Table 4.
Match Rates by Full-Time/Part-Time Status
| Match status | Schedule based on HRS core data | |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | Part-time | |
| Work reported in both (%) | 90.92 | 79.82 |
| Work reported in HRS Core only (%) | 9.08 | 20.18 |
| Observations (person-year) | 22,404 | 4,431 |
| Observations (# of individuals) | 4,477 | 807 |
| Full-time reported in LHMS (%) | 95.41 | 59.93 |
| Part-time reported in LHMS (%) | 4.59 | 40.07 |
| Observations (person-year) | 16,663 | 2,763 |
| Observations (# of individuals) | 3,496 | 527 |
Notes: HRS = Health and Retirement Study; LHMS = Life History Mail Survey.
The top 4 lines of this table includes person-year observations from respondents (1) who were working full-time or part-time according to the HRS Core data, and (2) for whom the LHMS job grid contained information for at least one job and included at least one start or end date. The bottom 4 lines includes person-year observations from respondents (1) who were working full-time or part-time according to the HRS Core data, and (2) for whom the LHMS job grid data indicated that the respondent was working at the time and provided a full-time versus part-time indicator for that job. This sample includes respondents with both complete and incomplete LHMS job data.