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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableNActiv
LabelWhether working in last week
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week, that is in the seven days ending (date last Sunday)?
Responses
1 Going to school or college full-time (incl on vacation) 251
2 In paid employment or self-employed (or temporarily away) 3389
3 On a Government scheme for employment training 7
4 Doing unpaid work for a business that you own, or that a r 14
5 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 11
6 Looking for paid work or a Government training scheme 110
7 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sick 31
8 Permanently unable to work because of long-term sickness o 311
9 Retired from paid work 1808
10 Looking after home or family 481
11 Doing something else (specify) 30
97 EDIT ONLY: Cannot be back coded 4
-9 Refused 2
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 1750
-1 Item not applicable 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD P1. CODE FIRST TO APPLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland between January 2008 and March 2009
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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