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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1986

Variable Details

Variableeconstd
LabelECONOMIC ACTIVITY STATUS (B) 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 EMP-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 10993
12 WAIT TAKE UP JOB 66
13 SEEKING WORK 1112
14 TEMPORARILY SICK 36
15 PERM UNABLE WORK 416
16 RETIRED 3490
17 KEEPING HOUSE 3049
18 P-T STUDENT 23
19 OTHER INACTIVE 241
20 F-T STUDENT 638
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1986
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