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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| q018a | How much do you make before taxes and other deductions at your ^FLq98_1 job, including any bonuses, overtime pay, tips, or commissions? Please select the time frame (that is, per hour, per week, etc.) that is most suitable for you to report your pay. ^FLq98_2 | income before taxes |
| q018b | Per: | time period income before taxes |
| q027a1 | Babysitting | engage Babysitting |
| q027a2 | House sitting | engage House sitting |
| q027a3 | Dog walking | engage Dog walking |
| q027a4 | Yard or lawn care (i.e., mowing, weeding, etc.) | engage Yard or lawn care (i.e., mowing, weeding, etc.) |
| q027a5 | Housecleaning | engage Housecleaning |
| q027a6 | House painting | engage House painting |
| q027a7 | Eldercare services | engage Eldercare services |
| q027a8 | Providing services to other people (for example picking up their dry cleaning, helping people move houses, running errands, booking travel, or other personal assistance) | engage Providing services to other people |
| q027a9 | Selling goods at consignment shops | engage Selling goods at consignment shops |
| q027a10 | Selling goods on eBay, craigslist, or similar websites | engage Selling goods on eBay, craigslist, or similar websites |
| q027a11 | Renting out property such as your car, your place of residence, or other items you own | engage Renting out property |
| q027a12 | Driving for a ride sharing service like Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar | engage Driving for a ride sharing service |
| q027a13 | Responding to surveys, including phone surveys, online surveys, and in-person surveys | engage Responding to surveys |
| q027a14 | Getting paid to complete tasks online through websites such as Amazon Mechanical Turk, Fiverr, or similar sites (examples of such tasks include, but are not limited to, editing documents, reviewing resumes, writing songs, creating graphic designs, rating pictures, etc.) | engage Getting paid to complete tasks online through websites |
| q027a15 | Posting videos, blog posts, or other content online, such as on YouTube, and receiving pay (including ad revenues or commissions) as a result | engage Posting videos, blog posts, or other content online |
| q027a98 | Other informal paid activity or side jobs (please specify): ~q027a98_other | engage Other informal paid activity or side jobs |
| q027a_order | order q027a series | |
| q028a | When did you last engage in any of these informal paid activities or side jobs? | when last engage in any of informal paid activities or side jobs |
| q031b1 | Babysitting | $ per month Babysitting |
| q031b2 | House sitting | $ per month House sitting |
| q031b3 | Dog walking | $ per month Dog walking |
| q031b4 | Yard or lawn care (i.e., mowing, weeding, etc.) | $ per month Yard or lawn care (i.e., mowing, weeding, etc.) |
| q031b5 | Housecleaning | $ per month Housecleaning |
| q031b6 | House painting | $ per month House painting |
| q031b7 | Eldercare services | $ per month Eldercare services |
| q031b8 | Providing services to other people (for example picking up their dry cleaning, helping people move houses, running errands, booking travel, or other personal assistance) | $ per month Providing services to other people |
| q031b9 | Selling goods at consignment shops | $ per month Selling goods at consignment shops |
| q031b10 | Selling goods on eBay, craigslist, or similar websites | $ per month Selling goods on eBay, craigslist, or similar websites |
| q031b11 | Renting out property such as your car, your place of residence, or other items you own | $ per month Renting out property |
| q031b12 | Driving for a ride sharing service like Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar | $ per month Driving for a ride sharing service |
| q031b13 | Responding to surveys, including phone surveys, online surveys, and in-person surveys | $ per month Responding to surveys |
| q031b14 | Getting paid to complete tasks online through websites such as Amazon Mechanical Turk, Fiverr, or similar sites (examples of such tasks include, but are not limited to, editing documents, reviewing resumes, writing songs, creating graphic designs, rating pictures, etc.) | $ per month Getting paid to complete tasks online through websites |
| q031b15 | Posting videos, blog posts, or other content online, such as on YouTube, and receiving pay (including ad revenues or commissions) as a result | $ per month Posting videos, blog posts, or other content online |
| q031b98 | ^q027a98_other | $ per month Other informal paid activity or side jobs |
| q032b | You indicated that you are currently engaged in informal paid activities or side jobs. What are the reasons why you are currently engaged in these informal paid activities or side jobs?
| To earn money as a primary source of income |
| q032b_order | order reasons currently engaged in informal paid activities or side job | |
| q034 | How do you think the average pay you receive for informal paid activities or side jobs compares to your pay from a formal job for the same amount of time? | how compare average pay informal work to formal job |
| q037 | Twelve months from now, how much time do you expect to devote to informal paid activities or side jobs compared to today? | how much time expect devote to informal paid activities or side jobs compared to today |
| q039 | Have you experienced any of the following negative economic events in the past 24 months?
| I lost a job |
| q040 | Was your decision to participate or not in informal work (including survey-taking) influenced by a negative economic event(s) that you and/or your partner experienced in the past 2 years? | decision participate informal work influenced by negative economic events |
| q099 | Think about your ^FLq98_1 job, and your monthly essential expenses.
Essential expenses include - but are not limited to - housing, food, utilities, car expenses, childcare, debt payments, and insurance or medical needs. Does your average monthly take-home pay of your main job cover your monthly essential expenses? | average monthly take-home pay of main job cover monthly essential expenses |