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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998

Variable Details

VariableECHECKS
LabelDoes management here take any steps to find out whether potential recruits are union members?
Question text Does management here take any steps to find out whether potential recruits are union members - either by requiring them to state it or by some other method?
Responses
1 Yes, by requiring it to be stated 117
2 Yes, by some other method 64
3 No, no steps taken 2003
5 Both 1 and 2 coded 2
6 Other specific answer, not codeable to 1-5 3
7 Other vague answer, not codeable to 1-6 0
8 Dont know 0
9 Not answered 2
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
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