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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey Integrated Data File, 1991-2010

Variable Details

Variabley10_q13
Labelq13. Immediately before this job, in your main activity were you?
Responses
1 Employed with an indefinite contract 19022
2 Employed with a fixed term contract 5311
3 Employed with a temporary employment agency contract 975
4 Self-employed 2662
5 Unemployed 5620
6 In education or training 7295
7 Other 2559
8 DK/No opinion 218
9 Refusal 154
Sysmiss 91239
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey Integrated Data File, 1991-2010
UniverseCross-national; National;Persons in employment (employees and self-employed) in the European Union Member States, Norway, Switzerland and Acceding and Candidate countries to the EU, 1991-2010 (composition of the countries differs from wave to wave).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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