Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableNWUNEMPT
LabelHow many months unemployed and seeking work? Q436
Question text For how many months in total during the last five years that is, since May 1995, have you been unemployed and seeking work?
Responses
1 71
2 51
3 48
4 23
5 20
6 53
7 4
8 8
9 4
10 3
11 2
12 31
13 3
14 1
15 1
18 15
22 1
24 19
28 1
30 5
32 1
36 12
42 1
45 1
48 8
50 2
52 2
56 1
57 1
59 1
60 10
98 Dont know 3
99 Not answered 4
-3 Skp,not been unemp 1833
-1 Skp,unemp+sick+retired 1182
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Interviewer Instructions"If less than one month, code as 1. "
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.