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wrktype

Source

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

Details

Question How would you describe your work arrangement in your main job?

Values

  • [1] independent contractor/consultant/freelance worker

  • [2] on-call, work only when called to work

  • [3] paid by a temporary agency

  • [4] work for contractor who provides workers/services

  • [5] regular, permanent employee

  • [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(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

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for wrktype.

Counts by year:

yeariapindependent contractor/consultant/freelance workeron-call, work only when called to workpaid by a temporary agencywork for contractor who provides workers/servicesregular, permanent employeedon't knowno answerskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
20029692474115421432811--2765
200627762394421591349715--4510
2010857155421631912625--2044
201412881773673898273--2538
20189001814021511115832--2348
202215392534214641589151315-3544
Total83291252245942857379519915017749

See also

Other Quality of Working Life: chngtme, moredays, mustwork, waypaid, wrksched, yearsjob

Other Employment: chngtme, moredays, mustwork, waypaid, wrksched, yearsjob