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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Which of the following statements best describes how your working hours are decided? In this question, working hours refers to the total number of hours you work each week, not the time you start and finish work each day.

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapdon't knowhow many hours i work a week depends on things outside of my control and outside of my employer's controli am entirely free to decide how many hours i work each weeki can decide how many hours i work each week, within certain limitsno answerthe total number of hours i work each week is decided by my employer but with my inputthe total number of hours i work each week is decided by my employer with little or no input from meTotal
19721613-------1613
19731504-------1504
19741484-------1484
19751490-------1490
19761499-------1499
19771530-------1530
19781532-------1532
19801468-------1468
19821860-------1860
19831599-------1599
19841473-------1473
19851534-------1534
19861470-------1470
19871819-------1819
19881481-------1481
19891537-------1537
19901372-------1372
19911517-------1517
19931606-------1606
19942992-------2992
19962904-------2904
19982832-------2832
20002817-------2817
20022765-------2765
20042812-------2812
20064510-------4510
20082023-------2023
20102044-------2044
20121974-------1974
20142538-------2538
2016227323848115131442342867
20182348-------2348
20214032-------4032
20223544-------3544
Total71796238481151314423472390

Values

  • 1 the total number of hours i work each week is decided by my employer with little or no input from me

  • 2 the total number of hours i work each week is decided by my employer but with my input

  • 3 i can decide how many hours i work each week, within certain limits

  • 4 i am entirely free to decide how many hours i work each week

  • 5 how many hours i work a week depends on things outside of my control and outside of my employer's control

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook