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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| q001 | Are you currently now, on sick or other leave, unemployed on layoff, unemployed and looking for work, retired, disabled and unable to work, or other? | labor status |
| q001b | Have you ever worked for pay? | ever worked |
| q001c | These next questions are about the time you spend working in a typical week. In a typical week, how many hours do you spend working for pay? | hours per week working for pay |
| q002a | While you are working, how often do you perform mentally demanding activities, for example, analyzing information, learning new material, or solving complex problems? | how often perform mentally demanding activities |
| q002b | Thinking about the most important job you had in the past, how often did you perform mentally demanding activities, for example, analyzing information, learning new material, or solving complex problems? | how often performe mentally demanding activities |
| q003a | While you are working, how often do you perform physically demanding activities, for example, those that require strength or physical effort for long periods of time? | how often perform physically demanding activities |
| q003b | Thinking about the most important job you had in the past, how often did you perform physically demanding activities, for example, those that require strength or physical effort for long periods of time? | how often performed physically demanding activities |
| q004a | While you are working, how often do you interact with other people, including on the phone, in person and online? | how often interact with other people |
| q004b | Thinking about the most important job you had in the past, how often did you interact with other people, including on the phone, in person and online? | how often interacted with other people |
| q005a | How stressful is your current job? | how stressful current job |
| q005b | How stressful was the most important job you had in the past? | how stressful past job |
| q006a | How satisfied are you in your current job? | how satisfied current job |
| q006b | How satisfied were you in the most important job you had in the past? | how satisfied past job |
| q007a | Thinking about work in general and not just your present job, on a scale from 0 to 100, where "0" means that you think there is absolutely no chance, and "100" means that you think the event is absolutely sure to happen, what do you think the chances are that you will be working full-time after you reach age 65? | chance working full time after age 65 |
| q007b | Thinking about work in general and not just your present job, on a scale from 0 to 100, where "0" means that you think there is absolutely no chance, and "100" means that you think the event is absolutely sure to happen, what do you think the chances are that you will be working full-time after you reach age 70? | chance working full time after age 70 |
| q007c | On a scale from 0 to 100, where "0" means that you think there is absolutely no chance, and "100" means that you think the event is absolutely sure to happen, what do you think the chances are that you will return to work sometime in the future? | chance working full time in the future |