Cohort A | Cohort B

This module contains information with respect to respondent's general employment situation, including first job, reservation wage, employment status in each month, etc.
The information in this module is not available for Cohort A in Cycle 1. From Cycle 2 to Cycle 4, data are stored in "Person Level Main File".

Variable	General Description	YITS Code
Variable	General Description	Cycle 1	Cycle 2	Cycle 3	Cycle 4
First Job Identifier	Identifies the job respondent held at the time of leaving full-time schooling, or the job first started after full-time schooling	N.A.	FSTJOBD2	FSTJOBD3	FSTJOBD4
Duration from full-time schooling to the first job	Duration, in months, from the date left full-time schooling to the time started first job after full-time schooling	N.A.	FTSFJDD2, FTSJFLD2	FTSFJDD3, FTSJFLD3	FTSFJDD4, FTSJFLD4
Number of Eligible Job	Number of eligible job in each cycle (up to a maximum of 7 jobs)	N.A.	ELJBVD2, ELJBNVD2	ELJBVD3, ELJBNVD3	ELJBVD4, ELJBNVD4
Reservation wage	Reservation wage - the lowest wage or salary a respondent would accept to begin a new job immediately, full-time - expressed in dollars and cents per hour.	N.A.	P52Q05, P52Q06, RSWGD2	P53Q05, P53Q06, RSWGD3	P54Q05, P54Q06, RSWGD4
Monthly employment status	Employment status - Variable for each month indicating if respondent was employed at at least one job.	N.A.	JBSTmmD2	JBSTmmD3	JBSTmmD4
Monthly working status	Working at job status - Variable for each month indicating if respondent was employed and working at at least one job	N.A.	WSTPmmD2	WSTPmmD3	N.A.

YITS Cohort A - Employment - Overall

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