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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, December 2006

Variable Details

Variablemaw_3
LabelIn 3 months, employer encourage training?
Question text In the last 3 months (or, if you are not currently in work, the last 3 months in your last job), did your employer encourage you to do any training or education, on or away from your job?
Responses
1 Yes, and I trained 276
2 Yes, but I did not trained 47
3 No, my employer did not encourage 379
8 Refused 0
9 Don't know 2
Sysmiss 446
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, December 2006
Interviewer InstructionsIf prompted, 'encouraged' is defined as: Paying for training or education. Giving time off from work for training or education. Offering a financial incentive for participation in training or education. Offering career incentives, such as promotion, for participation in training or education. Recommending to the employee that he/she participate in training or education. Helping the employee apply for training or education.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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