| 1991 TOPICAL MODULE: WORK ORGANIZATIONS |
| Genetic Screening |
| genejob |
should employers give genetic tests |
| genehire |
employers' right to hire by genetic tests |
| genecanx |
employer test cancer or safeworkplace |
| genecany |
employers' right to hire by cancertests |
| genegets |
employer vs. employee on access right to results |
| Corporations and Unions |
| profits1 |
whether management only care about profit |
| profits2 |
should co. pay workers more than shareholders |
| unpower |
unions in this country have too little power |
| unprog |
unions just block economic progress |
| Organizational Changes |
| outofbiz |
the organization went out of business |
| merged |
the org. was merged, taken over |
| reorg |
there was a major reorganization |
| orgfin |
r's financial situation after org. changes |
| Work and Unemployment |
| wrkyears |
#years you have worked for pay since were 16 |
| evunemp |
ever been unemployed two weeks + |
| numunemp |
how many times unemployed more than two weeks |
| totunemp |
total times unemployed |
| How Find Present Employer |
| empyears |
years worked for your present employer |
| fndjob1 |
heard job from one already worked there |
| fndjob2 |
heard job from relatives |
| fndjob3 |
heard job from friends |
| fndjob4 |
heard job from acquaintances |
| fndjob5 |
heard job from newspaper ad |
| fndjob6 |
heard job through employment agency |
| fndjob7 |
heard job from recruiter for this employer |
| fndjob8 |
heard job just came here and asked for work |
| fndjob9 |
heard job other (specify) |
| Tests for Employment |
| intltest |
before got the job took an intelligence test |
| skiltest |
before got the job took a skill test |
| drugtest |
before got the job took a drug and alcohol test |
| physical |
before got the job took a physical test |
| ltrsref |
supply letters of reference |
| Present Job |
| samejob |
current job same or different fromfirst job |
| jobyears |
for how long have you had your present job |
| thisjob1 |
heard job from a notices posted my workplace |
| thisjob2 |
heard job through my union |
| thisjob3 |
heard job from my supervisor |
| thisjob4 |
heard job from one of my coworkers |
| thisjob5 |
heard job i near the top of a seniority list |
| thisjob6 |
heard job i was asked to take the new job |
| thisjob7 |
heard job others (specify) |
| Promotions |
| promotng |
procedures for promotion |
| promoted |
ever promoted by current employer |
| numpromo |
#promotions have you received |
| imppromo |
importance of the opportunity to be promoted |
| futpromo |
how likely you will be promoted next five years |
| sexpromo |
sex makes your promotion different |
| racpromo |
ethnic background makes your promotion different |
| advances |
have you advanced, same level or lost |
| Job Control |
| jobcntrl |
who makes decision for your job |
| wrkindep |
i can work independently |
| lottosay |
i have a lot to say on my job |
| idecide |
my job allows me make part decisions |
| automatn |
my job is controlled by my machine |
| monitred |
computers monitor my job performance |
| Supervision |
| offsup |
do you supervise the work of other employees |
| yousup |
how many people do you supervise directly |
| supothrs |
any people supervised by you supervise others |
| levels |
how many levels of supervision beneath you |
| totsup |
how many people responsible to you |
| supduty1 |
you train employees safe use equipment |
| supduty2 |
you train employees in other ways |
| supduty3 |
you organize schedules or tasks |
| supduty4 |
you devise new ways of doing tasks |
| supduty5 |
you check workers' progress, attendance |
| supduty6 |
