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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableef4b
Labelef4b. How often are you involved: Political/trade union activity
Responses
1 Everyday for 1 hour or more 131
2 Everyday or every second day for less than 1 hour 79
3 Once or twice a week 279
4 Once or twice a month 728
5 Once or twice a year 1097
6 Never 25281
7 Not applicable 1686
8 DK/no opinion 186
9 Refusal 213
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey, 2005
UniverseCross-national; National;The survey covered the total active population of the respective nationalities of the EU member states, aged 15 years and over, resident in the countries involved in the survey. Retired and unemployed persons, housewives and students, etc., were excluded. Non-Europeans were included, on condition that they could be interviewed in the national language(s) of the country where they work.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; fourth survey in the EWCS series.
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