NHIS Survey Questionnaire Anaylsis - Occupational, Employment, Work Questions
NIOSH Research Group - Dr. Lora Fleming
Created on: Sunday, February 8, 2004
Adult Core
Question ID Answer ID Question 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
AHS.010 AHS_CCI1 Earlier I recorded that you were working last week. Is that correct? X X O O O O
AHS.020 AHS_CCI2 Earlier I recorded that you were not working last week. Is that correct? X X O O O O
AHS.030 WRKLYR2 Although you did not work last week, did you have a job or business at any time in the PAST 12 MONTHS? X X X X X X
AHS.040 WKDAYR During the PAST 12 MONTHS, that is, since {12-month ref. date}, ABOUT how many days did you miss work at a job or business because of illness or injury (do not include maternity leave)? X X X X X X
AHS.050 BEDDAYR During the PAST 12 MONTHS, that is, since {12-month ref. date}, ABOUT how many days did illness or injury keep you in bed more than half of the day? (Include days while an overnight patient in a hospital). X X X X X X
ASD.060 WRKCOR What is your correct working status? X X X X X X
ASD.065 WHYNOWK2 What is the main reason you did not work last week? O O O O X X
ASD.066 EVERWRK Have you ever held a job or worked at a business? O O O O X X
ASD.070 WHOWRK For whom did you work at your MAIN job or business? (Name of company, business, organization or employer) X X X X X X
ASD.080 KINDIND What kind of business or industry is this? (For example: TV and radio mgt., retail shoe store, or State Department of Labor) X X X X X X
ASD.090 KINDWRK What kind of work were you doing? (For example: farming, mail clerk, computer specialist.) X X X X X X
ASD.100 IMPACT What were your most important activities on this job or business? (For example: sells cars, keeps account books, operates printing press.) X X X X X X
ASD.110 WRKCAT Looking at the card, which of these best describes your current job or work situation? X X X X X X
ASD.112 BUSINC Is this business incorporated? O O O O X X
ASD.120 LOCALLNO Thinking about this MAIN job or business, how many people are employed there full and part time, including employees at all locations? X X X X X X
ASD.130 LOCPRTNO Thinking about the particular location or facility where you worked last week, how many people are employed there full and part time? X X X X O O
ASD.140 WRKLONG1 About how long have you worked at this MAIN job or business? X X X X X X
ASD.140 WRKLONG2 "  " X X X X X X
ASD.141 WRKLOGN_ Number of years exceeds current age. Please verify entry. O O O X X X
ASD.145 WRKLONGD Have you worked at this MAIN job or business for one year or less, or more than one year? X X X X O O
ASD.146 WRKLONGH Is this main job or business the job you have held for the longest? O O O O O X
ASD.150 HOURPD Are you paid by the hour on this MAIN job or business? X X X X X X
ASD.160 PDSICK Do you have paid sick leave on this MAIN job or business? X X X X X X
ASD.170 ONEJOB Do you have more than one job or business? X X X X X X
ASD.180 WRKCATOT In your other jobs/businesses, do you work for an employer, are you self-employed, or both? X X X X O O
ASD.190 BUSINC Is this business incorporated? X X X X O O
Family Core
Question ID Answer ID Question 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
FHS.170 FLAWKNOW Does a physical, mental, or emotional problem NOW keep {you/anyone in the family (fill in names of family members aged 18 and older)} from working at a job or business? X X X X X X
FIJ.200 WHAT What {were/was} {you/subject’s name} doing when the injury(s) happened? X X X X X X
FIJ.260 WKLS As a result of this injury/these injuries, how much work did{you/subject’s name} miss? X X X X X X
FIJ.400 PWKLS# As a result of this poisoning, how much work did {you/subject’s name} miss? X X O O O O
FHI.210 PLNWRK# Was this plan originally obtained through the workplace, such as through a present or former employer or union? X X X X X X
FHI.210 PLNPAY## Who pays for this health insurance plan? X X X X X X
FSD.050 DOINGLW Which of the following {were/was} {you/subject’s name} doing LAST WEEK? X X X X X X
FSD.060 WRKLW Did {you/subject’s name} do any work at a job or business at all LAST WEEK (includes unpaid work in family farm or business)? X X X X X X
FSD.070 WRKHRS How many hours did {you/subject’s name} work LAST WEEK at ALL jobs or businesses? X X X X X X
FSD.080 WRKFTALL {Do/Does} {you/subject’s name} USUALLY work 35 hours or more per week in total at ALL jobs or businesses? X X X X X X
FSD.090 WHYNOWRK What is the main reason {you/subject’s name} did not work last week? What is the main reason {you/subject’s name} did not have a job or business last week? X X X X O O
FSD.100 WRKLYR Did {you/he/she} work for pay at any time in {last year in 4 digit format}? Although you reported that {you/subject’s name} did not work at any time in the LAST week, did {you/he/she} work for pay at any time in {last year in 4 digit format}? X X X X X X
FSD.110 WRKMYR How many months in {last year in 4 digit format} did {you/subject’s name} have at least one job or business? X X X X X X
FSD.120 ERNYR What is your best estimate of {your/subject’s name} earnings (include hourly wages, salaries, tips and commissions) before taxes and deductions from ALL jobs and businesses in {last year in 4 digit format}? X X X X X X
FSD.130 HIEMPOF Was health insurance offered to {you/subject’s name} through {your/his/her} workplace? X X X X X X
Legend: 
O - question was NOT asked that year
X - question was asked that year