BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mivmd

Health section: child/ren present

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (46)

Question Number and Text

MM50D : (Interviewer check) Who was present during this section? Child(ren) present

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	14213	87.5	92.6
Children present	1	1132	7.0	7.4
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	15345	Missing cases	893

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mivme

Health section: supervisor present

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (46)

Question Number and Text

MM50E : (Interviewer check) Who was present during this section? Supervisor present

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	15171	93.4	98.9
Supervisor present	1	174	1.1	1.1
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	15345	Missing cases	893

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbhas

Did paid work last week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (46)

Question Number and Text

ME1 : Can I just check, did you do any paid work last week – that is in the seven days ending last Sunday – either as an employee or self employed?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	7	0.04	Missing
refused	-2	1	0.01	Missing
Yes	1	9357	57.62	57.65
No	2	6873	42.33	42.35
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	16230	Missing cases	8

Question Route

ALL RESPONDENTS

Index Terms

Note

Any paid work includes any no. of hours, incl Saturday jobs and casual work. See Vol. A for more details.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjboff

No work last week but has job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (46)

Question Number and Text

ME2 : Even though you weren’t working did you have a job that you were away from last week?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	3	0.02	Missing
inapplicable	-8	9359	57.64	Missing
refused	-2	1	0.01	Missing
Yes	1	503	3.10	7.32
No	2	6338	39.03	92.19
Waiting for job	3	34	0.21	0.49
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	6875	Missing cases	9363

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 2) Asked if R did no paid work last week

Index Terms

Note

Includes those on maternity leave, holiday, on strike, on sick leave, layoff but with job with same employer to return to.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjboffy

Reason off work last week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (46)

Question Number and Text

ME3 : What was the main reason you were away from work last week?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Maternity leave	1	69	.4	13.7
Other leave/holiday	2	218	1.3	43.4
Sick or injured	3	158	1.0	31.5
Training course	4	2	.0	.4
Laid off/short time	5	10	.1	2.0
Pers/family reasons	7	10	.1	2.0
Other reasons	8	35	.2	7.0
Missing or wild	-9	5	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	15731	96.9	Missing

Valid cases	502	Missing cases	15736

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) Asked if R did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbterm1

Current job: permanent or temporary

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (46)

Question Number and Text

ME4 : Leaving aside your own personal intentions and circumstances, is your current job…

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	7	0.04	Missing
inapplicable	-8	6048	37.25	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
Permanent job	1	8587	52.88	92.41
Not permanent job	2	705	4.34	7.59
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	9292	Missing cases	6946

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1)) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from

Index Terms

Note

Refers to main job i.e. the most remunerative or that involving most hours. Became two variables from Wave 9 onwards to obtain more detail about non-permanent jobs.

Variable Occurrence

mjbterm2

Type of non-permanent job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (46)

Question Number and Text

ME4A : In what way is the job not permanent, is it…

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Seasonal work	1	45	.3	6.4
Fixed term contract	2	257	1.6	36.5
Agency temping	3	77	.5	10.9
Casual	4	220	1.4	31.2
Other	5	106	.7	15.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14638	90.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	705	Missing cases	15533

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBTERM1 = 2) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from and job is not permanent

Index Terms

Note

See note for MJBTERM1

Variable Occurrence

mjbsoc

Occupation (SOC): current main job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (47)

Question Number and Text

ME5 : What was your (main) job last week? Please tell me the exact job title and describe fully the sort of work you do.

Valid cases	8276	Missing cases	7962

Index Terms

Social Classification

Note

See Note for MJBTERM1. See coding frame in Appendix to Vol. A. Used to construct derived occupational class variables (MJBSEG, MJBGOLD etc.). Coded using CASOC.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsoc00

Occupation (SOC2000): current main job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (47)

Question Number and Text

ME5 : What was your (main) job last week? Please tell me the exact job title and describe fully the sort of work you do.

Valid cases	9787	Missing cases	6451

Index Terms

Social Classification

Note

See Coding frame in Appendix to Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsic92

Industry(SIC92) of employer: current job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (47)

Question Number and Text

ME6 : What does the firm/organisation you work for actually make or do (at the place where you work)?

