Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableECNACTS
LabelPartner: Employment status
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what your (wife/husband/partner) was doing last week that is the seven days ending last Sunday?
Responses
1 Working full-time 551
2 Working part-time at least 10 hours per week 120
3 Not working but seeking work 28
4 On a Government Training Scheme 1
5 On ACE (Action for Community Employment) 1
6 Retired 182
7 In full-time education 3
8 Looking after the home 148
9 Permanently sick or disabled 40
10 Not working and not seeking work 30
11 Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time 4
12 Other 5
99 Refused 1
-1 SKIP FROM RMARSTAT 1086
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD. IF ON HOLIDAY OR TEMPORARILY SICK ASK WHAT THEY ARE USUALLY DOING
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1999-2000.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study