Current Population Survey
	Selected Unweighted Tallies from the
	February 1997 Contingent Worker Supplement


Item			Value	Tallies

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

-3 = Refused	6
-2 = Don't know	2
-1 = Not in universe	88,662
 			 1 = Yes	45,231
 			 2 = No	477

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)	49
-3 = Refused	82
-2 = Don't know	112
-1 = Not in universe	88,662
 1 = Yes	2,231
 2 = No	43,242

PES2INS			Are you paid by a temporary help agency?

-9 = No response (N/A)	 68
-3 = Refused	64
-2 = Don't know	 54
-1 = Not in universe	      131,904
 1 = Yes	342
 2 = No	1,946

PES4			Were you an ON-CALL worker last week?

-9 = No response (N/A)	124
-3 = Refused	 93
-2 = Don't know	     64
-1 = Not in universe	       89,146
 1 = Yes	852
 2 = No	 44,099

PES5			Were you a DAY LABORER last week?

-9 = No response (N/A)	 68
-3 = Refused	66
-2 = Don't know	37
-1 = Not in universe	      132,511
 1 = Yes	12
 2 = No	1,684

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

-9 = No response (N/A)	135
-3 = Refused	100
-2 = Don't know	103
-1 = Not in universe	      89,158
 1 = Yes	678
 2 = No	44,204

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	 3
-2 = Don't know	20
-1 = Not in universe	       128,289
 1 = Independent contractor/independent	3,179
   			        consultant/free-lance worker
 2 = Something else	2,887

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

-9 = No response (N/A)	3
-3 = Refused	3
-2 = Don't know	27
-1 = Not in universe	       132,147
 1 = Yes	1,260
 2 = No	841
 3 = Depends	97


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)	2
-3 = Refused	1
-2 = Don't know	13
-1 = Not in universe	      133,535
 1 = Yes	419
 2 = No	361
 3 = Depends	47

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	       134,366
 1 = Yes	9
 2 = No	3
 3 = Depends	0

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

-9 = No response (N/A)	46
-3 = Refused	47
-2 = Don't know	103
-1 = Not in universe	       127,916
 1 = Employer laid off and hired back as temporary worker	37
 2 = Only type of work could find	140
 3 = Hope job leads to permanent employment	30
 4 = Other economic	300
 5 = Flexibility of schedule	1,265
 6 = Child care problems	 63
 7 = Other family/personal obligations	222
 8 = In school/training	31
 9 = Enjoys being own boss/setting own hours	457
 10= Money is better	 22
 11= Enjoys being own boss	2,627
 12= For the money	167
 13= Health limitations	  54


 14= Retired/SS earnings limit	76
 15= Nature of work/seasonal	158
 16= Other personal	617

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)	155
-3 = Refused	129
-2 = Don't know	165
-1 = Not in universe	92,516
 1 = Yes	1,766
 2 = No	39,647

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

-9 = No response (N/A)	6
-3 = Refused	8
-2 = Don't know	24
-1 = Not in universe	       130,345
 1 = Attending to personal or family obligations	1,271
 2 = Going to school	2,019
 3 = In retirement	178
 4 = Other	527

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)	12
-3 = Refused	0
-2 = Don't know	1
-1 = Not in universe	       134,176
 1 = Yes	31
 2 = No	158


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	134,371
 1 = Yes	2
 2 = No	5

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	131,134
 1 = New job	2,551
 2 = Additional job or second job	672

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

-9 = No response (N/A)	0
-3 = Refused	0
-2 = Don't Know	0
-1 = Not in Universe	131,657
 1 = Temporary/Short term	444
 2 = More long term	1,487
 3 = Either/Anything I can find	790

PES49			Do you have health insurance from any source?

-9 = No response (N/A)	436
-3 = Refused	350
-2 = Don't Know	648
-1 = Not in universe	     82,573
 1 = Yes	42,603
 2 = No	7,768


PES52A			How did you obtain your health insurance?

-9 = No response (N/A)	1
-3 = Refused	13
-2 = Don't Know	29
-1 = Not in universe	118,989
 1 = Receive health insurance through my (company/work)	1,102
 2 = Spouse's health insurance	6,937
 3 = Other family member's insurance	2,271
 4 = Receive health insurance through your other job	225
 5 = Receive health insurance through previous job	528
 6 = Purchased insurance on your own	2,355
 7 = Medicare	604
 8 = Medicaid	405
 9 = Labor union	261
10 = Association or club	78
11 = School or university	101
12 = Other-specify	479

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

-9 = No response (N/A)	70
-3 = Refused	93
-2 = Don't Know	176
-1 = Not in universe	128,331
 1 = Yes	2,363
 2 = No	3,345

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

-9 = No Response (N/A)	3
-3 = Refused	10
-2 = Don't Know	162
-1 = Not in Universe	125,846
 1 = Yes	875
 2 = No	7,482


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

-9= No response (N/A)	15
-3 = Refused	2
-2 = Don't Know	109
-1 = Not in Universe	131,400
01-52	2,852

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	79
-2 = Don't Know	89
-1 = Not in Universe	130,610
 1 = Yes	352
 2 = No	3,248

PRCONDF1		Recode representing contingent work definition #1.

0 =	Employed persons who do not meet	50,821
criterion for 1
1 =	Wage and salary workers who are not	984
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	50,534
the criterion for 1
1 =	All persons who met the criterion for PRCONDF1	1271
(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.


PRCONDF3		Recode representing contingent work definition #3.

0 =	Employed individuals who did not meet	49,491
the criterion for 1
1 =	Wage and salary workers whose jobs, for	2314
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	51,143
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	48,013
consultant or freelancer
1 =	Wage and salary worker and self employed	3596
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	45,196
1 =	Individual works for a contract company,	311
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	44,693
1 =	Individual is either an on call worker or a day laborer	864

PRSUPERN		Supplement earnings flag

-1 =	Not in universe	122,997
 1 =	Eligible for earnings	11,381
Item			Value	Tallies

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