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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

Variablee16
LabelGross hourly pay
Question text It would be helpful if you could also tell us about your hourly pay. How much do you get paid per hour, before tax and other deductions are taken out?
Responses
1 £4.50 or less per hour (£180 or less per week for a 40-hour 804
2 £4.51-£5.00 per hour (£181-£200 per week for a 40-hour week) 1764
3 £5.01-£14.99 per hour (£201-£599 week for a 40-hour week) 14718
4 £15.00 or more per hour (£600 or more per week for a 40-hour 2762
-9 Not answered (9) 2393
-6 Multi-coded (7) 10
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
Interviewer InstructionsTick one box only
UniverseCross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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