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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablec_jbstat
Labelcurrent economic activity
Responses
-9 missing 0
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 0
-2 refusal 1
-1 don't know 1
1 self employed 3704
2 in paid employment (full or part-time) 23177
3 unemployed 2685
4 retired 11234
5 on maternity leave 274
6 looking after family or home 2963
7 full-time student 3461
8 long term sick or disabled 1879
9 on a government training scheme 64
10 unpaid worker in family business 28
11 working in an apprenticeship 32
97 doing something else 236
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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