Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablework
LabelWork status
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week?
Responses
1 Going to school or college full time 718
2 In paid employment or self-employment 6400
3 On a Government scheme for employment training 61
4 Doing unpaid work for a business that you own, or a relative 91
5 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 39
6 Looking for paid work or a Government training scheme 153
7 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sickne 52
8 Permenantly unable to work because of long-term sickness or 1013
9 Retired from paid work 3395
10 Looking after the home or family 1182
11 Doing something else 328
-9 No answer/refused 485
-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, 2007
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2007, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study