you evaluate job performance |
| supduty7 |
you take promotions or disciplinary actions |
| Other Job Duties |
| othduty1 |
you train employees safe use equip. not supervise |
| othduty2 |
you train employees in other ways, not supervise |
| othduty3 |
you organize schedules or tasks, not supervise |
| othduty4 |
you devise new ways of doing tasks, not supervise |
| othduty5 |
you check progress or attendance, not supervise |
| othduty6 |
you evaluate job performance, not supervise |
| othduty7 |
you promote or discipline actions, not supervise |
| Spending Decisions |
| orgmoney |
participate in decisions about org's money |
| totmoney |
how much money in the largest of these decisions |
| youmoney |
largest decision in which you had the final say |
| Performance Evaluations |
| jobjudge |
someone evaluate your performance regularly |
| quantity |
how easy your supervisor know how much you do |
| quality |
how easy your supervisor know how good you are |
| wrkwell |
how well youcompare to people do same job |
| wrkmuch |
how much you compare to people do same job |
| Role within Organization |
| imatter |
success of my org. depends lot on how well i do |
| helporg |
willing work harder than have to help org. |
| notloyal |
feel very little loyalty to this org. |
| stayorg1 |
would take any job to keep working for this org. |
| samevals |
my values and the org.'s values are very similar |
| proudorg |
proud to be working for this org. |
| stayorg2 |
turn down another job for pay to stay this org. |
| noticed |
people usually notice when i do my job well |
| chngeorg |
how likely i'll try to find job in another org. |
| Pay and Raises |
| othpay |
get commissions, bonuses, tips from main job |
| raiseall |
all workers regardless of performance got raise |
| raisehrd |
workers who work hard and perform well got raise |
| raisefav |
workers have favored relation to boss got raise |
| Fringe Benefits |
| fringe1 |
medical or hospital insurance |
| fringe2 |
dental care benefits |
| fringe3 |
life insurance |
| fringe4 |
sick leave with full pay |
| fringe5 |
maternity leave with full re-employment rights |
| fringe6 |
flexible hours, or flextime scheduling |
| fringe7 |
cash or stock bonuses for performance or merit |
| fringe8 |
a pension or retirement program |
| fringe9 |
profit sharing or stock option program |
| fringe10 |
information about child care services in company |
| fringe11 |
assistance with the costs of day care for children |
| Employees and Management |
| jobvshme |
how often your family interfered with your job |
| unvote |
would you vote for or against having a union |
| unmanrel |
relations between management and workers |
| cowrkrel |
relations between coworkers |
| Sources of Job Skills |
| schoolng |
importance formal school for you job |
| training |
importance of on-the-job training for you job |
| learning |
importance of learning from co-workers for you job |
| exptrain |
importance of different employer training for job |
| Work Space |
| wherewrk |
doing your job in one or several different places |
| findout |
can find out where you will be working |
| baseofop |
you have base of operations |
| splocnum |
#of workers at the location your spouse works |
| 1993 TOPICAL MODULE: CULTURE |
| Individualism |
| standup |
stand up for your own opinion |
| selfirst |
take care of yourself first before others |
| richpoor |
ok to get rich even if others poor |
| opoutcme |
should amer promote eq oppty or eq outcomes? |
| united |
americans united or divided on values |
| obtohelp |
obligation to care for ill parent or spouse? |
| Life Determinants |
| lfegod |
life outcome decided by god |
