Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variableemptime
LabelHow long have you been self-employed/with your current employer (up to yesterday)?
Question text How long have you been with your present employer (up to yesterday)?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 less than 4 weeks 28
2 4 weeks but less than 3 months 48
3 3 months but less than 6 months 93
4 6 months but less than 12 months 163
5 12 months but less than 2 years 202
6 2 years but less than 3 years 198
7 3 years but less than 5 years 300
8 5 years but less than 10 years 443
9 10 years but less than 15 years 267
10 15 years but less than 20 years 181
11 20 years but less than 25 years 162
12 25 years but less than 30 years 110
13 30 years but less than 35 years 82
14 35 years but less than 40 years 26
15 40 years or more 24
-3 Refused 1
-1 Dont Know 5
Sysmiss 2637
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 19
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.