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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableq2b
Labelq2b. How old were you when you stopped full-time education?
Responses
0 no education 5
6 2
7 7
8 20
9 20
10 161
11 295
12 650
13 297
14 1066
15 1628
16 2528
17 2425
18 6059
19 3096
20 1984
21 1420
22 1443
23 1383
24 1222
25 969
26 552
27 384
28 273
29 152
30 183
31 69
32 71
33 41
34 28
35 35
36 22
37 22
38 23
39 21
40 32
41 15
42 16
43 7
44 9
45 7
46 5
47 7
48 2
49 4
50 6
51 2
52 2
53 1
55 1
77 if still studying 743
99 Refusal 265
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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