The variable is designed to offer data on the duration of employment at the firm at the time of the interview for all employees. It is generated from the two variables plb0036_h and plb0035, indicating respectively the respondent's starting year and month with their current employer. In the case of a job change within the firm, the full length of time with the firm is calculated. Hence, the variable describes the length of time with the same firm and not the length of time in the same position.
The variable provides consistent longitudinal information on the length of time with the same employer. Data that show longitudinal inconsistencies are corrected if it can be done under reasonable assumptions.
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In case of no job change, the information on the start date with the current employer given in the earliest interview available is treated as dominant and carried forward to the subsequent years.
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In case of a job change between firms, the information on the start of the current position is used and carried forward to the subsequent years.
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Up to wave Z (2009), a respondent who starts working again after a period of non-employment is assumed to have returned to the former employer if the indicated start date with the current employer was before the previous interview date. In this case, the start date with the current employer given in the previous interview is treated as dominant. Otherwise, the present information on the start date with the current employer is used and carried forward to the subsequent years. For respondents who are assumed to have returned to their former employer, the full length of time with the firm is calculated. There is no deduction for the time during which the respondent was not employed.
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Since wave BA (2010), there is a modified answer category in the questionnaire which indicates that a respondent returns to his/her former employer after a period of non-employment. If a respondent indicates to have started working again at a former employer, the present information on the start date with the current employer is used and carried forward to the subsequent years. Unlike before wave BA (2010), the present information is treated as dominant even if the indicated start date with the current employer was before the previous interview date. Hence, the full length of time with the firm is calculated, and there is no deduction for the time during which the respondent was not employed or employed in another firm.
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The length of time with the firm is also provided for the East German sample since its start in 1990. Due to the massive restructuring of the economy that took place in East Germany after reunification, this variable should be dealt with cautiously in the first transition years.
It should be noted that in the final variable the monthly and annual information is rounded as duration in years. This means that the duration is presented as a decimal, with months expressed as a fraction of a whole year. For example, if someone has worked for 2 years and 6 months in a firm, this is expressed as 2.5 years.
The variable is designed to offer data on the duration of employment at the firm at the time of the interview for all employees. It is generated from the two variables plb0036_h and plb0035, indicating respectively the respondent's starting year and month with their current employer. In the case of a job change within the firm, the full length of time with the firm is calculated. Hence, the variable describes the length of time with the same firm and not the length of time in the same position.
The variable provides consistent longitudinal information on the length of time with the same employer. Data that show longitudinal inconsistencies are corrected if it can be done under reasonable assumptions.
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In case of no job change, the information on the start date with the current employer given in the earliest interview available is treated as dominant and carried forward to the subsequent years.
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In case of a job change between firms, the information on the start of the current position is used and carried forward to the subsequent years.
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Up to wave Z (2009), a respondent who starts working again after a period of non-employment is assumed to have returned to the former employer if the indicated start date with the current employer was before the previous interview date. In this case, the start date with the current employer given in the previous interview is treated as dominant. Otherwise, the present information on the start date with the current employer is used and carried forward to the subsequent years. For respondents who are assumed to have returned to their former employer, the full length of time with the firm is calculated. There is no deduction for the time during which the respondent was not employed.
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Since wave BA (2010), there is a modified answer category in the questionnaire which indicates that a respondent returns to his/her former employer after a period of non-employment. If a respondent indicates to have started working again at a former employer, the present information on the start date with the current employer is used and carried forward to the subsequent years. Unlike before wave BA (2010), the present information is treated as dominant even if the indicated start date with the current employer was before the previous interview date. Hence, the full length of time with the firm is calculated, and there is no deduction for the time during which the respondent was not employed or employed in another firm.
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The length of time with the firm is also provided for the East German sample since its start in 1990. Due to the massive restructuring of the economy that took place in East Germany after reunification, this variable should be dealt with cautiously in the first transition years.
It should be noted that in the final variable the monthly and annual information is rounded as duration in years. This means that the duration is presented as a decimal, with months expressed as a fraction of a whole year. For example, if someone has worked for 2 years and 6 months in a firm, this is expressed as 2.5 years.