Valid cases	9859	Missing cases	6379

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MJBTERM1. See coding frame in Appendix to Vol. A. Where a 3-digit SIC code is given, this should be read as having a leading zero.

Variable Occurrence

W4 W7 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsemp

Employee or self-employed: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (47)

Question Number and Text

ME7 : Are you an employee or self-employed?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employee	1	8659	53.3	87.8
Self-employed	2	1201	7.4	12.2
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	6374	39.3	Missing

Valid cases	9860	Missing cases	6378

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1)) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbmngr

Managerial duties: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (47)

Question Number and Text

ME8 : Do you have any managerial duties or do you supervise any other employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	19	0.12	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7575	46.65	Missing
Manager	1	1741	10.72	20.14
Foreman/supervisor	2	1221	7.52	14.13
Not mnger/supervisor	3	5682	34.99	65.73
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	8644	Missing cases	7594

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsect

Employing organisation: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (48)

Question Number and Text

ME9 : Which of the types of organisations on this card (E1) do you work for (in your main job)?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	5	0.03	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7575	46.65	Missing
refused	-2	1	0.01	Missing
Private firm/company	1	5778	35.58	66.74
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	381	2.35	4.4
Local Govt/town hall	3	1282	7.90	14.81
NHS or higher educ	4	735	4.53	8.49
Natnalised industry	5	44	0.27	0.51
Non-profit orgs.	6	285	1.76	3.29
Armed forces	7	52	0.32	0.6
Other	8	100	0.62	1.16
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	8657	Missing cases	7581

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee.

Index Terms

Note

From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsize

No. employed at workplace: current job

Record Type

Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm

Questionnaire

Individual (48)

Question Number and Text

ME10 : How many people are employed at the place where you work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	40	0.25	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7575	46.65	Missing
refused	-2	1	0.01	Missing
1 – 2	1	297	1.83	3.44
3 – 9	2	1285	7.91	14.9
10 – 24	3	1462	9.00	16.96
25 – 49	4	1178	7.25	13.66
50 – 99	5	1052	6.48	12.2
100 – 199	6	798	4.91	9.26
200 – 499	7	1004	6.18	11.64
500 – 999	8	513	3.16	5.95
1000 or more	9	837	5.15	9.71
DK/less than 25	10	33	0.20	0.38
DK/25 or more	11	163	1.00	1.89
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	8622	Missing cases	7616

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

Includes total no. employed at workplace, not in department or section.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbhrs

No. of hours normally worked per week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (49)

Question Number and Text

ME11 : Thinking about your (main) job, how many hours, excluding overtime and meal breaks, are you expected to work in a normal week?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
33.21	11.89	0	99

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
No expected hours	0	114	.7	1.3
Amount stated	1	8583	52.9	98.7
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7497	46.2	Missing
Refused	-2	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	39	.2	Missing

Valid cases	8697	Missing cases	7541

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

Whether job is full-time or part-time is given in derived variable MJBFT.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbot

No. of overtime hours in normal week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (49)

Question Number and Text

ME12 : And how many hours overtime do you usually work in a normal week?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3.43	5.92	0	80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	4730	29.1	58.5
Amount stated	1	3354	20.7	41.5
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	88	.5	Missing

Valid cases	8084	Missing cases	8154

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

Includes unpaid overtime. See note for MJBHRS.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbotpd

No. of hours worked as paid overtime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (49)

Question Number and Text

ME13 : How much of that overtime is usually paid overtime?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
4.31	6.04	0	50

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
No paid overtime	0	1558	9.6	46.1
Amount stated	1	1825	11.2	53.9
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	11901	73.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	59	.4	Missing

Valid cases	3383	Missing cases	12855

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MJBOT GT 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and usually works paid overtime

Index Terms

Note

Includes all time paid above basic salary or wage, including that not at increased rate.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbhrlk

Preference over hours worked

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (49)

Question Number and Text

ME14 : Thinking about the hours you work, assuming that you would be paid the same amount per hour, would you prefer to

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Work fewer hours	1	2561	15.8	31.5
Work more hours	2	522	3.2	6.4
Contin same hrs	3	5042	31.1	62.1
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	47	.3	Missing

