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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996
Variable Details
| Variable | RECONACT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | R's main economic activity last wk? Q246 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week, that is, in the seven days ending last Sunday: In full-time education (both paid by employer, including on vacation); On government training/employment programme (e.g. Youth Training, Training for Work etc.); In paid work (or away temporarily) for at east 10 hours in week; Waiting to take up paid work already accepted; Unemployed and registered at a benefit office; Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hours a week); Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hours a week) but not actively looking for a job; Permanently sick or disabled; Wholly retired from work; Looking after the home or doing something else ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SHOW CARD B1. PRIORITY CODING - FIRST CODE THAT APPLIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Northern Ireland.;Northern Irish adults;National;Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Northern Ireland. Addresses were sampled from the rating list provided by the Valuation and Land Agency. The areas in which the survey was undertaken include: Belfast (Belfast District Council area); most of the remaining district council areas east of the river Bann, excluding Moyle, Newry and Mourne; and the remaining council areas in west Northern Ireland. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample;The sampling frame is the rating list. Geographical stratification (into three areas) followed by simple (ie unclustered) random sample of address, and random selection of one adult at each address. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The study was undertaken every year from 1989 to 1996, except in 1992 when BSA core funding was devoted to the <i>British Election Study</i> series. |
