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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variablehh2d
LabelPrincipal economic status respondent
Question text Looking at this card could you tell me your principal economic status?
Responses
1 Working 12021
2 On leave 400
3 Assist family 164
4 Unemployed less 12m 750
5 Unemployed 12m or more 946
6 Ill or disabled 591
7 Retired 7131
8 Homemaker 2529
9 In education 1517
10 Other 208
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsNOW OBTAIN INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO ENTER ON HOUSEHOLD GRID ON NEXT PAGE, STARTING WITH THE RESPONDENT. SHOW CARD D.
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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