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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Panel Study, 1997-2001

Variable Details

Variablerecon98
LabelRespondnt economic activity past weekdvT
Responses
-8 Not asked wave 3 808
1 full-time education (not paid for by 58
2 govt training/employment progra 11
3 paid work (or away temporarily) for a 1514
4 Waiting to take up paid work already acc 4
5 Unemployed+registered at a benefit o 81
6 Unemployed+not registered, but actively seeking 25
7 Unemployed+wanting a job (of at least 1 12
8 sick or disabled permanently 126
9 retired from work wholly 679
10 Look after home 262
11 something else (WRITE IN) 31
99 Not answered 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Panel Study, 1997-2001
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