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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 8, 2008-2009: Imagine You are 60

Variable Details

VariableN8ECON02
Label[ECONACT2] (Recoded) CM's current economic activity
Responses
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
1 Full-time paid employee (30+ hrs) 5454
2 Part-time paid employee (<30 hrs) 1469
3 Full-time self-employed 1094
4 Part-time self-employed 245
5 Unemployed and seeking work 247
6 Full-time education 18
7 On gov. scheme for employment training 3
8 Temporarily sick/disabled 52
9 Permanently sick/disabled 481
10 Looking after home/family 521
11 Wholly retired 67
12 Other (SPECIFY AT NEXT QUESTION) 111
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 6
-1 n/a: proxy 22
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 8, 2008-2009: Imagine You are 60
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