Current Population Survey,
May 1997: Work Schedules Supplement
ATTACHMENT 8
Supplement Record Layout
DATA SIZE BEGIN
D PESINTFG 1 815
Supplement interview flag
V 1 .Supplement interview
V 2 .Supplement noninterview
V 3 .Not in Supplement Universe
D PESMJ1A 4 816
LAST WEEK at what time of day did
(you/name) begin work on (your/his/her)
[main job/job][in (your/his/her)
business/in the family business] most
days?
V -9 .N/A
V -4 .It Varies
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 100-1299 .Hour
D PESMJ1B 2 820
LAST WEEK at what time of day did
(you/name) begin work on (your/his/her)
[main job/job][in (your/his/her)
business/in the family business] most
days?
V A .AM
V NA .Not in Universe
V P .PM
D PESMJ2A 4 822
LAST WEEK at what time of day did
(you/name) end work on (your/his/her)
[main job/job][in (your/his/her)
business/in the family business] most
days?
V -9 .N/A
V -4 .It Varies
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 100-1299 .Hour
D PESMJ2B 2 826
LAST WEEK at what time of day did
(you/name) end work on (your/his/her)
[main job/job][in (your/his/her)
business/in the family business] most
days?
V A .AM
V NA .Not in universe
V P .PM
D PESMJ3 2 828
(Do you/Does name) have flexible work
hours that allow (you/him/her) to vary
or make changes in the time (you/he/
she) begin and end work?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Yes
V 2 .No
D PESMJ4 2 830
On (your/his/her) [main job/ job]
[in (your/his/her) business/in the
family business] (do/does) (you/name)
USUALLY work a regular daytime schedule
or some other schedule?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .A regular daytime schedule
V .(Anytime between 6am to 6pm)
V 2 .Some other schedule
D PESMJ5 2 832
Which of the following best describes
the hours (you/name) USUALLY
(work/works) at this [main job/job]
[in (your/his/her) business/in the
family business]?
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .A regular evening shift
V .(Anytime between 2 pm to
V .Midnight)
V 2 .A regular night shift (Anytime
V .around 9pm to 8am)
V 3 .A rotating shift - one that
V .changes periodically from days
V .to evenings or night
V 4 .A split shift - one consisting
V .of two distinct periods each
V .day
V 5 .An irregular schedule arranged
V .by employer
V 6 .Other, specify [If person says
V .flextime, etc., probe to
V .determine if shift actually
V .falls in a day, evening, night,
V .rotating shift, or split shift
V .category]
D PRSHFTWK 2 834
Shift work recode
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .A regular daytime schedule
V 2 .A regular evening shift
V 3 .A regular night shift
V 4 .A rotating shift - one that
V .changes periodically from days
V .to evenings or night
V 5 .A split shift - one consisting
V .of two distinct periods each
V .day
V 6 .An irregular schedule arranged
V .by employer
V 7 .Other
D PESMJ6 2 836
What is the main reason why (you work/
name works) this type of shift?
V - 9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Better child care arrangements
V 2 .Better pay
V 3 .Better arrangements for care of
V .other family members
V 4 .Allows time for school
V 5 .Easier commute, less traffic
V 6 .Could not get any other job
V 7 .Mandated by employer to meet
V .transportation demand
V .management or pollution
V .abatement program
V .requirements...
V 8 .Nature of the job
V 9 .Other (specify)
D PESMJ7 2 838
Including work done at home, the
workplace, or any other location, how
many days of the week (do you/does name)
work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS BUSINESS]
[ONLY]?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1-7 .Number of day worked
D PESMJ7AA 2 840
Which days of the week (do you/does
name) work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] [ONLY]? (Check all that apply.)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Sunday
V 2 .Monday
V 3 .Tuesday
V 4 .Wednesday
V 5 .Thursday
V 6 .Friday
V 7 .Saturday
D PESMJ7AB 2 842
Which days of the week (do you/does
name) work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] [ONLY]? (Check all that
apply.)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Sunday
V 2 .Monday
V 3 .Tuesday
V 4 .Wednesday
V 5 .Thursday
V 6 .Friday
V 7 .Saturday
D PESMJ7AC 2 844
Which days of the week (do you/does
name) work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] [ONLY]? (Check all that
apply.)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Sunday
V 2 .Monday
V 3 .Tuesday
V 4 .Wednesday
V 5 .Thursday
V 6 .Friday
V 7 .Saturday
D PESMJ7AD 2 846
Which days of the week (do you/does
name) work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] [ONLY]? (Check all that
apply.)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Sunday
V 2 .Monday
V 3 .Tuesday
V 4 .Wednesday
V 5 .Thursday
V 6 .Friday
V 7 .Saturday
D PESMJ7AE 2 848
Which days of the week (do you/does
name) work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] [ONLY]? (Check all that
apply.)
