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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableREconAct
LabelR economically active in last week? :Q981
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 75
2 On government training/employment programme 6
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 1859
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 12
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 118
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a j 38
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 28
8 Permanently sick or disabled 168
9 Wholly retired from work 854
10 Looking after the home 243
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 16
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer Instructions(In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including on vacation), on government training/employment programme, in paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in week, waiting to take up paid work already accepted, unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus, unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hrs a week), unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but not actively looking for a job, permanently sick or disabled, wholly retired from work, looking after the home.)
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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