Working Hours survey 1985, main file

In 1984, the government appointed a committee to investigate the possibilities and effects of various future changes in working hours (the Working Hours Committee). The present interview survey was carried out by Statistics Norway on behalf of the same Working Time Committee, as a supplement to the Labor Force Survey 2nd quarter 1985. The purpose was to survey what kind of working time arrangements the working people have today, as well as gather information on attitudes to working time reforms. The survey contains information on working time arrangements, working conditions and attitudes to changes in working hours and retirement age.

The data file consists of five different main elements: Variables with the prefix 'A' and 'B' originate respectively from the Labor Force Survey (LFS) 1st and 2nd quarter 1985. The Working Time Survey itself, which was an additional survey to the LFS 2nd quarter, can be found in variables with the prefix 'E' . Furthermore, variables beginning with 'C' are taken from the survey called Labor 1984 , which was an additional survey to the LFS 1st quarter 1985. Finally, we have variables beginning with 'D'. These are taken from the tax file of 1984. Other variables in the data file are derived by Statistics Norway. A separate "Spouse file" is also available, but it is not possible to link this to the interviewees in the Working Hours Survey.