14 Employment Driver Section

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WESSQL300.MEPSFall2022

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MEPSFall2022

Employment Driver (EMO) Section
(Rout

Full Detail Spec
(EMO1000)

Route Details:

Item Type: Route

Type Class: Begin Loop

01 Box = BOX_00, BOX_10, BOX_20, BOX_30
02 Loop = LOOP_10
03 End Loop = END_LP10
24 Information Screen = EMIntroduction

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.

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MEPSFall2022

Employment Driver (EMO) Section
(Rout

Full Detail Spec
BOX_20

(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.

Programmer
Instructions:

EMIntroduction
Item Type:
Type Class:

(EMO1007)
Question
Enumerated

Answer Type:

TContinue

Help Available (

BLAISE NAME: EMIntroduction
Field kind: Datafield
Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

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Show Card (

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Look Up File (

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

1

BOX_30

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:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.EM_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_PersSect.EM_Main

(EMO1010)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

Ask Review of Employment (RJ) section.
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(EMO1010)

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MEPSFall2022

Employment Driver (EMO) Section
(Rout

Full Detail Spec

END_LP10

Route Details:

(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.

[End of EMO]

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