D. WORK (W8, 1995)

D1 For each job you have held (part-time and full-time) since March of 1994, please fill in the information below:

W8C011 D2 During this past year, have you worked for any of the same employers you had in high school?

1 No

2 Yes

W8C012 D3 Have you had to work part-time because you could not find full-time employment?

1 No

2 Yes

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D4 What was your annual income in 1994 (before taxes)?

W8C013 D4A Low ____________ (Low=256.25, High=56972)

W8C014 D4B High ____________ (Low=256.25, High=56972)

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W8C015 D5 Do you have a savings account?

1 No

2 Yes (GO TO D5A)

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D5A How much money do you have saved?

W8C016 D5A Low ____________ (Low=1, High=22500)

W8C017 D5B High ____________ (Low=1, High=22500)

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W8C018 D6 Do your parents contribute to your expenses? (Include the costs of college or another type of school.)

1 Almost all my expenses

2 Three-fourths of my expenses

3 About half my expenses

4 About one-quarter of my expenses

5 Occasional gifts only

6 I receive no financial assistance from my parents

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W8C019 D7 Do you have health insurance?

1 No (GO TO D8)

2 Yes (GO TO D7A)

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W8C020 D7A Do you get this insurance through:

1 Your employer

2 Your parents (you are covered by your parents policy)

3 A public program

4 Myself (I purchased it)

5 Other please specify:____________________

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W8C021 D7B Please specify:  ____________________

W8C022 D8 Do you give money to your parents?

1 Yes (GO TO D8A)

2 No

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D8A About how much each week?

W8C023 D8A Low ____________ (Low=5, High=200)

W8C024 D8B High ____________ (Low=5, High=200)

W8C025 D9 Are you currently employed (either full-time or part-time)?

1 No (GO TO F1)

2 Yes

3 No, but answered below

4 Blank, but answered below

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D10 How much money have you earned during the past two weeks (before taxes, do not include benefits)?

W8C026 D10A Low ____________ (Low=14, High=2123)

W8C027 D10B High ____________ (Low=14, High=2123)

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W8C028 D11 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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D12 How many different employers do you work for?

W8C029 Number of different employers

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D13 How did you locate your present job? (circle all that apply)

1 Circled

2 Not circled

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W8C030 D13A parents

W8C031 D13B other relatives

W8C032 D13C a friend about my age

W8C033 D13D a neighbor

W8C034 D13E an adult from school (teacher, professor, counselor, etc.)

W8C035 D13F my employer told me about it

W8C036 D13G I placed or answered an ad

W8C037 D13H I asked if there were any job openings

W8C038 D13I employment office or service at my school

W8C039 D13J another employment agency

W8C040 D13K applied or took a civil service test for a job in local, state, or federal government

W8C041 D14 How is your 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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W8C042 D15 Did your employer give you any training when you began work?

1 No (GO TO D16)

2 Yes (GO TO D15A)

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D15A How long did the training take?

W8C043 D15A Hours of training (Low=0, High=20) 

W8C044 D15B Days of training (Low=1, High=18) 

W8C045 D15C Months of training (Low=1, High=48)

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D15B What kind of training did you receive (circle all that apply)?

1 Circled

2 Not circled

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W8C046 D15B1 an orientation "lecture" or "orientation day"

W8C047 D15B2 classes were offered

W8C048 D15B3 films, slides, or videos

W8C049 D15B4 I was given a manual or written instructions

W8C050 D15B5 a manager, supervisor, or co-worker taught me on the job

W8C051 D16 Is there any continuing training or instruction on your current job?

1 No

2 Yes

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D17 What days of the week, and how many hours each day, did you work during the past week? (Low=0, High=24)

W8C066 D18 How much does your schedule change from week to week?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Always

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W8C067 D19 Do you supervise other workers on your job?

1 No (GO TO D20)

2 Yes

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D19A If yes, how many?

W8C068 Number of supervised workers (Low) (Low=1, High=90)

W8C070 Number of supervised workers (High) (Low=1, High=90)

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W8C070 D20 Do you think things you are learning in your job will be useful to you in your later life?

1 Extremely useful

2 Very useful

3 Somewhat useful

4 Not at all useful

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W8C071 D21 Do you think you can stay on your present job as long as you like?

