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Work experience

  • agstft11 -- Age first started working full-time
  • wrkft11 -- Flag - Ever worked full-time
  • yrgt6m11 -- Number of years worked at least six months
  • yrlt6m11 -- Number of years worked less than six months
  • yrnwk11 -- Number of years not worked at a job or business
  • yrscft11 -- Number of years since started to work full-time
  • yrstft11 -- Year in which first started working full-time
  • yrwkft11 -- Number of years worked only full-time & 6+ months each year
  • yrwwpt11 -- Number of years worked with some part-time
  • yrxfte11 -- Number of years of work experience, full-year full-time

Variables descriptions

agstft11 -- Age first started working full-time

  • Type and length: Numeric(3)
  • Description: Age at which first started working full-time. Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point excluding summer jobs while in school
  • Range and codes:
    • 012:150 :
    • 996 : Interim Processing Code
    • 997 : Don't Know
    • 998 : Refusal
    • 999 : Not Applicable

wrkft11 -- Flag - Ever worked full-time

  • Type and length: Character(1)
  • Description: Flag to indicate if a person has ever worked full-time, excluding summer jobs while in school. Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 : Yes
    • 2 : No
    • 6 : Interim Processing Code
    • 7 : Don't Know
    • 8 : Refusal
    • 9 : Not Applicable

yrgt6m11 -- Number of years worked at least six months

  • Type and length: Numeric(2)
  • Description: Number of years worked at least six months (since first started working full-time). Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point
  • Range and codes:
    • 00:95 :
    • 96 : Interim Processing Code
    • 97 : Don't Know
    • 98 : Refusal
    • 99 : Not Applicable

yrlt6m11 -- Number of years worked less than six months

  • Type and length: Numeric(2)
  • Description: Number of years worked less than six months (since first started working full-time). Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point
  • Range and codes:
    • 00:95 :
    • 96 : Interim Processing Code
    • 97 : Don't Know
    • 98 : Refusal
    • 99 : Not Applicable

yrnwk11 -- Number of years not worked at a job or business

  • Type and length: Numeric(2)
  • Description: Number of years not worked at a job or business (since first started to work full-time). Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point
  • Range and codes:
    • 00:95 :
    • 96 : Interim Processing Code
    • 97 : Don't Know
    • 98 : Refusal
    • 99 : Not Applicable

yrscft11 -- Number of years since started to work full-time

  • Type and length: Numeric(2)
  • Description: Number of years since started to work full-time. Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point
  • Range and codes:
    • 00:95 :
    • 96 : Interim Processing Code
    • 97 : Don't Know
    • 98 : Refusal
    • 99 : Not Applicable

yrstft11 -- Year in which first started working full-time

  • Type and length: Numeric(4)
  • Description: Year in which first started working full-time. Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point
  • Range and codes:
    • 1800:9995 :
    • 9996 : Interim Processing Code
    • 9997 : Don't Know
    • 9998 : Refusal
    • 9999 : Not Applicable

yrwkft11 -- Number of years worked only full-time & 6+ months each year

  • Type and length: Numeric(2)
  • Description: Number of years worked only full-time and worked at least 6 months each year. Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point
  • Range and codes:
    • 00:95 :
    • 96 : Interim Processing Code
    • 97 : Don't Know
    • 98 : Refusal
    • 99 : Not Applicable

yrwwpt11 -- Number of years worked with some part-time

  • Type and length: Numeric(2)
  • Description: Number of years worked with some part-time. This includes years worked only part-time or some part time and full-time and worked at least six months each year (since first started working full-time). Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older AND have worked full time at some point
  • Range and codes:
    • 00:95 :
    • 96 : Interim Processing Code
    • 97 : Don't Know
    • 98 : Refusal
    • 99 : Not Applicable

yrxfte11 -- Number of years of work experience, full-year full-time

  • Type and length: Numeric(2)
  • Description: Number of years of work experience (full-year full-time equivalents). Definition includes all work (part-time and full-time) since first starting to work full time. A value of zero is given for people with less than a year of experience and for those who never worked full-time. Note. This information is not available for persons 70 years of age or older for reference years prior to 1995
  • Population: Persons aged 15 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 00:95 :
    • 96 : Interim Processing Code
    • 97 : Don't Know
    • 98 : Refusal
    • 99 : Not Applicable