BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

EE31 : Does your pay ever include incentive bonuses or profit related pay?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	1295	14.0	27.8
No	2	3365	36.4	72.2
Missing or wild	-9	9	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4147	44.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Refused	-2	2	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	9	.1	Missing

Valid cases	4660	Missing cases	4589

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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.

Variable Occurrence

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ejbrise

Pay includes annual increments

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

EE32 : 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	1837	19.9	40.8
No	2	2664	28.8	59.2
Missing or wild	-9	10	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4147	44.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Refused	-2	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	168	1.8	Missing

Valid cases	4501	Missing cases	4748

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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

etujbpl

Union or staff association at workplace

Record Type

Trade Unions and Union Membership

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

EE33 : 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	2143	23.2	47.5
No	2	2370	25.6	52.5
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4147	44.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	165	1.8	Missing

Valid cases	4513	Missing cases	4736

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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

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etuin1

Member of workplace union

Record Type

Trade Unions and Union Membership

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

EE34 : Are you a member of this trade union/association?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	1401	15.1	65.4
No	2	741	8.0	34.6
Missing or wild	-9	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	6682	72.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	2142	Missing cases	7107

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 1 AND ETUJBPL = 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

etuin2

Member of any trade union or similar

Record Type

Trade Unions and Union Membership

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

EE35 : Are you a member of any trade union or similar body?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	121	1.3	3.7
No	2	3140	33.9	96.3
Missing or wild	-9	18	.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	5548	60.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	3261	Missing cases	5988

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 1 AND ((ETUJBPL = 1 AND ETUIN1 = 2) OR ETUJBPL = 2 OR -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 either there is not (or R does not know of) a trade union or equivalent in workplace or there is and R is not a member

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

ejbopps

Promotion opportunities in current job

Record Type

Employment: Prospects and Training

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

EE36 : In your current job do you have opportunities for promotion?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	2000	21.6	44.1
No	2	2535	27.4	55.9
Missing or wild	-9	64	.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4147	44.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	81	.9	Missing

Valid cases	4535	Missing cases	4714

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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

ejbtime

Times of day usually work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

EE37 : Which of the categories on this card (21) best describes the times of day you usually work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Mornings only	1	287	3.1	6.1
Afternoons only	2	86	.9	1.8
During the day	3	3180	34.4	68.0
Evenings only	4	132	1.4	2.8
At night	5	112	1.2	2.4
Both lunch/eves	6	64	.7	1.4
Other times/day	7	22	.2	.5
Rotating shifts	8	461	5.0	9.9
Varies/no pattern	9	229	2.5	4.9
Other	10	33	.4	.7
Daytime and evenings	11	71	.8	1.5
Missing or wild	-9	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4147	44.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	4677	Missing cases	4572

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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. New category (11) coded from ‘other’ responses at Wave 5 and formalised into the question from Wave 6.

Variable Occurrence

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

epays

Starting pay: job start after 1.9.94

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (33)

Question Number and Text

EE43 : How much were you usually paid when you started working in your present position?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2031.83	5005.66	0	37000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	1	.0	.2
Amount stated	1	480	5.2	99.8
Missing or wild	-9	25	.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7210	78.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Same as now	-3	1013	11.0	Missing
Refused	-2	38	.4	Missing
Don’t know	-1	60	.6	Missing

Valid cases	481	Missing cases	8768

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 1 AND EJBBGLY = 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 is an employee and R started present position after 1.9.94

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

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

epaysw

Starting pay period (weeks): current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

EE44OC : And what period did that cover?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.20	4	.0	.9
	1.00	195	2.1	42.9
	2.00	12	.1	2.6
	3.00	2	.0	.4
	4.00	27	.3	5.9
	4.33	163	1.8	35.8
	52.00	52	.6	11.4
Missing or wild	-9.00	35	.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	8321	90.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	422	4.6	Missing
Per hour	-4.00	16	.2	Missing

Valid cases	455	Missing cases	8794

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 1 AND EJBBGLY = 2 AND EPAYS 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 R started present position after 1.9.94 and usual pay when R started present position is recorded

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

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

epaysg

Starting pay gross or net: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

EE45 : And was that before or after any deductions for tax, national insurance, union dues and so on or were there usually no deductions made at all from your salary?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before deductions	1	217	2.3	46.2
After deductions	2	174	1.9	37.0
No deductions	3	79	.9	16.8
Missing or wild	-9	36	.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8321	90.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	470	Missing cases	8779

