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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 5058 DSS/PSI Study of Improving Work Opportunities, 1996-1999 505810.5255/UKDA-SN-5058-1 Policy Studies Institute <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply. Department of Social Security, Analytical Services Division 5 UK Data Service 20 December 2004 EMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYEDLOW PAYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESUNEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYEESEMPLOYERSFAMILIESHOUSEHOLDSECONOMIC ACTIVITYMARITAL STATUSCHILDRENHEALTHILL HEALTHDEBILITATIVE ILLNESSSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSDISABILITIESTRUANCYEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDQUALIFICATIONSTRAINING COURSESEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMESFURTHER EDUCATIONLITERACYNUMERACYDRIVING LICENCESMOTOR VEHICLESABILITYHOUSINGRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYHOUSING TENUREHOME OWNERSHIPHOUSING FINANCERENTSMORTGAGESDEBTSCOUNCIL TAXHOMELESSNESSSAVINGSSHARESETHNIC GROUPSAGELABOUR MIGRATIONCREDIT CARD USELOANSINCENTIVESATTITUDESFRIENDSPRIVATE PENSIONSRECRUITMENTWATER RATESOVERTIMEEXPENDITURECOSTSRENTED ACCOMMODATIONTEMPORARY HOUSINGLAND OWNERSHIPCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSINFORMATION SOURCESPUBLIC INFORMATIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESSPOUSESSPOUSE'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITYMARITAL HISTORYJOB SATISFACTIONCAREER DEVELOPMENTPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTSECOND HOMESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEPOVERTYHOUSEHOLD BUDGETSEMPLOYMENT HISTORYINDUSTRIESOCCUPATIONSSUPERVISORY STATUSPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPRIVATE SECTORTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPWAGESSELF-EMPLOYEDSUBCONTRACTINGSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSGRANTSSMALL BUSINESSESSUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENTRETIREMENTJOB HUNTINGHOURS OF WORKAPPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENTINTERVIEWING FOR JOBAPPOINTMENT TO JOBTRAVELSOCIAL LIFELEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESEQUIPMENTCOMPUTER LITERACYCHILD CARECOOKINGCARE OF DEPENDANTSADVICETEACHINGSUPERVISIONOFFICE SERVICESSELLINGCUSTOMER SERVICEFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTHAPPINESSLIFE SATISFACTIONSOCIAL SKILLSSELF-ESTEEMSOCIAL WELFARE PHILOSOPHYSTATE RETIREMENT PENSIONSCHILD BENEFITSWORK ATTITUDEWORKING CONDITIONSMARKETS (ECONOMICS)INTERNATIONAL TRADEBUSINESS FORMATIONMANAGEMENT OPERATIONSLABOUR FORCEMANUAL WORKERSSEMI-SKILLED WORKERSSKILLED WORKERSWOMENMENSALES PERSONNELOFFICE WORKERSADVERTISINGEMPLOYMENT SERVICESBONUS PAYMENTSCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTSWAGE DETERMINATIONPERSONNEL MANAGEMENTPERSONNEL POLICYDEMANDMINIMUM WAGES Vocational education and trainingLabour and employmentBusiness/industrial management and organisationSocial and occupational mobility Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The DSS/PSI Programme of Research into Improving Employment Opportunities was a study of the Earnings Top-Up (ETU) scheme for low-paid workers. The national surveys that made up the programme were carried out by the Social Security Research Team at the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) and the work was funded by the Department of Social Security (now the Department for Work and Pensions). The ETU study series began in 1996 with a survey of low-paid workers and unemployed people, in order to identify take–up of the ETU scheme. This continued over three years in a series of follow-up studies. Some of these were longitudinal or 'cohort' studies, re-interviewing 1996 respondents. Others were repeat cross-section studies asking similar questions of new nationally representative samples (see 'Diagram A - ETU Evaluation Surveys in the User Guide for full details of the respective datasets and how they relate to each other). Surveys of employers were also conducted, in 1996 and 1997. Those employers who responded to both of these surveys were re-interviewed in 1999. Main Topics: The 1996-1999 surveys of low-paid workers and unemployed people covered the following topics: <li>household composition;</li> <li>demographic characteristics, including age, marital status, gender and ethnic groups;</li> <li>employment, unemployment, self-employment and employment history;</li> <li>health, illness and disabilities affecting work;</li> <li>household income;</li> <li>household budgets, financial resources and debt;</li> <li>social welfare benefits claimed and received, including ETU;</li> <li>job hunting, job applications and methods of finding work.</li> The self-completion questionnaires covered life and work skills, attitudes to social welfare benefits, life satisfaction and self-esteem. The employers' surveys of 1996, 1997 and 1999 covered: <li>recruitment practices;</li> <li>wage negotiations;</li> <li>numbers and types of employees (unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled);</li> <li>bonus payments and overtime;</li> <li>effects on employees' working hours of introduction of ETU;</li> <li>effects on company of introduction of minimum wage (1999 only).</li> 1996 - 199901 January 199601 January 1999 England and Wales IndividualsInstitutions/organisationsNational Low-paid workers, unemployed people and employers in England and Wales between 1996 and 1999. Numeric Cross-sectional (one-time) studycontains a longitudinal element in that some employers and individuals were re-interviewed during the survey series File1 (unemployed people, 1996): 4307 cases. File2 (re-interview of unemployed people, 1997): 6290 cases. File2a (self-completion data, 1997): 4800 cases. File3 (new sample of unemployed people, 1998): 2187 cases. File4 (re-interview of unemployed people from file3, 1999): 3930 cases. File5 (postal/telephone follow-up of 1997 low-paid workers/ETU recipients, 1998): 1778 cases. File6 (as file5): 500 cases. File7 (employers, 1996): 4559 (target), 2401 (obtained). File8 (employers, 1997): 4435 (target), 2402 (obtained). File 8a (as file8): 3311 cases. File9 (employers, 1999): 2400 cases. Face-to-face interviewTelephone interviewPostal surveySelf-completion The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 5058 2024-11-28T07:25:38Z ddi:codebook:2_5