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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variableq8
LabelQ8: NACE 1 SECTORS
Question text In which of the following sectors of the economy does/did your company operate? Please indicate one sector that accounts for the LARGEST part of your company’s activities.
Responses
1 Agriculture, hunting & forestry 1501
2 Fishing 64
3 Mining and quarrying 207
4 Manufacturing 3575
5 Electricity, gas and water supply 442
6 Construction 1504
7 Wholesale, retail trade, repairs 2326
8 Hotels and restaurants 1137
9 Transport, storage and communication 1193
10 Financial intermediation 622
11 Real estate, renting and business activities 293
12 Public administration, defence, compulsory social security 1300
13 Education 1744
14 Health and social work 2034
15 Other community, social and personal service activities 1607
16 Activities of households 300
17 Extra territorial organisations and bodies 83
18 Other 2428
19 Don't know 204
20 No answer 400
Sysmiss 3293
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q8.
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
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