Variable | REconAct |
Label | R 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 |
|
Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. |
Location | British 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.) |
Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National |
Sampling | Multi-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 Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |