Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableEJBHRSX
LabelNo.hours a week Respondent works [if employee] Q280
Question text What are your basic or contractual hours each week in your main job - excluding any paid and unpaid overtime?
Responses
0 19
2 1
3 2
4 1
5 3
6 1
7 1
8 4
9 1
10 28
11 1
12 21
13 3
14 6
15 27
16 29
17 12
18 16
19 8
20 51
21 11
22 17
23 11
24 12
25 39
26 5
27 13
28 9
29 4
30 43
31 2
32 20
33 8
34 1
35 172
36 51
37 326
38 97
39 102
40 247
41 4
42 27
43 7
44 5
45 31
47 1
48 15
49 1
50 9
51 1
53 2
54 5
55 4
56 2
60 2
65 1
70 2
80 1
82 1
84 1
95 1
96 Varies2much2say 41
98 Don't know 36
99 Not answered 2
-1 Skp,not employee 1808
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsROUND TO NEAREST HOUR. IF RESPONDENT CANNOT ANSWER, ASK ABOUT LAST WEEK. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY, ACCEPT AN ESTIMATE. FOR 95+ HOURS, CODE 95. FOR `VARIES TOO MUCH TO SAY', CODE 96.
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.