENTER HOURS _
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SLE7J Then, including overtime pay, tips, and commissions, what were (name's/your) usual
WEEKLY earnings on that job, before taxes or other deductions?
CORRECT ENTRY IS: _
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SLE8 I have estimated the total WEEKLY earnings on the job (you/name) lost or left as $
(amount) WEEKLY before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1) Yes
(2) No (Irreconcilable difference)
_
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SLE9 (Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual weekly earnings on that job, before taxes or other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SLE10 (Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual twice monthly earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before taxes or
other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SLE10 (Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual monthly earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before taxes or other
deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SLE11 (Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual annual earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before taxes or other
deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SLE12 (Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions,) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual bi-weekly earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before taxes or other
deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SLE13 What is your best estimate of what (name's/your) usual (weekly/biweekly/
monthly/annual) earnings were on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before
taxes or other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SLE14 ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as: (fill: SLE9, SLE10,
SLE11, SLE12 or SLE13).
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SLE15 ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE9, SLE10, SLE11,
SLE12 or SLE13) (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annually)
CORRECT ENTRY IS: $ _
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SLE16 I have recorded (name's/your) total earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left as $
(fill SLE9, SLE10, SLE11, SLE12, or SLE15) (weekly/bi-weekly/
monthly/annually) before taxes or other deductions.
Is that correct?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SLE17 (Including overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annual) earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or
left, before taxes or other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SLE17R ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as: (fill SLE17)
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SLE17C ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE17) (weekly/biweekly/
monthly/annually)
CORRECT ENTRY IS: $ _
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SLE22 How many weeks a year did (name/you) get paid for at that job?
Number of weeks _
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SD20 Did (name/you) receive unemployment insurance benefits after that job ended?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SD21 Did (name/you) exhaust (your/his/her) eligibility for unemployment benefits?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SD22 Since that job ended, (have/has)(you/name) moved to a different city or county?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SD23 Was the reason for the move to look for work or to take a different job?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SD24 (Have/Has)(name/you) worked for pay since that job ended?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SD25 After that job ended, how many weeks went by before (name/you) started working
again at another job?
ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS _ _ _
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SD26 How many jobs (have/has)(name/you) held since that job ended?
ENTER NUMBER OF JOBS _
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SD27 Other than Medicare or Medicaid, (does/do)(name/you) now have health insurance?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SCE2 For (name's/your) (MAIN) job now, what is the easiest way for you to report
(his/her/your) total earnings BEFORE taxes or other deductions: hourly, weekly,
annually, or on some other basis?
(READ IF NECESSARY: We use this information to compare the amount people
earn in different types of jobs.)
(1) Hourly
(2) Weekly
(3) Bi-weekly
(4) Twice monthly
(5) Monthly
(6) Annually
(7) Other (specify)
_
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SCE3 (Do/Does)(you/name) usually receive overtime pay, tips, or commissions ((at
your/his/her) MAIN job))?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SCE4DL (EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) is (name's/your)
hourly rate of pay on (this/(your/his/her)MAIN) job?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _ (dollars)
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SCE4CE (EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) is (name's/your)
hourly rate of pay on (this/(your/his/her)MAIN) job?
ENTER CENTS AMOUNT $ 0. (cents)
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SCE4DD What is your best estimate of (name's/your) hourly rate of pay?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _ (dollars)
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SCE4DC What is your best estimate of (name's/your) hourly rate of pay?
ENTER CENTS AMOUNT $ 0. (cents)
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SCE4R ***DO NOT ASK THE RESPONDENT***
Hourly earnings recorded as: (fill SCE4) hourly
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SCE4CD ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE4) hourly
CORRECT DOLLAR ENTRY IS: $ _ (dollars)
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SCE4CC ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE4) hourly
CORRECT CENTS ENTRY IS: $ _ (dollars)
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SCE5 How many hours (do/does)(you/name) usually work per week at this rate?
Enter number of hours _
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SCE6 (How/At (name's/your) MAIN job, how) much (do/does)(you/he/she) usually
receive, JUST in overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other
deductions?
(1) per hour
(2) per day
(3) per week
(4) per month
(5) per year
(6) Other
_
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SCE6A (How/At (name's/your) MAIN job, how) much (do/does)(you/he/she) usually
receive, JUST in overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other
deductions?
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT $ _ .
