This variable indicates a change of job since the previous interview for respondents with a follow-up interview, whereas for first-time respondents, the information refers to a change of job since the beginning of the previous year.
PGJOBCH is generated based on the central filter variable, which indicates whether a respondent has changed jobs since the beginning of the previous year. Information on the date of job change is then combined with interview month of the previous year’s interview to identify whether a new job change has taken place since the previous interview.
Hence, PGJOBCH is a modified version of the variable PGERWTYP which indicates whether a respondent has changed jobs since the beginning of the previous year. Unlike PGERWTYP, the variable is calculated for all waves, and the codes are assigned independently of the respondent being a first-time or follow-up respondent.
In addition to PGERWTYP, the variable is also designed to identify respondents who have entered employment for the first time.
In addition to PGERWTYP, the variable is designed to provide consistent longitudinal information on job changes. The PGJOBCH variable is generated by correcting the original job change information in various ways:
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We check whether the job changes stated by a respondent in two consecutives interviews refer to one and the same job change. The date of the job change and the interview month are used to correct double entries.
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If the respondent indicates a job change with a date before the previous interview but did not state a job change in the previous interview, this is coded as a job change in the current interview.
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If a respondent indicates no job change and was not employed at the time of the previous interview, this is coded as “no job change” despite the seeming implausibility, since there are possible explanations how this information could be plausible, e.g. if there were short-term employment spells between two interview dates.
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Respondents can be “first-time employed” only once. If a respondent states being “first-time employed” for a second time, this is coded as “employed, with change”.
This variable indicates a change of job since the previous interview for respondents with a follow-up interview, whereas for first-time respondents, the information refers to a change of job since the beginning of the previous year.
PGJOBCH is generated based on the central filter variable, which indicates whether a respondent has changed jobs since the beginning of the previous year. Information on the date of job change is then combined with interview month of the previous year’s interview to identify whether a new job change has taken place since the previous interview.
Hence, PGJOBCH is a modified version of the variable PGERWTYP which indicates whether a respondent has changed jobs since the beginning of the previous year. Unlike PGERWTYP, the variable is calculated for all waves, and the codes are assigned independently of the respondent being a first-time or follow-up respondent.
In addition to PGERWTYP, the variable is also designed to identify respondents who have entered employment for the first time.
In addition to PGERWTYP, the variable is designed to provide consistent longitudinal information on job changes. The PGJOBCH variable is generated by correcting the original job change information in various ways:
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We check whether the job changes stated by a respondent in two consecutives interviews refer to one and the same job change. The date of the job change and the interview month are used to correct double entries.
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If the respondent indicates a job change with a date before the previous interview but did not state a job change in the previous interview, this is coded as a job change in the current interview.
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If a respondent indicates no job change and was not employed at the time of the previous interview, this is coded as “no job change” despite the seeming implausibility, since there are possible explanations how this information could be plausible, e.g. if there were short-term employment spells between two interview dates.
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Respondents can be “first-time employed” only once. If a respondent states being “first-time employed” for a second time, this is coded as “employed, with change”.