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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 1998-1999

Variable Details

VariableYINACT
LabelREASON NOT SEEKING WORK
Question text What was the main reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 weeks/would not be able to start in the next 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Student 1452
2 Looking after the family home 3342
3 Temporarily sick or injured 138
4 Long-term sick or disabled 1690
5 Retired from paid work 7764
6 None of these 489
8 1
Sysmiss 35223
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 1998-1999
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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