Valid cases	8125	Missing cases	8113

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbpl

Work location

Record Type

Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm

Questionnaire

Individual (50)

Question Number and Text

ME15 : Do you work mainly:

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
At home	1	112	.7	1.4
Employers prems	2	6668	41.1	81.6
Driving/travel	3	707	4.4	8.7
1 + other places	4	628	3.9	7.7
Other	5	57	.4	.7
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8172	Missing cases	8066

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbttwt

Minutes spent travelling to work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (50)

Question Number and Text

ME16 : About how much time does it usually take for you to get to work each day, door to door?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
23.06	20.80	1	500

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	7800	48.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7283	44.9	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Period uncodeable	-3	244	1.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	16	.1	Missing

Valid cases	7800	Missing cases	8438

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MJBPL = 2-5) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and does not work at home

Index Terms

Transport

Note

Involves travel to work only, not round trip.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbttwm

Main means of travel to work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (50)

Question Number and Text

ME17 : And what usually is your main means of travel to work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Brit Rail/train	1	232	1.4	2.9
Underground/tube	2	79	.5	1.0
Bus or coach	3	588	3.6	7.3
Moto cycle/moped	4	78	.5	1.0
Car or van	5	5149	31.7	63.9
Car/van passenger	6	685	4.2	8.5
Pedal cycle	7	184	1.1	2.3
Walks all way	8	970	6.0	12.0
Other	9	95	.6	1.2
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7283	44.9	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8060	Missing cases	8178

Question Route

Index Terms

Transport

Note

Main = for greatest part of distance covered between home and work.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsat2

Job satisfaction: total pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

ME18B : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 1. The total pay, including any overtime or bonuses

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	13	.1	.2
Not satis at all	1	249	1.5	3.1
	2	326	2.0	4.0
	3	1062	6.5	13.0
Not satis/dissat	4	600	3.7	7.4
	5	2096	12.9	25.7
	6	3037	18.7	37.2
Completely satis	7	779	4.8	9.5
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	10	.1	Missing

Valid cases	8162	Missing cases	8076

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsat4

Job satisfaction: security

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

ME18D : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 2. Your job security

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	60	.4	.7
Not satis at all	1	173	1.1	2.1
	2	187	1.2	2.3
	3	486	3.0	6.0
Not satis/dissat	4	540	3.3	6.6
	5	1427	8.8	17.5
	6	3274	20.2	40.2
Completely satis	7	2005	12.3	24.6
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	20	.1	Missing

Valid cases	8152	Missing cases	8086

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsat6

Job satisfaction: work itself

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

ME18F : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 3. The actual work itself

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	12	.1	.1
Not satis at all	1	118	.7	1.4
	2	185	1.1	2.3
	3	519	3.2	6.4
Not satis/dissat	4	614	3.8	7.5
	5	1742	10.7	21.3
	6	3692	22.7	45.2
Completely satis	7	1284	7.9	15.7
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	6	.0	Missing

Valid cases	8166	Missing cases	8072

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsat7

Job satisfaction: hours worked

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

ME18G : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 4. The hours you work

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	15	.1	.2
Not satis at all	1	126	.8	1.5
	2	218	1.3	2.7
	3	804	5.0	9.8
Not satis/dissatis	4	746	4.6	9.1
	5	1820	11.2	22.3
	6	3237	19.9	39.6
Completely satis	7	1200	7.4	14.7
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	6	.0	Missing

Valid cases	8166	Missing cases	8072

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbsat

Job satisfaction: overall

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

ME19 : All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your present job overall using the same 1 – 7 scale?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not satis at all	1	114	.7	1.4
	2	204	1.3	2.5
	3	518	3.2	6.3
Not satis/dissatis	4	607	3.7	7.4
	5	1904	11.7	23.3
	6	3869	23.8	47.4
Completely satis	7	943	5.8	11.6
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	13	.1	Missing

Valid cases	8159	Missing cases	8079

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaygl

Gross pay at last payment

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (52)

Question Number and Text

ME20 : The last time you were paid, what was your gross pay – that is including any overtime, bonuses, commission, tips or tax refund, but before any deductions for tax, national insurance or pension contributions, union dues and so on?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3620	8607.81	1	95000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	7275	44.8	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Refused	-2	309	1.9	Missing
Don’t know	-1	588	3.6	Missing

