Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableEJbHrsX
LabelR's contractual hours each week in R's main job ex.overtime? :Q1006
Question text What are your basic or contractual hours each week in your main job - excluding any paid and unpaid overtime?
Responses
98 Don't know 25
99 Refusal 9
-4 Self-employed 260
-3 Not currently employed 1494
-1 Never had a job 64
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsROUND TO NEAREST HOUR. IF RESPONDENT CANNOT ANSWER, ASK ABOUT LAST WEEK. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY, ACCEPT AN ESTIMATE. FOR 95+ HOURS, CODE 95. FOR `VARIES TOO MUCH TO SAY', CODE 96.
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.