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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1978

Variable Details

VariableEMPLOYED
LabelWORKING FOR PAY OR PROFIT IN LAST WEEK
Responses
1 EMPLOYED 14277
3 WAITING TO START JOB 75
4 UNEMPL. SEEKING WORK 636
5 UNEMPL.AND TEMP.SICK 27
6 SCHOOL OR COLLEGE 502
7 UNABLE PERMANENTLY 519
8 RETIRED 2801
9 KEEPING HOUSE 4484
10 OTHER 253
-9 MISSING DATA 8471
-1 N.A.,REFUSAL,D.K 0
0 CHILD-UNDER 16 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1978
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