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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

VariableY11_HH3d_10
LabelPerson 10 - Which of these best describes his/her situation?
Question text Now thinking about the other members of your household, starting with the oldest … Which of these best describes his/her situation? At work as employee or employer/self-employed, employed, on child-care leave or other leave, at work as relative assisting on family farm or business *, unemployed less than 12 months, unemployed 12 months or more, unable to work due to long-term illness or disability, retired, full time homemaker/ responsible for ordinary shopping and looking after the home, in education (at school, university, etc.)/student, other, child is under 14 (NOT ASKED/NOT ON CARD)**
Responses
1 at work as employee or employer/self-employed 0
2 employed, on child-care leave or other leave 0
3 at work as relative assisting on family farm or business 0
4 unemployed less than 12 months 0
5 unemployed 12 months or more 2
6 unable to work due to long-term illness or disability 0
7 retired 0
8 full time homemaker/ responsible for ordinary shopping and l 2
9 in education (at school, university, etc.) / student 3
10 other 0
11 child under 14 (not asked/not on card) 44
Sysmiss 43585
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2011-2012
Interviewer InstructionsFOR SECOND HOUSEHOLD MEMBER, START WITH THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD. REPEAT GRID QUESTIONS A-D FOR ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. SHOW CARD D; SKIPPED IF CHILD IS UNDER 14 = CODE 11. *If paid a formal wage or salary for work in family farm or business, code as 1 ('at work as employee'). **PAPI: If child is under 14, use code 11. [Value 8 should read 'full time homemaker/ responsible for ordinary shopping and looking after the home']
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Residents aged 18 and over in 27 EU countries (as of 2011) as well as Croatia, Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, in 2011-2012
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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