Do the records in the WERS 2004 data files have unique identifiers?
Each workplace in the Cross-Section Survey has a unique identifier (SERNO). This can be used to link responses from managers, employee representatives and employees at the same establishment. For example, one can combine information from xs04_mq.* with that from xs04_erq.* in order to compare managers and employee representatives reports of the climate of employment relations at the workplace. Alternatively, one might combine information from xs04_mq.* with that from xs04_seq.* in order to assess the degree to which employees attitudes vary by industry or size of workplace. The process of matching of data from different data files using SPSS or Stata is outlined in FAQ 3.1. In addition, within the Cross-Section, each employee representative is uniquely identified by the combination of SERNO and WAREPTYP. Each employee is uniquely identified by the combination of SERNO and PERSID. Each workplace in Wave 2 of the Panel Survey has a unique identifier, also called SERNO, which can be used
