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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variableq43emp
Label43 Work status
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week?
Responses
1 Going to school or college full time 692
2 In paid employment or self-employment 6715
3 On a Government scheme for employment training 54
4 Doing unpaid work for a business that you own, or a relative 80
5 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 48
6 Looking for paid work or a Government training scheme 172
7 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sickne 60
8 Permanently unable to work because of long-term sickness or 1022
9 Retired from paid work 3232
10 Looking after the home or family 1244
11 Doing something else 390
-9 No answer/refused 596
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2005-2006
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2005-2006, and children in the same households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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