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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebd7oth01
Label(Derived) Previous activity - 01
Responses
1 Full-time paid employee (30 or more hours a week) 2674
2 Part-time paid employee (under 30 hours a week) 854
3 Full-time self-employed 220
4 Part-time self-employed 80
5 Unemployed and seeking work 266
6 Full-time education 221
7 On a government scheme for employment training 33
8 Temporarily sick / disabled 16
9 Permanently sick / disabled 46
10 Looking after home / family 503
11 Wholly retired 1
12 Employed but status unclear 8
13 Employed but unpaid 1
14 Self employed, not known if FT/PT 2
15 Part-time education 6
16 Voluntary work 6
17 Maternity leave 25
18 Travelling 31
19 Prison 3
94 Other answer 33
95 Vague or irrelevant answer 2
96 Answer not coded 0
-9 Refusal 2
-8 Don't know 2
-1 Not Applicable 4630
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
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)
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