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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1986

Variable Details

Variableeconstc
LabelECONOMIC ACTIVITY STATUS (A) YTS PRIORIT
Responses
1 YTS EMP-WORKING 104
2 YTS EMP-WAIT JOB 0
3 YTS EMP-SEEK WRK 1
4 YTS EMP-TEMP SIC 0
5 YTS EMP-INACTIVE 1
6 YTS COL-WORKING 16
7 YTS COL-WAIT JOB 0
8 YTS COL-SEEK WRK 0
9 YTS COL-TEMP SIC 0
10 YTS COL-INACTIVE 6
11 WORKING 11216
12 WAIT TAKE UP JOB 68
13 SEEKING WORK 1137
14 TEMPORARILY SICK 36
15 PERM UNABLE WORK 416
16 RETIRED 3490
17 KEEPING HOUSE 3050
18 STUDENT 405
19 OTHER INACTIVE 246
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1986
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