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ATUS 2017 Leave Questions

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Section 1: Access to Paid Leave


The Leave Module will include all wage and salary workers except those who are self-employed. The Leave Module begins with an introduction explaining the content of the next set of questions and then proceeds to a screen asking about access to paid leave at one’s job. Access to paid leave questions were designed to provide information on who had access to paid leave at their jobs, reasons for which workers were able to take paid leave from their jobs, and the types of paid leave plans workers had at their jobs.


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PAID

Universe: All Leave Module respondents


Do you receive paid leave on your [current/main] job? [Fill: By main job, we mean the one at which you usually work the most hours.]


  1. Yes [Go to RSNPD_A]

  2. No

Don’t Know/ Refused [Go to UNPD_INTRO]















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RSNPD_A


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


I’m going to read you a list of reasons why you might have to miss work. For each reason, please tell me if you are able to take paid leave in your [fill: current/main] job.


Own illness or medical care

  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNPD_B]



















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RSNPD_B


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


Illness or medical care of another family member

  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNPD_C]










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RSNPD_C


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


Childcare, other than for illness

  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNPD_D]














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RSNPD_D


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


Eldercare


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNPD_E]













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RSNPD_E


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


Vacation

  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNPD_F]













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RSNPD_F


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


Errands or personal reasons

  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNPD_G]










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RSNPD_G


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


Birth or adoption of a child

  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal


[Skip to PDTYPE_A]








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PDTYPE_A

Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave

Now I’d like to ask you about the types of paid leave plans offered by your employer. Some employers offer leave plans that require workers to use paid leave for specific purposes. For example, sick leave might be available but it cannot be used for vacation time. I’m going to read a list of different types of paid leave plans.  Please tell me if you have a separate leave plan available to you for... (read each item)”

[Interviewer: If the respondent mentions that he/she has a consolidated leave plan or PTO, mark that column for vacation, sick leave, and personal days]


Yes

No

PTO

DK

Vacation





Sick leave





(females only) Separate plan for maternity leave





(males only) Separate plan for paternity leave





Personal days






(sick leave skip to PDTYPE_SL, others skip to PTO)





















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PDTYPE_SL


Universe: Respondents who report their company has a paid sick leave plan


Can you use paid sick leave for family members who are ill or need care?

  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to PTO]














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PTO


Universe: Respondents who receive paid leave


Some employers also offer a paid leave plan, called a consolidated leave plan or PTO. In this type of plan you get a fixed number of hours, which you can then use for whatever reason you would like to take leave — whether you’re sick, going on a vacation, or need some personal time. Does your employer offer this type of plan?


          1. Yes

          2. No

Don’t Know/Refusal [Skip to UNPD_INTRO]












Section 2: Access to Unpaid Leave



Questions about access to unpaid leave were designed to provide information on workers’ understanding of their access to and use of unpaid leave and reasons for which workers were allowed to take unpaid leave.


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UNPD_INTRO


Universe: All Leave Module respondents


Now I’m going to ask you about unpaid leave.


Enter 1 to Continue [Go to UNPAID]















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UNPAID


Universe: All Leave Module respondents


[In addition to your paid leave/In your main job/In your current job] are you allowed to take time off from work without pay?


1. Yes [Go to RSNUN_A]

  1. No

Don’t know/Refused [If PAID ≠ 1, go to JF_INTRO],

[Else go to LEAVE_INTRO]
















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RSNUN_A


Universe: All respondents who can take unpaid leave


I’m going to read a list of reasons why you might have to miss work. Assuming that you have received your employer’s approval, for each reason, please tell me whether or not you are able to take time off from work without pay.


Own illness or medical care


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNUN_B]





















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RSNUN_B


Universe: All respondents who can take unpaid leave


Illness or medical care of another family member


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNUN_C]

















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RSNUN_C


Universe: All respondents who can take unpaid leave


Childcare, other than for illness


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNUN_D]



















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RSNUN_D


Universe: All respondents who can take unpaid leave


Eldercare


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNUN_E]



















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RSNUN_E


Universe: All respondents who can take unpaid leave


Vacation


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNUN_F]

















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RSNUN_F


Universe: All respondents who can take unpaid leave


Errands or personal reasons


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to RSNUN_G]
















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RSNUN_G


Universe: All respondents who can take unpaid leave



Birth or adoption of a child


  1. Yes [Go to UNEVER]

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [If (RSNUN_A = 1) OR (RSNUN_B = 1) OR (RSNUN_C = 1)

OR (RSNUN_D = 1) OR (RSNUN_E = 1) OR (RSNUN_F = 1),

Go to UNEVER]

[Else go to LEAVE_Intro]
















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UNEVER


Universe: Respondents who indicated they could take unpaid leave for at least one of the reasons listed above



In your [fill: main/current] job, have you ever taken unpaid leave for [fill: this/these] reason(s)?


