| CAREER_JOB_MOSTART | | main job month started working |
| CAREER_JOB_MOSTOP | | main job month stopped working |
| CAREER_JOB_YRSTART | | main job year started working |
| CAREER_JOB_YRSTOP | | main job year started working |
| CAREER_SELF | | indicates if current self employed career |
| CURRENT_JOB_CAREER | | indicates current job career |
| CURRENT_JOB_MOSTART | | month started working |
| CURRENT_JOB_YRSTART | | year started working |
| FLPreviousJob | | |
| FLPreviousJobCAPS | | |
| FLQ108 | | |
| JOB_PREVIOUS | | JOB_PREVIOUS |
| LAST_JOB_MOSTART | | most recent job month started working |
| LAST_JOB_MOSTOP | | most recent job month stopped working |
| LAST_JOB_YRSTART | | most recent job year started working |
| LAST_JOB_YRSTOP | | most recent job year started working |
| LOOKING | | indicates if still looking job |
| PREV_JOB_CAREER | | indicates most recent job career |
| Q076 | ^FLQ76 did you ever have another employment opportunity -- either one you sought or one that otherwise arose? | ever have another employment opportunity |
| Q077 | Please think about the most attractive such opportunity. How does it differ compared to your current job? Please check all that apply. | opportunity compared to current job |
| Q109 | Please think about your actual ^FLQ108. How does it differ compared to your career job? Please check all that apply. | how actual employment compare to career job |
| SHORT_JOB | | indicates short job |
| YRBIRTH | | year of birth |
| career_age | | career age |
| current_self | | indicates currently self-employed |
| currently_employed | | indicates currently employed |
| ever_employed | | indicates ever employed |
| last_self | | indicates most recent job self-employed |
| q006 | What is your current employment situation? Please check all that apply. | current labor status |
| q016 | Are you doing any work for pay at the present time?
| doing any work for pay at the present time |
| q017 | In your lifetime, have you ever worked at a job for more than a few months? | ever worked on a job for more than a few months |
| q018 | In your current (main) job, do you work for someone else, or are you self-employed? (If you have more than one job, the main job is the one that is most important to you.) | work for someone else or self employed |
| q028_month | In what month and year did you start working for your ^FLQ028? | month started working |
| q028_year | | year started working |
| q029 | We would like to know the longest or main job you have had since age ^career_age. Consider multiple positions at the same employer as a single "job." Is the job you just described the longest or main job you have had since age ^career_age? | job longest since career age |
| q030 | On the most recent job you had, did you work for someone else, or were you self-employed? | most recent job work for someone else or self employed |
| q039_month | In what month and year did you start working for your ^FLQ039 (at this most recent job you had)? | most recent job month started working |
| q039_year | | most recent job year started working |
| q040_month | In what month and year did you stop working for your ^FLQ039 (at this most recent job you had)? | most recent job month stopped working |
| q040_year | | most recent job year stopped working |
| q041 | Why did you stop working for this ^FLQ039? Check all that apply. | why stopped working |
| q051 | We would like to know the longest or main job you have had since age ^career_age. Consider multiple positions at the same employer as a single "job." Is the job you just described the longest or main job you have had since age ^career_age? | most recent job longest since career age |
| q062_month | This question asks about the main or longest job since age ^career_age. In what month and year did you start working for your ^FLQ062? | main job month started working |
| q062_year | | main job year started working |
| q063_month | This question asks about the main or longest job since age ^career_age. In what month and year did you stop working for your ^FLQ062? | main job month stopped working |
| q063_year | | main job year stopped working |
| q064 | This question asks about the main or longest job since age ^career_age. Why did you stop working for this ^FLQ062? Check all that apply. | why stopped working main/longest job |
| q074 | ^FLQ074 have you ever looked for another employment situation? | ever looked for other employment |
| q075a | Different industry from current job | Different industry from current job |
| q075b | Different occupation from current job | Different occupation from current job |
| q075c | More pay than current job | More pay than current job |
| q075d | Less commuting time than current job | Less commuting time than current job |
| q075e | Less responsibility than current job
| Less responsibility than current job |
| q075f | More job security than current job
| More job security than current job |
| q075g | Better health insurance | Better health insurance |
| q075h | More flexible hours (e.g., ability to work fewer hours per week) | More flexible hours (e.g., ability to work fewer hours per week) |
| q075i | More flexible schedule (e.g., summers or winters off) | More flexible schedule (e.g., summers or winters off) |
| q075j | More of my own boss | More of my own boss |
| q075k | Move to a better work location | Move to a better work location |
| q083 | ^FLQ083 or after your last job ended, did you look for another employment situation? | last job ever looked for other employment |
| q084 | Are you still looking? | still looking for job |
| q085a | Different industry from last job | Different industry from last job |
| q085b | Different occupation from last job | Different occupation from last job |
| q085c | More pay than last job | More pay than last job |
| q085d | Less commuting time than last job
| Less commuting time than last job |
| q085e | Less responsibility than last job | Less responsibility than last job |
| q085f | More job security than last job | More job security than last job |
| q085g | Better health insurance | Better health insurance |
| q085h | More flexible hours (e.g., ability to work fewer hours per week) | More flexible hours (e.g., ability to work fewer hours per week) |
| q085i | More flexible schedule (e.g., summers or winters off) | More flexible schedule (e.g., summers or winters off) |
| q085j | More of my own boss | More of my own boss |
| q085k | Move to a better work location
| Move to a better work location |
| q086 | ^FLQ083 did you ever have an employment opportunity -- either one you sought or one that otherwise arose? | ever have employment opportunity |
| q087 | Since your last job ended, did you have an employment opportunity -- either one you sought or one that otherwise arose? | since last job ended have employment opportunity |
| q090 | Please think about the most attractive opportunity you had either ^FLQ090 or after it ended. How does it differ compared to your last job? Please check all that apply. | opportunity compared to last job |
| q097 | Is this correct? | job information correct |
| q104 | Consider finding an employment situation immediately after your ^FLCareer. Was the employment situation you found your ^FLPreviousJob job, or some previous job? | |
| q108a | Different industry from career job | Different industry from career job |
| q108b | Different occupation from career job | Different occupation from career job |
| q108c | More pay than career job
| More pay than career job |
| q108d | Less commuting time than career job | Less commuting time than career job |
| q108e | Less responsibility than career job | Less responsibility than career job |
| q108f | More job security than career job
| More job security than career job |
| q108g | Better health insurance | Better health insurance |
| q108h | More flexible hours (e.g., ability to work fewer hours per week) | More flexible hours (e.g., ability to work fewer hours per week) |
| q108i | More flexible schedule (e.g., summers or winters off) | More flexible schedule (e.g., summers or winters off) |
| q108j | More of my own boss
| More of my own boss |
| q108k | Move to a better work location | Move to a better work location |