Valid cases	7275	Missing cases	8963

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaygw

Pay period (weeks): last gross pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (52)

Question Number and Text

ME21OC : How long a period did that cover?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
8.37	15.09	-5	52

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	7241	44.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	20	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	8068	49.7	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	891	5.5	Missing
One off payment	-5.00	1	.0	Missing
Per hour	-4.00	17	.1	Missing

Valid cases	7241	Missing cases	8997

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL NE -2) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee that has indicated Gross pay at last payment

Index Terms

Note

Variables associated with payments or receipts include two for each, the amount of receipt or payment (here MPAYGL), and the period in weeks which it covered (here MPAYGW). These variables should not be used without first converting to a common time metric (e.g. dividing by number of weeks). You should be aware that for a small number of cases the period of receipt is less than one week. You may wish to take special action in these cases. There are derived gross pay, net pay, and total income variables toward the end of this Record Type.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaynl

Take-home pay at last payment

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (52)

Question Number and Text

ME22 : And what was your take-home pay last time, that is after any deductions were made for tax, National Insurance, pensions, union dues etc?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1183.44	2495.04	4	55000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	7149	44.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7480	46.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
No deductions	-3	418	2.6	Missing
Refused	-2	11	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	285	1.8	Missing

Valid cases	7149	Missing cases	9089

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee that has indicated Gross pay at last payment

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaynw

Pay period (weeks): last take-home pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (52)

Question Number and Text

ME23OC : How long a period did that cover?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
4.07	6.08	0.20	52

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	7137	44.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	10	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	8194	50.5	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	891	5.5	Missing
Per hour	-4.00	6	.0	Missing

Valid cases	7137	Missing cases	9101

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0 AND MPAYNL GT 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and deductions were made

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpytc

Last pay included any Tax Credit

Record Type

Employment: Benefits Receipt

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

ME23A : Did your last-take home pay of (amount at E22) include any of the following Tax Credit payments?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	148	0.91	Missing
inapplicable	-8	8658	53.32	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
Yes	1	287	1.77	4.39
No	2	6254	38.51	95.61
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	6541	Missing cases	9697

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpywftc

Amount: Working families Tax Credit

Record Type

Employment: Benefits Receipt

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

ME23B : How much was included for Working Family Tax Credit?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	149	0.92	Missing
inapplicable	-8	14983	92.27	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
refused	-2	2	0.01	Missing
[Value >= 0]		213	1.31	100.0
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	213	Missing cases	16025

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0 AND MPAYNL GT 0 AND MPYTC = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and deductions were made and Working Families Tax Credit was included

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpywftcw

WFTC: pay period (weeks)

Record Type

Employment: Benefits Receipt

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

ME23C : What period did this cover?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	213	1.3	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	151	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	14983	92.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	213	Missing cases	16025

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpayslp

Pay slip seen by interviewer

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

ME24 : RECORD PAY SLIP CHECK

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	5	0.03	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7776	47.89	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
Latest payslip seen	1	1761	10.84	23.28
Early payslip seen	2	149	0.92	1.97
No payslip seen	3	5656	34.83	74.76
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	7566	Missing cases	8672

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0 AND MPAYNL GT 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee that has indicated Gross pay at last payment, and last take home pay was recorded

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpayusl

Was last gross pay the usual amount

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

ME26 : Your take home pay last time was (AMOUNT AT E22). Is this the amount you usually receive (before any statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay)?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	10	0.06	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7776	47.89	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
Yes	1	6709	41.32	88.73
No	2	852	5.25	11.27
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	7561	Missing cases	8677

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0 AND MPAYNL GE 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded

Index Terms

Note

The question at Wave 1 asked about gross pay, at Wave 2 and thereafter, take home pay. This has consequences for wPAYU which is therefore, only strictly comparable after Wave 1. See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpayu

Usual pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

ME27 : How much are you usually paid?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
948.19	2415.28	5	42000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	766	4.7	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14491	89.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Refused	-2	2	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	84	.5	Missing

Valid cases	766	Missing cases	15472

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0 AND MPAYNL GE 0 AND MPAYUSL = 2) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and was not usual amount

