WANTJOB_CPS8
Description
WANTJOB_CPS8 reports whether respondents not in the labor force (neither working, nor temporarily absent from a job, nor actively looking for work) wanted a job, either full- or part-time.
WANTJOB_CPS8 was collected at the time of the final CPS interview, 2-5 months before the ATUS interview. It was not updated at the time of the ATUS interview.
Universe
2003-2010: CPS household members age 15 and over not in the labor force.
Quality flags
- QWANTJOB_CPS8
- WANTJOB_CPS8: allocation flag
Codes/Frequencies
- Respondents
- Respondents and Household Members
- Respondents and Non-respondents
- Respondents and Non-respondents plus Household Members
Respondents
| Code | Description | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes, maybe, it depends | 359 | 260 | 238 | 211 | 193 | 224 | 276 | 244 |
| 2 | No | 2347 | 1624 | 1515 | 1624 | 1418 | 1397 | 1359 | 1465 |
| 3 | Retired | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -- |
| 4 | Disabled | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Unable to work | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 99 | NIU (Not in universe) | 18001 | 12076 | 11269 | 11099 | 10623 | 11091 | 11479 | 11536 |