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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen509654
LabelWDYT:10,E13a) Selling products/services - Self-rated ability
Question text People have a variety of skills Some they use at work, others they use elsewhere. Some they are good at, others they are less good at. Some ablities and skills they have improved with practice, others they have not. How good are you at the skills listed below? Please answer questions a), b) and c) for each skill. Would you say that your own ablility is good, fair or poor or non-existent? Please circle one number in Column A below for each skill. Selling products or services.
Responses
1 Good 2178
2 Fair 2773
3 Poor 1657
4 Don't have skill 3919
Sysmiss 942
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 33 at the time of NCDS5).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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