Understanding Society User Support

Hi there

I have a query tangentially related to a previous issue (REF 1063) [[https://iserswww.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1063]], in relation to the jbft_dv.

jbft_dv has the following labels corresponding to 'missing' values (albeit different types of missing):

Label -> code
missing -> -9
inapplicable -> -8
proxy -> -7

The variable note states that "Inapplicable [-8] to proxy respondents due to missing information on overtime, and respondents who do not have a paid job", which I find confusing because there is already a code for proxy respondents [-7]. So, if proxy respondents don't have the information and this is coded as [-7], surely the [-8] code refers only to respondents who do not have a paid job?

Essentially I am trying to see which respondents shift from FT employment (wave 1) to non-employment (wave2), and I would like to double check that 'inapplicable' will capture all those that are not in employment (the variable of interest for wave 2). If this is not possible, how can the 'inapplicable' category be combined?

Many thanks in advance for your assistance

Fabiana