useskill
Details
Question How much of your past work experience and/or job skills can you make use of in your present job?
Values
[1]almost none[2]a little[3]a lot[4]almost all[NA(d)]can't choose[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(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
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for useskill.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | almost none | a little | a lot | almost all | can't choose | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1998 | 1967 | 89 | 160 | 195 | 361 | 30 | 30 | - | 2832 |
| 2006 | 3492 | 101 | 230 | 279 | 401 | 5 | 2 | - | 4510 |
| 2016 | 1927 | 89 | 181 | 242 | 418 | 3 | 7 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 2348 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2348 |
| Total | 9734 | 279 | 571 | 716 | 1180 | 38 | 39 | 0 | 12557 |