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

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

ejbpen

Pension: employer runs a pension scheme

Record Type

Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

EE38 : Does your present employer run a pension scheme or superannuation scheme for which you are eligible?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	2912	31.5	63.9
No	2	1642	17.8	36.1
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4147	44.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	124	1.3	Missing

Valid cases	4554	Missing cases	4695

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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

ejbpenm

Pension: member of employers scheme

Record Type

Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

EE39 : Do you belong to your employer’s pension scheme?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	2165	23.4	74.5
No	2	742	8.0	25.5
Missing or wild	-9	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	5913	63.9	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	4	.0	Missing

Valid cases	2907	Missing cases	6342

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 1 AND EJBPEN = 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

epayly

Usual pay at 1.9.94

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

EE48 : Thinking back to September 1st last year, at that time how much were you usually paid?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
5553.02	12206.33	4	75000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	91	1.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	13	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8650	93.5	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Same as now	-3	51	.6	Missing
Refused	-2	7	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	15	.2	Missing

Valid cases	91	Missing cases	9158

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 1 AND EIVLYR = 2 AND EJBBGLY = 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 was not interviewed last year and started present position on or before 1.9.94

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

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

epaylyw

Usual pay at 1.9.94: pay period (weeks)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

EE49OC : And what period did that cover?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.20	1	.0	1.1
	1.00	27	.3	30.3
	2.00	2	.0	2.2
	4.00	3	.0	3.4
	4.33	37	.4	41.6
	52.00	19	.2	21.3
Missing or wild	-9.00	13	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	8723	94.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	422	4.6	Missing
Per hour	-4.00	2	.0	Missing

Valid cases	89	Missing cases	9160

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 1 AND EIVLYR = 2 AND EJBBGLY = 1 AND EPAYLY 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 and was not interviewed last year and started present position on or before 1.9.94 and usual pay at 1.9.94 is recorded

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

epaylyg

Usual pay at 1.9.94: gross/net deduction

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

EE50 : And was that before or after any deductions for tax, national insurance, union dues and so on or were there usually no deductions at all made from your salary?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before deductions	1	42	.5	46.2
After deductions	2	41	.4	45.1
No deductions	3	8	.1	8.8
Missing or wild	-9	13	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8723	94.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	91	Missing cases	9158

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsboss

S/emp: hires employees

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (37)

Question Number and Text

EE54 : First of all, do you have any employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes, has employees	1	224	2.4	30.4
No, no employees	2	512	5.5	69.6
Inapplicable	-8	8513	92.0	Missing

Valid cases	736	Missing cases	8513

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Note

Self-employed covers people who do not receive wage or salary from employer.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejssize

S/emp: number of employees

Record Type

Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm

Questionnaire

Individual (37)

Question Number and Text

EE55 : How many people do you employ?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1 – 2	1	102	1.1	45.5
3 – 9	2	81	.9	36.2
10 – 24	3	28	.3	12.5
25 – 49	4	4	.0	1.8
50 – 99	5	7	.1	3.1
200 – 499	7	1	.0	.4
1000 or more	9	1	.0	.4
Inapplicable	-8	9025	97.6	Missing

Valid cases	224	Missing cases	9025

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 2 AND EJSBOSS = 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 self-employed and has employees

Index Terms

Note

Covers anyone directly employed by R, to whom R pays wages and is responsible for NI and tax. Excludes consultants, partners. Excludes R as employee.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejshrs

S/emp: hours normally worked per week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (37)

Question Number and Text

EE56 : How many hours in total do you usually work a week in your job?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
44.44	19.36	2	99

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	653	7.1	100.0
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	21	.2	Missing

Valid cases	653	Missing cases	8596

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Note

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

Variable Occurrence

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

ejshrlk

S/emp: preference over hours worked

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (37)

Question Number and Text

EE57 : Thinking about the hours you work, assuming that you would earn the same amount per hour as at present would you prefer to

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Work fewer hours	1	250	2.7	37.7
Work more hours	2	76	.8	11.4
Contin same hrs	3	338	3.7	50.9
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	9	.1	Missing

Valid cases	664	Missing cases	8585

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejstime

S/emp: times of day usually work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

EE58 : Which of the categories on this card (21) best describes the times of day you usually work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Mornings only	1	28	.3	4.2
Afternoons only	2	6	.1	.9
During the day	3	413	4.5	61.4
Evenings only	4	13	.1	1.9
At night	5	5	.1	.7
Both lunch/eves	6	15	.2	2.2
Other times day	7	5	.1	.7
Rotating shifts	8	15	.2	2.2
Varies/no pattern	9	140	1.5	20.8
Other	10	3	.0	.4
Daytime and evenings	11	30	.3	4.5
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	673	Missing cases	8576

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Note

New category (11) coded from ‘other’ responses at Wave 5 and formalised into the question from Wave 6.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejstype

S/emp: nature of employment

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

EE59 : You said you are self-employed. Does this mean that you run your own business or professional practice or do you usually work for other people or organisations but on a self-employed basis?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Own busin/pract	1	407	4.4	60.6
Work for others	2	229	2.5	34.1
Both	3	36	.4	5.4
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	672	Missing cases	8577

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejsaccs

S/emp: draws up profit/loss accounts

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

EE60 : Do you draw up profit or loss accounts?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	467	5.0	70.1
No	2	199	2.2	29.9
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Refused	-2	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	7	.1	Missing

Valid cases	666	Missing cases	8583

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsprf

S/emp: net profit in last yearly account

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

EE61 : How much net profit did you make, in the most recent 12 months, or the most recent period for which you have figures, from your share of the business or practice?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
15342.39	16879.27	0	99999

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Nothing or loss	0	27	.3	8.7
Amount stated	1	283	3.1	91.3
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8360	90.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Refused	-2	57	.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	99	1.1	Missing

Valid cases	310	Missing cases	8939

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 2 AND EJSACCS = 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 self-employed and draws up profit or loss accounts

Index Terms

Note

Includes amounts put back into business.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsprbm

S/emp: date accounts began: month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE62BM : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Month began

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	28	.3	9.8
February	2	14	.2	4.9
March	3	11	.1	3.9
April	4	84	.9	29.5
May	5	28	.3	9.8
June	6	16	.2	5.6
July	7	21	.2	7.4
August	8	22	.2	7.7
September	9	26	.3	9.1
October	10	18	.2	6.3
November	11	13	.1	4.6
December	12	4	.0	1.4
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8541	92.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	285	Missing cases	8964

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 2 AND EJSACCS = 1 AND EJSPRF 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 self-employed and draws up profit or loss accounts and has indicated net profit in last yearly account

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsprby

S/emp: date accounts began: year

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE62BY : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Year began

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1989	89	1	.0	.4
1992	92	5	.1	1.8
1993	93	67	.7	23.5
1994	94	205	2.2	71.9
1995	95	7	.1	2.5
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8541	92.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	285	Missing cases	8964

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejsprem

S/emp: date accounts ended: month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE62EM : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Month ended

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	14	.2	4.9
February	2	13	.1	4.6
March	3	27	.3	9.5
April	4	76	.8	26.8
May	5	23	.2	8.1
June	6	21	.2	7.4
July	7	16	.2	5.6
August	8	20	.2	7.0
September	9	24	.3	8.5
October	10	23	.2	8.1
November	11	10	.1	3.5
December	12	17	.2	6.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8541	92.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	1	.0	Missing

Valid cases	284	Missing cases	8965

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsprey

S/emp: date accounts ended: year

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE62EY : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Year ended

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1990	90	1	.0	.4
1992	92	1	.0	.4
1993	93	7	.1	2.5
1994	94	71	.8	24.9
1995	95	203	2.2	71.2
1996	96	2	.0	.7
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8541	92.3	Missing
Proxy	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	285	Missing cases	8964

Question Route

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejspayl

S/emp: last gross earnings

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE63 : How much did you earn (before tax) in the last 12 months or the most recent period for which you have figures?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
9419.27	8905.65	0	50000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	2	.0	1.4
Amount stated	1	143	1.5	98.6
Missing or wild	-9	5	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8620	93.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Refused	-2	6	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	51	.6	Missing

Valid cases	145	Missing cases	9104

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 2 AND EJSACCS = 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 is self-employed and does not draw up profit or loss accounts

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejspybm

S/emp: month gross pay accounts began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE64BM : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Month began

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	8	.1	5.8
February	2	2	.0	1.4
March	3	6	.1	4.3
April	4	41	.4	29.5
May	5	4	.0	2.9
June	6	4	.0	2.9
July	7	10	.1	7.2
August	8	3	.0	2.2
September	9	29	.3	20.9
October	10	15	.2	10.8
November	11	13	.1	9.4
December	12	4	.0	2.9
Missing or wild	-9	9	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8677	93.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	2	.0	Missing

