1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File
jobcntrl WHO MAKES DECISION FOR YOUR JOB
I'm going to read four statements. Please tell me
which one best describes your job: 1. Someone else
decides both what I do and how I do it. 2. Someone
else decides what I do, but I decide how I do it. 3. I
have some freedom in deciding what I do and how I do
it. 4. I am basically my own boss.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.6 86 1 OTHER DECIDE WHAT AND HOW I DO
23.9 214 2 OTHER DECIDE WHAT BUT NOT HOW
36.6 328 3 I DECIDE SOME WHAT AND HOW I DO
29.8 267 4 I AM MY OWN BOSS
17 9 NA
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wrkindep I CAN WORK INDEPENDENTLY
How true would you say each of the following
statements is about your job? Would you say very true,
true, somewhat true, or not true at all: A. I can work
independently.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
46.0 414 1 VERY TRUE
33.6 302 2 TRUE
12.3 111 3 SOMEWHAT TRUE
8.1 73 4 NOT TRUE AT ALL
2 8 DK
10 9 NA
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lottosay I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON MY JOB
B. I have a lot to say over what happens on my job.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.6 301 1 VERY TRUE
27.8 249 2 TRUE
24.1 216 3 SOMEWHAT TRUE
14.5 130 4 NOT TRUE AT ALL
5 8 DK
11 9 NA
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idecide MY JOB ALLOWS ME MAKE PART DECISIONS
C. My job allows me to take part in making decisions
that affect my work.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.7 321 1 VERY TRUE
37.2 335 2 TRUE
14.7 132 3 SOMEWHAT TRUE
12.4 112 4 NOT TRUE AT ALL
2 8 DK
10 9 NA
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automatn MY JOB IS CONTROLLED BY MY MACHINE
D. How I do my job is controlled by the machines I
work with.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.2 73 1 VERY TRUE
13.0 116 2 TRUE
14.0 125 3 SOMEWHAT TRUE
64.7 576 4 NOT TRUE AT ALL
9 8 DK
13 9 NA
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monitred COMPUTERS MONITOR MY JOB PERFORMANCE
E. Computers monitor my job performance.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.9 35 1 VERY TRUE
6.6 59 2 TRUE
7.4 66 3 SOMEWHAT TRUE
82.1 736 4 NOT TRUE AT ALL
4 8 DK
12 9 NA
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offsup DO YOU SUPERVISE THE WORK OF OTHER EMPLO
As an official part of your main job, do you supervise
the work of other employees or tell otehr employees
what work to do?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
36.9 334 1 YES
63.1 571 2 NO
7 9 NA
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yousup HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU SUPERVISE DIRECTL
How many people do you supervise directly?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
17.7 58 1
15.2 50 2
11.3 37 3
10.7 35 4
7.3 24 5
3.4 11 6
2.4 8 7
5.8 19 8
1.5 5 9
4.0 13 10
4.6 15 12
0.6 2 13
0.9 3 14
3.4 11 15
0.3 1 16
0.6 2 18
0.3 1 19
2.1 7 20
0.6 2 21
0.3 1 22
0.3 1 24
0.6 2 25
0.3 1 26
0.3 1 27
0.3 1 28
1.8 6 30
0.3 1 33
0.6 2 35
0.9 3 50
0.3 1 58
0.6 2 65
0.3 1 70
0.3 1 100
13 999 NA
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supothrs ANY PEOPLE SUPERVISED BY YOU SUPERVISE O
Do any of these people supervise anyone else?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.6 99 1 YES
70.4 235 2 NO
7 9 NA
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levels HOW MANY LEVELS OF SUPERVISION BENEATH Y
In total, how many levels of supervision are there
beneath yours (including the one immediately under
you)?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
38.7 36 1
36.6 34 2
16.1 15 3
5.4 5 4
2.2 2 5
1.1 1 6
4 98 DK
9 99 NA
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totsup HOW MANY PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU
Counting all of these levels, how many people are
responsible to you both directly and indirectly?