1 Yes, I can definitely keep this job as long as I want

2 I probably can keep this job as long as I want

3 No, I could be laid off at any time

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D22 How do you spend time on your job? (circle ALL that apply)

1 Circled

2 Not circled

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W8C072 D22A Reading and writing

W8C073 D22B Working with my hands

W8C075 D22C Dealing with people

PLEASE ESTIMATE THE TIME YOU SPEND ON EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES.  YOU CAN DO MORE THAN ONE THING AT A TIME.

W8C075 D23 How much time do you spend on your job READING AND WRITING, or dealing with any written materials?

1 No time at all

2 Hardly any time

3 Less than half the time

4 Most of the time

5 All of the time

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W8C076 D24 How much time do you spend WORKING WITH YOUR HANDS on your job, using tools or machines?

1 No time at all

2 Hardly any time

3 Less than half the time

4 Most of the time

5 All of the time

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W8C077 D25 How much time do you spend DEALING WITH PEOPLE? Only include your work with people that is necessary for the job.

1 No time at all

2 Hardly any time

3 Less than half the time

4 Most of the time

5 All of the time

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W8C078 D26 Does your work involve doing: (Circle ONE number)

1 the same thing in the same way again and again,

2 the same kind of thing in a number of different ways, or

3 a number of different kinds of things?

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W8C079 D27 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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W8C080 D28 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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W8C081 D29 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 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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W8C082 D30 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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W8C083 D31 Do you have a supervisor?

1 No (GO TO D38)

2 Yes (GO TO D32)

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W8C084 D32 How closely does your supervisor supervise you?

1 He/she decides what I do, and how I do it

2 He/she 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 as long as I stay within the general policies of my employer

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W8C085 D33 When your supervisor wants you to do something, what does he/she do?

1 Usually just tells me what to do

2 Usually discusses it with me

3 Half the time tells me what to do, half the time discusses the work with me

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W8C086 D34 How free do you feel to disagree with your supervisor?

1 Very free

2 Somewhat free

3 Not very free

4 Not at all free

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W8C087 D35 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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W8C088 D36 How often is your 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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W8C089 D37 How close do you feel to your supervisor?

1 Extremely close

2 Quite close

3 Fairly close

4 Not close at all

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At your job, how often:

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Always

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W8C090  D38 do you feel bored at work, or that time is dragging?

W8C091  D39 are you held responsible for things that are really outside your control?

W8C092  D40 is there time pressure on your job?

W8C093  D41 are you interested enough in your job to do more work than your job requires?

W8C094  D42 do you feel that your work is meaningful and important?

W8C095  D43 are you exposed to excessive heat, cold or noise at work?

W8C096  D44 are you disturbed by "interruptions" that interfere with your work?

How true about your primary job is each statement below?

1 Not at all true

2 A little true

3 Somewhat true

4 Very true

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W8C097  D45 My job gives me a chance to learn a lot of new things.

W8C098  D46 Most of my interests are centered around my job.

W8C099  D47 There are nice and friendly people to work with.

W8C100  D48 I am very much involved personally in my job.

W8C101  D49 To satisfy some people on my job, I have to upset others.

W8C102  D50 There is little opportunity for advancement on my job.

W8C103  D51 I have too much work to do everything well.

W8C104  D52 My job requires that I work very hard.

W8C105  D53 My job uses my skills and abilities.

W8C106  D54 Sometimes I am unclear about what I have to do on my job.

W8C107  D55 The most important things that happen to me involve my job.

W8C108  D56 I feel drained of my energy when I get off work.

W8C109  D57 My job gives me a chance to be helpful to others.

W8C110 D58 Are there ample opportunities on your job to set goals and work to achieve them, or are you usually responding to immediate, short-term objectives, problems and needs?

1 Most of my time is spent planning or working on long-term projects

2 More than half of my time at work is spent this way

3 About half on long-term projects and planning, half on other tasks

4 It varies, depending on the time of the year

5 More than half my time is spent in a reactive mode, responding to the problems at hand

6 Most of my time is spent responding to immediate needs

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W8C111 D59 Overall, how challenging do you consider your present job?

1 Very challenging

2 Somewhat challenging

3 Only a little bit challenging

4 Not at all challenging

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W8C112 D60 Are the challenges in your job?

1 Mainly mental

2 Mainly physical

3 Both mental and physical

4 Neither, my job is not challenging

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

W8C138 D86 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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