Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablemainhrs
LabelHow many hours a week do you usually work in your main job, that is excluding meal breaks and overtime?
Question text How many hours a week do you usually work, that is excluding meal breaks?
Responses
999998 Refusal 0
999999 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsCHECK WITH RESPONDENT THAT THIS IS TOTAL HOURS. IF WORK PATTERN NOT BASED ON A WEEK, GIVE AVERAGE OVER A FEW MONTHS. EXCLUDE MEAL BREAKS. Enter a numeric value between 0.00 and 200.00.
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.