Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 1999-2000

Variable Details

VariableRANDECON
LabelRandom adult economic status
Responses
1 Self employed 1440
2 Full time employment 9554
3 Part time employment 2925
4 Looking after home/family 2476
5 Permanently retired from work 8422
6 Unemployed and seeking work 1242
7 At school 266
8 Higher/further education 799
9 Government work/training scheme 73
10 Permanently sick or disabled 1558
11 Unable to work due to short term ill-health 257
12 Pre-shool 0
13 Other 172
Sysmiss 1043
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 1999-2000
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study.<br><br>SN 4351 includes data from the 1999 and 2000 surveys, as the SHS is conducted using a two-year cycle design. Please see documentation for further details. This study is the full version of the SHS 1999-2000, whereas SN 5030 contains the Lite dataset.