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RE: Employment status variables in the pre- and post- 1997 AHS data

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 From: Kimiko Shiki [mailto:kshiki@ucla.edu] :

>>WHDY (# of days worked )and WHHRB (# of hours worked) are only
available for the people worked at home last week. There are no
variables to show how many days or hours persons worked last week, in
general (at home or not at home). Is this correct?<<

Yes, that's correct.  The variables you cite are from the journey to
work module, which is intended to document commuting behavior, since
that influences decisions about housing.  The AHS does not try to
document the respondents' labor force activity.  We ask about time spent
working at home, since that is a substitute for commuting.  

Dav Vandenbroucke
Senior Economist
U.S. Dept. HUD
david_a._vandenbroucke@hud.gov
202-402-5890