Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableHRPActiv
LabelHRP: activity in last week
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what (you/name of Household Reference Person) (were/was) doing last week, that is in the seven days ending (date last Sunday)?
Responses
1 Going to school full-time (including on vacation) 2
2 Going to college full-time (including on vacation) 119
3 In paid employment or self-employed (or temporarily away) 6642
4 On a Government scheme for employment training 7
5 Doing unpaid work for a business that you own, or that a rel 7
6 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 24
7 Looking for paid work or a Government training scheme 196
8 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sickne 50
9 Permanently unable to work because of long-term sickness or 450
10 Retired from paid work 2092
11 Looking after home or family 529
12 Doing something else (specify) 19
-9 Refused 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD A6. CODE FIRST TO APPLY. PLEASE NOTE THAT ‘IN PAID EMPLOYMENT OR SELF-EMPLOYED’ IS NOT OPTION 3.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study