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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey, 1987

Variable Details

VariableECACJ
LabelECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Responses
1 EMPLOYEE 59205
2 SELF EMPLOYED 8671
3 EMP STAT NOT STATED 22
4 YTS-EMPLOYER BASED 624
5 YTS-COLLEGE BASED 183
6 TOPS(WORKING) 75
7 SCHEME-SAID WORK 470
8 SCHEME-SAID UNEMP 26
9 SCHEME-SAID INACT 17
10 UNEMP-SEEKING 7215
11 UNEMP-TEMP SICK 388
12 UNEMP-ON HOLIDAY 116
13 UNEMP-WAITING START 313
14 UNEMP-WAIT APPLIC. 132
15 TOPS-NOT WORK/SEEK 31
16 FT STU-NOT WORK/SEEK 3156
17 FT STU-SEEKING WORK 305
18 OTHER STUDENT 126
19 MAN 70+,WOMAN 65+ 20568
20 LONG TERM SICK/DISABLED 4105
21 LOOKING AFTER FAM/HOME 10154
22 RETIRED 5630
23 NOT WANT/NEED EMPLOYMENT 2616
24 BELIEVES NO JOBS 962
25 NOT YET STARTED LOOKING 159
26 OTHER REASON NOT LOOK 1023
27 NO REASON GIVEN 1452
28 PERSON UNDER 16 36142
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey, 1987
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