Category Description

This category captures time the respondent spends in paid work. This includes main paid work (not at home) (0210), paid work at home (0211), second job/other paid work (0212), work breaks (0213), other time at workplace (0214), and time looking for work (0215).

• 0210 MAIN PAID WORK (NOT AT HOME)

  Category Description

  This category captures main work and work related activities - not carried out at home.

  Activity Coding Rules

  1975-76: This includes normal work on the main job including work at home as long as the location is not the home or if location is missing.
  
  1985: This captures all normal work activities on the main job including work brought home, travel which is part of the job, and overtime if the location is not at home.
  
  2003+: For this period, this category includes time on main job, not at home.
  
  Category examples
  At work
  Attending class, conferences, convention
  Attending sales training
  Attending typing training
  Calling leads for stories/information
  Checking e-mail, voicemail messages
  Computer use
  Designing/updating a website
  Doing research/homework
  Enrollment in training/classes
  Grading papers
  Making reservation on the internet
  Marking assignments
  On-the-job training
  Organizing materials
  Phone calls to/from clients, coworkers, customers, supervisors
  Preparing lesson plans, materials
  Putting in overtime at work
  Reading a book/other material
  Reading and writing
  Reading/sending e-mail
  Registering for class, training
  Reviewing notes, briefs, or papers
  Surfing the internet
  Talking to instructor, other conference attendees
  Telephone calls
  Working extra hours
  Writing letters
  Writing memos/papers
  
  2007+: This period includes the following examples as part of the main job as well.
  
  Category examples
  Hearing confession
  Leading a blessing
  Leading religious youth group
  Reading the Bible/Torah/scriptures
  Teaching bat/bar mitzvah class, confirmation class, religious class
  Teaching/leading Bible study
  

• 0211 PAID WORK AT HOME

  Category Description

  This category captures work and work related activities - not carried out at home.

  Activity Coding Rules

  1985: This includes normal work on the main job including work at home as long as the location is at home. This includes work activities for self-employed people running a business out of the home as well as work done at home for no extra work pay that is connected with a main job. Additional job such as consulting is also captured in this category. Reading that is job related is also included in this category.

• 0212 SECOND JOB, OTHER PAID WORK

  Category Description

  This category captures main work and work related activities - not carried out at home.

  Activity Coding Rules

  1975-76: This includes small jobs carried out by full-time students.
  
  1985: This year also captures paid work activities from not having a main job, such as garage sales or rental property. Time spent on part-time jobs held by full-time students as well as additional work such as consulting is also added to this category.
  
  2003+: This includes time spent in second/other job, income-generating hobbies/crafts, income-generating performances, paid services, and rental property activities.
  
  Category examples
  At work
  Attending class, conferences, convention
  Attending sales training, typing training
  Calling leads for stories/information
  Checking e-mail, voicemail messages, computer use
  Designing/updating a website
  Doing research/homework
  Enrollment in training/classes
  Extra hours at other job
  Grading papers
  Making reservation on the internet
  Marking assignments
  Moonlighting
  On-the-job training
  Organizing materials
  Phone calls to/from clients, coworkers, customers, supervisors
  Preparing lesson plans, materials
  Reading a book/other material
  Reading and writing
  Reading/sending e-mail
  Registering for class, training
  Reviewing notes, briefs, or papers
  Surfing the internet
  Talking to instructor, other conference attendees
  Telephone calls
  Writing letters
  Writing memos/papers
  Doing woodworking for sale
  Drawing, painting, or sketching for sale
  Making baskets, dinners, furniture, pottery for sale
  Making tapestries/quilts for sale
  Preparing food or drink for sale
  Acting in a play for pay
  Dancing for pay, playing in a band for pay, singing for pay
  Babysitting for pay, doing household chores for pay
  Home improvements for pay
  Mowing lawns for pay, shoveling snow for pay
  Typing paper for pay
  Maintaining/renovating rental property
  Making repairs to rental property
  
  2007+: The following were added after 2007
  
  Category examples
  Teaching bat/bar mitzvah class, confirmation class, religious class
  Teaching/leading Bible study
  Reading the Bible/Torah/scriptures
  Hearing confession
  Leading a blessing, religious youth group
  

• 0213 WORK BREAKS

  Category Description

  This category captures that the respondent spends in breaks or relaxing time as part of the job.

  Activity Coding Rules

  1985: This year includes coffee breaks/other breaks in the workplace. This may also comprise of unscheduled breaks and other non-work activities during work hours at the workplace.
  
  2003+: This period defines work breaks as time spent socializing, relaxing and in leisure as part of job as well as eating/drinking while on the job.
  
  Category examples
  Attending social event with bosses, co-workers
  Talking with clients at social event
  Talking with co-workers at social event
  Eating/drinking with bosses, clients, coworkers, customers
  Having lunch/dinner with clients
  

• 0214 OTHER TIME AT WORKPLACE

  Category Description

  Other time at the workplace is mostly defined as time spent in non-work related activities while at work. The time captured by this period is different in some study periods.

  Activity Coding Rules

  1975-76: This is defined as time before or after when respondent is at the workplace.
  
  1985: This year includes time before or after work activities when respondent is at the workplace, including conversations.
  
  1992-94: Not available for this study period.
  
  1994-95: This is coded as time at work where any activities can be performed except for the following: travel to/from work or as part of work, purchase of services such as personal/financial/medical/car repair/dry cleaning/other repair services or run errands.
  
  1998-01: This captures time when the respondent is at his/her office building or factory and is engaged in any activities except for the following: main work, secondary job activities, work breaks, or unemployment related activities.
  
  2003+: This period defines other time at the workplace as security procedures related to work and waiting associated with working post 2004.
  
  Category examples
  Being searched at security checkpoint for work
  Opening bags for security search for work
  Passing through metal detector for work
  

• 0215 TIME LOOKING FOR WORK

  Category Description

  Time looking for work broadly includes unemployment related activities including job search activities such as visits to unemployment agencies, phone calls to prospective employers, answering ads, as well as applying for or collecting unemployment benefits or applying for or collecting welfare.

  Activity Coding Rules

  1965-66: This category is not available for the 1965-66 time periods.
  
  2003+: This period defines time looking for work as job search activities, time spent interviewing for jobs, as well as waiting or security procedures associated with job search/interview.
  
  Category examples
  Asking about job openings
  Asking former employers to provide references
  Auditioning for acting role (non-volunteer)
  Auditioning for band/symphony (non-volunteer)
  Checking vacancies
  Contacting employer
  Filling out job application
  Making phone calls to prospective employer
  Meeting with headhunter/temporary agency
  Picking up job application
  Placing/answering ads
  Reading ads in paper/on internet
  Researching an employer
  Researching details about a job
  Sending out resumes
  Sending resumes to employers
  Submitting applications
  Writing/updating resume
  Interviewing by phone or in person
  Preparing for interview
  Scheduling/canceling interview (for self)
  Waiting to go in for an interview
  Being searched at security checkpoint during job search
  Opening bags for security search during job search
  Passing through metal detector during job search