Attachment D

Current Population Survey

Selected Unweighted Tallies from the

February 1995 Contingent Worker Supplement

Item Value Tallies

PES1VER Do you still work for (fill: employer's name from basic CPS)?

-3 = Refused 5

-2 = Don't know 2

-1 = Not in universe 102,823

1 = Yes 50,147

2 = No 553

PES1 Some people are in temporary jobs that last only for a limited time or until the completion of a project. Is your job temporary?

-9 = No response (N/A) 68

-3 = Refused 100

-2 = Don't know 107

-1 = Not in universe 102,823

1 = Yes 2621

2 = No 47,811

PES2AINS Were you registered with more than one temporary help agency last week?

-9 = No response (N/A) 105

-3 = Refused 68

-2 = Don't know 61

-1 = Not in universe 150,634

1 = Yes 375

2 = No 2287

PES4 Were you an ON-CALL worker last week?

-9 = No response (N/A) 184

-3 = Refused 104

-2 = Don't know 83

-1 = Not in universe 103,305

1 = Yes 928

2 = No 48,926

Item Value Tallies

PES5 Were you a DAY LABORER last week?

-9 = No response (N/A) 106

-3 = Refused 66

-2 = Don't know 45

-1 = Not in universe 151,352

1 = Yes 35

2 = No 1926

PES6 Did you work for a company that contracts out you or your services last week?

-9 = No response (N/A) 200

-3 = Refused 105

-2 = Don't know 129

-1 = Not in universe 103,340

1 = Yes 719

2 = No 49,037

PES8IC Are you self employed as an independent contractor, independent consultant, free-lance worker, or something else?

-9 = No response (N/A) 0

-3 = Refused 11

-2 = Don't know 23

-1 = Not in universe 146,329

1 = Independent contractor/independent 3549

consultant/free-lance worker

2 = Something else 3618

PES25A Would you prefer to have a job that is permanent rather than temporary?

-9 = No response (N/A) 5

-3 = Refused 1

-2 = Don't know 22

-1 = Not in universe 150,909

1 = Yes 1568

2 = No 935

3 = Depends 90

Item Value Tallies

PES26OC Earlier you said you were an on-call worker.

Would you prefer a job where you worked regularly scheduled hours?

-9 = No response (N/A) 3

-3 = Refused 0

-2 = Don't know 10

-1 = Not in universe 152,612

1 = Yes 513

2 = No 347

3 = Depends 45

PES26DL Earlier you said you worked as a day laborer.

Would you prefer a job where you worked regularly scheduled hours?

-9 = No response (N/A) 0

-3 = Refused 0

-2 = Don't know 0

-1 = Not in universe 153,495

1 = Yes 28

2 = No 7

3 = Depends 0

PES26IR What is the MAIN reason you are (fill: self-employed/an independent contractor)?

-9 = No response (N/A) 48

-3 = Refused 48

-2 = Don't know 95

-1 = Not in universe 145,892

1 = Employer laid off and hired back as temporary worker 21

2 = Only type of work could find 221

3 = Hope job leads to permanent employment 25

4 = Other economic 378

5 = Flexibility of schedule 1236

6 = Other family/personal obligations 404

7 = Child care problems 54

8 = In school/training 44

9 = Enjoys being own boss/setting own hours 3200

10= Money is better 527

11= To obtain experience/training 30

12= For the money 211

13= Other personal 1096

Item Value Tallies

PES28 Did you EVER work as a temporary worker, contractor, consultant, free-lancer, or on-call worker for (fill: employer's name from basic CPS)?

-9 = No response (N/A) 238

-3 = Refused 116

-2 = Don't know 158

-1 = Not in universe 107,130

1 = Yes 2063

2 = No 43,825

PES40 What was your major activity just before you started working for your current employer?

-9 = No response (N/A) 1

-3 = Refused 1

-2 = Don't know 13

-1 = Not in universe 149,505

1 = Going to school 1959

2 = In retirement 188

3 = Attending to personal or family obligations 1315

4 = In the military 25

5 = Other 523

PES45SEA Since you became (fill: self-employed/an independent contractor), have you looked for a job where you would be someone else's employee rather than (fill: self-employed/an independent contractor)?

-9 = No response (N/A) 1

-3 = Refused 0

-2 = Don't know 3

-1 = Not in universe 153,271

1 = Yes 41

2 = No 214

Item Value Tallies

PES45DL Since you started working as a day laborer, have you looked for other employment?

