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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2002

Variable Details

Variableactivb
LabelActivity status for last week
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what you/name (Household Reference Person) were doing last week, that is in the seven days ending (date last Sunday)?
Responses
1 @SGoing to school or college full-time (incl on vacation) 1460
2 @SIn paid employment or self-employed (or temporarily away) 5435
3 @SOn a Government scheme for employment training 15
4 @SDoing unpaid work for a business that you own, or that a r 10
5 @SWaiting to take up paid work already obtained 44
6 @SLooking for paid work or a Government training scheme 259
7 @SIntending to look for work but prevented by temporary sick 34
8 @SPermanently unable to work because of long-term sickness o 325
9 @SRetired from paid work 1570
10 @SLooking after home or family 1110
11 38
95 @SDoing something else (specify) 0
-9 No answer/refused 7
-8 Don't know 24
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 8067
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2002.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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