Table 11 Selected STAMP question text

Mathematics

The next questions are about using numbers and math on your job, including any math you do with computers or calculators. At your job, do you:

1. use math or numbers in any way (incl. measure or weigh things, count things, work with money)

2. use addition or subtraction

3. use multiplication or division

4. do math using fractions, decimals, or percentages

5. use simple algebra to solve for unknown values

6. use more advanced algebra to solve complex equations

7. use geometry or trigonometry

8. use probability and statistics, such as correlations and regressions

9. use calculus or other advanced mathematics

Reading

These questions are about different kinds of things you might have to read as a regular part of your job, including anything you might have to read on the computer as well as what you read on paper. As part of your job, do you read:

1. Anything at work, even very short notes or instructions

2. Anything at least one page long, including notes, memos, reports, or letters

3. Anything at least 5 pages long

4. Articles or reports in trade magazines, newsletters, or newspapers

5. Articles in scholarly, scientific publications, or professional journals

6. Instruction manuals or other reference materials

7. Work-related books

8. Bills or invoices

Interpersonal job requirements

The next questions are about working with people. As part of your job, do you:

1. … give people information or advice?

2. … counsel people or help them with their personal problems?

3. … regularly have to deal with people in difficult or tense situations, such as people who are hostile, angry, or upset?

4. … have to teach or train people?

5. … regularly interview people, for example people applying for loans, government benefits, jobs, or other things?

6. … give formal presentations lasting at least 15 min?

7. … have any contact with people other than co-workers, for example with customers, clients, students, or the public?

8. Do you ever spend at least 15 min talking with someone who is not a co-worker?

9. (If yes) In a usual week, about how often do you talk to someone like that for a period of at least 15 min (> once a day, about once a day, a few times a week, about once a week, less often than that)?

10. Using any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is not important at all and 10 is extremely important, what number would you use to rate how important it is to your job to work well with customers, clients, students, or the public?

Physical demands

Now I’d like you to think about the kinds of physical activity you have to do as a regular part of your job. At your job, do you:

1. … have to stand or walk for at least 2 h during your work day?

2. … regularly have to lift or pull anything weighing at least 50 pounds?

3. … have to perform tasks that require very good hand-eye coordination or an especially steady hand?

4. Using any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is not at all physically demanding and 10 is extremely physically demanding, what number would you use to rate how physically demanding your job is?