Main attraction of current job
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Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Main attraction of current job
Question text:
What was the main thing about your current job that attracted you to it?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [(EmpChk = 1 & ff_JBSTAT > 1 & ff_JBSTAT MIS|DK|REF) | (EMPCHK = 2 & ff_JBSTAT = 13 & NXTST = 1 & ff_JBSTAT MIS|DK|REF)] // Continuously employed since last interview OR Temp laid off status at last interview followed by paid work
And if [NxtSt = 1 | JbSamR = 2 | SameJob = 2] // Next spell was in paid employment or not working for the same employer as at last interview or same employer but different job
And if [CJob = 1] // Next employment spell was current job
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE AS REQUIRED. CODE ONE ONLY.
PRIORITY CODE. LOWER NUMBERED CODES HAVE PRIORITY OVER HIGHER NUMBERED CODES
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2324 | 93.18% | |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% | |
| Better money | 1 | 31 | 1.24% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 20 | 0.8% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 4 | 0.16% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.24% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 17 | 0.68% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 3 | 0.12% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 13 | 0.52% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 9 | 0.36% | |
| Health reasons | 12 | 3 | 0.12% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 6 | 0.24% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 6 | 0.24% | |
| Other | 97 | 15 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2651 | 93.12% | |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% | |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Better money | 1 | 50 | 1.76% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 26 | 0.91% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 6 | 0.21% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 9 | 0.32% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 17 | 0.6% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 14 | 0.49% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 5 | 0.18% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 11 | 0.39% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.14% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 4 | 0.14% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.25% | |
| Other | 97 | 11 | 0.39% | |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2520 | 92.65% | |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Better money | 1 | 35 | 1.29% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 28 | 1.03% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.18% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 7 | 0.26% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 15 | 0.55% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 4 | 0.15% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 15 | 0.55% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 4 | 0.15% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 14 | 0.51% | |
| Health reasons | 12 | 4 | 0.15% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 6 | 0.22% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 5 | 0.18% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 8 | 0.29% | |
| Other | 97 | 10 | 0.37% | |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2976 | 97.22% | |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| Better money | 1 | 16 | 0.52% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 12 | 0.39% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.16% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 12 | 0.39% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 7 | 0.23% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 5 | 0.16% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.13% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 5 | 0.16% | |
| Other | 97 | 7 | 0.23% | |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2101 | 92.68% | |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% | |
| Better money | 1 | 24 | 1.06% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 30 | 1.32% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 8 | 0.35% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 10 | 0.44% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 18 | 0.79% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 6 | 0.26% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 6 | 0.26% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 4 | 0.18% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 6 | 0.26% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 7 | 0.31% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 5 | 0.22% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 11 | 0.49% | |
| Other | 97 | 14 | 0.62% | |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1984 | 89.65% | |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% | |
| Better money | 1 | 42 | 1.9% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 24 | 1.08% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.23% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 8 | 0.36% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 18 | 0.81% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 6 | 0.27% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 10 | 0.45% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 12 | 0.54% | |
| Health reasons | 12 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 9 | 0.41% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 8 | 0.36% | |
| Other | 97 | 25 | 1.13% | |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2753 | 92.07% | |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Better money | 1 | 23 | 0.77% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 21 | 0.7% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.17% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.2% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 17 | 0.57% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 5 | 0.17% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 8 | 0.27% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 5 | 0.17% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 6 | 0.2% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 6 | 0.2% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.23% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 8 | 0.27% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.23% | |
| Other | 97 | 15 | 0.5% | |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2341 | 91.09% | |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Better money | 1 | 20 | 0.78% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 19 | 0.74% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.23% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 15 | 0.58% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 14 | 0.54% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 3 | 0.12% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 9 | 0.35% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 9 | 0.35% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 17 | 0.66% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 5 | 0.19% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 4 | 0.16% | |
| Other | 97 | 15 | 0.58% | |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2089 | 87.85% | |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Better money | 1 | 34 | 1.43% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 20 | 0.84% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 6 | 0.25% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 9 | 0.38% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 12 | 0.5% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 8 | 0.34% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 4 | 0.17% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 20 | 0.84% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 7 | 0.29% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.29% | |
| Health reasons | 12 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 13 | 0.55% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.29% | |
| Other | 97 | 25 | 1.05% | |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2215 | 91.79% | |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Better money | 1 | 22 | 0.91% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 15 | 0.62% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 9 | 0.37% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 8 | 0.33% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 5 | 0.21% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 6 | 0.25% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 8 | 0.33% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.29% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 5 | 0.21% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.29% | |
| Other | 97 | 23 | 0.95% | |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1900 | 88.41% | |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| Better money | 1 | 21 | 0.98% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 12 | 0.56% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 5 | 0.23% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.28% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 5 | 0.23% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 5 | 0.23% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 6 | 0.28% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 5 | 0.23% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.33% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 11 | 0.51% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 6 | 0.28% | |
| Other | 97 | 26 | 1.21% | |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1874 | 87.49% | |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% | |
| Better money | 1 | 19 | 0.89% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 9 | 0.42% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 6 | 0.28% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 9 | 0.42% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 9 | 0.42% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 9 | 0.42% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 6 | 0.28% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 10 | 0.47% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.19% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 6 | 0.28% | |
| Other | 97 | 25 | 1.17% | |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2057 | 86.25% | |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Better money | 1 | 26 | 1.09% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 16 | 0.67% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 6 | 0.25% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 18 | 0.75% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 5 | 0.21% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| Other | 97 | 31 | 1.3% | |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1513 | 86.16% | |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Better money | 1 | 22 | 1.25% | |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 11 | 0.63% | |
| More responsibility | 3 | 3 | 0.17% | |
| More secure job | 4 | 3 | 0.17% | |
| More interesting work | 5 | 11 | 0.63% | |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 1 | 0.06% | |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 5 | 0.28% | |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.11% | |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 3 | 0.17% | |
| Health reasons | 12 | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.23% | |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 4 | 0.23% | |
| Other | 97 | 36 | 2.05% | |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% | |