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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012

Variable Details

VariableY11_HH3d_4
LabelPerson 4 - 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 5290
2 employed, on child-care leave or other leave 194
3 at work as relative assisting on family farm or business 153
4 unemployed less than 12 months 515
5 unemployed 12 months or more 793
6 unable to work due to long-term illness or disability 141
7 retired 211
8 full time homemaker/ responsible for ordinary shopping and l 707
9 in education (at school, university, etc.) / student 12809
10 other 3052
11 child under 14 (not asked/not on card) 5054
99 Refusal - only applicable in 2007 15
Sysmiss 76593
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012
Interviewer Instructions*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 (second and third round), Norway (second round), Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (all third round) and Turkey (all three rounds).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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