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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey, 1988

Variable Details

VariableECARA
LabelECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Responses
1 EMPLOYEE 62117
2 SELF EMPLOYED 9179
3 EMP STAT NOT STATED 12
4 YTS-EMPLOYER BASED 716
5 YTS-COLLEGE BASED 178
6 TOPS(WORKING) 64
7 SCHEME-SAID WORK 467
8 SCHEME-SAID UNEMP 69
9 SCHEME-SAID INACT 54
10 UNEMP-SEEKING 6202
11 UNEMP-TEMP SICK 372
12 UNEMP-ON HOLIDAY 82
13 UNEMP-WAITING START 246
14 UNEMP-WAIT APPLIC. 121
15 TOPS-NOT WORK/SEEK 23
16 FT STU-NOT WORK/SEEK 2976
17 FT STU-SEEKING WORK 325
18 OTHER STUDENT 121
19 MAN 70+,WOMAN 65+ 20955
20 LONG TERM SICK/DISABLED 4517
21 LOOKING AFTER FAM/HOME 9895
22 RETIRED 6031
23 NOT WANT/NEED EMPLOYMENT 2426
24 BELIEVES NO JOB 738
25 NOT YET STARTED LOOKING 124
26 OTHER REASON NOT LOOK 988
27 NO REASON GIVEN 1408
28 PERSON UNDER 16 36049
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey, 1988
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