Protocol - Job Insecurity

Description

This protocol is only for use with people who are currently employed (full time, part time, or currently with a job but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation, or strike). The interviewer asks about the respondent’s perception of how likely it is that he or she will lose the job in the next 12 months and his or her ability to find another job.

Specific Instructions

None

Availability

Available

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Protocol

1. Thinking about the next 12 months, how likely do you think it is that you will lose your job or be laid off—very likely, fairly likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?

1 [ ] Very likely

2 [ ] Fairly likely

3 [ ] Not too likely

4 [ ] Not at all likely

5 [ ] Will be leaving labor force (vol.)

8 [ ] Don’t know

9 [ ] No answer

0 [ ] Not applicable

2. About how easy would it be for you to find a job with another employer with approximately the same income and fringe benefits you now have? Would you say very easy, somewhat easy, or not easy at all?

1 [ ] Very easy

2 [ ] Somewhat easy

3 [ ] Not easy at all

8 [ ] Don’t know

9 [ ] No answer

0 [ ] Not applicable

Personnel and Training Required

The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews. The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a “don’t know” response is provided.

Equipment Needs

The PhenX Working Group acknowledges that these questions can be administered in a computerized or noncomputerized format (i.e., paper-and-pencil instrument). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer or handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult, Senior

Participants

18 years or older

Selection Rationale

The General Social Survey (GSS) asks these questions as part of a biennial survey. Questions regarding job insecurity are asked of enough participants to characterize the U.S. population with a reasonable sampling error. By using the same questions, researchers can compare their responses (means and distributions) with a nationally representative sample.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable

Protocol Name from Source

General Social Survey (GSS), 2018

Source

NORC at the University of Chicago. (2018). General Social Survey (GSS), question 196.

General References

Burgard, S. A., Brand, J. E., & House, J. S. (2009). Perceived job insecurity and worker health in the United States. Social Science and Medicine, 69, 777–785.

Dickerson, A., & Green, F. (2012). Fears and realisations of employment insecurity. Labour Economics, 19, 198–210.

Kalleberg, A. L. (2009). Precarious work, insecure workers: Employment relations in transition. American Sociological Review, 74, 1–22.

Kalleberg, A. L. (2014). Measuring precarious work (Working Paper). EINet Measurement Group.

Protocol ID

280301

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX280301_Protocol_Code_Job_Insecurity_Likely_Lose_Job
	PX280301010000	Thinking about the next 12 months, how more likely do you think it is that you will lose your job or be laid off - very likely, fairly likely, not too likely, or not at all likely? show less	N/A
PX280301_Protocol_Code_Job_Insecurity_Same_Income_Benefits
	PX280301020000	About how easy would it be for you to find a more job with another employer with approximately the same income and fringe benefits you now have? Would you say very easy, somewhat easy, or not easy at all? show less	N/A

Individual Social Determinants of Health

Measure Name

Job Insecurity

Release Date

May 11, 2020

Definition

The Job Insecurity measure is a measurement of the perceived stability of one’s current job and ability to find jobs with similar salary and benefits.

Purpose

To measure perceived job insecurity

Keywords

General Social Survey, GSS, GSS Replicating Core, National Opinion Research Center, NORC, Social Determinants of Health, jobs, income, wages, SES Measures (income, education, occupation), work characteristics

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
280301	Job Insecurity

Publications

Davidson, J., et al. (2022) From Genes to Geography, from Cells to Community, from Biomolecules to Behaviors: The Importance of Social Determinants of Health. Biomolecules. 2022 December; 12(10): 7. doi: 10.3390/biom12101449