Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableREconPos
LabelCurrent economic position of Respondent dv:Q1014
Responses
1 Employee (full-time) 1216
2 Employee (part-time) 378
3 Self-employed (f-t) 180
4 Self-employed (p-t) 79
5 In work (status not known) 6
6 Waiting to take up work 12
7 Unemployed 184
8 Looking after the home 243
9 Retired 854
10 In f-t education 75
11 Other 190
99 DK/Refusal 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
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.