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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableWORKKIND
LabelKIND OF WORK
Question text What kind of work do you do?
Responses
1 WAITER/WAITRESS 11
2 SHOP ASSISTANT 26
3 WORK IN CHIP VAN 1
4 HANDING OUT FLYERS 1
5 BABYSITTING 5
6 USHERETTE IN CINEMA 1
7 DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS 6
10 FACTORY WORK 1
11 PACKING CARTONS 1
12 STOCK UP IN FRIENDS FATHERS PUB ON SUNS. 1
13 RUNNING LINES FOR FISHERMEN 1
14 FARM WORK 4
15 PICKING MUSHROOMS 1
16 COUNTER STAFF 3
17 CHECK OUT OPERATOR 3
18 SHELF PACKER 3
19 MEAT ASSISTANT 1
20 MAKE & FIT DECORATIVE PLASTER MOULDINGS 1
21 WASH CARS,CUT GRASS,GATHER POTATOES 1
22 DESSERT CHEF IN LOCAL RESTAURANT 1
23 MACHINE OPERATOR 1
24 HOSPITAL DOMESTIC 1
25 DISH WASHER 2
26 RESTAURANT HELP 1
27 CATERING ASSISTANT 2
28 HELP OUT IN HAIRDRESSERS 1
29 WORK IN A BAKERY 1
30 SELL STICKS TO NEIGHBOURS 1
31 STABLE HAND 1
32 GARDENING 2
-2 SKIP FROM PAIDJOB 318
-1 SKIP FROM CHECK1 21
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 1998
UniverseNorthern Irish young people;National;All young people aged 12-17 living in the household of an adult interviewed for the 1998 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Some survey questions are repeated annually
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