Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableSEconPos
LabelCurrent economic position spouse/prQ1319
Responses
-1 Skp,not mar/liv as 1891
1 Employee (full-time) 993
2 Employee (part-time) 267
3 Self-employed (f-t) 195
4 Self-employed (p-t) 50
5 In work (status not known) 8
6 Waiting to take up work 3
7 Unemployed 35
8 Looking after the home 246
9 Retired 481
10 In f-t education 23
11 Other 69
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.