D. EMPLOYMENT (W13, 2002)

D1 When you are looking for work, how important are the following things to you?

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Very important

4 Extremely important

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D1PAY13 Good pay

D1TIME13 Time off when I need it

D1STDY13 A steady job, with little chance of being laid off

D1AHD13 Good chances of getting ahead

D1HELP13 A chance to be helpful to others or useful to society

D1PEOP13 A chance to work with people rather than things

D1DEC13 A chance to make my own decisions at work

D1EASY13 A job that is easy

D1RESP13 A job where I have a lot of responsibility

D1HOME13 The ability to work from home

D1SKIL13 A job that uses my skills and abilities

D1STAT13 A job that people regard highly

D1JBOP13 A chance to learn a lot of new things at work

D1SUP13 A supervisor who is supportive of my personal life or family responsibilities

D1COWK13 Co-workers who are supportive of my personal life or family responsibilities

D1HLTH13 Health insurance benefits

D1FAM13 Generous family benefits (such as leaves, childcare assistance)

D2 What is your long-term career goal (including homemaker)?

For more information about this variable, see work history and occupational coding

CERTN13 D3 How certain are you that you will achieve this goal?

1 I have already achieved it

2 Very certain

3 Somewhat certain

4 Not very certain

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D4 Since March 2000, have any of the following interfered with your work or career plans? Are you concerned that any might interfere in the future? (Circle all that apply).

0 Not circled

1 Circled

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D5 For each job you have held (part-time and full-time) since March of 2000, please fill in the chart.

For more information about this variable, see work history and occupational coding

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT YOUR CURRENT JOB. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE JOB, REFER TO YOUR PRIMARY OR MAIN JOB.

EMPLD13 D6 Are you currently employed (either part-time or full-time)?

1 No

2 Yes

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PRIMJB13 D7 Which of your current jobs is your primary job?

1 Job 1

2 Job 2

3 Job 3

4 Job 4

5 Job 5

6 Job 6

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D8 How did you go about finding your primary job? Circle all that apply

0 Not checked

1 Checked

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D8PRTR13 Talked to my spouse or partner

D8PRNT13 Talked to my parents or other relatives

D8FRND13 Talked to a friend

D8NGBR13 Talked to a neighbor

D8SCHL13 Talked to someone from school (teacher, professor, counselor, etc.)

D8CWRK13 A coworker told me about it

D8EMPL13 An employer told me about it

D8CONT13 Other contacts made through work

D8AD13 Placed an ad in the newspaper

D8ADR13 Responded to an ad in the newspaper

D8ASK13 I asked about job openings at place of employment

D8AGCY13 Went through employment agency

D8GOV13 Took a civil service test

D8NET13 Used the internet

D8HEAD13 Used a headhunter

D8OTH13 Other (specify) ______________D8OTH13B

LNGTRM13 D9 How is your primary job related to your future work?

1 It is not linked to my long-term career objectives

2 It will probably continue as a long-term career

3 It provides skills or knowledge that will prepare me for a career

4 I don't know

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CREMPL13 D10 Did your current employer give you any training when you began work?

1 No

2 Yes

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D10A How long did the training take?

TRNHRS13 Hours of training

TRNDAY13 Days of training

TRNMTH13 Months of training

MORTRN13 D11 Is there any continuing training or instruction on your current job?

1 No

2 Yes

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D12 What days of the week, and how many hours each day, did you work during the past week for your primary job?

SCHDL13 D13 How often does your work schedule change from week to week?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Always

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SUPERV13 D14 Do you supervise other workers on your primary job?

1 No > Go to D15

2 Yes

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D14A If yes, how many?

LONUSV13 Number of supervised workers (Low)

HINUSV13 Number of supervised workers (High)

SECUR13 D15 How secure is your primary job?

1 Very secure

2 Secure

3 Somewhat secure

4 Not at all secure

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D16 Is your primary job: Circle all that apply

0 Not checked

1 Checked

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D16TMP13 a Temporary

D16CNT13 b Limited by a term or contract

D16SNL13 c Seasonal

D16AGY13 d Through a temp agency

D16NON13 e None of these

JBSOLV13 D17 Do you have to think of new ways of doing things or solving problems on your job?

1 Almost always

2 Often

3 Sometimes

4 Rarely

5 Never

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JBPRED13 D18 When you arrive at work, how well can you predict what kinds of things are going to happen that day?

1 I can predict exactly

2 I can predict well

3 It's hard to predict

4 I can't predict at all

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JBCTRL13 D19 How much control do you have over the way you spend your time at work (over the order and the amount of time you work on the various parts of your job)?

1 Complete control

2 A great deal of control

3 A fair amount of control

4 Some, but not much control

5 Almost no control at all

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JBFREE13 D20 Overall, how much freedom do you have to make important decisions about what you do at work and how you do it?

1 Complete freedom

2 A great deal of freedom

3 A fair amount of freedom

4 Some, but not much freedom

5 Almost none at all

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THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT YOUR CURRENT JOB. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE JOB, REFER TO YOUR PRIMARY JOB.

SLFEMP13 D21 Are you self-employed?

1 Yes > Go to D29

2 No

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SPVSR13 D22 Are you responsible to a supervisor or manager?

1 No > Go to D29

2 Yes

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SPVSR113 D23 How closely are you supervised?

