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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
| Data Element: | EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
| Definition: | Subject's most recent employment status. Employed - during past work week, did any work at all as paid employee, in own business profession or farm, unpaid worker more than 15 hours in family business, or with a job but temporarily absent or on active duty in Armed Services (excludes work as resident of an institution). Employed Full-Time - Employed 20 hours or more. Employed Part-Time - Employed less than 20 hours. Unemployed - Looking for and available for job or waiting to return to job from which laid off. Not In Labor Force - Persons not classified in labor force, including persons under 16. Homemaker - Household manager. Student - Enrolled in school. Retired - Retired from work. Disabled - Unable to work for medical reasons. Inmate - Incarcerated. Seasonal Worker Not Working - Person currently not working and regularly working for a part of the year. Discouraged Worker - Not working and not looking for work. Other - For instance, volunteer worker, unpaid worker less than 15 hours in family business. |
| Standard of Verification: | Employed - Directed observation, directly from the employer or pay-stub. Unemployed - Written evidence of registration at an employment office, being on a union or professional register, placing an ad, employment interviews or letters of job application. Homemaker - Self-report. Student - Information provided by the school or by direct observation. Retired - Retirement papers. Disabled - Written evidence of disability payments or doctor's statement. Inmate - Information provided by a criminal justice agency. Seasonal Worker Not Working - Direct observation, directly from the employer or pay-stub. Discouraged Worker - Inmate self-report. |
| Data Type: | N |
| Field Size: | 2 |
| Field Format: | 2N |
| Originating Teams: | Corrections |
| User Teams: | Corrections and Courts |
| Tables / Codes: | 01 - Employed 02 - Employed Full-Time 03 - Employed Part-Time 10 - Unemployed 20 - Not in Labor Force 21 - Homemaker 22 - Student 23 - Retired 24 - Disabled 25 - Inmate 26 - Seasonal Worker not Working 27 - Discouraged Worker 28 - Youth 29 - Other 99 - Unknown |
| Comments: | None |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 2/87 DATE STANDARD REVISED: 2/91 |