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supduty1 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES SAFE USE EQUIPMENT
Here is a card listing 7 different kinds of oversight
activities. Which ones do you do as part of your
supervisory responsibilities? Please mention all that
apply. A. Train employees in the safe use of equipment
or tools.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.6 200 1 YES
39.4 130 2 NO
11 9 NA
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supduty2 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN OTHER WAYS
B. Train employees in other ways.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
80.0 264 1 YES
20.0 66 2 NO
11 9 NA
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supduty3 YOU ORGANIZE SCHEDULES OR TASKS
C. Organize schedules or tasks.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
78.0 256 1 YES
22.0 72 2 NO
1 8 DK
12 9 NA
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supduty4 YOU DEVISE NEW WAYS OF DOING TASKS
D. Devise new ways of doing tasks.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
78.2 258 1 YES
21.8 72 2 NO
11 9 NA
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supduty5 YOU CHECK WORKERS' PROGRESS,ATTENDANCE
E. Check workers' progress or attendance.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
76.7 253 1 YES
23.3 77 2 NO
11 9 NA
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supduty6 YOU EVALUATE JOB PERFORMANCE
F. Evaluate job performance.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
73.8 242 1 YES
26.2 86 2 NO
1 8 DK
12 9 NA
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supduty7 YOU TAKE PROMOTIONS OR DISCIPLINARY ACTI
G. Recommend promotions or disciplinary actions.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
59.1 195 1 YES
40.9 135 2 NO
11 9 NA
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othduty1 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES SAFE USE EQUIP. NOT
(One the card you have are/Here is a card listing) 7
different kinds or work activities. Which ones do you
do with employees whom you do not officially
supervise? Please mention all that apply. A. Train
employees in the safe use of equipment or tools.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
27.5 240 1 YES
72.5 632 2 NO
40 9 NA
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othduty2 YOU TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN OTHER WAYS, NOT S
B. Train employees in other ways.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
41.9 365 1 YES
58.1 507 2 NO
40 9 NA
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othduty3 YOU ORGANIZE SCHEDULES OR TASKS, NOT SUP
C. Organize schedules or tasks.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.0 287 1 YES
67.0 582 2 NO
1 8 DK
42 9 NA
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othduty4 YOU DEVISE NEW WAYS OF DOING TASKS, NOT
D. Devise new ways of doing tasks.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
43.9 383 1 YES
56.1 490 2 NO
39 9 NA
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othduty5 YOU CHECK PROGRESS OR ATTENDANCE, NOT SU
E. Check workers' progress or attendance.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.1 174 1 YES
79.9 692 2 NO
46 9 NA
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othduty6 YOU EVALUATE JOB PERFORMANCE, NOT SUPERV
F. Evaluate job performance.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.3 176 1 YES
79.7 691 2 NO
1 8 DK
44 9 NA
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othduty7 YOU PROMOT OR DISCIPLINe ACTIONS, NOT SU
G. Recommend promotions or disciplinary actions.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
15.0 130 1 YES
85.0 737 2 NO
1 8 DK
44 9 NA
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orgmoney PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS ABOUT ORG'S MON
In the past year, did you participate in decisions
about spending any of your organization's money as
part of your job?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
37.3 337 1 YES
62.7 567 2 NO
8 9 NA
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totmoney HOW MUCH MONEY IN THE LARGEST OF THESE D
About how much money was involved in the largest of
these decision?
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youmoney LARGEST DECISION IN WHICH YOU HAD THE FI
About how much money was involved in the largest
decision in which you had the final say?
