Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableECNACTS
LabelEMPLOYMENT STATUS (2)
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 116
2 WORKING PART-TIME, AT LEAST 10 HOURS A WEEK 5
3 NOT WORKING (SEEKING WORK) 20
4 ON A GOVERNMENT TRAINING SCHEME 2
5 ON ACE (ACTION FOR COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT) 0
6 RETIRED 23
7 IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION 2
8 LOOKING AFTER THE HOME 28
9 PERMANENTLY SICK OR DISABLED 25
10 NOT WORKING (AND NOT SEEKING WORK) 31
11 OTHER 26
99 REFUSED 14
-2 SKIP FROM CHECKMS 202
-1 SKIP FROM RECNTACT 1306
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1998
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study