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DWWKSUN
Number of weeks not working between between end of lost or left job and start of next job
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
997 = Don't know
996 = Refused
998 = No response
999 = NIU
Description
DWWKSUN indicates the number of weeks the person was unemployed between losing or leaving one job and beginning another.
Universe
- Jan 1984 - Jan 1986: Persons 20 years of age and older, who lost a job involuntarily in the last five years
- Jan 1988 - Jan 1992: Persons 20 years of age and older, who lost or left a job in the last five years
- Feb 1994: Non-employed persons 20 years of age and older, who lost or left a job in the last three years
- Feb 1996 - Jan 2022: Persons 20 years of age and older, who lost or left a job in the last three years
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
