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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2006

Variable Details

Variableactivb
LabelActivity status for last week
Responses
1 @SGoing to school or college full-time (incl on vacation) 703
2 @SIn paid employment or self-employed (or temporarily away) 7602
3 @SOn a Government scheme for employment training 14
4 @SDoing unpaid work for a business that you own, or that a r 26
5 @SWaiting to take up paid work already obtained 37
6 @SLooking for paid work or a Government training scheme 255
7 @SIntending to look for work but prevented by temporary sick 56
8 @SPermanently unable to work because of long-term sickness o 545
9 @SRetired from paid work 3542
10 @SLooking after home or family 1278
95 @SDoing something else (specify) 56
-9 No answer/refused 27
-8 Don't know 1
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 7257
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2006
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2006. A boost sample of children aged 2-15 was also included.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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