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SCE6BD (How/At (name's/your) MAIN job, how) much (do/does)(you/he/she) usually
receive, JUST in overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other
deductions?
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT $ _ (dollars)
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SCE6BC (How/At (name's/your) MAIN job, how) much (do/does)(you/he/she) usually
receive, JUST in overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other
deductions?
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER CENTS AMOUNT $ 0. (cents)
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SCE6D What is your best estimate of how much (name/you) usually (earns/earn) per week,
JUST in overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount _
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SCE6R ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
Usual (hourly/weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annual) earnings in overtime pay, tips or
commissions recorded as: (fill SCE6A, SCE6B, or SCE6D)
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SCE6C1 ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE6A or SCE6B)
CORRECT ENTRY IS: $ _
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SCE6C2D ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE6B)
CORRECT DOLLAR ENTRY IS: $ _ (dollars)
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SCE6C2C ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE6B)
CORRECT CENTS ENTRY IS: $ 0. (cents)
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SCE7 How many hours (do/does)(you/name) usually work per week at this rate?
Enter number of hours _
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SCE8 What is your best estimate of the number of hours per week (name/you) usually
(work/works) at this rate?
Enter number of hours _
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SCE9 I have estimated (name's/your) usual WEEKLY earnings (for the main job) as $
HWKRN, before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SCE10 I have recorded:
1. (Fill SCE4 or SCE4D) as (name's/your) hourly rate of pay.
2. (Fill SCE5) as the number of hours (you/he/she) usually
(work/works) at this rate.
3. (Fill SCE6A, SCE6B, or SCE6D) as the amount (you/he/she) usually
(earn/earns) (weekly) in overtime pay, tips and commissions.
4. (Fill SCE7 or SCE8) as the number of hours per week (you/he/she)
usually (work/works) at this rate.
Which piece or pieces of information do not seem to be correct?
Enter all that apply, separate by commas.
If all information is correct, enter 0 to proceed.
_ _ _ _
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SCE10eD What is (your/name's) hourly rate of pay on this job, excluding overtime pay, tips or
commissions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _ (dollars)
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SCE10eC What is (your/name's) hourly rate of pay on this job, excluding overtime pay, tips or
commissions?
ENTER CENTS AMOUNT $ 0. (cents)
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SCE10f How many hours (do/does)(name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill
SCE4)?
ENTER HOURS _
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SCE10h How much (do/does)(name/you) usually earn WEEKLY, just in overtime pay, tips,
or commissions?
ENTER AMOUNT _
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SCE10i How many hours (do/does)(name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill
SCE6A or SCE6B)?
ENTER AMOUNT _
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SCE10J Then, (including overtime pay, tips and commissions,) what are (your/name's) usual
WEEKLY earnings on (this/(your/his/her) MAIN) job, before taxes or other
deductions?
Correct entry is: _
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SCE11 I have estimated (name's/your) total WEEKLY earnings (for (his/her/your) main job)
as $ (amount), before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1) Yes
(2) No (Irreconcilable difference)
_
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SCE12 (Including overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are (name's/your) usual
weekly earnings on (this job,/(your/his/her) MAIN job,) before taxes or other
deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SCE13T (INCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are (name's/your)
usual twice monthly earnings on (this job/(your/his/her) MAIN job), before taxes or
other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SCE13 (INCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are (name's/your)
usual monthly earnings on (this job/(your/his/her) MAIN job), before taxes or other
deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SCE14 (Including overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are (name's/your) usual
annual earnings on (this/(your/his/her) MAIN) job, before taxes or other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SCE15 (Including overtime pay, tips and commissions,) (What/what) are (name's/your)
usual bi-weekly earnings on (this job/(your/his/her) MAIN job), before taxes or other
deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SCE16 What is your best estimate of (name's/your) usual (weekly/bi-weekly/
monthly/annual) earnings before taxes or other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SCE17 ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as: (fill SCE12, SCE13,
SCE14, or SCE15).
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SCE18 ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE12, SCE13, SCE14, or
SCE15).
CORRECT ENTRY IS: $ _
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SCE19 I have recorded (name's/your) total earnings (for (his/her/your) main job) as $(fill
SCE12, SCE13, SCE14, SCE15, or SCE16) (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/ annually),
before taxes or other deductions.
