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APPENDIX C 48 Content (March 1996 Survey) Demographic Characteristics Age Sex Race Origin or descent Relationship to reference person Marital status Parent (if in household) Veteran status Level of education; school enrollment Place of residence (including country if abroad) 1 year ago Citizenship Current Labor Force Status Work status last week Reason for temporary absence from job last week Hours worked, total and overtime, last week Weeks looking for work When last worked Reasons not looking for work Usual work hours per week Usual hourly wage or usual gross earnings per week [Note: There are no questions on volunteer work or participation in work training programs.] Work Experience Last Year Whether worked last year Whether looked for work; how many weeks working or on layoff Reason did not work; did not look for work Weeks worked Hours usually worked per week Number of weeks worked less than 35 hours per week; reason Income and Program Participation Last Year Earnings Total gross earnings from longest job held Tips, bonuses, overtime pay or commissions from longest job held Net earnings from business or farm for the year and each quarter Earnings from all other jobs Tips, bonuses, etc. from all other jobs
