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(Here are some goals that people value in their lives. Some people say these things are very important to them. Others say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each is to you personally.)...Having a job or career that benefits society...Is that one of the most important things in your life, very important but not the most, somewhat important, or not important?

Note: Asked of Form 2 half sample
Pew Social Trends Poll, [Dec, 2011]

Compared with other goals in your life, how important are the following to you today? Please rate each on a scale from 1 not very important' to 10 very important....Being successful in your job or career

%
47		10 Very important
12		09
12		08
7		07
2		06
3		05
1		04
1		03
1		02
5		01 Not very important
9		Not applicable
*		Don't know

AARP Volunteering Perceptions and Realities Survey, [Dec, 2008]

(Next, I'd like to ask you about some different aspects of your life. As I read the following list, please tell me how important each aspect is to your personal happiness and fulfillment using a scale from zero to 10, where 10 means very important and zero means not important at all.)...Your job or career...How important is this to your personal happiness? (Read if Necessary:) You can use any number between zero and ten.

Note: Those employed full/part time
Pew Social Trends Poll, [Feb, 2007]

Job Satisfaction

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Overall, how satisfied are you with your job? Are you completely satisfied, mostly satisfied, mostly dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied?

Note: Asked of those employed full or part-time (65%)
Pew Social Trends Poll, [Jul, 2012]

Overall, how satisfied are you with your job? Are you completely satisfied, mostly satisfied, mostly dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied?

Note: Asked of those employed full or part-time (65%)
Pew Social Trends Poll, [Jul, 2012]

Overall are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your current job or career? (If Satisfied/Dissatisfied, ask:) Would you say you are very satisfied/dissatisfied or somewhat satisfied/dissatisfied?

Note: Asked of those employed full- or part-time (61%)
Pew Social Trends Poll, [Mar, 2011]

Satisfaction With Specific Aspects of the Job

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Now I'll read a list of job characteristics. For each, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with your current job in this regard. Are you completely satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied with...the physical safety conditions of your workplace?

Note: Asked of those employed full or part-time
Gallup Poll, [Aug, 2012]

(Now I'll read a list of job characteristics. For each, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with your current job in this regard.) Are you completely satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied with...your relations with coworkers?

Note: Asked of those employed full or part-time
Gallup Poll, [Aug, 2012]

Workplace Loyalty

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(If Have not paid off all of college education debt, ask:) Because of the money you owe to pay off your college education, have you done any of the following?/(If Have paid off debt, ask:) Because of the money you owed to pay off your college education, did you do any of the following? Please check all that apply....Took a job you weren't enthusiastic about because the salary allowed you to pay your student loans back more quickly, moved in with your parents or family members to save money, delayed marriage or another committed relationship, put off continuing your education, taken a part-time job to supplement your income, delayed a major purchase, such as a home or a car

Note: Asked of those who owed money to pay off the costs of their education at the time they graduated (55%)
Work Trends Survey, [Mar, 2012]

(Please just tell me if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.)...I feel a sense of loyalty to my immediate manager or supervisor.

Note: Asked of those employed full or part-time/retired from their primary job but still working full or part-time and they are not self-employed (66%)
Work Trends Survey, [Nov, 2009]

(Please just tell me if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.)...My immediate manager or supervisor feels a sense of loyalty towards me.

Note: Asked of those employed full or part-time/retired from their primary job but still working full or part-time and they are not self-employed (66%)
Work Trends Survey, [Nov, 2009]

Use of Technology at Work

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(If Retired/Homemaker, read:) If you were to enter the workforce now, do you feel you know enough about computers and technology to be competitive in the current job market, or not?

Note: Those not on disability
Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard Race and Recession Survey, [Jan, 2011]

((If Retired/Homemaker, read:) If you were to enter the workforce now, do you feel you know enough about computers and technology to be competitive in the current job market, or not?) (If Know enough/Don't know enough to be competitive in the current job market, ask:) Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

Note: Those not on disability
Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard Race and Recession Survey, [Jan, 2011]

Has your use of electronic devices such as personal computers, cell phones and Blackberries or other smartphones made it easier to do your job, harder to do your job, or has it had no effect on how you do your job?

Note: Asked of those employed who use a personal computer/have a Blackberry, iPhone or some other type of smartphone (55% of sample)
CBS News Poll, [May, 2010]

Work-related Stress

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Note: Asked of those employed full or part-time
Gallup Poll, [Aug, 2012]

(If Long-term unemployed, ask:) As a direct result of being unemployed/not having to work for a while, have you...sought help from a medical professional for stress or other major health problems, or not? (If Long-term underemployed, ask:) As a direct result of your current employment situation/working fewer hours, have you...sought help from a medical professional for stress or other major health problems, or not?

Note: Long-term unemployed/Long-term underemployed
Kaiser/NPR Long-Term Unemployed Survey, [Oct, 2011]

Note: Asked of those employed full- or part-time
Gallup Poll, [Aug, 2011]

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Have you ever moved to a home closer or more convenient to your or someone in your household's place of work primarily to improve the commute, or not?

ABC News/Time/Washington Post Poll, [Jan, 2005]

(I'm going to read you a list of things that some people worry about and others do not. I'd like you to tell me how worried you are about each of the following things.) How worried are you about...having to stay in your current job instead of taking a new job for fear of losing health benefits? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not at all worried?

Note: Those employed who have health benefits
Health Poll Report, [Apr, 2004]

(Again, thinking about working men and women--when a woman does each of the following things--does it increase, decrease, or have no effect on her chances for advancement at work?)... Bring food for meetings or parties

Sample: National women, national men (see note)
Note: Men
Virginia Slims Poll 2000, [May, 1999]

Topics At A Glance: Work

Importance of Work in One's Life

Job Satisfaction

Satisfaction With Specific Aspects of the Job

Workplace Loyalty

Use of Technology at Work

Work-related Stress

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