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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variablechours2
LabelUsual hours worked p/wk (excl. meal breaks and overtime)
Question text Thinking of your (main) job/business, how many hours per week do you usually work not including meal breaks and overtime?
Responses
1 2
2 3
3 2
4 1
5 5
6 7
7 6
8 8
9 13
10 27
11 7
12 30
13 14
14 18
15 48
16 68
17 24
18 53
19 25
20 128
21 38
22 40
23 14
24 42
25 90
26 11
27 28
28 42
29 8
30 125
31 12
32 54
33 20
34 20
35 448
36 127
37 1059
38 359
39 386
40 798
41 35
42 120
43 16
44 27
45 141
46 17
47 12
48 54
49 5
50 101
51 1
52 6
53 2
54 4
55 26
56 1
57 1
58 1
60 32
62 1
64 1
65 9
66 1
68 1
70 10
72 2
73 1
74 1
75 3
80 5
84 5
90 1
100 3
102 1
168 1
998 =Dont know 0
999 =Not answered 29
Sysmiss 6532
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsIF CANNOT GIVE USUAL AMOUNT ENTER DON'T KNOW.
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 41-42 at the time of NCDS6).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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