Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableiactiv
LabelReasons for not doing paid work in last 7 days
Question text Last week were you... going to school or college, early retirement, permanently unable to work, looking after home or family, retired men 65+, women 60+, doing something else?
Responses
1 going to school or college 193
2 permanently unable to work 204
3 retired men 65+, women 60+ 790
4 early retirement 110
5 looking after home or family 388
6 doing something else 36
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 3018
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE - PERMANENTLY UNABLE TO WORK - ONLY IF UNDER RETIREMENT AGE - RETIRED - ONLY IF OVER RETIREMENT AGE.
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.