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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableNActiv
LabelWhether working in last week
Question text Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week, that is in the seven days ending (date last Sunday)?
Responses
1 Going to school full-time (incl on vacation) 80
2 Going to college/university full-time (incl on vacation) 203
3 In paid employment or self-employed (or temporarily away) 3988
4 On a Government scheme for employment training 10
5 Doing unpaid work for a business that you own, or that a rel 16
6 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 22
7 Looking for paid work or a Government training scheme 180
8 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sickne 31
9 Permanently unable to work because of long-term sickness or 373
10 Retired from paid work 2053
11 Looking after home or family 536
12 Doing something else (specify) 24
97 OtherE 0
-9 refused 2
-8 don't know 3
-2 schedule not applicable 2607
-1 item not applicable 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD P1. 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
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