Attachment 44 Attachment 44 – HC Employment Driver (OE) Section

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Employment Driver (EMO) Section
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BOX_10

Route Details:

LOOP_10

Route Details:

(EMO1001)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

Note: REFUSED (RF) and DON’T KNOW (DK) Are disallowed on all fields in the Employment
sections that collect JobsEstbName or UnionName name.

(EMO1005)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: Begin Loop

For each element in the RU-Members-Roster, ask BOX_20 - END_LP10.
Loop Definition: LOOP_10 collects information about employment for all RU members
who are 16 or older. This loop cycles on RU members who meet both of the following
conditions:
⦁ Person is = or > 16 years, or in age categories 4-9 And
⦁ Person is an RU member during the current round
Note:
1. All rounds begin with RJ section
2. If Round 1 (or no employment information was collected in the previous round) no
questions are asked in the RJ section; ask the EM section
1. Ask the EW section to collect wage information.
3. If information was collected for at least one job in the previous round, ask the RJ
section.
1. If there is a change in wages since the previous round ask the EW section.

BOX_20

Programmer
Instructions:

(EMO1006)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

In EM, CAPI will allow the interviewer to press CTRL-S to select a different RU member and
complete the sections (including not starting with the respondent/reference person) at any
point during the section. CAPI should return to the first unanswered question when
returning to an RU member’s section that has already been started but not completed.

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Employment Driver (EMO) Section
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EMIntroduction
Item Type:

(EMO1007)
Question
Enumerated

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Answer Type:

BLAISE NAME: EMIntroduction

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Question Text:
EMPLOYMENT (EM) SECTION – ASKED FOR EACH RU MEMBER.
CTRL-S: SWITCH TO EM QUESTIONS FOR A DIFFERENT RU MEMBER.
PRESS 1 AND ENTER TO CONTINUE.

Responses:

CONTINUE

BOX_30

(EMO1010)

Programmer
Instructions:

This item is presented only for the first person that goes through the EM section. Skip
EMIntroduction for all other RU members.

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

BOX_30

Route Details:

END_LP10

Route Details:

Variable collected at MEPSSpring2018.EM_Main
Variable stored at MEPSSpring2018_PersSect.EM_Main

(EMO1010)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

Ask Review of Employment (RJ) section.

(EMO1015)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: End Loop

Cycle on next person in the RU-Members-Roster who meets the conditions stated in the
loop definition.
If no other persons meet the stated conditions, end LOOP_10 and continue with the Health
Insurance (HX) section.

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[End of EMO]

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