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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 1998-1999

Variable Details

VariableECONST
LabelEconomic status
Responses
1 Full-time employment 17217
2 Part-time employment 5621
3 Unemployed 1247
4 Retired 8511
5 Sick or disabled 1599
6 Government training scheme 72
7 Student 1447
8 Other inactive 3348
-8 missing 129
Sysmiss 10908
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.
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