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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablec_ff_jbstat
Labelfed forward current economic activity
Responses
-9 missing 0
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 3836
-2 refusal 0
-1 don't know 2644
1 self employed 3107
2 in paid employment (full or part-time) 20284
3 unemployed 2273
4 retired 9919
5 on maternity leave 307
6 looking after family or home 2786
7 full-time student 2661
8 long-term sick or disabled 1634
9 on a government training scheme 42
10 unpaid worker in family business 33
97 doing something else 213
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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