| lfegenes |
some with better genes than others |
| lfesocty |
society gives some head start & holds back others |
| lfehrdwk |
some people work harder than others |
| lfechnce |
life is a matter of chance |
| Musical Preferences |
| bigband |
like or dislike bigband music |
| blugrass |
like or dislike bluegrass music |
| country |
like or dislike country western music |
| blues |
like or dislike blues or r and b music |
| musicals |
like or dislike broadway musicals |
| classicl |
like or dislike classical music |
| folk |
like or dislike folk music |
| gospel |
like or dislike gospel music |
| jazz |
like or dislike jazz |
| latin |
like or dislike latin music |
| moodeasy |
like or dislike easy listening music |
| newage |
like or dislike new age music |
| opera |
like or dislike opera |
| rap |
like or dislike rap music |
| reggae |
like or dislike reggae music |
| conrock |
like or dislike contemporary rock music |
| oldies |
like or dislike oldies rock music |
| hvymetal |
like or dislike heavy metal music |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities |
| attsprts |
attended sports event in lst yr |
| visitart |
visited art museum or gallery in lst yr |
| makeart |
made art or craft object in lst yr |
| autorace |
attended auto race in lst yr |
| camping |
went camping in lst yr |
| garden |
grew vegetables or flower's in garden in lst yr |
| dance |
attended dance perf in lst yr |
| gomusic |
attended classical or opera in lst yr |
| huntfish |
went hunting or fishing in lst yr |
| perform |
performed music, dance, theater in lst yr |
| dosports |
played sports in lst yr |
| seemovie |
went to a movie in lst yr |
| usevcr |
used vcr in lst yr |
| plymusic |
played a musical instrument in lst yr |
| Television Viewing Patterns |
| tvshows |
how often r watches tv drama or sitcoms |
| tvnews |
how often r watches tv news |
| tvpbs |
how often r watches public tv shows |
| Evaluating the Arts |
| judgeart |
only a few people can judge art |
| trstprof |
trust profs judgments in assigning reading |
| classics |
hs and coll studts read too many classics |
| grtbooks |
appeal of greatest books is univer'sal |
| modpaint |
modern painting is just slapped on |
| english |
better if english is only language used in school |
| pclit |
shame tradl amer lit ignored for minority lit |
| excelart |
artistic excellence found in folk art |
| hosthome |
uncomf entertaining stranger's at home |
| Qualities Look for in Friends |
| frdcreat |
desir qualities of friend: creative |
| frdcultr |
desir qualities of friend: cultured |
| frddynam |
desir qualities of friend: dynamic |
| frdfun |
desir qualities of friend: fun-loving |
| frdhonst |
desir qualities of friend: honest |
| frdintel |
desir qualities of friend: intelligent |
| frdresp |
desir qualities of friend: responsible |
| Qualities of Personal Importance |
| impfinan |
imp to r of financial security |
| impmar |
imp to r of being married |
| impkids |
imp to r of having children |
| impgod |
imp to r of having faith in god |
| impthngs |
imp to r of having nice things |
| impcultr |
imp to r of being cultured |
| impjob |
imp to r of having a fulfilling job |
| impself |
imp to r of being self-sufficient |
| Most Important Events |
| mostimp1 |
most imp event in lst 60 yrs |
| mostimp2 |
2nd most imp event in lst 60 yrs |
| mostimp3 |
3rd imp event in lst 60 yrs |
| mostimp4 |
4th imp event in lst 60 yrs |
| Majors and Favorite School Subjects |
| colmajr1 |
r major in college |
| colmajr2 |
r 2nd major in college |
| hsclass1 |
r favorite subject in hs |
| hsclass2 |
r 2nd favorite subject in hs |
| 1994 TOPICAL MODULE: FAMILY MOBILITY |
