Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variableiactiv
LabelReason for Economic Inactivity
Question text Last week were you.... going to school or college, permanently unabe to work, retired men 65+, women 60+, early retirement, looking after home or family, doing something else?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 going to school or college 239
2 permanently unable to work 227
3 retired men 65+, women 60+ 881
4 early retirement 106
5 looking after home or family 429
6 doing something else 29
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 1
Sysmiss 3123
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE - PERMANENTLY UNABLE TO WORK - ONLY IF UNDER RETIREMENT AGE - RETIRED - ONLY IF OVER RETIREMENT AGE
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually