- Description
- Codes
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Questionnaire Text
- Flags
- Source Variables
- Editing Procedure
Description
HRSWORK2, like HRSWORK1, reports the total number of hours the respondent was at work during the previous week. It differs from HRSWORK1 in that responses are given in intervals (1-14 hours, 15-29 hours, and so on), instead of as a precise number of hours. This is because the 1960 and 1970 samples recorded hours worked last week only in intervals. For the other years contained in HRSWORK2 (1940, 1950, 1980, 1990), the exact number of hours worked is recorded in HRSWORK1.
For fuller discussion, see the variable description for HRSWORK1. See also EMPSTAT for definitions of key labor force and employment terminology.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
1990
1pct
|
1980
1pct
|
1970
met2
|
1970
met1
|
1960
1pct
|
1950
1pct
|
1940
1pct
|
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0 | N/A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
1 | 1-14 hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
2 | 15-29 hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
3 | 30-34 hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
4 | 35-39 hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
5 | 40 hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
6 | 41-48 hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
7 | 49-59 hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
8 | 60+ hours | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Comparability
This variable means essentially the same thing across years. Because the census was taken at different times of year, the reference week ("last week") varied from census to census and, in later years, within censuses, since respondents did not all complete their census forms during the same week. See HRSWORK1 for further discussion.
Universe
- 1940: Persons age 14+, at work last week, not at emergency government work.
- 1950: Persons age 14+, at work last week; not available in Alaska.
- 1960-1970: Persons age 14+, at work last week.
- 1980-1990: Persons age 16+, at work last week.
Availability
- 2023: --
- 2022: --
- 2021: --
- 2020: --
- 2019: --
- 2018: --
- 2017: --
- 2016: --
- 2015: --
- 2014: --
- 2013: --
- 2012: --
- 2011: --
- 2010: --
- 2009: --
- 2008: --
- 2007: --
- 2006: --
- 2005: --
- 2004: --
- 2003: --
- 2002: --
- 2001: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: All samples
- 1980: All samples
- 1970: All samples
- 1960: All samples
- 1950: All samples
- 1940: All samples
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
- 1900: --
- 1880: --
- 1870: --
- 1860: --
- 1850: --
- 2023: --
- 2022: --
- 2021: --
- 2020: --
- 2019: --
- 2018: --
- 2017: --
- 2016: --
- 2015: --
- 2014: --
- 2013: --
- 2012: --
- 2011: --
- 2010: --
- 2009: --
- 2008: --
- 2007: --
- 2006: --
- 2005: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: All samples
- 1980: All samples
- 1970: All samples
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
Questionnaire Text
1990 1% |
1980 1% |
1970 Form 2 Metro |
1970 Form 1 Metro |
1960 1% |
1950 1% |
1940 1% |
Subtract any time off. Add overtime or extra hours worked. _________ Hours
_______________ Hours
"Give the actualnumber of hours worked at all jobs last week, even if that was more or fewer hours than usually worked."
b. How many hours did he work last week (at all jobs)?
Subtract any time off and add overtime or extra hours worked.
[] 15 to 29 hours
[] 30 to 34 hours
[] 35 to 39 hours
[] 40 hours
[] 41 to 48 hours
[] 49 to 59 hours
[] 60 hours or more
"Give the actual number of hours he worked at all jobs last week, even if that was more or fewer hours than he usually works."
b. How many hours did he work last week (at all jobs)?
Subtract any time off and add overtime or extra hours worked.
[] 15 to 29 hours
[] 30 to 34 hours
[] 35 to 39 hours
[] 40 hours
[] 41 to 48 hours
[] 49 to 59 hours
[] 60 hours or more
"Give the actual number of hours he worked at all jobs last week, even if that was more or fewer hours than he usually works."
[] 15 to 29 hours
[] 30 to 34 hours
[] 35 to 39 hours
[] 40 hours
[] 41 to 48 hours
[] 49 to 59 hour
[] 60 hours or more.
155. Item l9. Make entry for persons who worked last week.-Enter a number for each person for whom you entered "Wk" in item 15 or "Yes" in item 16.
156. Time period covered by item 19.-"Last week"-Definition same as for item 15. (See par. 137.)
157. Count actual number of hours worked.-Count the actual number of hours worked last week; this may not be the usual number. Include hours spent on duty on the job but do not include lunch periods or other time off. Round to whole numbers, counting 30 or more minutes as a whole hour.
Count hours spent in all types of work (see par. 138) including:
b. Time spent outside of regular hours in connection with a job, such as the time spent by a teacher preparing lessons.
c. Time spent at own business or profession, even though the person did not transact any business or render service to any client.
d. Time spent at all jobs if a person had two or more jobs at which he worked last week. Add together the time spent at each and enter the total.
522. Note that you must make an entry in col. 26 when the entry in col. 21 is "Yes" and only when it is "Yes." Cols. 26 must be left blank for persons for whom the entry in col. 21 is "No," "Inst.," or blank.
523. For a professional person, a business man, a farmer, or any other person maintaining his own office, or operating a business or farm, enter the number of hours he spent in his office, or in his place of business, or in any work on his farm; include also the number of hours he may have elsewhere devoted to his professional, business, or farm affairs. If the exact number of hours is not known, enter the best obtainable estimate.
524. This entry should be in terms of the nearest whole number of hours. A fractional period of 30 minutes or more should be counted as a whole hour.
Flags
QHRSWORKEditing Procedure
There is no editing procedure available for this variable.