Index Terms

Note

See the note for MPAYUSL regarding cross wave comparability of this variable. See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpayuw

Usual pay: pay period (weeks)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

ME28OC : How long a period did that cover?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3.54	4.59	1	52

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	762	4.7	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	6	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	14577	89.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	891	5.5	Missing
Per hour	-4.00	2	.0	Missing

Valid cases	762	Missing cases	15476

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0 AND MPAYNL GE 0 AND MPAYUSL = 2 AND MPAYU GE 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and was not usual amount and usual amount is recorded

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW and MPAYUSL.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpayug

Usual pay: gross/net of deductions

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

ME29 : And is that before or after any deductions for tax, national insurance, union dues and so on or are there usually no deductions at all made from your salary?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before deductions	1	149	.9	19.6
After deductions	2	546	3.4	71.7
No deductions	3	67	.4	8.8
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14577	89.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	4	.0	Missing

Valid cases	762	Missing cases	15476

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf1

Last pay unusual: included back pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30A : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? It included back pay

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	807	5.0	94.9
Incl back pay	1	43	.3	5.1
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYGL GE 0 AND MPAYNL GE 0 AND MPAYUSL = 2 AND MPAYU GE -1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and was not usual amount and R did not refuse to give usual amount

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf2

Last pay unusual: included holiday pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30B : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? It included advance holiday pay

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	829	5.1	97.5
Incl adv holiday pay	1	21	.1	2.5
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf3

Last pay unusual: included tax refund

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30C : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? It included a tax refund

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	844	5.2	99.3
Incl tax refund	1	6	.0	.7
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf4

Last pay unusual: included sick pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30D : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? It included statutory sick pay

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	840	5.2	98.8
Incl stat sick pay	1	10	.1	1.2
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf5

Last pay unusual: sick without pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30E : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? Absent due to sickness, no statutory sick pay included

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	817	5.0	96.1
Abs/no sick pay incl	1	33	.2	3.9
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf6

Last pay unusual: included maternity pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30F : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? It included statutory maternity pay

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	831	5.1	97.8
Incl maternity pay	1	19	.1	2.2
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf7

Last pay unusual through overtime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30G : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? Unusual amount of overtime

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	540	3.3	63.5
Unusual amt overtime	1	310	1.9	36.5
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf9

Last pay unusual: Bonus/tips/commission

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30H : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? It included a bonus payment, tips or commission

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	757	4.7	89.1
Other	1	93	.6	10.9
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaydf8

Last pay unusual for other reason

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME30I : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? Other

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	496	3.1	58.4
Inc. Bonus/tip/comm	1	354	2.2	41.6
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14493	89.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	850	Missing cases	15388

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for MPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mpaytyp

Salaried or hourly paid

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME31 : How is your pay calculated, in particular are you salaried or paid by the hour?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	7	0.04	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7171	44.16	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
refused	-2	4	0.02	Missing
Salaried	1	4321	26.61	52.92
Basic salary + comm.	2	133	0.82	1.63
Hourly pay	3	3554	21.89	43.53
Other	4	157	0.97	1.92
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	8165	Missing cases	8073

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

movtpay

Additional pay for extra hours

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME32 : If you were to work more hours than usual during some week, would you receive additional pay for these extra hours of work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	1578	9.7	34.6
No	2	2920	18.0	64.0
Other	3	65	.4	1.4
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	10725	66.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Refused	-2	2	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	53	.3	Missing

Valid cases	4563	Missing cases	11675

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYTYP = 1, 2 OR 4) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and is not paid hourly

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mextrate

Extra pay hourly rate

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME33 : About how much would you be paid per hour for those extra hours?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
11.89	17.49	2	500

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	930	5.7	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	13765	84.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	891	5.5	Missing
No set amount	-3.00	154	.9	Missing
Refused	-2.00	46	.3	Missing
Don’t know	-1.00	448	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	930	Missing cases	15308

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYTYP = 1, 2 OR 4 AND MOVTPAY =1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and is not paid hourly and would receive additional pay if worked extra hours

