Work Context Categories

Purpose:Provide description of Work Context categories.
Download: Work Context Categories.txt
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference)
Element NameCharacter Varying(150)Content Model Element Name (see Content Model Reference)
Scale IDCharacter Varying(3)Scale ID (see Scales Reference)
CategoryInteger(3)Category value associated with element
Category DescriptionCharacter Varying(1000)Detail description of category associated with element

This file contains the categories associated with the Work Context content area. Categories for the following scales are included: Context (CXP) and Context Category (CTP). The file includes categories utilized in the data collection survey where the category descriptions are variable and item specific.

The file is displayed in five tab delimited fields with the columns named Element ID, Element Name, Scale ID, Category, and Category Description. The five fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 281 rows of data in this file.

File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
9.0Added as a new file
10.0 - 22.2No structure changes

Data Example - Work Context Categories:
Element IDElement NameScale IDCategoryCategory Description
4.C.1.a.2.lFace-to-Face DiscussionsCXP1Never
4.C.1.a.2.lFace-to-Face DiscussionsCXP2Once a year or more but not every month
4.C.1.a.2.lFace-to-Face DiscussionsCXP3Once a month or more but not every week
4.C.1.a.2.lFace-to-Face DiscussionsCXP4Once a week or more but not every day
4.C.1.a.2.lFace-to-Face DiscussionsCXP5Every day
4.C.1.a.4Contact With OthersCXP1No contact with others
4.C.1.a.4Contact With OthersCXP2Occasional contact with others
4.C.1.a.4Contact With OthersCXP3Contact with others about half the time
4.C.1.a.4Contact With OthersCXP4Contact with others most of the time
4.C.1.a.4Contact With OthersCXP5Constant contact with others