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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Activity Histories, 1986-2008

Variable Details

VariableJACTIV
LabelActivity activity type
Responses
1 F/t paid employee (30+ hrs) 40736
2 P/t paid employee (lt 30 hrs) 7531
3 F/t self-employed 2884
4 P/t self-employed 704
5 Employed, not known if FT/PT 138
6 Self-employed, not known if FT/PT 8
7 Employed, but unpaid 12
8 f/t not know if emp or s/e 0
9 p/t not know if emp or s/e 0
10 Work but not known if ft/pt or emp/se 0
11 Unemployed seeking work 4633
12 F/t education 13938
13 Part-time education 86
14 Government training scheme 1925
15 Temporarily sick/disabled 230
16 Permanently sick/disabled 649
17 Sick/ disabled not known if perm/temp 0
18 Looking after home/family 4010
19 Wholly retired 36
20 Voluntary work 83
21 Maternity leave 132
22 Travelling/Extended holiday 691
97 Other 693
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know/ Not enough info. 855
-1 N/a no activities reported for CM 6883
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Activity Histories, 1986-2008
UniverseAll children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in April, 1970.;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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