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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV906B
LabelSpouse was doing last week[if marr]Q906b
Question text Which of these descriptions applied to what your husband/wife/partner was doing last week, that is the seven days ending last Sunday?
Responses
-1 Skp,not married/living as 1132
1 Fulltime education 15
2 Govt training/ET/YT 4
3 In paid work 10+hrs 1443
4 Waiting take up paid work 5
5 Unemployed+registered 76
6 Unemployed+not registered+looking 11
7 Unemployed+not looking 7
8 Permanently sick/disabled 82
9 Wholly retired 374
10 Looking after home 374
11 Something else 6
99 Not answered 5
Sysmiss 1698
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD
UniverseElectors in Great Britain;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample: 3 stage selection procedure. See Technical Notes for further details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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