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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableunempoed
LabelBACKCODE from UnempY
Responses
1 Fixed term or temp job ended 5
2 Made redundant 4
3 Dismissed from a job 3
4 Left because pregnant 1
5 Left job for health reasons 3
6 Just decided to leave 1
7 Couldnt get job after leaving f/t educ 1
8 It was difficult to travel to 1
9 Wanted promotion 0
10 It had poor career prospects 1
11 It was badly paid 4
12 Work not interesting/challenging 1
13 Poor conditions of employment 0
14 No creche/child care/nursery 0
15 Stressful 0
16 CM moved to a different area 3
17 Not well suited to CMs quals 0
18 Lack of job satisfaction 0
19 Lack of job security 4
20 To have/look after kids 8
21 Wanted f/t job 0
22 Wanted p/t job 0
23 Wanted particular type of work 1
24 Wanted other things: study, travel 7
25 Wanted to be self-employed/an employee 0
26 Some other reason 28
27 Irrelevant/unspecific response 5
Sysmiss 11180
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsENTER DETAILS OF OTHER REASON JOB ENDED.
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
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