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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variablechours3
LabelUsual hrs worked p/wk as paid overtime
Question text How many hours paid overtime do you usually work per week?
Responses
0 2268
1 184
2 319
3 206
4 228
5 327
6 171
7 81
8 197
9 43
10 273
11 19
12 120
13 11
14 17
15 85
16 37
17 10
18 18
19 1
20 89
21 8
22 4
23 2
24 12
25 21
26 4
27 3
28 3
29 1
30 20
32 9
34 1
35 2
37 3
39 1
40 8
44 1
46 1
55 1
60 1
100 1
998 =Dont know 1
999 =Not answered 243
Sysmiss 6206
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsENTER TO NEAREST WHOLE HOUR. IF CANNOT GIVE USUAL AMOUNT ENTER DON'T KNOW.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain.
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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