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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Life Opportunities Survey: Wave One, 2009-2011

Variable Details

VariableInecac05v2
LabelEconomic activity - International definition
Responses
1 Employee 17282
2 Self-Employed 2725
3 Government Employment & Training Schemes 57
4 Unpaid Family Worker 25
5 ILO Unemployed 1528
6 Inactive, Seeking, Unavailable, Student 67
7 Inactive, Seeking, Unavailable, Looking after Family/Home 43
8 Inactive, Seeking, Unavailable, Temp. Sick/ Injured 8
9 Inactive, Seeking, Unavailable, Long Term Sick / Disabled 11
10 Inactive, Seeking, Unavailable, Other reason 29
11 Inactive, Seeking, Unavailable, No reason given 3
12 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Wait results Job App 5
13 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Student 129
14 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Looking after Family 278
15 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Temp. Sick/ Injured 60
16 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Long Term Sick / Dis 413
17 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Believes jobs not av 49
18 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Not yet started look 43
19 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Does not need employ 14
20 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, Retired from paid wo 66
21 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, other reason 97
22 Inactive, Not Seeking, Would Like Work, No reason given 1
23 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Wait results Job Appli 4
24 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Student 1377
25 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Looking after Family/H 1239
26 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Temp. Sick/ Injured 78
27 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Long Term Sick / Disab 1142
28 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Believes jobs not avai 15
29 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Not yet started lookin 16
30 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Does not need employme 140
31 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, Retired from paid work 8969
32 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, other reason 128
33 Inactive, Not Seeking, not like work, No reason given 87
34 Under 16 9180
-9 Does not apply 1385
-8 No answer 0
-7 Dont know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLife Opportunities Survey: Wave One, 2009-2011
UniversePeople aged 16 and over in private households in Great Britain. Parents or guardians will also be asked to provide some key data about children, aged 11 to 15. Children will be able to take part in a face-to-face interview when they reach age 16.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; Respondents will be interviewed every 12 months
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