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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableREconAct
LabelR's main economic activity last wk: dv
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 41
2 On government training/employment programme 4
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 659
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 6
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 34
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job ( 13
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 13
8 Permanently sick or disabled 54
9 Wholly retired from work 342
10 Looking after the home 61
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 2
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
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.
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