The following questions were asked regarding the professional history (up to 20 previous jobs) of adult Lifelines participants (section: Demographics). These self-reports are not released due to the risk of identification), but the ISCO-coded versions are available.
Note that Lifelines also assessed the employment status and current profession of participants, as well as several aspects of wellbeing at work.
Questions English | Questions Dutch | Code | Variable | Assessment | Age |
do you still have a paid job? | doet u dat betaald werk nog steeds? | employment_stopped_adu_q_1_a | WORK2B | 1A 1B NEXT | 18+ |
year in which you stopped with paid job / have you had a paid job in the past? | in welk jaar bent u daarmee gestopt? / deed u in het verleden betaald werk? | employment_stopped_adu_q_1_b | WORK2B1 | 1A 1B 1C NEXT Proxy | 18+ |
have you had a paid job in the past? | deed u in het verleden betaald werk? | employment_stopped_adu_q_1_c | WORK2B2 | 1A 1B 1C Proxy | 18+ |
why did you stop working? / have you had a paid job in the past? | waarom bent u gestopt met werken? / deed u in het verleden betaald werk? | employment_stopped_adu_q_1_d | WORK2B3 | 1A 1B 1C | 18+ |
Name of the position (1-20) | Naam van de functie (1-20)/ Beroep | position_name_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T | 1C | 18+ |
Position started in year (1-20) | Start jaartal functie (1-20) | position_startyear_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T1 | 1C | 18+ |
Position ended in year (1-20) | Eind jaartal functie (1-20) | position_endyear_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T2 | 1C | 18+ |
Position started at age (1-20) | Start leeftijd functie (1-20) | position_startage_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T3 | 1C | 18+ |
Position ended at age (1-20) | Eind leeftijd functie (1-20) | position_endage_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T4 | 1C | 18+ |
On average how many hours per week do/did you work? (1-20) | Hoeveel uur per week werkt(e) u gemiddeld? (1-20) | position_hours_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T5 | 1C | 18+ |
For what type of company or institute do/did you work? (e.g. municipality, metal industry, nursing home, construction company, shop, etc.) (1-20) | Bij wat voor soort bedrijf of instelling werkt(e) u? (bv. Gemeente, metaalbewerking, verpleeghuis, bouwbedrijf, winkel etc.) (1-20) | position_companytype_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T6 | 1C | 18+ |
What is/was the name of the company or institute? (1-20) | Wat is/was de naam van het bedrijf of instelling (1-20) | position_companyname_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T7 | 1C | 18+ |
In what city is/was this company or institute located? (1-20) | In welke plaats is/was dit bedrijf of deze instelling gevestigd (1-20) | position_location_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T8 | 1C | 18+ |
What are/were your main tasks and activities? (1-20) | Wat zijn/waren uw belangrijkste taken en werkzaamheden? (1-20) | position_tasks_adu_q_1_01-20 | WORK13A-T9 | 1C | 18+ |