Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableb7cjperm
LabelWhether current job permanent, temporary or fixed term
Question text Is your current job... a permanent job, a seasonal, temporary or casual job or, a job done under contract or for a fixed period of time?
Responses
1 A permanent job 6687
2 A seasonal, temporary or casual job 130
3 A job done under contract or for a fixed period of time 228
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 3
-1 Not Applicable 2617
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY.A temporary job is where a person works for an employer directly (ie: is not employed by an agency), and where it was made clear from the beginning of the job that it would last for under 2 years. Jobs that lasted for a short time are not temporary jobs unless it was clear from the beginning that they were to be of limited duration only.
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 (including rotational panel)