Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableRECNTACT
LabelS6Q6 What were you doing last week
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week, that is in the seven days ending last Sunday?
Responses
1 Working Full-time 570
2 Working Part-time 159
3 Not working (seeking work) 97
4 On a Government Training Scheme 1
5 On ACE (Action for Comm Employment) 2
6 Retired 467
7 In full-time education 40
8 Looking after the home 249
9 Permanently sick or disabled 129
10 Not working (and not seeking work) 62
11 Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time 12
12 Other (specify) 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD If on Holiday or temporarily sick ask what they are usually doing
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2001.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study