Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableSEconAct
LabelSpouse/partner economic activity last week[married/civil partner] :Q1265
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 12
2 On government training/employment programme 2
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 1211
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 4
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 31
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a j 13
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 7
8 Permanently sick or disabled 43
9 Wholly retired from work 382
10 Looking after the home 149
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 13
98 Don't know 1
99 Refusal 2
-1 Skip, not married/ civil partner/ living as 1551
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.