Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableempst
LabelCurrent employment status
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 worked last week 2478
2 away from work last week 93
3 waiting to take up job 5
4 looking for work 127
5 not looking - sick 70
6 economically inactive 1972
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 449
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.