Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableREconAct
LabelRespondents economic activity in past seven days? Priority coded Q784
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 87
2 On government training/employment programme 9
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours/wee 2171
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 19
5 Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 88
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job 40
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 28
8 Permanently sick or disabled 215
9 Wholly retired from work 1125
10 Looking after the home 310
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 31
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsPriority coded
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.