Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998

Variable Details

VariableECHANGE
LabelIs union density higher, lower or about the same as it was five years ago?
Question text You have said that about [X%] of employees here are union members. Is that percentage higher, lower or about the same as it was five years ago?
Responses
1 Higher 99
2 Lower 321
3 About the same 729
8 Not answered 4
9 Dont know 74
Sysmiss 964
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998
UniverseThe survey population consisted of all workplaces of firms in Great Britain with at least 10 employees, except for those in the following Standard Industrial Classification 1992 (SIC92) divisions: A (Agriculture, hunting and forestry); B (Fishing); C (Mining and quarrying); P (Private households with employed persons); and, Q (Extra-territorial organisations).;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingSimple random sample; One-stage stratified or systematic random sample;A simple random sample was used for the Survey of Employees Questionnaire (SEQ). A one-stage stratified sample was used for the cross-section sample for the Management Questionnaire (MQ).
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study