Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variabletmeoff
LabelHow much time off work because of illness?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 No time off work 18
2 less than 1 day 0
3 1 to 3 days (WORK DAYS) 2
4 4 to 6 days (WORK DAYS) 1
5 At least 1 week but less than 2 weeks 5
6 At least 2 weeks but less than 1 month 8
7 At least 1 month but less than 3 months 9
8 At least 3 months but less than 6 5
9 At least 6 months but less than 9 months 5
10 At least 9 months but less than one year 3
11 More than 1 year 2
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 5230
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsAgain, for those people who are not currently off work because of this illness, TIMEOFF uses a showcard to ask how long they were off work.
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.