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Q1 2007

IF DIR = 1 AND WAVE = 2 or 4 and AGE > 14.
AND IF (paidwork = 1 OR [jobabs = 1 AND whyabs = 2..14 ] OR unpaidwk = 1 )
OR (xpaidwork = 1 OR [ xjobabs = 1 AND xwhyabs = 2..14 ] OR xunpaidwk = 1 )
OR (worlq = 1 or Xworlq = 1)

If the respondent is in employment or worked in the previous 12 months, is direct, is wave 2 or 4 and is aged 15 and over.

THEN ASK injury ELSE ASK workp12m

1.WORKP12M

Have you worked the past 12 months?

1. Yes
2. No

IF workp12m=1 or opening filter THEN ASK injury
If the respondent has worked within the last 12 months (Dec 2005 to February 2007)

2. INJURY

How many, if any, injuries did you incur at work (excluding commuting) in the past 12 months?

_ _ (2 digit)

IF injury > 0 THEN ASK injdays
If respondent has experienced a work-related injury

3. INJDAYS

Now thinking about the time(s) when you were in employment during the last 12 months, how many days were you absent from your job as a result of your most recent injury at work?

_ _ _ (3 digit, Range 000-231) (52 x 5) - 29 (annual leave and 9 bank holidays)

Note 1: Days lost here must relate to days lost while the respondent was in paid employment. [On screen]
Note 2: 000 means time taken off was less than one day. [On screen]
Note 3: If respondent has retired, count working days up to point when retirement commenced. [On screen]
Note 4: 231 days = (52 weeks x 5 days) - 29 annual leave and bank holidays [On Screen]

IF injury > 0 THEN ASK INJCAT
If respondent has experienced a work-related injury

4. INJCAT

From the list below, please select the category that best describes your most recent injury at work.

1. Wound or superficial injury
2. Bone fracture
3. Dislocation, sprain or strain
4. Amputation
5. Concussion or internal injury
6. Burn, scald or frostbite
7. Poisoning or infection
8. Suffocation (Asphyxiation)
9. Other type of injury
10. Not applicable

Note: If more than one injury, then select the most recent. [On screen]

Opening Filter
IF DIR = 1 AND WAVE = 2 or 4, and AGE > 14
AND IF (paidwork = 1 OR [jobabs = 1 AND whyabs = 2..14 ] OR unpaidwk = 1 )
OR (xpaidwork = 1 OR [ xjobabs = 1 AND xwhyabs = 2..14 ] OR xunpaidwk = 1 )
OR (worlq = 1 or Xworlq = 1)

OR (everwork=1 or Xeverwork=1) OR workp12m=1

If the respondent is in employment or ever worked, is direct, is in wave 2 or 4 and is aged 15 and over.

THEN ASK illness ELSE ASK everwrk

5. EVERWRK

Have you ever worked?

1. Yes
2. No

IF everwrk=1 OR (everwork=1 or Xeverwork=1) OR workp12m=1
or opening filter THEN ASK illness
If the respondent has ever worked

6. ILLNESS

How many, if any, illnesses or disabilities have you experienced in the past 12 months, that you believe were caused or made worse by your work (Either the work that you are doing at the moment or work that you have done in the past)?

_ _ (2 digit)

NOTE: Illness or disability must have been experienced within the past 12 months, irrespective of when the work that caused the illness was actually done. [On screen]

IF ILLNESS > 0
If respondent has had an illness and has worked in the past 12 months

7. ILLDAYS

Now thinking about the time(s) when you were in employment during the last 12 months, how many days were you absent from your job as a result of your most recent work-related illness?

_ _ _ (3 digit, Range 000-231) (52 x 5) - 29 (annual leave and 9 bank holidays)

Note 1: Days lost here must relate to days lost while the respondent was in paid employment. [On screen]
Note 2: 000 means time taken off was less than one day. [On screen]
Note 3: If respondent has retired, count working days up to point when retirement commenced. [On screen]
Note 4: 231 days = (52 weeks x 5 days) - 29 annual leave and bank holidays [On Screen]

IF illness > 0 THEN ASK ILLCAT
If respondent has had an illness

8. ILLCAT

What was your most recent work-related illness?
1. Bone, joint or muscle problem
2. Breathing or lung problem
3. Skin problem
4. Hearing problem
5. Stress, depression or anxiety
6. Headache and/or eyestrain
7. Heart disease or attack, or other problems in the circulatory system
8. Disease (virus, bacteria, cancer or other type of disease)
9. Other types of complaint
10. Not applicable