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mextrest

Estimated amount for extra hours worked

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

ME33 : About how much would you be paid per hour for those extra hours?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Exact amount given	1	362	2.2	39.0
Estimated amount giv	2	566	3.5	61.0
Missing or wild	-9	6	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14413	88.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	928	Missing cases	15310

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mbasrate

Basic pay hourly rate

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

ME34 : What is your hourly rate of pay for your basic hours of work?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
6.21	8.74	-8.50	480

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	3181	19.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	4	.0	Missing
	-8.50	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	11789	72.6	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	891	5.5	Missing
No set amount	-3.00	62	.4	Missing
Refused	-2.00	77	.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1.00	233	1.4	Missing

Valid cases	3181	Missing cases	13057

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYTYP = 3) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and is paid hourly

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mbasrest

Estimated amount – hourly basic pay rate

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

ME34 : What is your hourly rate of pay for your basic hours of work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Exact amount given	1	2320	14.3	72.9
Estimated amount giv	2	862	5.3	27.1
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	12161	74.9	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	3182	Missing cases	13056

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

movtrate

Overtime pay: hourly rated

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

ME35 : What is your hourly rate of pay for overtime?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
7.97	3.73	1.80	32.01

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	1749	10.8	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	5	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	11866	73.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	891	5.5	Missing
No set amount	-4.00	205	1.3	Missing
No paid overtime	-3.00	992	6.1	Missing
Refused	-2.00	252	1.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1.00	278	1.7	Missing

Valid cases	1749	Missing cases	14489

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MPAYTYP = 3 AND MBASRATE GE -1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and is paid hourly and did not refuse to give hourly rate of pay for basics hours of work

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

movtrest

Estimated amount – hourly overtime rate

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

ME35 : What is your hourly rate of pay for overtime?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Exact amount given	1	1110	6.8	63.5
Estimated amount giv	2	637	3.9	36.5
Missing or wild	-9	7	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13593	83.7	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	1747	Missing cases	14491

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mjbperfp

Pay includes performance related pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

ME39 : Does your pay include performance related pay?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	22	0.14	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7171	44.16	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
refused	-2	1	0.01	Missing
Yes	1	1057	6.51	12.96
No	2	7096	43.70	87.04
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	8153	Missing cases	8085

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbonus

Pay includes bonuses or profit share

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

ME40 : In the last 12 months have you received any bonuses such as a Christmas or quarterly bonus, profit-related pay or profit sharing bonus, or an occasional commission?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	18	0.11	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7171	44.16	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
refused	-2	5	0.03	Missing
Yes	1	2188	13.47	26.84
No	2	5965	36.73	73.16
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	8153	Missing cases	8085

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee.

Index Terms

Note

Includes any extra payments, incl. performance bonuses and sales commissions, but not overtime. From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year. Excludes shares and payments in kind.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbonam

Amount of bonus

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

ME41 : What was the total amount of bonus you received over the last twelve months?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2075.81	10671.68	1	350000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	1980	12.2	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13155	81.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Refused	-2	71	.4	Missing
Don’t know	-1	137	.8	Missing

Valid cases	1980	Missing cases	14258

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MJBONUS = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and has received a bonus in past twelve months.

Index Terms

Note

See note for MJBONUS.

Variable Occurrence

W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbong

Bonus payment: Gross or Nett

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

ME42 : Was this/these amount(s) before tax or after tax?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before tax	1	1352	8.3	69.7
After tax	2	589	3.6	30.3
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13363	82.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	39	.2	Missing

Valid cases	1941	Missing cases	14297

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MJBONUS = 1 AND MJBONAM GT 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and has received a bonus in past twelve months and has Given total amount.

Index Terms

Note

See note for MJBONUS.

Variable Occurrence

W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbrise

Pay includes annual increments

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

ME43 : Some people can normally expect their pay to rise every year by moving to the next point on the scale, as well as receiving negotiated pay rises. Are you paid on this type of incremental scale?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	3681	22.7	46.3
No	2	4271	26.3	53.7
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Refused	-2	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	219	1.3	Missing

Valid cases	7952	Missing cases	8286

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee.

