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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variableunempbeg
LabelTIME OUT OF WORK BUT WANTING WORK
Responses
0 NEVER WORKED BEFORE 0
1 LESS THAN 1 WEEK 16
2 1 WEEK BUT LT 1MONTH 127
3 1MONTH BUT LT 3MONTH 201
4 3MTH BUT LT 6MTH 260
5 6MTH BUT LT 12MTH 326
6 ONE YEAR LT 2 YRS 295
7 OVER TWO YEARS 210
8 NA, REFUSAL, DK 27
9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 30948
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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