Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2010-2011

Variable Details

Variableiactiv
LabelReasons for not doing paid work in last 7 days
Question text Last week were you... going to school or college, permanently unable to work, retired men 65+, women 60+, early retirement, looking after home or doing something else?
Responses
1 going to school or college 190
2 permanently unable to work 203
3 retired men 65+, women 60+ 889
4 early retirement 103
5 looking after home or family 387
6 doing something else 40
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 1
Sysmiss 3419
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2010-2011
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE - PERMANENTLY UNABLE TO WORK - ONLY IF UNDER RETIREMENT AGE - RETIRED - ONLY IF OVER RETIREMENT AGE
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.