Valid cases	139	Missing cases	9110

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 2 AND EJSACCS = 2 AND EJSPAYL 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 self-employed and does not draw up profit or loss accounts and has indicated last gross earnings

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejspyby

S/emp: year gross pay accounts began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE64BY : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Year began

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1993	93	6	.1	4.3
1994	94	105	1.1	75.0
1995	95	29	.3	20.7
Missing or wild	-9	8	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8677	93.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	2	.0	Missing

Valid cases	140	Missing cases	9109

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejspyem

S/emp: month gross pay accounts ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE64EM : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Month ended

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	4	.0	2.9
February	2	3	.0	2.1
March	3	13	.1	9.3
April	4	32	.3	22.9
May	5	4	.0	2.9
June	6	1	.0	.7
July	7	5	.1	3.6
August	8	4	.0	2.9
September	9	27	.3	19.3
October	10	22	.2	15.7
November	11	17	.2	12.1
December	12	8	.1	5.7
Missing or wild	-9	8	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8677	93.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	2	.0	Missing

Valid cases	140	Missing cases	9109

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejspyey

S/emp: Year gross pay accounts ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

EE64EY : What are the dates of the period to which these figures relate? Year ended

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1994	94	9	.1	6.4
1995	95	126	1.4	90.0
1996	96	5	.1	3.6
Missing or wild	-9	8	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8677	93.8	Missing
Proxy	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	2	.0	Missing

Valid cases	140	Missing cases	9109

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejspl

S/emp: work location

Record Type

Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

EE65 : Where do you mainly work? Is it…

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
At home	1	116	1.3	17.2
From own home	2	150	1.6	22.3
Sep business prems	3	195	2.1	29.0
From van or stall	4	15	.2	2.2
Client/custmrs prems	5	185	2.0	27.5
Some other place	6	12	.1	1.8
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	673	Missing cases	8576

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Note

Working at home = does major part of work there. Working from home = uses home as base but travels out to do work.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsttwt

S/emp: Minutes spent travelling to work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

EE66 : About how much time does it usually take for you to get to work each day, door to door?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
24.49	25.57	1	240

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	334	3.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8419	91.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Period uncodeable	-3	57	.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	15	.2	Missing

Valid cases	334	Missing cases	8915

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 2 AND EJSPL = 3-6) 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 self-employed not working at or from home

Index Terms

Transport

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsttwm

S/emp: Main means of travel to work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

EE67 : And what usually is your main means of travel to work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Brit Rail/train	1	7	.1	1.8
Underground/tube	2	7	.1	1.8
Bus or coach	3	5	.1	1.3
Moto cycle/moped	4	1	.0	.3
Car or van	5	314	3.4	78.5
Car/van passenger	6	24	.3	6.0
Pedal cycle	7	7	.1	1.8
Walks all way	8	31	.3	7.8
Other	9	4	.0	1.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8419	91.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	4	.0	Missing

Valid cases	400	Missing cases	8849

Question Route

Index Terms

Transport

Variable Occurrence

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

ejssat1

S/emp: job satisfaction: total pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE68A : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and for each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (22) 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	20	.2	3.0
Not satisf at all	1	24	.3	3.6
	2	30	.3	4.5
	3	74	.8	11.1
Not satis/dissatis	4	57	.6	8.6
	5	130	1.4	19.5
	6	214	2.3	32.1
Completely satis	7	117	1.3	17.6
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	8	.1	Missing

Valid cases	666	Missing cases	8583

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejssat2

S/emp: job satisfaction: job security

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE68B : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and for each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (22) 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	31	.3	4.6
Not satis at all	1	25	.3	3.7
	2	28	.3	4.2
	3	68	.7	10.2
Not satis/dissatis	4	74	.8	11.1
	5	91	1.0	13.6
	6	183	2.0	27.4
Completely satis	7	167	1.8	25.0
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	7	.1	Missing

Valid cases	667	Missing cases	8582

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejssat3

S/emp: job satisfaction: initiative

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE68C : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and for each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (22) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 3. Being able to use your own initiative

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	5	.1	.7
Not satis at all	1	1	.0	.1
	2	3	.0	.4
	3	9	.1	1.3
Not satis/dissatis	4	14	.2	2.1
	5	50	.5	7.5
	6	214	2.3	32.0
Completely satis	7	372	4.0	55.7
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	6	.1	Missing