| Parental Information |
| malive1 |
r mother alive |
| mayrborn |
yr r mother born |
| mayrdied |
yr r mother died |
| palive1 |
r father alive |
| payrborn |
yr r father born |
| payrdied |
yr r father died |
| Educational and Occupational History |
| datesch |
date schooling completed |
| neverwk |
r never worked full-time after school |
| occfirst |
r first occupation |
| presfrst |
prestige of r first job |
| wrkslfst |
r 1st job: self-employed or no? |
| indfirst |
industry of r first job |
| datefrst |
month and yr began first job |
| Reasoning Abilities |
| alike1 |
how alike: orange & banana |
| alike2 |
how alike: dog & lion |
| alike3 |
how alike: eye & ear |
| alike4 |
how alike: egg & seed |
| alike5 |
how alike: table & chair |
| alike6 |
how alike: work & play |
| alike7 |
how alike: fly & tree |
| alike8 |
how alike: praise & punishment |
| Spousal Information |
| marnum |
r married more than once? |
| fstspyr |
year first spouse born |
| fstspedc |
educ of first spouse |
| fstspdeg |
highest degree of first spouse |
| fstspped |
1st spouse's father's highest yr of school |
| fstspmed |
1st spouse's mothers highest yr of school |
| agewedcr |
r's age at current marriage |
| spyrborn |
birth yr of current spouse |
| spmarnum |
has current spouse been married before? |
| spfam16 |
did spouse live at home at age 16? |
| sppaeduc |
highest schl grade spouse's father completed |
| spmaeduc |
highest schl grade spouse's mother completed |
| sphedocc |
spouse's father's occ when spouse was 16 |
| sphedpre |
spouse's father's occ pres when spouse was 16 (1980) |
| sphedslf |
spouse's father self-emp when spouse was 16? |
| sphedind |
spouse's father's ind when spouse was 16 |
| spsibs |
no of siblings spouse has |
| Respondent's Children - Gender |
| kdsex1 |
sex of r 1st child |
| kdsex2 |
sex of r 2nd child |
| kdsex3 |
sex of r 3rd child |
| kdsex4 |
sex of r 4th child |
| kdsex5 |
sex of r 5th child |
| kdsex6 |
sex of r 6th child |
| kdsex7 |
sex of r 7th child |
| kdsex8 |
sex of r 8th child |
| kdsex9 |
sex of r 9th child |
| Respondent's Children - Year of Birth |
| kdyrbrn1 |
birth year of r 1st child |
| kdyrbrn2 |
birth year of r 2nd child |
| kdyrbrn3 |
birth year of r 3rd child |
| kdyrbrn4 |
birth year of r 4th child |
| kdyrbrn5 |
birth year of r 5th child |
| kdyrbrn6 |
birth year of r 6th child |
| kdyrbrn7 |
birth year of r 7th child |
| kdyrbrn8 |
birth year of r 8th child |
| kdyrbrn9 |
birth year of r 9th child |
| Respondent's Children - Relationship to R |
| kdrel1 |
r relation to r 1st child |
| kdrel2 |
r relation to r 2nd child |
| kdrel3 |
r relation to r 3rd child |
| kdrel4 |
r relation to r 4th child |
| kdrel5 |
r relation to r 5th child |
| kdrel6 |
r relation to r 6th child |
| kdrel7 |
r relation to r 7th child |
| kdrel8 |
r relation to r 8th child |
| kdrel9 |
r relation to r 9th child |
| Respondent's Children - Still Alive |
| kdalive1 |
r 1st child alive? |
| kdalive2 |
r 2nd child alive? |
| kdalive3 |
r 3rd child alive? |
| kdalive4 |
r 4th child alive? |
| kdalive5 |
r 5th child alive? |
| kdalive6 |
r 6th child alive? |
| kdalive7 |
r 7th child alive? |
| kdalive8 |
r 8th child alive? |
| kdalive9 |
r 9th child alive? |
| Respondent's Children - Education |
| kdeduc1 |
highest schl grade of r 1st child |
| kdeduc2 |
highest schl grade of r 2nd child |
| kdeduc3 |
highest schl grade of r 3rd child |
| kdeduc4 |
highest schl grade of r 4th child |
| kdeduc5 |
highest schl grade of r 5th child |
| kdeduc6 |
highest schl grade of r 6th child |
| kdeduc7 |
highest schl grade of r 7th child |
| kdeduc8 |
highest schl grade of r 8th child |
