Codes

This is a 3-digit numeric variable.

Description

TELWRKHR indicates how many total hours employed respondents 16 years or older teleworked or worked from home for pay (TELWRKPAY) in the last week. This question was not asked to people who were employed, but not currently working due to vacation, illness, or other reasons. For respondents who hold multiple jobs, this question does not separately identify which one. For respondents that are not in universe (NIU), they were coded as 999.
Other Telework Variables:

• TELWRKPAY: In the last week, total number of hours telework for pay

• TELWRKBFCVD: If respondent teleworks or works from home for pay prior to COVID-19 pandemic

• TELWRKDIFFCVD: Current amount of telework or work at home for pay in comparison to during the COVID-19 pandemic

For more information on the telework variables, please refer to the telework page for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Comparability

TELWRKHR is comparable across all available samples.

Universe

Flags

Unharmonized Variables

• UH_PTCOVR2_B1