Valid cases	668	Missing cases	8581

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7

ejssat4

S/emp: job satisfaction: work itself

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE68D : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and for each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (22) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 4. The actual work itself

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	1	.0	.1
Not satis at all	1	3	.0	.4
	2	9	.1	1.3
	3	13	.1	1.9
Not satis/dissatis	4	36	.4	5.4
	5	95	1.0	14.2
	6	289	3.1	43.3
Completely satis	7	222	2.4	33.2
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	6	.1	Missing

Valid cases	668	Missing cases	8581

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejssat5

S/emp: job satisfaction: hours worked

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE68E : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and for each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (22) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 5. The hours you work

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	2	.0	.3
Not satis at all	1	21	.2	3.1
	2	23	.2	3.4
	3	85	.9	12.7
Not satis/dissatis	4	74	.8	11.1
	5	131	1.4	19.6
	6	205	2.2	30.7
Completely satis	7	127	1.4	19.0
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	6	.1	Missing

Valid cases	668	Missing cases	8581

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejssat

S/emp: job satisfaction: overall

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE69 : 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	3	.0	.5
	2	6	.1	.9
	3	28	.3	4.2
Not satis/dissatis	4	47	.5	7.1
	5	113	1.2	17.0
	6	309	3.3	46.4
Completely satis	7	160	1.7	24.0
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	8	.1	Missing

Valid cases	666	Missing cases	8583

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsbgd

S/emp: day started present job

Record Type

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE70D : On what date did you start doing your present job, by that I mean the beginning of your current spell of doing the work you are doing now on a self-employed basis? Day

Valid cases	233	Missing cases	9016

Index Terms

Note

Refers to self-employment as sole or main job; excludes working self-employed on the side while in other main job. See note for EJBBGD.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsbgm

S/emp: month started present job

Record Type

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE70M : On what date did you start doing your present job, by that I mean the beginning of your current spell of doing the work you are doing now on a self-employed basis? Month

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	48	.5	8.7
February	2	28	.3	5.1
March	3	40	.4	7.2
April	4	64	.7	11.6
May	5	46	.5	8.3
June	6	42	.5	7.6
July	7	52	.6	9.4
August	8	58	.6	10.5
September	9	67	.7	12.1
October	10	44	.5	7.9
November	11	43	.5	7.8
December	12	22	.2	4.0
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	120	1.3	Missing

Valid cases	554	Missing cases	8695

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Note

See note for EJBBGD.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejsbgy

S/emp: year started present job

Record Type

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

EE70Y : On what date did you start doing your present job, by that I mean the beginning of your current spell of doing the work you are doing now on a self-employed basis? Year

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
86.35	9.46	30	96

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	670	7.2	100.0
Inapplicable	-8	8153	88.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	4	.0	Missing

Valid cases	670	Missing cases	8579

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBSEMP = 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 is self-employed

Index Terms

Note

See note for EJBBGD.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejbed

Had work related training since 1.9.94

Record Type

Employment: Prospects and Training

Questionnaire

Individual (42)

Question Number and Text

EE71 : Since September 1st last year, have you taken part in any education or training schemes or courses, as part of your present employment?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	1781	19.3	33.3
No	2	3560	38.5	66.7
Missing or wild	-9	13	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	3473	37.6	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	5341	Missing cases	3908

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 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

Education: Recent Education and Training

Note

In Wave One, only the employed were asked this. Thereafter, this was extended to all currently working. The scope of the question was widened to include education or training courses. The block of questions was moved from near the beginning, and has settled near the end, of the employment section. The Wave One questions were also asked in a slightly different order.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7

ejbed1

Training: induction for current job

Record Type

Employment: Prospects and Training

Questionnaire

Individual (42)

Question Number and Text

EE72A : Was any of this training (mentioned at DE71) Training to help you get started in your current job?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	313	3.4	17.9
No	2	1437	15.5	82.1
Missing or wild	-9	44	.5	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7033	76.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	422	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	1750	Missing cases	7499

Question Route

IF (EJBHAS = 1 OR (EJBHAS = 2 AND EJBOFF = 1) AND EJBED = 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 R has taken part in education or training scheme(s) or course(s) as part of present employment since 1.9.94

Index Terms

Education: Recent Education and Training

Note

See note for EJBED.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7

ejbed2

Training:increase skills for current job

Record Type