| kdeduc9 |
highest schl grade of r 9th child |
| Selected Child's Employment |
| kdpicked |
number of child randomly chosen |
| kdwork1 |
does r child do paid work? |
| kdwork2 |
does r child do paid or unpaid work? |
| kdevwork |
did r child work for 1 or more yr? |
| kdocc80 |
r child census occupation code (1980) |
| kdpres80 |
r child occupational prestige score (1980) |
| kdwrkslf |
r child self-employed? |
| kdind80 |
r child industry code (1980) |
| kdind10 |
r child census industry code (2010) |
| kdindstatus |
kdind10 coding status |
| kdindtag |
kdind10 coding tag |
| kdocc10 |
r child census occupation code (2010) |
| kdoccindv |
kid's occ/ind verbatim retrieved |
| kdoccstatus |
kdocc10 coding status |
| kdocctag |
kdocc10 coding tag |
| kdpres10 |
r child occupational prestige score (2010) |
| kdpres105plus |
r child occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010) |
| Sibling Information - Gender |
| sbsex1 |
sex of r 1st sibling |
| sbsex2 |
sex of r 2nd sibling |
| sbsex3 |
sex of r 3rd sibling |
| sbsex4 |
sex of r 4th sibling |
| sbsex5 |
sex of r 5th sibling |
| sbsex6 |
sex of r 6th sibling |
| sbsex7 |
sex of r 7th sibling |
| sbsex8 |
sex of r 8th sibling |
| sbsex9 |
sex of r 9th sibling |
| Siblings - Year of Birth |
| sbyrbrn1 |
birth year of r 1st sibling |
| sbyrbrn2 |
birth year of r 2nd sibling |
| sbyrbrn3 |
birth year of r 3rd sibling |
| sbyrbrn4 |
birth year of r 4th sibling |
| sbyrbrn5 |
birth year of r 5th sibling |
| sbyrbrn6 |
birth year of r 6th sibling |
| sbyrbrn7 |
birth year of r 7th sibling |
| sbyrbrn8 |
birth year of r 8th sibling |
| sbyrbrn9 |
birth year of r 9th sibling |
| Siblings - Relationship to R |
| sbrel1 |
r relation to r 1st sibling |
| sbrel2 |
r relation to r 2nd sibling |
| sbrel3 |
r relation to r 3rd sibling |
| sbrel4 |
r relation to r 4th sibling |
| sbrel5 |
r relation to r 5th sibling |
| sbrel6 |
r relation to r 6th sibling |
| sbrel7 |
r relation to r 7th sibling |
| sbrel8 |
r relation to r 8th sibling |
| sbrel9 |
r relation to r 9th sibling |
| Siblings - Still Alive |
| sbalive1 |
r 1st sibling alive? |
| sbalive2 |
r 2nd sibling alive? |
| sbalive3 |
r 3rd sibling alive? |
| sbalive4 |
r 4th sibling alive? |
| sbalive5 |
r 5th sibling alive? |
| sbalive6 |
r 6th sibling alive? |
| sbalive7 |
r 7th sibling alive? |
| sbalive8 |
r 8th sibling alive? |
| sbalive9 |
r 9th sibling alive? |
| Selected Sibling - Education and Employment |
| sbpicked |
number of sibling randomly chosen |
| sbeduc |
highest schl grade of selected r sibling |
| sbdeg |
highest schl grade of selected r sibling |
| sbwork1 |
does r sibling do paid work? |
| sbwork2 |
does r sibling do paid or unpaid work? |
| sbevwork |
did r sibling work for 1 or more yr? |
| sbocc80 |
r sibling census occupation code (1980) |
| sbpres80 |
r sibling occupational prestige score (1980) |
| sbwrkslf |
r sibling self-employed? |
| sbind80 |
r sibling industry code (1980) |
| Spouse's Father |
| sphedind10 |
spouse's father's ind when spouse was 16 (2010) |
| sphedindtag |
sphedind10 coding tag |
| sphedocc10 |
spouse's father's occ when spouse was 16 (2010) |
| sphedoccindv |
spouse's father's occ/ind verbatim retrieved |
| sphedocctag |
sphedocc10 coding tag |
| sphedpre10 |
spouse's father's occ pres when spouse was 16 (2010) |
| Sibling |
| sbind10 |
r sibling industry code (2010) |
| sbindstatus |
sbind10 coding status |
| sbindtag |
sbind10 coding tag |
| sbocc10 |
r sibling census occupation code (2010) |
| sboccindv |
sibling's occ/ind verbatim retrieved |
| sboccstatus |
sbocc10 coding status |
| sbocctag |
sbocc10 coding tag |
| sbpres10 |