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Sunday
V 2 .Monday
V 3 .Tuesday
V 4 .Wednesday
V 5 .Thursday
V 6 .Friday
V 7 .Saturday
D PESMJ7AF 2 850
Which days of the week (do you/does
name) work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] [ONLY]? (Check all that
apply.)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Sunday
V 2 .Monday
V 3 .Tuesday
V 4 .Wednesday
V 5 .Thursday
V 6 .Friday
V 7 .Saturday
D PESMJ7AG 2 852
Which days of the week (do you/does
name) work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] [ONLY]? (Check all that
apply.)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Sunday
V 2 .Monday
V 3 .Tuesday
V 4 .Wednesday
V 5 .Thursday
V 6 .Friday
V 7 .Saturday
D PESMJ8 2 854
As part of [THIS JOB/THE WORK IN THIS
BUSINESS] (do/does) (you/name) do any
of (your/his/her) work at home?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Yes
V 2 .No
D PESMJ9A 2 856
LAST WEEK of the [fill entry from
HRACT1] hours of work (you/name) did,
approximately how many did (you/he/she)
do at home [ON THIS JOB?/FOR THE
BUSINESS?] Regular Hours? ("regular"
hours worked at home for main job last
week)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 0 .No regular hours worked at home
V 1-99 .Regular Hours
D PESMJ9B 2 858
LAST WEEK of the [fill entry from
HRACT1] hours of work (you/name) did,
approximately how many did (you/he/she)
do at home [ON THIS JOB?/FOR THE
BUSINESS?] Extra Hours? ("extra"
hours worked at home for main job
last week)
NOTE: The extra hours are ones not
reported in the basic CPS, i.e., not
included in HRACT1.
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 0 .No extra hours worked at home
V 1-99 .Extra Hours
D PESMJ10 2 860
(Do/Does) (you/he/she) have a formal
arrangement with (your/his/her) employer
to be paid for the work that (you/he/she)
(do/does) at home, or (were/was) (you/he/
she) just taking work home from the job?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Paid
V 2 .Taking work home
D PESMJ11 2 862
(Do/Does) (you/ name) run (your/his/her)
business from home or some other
location?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Home
V 2 .Some other location
V 3 .Both
D PESMJ12 2 864
Is the family business for which (you/
name) (work/works) run from (your/his/
her) home or some other location?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Home
V 2 .Some other location
V 3 .Both
D PESMJ13 2 866
The days (you/name) worked at home LAST
WEEK, were they whole days, part days
or both?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Whole days
V 2 .Part days
V 3 .Both
D PESMJ14 2 868
How many whole days did (you/name) work
at home?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1-7 .Number of whole days
D PESMJ15 2 870
How many part days did (you/name) work
at home?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1-7 .Number of part days
D PESMJ16 2 872
On how many of these days did (you/
name) also travel to (your/his/her)
place of business?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1-7 .Number of days travelled
D PESMJ17A 2 874
Which of the following list of
equipment (do/does) (you/name) use at
home to perform (your/his/her) work?
(Read list. Check all that apply)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Computer
V 2 .Modem
V 3 .Fax
V 4 .Telephone
V 5 .Connection to work site to
V .access voice mail
V 6 .Other
D PESMJ17B 2 876
Which of the following list of equipment
(do/does) (you/name) use at home to
perform (your/his/her) work? (Read list.