-9 = No response (N/A) 0

-3 = Refused 0

-2 = Don't know 0

-1 = Not in universe 153,524

1 = Yes 4

2 = No 2

PES46 Have you been looking for a new job or (fill: an additional job/a second job)?

-9 = No response (N/A) 1

-3 = Refused 1

-2 = Don't know 19

-1 = Not in universe 149,518

1 = New job 3193

2 = Additional job or second job 798

PES48 Were you looking for temporary, short-term employment, or more long-term employment?

-9 = No response (N/A) 3194

-3 = Refused 0

-2 = Don't Know 1

-1 = Not in Universe 147,158

1 = Temporary/Short term 428

2 = More long term 1895

3 = Either/Anything I can find 854

PES49 Do you have health insurance from any source?

-9 = No response (N/A) 529

-3 = Refused 290

-2 = Don't Know 635

-1 = Not in universe 95,622

1 = Yes 47,615

2 = No 8839

Item Value Tallies

PES52A How did you obtain your health insurance?

-9 = No response (N/A) 0

-3 = Refused 19

-2 = Don't Know 40

-1 = Not in universe 136,319

1 = Receive health insurance through my (company/work) 1194

2 = Spouse's health insurance 7682

3 = Other family member's insurance 2521

4 = Receive health insurance through your other job 225

5 = Receive health insurance through previous job 586

6 = Purchased insurance on your own 2921

7 = Medicare 620

8 = Medicaid 366

9 = Labor union 333

10 = Association or club 93

11 = School or university 113

12 = Other-specify 498

PES58 Do you have a tax deferred retirement account such as an IRA or Keogh plan?

-9 = No response (N/A) 66

-3 = Refused 86

-2 = Don't Know 175

-1 = Not in universe 146,407

1 = Yes 2569

2 = No 4227

PESXB Do you usually receive overtime pay, tips or commissions at your MAIN job?

-9 = No Response (N/A) 1

-3 = Refused 6

-2 = Don't Know 184

-1 = Not in Universe 144,041

1 = Yes 1023

2 = No 8275

Item Value Tallies

PUSXF How many weeks a year do you get paid for?

-3 = Refused 2

-2 = Don't Know 123

-1 = Not in Universe 150,232

01-52 3173

PESXI On this job, are you a member of a labor union or of an employee association similar to a union?

-9 = No Response (N/A) 0

-3 = Refused 69

-2 = Don't Know 70

-1 = Not in Universe 149,952

1 = Yes 347

2 = No 3092

PRCONDF1 Recode representing contingent work definition #1.

0 = Employed persons who do not meet 56,661

criterion for 1

1 = Wage and salary workers who are not 1247

self-employed or independent

contractors and are (1) in a temporary

job or a job that could not last as long

as they wish, (2) expecting their job to

last a year or less for non-personal

reasons, or (3) in a job where their

tenure is a year or less.

PRCONDF2 Recode representing contingent work definition #2.

0 = Employed individuals who do not meet 56,349

the criterion for 1

1 = All persons who met the criterion for PRCONDF1 1559

(except tenure for temporary help agency and

contract company workers is defined with respect

to the place they have been assigned to work),

plus self-employed persons (both incorporated and

unincorporated) and independent contractors who

expect to be self-employed or act as an independent

contractor for a year or less and have been

self-employed or an independent contractor for a

year or less.

Item Value Tallies

PRCONDF3 Recode representing contingent work definition #3.

0 = Employed individuals who did not meet 55,090

the criterion for 1

1 = Wage and salary workers whose jobs, for 2818

non personal reasons, are temporary or cannot

last as long as they wish, plus self-employed

persons and independent contractors who expect

to be self-employed or act as an independent

contractor for a year or less and have been

self-employed or an independent contractor for

a year or less.

PRTMPAGC Recode identifying individuals paid by a temporary help agency.

0 = Not paid by temporary help agency 57,222

1 = Persons paid by temporary help agency 482

PRIC Recode identifies individuals who are independent contractors, independent consultants or freelancers.

0 = Not independent contractor, independent 53,601

consultant or freelancer

1 = Wage and salary worker and self employed 4069

individual who works as an independent

contractor, independent consultant, or

freelancer

PRCNTRCT Recode identifies individuals who work for a contract company.

0 = Not working for a contract company 50,180

1 = Individual works for a contract company, 287

usually only has one customer and usually

works at the customer's worksite.

PRCALL Recode identifies on call workers or day laborers.

0 = Not on call or day laborer 49,556

1 = Individual is either an on call worker 963

or a day laborer

PRSUPERN Supplement earnings flag

-1 = Not in universe 141,323

1 = Eligible for earnings 12,207

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