Is that correct?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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SCE20 (INCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are (name's/your)
usual (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annual) earnings on (this/(your/his/her) MAIN)
job, before taxes or other deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT _
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SCE20R ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as (fill SCE20).
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) YES
(2) NO
_
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SCE20C ***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE20) (weekly/biweekly/
monthly/annually)
CORRECT ENTRY IS: _
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SCE25 How many weeks a year (do/does)(you/name) get paid for?
Number of weeks _
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TENURE------------
ST1L ***ONLY READ FOR THE FIRST PERSON IN THE HOUSEHOLD***
Now I have a few questions about the length of time (you/name)(have/has) been
with (your/his/her) current employer.
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ST1A_1 How long (have/has)(you/name) been working CONTINUOUSLY ((for) fill
company name from basic CPS)(as a self-employed person at (his/her/your) present
business)(at (your/his/her) main job)(for (your/his/her) present employer)?
ENTER AMOUNT _
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ST1B_1 How long (have/has)(you/name) been working CONTINUOUSLY ((for) fill
company name from basic CPS)(as a self-employed person at (his/her/your) present
business)(at (your/his/her) main job)(for (your/his/her) present employer)?
(1) Days
(2) Weeks
(3) Months
(4) Years
ENTER PERIODICITY _
_
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ST1R *****DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT*****
Tenure amount entered in ST1 makes this person less than 14 years of age when they
began working. Is this correct?
(1) Yes
(2) No
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ST1A_2 How long (have/has)(you/name) been working CONTINUOUSLY ((for) fill
company name from basic CPS)(as a self-employed person at (his/her/your) present
business)(at (your/his/her) main job)(for (your/his/her) present employer)?
ENTER AMOUNT _
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ST1B_2 How long (have/has)(you/name) been working CONTINUOUSLY ((for) fill
company name from basic CPS)(as a self-employed person at (his/her/your) present
business)(at (your/his/her) main job)(for (your/his/her) present employer)?
(1) Days
(2) Weeks
(3) Months
(4) Years
ENTER PERIODICITY _
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ST3 Could you please give the exact number of months?
READ IF NECESSARY: We are trying to get precise information about people
who have been with their employer for a relatively short time.
_ Months
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ST7 Earlier you told me (name/you) lost or left a job (at employer name in SD10 or
SD11) in 2009. Did (name/you) work at that job in January 2009?
INTERVIEWER ONLY: Enter 1 for "yes" even if the person worked only 1 day in
January 2007.
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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ST8 Did (name/you) work at ANY job 1 year ago, in January 2009?
INTERVIEWER ONLY: Enter 1 for "yes" even if person worked only 1 day in
January 2007.
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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ST20 Earlier you told me that (name/you) (is/are) now working as (fill occupation from
basic CPS). (Was/Were) (name/you) doing the same kind of work a year ago, in
January 2009?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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ST21 What kind of work did (name/you) do, that is, what was (his/her/your) occupation in January 2009?
________________________________________________________
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ST22 What were (his/her/your) usual activities or duties at that job? (For example:
typing, keeping account books, filing, selling cars, operating printing press, laying
bricks)
_________________________________________________________
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ST25 A year ago, in January 2009, (was/were) (name/you) employed by government, a
private company, or a nonprofit organization, or (was/were) (name/you) selfemployed
or working in a business owned by a member of (his/her/your) family?
(1) Government
(2) Private for-profit company
(3) Nonprofit organization
(4) Self-employed
(5) Working in a family-owned business
_
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ST26 Was that the Federal, state, or local government?
(1) Federal
(2) State
(3) Local (county, city, township)
_
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ST27 (Was/Were) (name/you) working for pay?
(1) Yes
(2) No
_
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ST28 What was the name of the (company)(nonprofit organization)(business) for which
(name/you) worked in January 2009?
____________________________________________________________
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ST29 What was the name of the government agency for which (name/you) worked in
January 2007?
____________________________________________________________
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ST30 In what kind of business or industry did (name/you) work in January 2009 That is,
what did they make or do where (name/you) worked?
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ST31 ASK IF NECESSARY
Was the business or organization in which (name/you) worked in January 2009
mainly manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale trade, or something else?
(1) Manufacturing
(2) Retail trade
(3) Wholesale trade
(4) Something else
_
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| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | 8-1 |
| Author | borbely_j |
| Last Modified By | rowan_c |
| File Modified | 2009-08-17 |
| File Created | 2009-05-13 |