Check all that apply)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Computer
V 2 .Modem
V 3 .Fax
V 4 .Telephone
V 5 .Connection to work site to
V .access voice mail
V 6 .Other
D PESMJ17C 2 878
Which of the following list of equipment
(do/does) (you/name) use at home to
perform (your/his/her) work? (Read list
Check all that apply)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Computer
V 2 .Modem
V 3 .Fax
V 4 .Telephone
V 5 .Connection to work site to
V .access voice mail
V 6 .Other
D PESMJ17D 2 880
Which of the following list of
equipment (do/does) (you/name) use at
home to perform (your/his/her) work?
(Read list. Check all that apply)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Computer
V 2 .Modem
V 3 .Fax
V 4 .Telephone
V 5 .Connection to work site to
V .access voice mail
V 6 .Other
D PESMJ17E 2 882
Which of the following list of equipment
(do/does) (you/name) use at home to
perform (your/his/her) work? (Read list.
Check all that apply)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Computer
V 2 .Modem
V 3 .Fax
V 4 .Telephone
V 5 .Connection to work site to
V .access voice mail
V 6 .Other
D PESMJ17F 2 884
Which of the following list of equipment
(do/does) (you/name) use at home to
perform (your/his/her) work?
(Read list. Check all that apply)
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Computer
V 2 .Modem
V 3 .Fax
V 4 .Telephone
V 5 .Connection to work site to
V .access voice mail
V 6 .Other
D PESMJ18 2 886
(Do you/Does name) use this modem to
connect to (your/his/her) employers
work site?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Yes
V 2 .No
D PESMJ19 2 888
Is this telephone line furnished by
(your/name's) employer?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Yes
V 2 .No
D PESMJ20 2 890
What is the main reason why (you/name)
(work/works) at home?
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Less commuting
V 2 .Reduce expenses for
V .transportation, food, and
V .clothing, etc.
V 3 .Coordinate work schedule with
V .personal and family needs
V 4 .More control over own life
V 5 .Illness, disability, health
V .reasons
V 6 .Mandated by employer to reduce
V .employer costs.
V 7 .Mandated by employer to meet
V .local transportation demand
V .management or pollution
V .abatement program requirements
V 8 .Other (specify)
D PESMJ21 2 892
LAST WEEK, how many of the [fill entry
from SMJ9] hours that (you/name) worked
at home on this job were worked as paid
hours at home?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 0-80 .Paid hours worked at home
D PESMJ22 2 894
LAST WEEK, in addition to the [fill
entry from SMJ21] paid hours, did
(you/he/she) work any additional UNPAID
hours on this job at home?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Yes
V 2 .No
**********************************************
* ITEMS FOR SECOND JOB *
**********************************************
D PESSJ1 2 896
As part of this job, (do/does) (you/
name) do any of (your/his/her) work
at home?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Yes
V 2 .No
D PESSJ2 2 898
LAST WEEK approximately how many hours
of (your/name s) work did (you/he/she)
do at home as part of this job?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 0-80 .Hours worked at home
D PESSJ3 2 900
Was the work (you/he/she) did at home
as part of this job for a home-based
business?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .Yes
V 2 .No
D PESSJ6 2 902
Including work done at home, the
workplace, or any other location, how
many days of the week [do you/does
name] work [ON THIS JOB/FOR THIS
BUSINESS] ONLY?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1-7 .Days worked
D PESSJ7 2 904
What is the main reason that [you/name]
worked at more than one job?
V -9 .N/A
V -3 .Refusal
V -2 .Don't know
V -1 .Out of universe
V 1 .To meet regular household
V .expenses
V 2 .To pay off debts
V 3 .To save for the future
V 4 .To get experience in a
V .different occupation or to
V .build a business.
V 5 .To help out a friend or
V .relative.
V 6 .To get extra money to buy
V .something special.
V 7 .Enjoys the work on the second
V .job.
V 8 .Changed jobs during the week.
V 9 .Other (specify)
D PWSUPWGT 10 906
Work Schedule Final Weight
V 0-
V 9999999999 .Weight (4 implied
V .decimal places)
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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