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jobjudge SOMEONE EVALUATE YOUR PERFORMANCE REGULA
Does someone formally evaluate your job performance on
a regular basis?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
64.4 577 1 YES
35.6 319 2 NO
3 8 DK
13 9 NA
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quantity HOW EASY YOUR SUPERVISOR KNOW HOW MUCH Y
How easy or hard would you say it is for your
supervisor to know how much work a person in a job
like yours does in a week? Is it very easy, somewhat
easy, somewhat hard, or very hard?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
51.5 362 1 VERY EASY
25.5 179 2 SOMEWHAT EASY
14.5 102 3 SOMEWHAT HARD
8.5 60 4 VERY HARD
4 8 DK
15 9 NA
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quality HOW EASY YOUR SUPERVISOR KNOW HOW GOOD Y
How easy or hard would you say it is for your
supervisor to evaluate the quality of the work that is
done by a person in a job like yours? Is it very easy,
somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
53.2 383 1 VERY EASY
27.9 201 2 SOMEWHAT EASY
14.2 102 3 SOMEWHAT HARD
4.7 34 4 VERY HARD
3 8 DK
18 9 NA
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wrkwell HOW WELL YOU COMPARE TO PEOPLE DO SAME
Compared to other people who do the same or similar
kind of work that you do, how well would you say you
do your job? Would you say much better, somewhat
better, about the same, somewhat worse or much worse?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.5 299 1 MUCH BETTER
38.5 343 2 SOMEWHAT BETTER
27.8 248 3 ABOUT SAME
0.2 2 4 SOMEWHAT WORSE
11 8 DK
9 9 NA
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wrkmuch HOW MUCH YOU COMPARE TO PEOPLE DO SAME J
Compared to other people who do the same or similar
kind of work that you do, how much work would you say
you do? Would you say much better, somewhat better,
about the same, somewhat worse or much worse?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.9 203 1 MUCH MORE
38.1 338 2 SOMEWHAT MORE
35.7 317 3 ABOUT SAME
3.2 28 4 SOMEWHAT LESS
0.2 2 5 MUCH LESS
14 8 DK
10 9 NA
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imatter SUCCESS OF MY ORG. DEPENDS LOT ON HOW WE
Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the
following statements. Would you say that you strongly
agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? A. The
success of my organization depends a lot on how well I
do my job. do you...
PCT N VALUE LABEL
38.0 339 1 STRONGLY AGREE
49.2 438 2 AGREE
11.4 102 3 DISAGREE
1.3 12 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
10 8 DK
11 9 NA
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helporg I WILLING WORK HARDER THAN I HAVE TO TO
B. I am willing to work harder than I have to in order
to help this organization succeed.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
37.9 339 1 STRONGLY AGREE
52.1 466 2 AGREE
9.3 83 3 DISAGREE
0.8 7 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
5 8 DK
12 9 NA
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notloyal I FEEL VERY LITTLE LOYALTY TO THIS ORG.
C. I feel very little loyalty to this organization.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.9 44 1 STRONGLY AGREE
12.6 113 2 AGREE
44.9 401 3 DISAGREE
37.6 336 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
5 8 DK
13 9 NA
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stayorg1 WOULD TAKE ANY JOB TO KEEP WORKING FOR T
D. I would take almost any job to keep working for
this organization.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.5 92 1 STRONGLY AGREE
25.3 222 2 AGREE
48.0 421 3 DISAGREE
16.2 142 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
19 8 DK
16 9 NA
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samevals MY VALUES AND THE ORG.'S VALUES ARE VERY
E. I find that my values and the organization's values
are very similar.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
21.1 185 1 STRONGLY AGREE
56.7 497 2 AGREE
18.4 161 3 DISAGREE
3.9 34 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
22 8 DK
13 9 NA
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proudorg PROUD TO BE WORKING FOR THIS ORG.
F. I am proud to be working for this organization.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
30.2 268 1 STRONGLY AGREE
59.9 532 2 AGREE
8.4 75 3 DISAGREE
1.5 13 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
11 8 DK
13 9 NA
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stayorg2 TURN DOWN ANOTHER JOB FOR PAY TO STAY TH
G. I would turn down another job for more pay in
order to stay with this organization.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.2 113 1 STRONGLY AGREE
25.1 215 2 AGREE
43.9 376 3 DISAGREE
17.9 153 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
42 8 DK
13 9 NA
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noticed PEOPLE USUALLY NOTICE WHEN I DO MY JOB W
H. People usually notice when I do my job well.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
25.4 222 1 STRONGLY AGREE
60.8 531 2 AGREE
11.6 101 3 DISAGREE
2.3 20 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
22 8 DK
16 9 NA
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chngeorg HOW LIKELY I'LL TRY TO FIND JOB IN ANOTH
All in all, how likely is it that you will try hard to
find a job with another organization within the next
12 months? Would you say you are not at all likely,
somewhat likely, or very likely?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
64.1 570 1 NOT AT ALL LIKELY
19.8 176 2 SOMEWAHT LIKELY
16.1 143 3 VERY LIKELY
12 8 DK
11 9 NA
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