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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variableq16
LabelQ16: Did he/she do any paid work in the past? What was his/her last occupation?
Question text Did he/she do any paid work in the past? What was his/her last occupation?
Responses
1 Homemaker 1
2 Student 1
3 Unemployed or temporarily not working 0
4 Retired or unable to work through illness 3
5 Farmer 93
6 Fisherman 7
7 Self-employed professional 22
8 Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 76
9 Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company 23
10 Employed professional 70
11 General management, director of top management 69
12 Middle management, other management 176
13 Employed position, working mainly at a desk 185
14 Employed position, not a desk but travelling 98
15 Employed position, not a desk but in a service job 140
16 Supervisor 92
17 Skilled manual worker 670
18 Other (unskilled) manual worker, servant 276
19 Never did any paid work 83
20 No answer 171
Sysmiss 24001
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q16. CODE IN THE GRID BELOW UNDER Q16.
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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