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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablebd8ecact
Label(Derived) Cohort Member's main activity
Responses
1 Full-time paid employee (30+ hrs / week) 4859
2 Part-time paid employee (>30hrs / week) 1493
3 Full-time self-employed 922
4 Part-time self-employed 223
5 Unemployed and seeking work 206
6 Full-time education 60
7 On a government scheme for emp training 1
8 Temporarily sick/disabled 30
9 Permanently sick/disabled 196
10 Looking after home/family 764
11 Wholly retired 1
12 Other 74
-8 Don't Know 45
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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