Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop (1998)
Chapter: Income and Program Participation Last Year
Content (March 1996 Survey)
Demographic Characteristics
Age
Sex
Race
Origin or descent
Relationship to reference person
Marital status
Parent (if in household)
Veteran status
Level of education; school enrollment
Place of residence (including country if abroad) 1 year ago
Citizenship
Current Labor Force Status
Work status last week
Reason for temporary absence from job last week
Hours worked, total and overtime, last week
Weeks looking for work
When last worked
Reasons not looking for work
Usual work hours per week
Usual hourly wage or usual gross earnings per week
[Note: There are no questions on volunteer work or participation in work training programs.]
Work Experience Last Year
Whether worked last year
Whether looked for work; how many weeks working or on layoff
Reason did not work; did not look for work
Weeks worked
Hours usually worked per week
Number of weeks worked less than 35 hours per week; reason
Income and Program Participation Last Year
Earnings
Total gross earnings from longest job held
Tips, bonuses, overtime pay or commissions from longest job held
Net earnings from business or farm for the year and each quarter
Earnings from all other jobs
Tips, bonuses, etc. from all other jobs