  1. Yes

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal

[Go to LEAVE_Intro]


















Section 3: Leave taken in last week


The next set of questions collects information about the amount, type, and reasons for which

workers took paid or unpaid leave in the week prior to the interview day.



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LEAVE_Intro1


Universe: Respondents who have access to paid or unpaid leave


Now I want to ask you about your work time in the past week.


* Enter 1 to continue. [Go to LEAVE]



















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LEAVE


Universe: Respondents who have access to paid or unpaid leave


Did you take any paid or unpaid leave from your [fill: main] job over the past seven days, that is from last [fill: current day] through yesterday?


  1. Yes [Go to LVHRS]

  2. No

Don’t know/Refusal [Go to JF_Intro]














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LVHRS


Universe: Respondents who took paid or unpaid leave


In the past seven days, how many hours of paid or unpaid leave did you take in total?


<1-168, Don’t Know, Refusal> [If PAID = 1 go to PDWK]

[Else go to LVMAIN]
























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PDWK


Universe: Respondents who used leave in the previous week, and who have access to paid leave


Did you use paid leave for any of the time that you took off from work in the past seven days?


* If necessary, probe to determine which “yes”—1 or 2—is applicable.


  1. Yes, paid for all

  2. Yes, paid for some

  3. No, not paid

Don’t know/Refusal


[Skip to LVMAIN]



























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LVMAIN


Universe: Respondents who used leave in the previous week


Question text:


Thinking about your longest period of leave in the last seven days, what was the main reason you had to take off from work?


* Read highlighted options.


  1. Own illness or medical care

  2. Illness or medical care of another family member

  3. Childcare, other than for illness

  4. Eldercare

  5. Vacation

  6. Errands or personal reasons

  7. Birth or adoption of a child

  8. Other, specify

Don’t Know/Refusal


[Go TO JF_Intro]

























Section 4: Job flexibility and work schedules

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JF_INTRO

Universe: All Leave Module respondents

The next set of questions ask about how much flexibility you have in arranging your

work schedule.


* Enter 1 to continue. [Go to JF_1]











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JF_1

Universe: All Leave Module respondents

Do you have flexible work hours that allow you to vary or make changes in the times

you begin and end work?


1. Yes (skip to JF_1A)

2. No (skip to JF_4)

Don’t know, Refusal (skip to JF_5)















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JF_1A

Universe: Respondents who can vary or make changes to the times they begin and end work

Can you change the times you begin and end work on a frequent basis,

occasionally, or only rarely?


  1. Frequent basis

  2. Occasionally

  3. Rarely


(Skip to JF_2)
















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JF_2

Universe: Respondents who can vary or make changes to the times they begin and end work


Is your flexible work schedule part of a program or policy offered by your employer?


1. Yes

2. No

Don’t know, Refusal

(skip to JF_3)














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JF_3

Universe: Respondents who can vary or make changes to the times they begin and end work


Are the times that you can begin and end work completely flexible, or are there certain hours of the day, such as 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., that you have to work each day?


  1. A lot
    Some
    A little
    None at allA lot
    Some
    A little
    None at allA lot
    Some
    A little
    None at all
    Completely flexible

  2. Must cover certain hours

  3. Other – specify

Don’t know, Refusal


(skip to JF_5)













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JF_4

Universe: Respondents who are not able to vary or make changes to the times they begin and end work


Do you have any input into the hours you begin and end work or does your employer decide?


  1. A lot
    Some
    A little
    None at allA lot
    Some
    A little
    None at allA lot
    Some
    A little
    None at all
    Worker has some input

  2. Employer decides

  3. Other

Don’t know, Refusal


(skip to JF_5)

















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JF_5

Universe: All Leave Module respondents


How far in advance do you usually know what days and hours you will need to work?


  1. 1 week or less

  2. Between 1 and 2 weeks

  3. Between 3 and 4 weeks

  4. 4 weeks or more

Don’t know, Refusal


(Skip to JF_6)



















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JF_6

Universe: All Leave Module respondents


On your [main/current] job, do you USUALLY work a daytime schedule or some other

schedule?

*Read if necessary: Daytime is anytime between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.


1. Daytime (skip to JF_9)

2. Some other schedule (skip to JF_7)

Don’t know, Refusal (skip to JF_9)
















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JF_7

Universe: Respondents who said they do not usually work a daytime schedule


Which of the following best describes the hours you usually work at your [main/current] job? (Response options are read aloud.)