r sibling occupational prestige score (2010) |
| sbpres105plus |
r sibling occupational prestige score using threshold method (2010) |
| 1994 TOPICAL MODULE: MULTICULTURALISM |
| Identification: American or Ethnic Group |
| ethid |
r american vs ethnic identity |
| amissue |
degree r invokes just american identity |
| ethissue |
degree r invokes ethnic identity |
| ethid1 |
r primary identity as ethnic or american |
| amissue1 |
degree r invokes primary identity as american |
| ethissu1 |
degree r invokes primary identity as ethnic |
| amrank |
american quality of life vs other indus. nations |
| amproud |
r pride in being american |
| Cultural Assimilation and Separatism |
| meltpot |
r attitude toward mixing cultures in us |
| gvtapart |
should govt policy maintain distinct cultures |
| gvtmelt |
should govt help blend cultures |
| ethorgs |
do ethnic orgs promote separatism |
| ethspkok |
allow free speech offensive to ethnic groups |
| ethspkno |
ban opinions harmful to other groups |
| symptblk |
r feel sympathy towards blacks |
| admirblk |
r express admiration for blacks |
| Bilingual Issues |
| bilinged |
support or oppose bilingual education |
| engteach |
opinion on teaching classes only in english |
| engballt |
attitude toward printing ballots only in english |
| engoffcl |
favor law making english the official language |
| Immigration |
| letin |
increase or decrease immigrants to us |
| hspasn10 |
change in ethnic status in local community |
| immunemp |
will immigrants fuel unemployment |
| immunite |
will immigrants affect national unity |
| immfare |
immigrants eligible for govt assistance? |
| undocwrk |
should illegal immigrants get work permits? |
| undoccol |
illegal immigrants access to public univer'sities? |
| undockid |
us citizenship for children of illegal immigrants |
| immpush |
are immigrants demanding too many rights? |
| immwrkup |
should immigrants overcome bias without help |
| Affirmative Action |
| colaff |
chance blacks get to college ahead of whites |
| colaffy |
chance whites excluded from college over blacks |
| discaffy |
chance blacks promoted ahead of whites |
| jobaff |
favor preferences in hiring blacks |
| owneth |
do ethic politicians serve ethnic groups better |
| congeth |
should ethnic congressmen represent ethnic groups |
| teacheth |
ethnicity of college faculty reflect students |
| schleth |
ethnicity or professional schools mirror students |
| ethhist |
minority history adequately taught in school |
| whoteach |
should only minorities teach minority history |
| Group Attention from Government |
| whtgovt |
do whites get proper govt attention |
| blkgovt |
do blacks get proper govt attention |
| hspgovt |
do hispanic-americans get proper govt attention |
| asngovt |
do asian-americans get proper govt attention |
| Wealth and Work Ethic of Immigrants |
| wlthimm |
are legal immigrants rich or poor |
| wlthundc |
are illegal immigrants rich or poor |
| workimm |
are legal immigrants hard working |
| workundc |
are illegal immigrants hard working |
| obrespct |
teach children respect for authority and obedience |
| Evaluation of the Economy |
| econpast |
has national economy improved last year |
| pastup |
degree of improvement in national economy |
| pastdown |
degree national economy has gotten worse |
| econfutr |
predictions for national economy in next year |
| futrup |
degree economy will improve in next year |
| futrdown |
degree economy will get worse over next year |
| Chances of Losing Job or Promotion to Other Group |
| rdiscaff |
chances family member not promoted for other race |
| rimmdisc |
chances illegal immigrants favored over family |