Table 2 Selected characteristics of task datasets used in the task approach literature
DATASET | BIBB/IAB-BIBB/BAuA Surveys | PDII Survey | STAMP Survey | UK Skill Surveys | O*NET | DOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | The BIBB/IAB- and BIBB- BAuA Surveys of the Working Population on Qualification and Working Conditions in Germany | Survey of the Princeton Data Improvement Initiative (PDII) | Survey of Skills, Technology, and Management Practices (STAMP) | UK Skill Surveys 1997, 2001, 2006 (Employment in Britain 1992; Social Change and Economic Life Initiative, 1986) | U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network | U.S. Department of Labor’s Dictionary of Occupational Titles |
Dates of data collection | 1979, 1985/86, 1991/92, 1998/99, 2005/06, 2011/2012 | 2008 | 2006–2008 | 1986, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2011/2012 | Ongoing | 1949, 1965, 1977, 1991 |
Population | German (active) labor force | U.S. labor force | U.S. labor force | British (active) labor force | Standard Occ. Class. (SOC)-defined O*NET occupations | U.S. labor forcea |
Unit of Analysis | Worker | Worker | Worker | Worker | Occupation | Job/Occupation |
Response Unit | Job incumbents | Job incumbents | Job incumbents | Job incumbents | Job incumbents, occupational experts, and occupational analysts | Occupation expert |
Number of cases | Around 20,000 to 30,000 each | 2,513 | 2,304 | Around 4,000 to 5,000 each | 800 | 12,000 (around 450 3-digit Census Occ. Code (OCC) Occupations) |
Data collection method | 1979–1991/92: Face-to-face PAPI, 1998/99: Face-to-face CAPI, 2005/06, 2011/2012: CATI | CATI | CATI | Face-to-face | PAPI, online | On-site observations (and official job descriptions) |
Method of task measurement | Subjective method: self-report ratings of job incumbents | Subjective method: self-report ratings of job incumbents | Subjective method: self-report ratings of job incumbents | Subjective method: self-report ratings of job incumbents | Objective and subjective method: expert ratings of jobs /occupation and self-reports of job incumbents | Objective method: expert ratings of jobs /occupation |
Detailed study information (and data access) | Autor and Handel 2009; Princeton Data Improvement Initiative 2012 | Handel 2008 | Felstead et al. 2007; Felstead et al. 2002; Cardiff School of Social Sciences 2012 | Handel 2009; Research Triangle Institute 2012 National Center for O*NET Development 2012 | Spenner 1990, Cain and Treiman 1981; Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates 2011 |