Employment

Employment   

Measure Question HRS MHAS ELSA SHARE KLoSA JSTAR CRELES TILDA CHARLS
Currently working for pay working for pay w1 - w13 w1 - w3 w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w2 - w6 w1 - w3 w1 - w5 w1 - w2 w1 - w2, w4
present time - any work (regardless of pay) last month last 4 weeks or since last interview not asked employed for income in w1 w3 includes the non-paid work last week before interview last 4 weeks last year
works at 2nd job w1 - w13 - w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w1 - w6 - - w1 w1 - w2, w4
Whether self-employed whether self-employed w1 - w13 w1 - w3 w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w1 - w6 w1 - w3 w1, w4 - w5 w1 w1 - w2, w4
Labor force status labor force status w1 - w13 w1 - w3 w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w1 - w6 w1 - w3 w1 - w5 w1 - w2 w1 - w2, w4
no direct question/ 1.Works full time
2.Works part time
3.Unemployed
4.Partly retired
5.Retired
6.Disabled
7.Not in lbrf
 no direct question / 1.Working
2.Unemployed
3.Retired
4.Disabled
5.Not in labor force
6.Unemployed, Retired or Disabled		 direct question / 1.Employed
2.Self-employed
3.Unemployed
4.Partly retired
5.Retired
6.Disabled
7.Looking after home or family
 direct question/ 1. Retired
2. Employed or self-employed (including working for family business)
3. Unemployed
4. Disabled
5. Homemaker
6. Other (does not separate full-time and part-time work)		 no direct question /1.Employed full time
2.Employed part time
3.Self-employed
4.Work for family business
5.Unemployed
6.Partly retired
7.Retired
8.Disabled
9.Not in lbrf		 no direct question /1.Works full time
2.Works part time
3.Unemployed
4.Partly retired
5.Retired
6.Disabled
7.Not in lbrf
8.Self-employed		 direct question/ 1.Working
2.Unemployed
3.Doing household chores
4.Not in lbrf
 direct question and w2 shorten the list /w1 1.Employed
2.Self-employed
3.Unemployed
4.In education or training
5.Retired
6.Disabled
7.Looking after home or family
8.Farmer /w2 1.Employed or self-employed
2.Retired
3.Not employed/self-employed/retired		 no direct question/ 1.Agricultural work
2.Employed (non-agri)
3.Self-employed(non-agri)
4.Family business (non-agri)
5.Unemployed
6.Retired
7.Never work in life
Hours of work per week at current job hours worked/week main job w1 - w13 w1 - w3 w1 -w8 w1 ,2 ,4 ,5 w1 - w6 w1 - w3 w1 - w5 w1 - w2 w1 - w2, w4
- hours worked per day for w1 - - - - does not specify main or other jobs - -
hours worked/week 2nd job w1 - w13 - - w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w1 - w6 - - - w1 - w2, w4
weeks worked/year main job w1 - w13 - w1 -w8 w1 ,2 ,4 ,5 - w1 - w3 - w1 - w2 w1 - w2, w4
- does not specify main or 2nd job number of months per year - - -
weeks worked/year 2nd job w1 - w13 - - w1 - w2, w4 -w7 - - - - -
- number of months per year
Wage rate wage rate-hrly w1 - w13 - w1 -w8 w1, 2 w1 - w6 w1 - w3 - w1 - w2 w1 - w2, w4
wage rate-wkly w1 - w13 - w1 -w8 w1, 2 w1 - w6 - - w1 - w2 w1 - w2
Job characteristic cur job req lots phys effort w1 - w13 - w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w1 - w6 w1 - w3 - - -
cur job req lift heavy loads w1 - w13 - - - w1 - w6 - - - -
cur job req stoop/kneel/crouch w1 - w13 - - - w1 - w6 - - - -
cur job req good eyesight w1 - w13 - - - w1 - w6 - - - -
cur job involves much stress w1 - w13 - - - w1 - w6 - - - -
under pressure due to workload - - w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 - w1 - w3 - - -
Years of tenure on current job current job tenure w1 - w13 w1 - w3 w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w1 - w6 w1 - w3 - w1 -
Occupation code for current job current job w1 - w13 w1 - w3 w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 - w1 - w3 w1, w4 - w5 - -
HRS specific census code MHAS specific occupation code ELSA specific occupation code ISCO code Japan standard occupational classification CRELES specific code and only w4 has ISCO code
Industry code for current job current job industry w1 - w13 - - w1 - w2, w4 -w7 - w1 - w3 - - -
HRS specific census code NACE code Japan standard occupational classification but has different coding in w1
Years of tenure at longest reported job longest job tenure w1 - w13 - - - - - w1, w4 - -
- main lifetime job
Total years worked from self report years worked/self-reported job w1 - w13 - - - - - w1 , w4 w1 -
direct question no direct question direct question
Month and year last job ended month last worked/not working w1 - w13 - w1 -w8 - w1 - w6 - - - w1 - w2, w4
year last worked/not working w1 - w13 w2 - w3 w1 -w8 w1 - w2, w4 -w7 w1 - w6 - w1 , w4 w1 w1 - w2, w4