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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Activity Histories, 1974-2008

Variable Details

VariableJSLOT
LabelSweep and slot number that activity was reported in
Responses
1 Swp 4: In work 1 2557
2 Swp 4: In work 2 1977
3 Swp 4: In work 3 1374
4 Swp 4: In work 4 881
5 Swp 4: Out of work 1 1389
6 Swp 4: Out of work 2 669
7 Swp 4: Out of work 3 342
8 Swp 4: Out of work 4 176
9 Swp 4: Looking for work 1 1160
10 Swp 4: Looking for work 2 365
11 Swp 4: Looking for work 3 105
12 Swp 4: Looking for work 4 32
13 Swp 5: In work 1 10400
14 Swp 5: In work 2 8945
15 Swp 5: In work 3 7210
16 Swp 5: In work 4 5373
17 Swp 5: In work 5 3769
18 Swp 5: In work 6 2583
19 Swp 5: In work 7 1707
20 Swp 5: In work 8 1124
21 Swp 5: In work 9 718
22 Swp 5: In work 10 457
23 Swp 5: In work 11 290
24 Swp 5: In work 12 153
25 Swp 5: Not in work 1 6449
26 Swp 5: Not in work 2 3363
27 Swp 5: Not in work 3 1678
28 Swp 5: Not in work 4 849
29 Swp 5: Not in work 5 446
30 Swp 5: Not in work 6 245
31 Swp 5: Not in work 7 130
32 Swp 5: Not in work 8 70
33 Swp 5: Not in work 9 41
34 Swp 5: Not in work 10 25
35 Swp 5: Not in work 11 15
36 Swp 5: Not in work 12 13
37 Swp 537: In work 1 102
38 Swp 537: In work 2 26
39 Swp 537: In work 3 7
40 Swp 537: In work 4 2
41 Swp 537: In work 5 1
42 Swp 537: In work 6 1
43 Swp 537: In work 7 1
44 Swp 537: In work 8 0
45 Swp 537: In work 9 0
46 Swp 537: In work 10 0
47 Swp 537: Looking for work/unemployed 14
48 Swp 6: Prevact 10 24
49 Swp 6: Prevact 9 37
50 Swp 6: Prevact 8 71
51 Swp 6: Prevact 7 122
52 Swp 6: Prevact 6 233
53 Swp 6: Prevact 5 465
54 Swp 6: Prevact 4 973
55 Swp 6: Prevact 3 1886
56 Swp 6: Prevact 2 3729
57 Swp 6: Prevact 1 6823
58 Swp 6: Curract 5738
59 Swp 7: Prevact 10 3
60 Swp 7: Prevact 9 3
61 Swp 7: Prevact 8 5
62 Swp 7: Prevact 7 15
63 Swp 7: Prevact 6 35
64 Swp 7: Prevact 5 69
65 Swp 7: Prevact 4 162
66 Swp 7: Prevact 3 407
67 Swp 7: Prevact 2 1191
68 Swp 7: Prevact 1 3443
69 Swp 7: Curract 9447
70 Swp 8: Activity 1 675
71 Swp 8: Activity 2 3611
72 Swp 8: Activity 3 998
73 Swp 8: Activity 4 326
74 Swp 8: Activity 5 133
75 Swp 8: Activity 6 57
76 Swp 8: Activity 7 20
77 Swp 8: Activity 8 9
78 Swp 8: Activity 9 2
79 Swp 8: Activity 10 1
-1 N/A no activities reported 3869
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Activity Histories, 1974-2008
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born in one particular week in March 1958.;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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