Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableSEconAct
LabelSpouse\Partners economic activity in last week< Priority coded> :Q1037
Responses
1 In full-time education 6
2 On government training\employment programme 2
3 In paid work for at least 10 hours in week 1091
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 7
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 26
6 Unemployed not registered but actively looking for a job 3
7 Unemployed wanting a job but not actively looking for a job 8
8 Permanently sick or disabled 38
9 Wholly retired from work 416
10 Looking after the home 158
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 12
98 Don't know 1
99 Refusal 5
-1 Skip,not married/liv as/civil partnership 1524
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
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.