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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableYInAct
LabelYInAct
Question text What was the main reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 weeks/would not be able to start in the next 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Student 499
2 Looking after the family home 786
3 Temporarily sick or injured 38
4 Long-term sick or disabled 577
5 Retired from paid work 2876
6 None of these 162
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationExpenditure and Food Survey, 2006
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2006.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. From January 2006, the EFS moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the CPS.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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