Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1999

Variable Details

Variablehactivb
LabelHOH: Activity status for last week
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week, that is in the seven days ending [date Sun]?
Responses
1 Going to school or college full-time (incl on vacation) 152
2 In paid employment or self-employed (or temporarily away) 6132
3 On a Government scheme for employment training 19
4 Doing unpaid work for business you own, or relative owns 15
5 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 26
6 Looking for paid work or a Government training scheme 254
7 Intend look for work, prevented by temp. sickness,injury 42
8 Permanently unable work, long-term sickness, disability 507
9 Retired from paid work 1905
10 Looking after home or family 548
11 Doing something else (SPECIFY) 36
-9 Refusal (98) 4
-8 Don't know (99) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD G. CODE FIRST TO APPLY.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.