Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableREconF01
LabelWas R economically active last week? [1] :Q153
Question text Which of these descriptions applied to what you were doing last week, that is the seven days ending last Sunday? Response 1
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 38
2 On government training/ employment programme 5
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 751
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 looking for a job 6
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10hrs/week) but not l 13
8 Permanently sick or disabled 58
9 Wholly retired from work 449
10 Looking after the home 95
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 InstructionsCARD A2. PROBE: Which others? CODE ALL THAT APPLY. Multicoded (Maximum of 11 codes) Value labels should read: 1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including on vacation) 3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in the week 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 a 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.