Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variablehh3d_9
LabelPrincipal economic status person 9
Question text Now thinking about the other members of your household, starting with the oldest. And again using the previous card, what is this person’s principal economic status? At work as employee or employer/self-employed, employed, on child-care leave or other leave, at work as relative assisting on family farm or business *, unemployed less than 12 months, unemployed 12 months or more, unable to work due to long-term illness or disability, retired, full time homemaker/responsible for ordinary shopping and looking after the home, in education (at school, university, etc.)/student, other.
Responses
1 Working 2
2 On leave 0
3 Assist family 0
4 Unemployed less 12m 0
5 Unemployed 12m or more 3
6 Ill or disabled 0
7 Retired 0
8 Homemaker 0
9 In education 24
10 Other 33
Sysmiss 26195
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsFOR SECOND HOUSEHOLD MEMBER, START WITH THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD. REPEAT GRID QUESTIONS A-D FOR ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. SHOW CARD D. * If paid a formal wage or salary for work in family farm or business, code as 1 (‘at work as employee’) AFTER FILLING IN ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN THE GRID, THEN IF: --------> CODES 1-2 FOR RESPONDENT GO TO Q2 --------> CODES 3-10 FOR RESPONDENT GO TO Q1
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 25 European Union countries, plus Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, in 2003
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study