Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableREconAct
LabelR's main economic activity last week? :Q152
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer) 38
2 On government training/employment programme 6
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours/wk 756
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 5
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 61
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively look for a job 7
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 12
8 Permanently sick or disabled 63
9 Wholly retired from work 448
10 Looking after the home 85
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 14
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsValue labels should read: 6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hrs a week) 7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but not actively looking for a job
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.