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Project Title:PIAAC-Longitudinal (PIAAC-L) 2016 - Background Questionnaire (English Version)
  2. General Information: *Note: This item was tested in German. This is an English translation of the original German wording. The translation does not correspond exactly to the wording in the English PIAAC source questionnaire.*
  3. Question Text: Have you had another employer before?
    [Hatten Sie davor bereits einen anderen Arbeitgeber?]
  5. Answer Categories Yes [Ja]

    No [Nein]

    1. Recommendations: Question: No changes recommended.
      Answer options: No changes recommended.
  2. Cognitive Techniques:Information image/link to cognitive pretesting Emergent Probing
  3. Findings for Question: Of the 13 test persons who were employed by a second employer, five test persons (TP 03, 06, 07, 09, 14) were employed by a third employer. The spontaneous remark of TP 06 reveals a problem that is important for foreign citizens. TP 06 comes from France and is not sure whether she should include the temporary jobs she did not do in Germany: "I used to work in France. Does that also apply? I thought only things in Germany counted." Finally, the TP decides "yes".
  2. Question Topic: Job and career/ Job situation & professional activity
  3. Construct: Employer