Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variableempst
LabelCurrent employment status
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 worked last week 2242
2 away from work last week 92
3 waiting to take up job 10
4 looking for work 72
5 not looking - sick 59
6 economically inactive 1814
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 681
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2007-2008
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.