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W14 - How to best determine tenure (length of employment) in current job

Added by Andrei Savitski 17 days ago. Updated 13 days ago.

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Start date:
12/13/2024
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Good afternoon,

I am currently looking at W14 data and am interested in creating a dummy variable for whether a respondent has been in employment for 2+ years or fewer than 2 years in their current job. I was considering using Jbbgdat variables to obtain the start date of employment and then using the intdat variables to obtain the exact interview date (as I'm only interested in adults). I understand that intdat variables represent the date of submission of an interview, as istrtdat variables represent the date of start of interview.

My question is:
I understand that a respondent could have completed various sections of the survey/interview over a relatively long period of time, which would make the method outlined above an approximation of tenure. For instance, Jbbgdat fields could have been completed one month before actual completion of survey or one month after the interview was started. In light of this, do you have any suggestions for a more accurate way of measuring tenure?

Please do correct me, if I was mistaken in my understanding of the relevant variables.

Many thanks,
Andrei

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Updated by Andrei Savitski 17 days ago

Just to follow up, the reason why the date of completion of the Jbbgdat question(s) is important is because I am interested in then looking at self-reported employment conditions by length of tenure. "2 years" is a particularly important cutoff in UK employment law, because employees with 2+ years' tenure have additional rights, notably protection from unfair dismissal.

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Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team 17 days ago

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Hello Andrei,

Several efforts have been made to identify employment spells. I recommend reviewing the work by Liam Wright, which you can find at the following link: https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/syntax/user-deposited-syntax/working-life-histories/

I hope this information is helpful.

Best wishes,
Roberto Cavazos
Understanding Society User Support Team

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Updated by Andrei Savitski 13 days ago

Hi Roberto,

Thanks - that's helpful. Would you happen to be aware of analogous code for SPSS?

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Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team 13 days ago

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Hi Andrei,

I am afraid SPSS version is not available.

Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Support Team

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