1 Another person decides what I do and how I do it

2 Another person decides what I do, but I decide how I do it

3 I have some freedom to decide what I do and how I do it

4 I am my own boss

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SPVSR213D24 How free do you feel to disagree with your manager or supervisor?

1 Very free

2 Somewhat free

3 Not very free

4 Not at all free

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SPVSR313 D25 To do well on your job, how important is it that you do exactly what you are told?

1 Extremely important

2 Very important

3 Fairly important

4 Not important

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SPVSR413 D26 How often is your manager or supervisor willing to listen to your problems and help find solutions?

1 Almost always

2 Often

3 Sometimes

4 Seldom

5 Never

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SPVSR513 D27 How close do you feel to your manager or supervisor?

1 Extremely close

2 Quite close

3 Fairly close

4 Not close at all

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SPVSR613 D28 How supportive is your manager or supervisor regarding your personal life or family responsibilities?

1 Extremely supportive

2 Quite supportive

3 Fairly supportive

4 Not supportive at all

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CWKSUP13 D29 How supportive are your co-workers regarding your personal life or family responsibilities?

1 Extremely supportive

2 Quite supportive

3 Fairly supportive

4 Not supportive at all

5 Not applicable, I work alone

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GODPAY13 D30 Would you consider your pay "good pay" for the work you do?

1 Yes, definitely

2 Yes, it is pretty good

3 I am not sure

4 No, the pay is not good

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D31 The following questions relate to your primary job. Circle one number for each question.

1 Almost never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Always

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D31BRD13 How often do you feel bored at work, or that time is dragging?

D31RES13How often are you held responsible for things that are really outside your control?

D31TIM13 How often is there time pressure on your job?

D31MOR13 How often are you interested enough in your job to do more work than your job requires?

D31IMP13 How often do you feel that your work is meaningful and important?

D31EXP13 How often are you exposed to excessive heat, cold, or noise at work?

D31INT13 How often are you disturbed by "interruptions" that interfere with your work?

D32 How true about your primary job is each statement below? Circle one number for each question

1 Not true at all

2 Somewhat true

3 True

4 Very True

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D32LRN13My job gives me a chance to learn a lot of new things.

D32INV13 I am very much involved personally in my job.

D32UPS13 To satisfy some people on my job, I have to upset others.

D32ADV13 There is little opportunity for advancement on my job.

D32HRS13 I have to work too many hours on this job.

D32WRK13 I have too much work to do everything well.

D32HRD13 My job requires that I work very hard.

D32SKL13 My job uses my skills and abilities.

D32UNC13 Sometimes I am unclear about what I have to do on my job.

D32IMP13 The most important things that happen to me involve my job.

D32NRG13 I feel drained of my energy when I get off work.

D32HLP13 My job gives me a chance to be helpful to others.

JBCHAL13 D33 Overall, how challenging do you consider your primary job?

1 Very challenging

2 Somewhat challenging

3 Only a little challenging

4 Not at all challenging

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CHALTP13 D34 Are the challenges in your primary job:

1 Mainly mental

2 Mainly physical

3 Both mental and physical

4 Neither, my job is not challenging

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D35 When you have a problem at work, what do you usually do? Circle one number for each

1 Almost Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Always

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JBSATI13 D36 All things considered, how satisfied are you with your job as a whole?

1 Extremely satisfied

2 Very satisfied

3 Somewhat satisfied

4 Somewhat dissatisfied

5 Very dissatisfied

6 Extremely dissatisfied

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NEMP113 D37 About how many employees are there at your workplace (at your location)?

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NEMP213 D38 About how many employees are there in your whole organization?

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D39 Does your current employer have the following policies? Circle one response for each

1 Yes

2 No

3 Don’t know

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D40 Are you currently using any of these policies? Circle one response for each

1 Yes

2 No

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D41 Does your current employer allow the following work arrangements? Circle one response for each

1 Yes

2 No

3 Don’t know

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D42 Are you currently using any of these work arrangements? Circle one response for each

1 Yes

2 No

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D. WORK AND RELATIONSHIPS

WKREL113 D43 How often do you get together with people from work in your time off the job?

1 More than once a week

2 Once a week

3 Two or three times a month

4 Once a month

5 Several times a year

6 Rarely

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WRKFRN13 D44 Do you consider any of the people you work with as your friends?

1 No > GO TO D46

2 Does not apply. I work alone. > GO TO D48, PAGE 15

3 Yes

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NUMFRN13 D44A If yes, about how many?

WKCLOS13 D45 How close do you feel to your closest friend at work?

1 Extremely close

2 Very close

3 Fairly close

4 Not close at all

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D46 When people you work with are upset with you, how often do they?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Almost always

6 Not applicable

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D47 When people you work with upset you, how often do you…

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Almost always

6 Not applicable

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D47TLK13 Try to talk with them and work things out

D47AVD13 Act cold, indifferent, or avoid them

D47EMB13 Embarrass them in front of others

D47CRI13 Criticize unfairly or make negative comments about them or their work

D47NEG13 Share negative information about them with other people

D47DIS13 Do things that disrupt their work or productivity

D47QUE13 Repeatedly question their judgment or decisions

D47VAL13 Try to make them feel a little less important or valued

D48 Since March 2000, has your work interfered with your personal relationships off the job? Are you concerned that it might interfere in the future? Circle all that apply.

D49 Below is a list of possible behaviors that may cause problems in the workplace. For each, please indicate the number of times you have done each during the last year.