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

-3 = Refused           2
-2 = Don't know        6
1 =  Yes          45,981
2 =  No              431

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     52
-3 = Refused         73
-2 = Don't know     103
 1 = Yes          2,059
 2 = No          44,133

PES2INS Are you paid by a temporary help agency?

-9 = No response     66
-3 = Refused         64
-2 = Don't know      50
 1 = Yes            304
 2 = No           1,803

PES4 Were you an ON-CALL worker last week?

-9 = No response     140
-3 = Refused         119
-2 = Don't know       84
 1 = Yes             845
 2 = No           44,795

PES5 Were you a DAY LABORER last week?

-9 = No response      67
-3 = Refused          64
-2 = Don't know       42
 1 = Yes              95
 2 = No            1,476

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

-9 = No response     169
-3 = Refused         131
-2 = Don't know      125
 1 = Yes             670
 2 = No           44,793

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

-9 = No response            0
-3 = Refused                5
-2 = Don't know            25
 1 = Independent contractor/independent consultant/free-lance worker 3,072
 2 = Something else     2,871

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

-9 = No response        6
-3 = Refused            3
-2 = Don't know        19
 1 = Yes            1,100
 2 = No               836
 3 = Depends           95

PES26OC Earlier you said you were an on-call worker. Would you prefer a job where you worked regularly scheduled hours?

-9 = No response         5
-3 = Refused             3
-2 = Don't know         11
 1 = Yes               376
 2 = No                395
 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        0
-3 = Refused            1
-2 = Don't know         2
 1 = Yes               54
 2 = No                32
 3 = Depends            6

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

-9 = No response                                            40
-3 = Refused                                                40
-2 = Don't know                                             90
 1 = Employer laid off and hired back as temporary worker   40
 2 = Only type of work could find                          127
 3 = Hope job leads to permanent employment                 22
 4 = Other economic                                        326
 5 = Flexibility of schedule                             1,306
 6 = Child care problems                                    62
 7 = Other family/personal obligations                     239
 8 = In school/training                                     24
 9 = Enjoys being own boss/setting own hours               467
 10= Money is better                                        26
 11= Enjoys being own boss                               2,453
 12= For the money                                         150
 13= Health limitations                                     35
 14= Retired/SS earnings limit                              69
 15= Nature of work/seasonal                               160
 16= Other personal                                        591

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           183
-3 = Refused               161
-2 = Don't know            187
 1 = Yes                 1,607
 2 = No                 40,643

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

-9 = No response                                         5
-3 = Refused                                            10
-2 = Don't know                                         18
 1 = Attending to personal or family obligations     1,393
 2 = Going to school                                 2,168
 3 = In retirement                                     206
 4 = Other                                             531

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       15
-3 = Refused            0
-2 = Don't know         2
 1 = Yes               22
 2 = No               136

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

-9 = No response         0
-3 = Refused             0
-2 = Don't know          0
 1 = Yes                16
 2 = No                 18

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

-9 = No response                         1
-3 = Refused                             1
-2 = Don't know                         24
 1 = New job                         2,390
 2 = Additional job or second job      598

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

-9 = No response                            0
-3 = Refused                                0
-2 = Don't Know                             0
 1 = Temporary/Short term                 334
 2 = More long term                     1,322
 3 = Either/Anything I can find           613

PES49 Do you have health insurance from any source?

-9 = No response        475
-3 = Refused            455
-2 = Don't Know         781
 1 = Yes             43,142
 2 = No               7,540

PES52A How did you obtain your health insurance?

-9 = No response                                                0
-3 = Refused                                                   15
-2 = Don't Know                                                46
 1 = Receive health insurance through my (company/work)     1,081
 2 = Spouse's health insurance                              6,891
 3 = Other family member's insurance                        2,394
 4 = Receive health insurance through your other job          194
 5 = Receive health insurance through previous job            496
 6 = Purchased insurance on your own                        2,236
 7 = Medicare                                                 618
 8 = Medicaid                                                 374
 9 = Labor union                                              250
10 = Association or club                                       63
11 = School or university                                      89
12 = Other-specify                                            525

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

-9 = No response           53
-3 = Refused              106
-2 = Don't Know           191
 1 = Yes                2,468
 2 = No                 3,087

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

-9 = No Response       3
-3 = Refused           7
-2 = Don't Know      190
 1 = Yes             899
 2 = No            7,280

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

-9= No response          0
-3 = Refused             2
-2 = Don't Know        100
01-522,778

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

-9 = No Response         0
-3 = Refused           109
-2 = Don't Know        107
 1 = Yes               339
 2 = No              3,285

PRCONDF1 Recode representing contingent work definition #1.

0 =Employed persons who do not meet criterion for 1                51,421
1 =Wage and salary workers who are not self-employed or independent
contractors and are (1) in a temporary job or a job that could not l
ast 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.                 972

PRCONDF2 Recode representing contingent work definition #2.

0 =Employed individuals who do not meet the criterion for 1            51,191
1 =All persons who met the criterion for PRCONDF (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
incorporatedand 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.     11,202

PRCONDF3 Recode representing contingent work definition #3.

0 =Employed individuals who did not meet the criterion for 1              50,179
1 =Wage and salary workers whose jobs, for 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.                                             2,214

PRTMPAGC Recode identifying individuals paid by a temporary help agency.

0 =Not paid by temporary help agency                51,747
1 =Persons paid by temporary help agency               437

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

0 =Not independent contractor, independent consultant or freelancer       48,679
1 =Wage and salary worker and self employed individual who works as an
independent contractor, independent consultant, or freelancer              3,435

PRCNTRCT Recode identifies individuals who work for a contract company.

0 =Not working for a contract company                45,860
1 =Individual works for a contract company, usually only has one
customer and usually works at the customer's worksite.               296

PRCALL  Recode identifies on call workers or day laborers.


0 =Not on call or day laborer                               45,274
1 =Individual is either an on call worker or a day laborer     940

PRSUPERN  Supplement earnings flag

1 =Eligible for earnings         11,222

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