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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableyinact
LabelReason for economic inactivity
Question text What was the main reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 weeks/would not be able to start work in the next 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Student 420
2 Looking after the family home 801
3 Temporarily sick or injured 48
4 Long-term sick or disabled 649
5 Retired from paid work 2825
6 None of these 150
Sysmiss 11364
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationExpenditure and Food Survey, 2004-2005
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2004-2005.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The 2001-2002 survey is the first in the annual EFS series.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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