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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2001-2002

Variable Details

VariableHG15
LabelHow many times HIH has been unemployed in last 5 years
Question text Including any current spell of unemployment, how many times in the last 5 years have you been unemployed and looking for work for 4 weeks or more?
Responses
0 88
1 1093
2 207
3 89
4 48
5 27
6 14
7 1
8 1
10 6
12 4
3000 1
999992 None 0
999993 Can't say 0
999995 Not enough information 0
999996 Not stated 0
999997 Can't remember 0
999998 Don't know 178
999999 Refused 51
Sysmiss 28831
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2001-2002
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. This study is the full version of the SHS 2001-2002, whereas SN 5031 contains the Lite dataset.
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