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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2001-2002

Variable Details

VariableHA7_2
LabelPerson 2 current (employment) situation
Question text And which of the items on this card would you say best decribes {name's} current situation? Person 2
Responses
1 Self employed 1337
2 Employed full time 8918
3 Employed part time 1811
4 Looking after the home or family 1254
5 Permanently retired from work 4018
6 Unemployed and seeking work 552
7 At school 1459
8 In further/higher education 451
9 Gov't work or training scheme 22
10 Permanently sick or disabled 773
11 Unable to work because of short-term illness or injury 109
12 Pre school 370
13 Other 92
Sysmiss 9473
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2001-2002
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD A
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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