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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablehh3d_3
LabelHH3d3 Which of these best describes this person's situation?
Question text Now thinking about the other members of your household, starting with the oldest. Which of these best describes your situation? At work as employee or employer/self-employed, employed, on child-care leave or other leave, at work as relative assisting on family farm or business *, unemployed less than 12 months, unemployed 12 months or more, unable to work due to long-term illness or disability, retired, full time homemaker/responsible for ordinary shopping and looking after the home, in education (at school, university, etc.)/student,other**.
Responses
1 At work as employee or employer/ self-employed 4596
2 Employed, on child-care leave or other leave 108
3 At work as relative assisting on family farm or bu 83
4 Unemployed less than 12 months 263
5 Unemployed 12 months or more 387
6 Unable to work due to long-term illness or disability 168
7 Retired 656
8 Full time homemaker/ responsible for ordinary shop 1086
9 In education (at school, university, etc.)/ student 7125
10 [Other] 2067
11 Refusal 27
Sysmiss 19068
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsFOR SECOND HOUSEHOLD MEMBER, START WITH THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD. REPEAT GRID QUESTIONS A-D FOR ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. SHOW CARD D. * If paid a formal wage or salary for work in family farm or business, code as 1 (‘at work as employee’) ** If child is of pre-school age, code as 10 AFTER FILLING IN ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN THE GRID, THEN IF: --------> CODES 1-2 FOR RESPONDENT GO TO Q2 --------> CODES 3-10 FOR RESPONDENT GO TO Q1
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 27 European Union countries, plus Croatia, Macedonia, Norway and Turkey, in 2007
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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