Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableNWUNEMPT
Labelhow many months been unemp+seek workQ420
Question text For how many months in total during the last five years that is, since May 1996, have you been unemployed and seeking work?
Responses
1 77
2 48
3 51
4 26
5 12
6 45
7 6
8 8
9 6
10 4
11 2
12 32
13 2
16 2
18 9
20 4
22 1
23 1
24 20
25 1
27 1
30 4
36 10
38 1
44 1
48 2
50 1
54 1
60 2
98 Don't know 1
99 Not answered 4
-3 Skp,not been unemp 1778
-1 Skp,unemp+sick+retired 1124
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsIf 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.