  1. An evening shift – any time between 2 p.m. and midnight

  2. A night shift – any time between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.

  3. A rotating shift – one that changes periodically from days to evenings or night

  4. A split shift– one consisting of two distinct periods each day

  5. An irregular shift

  6. Some other shift (if person says flexitime, etc., probe to determine if shift actually falls in a day, evening, night, rotating shift, or split-shift category)

Don’t know, refusal


(Skip to JF_8)





















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JF_8

Universe: Respondents who said they do not usually work a daytime schedule

(Read list and choose one)


What is the main reason why you work this type of shift?


  1. Better arrangements for family or childcare

  2. Better pay

  3. Allows time for school

  4. Could not get any other shift

  5. Nature of the job

  6. Personal preference

  7. Some other reason – specify


Don’t know, Refusal

(Skip to JF_9)



















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JF_9

Universe: All Leave Module respondents


How many days of the week do you usually work?


  1. Days = _____

  2. It varies

Don’t know, Refusal


(Skip to JF_10)

















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JF_9A

Universe: All Leave Module respondents


Do you work an alternative work schedule where you can work fewer days during a pay period by working more hours per day?


1. Yes

2. No


Don’t know, Refusal (skip to JF_10)





















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JF_10

Universe: All Leave Module respondents


Which days of the week do you usually work?

  • Sunday

  • Monday

  • Tuesday

  • Wednesday

  • Thursday

  • Friday

  • Saturday

  • Monday through Friday

  • Varies


Don’t know, Refusal


(Skip to JF_11)





















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JF_11

Universe: All Leave Module respondents


As part of your job, can you work at home?

1. Yes (skip to JF_12)

2. No (skip to NOLV_Intro)

Don’t know, Refusal (skip to NOLV_Intro)














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JF_12

Universe: Respondents who can work from home


Do you ever work at home?


1. Yes (skip to JF_13)

2. No (skip to NOLV_Intro)

Don’t know, Refusal (skip to NOLV_Intro)
























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JF_13

Universe: Respondents who indicate they do work at home


Are you paid for the hours that you work at home, or do you just take work home from the job?


  1. Paid

  2. Take work home

  3. Both

Don’t know, Refusal


(Skip to JF_14)
















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JF_14

Universe: Respondents who indicate they do work at home


What is the main reason why you work at home?


  1. Finish or catch up on work

  2. Coordinate work schedule with personal or family needs

  3. Reduce commuting time or expense

  4. Personal preference

  5. Other – specify


Don’t know, Refusal

(Skip to JF_15)




























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JF_15

Universe: Respondents who can work from home


Are there days when you work only at home?


1. Yes (skip to JF_16)

2. No (skip to NOLV_Intro)

Don’t know, Refusal (skip to NOLV_Intro)



















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JF_16

Universe: Respondents who work exclusively from home


How often do you work only at home?

  1. Everyday

  2. At least once a week

  3. Once every 2 weeks

  4. Once a month

  5. Less than once a month


Don’t know, Refusal (skip to NOLV_Intro)



















Section 5: Non-use of Leave


The next set of questions collects information about times when workers needed to take leave from work but could not, the reason(s) for which they needed to take leave but did not, and the reason(s) why they did not take leave.


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NOLV_Intro


Universe: All Leave Module respondents


Question text:


The next few questions are about times when you may have needed to take off from work but could not.


* Enter 1 to continue. [Go to NOLV]










































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NOLV


Universe: All Leave Module respondents


Question text:


During the past month, that is from last [fill = ONE MONTH AGO] through yesterday, were there situations in which you needed to take off from work but did not?


  1. Yes [Go to NEEDLV]

  2. No

Don’t Know/Refusal [Go to HEALTH]











































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NEEDLV


Universe: Respondents who needed to take off from work in the previous month, but did not


Why did you need to take off work?


*Mark all that apply.

*Read highlighted options.


  1. Own illness or medical care

  2. Illness or medical care of another family member

  3. Childcare, other than for illness

  4. Eldercare

  5. Vacation

  6. Errands or personal reasons

  7. Birth or adoption of a child

  8. Other, specify

Don’t Know/Refusal [If (PAID = 2 and UNPAID = 2), go to HEALTH]

[Else go to RSNNO]























































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RSNNO


Universe: Respondents who had paid or unpaid leave available to them and who needed to take time off from work in the previous month but did not



Why did you decide not to take leave?


*Mark all that apply.

*Read highlighted options.


  1. Too much work

  2. Wanted to save leave

  3. Leave was denied

  4. Did not have enough leave

  5. Fear of job loss or other negative employment-related consequence

  6. Could not afford the loss in income

  7. Other, specify

Don’t Know/Refusal [Go to HEALTH]



















































Section 6: General Health


The last section collects information about workers’ general health.


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HEALTH


Universe: All Leave Module respondents


Finally, I have a question about your health. Would you say your health in general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?


  1. Excellent

  2. Very good

  3. Good

  4. Fair

  5. Poor

Don’t Know/Refusal

















































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