Index Terms

Note

From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mtujbpl

Union or staff association at workplace

Record Type

Trade Unions and Union Membership

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

ME44 : Is there a trade union, or a similar body such as a staff association, recognised by your management for negotiating pay or conditions for the people doing your sort of job in your workplace?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	3975	24.5	50.4
No	2	3910	24.1	49.6
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	287	1.8	Missing

Valid cases	7885	Missing cases	8353

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee.

Index Terms

Note

Includes “in-house” staff associations, but excludes employers’ organisations (e.g. National Farmers’ Union). From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mtuin1

Member of workplace union

Record Type

Trade Unions and Union Membership

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

ME45 : Are you a member of this trade union/association?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	10	0.06	Missing
inapplicable	-8	11368	70.01	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	891	5.49	Missing
Yes	1	2448	15.08	61.68
No	2	1521	9.37	38.32
Total		16238	100.00

Valid cases	3969	Missing cases	12269

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MTUJBPL = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and there is a trade union or equivalent in workplace

Index Terms

Note

From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbopps

Promotion opportunities in current job

Record Type

Employment: Prospects and Training

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

ME46 : In your current job do you have opportunities for promotion?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	4031	24.8	49.8
No	2	4056	25.0	50.2
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	85	.5	Missing

Valid cases	8087	Missing cases	8151

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee.

Index Terms

Note

From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbpen

Pension: employer runs a pension scheme

Record Type

Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME47 : Does your present employer run a pension scheme or superannuation scheme for which you are eligible?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	5748	35.4	72.2
No	2	2211	13.6	27.8
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	213	1.3	Missing

Valid cases	7959	Missing cases	8279

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee.

Index Terms

Note

From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbpenm

Pension: member of employers scheme

Record Type

Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME48 : Do you belong to your employer’s pension scheme?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	4095	25.2	71.4
No	2	1642	10.1	28.6
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9595	59.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	11	.1	Missing

Valid cases	5737	Missing cases	10501

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1 AND MJBPEN = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and employer runs a pension or superannuation scheme for which R is eligible

Index Terms

Note

From Waves 2 to 4, this was not asked of employees still in same job as previous year.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mjbwkhra

Work arrangement: flexitime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME49A : Some people have special working hours arrangements that vary daily or weekly. In your (main) job is your agreed working arrangement any of those listed on the card (E4). Flexitime (flexible working hours)

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	6763	41.6	82.8
Yes	1	1409	8.7	17.2
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8172	Missing cases	8066

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mjbwkhrb

Work arrangement: annualised hours

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME49A : Some people have special working hours arrangements that vary daily or weekly. In your (main) job is your agreed working arrangement any of those listed on the card (E4). Annualised hours contract

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	7457	45.9	91.3
Yes	1	715	4.4	8.7
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8172	Missing cases	8066

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mjbwkhrc

Work arrangement: term time only

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME49A : Some people have special working hours arrangements that vary daily or weekly. In your (main) job is your agreed working arrangement any of those listed on the card (E4). Term time working

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	7860	48.4	96.2
Yes	1	312	1.9	3.8
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8172	Missing cases	8066

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mjbwkhrd

Work arrangement: job share

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME49A : Some people have special working hours arrangements that vary daily or weekly. In your (main) job is your agreed working arrangement any of those listed on the card (E4). Job sharing

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	8076	49.7	98.8
Yes	1	96	.6	1.2
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8172	Missing cases	8066

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mjbwkhre

Work arrangement: nine day fortnight

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME49A : Some people have special working hours arrangements that vary daily or weekly. In your (main) job is your agreed working arrangement any of those listed on the card (E4). A nine-day fortnight

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	8144	50.2	99.7
Yes	1	28	.2	.3
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8172	Missing cases	8066

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

mjbwkhrf

Work arrangement: 4 1/2 day week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (58)

Question Number and Text

ME49A : Some people have special working hours arrangements that vary daily or weekly. In your (main) job is your agreed working arrangement any of those listed on the card (E4). A four-and-a-half day week

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	8062	49.6	98.7
Yes	1	110	.7	1.3
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7171	44.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	891	5.5	Missing

Valid cases	8172	Missing cases	8066

Question Route

IF (MJBHAS = 1 OR (MJBHAS = 2 AND MJBOFF = 1) AND MJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence