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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableA200
LabelEmployment status (FES definition)
Responses
0 Not recorded 3417
1 Employee 6297
2 Self-employed 835
3 Unemp seeking work 311
4 Unemp about to work 17
5 Sick 614
6 Retired 2874
7 Unoccupied 1483
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.
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